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{{trope}}
A character is addicted to a substance, drugs, Alcohol, [[Must Have Caffeine|Caffeine]]... For most people, it would only cause lots of trouble. Not for this guy. He earns superpowers from an over-consumption, and/or each time he consumes the substance.
Usually, nobody else will get this kind of powers from this substance. Not some kind of [[Super Serum]]. Related to [[Drunken Master]] (when the character is indeed an alcoholic and much stronger after a drink) and [[Must Have Caffeine]].
Compare [[Power High]]. See also: [[Caffeine Bullet Time]]. Sub-Trope: [[Addictive Magic]].
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== Anime
* In ''[[
* ''[[Darker than Black]]'' plays with it: April have to drink... and she ''does'' like alcohol ''[[The Alcoholic|a lot]]''. November 11 have to smoke, and he doesn't like it at all. In a broader sense, ''any'' [[Power At a Price|remuneration]] resembles a mental addiction: the Contractors' powers come with some or other compulsive behaviour, which they can postpone a little, but deeply dread possible deprivation, even though never shown to actually suffer from it in any other way. Since DtB is not shy of showing even very messy things, it's either [[Nothing Is Scarier|deliberately left enigmatic]] or the need to perform remuneration driving one more and more frantic is the only effect.
* In ''[[
* [[Drunken Master|Chu]] from ''[[
* Inverted with [[The Alcoholic|Fujusawa-sensei]] from ''[[El
== Comic Books ==
* The [[Elongated Man]] drinks a lot of Gingold soda and gets super-stretch powers. Evidently, it works only on him.
** Semi-Averted: Gingold can increase flexibility in most people who drink it, but you have to go to serious overdose levels to get actual stretching abilities, which can then be maintained by regular drinking of the normal product. A significant section of the human population is allergic to gingold extract, and thus unable to take advantage of the herb's special properties.
* The ''[[New Guardians]]'' villain Snowflame is the poster boy for this trope (he's the page image!), having actual observable supernatural abilities powered by cocaine, which he worships as a god.
* ''[[Tintin]]'': Give a few drops of alcohol to a tired Captain Haddock, and he'll be good as new.
* [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] in ''[[Empire]]'', where supervillain tyrant Golgoth keeps his minions under control by feeding them a highly addictive power-boosting drug called "Eucharist". It's so addictive that anyone who stops using has a good chance of being driven permanently insane during withdrawal. The inversion becomes apparent with the discovery that {{spoiler|derived from the blood of the defeated superhero Endymion. In other words, Endymion's superhuman biology powers everyone else's addictions.}}
* In [[Grant Morrison]]'s ''[[X
* In one incarnation of the [[Justice League of America|Crime Syndicate of Amerika]], [[Super Speed|Johnny Quick]] derives his powers from an addictive substance made from the blood of his predecessor in the role. It's never shown to work for anyone else.
== Comics == ▼
▲* The [[Elongated Man]] drinks a lot of Gingold soda and gets super-stretch powers. Evidently, it works only on him.
▲** Semi-Averted: Gingold can increase flexibility in most people who drink it, but you have to go to serious overdose levels to get actual stretching abilities, which can then be maintained by regular drinking of the normal product. A significant section of the human population is allergic to gingold extract, and thus unable to take advantage of the herb's special properties.
▲* The ''[[New Guardians]]'' villain Snowflame is the poster boy for this trope (he's the page image!), having actual observable supernatural abilities powered by cocaine, which he worships as a god.
▲* ''[[Tintin]]'': Give a few drops of alcohol to a tired Captain Haddock, and he'll be good as new.
▲* [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] in ''[[Empire]]'', where supervillain tyrant Golgoth keeps his minions under control by feeding them a highly addictive power-boosting drug called "Eucharist". It's so addictive that anyone who stops using has a good chance of being driven permanently insane during withdrawal. The inversion becomes apparent with the discovery that {{spoiler|derived from the blood of the defeated superhero Endymion. In other words, Endymion's superhuman biology powers everyone else's addictions.}}
▲* In [[Grant Morrison]]'s ''[[X Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'', the drug Kick is a highly addictive power-booster that only works on mutants. {{spoiler|It's actually the sentient bacteria Sublime, making it an inversion as well -- Sublime's power is to ''be'' an addictive power source.}}
▲* In one incarnation of the [[Justice League of America|Crime Syndicate of Amerika]], [[Super Speed|Johnny Quick]] derives his powers from an addictive substance made from the blood of his predecessor in the role. It's never shown to work for anyone else.
* In ''[[Scarface]]'', Tony's cocaine allowed him to take a ''lot'' of punishment before going down.
▲* In ''[[Scarface]]'', Tony's cocaine allowed him to take a ''lot'' of punishment before going down.
* ''[[The Legend Of Drunken Master]]''
== Literature ==
*
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* In [[Lawrence Watt
* The One Ring of ''[[The Lord of the Rings
* In the ''[[Dune]] novels'', Guild Navigators fit. Breathing great quantities of melange/spice gives them limited powers of prescience, enough to find safe passage when their ship is traveling faster than light. The general population doesn't gain this benefit.
== Live Action TV ==
* Caleb from ''[[Flanders Company]]'' earned short-range teleportation after spending some time drinking an average of ''8 liters of coffee a day.'' Consuming more coffee also makes him more powerful, allowing him to {{spoiler|teleport a whole building at one point}}.
* On ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'', Johnny and Venus get drunk and then have their reflexes measured live on-air as a PSA against drunk driving. For some reason, the more Johnny drinks, the better his reflexes are.
* Isaac Mendez on ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' discovers an ability to paint the future. Unfortunately, Isaac is also a heroin addict who finds he can paint only when high. This effectively means that Isaac's ability is dependent on drug use, creating some awkward issues for him. Eventually, he gets himself clean and discovers that he can paint the future even when sober.
* ''[[Happy Endings]]'': One episode has Penny getting drunk, which gives her the power to speak and understand Italian. This isn't just a couple of drinks, either; she has to get '''wasted''' to get to the point where she can do this. (Side option: Alex starts lavishly eating ribs when smashed. Not as impressive.)
* ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'': Randy is an adept liar, con man and all-around competent at doing stuff, but only after he's had four beers. No more, no fewer.
* There was a ''[[Forever Knight]]'' episode where Natalie found that a drug called Lidobuterine (sp?) seemed to cure Nick's vampirism. However, it turned into the drug being addictive, and in order to remain 'human', Nick had to keep taking it and get more and more of the drug at once.
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Punch
* ''[[Dragon Age]]'': Unlike the mages, who simply get a power boost from [[Applied Phlebotinum|Lyrium]], the Templars' abilities are powered solely by it. However, it is also addictive as hell, and the [[The Church|Chantry]] monopolizes Lyrium trade to keep its Templar junkies on a short leash.
* In ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'', the 1980s-themed villain, Konstantin Brayko, ingests enormous amounts of cocaine to power up and fight Mike Thorton, allowing Brayko to do things like run incredibly fast and be temporarily bulletproof. {{spoiler|You can thwart this by having Steven Heck sabotage his supply.}}
* The insane crime boss Jack Lupino in the original ''[[Max Payne (
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[South Park]]'': Marijuana gives Towlie [an anthropomorphic towel] [[Popeye]]-like powers.
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