Superheroes are of all kinds. There are heroes that kill, heroes that don't kill, heroes that break the fourth wall, and heroes that barely talk, heroes that love playboy lives and heroes that treasure the family life. There is a wide array, a gamut of superhero personalities.
For the purposes of this article, it is important to define what 'dysfunctional' means. The superheroes that don't operate 'normally' or in accordance with set rules and principles are dysfunctional. Additionally, these heroes possess some quirky traits that make them stand out. Please remember there's a difference between crazy and dysfunctional. At best, dysfunctional here means weird or out of the box.
With that being said, here's our list for dysfunctional but effective superheroes.
10 MARVEL: MAGGOTT
Of all the names one could give a superhero, why Maggott? Also known as Japheth, this one comes from the South African Region of Krakoan. He debuted in 1997 with the X-Men, against the backdrop of Operation Zero Tolerance.
Maggott's superpower is gross dysfunctional, to begin with, inside him live two slug creatures, Eany, and Meany who can eat any form of matter at supersonic speed. This, in turn, gives him energy for enhanced durability, enhanced strength.
9 DC: ARM-FALL-OFF BOY
Have you seen him? Arm-Fall-Off-Boy is a straight-up case of physical malfunction. Not only can he detach his own limbs but he has the ability to use them as weapons. Arm-Fall-Off-Boy originated in Pre-Zero Hour. Following the events of Zero Hour: Crisis In Time, this weirdo was erased from the DC canonical timeline. Arm-Fall-Off-Boy got removable limbs by a mishap, he accidentally held the anti-gravity metal 152.
Known as Floyd Belkin in Zero Hour reboot, he is one of the five finalists to try out for Legion membership.
8 DC: BROTHER POWER
Did DC run out of names with this one? Also known as the Geek, Brother Power looks like a disaster of a hero. His superhero abilities were bestowed upon him by a bolt of lighting. His insides consist of rags, connected by an internal wire framework. This gunny bag of a superhero is resistant to pain and possesses superhuman strength.
Brother Power is impressive in one respect. He's a pacifist, he'll do anything in his might to avoid combat.
7 MARVEL: SHE-THING
Last we heard of a superhero with a 'She' prefix was She-Hulk. Meet She-Thing aka Ms. Marvel. No less than comic marvel, She-Thing is an orange-skinned, 6'0" creature. This one honestly looks like a cross between DC's wonder woman and She-Hulk. She-Thing has served the Fantastic Four in the past as Sharon.
She was further mutated by cosmic rays to become the full-blown horror that she is. She's also a part of an all-female wrestlers' group known as the Grapplers. Because, why not?
6 MARVEL: BIG BERTHA
Consider Big Bertha aka Ashley is an American take on a sumo wrestler. As pathetic as that sounds, it's somewhat true. Born with the ability to control where fat stays in her body, she changes her body shape as often as one would change clothes. Ashley enjoyed an illustrious career as a supermodel. Thoroughly dissatisfied with the vanity, Ashley joined the league of Superheroes to fight crime. She didn't give up the supermodel life either.
Ashley joined the Great Lake Avengers and let them use her penthouse and private jet.
5 DC: MATTER-EATER
My question is, aren't we all? Matter-Eater-Lad has a pretty impressive record. He's the fifteenth member to be inducted into Legion of Super-Heroes. Matter-Eater was born as a result of adaptation to food scarcity. He comes from the Planet of Bismoll where microbes disintegrated all the edible food. Therefore the natives adapted to eat all matter.
Matter-Eater can consume toxic waste materials at super-speed. Imagine what he could do to rid the Earth of plastic!
4 MARVEL: DEMOLITION MAN
Demolition Man is commonly known as D-Man. One cursory look at the superhero, you will be reminded of the old Daredevil and Wolverine's cowl. D-Man chose the superheroe life after he was approached by an agent of the Power Broker. He underwent extreme mutation to become D-Man, just so he could be recruited into the team of superheroes.
He later aligned with Captain America and operated the telephone hotline for him.
3 MARVEL: MULTIPLE MAN
As if the name D-man wasn't weirder! Enter: Multiple Man. This one has the ability to multiply his body into clones. But here's the catch: these clones don't always listen to the parent body. Multiple Man's duplicate was discovered at the time of birth. Upon being slapped by a doctor on his tush, another baby clone came out.
Talk about bizarre stories. Unable to get a grip over himself, he clashed with Fantastic Four. He eventually joined X-Factor and worked in Genosha with Professor X to monitor the rise of the evil mutant Magneto.
2 DC: THE RED BEE
The Red Bee aka Richard Raleigh comes straight out of the Golden Age. It is pertinent to mention that the Red Bee was owned originally by Quality Comics. Richard, an Assistant District Attorney faced helplessness when he saw criminals escape the law on minor technicalities.
He took to the vigilante lifestyle by donning his iconic red suit and used trained bees to further his purpose. One of the most commendable acts of his: he fought the Nazis at the time (1940s).
1 DC: DANNY THE STREET
A GPS for DC, Danny The Street is an actual living street of a superhero. This sentient street places itself between cities and streets. His sole aim is to provide relief to outcasts and homeless. For the same reason, he wins this compilation. Not only does Danny provide shelter to homeless and rejects, but he also dresses himself up.
How do you ask? Imagine a beautifully lit-up block or a beautiful corner. In a similar way, Danny puts up various shops, decorative corners, and lets visitors have fun.