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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[Naruto]]'': [[Superpowerful Genetics|Kekkei Genkai]] sometimes provide extremely random ability combinations.
* ''[[Naruto]]'': [[Superpowerful Genetics|Kekkei Genkai]] sometimes provide extremely random ability combinations.
** '''Sharingan''' (the regular ones are based on sight/perception/analysis, but the [[Deadly Upgrade]]'s powers are all kinds of crazy, {{spoiler|including hypnosis, setting things ablaze with immortal flames, and '''[[Reality Warper|bending reality at will.]]''' Also, with [[Applied Phlebotinum|Senju DNA]], an Uchiha gains the Rinnegan's powers as well}}).
** '''Sharingan''' (the regular ones are based on sight/perception/analysis, but the [[Deadly Upgrade]]'s powers are all kinds of crazy, {{spoiler|including hypnosis, setting things ablaze with immortal flames, and '''[[Reality Warper|bending reality at will.]]''' Also, with [[Applied Phlebotinum|Senju DNA]], an Uchiha gains the Rinnegan's powers as well}}).
** '''Rinnegan''' (become an [[Instant Expert]], use all five [[Elemental Powers]] when no one else can, see chakra, {{spoiler|summon an [[Eldritch Abomination]] that lets you animate six human bodies with their own unique power, and summon the being that has control over life and death}}), and the ones with them can still learn other regular techniques.
** '''Rinnegan''' (become an [[Instant Expert]], use all five [[Elemental Powers]] when no one else can, see chakra, {{spoiler|summon an [[Eldritch Abomination]] that lets you animate six human bodies with their own unique power, and summon the being that has control over life and death}}), and the ones with them can still learn other regular techniques.
** '''Byakugan''' [[Averted Trope|Averted]], which is supposed to be just as powerful as it's cousin-technique the Sharingan, has seen no major powers or upgrades short of 360 degree vision {{spoiler|almost,}} and seeing the chakra points on people. [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|What kind of lame power is vision, anyway?]]
** '''Byakugan''' [[Averted Trope|Averted]], which is supposed to be just as powerful as it's cousin-technique the Sharingan, has seen no major powers or upgrades short of 360 degree vision {{spoiler|almost,}} and seeing the chakra points on people. [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|What kind of lame power is vision, anyway?]]
* ''[[Kamen no Maid Guy]]'': Kogarashi has [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]], most of them completely unrelated. In addition to the standard super-strength, inhuman toughness, super-speed and the ability to defy gravity with jumping, he has a paralyzing voice, x-ray vision, levitation, [[Prehensile Hair]], the ability to hypnotize people even without direct eye contact, hands that can evaporate all liquid from anything he rubs on, 37 senses (don't ask), knowledge of every gourmet recipe ever made, the ability to summon and direct underwear-stealing crows, and USB connectivity in his brain. For starters.
* ''[[Kamen no Maid Guy]]'': Kogarashi has [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]], most of them completely unrelated. In addition to the standard super-strength, inhuman toughness, super-speed and the ability to defy gravity with jumping, he has a paralyzing voice, x-ray vision, levitation, [[Prehensile Hair]], the ability to hypnotize people even without direct eye contact, hands that can evaporate all liquid from anything he rubs on, 37 senses (don't ask), knowledge of every gourmet recipe ever made, the ability to summon and direct underwear-stealing crows, and USB connectivity in his brain. For starters.
* ''[[Noein]]'': The Dragon Knights have: [[Nigh Invulnerability]], [[Intangible Man|the ability to walk through walls]], enhanced perception of time, teleportation. Most of them have some form of energy blast and a secondary [[Personality Powers]] set.
* ''[[Noein]]'': The Dragon Knights have: [[Nigh Invulnerability]], [[Intangible Man|the ability to walk through walls]], enhanced perception of time, teleportation. Most of them have some form of energy blast and a secondary [[Personality Powers]] set.
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' Killer Queen can turn anything he touches into a bomb, then detonate it remotely. And he can detach his left hand as a heat-seeking autonomous bomb. ''And'' he has a compartment in his chest which contains a flower that shoots invisible air bullets. '''''And''''' {{spoiler|he can turn back time to initiate a [[Groundhog Day Loop]] whenever a certain person is asked about his secrets, which has the side effect of killing the questioner}}.
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' Killer Queen can turn anything he touches into a bomb, then detonate it remotely. And he can detach his left hand as a heat-seeking autonomous bomb. ''And'' he has a compartment in his chest which contains a flower that shoots invisible air bullets. '''''And''''' {{spoiler|he can turn back time to initiate a [[Groundhog Day Loop]] whenever a certain person is asked about his secrets, which has the side effect of killing the questioner}}.
* ''[[Rave Master]]'': Haru Glory's [[Morph Weapon|Ten Commandments sword]] at any given time gives its wielder powers to generate explosions, move and attack at super speed, cut intangible objects and seal magic, shoot ice and fire, paralyze and push back opponents, become a ridiculously heavy sword, emit blinding flashes of light, unleash a berserk mode that features enhanced strength and speed, and finally the ability to dispel evil.
* ''[[Rave Master]]'': Haru Glory's [[Morph Weapon|Ten Commandments sword]] at any given time gives its wielder powers to generate explosions, move and attack at super speed, cut intangible objects and seal magic, shoot ice and fire, paralyze and push back opponents, become a ridiculously heavy sword, emit blinding flashes of light, unleash a berserk mode that features enhanced strength and speed, and finally the ability to dispel evil.
* ''[[One Piece]]'': most characters' abilities stick to a certain theme.
* ''[[One Piece]]'': most characters' abilities stick to a certain theme.
** '''Franky''' has cyborg abilities including a [[Rocket Punch]], an [[Arm Cannon]], a smaller arm gun with [[More Dakka]], an arm ''shield'', sideburn blade boomerangs, [[Fartillery]], being [[Made of Iron]] [[Weaksauce Weakness|except for his back]], [[BFG|a shoulder cannon]] that [[Squick|he has to dislocate his shoulders to use]], [[Breath Weapon|fire breath, NAIL breath,]] a huge air cannon that requires both arms, and the ability to turn into [[Rule of Funny|a reverse centaur]]. And this is all before the [[Time Skip]], from which he got back totally rebuilt. <!-- Would someone more familiar with the series comment on whether he's a real cyborg or some kind of magically created cyborg? -->
** '''Franky''' has cyborg abilities including a [[Rocket Punch]], an [[Arm Cannon]], a smaller arm gun with [[More Dakka]], an arm ''shield'', sideburn blade boomerangs, [[Fartillery]], being [[Made of Iron]] [[Weaksauce Weakness|except for his back]], [[BFG|a shoulder cannon]] that [[Squick|he has to dislocate his shoulders to use]], [[Breath Weapon|fire breath, NAIL breath,]] a huge air cannon that requires both arms, and the ability to turn into [[Rule of Funny|a reverse centaur]]. And this is all before the [[Time Skip]], from which he got back totally rebuilt. <!-- Would someone more familiar with the series comment on whether he's a real cyborg or some kind of magically created cyborg? -->
** '''Brook''': The Revive-Revive Fruit originally appeared to give him the ability to come back to life, once. Post-Timeskip, his powers now seem to have granted him control over his soul, which allows Astral Projection and the ability to create ice by drawing on the coldness of the afterlife.
