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* Ataru Moroboshi of ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' seesaws somewhere between this and [[Blessed with Suck]] in regards his [[Accidental Marriage]] to [[Cute Monster Girl]] Lum. On the one hand, she is a beautiful alien princess who genuinely does love him and sees his better qualities, and a lot of his protestations seem to be rooted in his being a particularly lustful example of the [[Casanova Wannabe]] who doesn't seem to realise how lucky he is. On the other hand, Lum does have her legitimate bad points, including [[Tsundere|having a bad temper and little tolerance for jealousy]], being somewhat ditzy, [[Alien Lunch|enjoying higher levels of food spice]] [[Fire-Breathing Diner|than humans are comfortable with]], and, of course, her ability to generate electricity... not only does she use this to discipline him when he goes skirt-chasing, but she sometimes loses control of this when trying to cuddle him, giving him a painful shock (particularly early on, when she is the unofficial villain). And, on the meta-level, there's the fact he was originally supposed to marry [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|Shinobu Miyake]] (who ended up crushing on Mendou after he was first introduced, then hooking up with Inaba, anyway), until Lum became the [[Ensemble Darkhorse]].

* Subverted beautifully in ''[[Kajika]]'', where young Kajika appears to have an awesome curse which multiplies his speed, strength, and toughness while giving him many special powers. Despite this, he works endlessly hard to break this horrible curse. Why, you ask? Because it's a ''downgrade'' from his normal form, which is even more powerful.

** This is a [[Justified Trope]] in that the [[The Heartless]] are apparently cursing Watanuki into being a bitch about it. That's kinda petty for The Forces Of Darkness, but whatever.

** Watanuki's actually {{spoiler|suicidal because he knows that he's not supposed to exist, being a time travel duplicate - and he believes that his existence is causing those around nothing but misery. He's wrong.}}

 

== [[Fanfic]] ==

* [[But Your Wings Are Beautiful|Wingfic]] (in which a character grows wings, [[Wangst|wangsts]] about it and gets [[Hurt Comfort Fic|reassured]] by their partner) ''invariably'' causes [[Angst Dissonance]] because most readers think that having wings would be [[Rule of Cool|incredibly cool]].

* The [[The Wise Prince|Wise Prince]] protagonist in ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6072033/1/Dragon_Age_The_Crown_of_Thorns Dragon Age: The Crown of Thorns ]'' feels this way and even outright explains it when he {{spoiler|and his elder brother Trian, who dies in Canon but is only presumed dead in this case, make peace with each other }}after the dwarven noble returns to Orzammar {{spoiler|incognito, while the female human noble plays the leader. }} Having been clever enough to {{spoiler|totally manipulate Bhelen and his lackeys by faking Trian's death and getting himself framed for it deliberately, }}he admits that he {{spoiler|believes he would make a great king but his cleverness would rub off on all the conniving politicians and actually cause them to become even more subtle in their backhanded dealing, meaning that he'd upgrade the game of bloody politics }}that he wants to see shattered. Add to that the {{spoiler|fact that history would cause people to assume that only brilliant leaders like him can do any good, which goes against how he wants to see some luminosity in Orzammar as a whole.}} He argues that {{spoiler|Trian }}can break the game because {{spoiler|he's capable of [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] so he can kickstart a chain reaction that would, in the long run, lead to a higher way of thinking. }}So, he feels he'd {{spoiler|make a bad king in the current situation because he'd be too god at it. }} The answer {{spoiler|Trian }}gave? {{spoiler|"That... is just so incredibly stupid!" }}And this is all before a king is decided upon.

* Averted in ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''. At first, Teyla is understandably freaked out when she learns her telepathic abilities stem from the fact she's part Wraith. However, being a no-nonsense [[Action Girl]], she quickly comes to terms with her background and quickly sets out trying to figure how she can use it against the Wraith.

* To some extent, David Banner of ''[[The Incredible Hulk (TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''. Turning into a green raging behemoth whenever you get angry is pretty lousy, yes, but as played on the show it nearly always kicked in to save him or someone else from life-threatening danger.

** Similarly, McNair sees lycanthropy as a blessing rather than curse: "When bones break, they repair stronger, when skin tears, it heals tougher."

** Although in both cases, vampirism and lycanthropy ''do'' seriously suck, especially if you aren't prepared for it.

* In ''[[South Park]]'' it has been revealed that Kenny dying in many episodes has been retconned to not be a case of [[Negative Continuity]], but an actual superpower, he cannot die. Or more accurately, he does die, but is then instantly reborn, with all his memories intact. He remembers all his deaths, but nobody else does. [[Blessed with Suck|He thinks this sucks,]] because he has to suffer all the pain of all those deaths over and over -- and he's had plenty of extremely unpleasant deaths -- and he's annoyed that nobody else remembers it. Still, it comes in handy for the occasional [[Heroic Sacrifice]].

* In [[Sabrina the Animated Series]] (in which teenage Sabrina is retconned into being a preteen or young teen), Sabrina's aunts Hilda and Zelda were punished for abuse of their powers by being transformed into being permanently looking 17. Being young and beautiful forever is something that many people through the ages in real life would drink potentially toxic elixirs in order to achieve. And all they had to do was overuse their powers. Since they're REALLY not 17, they don't have the age-related drawbacks, either. Not that it'd matter, since they could make their own alcohol, tobacco, porn, you name it, even if they weren't legally allowed to buy it. One of its draw backs however, is they can't get any real jobs that require someone to be at least 20 years old, and they were stuck working in a restaurant just to earn their own money.

* In season two of ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'', Superboy still looks the same even after a five year [[Time Skip]]. One of the side effects of the cloning process that created him is that he will never visibly age. He can still eventually die of old age, but he'll always look like a teenager/young adult. Superboy is less than happy about this {{spoiler|and it's implied to be one of the reasons he broke up with M'gann.}} Alanna tries to sympathize with him but judging by the way she says [[Sarcasm Mode|"curse"]], she's clearly not seeing the downside.

 

** Good Indie titles are the Video Game version.

* As weird as it may sound, students in special education or in-class support at school could count. To most people, being in special ed means you're stupid. But half the time, these students just need a little more attention or learn at a slower pace. So for being thought of as stupid or "mentally challenged", you get extra help (without having to stay after school or hire a tutor), less homework and more time to review for tests.

* Certain types of synesthesia. Most people who have it describe it as a sixth sense that allows them to memorize things like formulas and phone numbers better than the average person as well; some who perceive sounds as colors have composed music by literally looking at it without the aid of sheet music. The downside? You're basically constantly hallucinating and describing your experiences to someone who isn't familiar with your particular manifestation of synesthesia makes you sound [[Cloudcuckoolander|like you just transferred in from Wonderland.]]

** Of course, there's also the fact that it cannot be controlled. What if, you meet someone who you think might be the love of your life, but merely speaking or hearing their name literally puts a bad taste in your mouth.