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Compare [[Green Rocks]]. |
Compare [[Green Rocks]]. |
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== Anime & Manga == |
== Anime & Manga == |
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** It wasn't until the Cell saga, mid-way through ''DBZ'', that they had a [[Big Bad]] whose plans did not involve the Dragon Balls in any way. (Tenshinhan was never a true "[[Big Bad]]", only a [[Rival]], and the Piccolo Jr. saga flowed directly from the King Piccolo saga, which did involve the Dragon Balls.) |
** It wasn't until the Cell saga, mid-way through ''DBZ'', that they had a [[Big Bad]] whose plans did not involve the Dragon Balls in any way. (Tenshinhan was never a true "[[Big Bad]]", only a [[Rival]], and the Piccolo Jr. saga flowed directly from the King Piccolo saga, which did involve the Dragon Balls.) |
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* In [[Kekkaishi]], there are spiritual hot-spots (like Karasumori) that attract Ayakaishi (demons) who are hungry for power. In the beginning, this was the source of almost every [[Monster of the Week]]. |
* In [[Kekkaishi]], there are spiritual hot-spots (like Karasumori) that attract Ayakaishi (demons) who are hungry for power. In the beginning, this was the source of almost every [[Monster of the Week]]. |
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* In ''[[Jo |
* In ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', Stand users apparently attract other Stand users. How or why this happens is never explained. |
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== Comics == |
== Comics == |
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* The chance of a quiet sane life for a [[Witchblade (Comic Book)|Witchblade]] wielder is zero. It [[MacGuffin|attracts unfriendly attention as a powerful artifact]] and possibly [[Witchblade (Comic Book)|itself]] tend to choose ladies already with predisposition to be [[Weirdness Magnet|Weirdness Magnets]]. |
* The chance of a quiet sane life for a [[Witchblade (Comic Book)|Witchblade]] wielder is zero. It [[MacGuffin|attracts unfriendly attention as a powerful artifact]] and possibly [[Witchblade (Comic Book)|itself]] tend to choose ladies already with predisposition to be [[Weirdness Magnet|Weirdness Magnets]]. |
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* The Starbrand of ''[[The New Universe]]'' is a [[Weirdness Magnet]] and a weirdness ''generator'' all in one, it's the [[Meta Origin]] of [[Differently |
* The Starbrand of ''[[The New Universe]]'' is a [[Weirdness Magnet]] and a weirdness ''generator'' all in one, it's the [[Meta Origin]] of [[Differently-Powered Individual|Paranormals]]... And it [[Artifact of Doom|blows up cities]] if you mishandle it. |
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* In ''[[Supreme Power]]'', the various parts of the spacecraft that brought Hyperion to Earth tend to catalyze plot-signifigant events, as well as providing a [[Meta Origin]] for most other superhumans. |
* In ''[[Supreme Power]]'', the various parts of the spacecraft that brought Hyperion to Earth tend to catalyze plot-signifigant events, as well as providing a [[Meta Origin]] for most other superhumans. |
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* The protagonist of DC's short-lived ''Major Bummer'' is a slacker who received super-powers when aliens sent him an "Extreme Enhancement Module" by mistake. The EEM ends up attracting trouble (and other EEM-enhanced supers), much to the protagonist's annoyance. |
* The protagonist of DC's short-lived ''Major Bummer'' is a slacker who received super-powers when aliens sent him an "Extreme Enhancement Module" by mistake. The EEM ends up attracting trouble (and other EEM-enhanced supers), much to the protagonist's annoyance. |
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== Web Comics == |
== Web Comics == |
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* [[Science-Related Memetic Disorder|Sparks]] in general in the ''[[Girl Genius]]'' universe are prone to having very weird stuff happen. Even more so if they happen to be of the Heterodyne family. |
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** Jagers, by contrast, tend to be the direct cause of weird things happening. On top of having weird things happening around them. |
** Jagers, by contrast, tend to be the direct cause of weird things happening. On top of having weird things happening around them. |
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*** Hey, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20031029 Krezy exidents] ''happen''! |
*** Hey, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20031029 Krezy exidents] ''happen''! |