** '''Brook''': The Revive-Revive Fruit originally appeared to give him the ability to come back to life, once. Post-Timeskip, his powers now seem to have granted him control over his soul, which allows Astral Projection and the ability to create ice by drawing on the coldness of the afterlife.
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* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X Men]]'', has the concepts of ''Secondary Mutations'', [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], which are un-related to their primary mutations, and ''Homo Killcrop'', the informal term for the original pre-modern sub-species of x-gene-possessing mutants, whose powers manifest at birth/infancy and are much more chaotic -- and thus more varied --than those of the modern sub-species of mutants, whose powers manifeset at puberty (stated to be the result of natural selection, as mutant babies tended to have an extremely low survival rate compared to mutant teenagers). A number of X-characters thus fit this trope, including:
* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X Men]]'', has the concepts of ''Secondary Mutations'', [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], which are un-related to their primary mutations, and ''Homo Killcrop'', the informal term for the original pre-modern sub-species of x-gene-possessing mutants, whose powers manifest at birth/infancy and are much more chaotic -- and thus more varied --than those of the modern sub-species of mutants, whose powers manifeset at puberty (stated to be the result of natural selection, as mutant babies tended to have an extremely low survival rate compared to mutant teenagers). A number of X-characters thus fit this trope, including:
** '''Wolverine''': healing factor, retractable claws, enhanced smelling and hearing, adamantium skeleton. It's explained that Wolverine is the [[Superpowerful Genetics|product of two mutant families]]. His mother's family has long been "cursed" with bone claws and mindless animal rages, while his father has the regeneration and enhanced senses. [[Lamarck Was Right|Wolverine gets all of them]]. The adamantium is added, much later in his life, by government experimentation. They'd been wanting to do it for a long while to produce [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]], but adamantium is poisonous -- a test subject who could heal away the ill effects was perfect.
** '''Wolverine''': healing factor, retractable claws, enhanced smelling and hearing, adamantium skeleton. It's explained that Wolverine is the [[Superpowerful Genetics|product of two mutant families]]. His mother's family has long been "cursed" with bone claws and mindless animal rages, while his father has the regeneration and enhanced senses. [[Lamarck Was Right|Wolverine gets all of them]]. The adamantium is added, much later in his life, by government experimentation. They'd been wanting to do it for a long while to produce [[Super Soldier|Super Soldiers]], but adamantium is poisonous -- a test subject who could heal away the ill effects was perfect.
** '''Emma Frost''': Telepathy and turning to diamond.
** '''Emma Frost''': Telepathy and turning to diamond.
** '''Nightcrawler''': Physique and coloration give him poor-man's-Spiderman agility and shadow-camouflage. And teleportation.
** '''Nightcrawler''': Physique and coloration give him poor-man's-Spiderman agility and shadow-camouflage. And teleportation.
** '''Angel''': Wings for flight and the [[Required Secondary Powers]] that make flight work and can heal people with same blood type. Although the last part was added later because, well, flight is boring. Angel also recently gained the ability to transform to and from Archangel, who has metal wings with razor-like feathers. That can be fired at enemies.
** '''Angel''': Wings for flight and the [[Required Secondary Powers]] that make flight work and can heal people with same blood type. Although the last part was added later because, well, flight is boring. Angel also recently gained the ability to transform to and from Archangel, who has metal wings with razor-like feathers. That can be fired at enemies.
** '''Icarus''': Wings and associated [[Required Secondary Powers]], the power to mimic any sound, as well as [[Healing Factor]] for ''himself.'' Unfortunately, the healing factor relied on enzymes produced by the muscles of his wings, so when they were removed, he lost that power and promptly had a [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Bridge Drop]] befall him.
** '''Icarus''': Wings and associated [[Required Secondary Powers]], the power to mimic any sound, as well as [[Healing Factor]] for ''himself.'' Unfortunately, the healing factor relied on enzymes produced by the muscles of his wings, so when they were removed, he lost that power and promptly had a [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Bridge Drop]] befall him.
** '''Sage''': a mind that works like a computer and can jump-start the mutations of those with the mutant gene but no powers (or activate the "secondary mutations" of powered mutants, which are often unrelated to their original powers, placing them in this trope's territory.) And telepathy that she rarely uses, despite being nearly on par with Emma Frost. <!-- Sunfyre and Sunpyre or whatever their names were have been moved to FlyingFirepower as that is the subtrope for "flight and energy beams" style powers. -->
** '''Sage''': a mind that works like a computer and can jump-start the mutations of those with the mutant gene but no powers (or activate the "secondary mutations" of powered mutants, which are often unrelated to their original powers, placing them in this trope's territory.) And telepathy that she rarely uses, despite being nearly on par with Emma Frost. <!-- Sunfyre and Sunpyre or whatever their names were have been moved to FlyingFirepower as that is the subtrope for "flight and energy beams" style powers. -->
** '''Wild Thing''' of the MC2 [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]-verse: The healing factor and animal-like senses and hairdo of her dad, Wolverine, with a smaller dose of the temper. "Psychic claws" in the style of Psylocke's psychic blade? (It's said it was "taught" to her by Psylocke, the mental version of [[Charles Atlas Superpower|CharlesAtlasSuperpowers]], but ''no one else'' without psychic powers has ever been shown to use one, and Psylocke's own ability to use this is at the mercy of whatever's going on with her powers at the moment.)
** '''Wild Thing''' of the MC2 [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]-verse: The healing factor and animal-like senses and hairdo of her dad, Wolverine, with a smaller dose of the temper. "Psychic claws" in the style of Psylocke's psychic blade? (It's said it was "taught" to her by Psylocke, the mental version of [[Charles Atlas Superpower|CharlesAtlasSuperpowers]], but ''no one else'' without psychic powers has ever been shown to use one, and Psylocke's own ability to use this is at the mercy of whatever's going on with her powers at the moment.)
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** '''Omega Red''': has a healing factor and life draining powers. [[Super Strength]] from draining life, metal tentacles don't fit but were added since healing factor let him take it. Releasing clouds of deadly gas is what doesn't fit (marvel handbook calls the gas death pheromones. Sweating some sort of toxin would probably explain healing factor. Healing factor explains strength. Draining life sustains the healing factor). Carbonadium the metal that makes up his tentacles is a poor subsitute of admantium, it's radioactive which explains the source of the gas.
