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* Rapid aging is a common representation: gray hairs, wrinkled skin and other signs of aging are surprisingly tame compared to some of the rest.
* Signs of frailty and illness, much like those seen in [[This Is Your Brain On Evil]].
* The character gets a [[Lovecraftian Superpower]] or two as their body is [[The Corruption|corrupted from the inside]]. This may be followed by going [[One-Winged Angel]], but [[
* The [[Body to Jewel|body crystallizes]], develops [[Volcanic Veins]] or [[Tainted Veins]], slowly falls apart (limbs falling out, extremities disintegrating) or somehow visibly and inhumanly shows itself dying.
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* This happens to almost every character in ''[[Ayashi no Ceres]]'' whose ten'nyo powers are awakened, aside from the heroine and a few who get killed in other ways before their powers can kill them. It seems like they live longer the stronger their powers are, but actually ''using'' said powers seems to shorten their lifespan considerably.
* As incomplete [[Dhampyr]], the Schiff in ''[[Blood Plus]]'' need the blood of a vampire queen to stabilize, otherwise they [[Body to Jewel|turn to crystal]]. Yes, ''crystal.'' The ailment is called the Thorn.
* Some of the Contractors of ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' fall under this. People whose 'Renumeration' is irreversible can only use them a limited number of times. Most notably, this includes the shape-shifter who grows older every time she uses her power, eventually dying from old age because of it, and {{spoiler|Amber, who could reverse or stop time}}, but [[Merlin Sickness|became younger]] every time she used it, eventually [[Ret
** Shion in the second season is typically in a wheelchair due to his remuneration. {{spoiler|He eventually dies from using his power to copy the entire ''planet''.}}
* Tsukune, in ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]'', erodes a little bit of his ''soul'' every time he uses his superpowers.
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* The Orphenochs in ''[[Kamen Rider Faiz]]'' have this as well; if they wear the Kaixa Belt, they go down even faster.
* A male nurse on ''[[The 4400]]'' had the ability to cure genetic defects in utero, but random mutations appeared in his own DNA.
* At the end of season 4 of the new ''[[
* The teen [[Super Speed]]sters in ''[[The X Files]]'' episode "Rush" have a decent number of [[Required Secondary Powers]], but their bodies are still gradually breaking down from the stress. An X-ray of one shows the sort of damage normally found in people who've played professional football for 15 years.
* In ''[[Sanctuary]]'', [[Jack the Ripper|John Druitt]]'s ability to [[Teleporters and Transporters|teleport]] across time and space causes his cells to break down, and is also responsible for the brain damage that [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|turned him into a homicidal maniac.]]
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