Why does 'The Invisible Woman' have two superpowers?

'The Fantastic Four' are one of the all time favourite superhero families - consisting of 'Reed Richards' (Mr. Fantastic), 'Ben Grimm' (The Thing), 'Johnny Storm' (The Human Torch) and with more than one power 'Susan Storm' (Invisible Woman). This has interested me as I was comparing The Incredibles' powers to those of the Fantastic Fours and re-noticed that 'Susan' Storm and 'Violet' had two powers. I have been thinking and researching from comic to movie and narrowed the reason behind Susan's dual power down to three possibilities. I also thought this'd be a good time to write a blog because it's been a while since my last one which was my Infinity War review. So enjoy!!

NUMBER ONE

SHE WAS CLOSE TO THE WINDOW

WHEN THE BLAST OCCURRED.

This first possibility sounds like a simple obvious one but when you think of the physics of the cosmic ray it makes sense. Ben Grim (The Thing) can't turn his powers on and off unlike the others can because he was closest the blast when it occurred; he only just got in but the door but it clearly broke through and gave him about 90% of the blast and the others about 70%. This was because Ben had the most ventilation to the ray and theoretically the same as Sue. In the film you see her look out the window to see Ben floating back on-board and Susan looking out the window at him hence higher exposure to the storm than the others. This could've duplicated or strengthened the abilities resulted by the ray - or both. There is no question that Susan's force field is unbelievably powerful as shown in many comic scenes and her invisibility is at the best it can be as she becomes completely transparent.

NUMBER TWO

THE FACT THAT SHE'S A GIRL

This was one of the first possibilities that I thought of considering that this is the only thing that differentiated her from the others, but that is not the conclusion. This has to do with female biology. When I first thought of this when I was re-watching the first FF movie, I noticed the scene when Reed tries to channel her invisibility; she thought of a memory that angered her then her powers where accessed. This may have to do with a female hormone that was heightened from the storm; or, the storm reacted differently to that hormone as it was more sensitive than the men's, hence duplicating the result.

NUMBER THREE

SHE ONLY ACTUALLY HAS ONE POWER

Despite the fact that completely eliminates the point of this blogs title 'Why does 'The Invisible Woman' have two superpowers' it is my favoured possibility and I don't think this is a theory that has ever been considered before. One point is the artwork in the FF original comic books - 'The Invisible Woman's' outline, when invisible, is a dotted line outlining her body - oddly the same outline is used to show her force field in the comics. This could be a sign that her two powers are the same but channelled in different ways. Although in the films and newer comic series you see her force field as a translucent blue; this also could be explained. To become invisible the best you can do is be completely transparent but the best you can do with force fields is unthinkably powerful. Therefore if this theory is true then she'd have to put a lot of invisibility energy to the force field as it needs more effort to harness it. Maybe with a lot of her concentration on the power it makes a slightly visible blue colour as a result; does that explain it? Her name can be another factor, she is called the invisible woman, which only implies she has the power of invisibility suggesting that her force fields are a more powerful use of invisibility.

So, that's it. Three ideas each as possible as the other. They depend on research and hard thinking. As I am a fan of FF movies and a former collector of the comics I've been thinking about this matter for a while now. Please read this blog and spread it with fans of Marvel and, for other and future blogs, fans of Star Wars. Also a shout out to my good friend Kevin and his podcast (Reel FEEdBack) listen to his podcasts on the podcast app and hear him talk to people from movie editors to monster make-up people - its really interesting so check it out now. Comment if you have another idea but for now enjoy the MCU whilst it lasts! 

Also where the hell is a Captain Marvel trailer???!!!!!