** '''Omega Red''': has a healing factor and life draining powers. [[Super Strength]] from draining life, metal tentacles don't fit but were added since healing factor let him take it. Releasing clouds of deadly gas is what doesn't fit (marvel handbook calls the gas death pheromones. Sweating some sort of toxin would probably explain healing factor. Healing factor explains strength. Draining life sustains the healing factor). Carbonadium the metal that makes up his tentacles is a poor subsitute of admantium, it's radioactive which explains the source of the gas.
** '''Gambit''': power is to make [[Stuff Blowing Up|stuff blow up]], later [[Hand Wave|HandWaved]] as turning the potential energy in an object into kinetic energy. His charm, though, is sometimes said to be psychic in nature. His agility is also enhanced, sometimes [[Hand Wave|explained away]] as a subconscious manipulation of kinetic energy in his own body. Also, when he was temporary blinded, he could see glimpses of the future in his cards, a power he's never had before or since. And they were dramatically extended in the New Son/New Sun saga - in the end, his powers were basically extended to manipulation of any matter - he gained a healing factor, flight powers, the ability to make stuff explode with a mere thought etc etc etc. The powers had initially been turned off by Mr Sinister, and at the end of the saga, were 'burned out' by his exertions fighting his [[Alternate Universe]] duplicate.
** '''Gambit''': power is to make [[Stuff Blowing Up|stuff blow up]], later [[Hand Wave|HandWaved]] as turning the potential energy in an object into kinetic energy. His charm, though, is sometimes said to be psychic in nature. His agility is also enhanced, sometimes [[Hand Wave|explained away]] as a subconscious manipulation of kinetic energy in his own body. Also, when he was temporary blinded, he could see glimpses of the future in his cards, a power he's never had before or since. And they were dramatically extended in the New Son/New Sun saga - in the end, his powers were basically extended to manipulation of any matter - he gained a healing factor, flight powers, the ability to make stuff explode with a mere thought etc etc etc. The powers had initially been turned off by Mr Sinister, and at the end of the saga, were 'burned out' by his exertions fighting his [[Alternate Universe]] duplicate.
** '''Magneto''': control over magnetism, which was quickly expanded to include the entire electro-magnetic spectrum. He also has telepathy, though it is undeveloped.
** '''Magneto''': control over magnetism, which was quickly expanded to include the entire electro-magnetic spectrum. He also has telepathy, though it is undeveloped.
** '''Mimic''': can duplicate the abilities/training of anyone he's around was the original power, but thanks to [[All Your Powers Combined]], permanently has the original X-Men's powers: [[Eye Beams|Cyclops' optic blasts]], [[Psychic Powers|Jean Grey's telepathy]], [[Winged Humanoid|Angel's wings]] (and presumably the secondary's that come along with them), [[An Ice Person|Iceman's ice powers]] & Beast's strength & agility.
** '''Mimic''': can duplicate the abilities/training of anyone he's around was the original power, but thanks to [[All Your Powers Combined]], permanently has the original X-Men's powers: [[Eye Beams|Cyclops' optic blasts]], [[Psychic Powers|Jean Grey's telepathy]], [[Winged Humanoid|Angel's wings]] (and presumably the secondary's that come along with them), [[An Ice Person|Iceman's ice powers]] & Beast's strength & agility.
** '''Apocalypse''': wide array of powers due to alien/future (his [[Expansion Pack Past]] gets complicated, though not as bad as Logan's) technology, through which he can use virtually any physical superpower, as well as interface with technology. His inborn powers are merely being an insanely good fighter, a degree of [[Super Strength]], stamina and durability, [[Super Intelligence]], [[Immortality]]... and having gray skin for no good reason. He has also demonstrated [[Telepathy]] and [[Telekinesis]], but it is unclear whether these are natural or part of the suit.
** '''Apocalypse''': wide array of powers due to alien/future (his [[Expansion Pack Past]] gets complicated, though not as bad as Logan's) technology, through which he can use virtually any physical superpower, as well as interface with technology. His inborn powers are merely being an insanely good fighter, a degree of [[Super Strength]], stamina and durability, [[Super Intelligence]], [[Immortality]]... and having gray skin for no good reason. He has also demonstrated [[Telepathy]] and [[Telekinesis]], but it is unclear whether these are natural or part of the suit.
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** ''[[Superman]]'': His original powers were mainly exaggerations of normal human abilities; in the first story, simply because he was from an older planet and more "[[Evolutionary Levels|highly evolved]]" than us mere mortals. Later this was [[Retcon|Retconned]] as from being born on a world with high gravity and a thick atmosphere. Around the same time, [[Power Creep, Power Seep]] caused [[In a Single Bound|Super Leaping]] to become [[Flight]]. Later [[X-Ray Vision]] split off [[Eye Beams|heat vision]], and so on.
** ''[[Superman]]'': His original powers were mainly exaggerations of normal human abilities; in the first story, simply because he was from an older planet and more "[[Evolutionary Levels|highly evolved]]" than us mere mortals. Later this was [[Retcon|Retconned]] as from being born on a world with high gravity and a thick atmosphere. Around the same time, [[Power Creep, Power Seep]] caused [[In a Single Bound|Super Leaping]] to become [[Flight]]. Later [[X-Ray Vision]] split off [[Eye Beams|heat vision]], and so on.
* ''[[Superboy]]'': Conner Kent and Chris Kent a.k.a. Nightwing have Kryptonian powers ''and'' tactile telekinesis. Chris' girlfriend Thara Ak-Var aka Flamebird has Kryptonian powers ''and'' [[Playing with Fire|pyrokinesis]].
* ''[[Superboy]]'': Conner Kent and Chris Kent a.k.a. Nightwing have Kryptonian powers ''and'' tactile telekinesis. Chris' girlfriend Thara Ak-Var aka Flamebird has Kryptonian powers ''and'' [[Playing with Fire|pyrokinesis]].
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'': Ultraboy a guy with the powers of Superman but he can only use one at a time (even the passive ones like invulnerability.) He does have a Legion flight ring so he doesn't have to use his natural flight which frees him up to use one other power. He does seem to keep the [[Required Secondary Powers]] for whichever ones he's using at the time though.
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'': Ultraboy a guy with the powers of Superman but he can only use one at a time (even the passive ones like invulnerability.) He does have a Legion flight ring so he doesn't have to use his natural flight which frees him up to use one other power. He does seem to keep the [[Required Secondary Powers]] for whichever ones he's using at the time though.
