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* Spiral power in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' is given several different [[Techno Babble]] explanations, but the effective result is that if you truly believe you can win, you ''will'' win. (Possibly by virtue of a [[Humongous Mecha]] the size of a ''galaxy'' forming itself out of pure willpower.) Conversely, pilots afflicted with [[Heroic BSOD|sudden pangs of doubt]] are apt to find their robots powering down, which is [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|ruthlessly exploited]] by the Anti-Spirals, using tactics designed to induce fear and despair to try and shake that confidence.

** It's also established that, due to Spiral Power, a Gunman's controls are set to how the pilot thinks it should be controlled. It's possible for someone with no prior training to get into a Gunman, move some joysticks, and get it working solely because that's what they want it to do.

* ''[[To ~~Aru~~ ~~Majutsu no~~ Index]]'': {{spoiler|Aureolus Izzard}}'s incredible [[Reality Warper~~|powers~~]] are limited by what he thinks his limits are; if he loses confidence in his power and stops believing in its effectiveness, reality obliges.

* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'': {{spoiler|Aureolus Izzard}}'s incredible [[Reality Warper]] powers are limited by what he thinks his limits are; if he loses confidence in his power and stops believing in its effectiveness, reality obliges.

** All espers derive their powers from having radically different internal realities from the standard. The process involves little kids, experimental drugs and brainwashing. Lots of parents seem to have no problems volunteering their kids for the process. Since the process is repeatable, it's Scientific, as opposed to the methods of the magicians... ~~Waitaminute!~~

** All espers derive their powers from having radically different internal realities from the standard. The process involves little kids, experimental drugs and brainwashing. Lots of parents seem to have no problems volunteering their kids for the process. Since the process is repeatable, it's Scientific, as opposed to the methods of the magicians... wait a minute.

* In ''[[The Slayers]]'', Shinzoku are dependent on the prayers of the mortal races, to the point where their counterparts, Mazoku, tactically destroyed temples to reduce the power of Shinzoku. Mazoku have their own form, feeding off of any negative emotions the mortal races have.

** In the ~~Novels~~, Lina was once confronted by Dynast Graushera's General, a very powerful Mazoku. Realizing she couldn't fight or escape, Lina decided to try mocking said Mazoku's name. The reasoning was that because Mazoku were masses of astral energy held together by their own self image, anything that undermined their self confidence would make them weaker. The strategy works.

** In the novels, Lina was once confronted by Dynast Graushera's General, a very powerful Mazoku. Realizing she couldn't fight or escape, Lina decided to try mocking said Mazoku's name. The reasoning was that because Mazoku were masses of astral energy held together by their own self image, anything that undermined their self confidence would make them weaker. The strategy works.

* ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'': the Lambda Driver reacts to the user's mental state. The first time Sousuke uses it, Kaname instructs him that he must believe in it for it to work.

* In ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'', the point of Battler's game with the witch Beatrice is that, should he accept her existence and the existence of magic, magic will exist in retrospect as the cause of the murders that drive the whole mystery. Since he refuses to accept her existence, though, Beatrice must prove her existence with [[Locked Room Mystery|new unsolvable murders.]]

** This is also poor {{spoiler|Hanyuu's}} dilemma in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'', as lack of faith by the residents is the cause of ~~{{spoiler|her}}~~ weakened powers.

** This is also poor {{spoiler|Hanyuu's}} dilemma in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'', as lack of faith by the residents is the cause of the character's weakened powers.

* A [[Eldritch Abomination|not-so-nice]] version is a major plot point in ''[[Paranoia Agent]]''. {{spoiler|Belief in the [[Urban Legend]] of Shonen Bat led to him becoming real}}, and unpleasant, freaky, and ''[[Gainax Ending|completely incomprehensible]]'' things ensued.

* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', apparently you only have a soul if you believe you have one. {{spoiler|When Negi makes out with Chachamaru to initiate a Pactio (which requires that she has a soul to get one), despite Chachamaru all but giving up, Negi believes in her so much that she gets both a soul and a Pactio.}}

* In ''[[Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya]]'', the main character Illya, can fly because she was a fan of [[Magical Girl]]s before becoming one and believes that all Magical Girls have to be able to fly. Miyu on the other hand, can't fly because she is smart and can't ignore the laws of physics.

* ''[[Pokémon 3]]'' crossed this trope with [[Reality Warper|Reality Warping]], resulting in the Unown being driven crazy by their own creation, and then being stopped by Entei when Molly Hale began believing in him.

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