Supers come in 5 basic varieties, which determines the chief source of their abilities. Often Supers may in fact mix different types, but each super started out a particular way. The common descriptions were originally perjorative terms, but have become the common names.
Many supers, especially the more unpleasant ones, refer to average humans as norms or more disparagingly as ords.
The five types are;
Mutts
Mutants, those born with genetic differences leading to odd powers.
Alts
Altered Humans, born as norms these supers have gone through some life-changing event, often catastrophic which through luck or some othe combination of factors ended up giving them powers.
Bots
Robots, these are supers whose primary source of powers comes from advanced technology, most often built themselves, though occasionally provided by some organisation or other.
Tics
Mystics, supers who have gained access to fantastic powers by accessing the astral planes, or gaining mastery over some form of magic.
Exts
Exotics/Extra-terrestrials, people who are not native to earth, but perhaps from another planet or another plane. Their different origin often gives them strange abilities, or access to techs and magics not normally available to other supers.