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* ''[[Naruto]]'''s [[Ax Crazy|Gaara]] qualifies as he is protected by the sand controlled by his [[Sealed Evil in a Can|inner demon, Shukaku]]. {{spoiler|The ninja war arc reveals he is protected by his mother, not Shukaku.}}
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', [[Heavily Armored Mook|The Invincible Pearl]] could manifest flames when he felt threatened, i.e. whenever anyone managed to put a scratch on him through his supposedly invincible defense. While screaming "DANGER!! DANGER!!"
* ''[[Ranma One Half½|Ranma 1/2]]'', titular character has the Neko-Ken technique. His mind "learned" it as a way to briefly escape his crippling [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|ailurophobia]] when he's absolutely surrounded by cats and is unable to flee from them, turning ''him'' into a cat. It happens more often than you might think. While it makes him immensely powerful, lightning-fast, and savage, he still ''thinks like a cat'' while in that state, making it an [[Useless Useful Spell]] that anyone with half a mind can thwart and defeat.
* Pacifica from ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'' is only seemingly able to use her [[Make Me Wanna Shout|scream attack]] when under extreme stress.
* Emergy Maxfell of ''[[S-Cry-ed]]'' can only conjure his alter when he feels threatened, and it gets more powerful the more hopeless the situation gets.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Golden Sun]]'', [[Psychic Powers|adepts]] have forms of [[Elemental Powers|Psyenergy]] which unconsciously protect them when they need it. This is first demonstrated in a cutscene in the first game when {{spoiler|they first enter Kolima or Kolima forest. They discover that some crystals are raining from the sky and turned the villagers into [[And I Must Scream|trees]]. They're knocked unconscious but are protected by a shield (which reappears in several other parts of the game to help avert [[Convection, Schmonvection]] and the like)}}. They vow to make an attempt to master this unconscious power, but never actually learn to willingly trigger it.
* ''[[Mario and& Luigi: BowsersBowser's Inside Story]]'' gives this to Bowser. Whenever he gets himself crushed by something massive, his "Rump Command" becomes active and requires the brothers to pump him full of energy. The end result is that Bowser grows to Godzilla-size, ready to [[Megaton Punch]] whatever just smashed him.