Puberty Superpower: Difference between revisions

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** ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' [[Alternate Continuity|reworks continuity]] to put most of the main characters ''in'' their teens.

** ''[[Generation X]]'' is about a group of powered teens at Xavier's spin-off school.

** Exceptions to the [[Puberty Superpower]] tend be extreme. The shapeshifter Morph, as explained in ''[[Exiles]]'', was born a fairly squishy mass of a baby. Nonetheless he counts himself lucky, since his power allowed him to quickly shift into a more normal appearance and live a fairly happy family life.

** Exceptions to the Puberty Superpower tend be extreme. The shapeshifter Morph, as explained in ''[[Exiles]]'', was born a fairly squishy mass of a baby. Nonetheless he counts himself lucky, since his power allowed him to quickly shift into a more normal appearance and live a fairly happy family life.

*** There is also Jamie Madrox aka. Multiple Man, whose mutation showed itself directly after birth when he created several copies of himself after getting the usual slap on the behind.

* Franklin Richards is a major [[Marvel Universe]] exception who, even more dramatically than Superbaby, shows the dangers of a child who possesses (literally) [[Reality Warper|world-shaping power]].

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* ''[[Sky High]]''.

** Although, of course, Layla said that she used her powers to help her lima bean plant grow back in kindergarten. Perhaps the latest one receives powers in puberty, like 'Up, up and away.'

** And to be honest, the film only has the main character as having his powers first activate on-screen whilst he was in his teens, and it does kinda say that what with the powers being in the blood, the [[Puberty Superpower]] is the last possible point for you to gain superpowers (unless you have a vat of toxic waste), afterwhich its pointless to have that cape at the ready.

** And to be honest, the film only has the main character as having his powers first activate on-screen whilst he was in his teens, and it does kinda say that what with the powers being in the blood, the Puberty Superpower is the last possible point for you to gain superpowers (unless you have a vat of toxic waste), afterwhich its pointless to have that cape at the ready.

* Speaking of, Charlie from ''Firestarter'' is an exception, since she showed her abilities in infancy, much to her parents' alarm.

* ''[[Carrie]]'' dealt with this theme. Note that [[~~Superhero|superheroes~~]] aren't the only ones with super-powers...

* ''[[Carrie]]'' dealt with this theme. Note that [[superhero]]es aren't the only ones with super-powers...

** The book however mentions an incident which happened when she was still a baby. So her powers only ''returned'' with puberty, apparently.

** Similar to the Freudian ideas on human development and sexuality.

* Magicians in ''[[The Covenant]]'' have a two-level [[Puberty Superpower]]. They first get their powers around age 13, and get a massive power boost when they hit <s>21</s> 18.

* Magicians in ''[[The Covenant]]'' have a two-level Puberty Superpower. They first get their powers around age 13, and get a massive power boost when they hit <s>21</s> 18.

** They just [[Dawson Casting|look 21]].

* Cruelly averted in ''[[Scanners]]'', where the telepaths of the title are quite capable even [[Fetus Terrible|before birth]]. This guarantees that when they grow up, they will have [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|a host of psychological problems]], and - because they've been able to hear the thoughts of others their whole lives - a deeply flawed sense of self.

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* Averted in ''[[Bewitched]]'', where the [[Witch Species|witch-children]] are shown using magic even as infants. Of course they're [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-mortal]], so their abilities may be atypical.

** Endora brags that Samantha was able to fly on her own by age five, but then adds that Samantha had been precocious for her age.

* ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' claims that half-witches come into their powers on their [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday|16th birthday]], before which Sabrina's aunts had engaged in an elaborate [[Masquerade]] to keep the other world a secret from ~~her -- though~~ this does not jive well with the later implications that witches are generally comically bad at dealing with things in the usual mortal way, and that deliberately avoiding magic is unhealthy for a witch. This is also [[~~Retcon|retconned~~]] in ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'', where a 13-year-old Sabrina has full knowledge of the other world.

* ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' claims that half-witches come into their powers on their [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday|16th birthday]], before which Sabrina's aunts had engaged in an elaborate [[Masquerade]] to keep the other world a secret from her—though this does not jive well with the later implications that witches are generally comically bad at dealing with things in the usual mortal way, and that deliberately avoiding magic is unhealthy for a witch. This is also [[retcon]]ned in ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'', where a 13-year-old Sabrina has full knowledge of the other world.

** That or the cartoon was just following the path of the original ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Comic Book)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' comic books, where Sabrina is shown with her powers even as a child (in a few "Little Archie" stories).

* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' averts this. Characters manifest their powers at various ages. Some, like Nathan Petrelli or Matt Parkman, manifest well into adulthood. Others, like Micah Sanders or Molly Walker, manifest before puberty. The youngest example is Donna, from the comics, who was unaware she had a power at all because she'd had it from ''birth''. She had simply assumed telescopic vision ''was'' normal. In fact, the only character confirmed to manifest during the teenage years is Claire Bennet, who manifests at 15.