* ''[[Sub-Mariner|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'': has everything you'd expect from a being built to survive underwater: strength enough to survive ocean pressure, agility and speed to swim quickly and efficiently... and tiny wings on his ankles that allow him to fly, making him a [[Flying Brick]]. This last was eventually explained as a mutation caused by his [[Half-Human Hybrid|surface-dweller/Atlantean hybrid]] heritage. Thus he's considered one of the first mutants of the modern age in the [[Marvel Universe]].
* ''[[Sub-Mariner|Namor the Sub-Mariner]]'': has everything you'd expect from a being built to survive underwater: strength enough to survive ocean pressure, agility and speed to swim quickly and efficiently... and tiny wings on his ankles that allow him to fly, making him a [[Flying Brick]]. This last was eventually explained as a mutation caused by his [[Half-Human Hybrid|surface-dweller/Atlantean hybrid]] heritage. Thus he's considered one of the first mutants of the modern age in the [[Marvel Universe]].
* ''[[Martian Manhunter]]'': [[Super Strength]], [[Intangible Man|intangibility]], [[Shapeshifting]], [[Size Shifting]], [[Psychic Powers|telepathy]], [[Super Speed]], [[Eye Beams|heat ray vision]], the ability to strain gold from seawater, the ability to create ice cream cones with the power of his mind, the power to animate clothing, underwater breathing, and control over magnetism. Oh, and fire is his [[Kryptonite Factor]]. Yes, ''even though'' he has heat vision. And the explanation for all this? He's Martian. That's it. The more ridiculous powers (ie everything after heat vision) have been mostly dropped in recent years. In his [[Justice League|cartoon incarnation]], his powers are strength, flight, intangibility, shape-shifting and telepathy.
* ''[[Martian Manhunter]]'': [[Super Strength]], [[Intangible Man|intangibility]], [[Shapeshifting]], [[Size Shifting]], [[Psychic Powers|telepathy]], [[Super Speed]], [[Eye Beams|heat ray vision]], the ability to strain gold from seawater, the ability to create ice cream cones with the power of his mind, the power to animate clothing, underwater breathing, and control over magnetism. Oh, and fire is his [[Kryptonite Factor]]. Yes, ''even though'' he has heat vision. And the explanation for all this? He's Martian. That's it. The more ridiculous powers (ie everything after heat vision) have been mostly dropped in recent years. In his [[Justice League|cartoon incarnation]], his powers are strength, flight, intangibility, shape-shifting and telepathy.
* ''[[Spider-Man]]'': Most of his powers are supposed to be those of a spider, amped up to human proportions, but with [[Spider Sense]] standing in for a spider's multiple eyes. But once having got these powers, Peter quickly invents his web-shooters<ref>Originally, he knew instinctively how to mix chemicals to make web, which he then loaded like cartridges into a "blaster" on his arm</ref>, which are thematically appropriate, but not really connected to the rest of his powers. Later versions of the character have given Spidey "organic web-shooters" to more closely tie his powers together. Over the decades, Spider-Man has developed other temporary powers or devices. A recent secondary mutation gave Peter more spider-based powers including the ability to feel trace vibrations in his weblines, enhancing his spider-sense to where he can practically see in the dark, making his hairs more sensitive, giving him poison stingers in his arms... [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|and the power to instantly recognize what species a spider is by looking at it]]. However, most of these powers, plus his organic webbing, have been lost in the [[Time Skip]] between ''[[One More Day]]'' and ''Brand New Day''.
* ''[[Spider-Man]]'': Most of his powers are supposed to be those of a spider, amped up to human proportions, but with [[Spider Sense]] standing in for a spider's multiple eyes. But once having got these powers, Peter quickly invents his web-shooters<ref>Originally, he knew instinctively how to mix chemicals to make web, which he then loaded like cartridges into a "blaster" on his arm</ref>, which are thematically appropriate, but not really connected to the rest of his powers. Later versions of the character have given Spidey "organic web-shooters" to more closely tie his powers together. Over the decades, Spider-Man has developed other temporary powers or devices. A recent secondary mutation gave Peter more spider-based powers including the ability to feel trace vibrations in his weblines, enhancing his spider-sense to where he can practically see in the dark, making his hairs more sensitive, giving him poison stingers in his arms... [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|and the power to instantly recognize what species a spider is by looking at it]]. However, most of these powers, plus his organic webbing, have been lost in the [[Time Skip]] between ''[[One More Day]]'' and ''Brand New Day''.
* ''[[Fantastic Four]]'': Susan Storm, who started out with just invisibility, then gained force field powers to allow her a more active role in the stories. A much later [[Retcon]] claimed that her invisibility was actually an instinctive use of the forcefield to distort light around her. Johnny Storm also has the [[Flying Firepower]] set, and is over on that page.
* ''[[Fantastic Four]]'': Susan Storm, who started out with just invisibility, then gained force field powers to allow her a more active role in the stories. A much later [[Retcon]] claimed that her invisibility was actually an instinctive use of the forcefield to distort light around her. Johnny Storm also has the [[Flying Firepower]] set, and is over on that page.
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* ''[[Static (comics)|Static]]'': almost anything as long as it can be given a [[Hand Wave|vague connection]] to [[Lightning Can Do Anything|electromagnetism]]. Including listening to CD's without a player.
* ''[[Static (comics)|Static]]'': almost anything as long as it can be given a [[Hand Wave|vague connection]] to [[Lightning Can Do Anything|electromagnetism]]. Including listening to CD's without a player.
* ''[[Empowered]]'': Empowered's super suit gives her super strength, energy beams... and the ability to make phone calls by speaking into her pinky and forefinger and [[Wall Crawling]] and [[Batman Can Breathe in Space|the ability to breathe in space]], it turns out. Also, her suit can turn invisible. ([[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|Not her]], [[Fan Service|just the suit.]]) The suits mask offers a bunch of vision based powers as well including [[X-Ray Vision]] and the like.
* ''[[Empowered]]'': Empowered's super suit gives her super strength, energy beams... and the ability to make phone calls by speaking into her pinky and forefinger and [[Wall Crawling]] and [[Batman Can Breathe in Space|the ability to breathe in space]], it turns out. Also, her suit can turn invisible. ([[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|Not her]], [[Fan Service|just the suit.]]) The suits mask offers a bunch of vision based powers as well including [[X-Ray Vision]] and the like.
