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The worst uses of this trope won't even come with a reason why it's wrong. If someone suddenly gains super powers ''and'' does ''the same good'' the hero does, it's still considered wrong if this trope is applied. By story's end the [[Contagious Powers]] will be gone, the [[Sidekick Glass Ceiling]] will be bumped against, and [[Status Quo Is God]] shall be reaffirmed.
The real reason for the existence of this trope is that if lots of people gain powers and become superheroes, then it steals some of the main characters thunder. They become less special, unique, and one-of-a-kind. Never mind that even if [[Top Ten|everyone in the setting]] [[Legion of Super-Heroes (
It should be noted that when the subject of this aesop doesn't have any powers and seeks to emulate a [[Badass Normal]], [[Costumed Nonsuper Hero]] or a hero with [[Charles Atlas Superpower|Charles Atlas Superpowers]], this overlaps with [[Don't Try This At Home]] and does make sense. When the subject gains the powers and skills of the hero, then it turns into a [[Fantastic Aesop]], since people don't spontaneously become firefighters and paramedics in [[Real Life]].
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