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== [[Comic Books]] ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Superman]], of course, has met several iterations of the [[Trope Namer]], a villain called the Kryptonite Man, who is [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]. Metallo and, currently, Reactron also have their primary power as being walking Kryptonite delivery systems, a kind of combination of this trope and [[Weaponized Weakness]].
* [[Superman]], of course, has met several iterations of the [[Trope Namer]], a villain called the Kryptonite Man, who is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. Metallo and, currently, Reactron also have their primary power as being walking Kryptonite delivery systems, a kind of combination of this trope and [[Weaponized Weakness]].
** Also Kenny Braverman, aka "Conduit" a cyborg powered by kryptonite radiation who's innate power was kryptonite blasts. And for a double whammy, he knew that Clark was Superman leading to the "Death Of Clark Kent" story arc.
** Also Kenny Braverman, aka "Conduit" a cyborg powered by kryptonite radiation who's innate power was kryptonite blasts. And for a double whammy, he knew that Clark was Superman leading to the "Death Of Clark Kent" story arc.
** In ''[[JLA-Avengers|JLA/Avengers]]'', two [[Marvel]] villains (Radioactive Man and Solarr) become this, [[Lex Luthor]] having told them about Superman's twin weaknesses of Green Kryptonite and red solar radiation.
** In ''[[JLA-Avengers]]'', two [[Marvel]] villains (Radioactive Man and Solarr) become this, [[Lex Luthor]] having told them about Superman's twin weaknesses of Green Kryptonite and red solar radiation.
* This is both played straight and inverted in ''Supreme'', where Ethan Crane is given his powers by exposure to Supremium but proves weak to it when later faced with the Supremium Man. {{spoiler|It was eventually seen that Darius Dax, caught in a time loop, became both the Supremium Man and the original chunk of Supremium, giving Supreme his powers, making him weak, and becoming his greatest enemy, all at the same time.}}
* This is both played straight and inverted in ''Supreme'', where Ethan Crane is given his powers by exposure to Supremium but proves weak to it when later faced with the Supremium Man. {{spoiler|It was eventually seen that Darius Dax, caught in a time loop, became both the Supremium Man and the original chunk of Supremium, giving Supreme his powers, making him weak, and becoming his greatest enemy, all at the same time.}}
* During [[Blackest Night]], Dove became this for Black Lanterns.
* During [[Blackest Night]], Dove became this for Black Lanterns.