* ''[[Incredible Hulk|The Hulk]]'': He has [[Super Strength]], is [[Nigh Invulnerable]], can create a stunning sonic boom with his hands, [[Healing Factor|regenerates]], okay, all fit sort of with the "unstoppable force of rage" idea. However, two other, lesser-known powers: he can see, and HIT, ghosts and astral projections, and can home in on the site where the gamma bomb that created him went off. And [[Super Intelligence|supermath]]. The ability to automatically reduce collateral damage when levelling down entire cities. Officially, this is explained as Bruce being a 'hypermind', able to analyze and predict the consequences of his actions near-instantaneously. Hulk is also highly resistant to telepathy and mind control(it's mentioned that he was the only one who wasn't effected by the [[Cosmic Retcon]] that wiped out everyone's memory of the Sentry, and neither [[X-Men|Professor X or Emma Frost]] can [[Mind Rape]] him), occasionally capable of absorbing radiation, and has limited reactive adaptation. He's shown adapting to being able to breath under water and survive for a fairly considerable time in the vacuum of space (while still needing to breath eventually). [[Ultimate Marvel|Ultimate Hulk]] takes it a step further, adapting to the atmospheres of Mars and Venus after limited exposure.
* ''[[Incredible Hulk|The Hulk]]'': He has [[Super Strength]], is [[Nigh Invulnerable]], can create a stunning sonic boom with his hands, [[Healing Factor|regenerates]], okay, all fit sort of with the "unstoppable force of rage" idea. However, two other, lesser-known powers: he can see, and HIT, ghosts and astral projections, and can home in on the site where the gamma bomb that created him went off. And [[Super Intelligence|supermath]]. The ability to automatically reduce collateral damage when levelling down entire cities. Officially, this is explained as Bruce being a 'hypermind', able to analyze and predict the consequences of his actions near-instantaneously. Hulk is also highly resistant to telepathy and mind control(it's mentioned that he was the only one who wasn't effected by the [[Cosmic Retcon]] that wiped out everyone's memory of the Sentry, and neither [[X-Men|Professor X or Emma Frost]] can [[Mind Rape]] him), occasionally capable of absorbing radiation, and has limited reactive adaptation. He's shown adapting to being able to breath under water and survive for a fairly considerable time in the vacuum of space (while still needing to breath eventually). [[Ultimate Marvel|Ultimate Hulk]] takes it a step further, adapting to the atmospheres of Mars and Venus after limited exposure.
* ''[[Spider-Woman]]'': Mattie Franklin, one of the numerous heroines (and villains) who goes by the name. has the powers of [[All Your Powers Combined|all of them]]. This includes powers such as: Strength and agility, flight, energy blasts, some low-level psychic powers, psychic webs, psychic spider-legs... Logically she should also have Jessica Drew's pheromone powers, but they were never demonstrated.
* ''[[Spider-Woman]]'': Mattie Franklin, one of the numerous heroines (and villains) who goes by the name. has the powers of [[All Your Powers Combined|all of them]]. This includes powers such as: Strength and agility, flight, energy blasts, some low-level psychic powers, psychic webs, psychic spider-legs... Logically she should also have Jessica Drew's pheromone powers, but they were never demonstrated.
* ''[[No Hero]]'':
* ''[[No Hero]]'':
** '''Joshua Carver''' has super strength, flight, and quick healing.
** '''Joshua Carver''' has super strength, flight, and quick healing.
** '''Smoke Lightning''' can transform into smoke and shoot lightning.
** '''Smoke Lightning''' can transform into smoke and shoot lightning.
* ''[[Cerebus]]'': Parodied with the "reads" character Rabbi. He had hundreds of peculiar and highly specialized powers such as dextrorotatory breath - making the plane of polarization of light spin to the right by blowing.
* ''[[Cerebus]]'': Parodied with the "reads" character Rabbi. He had hundreds of peculiar and highly specialized powers such as dextrorotatory breath - making the plane of polarization of light spin to the right by blowing.
* [[Darkseid]] was born with the [[Super Strength]] and [[Nigh Invulnerability]] common to the strongest of the [[New Gods]]. Then he killed his older brother to claim the Omega Effect, which is essentially a [[Green Lantern Ring]] (the trope, not a literal one) taken [[Up to Eleven]] in the form of [[Eye Beams]]. The Omega Effect allows Darkseid to teleport people, [[Agony Beam|torture them]], [[Twilight Zone|wish them to the cornfield]] and wish them ''[[Back From the Dead|back]]''. In ''[[Final Crisis]]'' he gained even more new powers. His new variant on the Omega Effect, the Omega Sanction, can subject its target to a [[Fate Worse Than Death]] by sending that person into the past to live out a brutal cycle of reincarnation.
* [[Darkseid]] was born with the [[Super Strength]] and [[Nigh Invulnerability]] common to the strongest of the [[New Gods]]. Then he killed his older brother to claim the Omega Effect, which is essentially a [[Green Lantern Ring]] (the trope, not a literal one) taken [[Up to Eleven]] in the form of [[Eye Beams]]. The Omega Effect allows Darkseid to teleport people, [[Agony Beam|torture them]], [[Twilight Zone|wish them to the cornfield]] and wish them ''[[Back From the Dead|back]]''. In ''[[Final Crisis]]'' he gained even more new powers. His new variant on the Omega Effect, the Omega Sanction, can subject its target to a [[Fate Worse Than Death]] by sending that person into the past to live out a brutal cycle of reincarnation.
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* John in ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' has the body of a winged muscleman, super-hearing, and power over water. But [[Justified Trope|all powers are justified]] because:
* John in ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' has the body of a winged muscleman, super-hearing, and power over water. But [[Justified Trope|all powers are justified]] because:
** When he was being changed into a winged humanoid by Varx to save his life, there was magic left over that had to be factored in somehow. Varx channeled the magic into mild [[Super Strength]] and super-hearing because he wanted it to be as unobtrusive as possible. Why he didn't improve John's sight, which would have made more sense for a winged guy, can probably be explained by the fact that he was working very fast.
** When he was being changed into a winged humanoid by Varx to save his life, there was magic left over that had to be factored in somehow. Varx channeled the magic into mild [[Super Strength]] and super-hearing because he wanted it to be as unobtrusive as possible. Why he didn't improve John's sight, which would have made more sense for a winged guy, can probably be explained by the fact that he was working very fast.
** When he got his water powers, which come from a magical gem, the gods {{spoiler|(actually Jeft)}} ensured that he would get the gem (rather than Paul) because it worked better on stronger hosts.
** When he got his water powers, which come from a magical gem, the gods {{spoiler|(actually Jeft)}} ensured that he would get the gem (rather than Paul) because it worked better on stronger hosts.
** In the [[Daria]]/[[Legion of Super-Heroes]] crossover ''Legion of Lawndale Heroes'', all of the super-powered students at [[Academy of Adventure|USAES]] exhibit this trope to an extent. Perhaps the most blatant example of this is Cadet Maryann Lyter, who has the same powers as Ultra Boy of the LSH - and in addition, possesses the ability to see the true appearance of any person, entity or environment, without going insane or dying (should she look at the face of an [[Eldritch Abomination]], or such). It's handwaved in that the ability is a passive mystical trait ([[Meta Origin|in that all humans have the innate ability for either mental or magical abilities]]).
