Psychic powers Vs being a gestalt entity formed from a nanite swarm pros and cons:
Psy:
Pros: levitation, flight, never having to touch things to lift them about, possibility of Megalovania as a battle theme, MIND CRUSH, glowy eyes, hair gets rad and floaty.
Cons: weak physical prowess usually, few melee options, ki blasts aren't technically psychic powers, sure you can toss rocks around but a rock is still just a rock, possibility of body horror D:
Nanite swarm:
Pros: shapeshifting, ability to reconfigure body to suit conditions, way more physically resilient and powerful potentially, hacking ability, tech affinity, literally upload into the net, black sclera for your eyes is totally an option, jet thrusters, arm cannons etc, but you can still be soft when not threatened, gooblob mode as well
Cons: static electricity and emp are both an absolute arsehole.
@Nine I think nanites sounds cooler? But that’s just bc like I can see it being visually interesting with a form made up of very reflective metal as it flows from one shape to the other.
That’s just me though! I just get excited abt nanites as a concept XD
@Doggo
I really kinda liked The Surge for it's depiction of nanite beings, but that was a very "attack mode" style, which is a shame. Was very cool seeing undulating, almost otherworldly crystalline structures that keep shifting and reforming. I'd like more peaceable, friendly nanite swarm depictions
@Doggo
Friendly blob swarms are absolutely a thing that should happen though very yes
@Doggo yay! More fellow swarmfriens :D
@Nine ahh okay thanks for letting me know, will look at art!
And yep! Kinda wanna make a nanite OC now!