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{{quote|'''Hiroim''': Impossible...
'''Caiera''': He shifted the very plates...
'''Korg''': Of course he did, he's the Hulk.
'''Caiera''': But you said he couldn't.
'''Korg''': I was just making him mad. He seems to work best that way.|''[[Planet Hulk]]''}}
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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''
** Specifically, synchronisation strongly depends on the part of the brain associated with certain emotions, such as those between two lovers, '''or the love of a parent and child''', hence all the [[Soul Jar|SoulJars]] and [[Mommy Issues]] orchestrated by NERV
* The Lambda Drivers that power the [[Humongous Mecha]] in ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' work like this. The [[Techno Babble]] basically stated that it runs on [[Applied Phlebotinum]] that begins generating energy when exposed to brain waves above a certain level, which are reached when the brain is processing especially intense emotion.
** The bad guys found a way around this, by using a drug to keep their Lambda operators at peak emotion at all times. [[Ax Crazy|Has some side effects]].
* Orihime's abilities in ''[[Bleach]]'' are restricted by her willpower. Her powers could be very powerful offensively {{spoiler|she wields them by ''[[Reality Warper|willingly rejecting reality]]''}} if she actually ''wanted'' to hurt anyone, but she's an [[Actual Pacifist]], and so generally only uses them for [[The Medic|healing]] or [[Barrier Warrior|defense.]]
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* In ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', Kuwabara is undoubtably the weakest of the heroes, but has proven capable of [[Unstoppable Rage|short bursts of incredible power]] when [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|properly]] [[Last Stand|motivated]]/[[The Power of Love|inspired]].
* Soul wavelengths in ''[[Soul Eater]]''. Mindset affects both the powerful moves that require a high level of soul resonance between meister and Weapon, and the basic ability of the two to work together.
* Goku of ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. When the chips are down, he'll take a beating and be on the ground battered and
** It's true of his son Gohan even from childhood. As a small boy, his power level is a 1 when he's scared but when he's angry it climbs and keeps climbing, enough to nearly knock a full blood Saiyan off his feet.
* The I-field barriers used by the SUMOs in ''[[Turn
* The ''[[Gundam Unicorn]]'''s NT-D system only activates when the pilot is under a certain amount of emotional stress<ref>A Newtype must also be present on the battlefield</ref>... typically anger or fear (common battlefield emotions), but Banagher manages to activate it in episode 4 through determination to help someone.
* Dragon Slayer powers work this way in ''[[Fairy Tail]]''. [[The Smart Guy|Happy]] actually revs [[Hot-Blooded|Natsu]] up into beating a [[Big Bad]] by suggesting he should back off and let [[The Rival|Gray]] handle it.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[
** Of course the thing does not grant powers to anyone aside from Ms. Powers either....
* The [[Green Lantern Ring]] - if the user doesn't have a strong will, getting the thing to so much as light up is a herculean task. If the user has a decent will, they'll be able to create constructs, but they won't hold up well in battle when the user is frightened or rattled. If the user doesn't have much of an imagination, it forms very boring and mundane things.
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* Gladiator, AKA Kallark, of the [[Marvel Universe]], is like this; his power is based on his confidence. This spirals both ways; being the [[Superpower Lottery|most powerful mortal in the universe]] when he's on top of his game, he's ever-more-confident when things are going his way- but when something finally does go wrong for him, the shock can make his power collapse ''quick.''
* [[Spider-Man]]'s powers have stopped working several times due to emotional issues, in almost every medium that he's been in. He gets them back when he becomes self assured again, usually just in the nick of time.
* [[Incredible Hulk
** This does [[Depending on the Writer|depend on the writer]]; sometimes the Hulk's transformations are portrayed as the result of adrenaline, both in the form of anger and excitement or fear, other times it is portrayed as a pure survival mechanism, activating to save Banner's life regardless of emotional state. But the anger fueling strength connection is generally maintained.
* [[She Hulk]] (Jen Walters, that is) can usually use her powers at will, but she has been stuck before in her Hulk form due to subconscious unwillingness to change back, and in her human form when she was too scared to become She Hulk again. If you make her angry enough, she can also turn into a Savage She Hulk that is very reminiscent of he cousin's form.
* [[Superman]] once lost his powers for a year, then got them back when he cheered up and enjoyed his life.
* In ''[[Marvel]]'' the superhero Speedball, after becoming [[Darker and Edgier|Penance]], found that his [[Discard and Draw|new powers]] only worked when he was in pain. Cue the iron maiden styled combat suit. It was also implied that he could once again use his old powers if he overcame his depression, and that they relied on him being happy. As the [[Fun Personified]] character he had been before [[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]], it makes some sense that this had previously not been noticed.
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* One of the stories in the Azazel series by [[Isaac Asimov]] involves an [[Hollywood Atheist|irritating atheist]] given a [[Jet Pack]] and told that it's powered by his belief in science and logic. The problem is, {{spoiler|those who see him flying call it a miracle, and convince him it's one too, making him incapable of using it again.}}
* Skeeve in ''Another Fine Myth'' must stop drawing upon his parents' or mentor's strengths for his confidence, and find it in himself instead, to finally light a candle with his magic.
* ''[[Wild Cards]]'': The school of thought that Aces are internally confident and end up being beautiful and powerful, while Jokers have some sort of internal self-hatred that manifests outwardly. This also reflects in their powers, because some Jokers have powers that would make them Aces if they weren't so hideously deformed.
* The wizards in ''[[Discworld]]'' are like this.
* Nynaeve in ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' can only use her magic when she's angry. {{spoiler|she gets better.}}
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Zimmy from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' has some kind of [[Psychic Power]] (her exact abilities are rather vague so far). She also has a mental
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'': {{spoiler|Grace}} has [[Telekinesis]] just strong enough to "arm-wrestle". But when someone makes her explode (figuratively), something may explode (literally).
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* In one episode of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', he temporarily gains the ability to control the weather, but it's based on his emotions instead of consciously controlled.
** This also applies to his general ghost powers during the beginning when it was more sensitive to his growing emotions.
* In ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', Toonverse Starfire's powers are apparently triggered and/or powered by specific emotions, eg joy for flight, rage for [[Eye Beam
* Rex's powers from ''[[Generator Rex]]'' require him to be focused and level headed when using them. If he loses his concentration, for instance if he becomes confused his powers will fail.
* Bending works this way in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. Aang has to adjust his mindset when he learns a new element, which becomes a serious problem with the [[The Pollyanna|happy-go-lucky hero]] has to learn to be steadfast and forceful to learn Earthbending. Zuko also loses most of the power behind his [[Playing with Fire|Firebending]] when {{spoiler|he joins the good guys and loses the hatred in his heart. Luckily, he finds a secret society where he learns that Firebending is about passion, not anger.}}
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