** In the [[Daria]]/[[Legion of Super-Heroes]] crossover ''Legion of Lawndale Heroes'', all of the super-powered students at [[Academy of Adventure|USAES]] exhibit this trope to an extent. Perhaps the most blatant example of this is Cadet Maryann Lyter, who has the same powers as Ultra Boy of the LSH - and in addition, possesses the ability to see the true appearance of any person, entity or environment, without going insane or dying (should she look at the face of an [[Eldritch Abomination]], or such). It's handwaved in that the ability is a passive mystical trait ([[Meta Origin|in that all humans have the innate ability for either mental or magical abilities]]).




== Films -- Animation ==
== Films -- Animation ==
* ''[[The Incredibles]]'':
* ''[[The Incredibles]]'':
** '''Jack-Jack''' can shape-shift, turn into metal or a goblin, phase through walls, fly, set himself on fire, eat wood, and shoot [[Frickin' Laser Beams]], and that's just what we've seen so far... And he's a ''[[Goo-Goo Godlike|baby]]''. [[Word of God]] goes that he has so many powers precisely because he is a baby. When he grows up, he will make his choice of powers.
** '''Jack-Jack''' can shape-shift, turn into metal or a goblin, phase through walls, fly, set himself on fire, eat wood, and shoot [[Frickin' Laser Beams]], and that's just what we've seen so far... And he's a ''[[Goo-Goo Godlike|baby]]''. [[Word of God]] goes that he has so many powers precisely because he is a baby. When he grows up, he will make his choice of powers.
** '''Violet''' had the seemingly unrelated powers of turning invisible and generating a force field, as a [[Shout-Out]] to the Invisible Woman. As the Invisible Woman's entry above explains, those powers could be related -- you might use a field of some sort to bend light away to go invisible, and if you can project a field that bends away light, why couldn't it deflect other stuff too?
** '''Violet''' had the seemingly unrelated powers of turning invisible and generating a force field, as a [[Shout-Out]] to the Invisible Woman. As the Invisible Woman's entry above explains, those powers could be related -- you might use a field of some sort to bend light away to go invisible, and if you can project a field that bends away light, why couldn't it deflect other stuff too?




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* ''[[Codex Alera]]'': Even a single-element Crafter will get an impressively broad array of powers. As an example, an Earthcrafter can gain superhuman strength, shift rock and earth to create barriers or tear down walls, calm animals, travel rapidly over the ground, [[Rule 34|induce]] [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|lust]], and sense people's locations if they're on the ground. {{spoiler|Tavi is smart enough to recognize the implications of this, and when he is short of combat engineers enlists the local brothel to aid a demolition project.}}
* ''[[Codex Alera]]'': Even a single-element Crafter will get an impressively broad array of powers. As an example, an Earthcrafter can gain superhuman strength, shift rock and earth to create barriers or tear down walls, calm animals, travel rapidly over the ground, [[Rule 34|induce]] [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|lust]], and sense people's locations if they're on the ground. {{spoiler|Tavi is smart enough to recognize the implications of this, and when he is short of combat engineers enlists the local brothel to aid a demolition project.}}
* ''[[Book of Amber]]'': The Amberites basic package includes superhuman strength and endurance, regeneration, telepathy and dimension hopping; various family members also have prodigous weapon skill, sorcerous powers, or shapeshifting. Most of these [[Justified Trope|make perfect sense]] given their background (part of which you don't find out about until fairly well along in the Chronicles, because Corwin himself doesn't know it). See the series page for more details.
* ''[[Book of Amber]]'': The Amberites basic package includes superhuman strength and endurance, regeneration, telepathy and dimension hopping; various family members also have prodigous weapon skill, sorcerous powers, or shapeshifting. Most of these [[Justified Trope|make perfect sense]] given their background (part of which you don't find out about until fairly well along in the Chronicles, because Corwin himself doesn't know it). See the series page for more details.
* ''[[Mistborn]]'':
* ''[[Mistborn]]'':
* '''Mistborn''' have quite an impressive array of abilities, including [[Super Strength]], [[Super Senses]], emotional manipulation, limited telekinetic control of metals, and [[Combat Clairvoyance]]. Justified in that they get their abilities by metabolizing certain metals, each of which has distinct effects- a Mistborn ''without'' his or her metals is no more powerful than any other human.
* '''Mistborn''' have quite an impressive array of abilities, including [[Super Strength]], [[Super Senses]], emotional manipulation, limited telekinetic control of metals, and [[Combat Clairvoyance]]. Justified in that they get their abilities by metabolizing certain metals, each of which has distinct effects- a Mistborn ''without'' his or her metals is no more powerful than any other human.
** '''Feruchemists''' from the same series have a similarly broad array of powers, because of their ability to alter their own bodies' processes through [[Equivalent Exchange]]. It's well within a Feruchemist's abilities to have [[Super Strength]], [[Super Senses]], a [[Photographic Memory]], a [[Healing Factor]], and more- as long as they're willing to go with their abilities similarly ''reduced'' for an equivalent amount of time.
** '''Feruchemists''' from the same series have a similarly broad array of powers, because of their ability to alter their own bodies' processes through [[Equivalent Exchange]]. It's well within a Feruchemist's abilities to have [[Super Strength]], [[Super Senses]], a [[Photographic Memory]], a [[Healing Factor]], and more- as long as they're willing to go with their abilities similarly ''reduced'' for an equivalent amount of time.




== Live Action TV ==
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'':
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'':
** '''The Haitian''' can block the powers of other 'special' people. Also, he can erase memories.
** '''The Haitian''' can block the powers of other 'special' people. Also, he can erase memories.
** And as of season 4, {{spoiler|Matt Parkman}} has gained the power to paint the future, despite already having powers of his own.
** And as of season 4, {{spoiler|Matt Parkman}} has gained the power to paint the future, despite already having powers of his own.
*** Interestingly, an episode also showed him flying, but it turned out to have been [[Just A Dream]].
*** Interestingly, an episode also showed him flying, but it turned out to have been [[Just A Dream]].
** '''Santiago's father''' from the webisodes, who has the same power as Santiago himself, plus electricity.
** '''Santiago's father''' from the webisodes, who has the same power as Santiago himself, plus electricity.
** '''Ando''' eventually acquires the ability to boost the superpowers of others by touch; this ability apparently manifests as red lightning that can blast people with concussive force.
** '''Ando''' eventually acquires the ability to boost the superpowers of others by touch; this ability apparently manifests as red lightning that can blast people with concussive force.
