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When a character has super powers (especially the [[Power Glows|glowy variety]]), artists will want to personalize them. After all, seeing twenty lime green [[Battle Aura]]s would make viewers think they're watching a rave, not a [[Martial Arts and Crafts]] [[Cooking Duel]]. And so it goes that most [[Ki Attacks]], [[Deflector Shield]]s, [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]], and sundry visual effects are [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|Color Coded]] to the character.
Well, some are a ''tad'' more original when they personalize their offensive repertoire. They use...''flower petals!'' That's right, this character attacks enemies by spontaneously creating a swarm of lovely flower petals. '''Petal Power''' isn't harmless though,
The petals can be from any flower, but commonly, it's [[Something About a Rose|rose petals]], peach blossoms, or [[Cherry Blossoms]] (these are a big favorite in Anime). Leaves aren't out of the question either, using vine whips is a different trope though. The attack itself may or may not actually be ''made'' of petals; it could just be a fancy visual aid that disintegrates post attack.<ref>which makes you wonder at all the spare energy and work that must have gone into making a generic energy attack look like the picture to the right.</ref> That said, most instances of this trope come with [[Calling Your Attacks|flower based names]] and they actually do evoke [[Green Thumb|power over plants]] in some form.
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