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It may ultimately turn out that this person is actually a [[Power Nullifier]], though this might not be noticed immediately. If this is common in the setting, it may be that characters are completely [[Randomly-Gifted]], so powers aren't always inherited and may spontaneously manifest to children [[Muggle]] parents. |
It may ultimately turn out that this person is actually a [[Power Nullifier]], though this might not be noticed immediately. If this is common in the setting, it may be that characters are completely [[Randomly-Gifted]], so powers aren't always inherited and may spontaneously manifest to children [[Muggle]] parents. |
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Contrast [[Almighty Janitor]], [[Badass Normal]]. Compare [[Un-Sorcerer]] and [[Unfazed Everyman]]. A [[Subversion]] of [[Lamarck Was Right]]. |
Contrast [[Almighty Janitor]], [[Badass Normal]]. Compare [[Un-Sorcerer]] and [[Unfazed Everyman]]. A [[Subversion]] of [[Lamarck Was Right]]. |
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** Argus Filch, the Hogwarts caretaker (essentially a janitor), is the mean-spirited version of this trope. |
** Argus Filch, the Hogwarts caretaker (essentially a janitor), is the mean-spirited version of this trope. |
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** Also Mrs. Figg, who's much more friendly, [[Crazy Cat Lady|if still batty and weird]]. Her job was to keep an eye on Harry. |
** Also Mrs. Figg, who's much more friendly, [[Crazy Cat Lady|if still batty and weird]]. Her job was to keep an eye on Harry. |
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* Quinn Gaither from the ''[[Gone]]'' series is one of a large number of characters without super powers and shows subtle signs of both hatred and jealousy towards his empowered peers. |
* Quinn Gaither from the ''[[Gone (novel)]]'' series is one of a large number of characters without super powers and shows subtle signs of both hatred and jealousy towards his empowered peers. |
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* Kyja of Farworld lives in a world where even the ''cows'' have magic. not only does she have none, magic doesn't even ''work'' on her. Later on it's revealed that {{spoiler|she was born on Earth from ordinary parents and was switched at birth with a boy from Farworld who actually does have magic.}} |
* Kyja of Farworld lives in a world where even the ''cows'' have magic. not only does she have none, magic doesn't even ''work'' on her. Later on it's revealed that {{spoiler|she was born on Earth from ordinary parents and was switched at birth with a boy from Farworld who actually does have magic.}} |
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* In ''World Weavers'', Thea is the seventh child of two seventh children...and she doesn't have any of the normal magics. (She gets a cool power later, but it's ''not'' magic.) At one point, it says that children around the country send her mail -- when she's just days old -- about how powerful she is... sucks to be her. |
* In ''World Weavers'', Thea is the seventh child of two seventh children...and she doesn't have any of the normal magics. (She gets a cool power later, but it's ''not'' magic.) At one point, it says that children around the country send her mail -- when she's just days old -- about how powerful she is... sucks to be her. |
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* Granta Omega from the ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]'' is the normal son of {{spoiler|Xanatos}}, a former Jedi. However, while he isn't Force-sensitive, he does have the ability to slip past any being's senses, even a Jedi's. |
* Granta Omega from the ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]'' is the normal son of {{spoiler|Xanatos}}, a former Jedi. However, while he isn't Force-sensitive, he does have the ability to slip past any being's senses, even a Jedi's. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* On ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]],'' Tim the Witch-Smeller was one of these -- worse, he was apparently unique, so he grew up [[Freudian Excuse|mocked and tormented by his empowered peers]]. The result -- a psychopathic hunter with a [[Fantastic Racism|grudge against witches]]. |
* On ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]],'' Tim the Witch-Smeller was one of these -- worse, he was apparently unique, so he grew up [[Freudian Excuse|mocked and tormented by his empowered peers]]. The result -- a psychopathic hunter with a [[Fantastic Racism|grudge against witches]]. |
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* In ''[[American Dragon Jake Long]]'', the dragon powers "skipped" Jake's mother's generation. Her father, son, and daughter can all transform into dragons, but she can't. |
* In ''[[American Dragon Jake Long]]'', the dragon powers "skipped" Jake's mother's generation. Her father, son, and daughter can all transform into dragons, but she can't. |
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* From ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', Aang and Katara has one non-bending offspring, Bumi. |
* From ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', Aang and Katara has one non-bending offspring, Bumi. |
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