** "Baby Touch-and-Go", whose touch can activate or deactivate electrical and mechanical devices, and... superpowers?
** "Baby Touch-and-Go", whose touch can activate or deactivate electrical and mechanical devices, and... superpowers?
* ''[[Charmed]]'': the Halliwell sisters have at various times suggested that their powers are supposed to grow with time and use, and some future versions of them bear this out -- Piper freezing whole city blocks, Prue accidentally demolishing part of the house with a careless handwave. But the actual power sets they develop over the course of the series don't match up so well -- Prue adds astral projection to her telekinesis, Phoebe adds levitation (and empathy, which sort of works) to her premonitions, and Piper adds blowing things up to her freezing time. All of these were handwaved to some extent, but they certainly don't match at first glance.
* ''[[Charmed]]'': the Halliwell sisters have at various times suggested that their powers are supposed to grow with time and use, and some future versions of them bear this out -- Piper freezing whole city blocks, Prue accidentally demolishing part of the house with a careless handwave. But the actual power sets they develop over the course of the series don't match up so well -- Prue adds astral projection to her telekinesis, Phoebe adds levitation (and empathy, which sort of works) to her premonitions, and Piper adds blowing things up to her freezing time. All of these were handwaved to some extent, but they certainly don't match at first glance.
* ''[[Farscape]]'' has a lot of characters with a lot of weird powers, but Sikozu really takes the combo platter to new levels: she can re-attach lost limbs, walk on walls, and, near the end of the series, {{spoiler|it's revealed that she is a walking anti-Scarran [[Doomsday Device]].}} At one point, she expresses mild surprise that other people can't do it. Of course, it's revealed that {{spoiler|most of her powers (with the exception of the wall-walking) was due to being a bioloid infiltrator.}}
* ''[[Farscape]]'' has a lot of characters with a lot of weird powers, but Sikozu really takes the combo platter to new levels: she can re-attach lost limbs, walk on walls, and, near the end of the series, {{spoiler|it's revealed that she is a walking anti-Scarran [[Doomsday Device]].}} At one point, she expresses mild surprise that other people can't do it. Of course, it's revealed that {{spoiler|most of her powers (with the exception of the wall-walking) was due to being a bioloid infiltrator.}}
** She can also learn any language in record time, which is a good thing because she's allergic to [[Translator Microbes]].
** She can also learn any language in record time, which is a good thing because she's allergic to [[Translator Microbes]].
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** This also helps us date the myths. For instance, Athens was ''also'' known for its extensive sea trade (which included settling about half of the Greek colonies in Ionia), so this legend probably dates from a time when that association had been made (i.e. towards the end of the Greek Dark Age), and people were asking why they seemed to have favor with Poseidon (or somesuch).
** This also helps us date the myths. For instance, Athens was ''also'' known for its extensive sea trade (which included settling about half of the Greek colonies in Ionia), so this legend probably dates from a time when that association had been made (i.e. towards the end of the Greek Dark Age), and people were asking why they seemed to have favor with Poseidon (or somesuch).
** The earthquakes are because the land was thought to float on the water, meaning that he could cause earthquakes without touching the land.
** The earthquakes are because the land was thought to float on the water, meaning that he could cause earthquakes without touching the land.
* Artemis is the goddess of virginity and childbirth because when she was only minutes old she helped her mother Leto give birth to her brother Apollo. The goddess of the moon part started with the Romans who stopped worshiping Selene the moon goddess and gave her the name Luna Diana.
* Artemis is the goddess of virginity and childbirth because when she was only minutes old she helped her mother Leto give birth to her brother Apollo. The goddess of the moon part started with the Romans who stopped worshiping Selene the moon goddess and gave her the name Luna Diana.
* Catholic Saints and their Orthodox cousins carry on the tradition. St. Christopher, for example, is patron saint of bachelors, travelers, gardeners and toothache. Or traveling bachelor gardeners with toothaches.
* Catholic Saints and their Orthodox cousins carry on the tradition. St. Christopher, for example, is patron saint of bachelors, travelers, gardeners and toothache. Or traveling bachelor gardeners with toothaches.
** St. Barbara is patron saint against death by artillery, and hatmakers. She is also the patron of the [[From Russia With Nukes|Strategic Rocket Forces]].
** St. Barbara is patron saint against death by artillery, and hatmakers. She is also the patron of the [[From Russia With Nukes|Strategic Rocket Forces]].
** St. Michael the Archangel is the patron saint of radiologists, soldiers, paramedics, paratroopers, police officers, communications workers, postal workers, grocers, supermarket workers, stevedores and longshoremen. Supermarket workers!
** St. Michael the Archangel is the patron saint of radiologists, soldiers, paramedics, paratroopers, police officers, communications workers, postal workers, grocers, supermarket workers, stevedores and longshoremen. Supermarket workers!
** Saint Nicholas is one of the oldest examples. The saint who forms the base for the Santa Claus is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, thieves, children, and students. If that mix wasn't enough, he is also considered the saint of prostitutes. Legend has it he saved three daughters of a poor man of a lifetime of prostitution by dropping money through the chimney, leading into the Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus legends.
** Saint Nicholas is one of the oldest examples. The saint who forms the base for the Santa Claus is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, thieves, children, and students. If that mix wasn't enough, he is also considered the saint of prostitutes. Legend has it he saved three daughters of a poor man of a lifetime of prostitution by dropping money through the chimney, leading into the Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus legends.
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** And that's just at ''creation''. Starting after level 41, you can get Ancillary power pools based on your class but again otherwise unbound (so a Tanker with a shield in one hand and an axe in the other could suddenly start throwing out fireballs, or develop psychic/energy shields, etc.) The villain equivalent that you need to run a mission to get are Patron pools, which are thematically bound to said patron (though running the quest for one unlocks for all) but otherwise unique. And that's not even getting into [[A God Am I|Incarnate]] abilities...
** And that's just at ''creation''. Starting after level 41, you can get Ancillary power pools based on your class but again otherwise unbound (so a Tanker with a shield in one hand and an axe in the other could suddenly start throwing out fireballs, or develop psychic/energy shields, etc.) The villain equivalent that you need to run a mission to get are Patron pools, which are thematically bound to said patron (though running the quest for one unlocks for all) but otherwise unique. And that's not even getting into [[A God Am I|Incarnate]] abilities...
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* [[Mario]]:
* [[Mario]]:
** '''Mario''': The title character has had a long list of powerups along the years, among them: A [[Drop the Hammer|Super powerful Hammer]], power to [[Elemental Powers|shoot fireballs]], to [[Sizeshifter|grow in size]], [[Invincibility Power-Up|temporary invincibility]], a flying raccoon suit that transformed into a statue, a Frog suit to swim faster, a turtle suit that gives him an infinite supply of hammers, a [[Best Level Ever|giant clockwork boot]], a pet Dinosaur to ride on, a [[Flight|Flying cape]] (which deflects projectiles in ''[[Super Smash Bros|Super Smash Bros Melee and Brawl]]''), rabbit ears that allow him to Glide and Super Jump, hats that let him become solid Metal, [[Intangible Man|Intangible]]/[[Invisibility|Invisible]], or Fly, the ability to puff himself up like a balloon, a water gun that straps to his back, and the latest game gave him Ice powers, and Ghost, Bee, and spring transformations. Not to mention his vanilla standard powers of [[In a Single Bound|Super jumping]], [[Super Speed]], and [[Super Strength]] that he always has. New Super Mario Bros. Wii adds a Penguin suit that can swim like the Frog Suit, toss freezing snowballs like the Ice Flower, and walk on ice without slipping. And the Propeller Hat for flying. Plus has the Mini Mario from the DS game that is super tiny and can run across water without sinking.
