Return to One Power
The protagonist has the ability to control glass and glass-like materials, and the reason for this is twofold. For one, it was previously mentioned as a power that the DUP tested out for their agents in Second Son. The DUP wanted a power that was “visually strong, easy to train, and versatile”, and glass actually proved to be a strong choice that ended up proving to be too difficult to master. Concept art for the game even showed that this was something the developers were considering. The second reason is something Sucker Punch stated when they chose electricity for the first Infamous–in the same way that electrical powers fit in with the city organically and create a bond between the environment and the player, the same could be said about glass.
Glass is, well, pretty much everywhere in major cities, and it’d be easy for the protagonist to absorb some and refuel. Like how Second Son had you blow up vehicles to refill on smoke, you could just break a mirror or window and drain the shards into your body. Ow. Infamous 2 let you choose between having fire or ice powers, and Second Son expanded on that by giving you access to smoke, neon, video, and concrete. This protagonist wouldn’t be able to have a wide variety of powers like Delsin, but she would be able to absorb glass like substances like diamonds or crystals. She wouldn’t have to hold down a button and alternate between each element like Cole did, it’d just be an extension of her glass power.
Like in the previous Infamous games, your powers would transfer well to ranged combat, up close, and getting around the city. Long range glass shards shot from your hands, shrapnel grenades, and punching people with your fists (or turning your arms into glass weapons, just to be cool) would deal with enemies pretty quickly. You’d get around the city multiple ways; the protagonist would be a skateboarder, and time on her board would translate with glass skates that allow her to slide around the city like a figure skater. In the air, she’d deploy glass wings or thrusters to help her hover. To help her gain some distance, she’d launch her wings as she kicks off on a building.
Climbing buildings and the series’ trademark parkour would remain, as the protagonist would have shards embedded into her hands and feet to allow her to climb (think Spider-Man). Your glass powers would let you create clones of yourself or blend in with mirrors so you can get the sneak on enemies or listen in on conversations to learn about where Dead Drops or Blast Shards are.
