Each civilization is really unique at doing something. The super abilities are:

• Super Diplomat. Civilization is able to secure much better deals through negotiation that other civilizations.
• Super Dominator. When they go to war, they receive a group of Corvette class ships. The number they receive is based on their military power.
• Super Organizer. When they are attacked, all races of the same ethical alignment will come to their aid.
• Super Warrior. When in battles, they get the first strike ability. That is, their ships attack first and if their opponent survives only then do they return fire.
• Super Breeder. If their approval is 100% their population increases at 4X the normal rate
• Super Isolationist. Can colonize barren worlds and no foreign ship can travel more than 3 spaces per turn in their area of influence.
• Super Trader. Gets all the trade techs at start of game and gets 2X from trade.
• Super Manipulator. Is very good at getting other races to go to war with each other.
• Super Hive. Unlimited range and all factories are built in 1 week.
• Super Adapter. Starts out with aquatic and toxic world technologies.
• Super Annihilator. Can build spore ship which when used on a defenseless colony will eliminate all population and turn it into a toxic world of the same class.
• Super Spy. Gets an agent to start with and worlds are immune from agents.

(these aren't all impemented in bta 1 of Dark Avatar).