** '''Mario''': The title character has had a long list of powerups along the years, among them: A [[Drop the Hammer|Super powerful Hammer]], power to [[Elemental Powers|shoot fireballs]], to [[Sizeshifter|grow in size]], [[Invincibility Power-Up|temporary invincibility]], a flying raccoon suit that transformed into a statue, a Frog suit to swim faster, a turtle suit that gives him an infinite supply of hammers, a [[Best Level Ever|giant clockwork boot]], a pet Dinosaur to ride on, a [[Flight|Flying cape]] (which deflects projectiles in ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros Melee and Brawl]]''), rabbit ears that allow him to Glide and Super Jump, hats that let him become solid Metal, [[Intangible Man|Intangible]]/[[Invisibility|Invisible]], or Fly, the ability to puff himself up like a balloon, a water gun that straps to his back, and the latest game gave him Ice powers, and Ghost, Bee, and spring transformations. Not to mention his vanilla standard powers of [[In a Single Bound|Super jumping]], [[Super Speed]], and [[Super Strength]] that he always has. New Super Mario Bros. Wii adds a Penguin suit that can swim like the Frog Suit, toss freezing snowballs like the Ice Flower, and walk on ice without slipping. And the Propeller Hat for flying. Plus has the Mini Mario from the DS game that is super tiny and can run across water without sinking.
** '''Bowser''': As of [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]], Bowser has [[Super Strength]], [[Breath Weapon|fire breath]], [[Big Eater|inhaling enemies and food]], and the ability to [[Selective Gravity|momentarily defy gravity]] letting him [[Grievous Harm with a Body|body slam]] and use the momentum of his punches to fly over gaps. Within the series, he also uses dark magics.
** '''Bowser''': As of [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]], Bowser has [[Super Strength]], [[Breath Weapon|fire breath]], [[Big Eater|inhaling enemies and food]], and the ability to [[Selective Gravity|momentarily defy gravity]] letting him [[Grievous Harm with a Body|body slam]] and use the momentum of his punches to fly over gaps. Within the series, he also uses dark magics.
** '''Wario''' in the ''[[Wario Land]]'' series. His transformations range from the somewhat normal (on fire, flat, etc) to somewhat odd (become a vampire, zombie, invisible, frozen) to the completely insane (head puffs up like a balloon to float to various areas, dizzy/drunk Wario in ''[[Wario Land]] 3'' and the weird hats in the first game allowing a head mounted jetpack or flamethrower).
** '''Wario''' in the ''[[Wario Land]]'' series. His transformations range from the somewhat normal (on fire, flat, etc) to somewhat odd (become a vampire, zombie, invisible, frozen) to the completely insane (head puffs up like a balloon to float to various areas, dizzy/drunk Wario in ''[[Wario Land]] 3'' and the weird hats in the first game allowing a head mounted jetpack or flamethrower).
* ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'': [[Time Master|Time Mages]] can [[Bullet Time|slow enemies]], [[Time Dilation|makes themselves and their allies faster]], [[Time Stands Still|stop enemies]], [[Extra Turn|stop time to doubleact]], [[Overnight Age-Up|make their enemies older and weaker]], [[Groundhog Day Loop|restart the battle]]... and [[Death From Above|drop comets and meteors on the heads of enemies]]. That is a result of [[Lost in Translation]]. They are really Time-Space Mages. Miniature black holes for Gravity, Exit, Warp, and the occasional comet fit right in.
* ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'': [[Time Master|Time Mages]] can [[Bullet Time|slow enemies]], [[Time Dilation|makes themselves and their allies faster]], [[Time Stands Still|stop enemies]], [[Extra Turn|stop time to doubleact]], [[Overnight Age-Up|make their enemies older and weaker]], [[Groundhog Day Loop|restart the battle]]... and [[Death From Above|drop comets and meteors on the heads of enemies]]. That is a result of [[Lost in Translation]]. They are really Time-Space Mages. Miniature black holes for Gravity, Exit, Warp, and the occasional comet fit right in.
* If Shepard asks Thane about his beliefs in ''[[Mass Effect 2]],'' one of the deities Thane reveals he prays to is Kalahira, Goddess of Oceans and the Afterlife.
* If Shepard asks Thane about his beliefs in ''[[Mass Effect 2]],'' one of the deities Thane reveals he prays to is Kalahira, Goddess of Oceans and the Afterlife.
{{quote|'''Shepard:''' Oceans and Afterlife don't seem to have much in common.
{{quote|'''Shepard:''' Oceans and Afterlife don't seem to have much in common.
'''Thane:''' Consider. The ocean is full of life. Yet it is not life as you and I know it. To survive there, we must release our hold on land. Accept a new way to live. So it is with the death. The soul must accept its departure from the body. If it can't, it will be lost. }}
'''Thane:''' Consider. The ocean is full of life. Yet it is not life as you and I know it. To survive there, we must release our hold on land. Accept a new way to live. So it is with the death. The soul must accept its departure from the body. If it can't, it will be lost. }}
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** '''Jimmy T.''': ''Massively'' versatile [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|shifter]] including massive [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|size-changing powers]]. Psychic null. [[I See Dead People|Talks to the dead.]]
** '''Jimmy T.''': ''Massively'' versatile [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|shifter]] including massive [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|size-changing powers]]. Psychic null. [[I See Dead People|Talks to the dead.]]
** '''Murphy''': powers allow her to warp reality, grow back limbs, and cause dead animals to follow her around.
** '''Murphy''': powers allow her to warp reality, grow back limbs, and cause dead animals to follow her around.
* ''[[Trinton Chronicles]]'': every character has between 2 and 6 powers normally; in some cases these powers don't seem to belong to the same person!
* ''[[Trinton Chronicles]]'': every character has between 2 and 6 powers normally; in some cases these powers don't seem to belong to the same person!
** '''Sabella''': Generates electricity, controls water, and is empathic.
** '''Sabella''': Generates electricity, controls water, and is empathic.
** '''Robert''': Can manipulate magnetic fields and summons other worldy beings.
** '''Robert''': Can manipulate magnetic fields and summons other worldy beings.