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* 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 ''[[
* The [[Hammerspace|N.O. portal]] connecting [[Mega Corp|Medica Mechanica]] to [[FLCL|Naota's head]] seems to get wider during times of emotional distress.
* 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 ''[[
* Goku of ''[[
** 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 a Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]'' are said to operate at least partially on the pilot's willpower (which goes a long way to explaining why [[Hot-Blooded|Harry Ord's is so strong]]). The Moonlight Butterfly will also only manifest when the pilot has the proper amount of determination to activate it.
* 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.
* [[Chaos
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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.
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** This does [[Depending
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* 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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* 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 ''[[
* Nynaeve in ''[[
* In ''[[
** He has also stated that sometimes ''color'' can become part of the spell, as seen in ''Proven Guilty'' when he builds the net to find the phobophages. There's black for vengeance, white for purity, etc. When building the net, he uses blue play-dough because of blue's connotations with defense. Plus, [[Perpetual Poverty|blue is cheaper]].
* In Larry Niven's [[Known Space]] universe, this is how Gil "The Arm" Hamilton got his power and nickname. He had lost his right arm in an accident, but one day when he absent-mindedly tried to catch a dropped object with the missing arm, he manifested an "imaginary" psychic arm that works via telekinesis. One story notes that psychic abilities work only [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|because the user believes in them]].
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The central gameplay mechanic of ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Zimmy from ''[[
* ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Presto from ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (
* In one episode of ''[[
** This also applies to his general ghost powers during the beginning when it was more sensitive to his growing emotions.
* In ''[[Teen Titans (
* 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 ''[[
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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