Drama-Preserving Handicap: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Bleach]]'': Orihime has the power to reject physical events in a manner characters in-universe have speculated to be akin to time-space manipulation or completely rejecting the reality of the event having ever happened. The only thing controlling this power is her personality. If she doesn't believe she can do something, she can't. If she doesn't think of trying something because she's been raised or led to believe it's impossible, she doesn't even think to try it. Her kill-attack is also kept under control by her personality which is unsuited to battle in the way other characters are {{spoiler|until she takes a third option and incorporates the kill attack into her much more powerful defensive shield, making it a pretty powerful [[Attack Reflector]] and marking her evolution from [[The Medic]] to [[Combat Medic]].}} In short, her state of mind is her major limit.

* In the Ryuuguujou arc of ''[[Gintama]]'', Gintoki and Katsura were turned into old men before they can see any action, by Tamebako G, a device that can turn anyone into old people. The only reliable fighters at the time was Kagura and Kyuubei, and later the rest of the main characters were turned into old people as well. Had the device never exist, the arc could have easily ended in one episode. Of course, the great moment and Gintoki's [[Rousing Speech]] will never happened as well if that's the case.

** Another deliberate instance (and even lampshaded) is found in the [[Martial Arts and Crafts|Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics]] tournament. Normally, Ranma is far, far above Kodachi's league --but the rules of the sport state that contact without use of a tool is forbidden, and thus Ranma is restricted to the use of tools instead of his own style.

** This is true for most of the [[Martial Arts and Crafts]] Ranma gets involved in. None of the bizarre martial arts practitioners have Ranmas level of skill (With the possible exception of the Martial Arts Tea masters, whom he never faces in a direct battle), as Ranma is capable of mastering the art fast enough to win the rematch, or sometimes the first match.