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== Anime and Manga ==
 
* In ''[[Maken Ki (Manga)-ki!|Maken Ki]]'', this is how Celia's "reverse" power works. Normally, she just uses it to reverse someone's momentum when they attack her, and for a while [[I Am Not Left-Handed|everyone assumes that's all she can do]]. However, she can also reverse a fighter's strength (making them weak), reverse the [[Determinator]]'s aggression (turning him into an apathetic mess) and {{spoiler|[[Gender Bender|reverse her own gender (turning her from her natural male gender into a girl)]]}}.
* It's common in ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'' for Devil Fruit users to not have any obvious limits to their powers, though many of them fall into [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]. In fact, it's stated that one of the true marks of a strong fruit user is how much experience they have with their powers and by extension, how many of these uses for their powers they can figure out.
** A good example is Kuma, alluded to in the trope description, who has the power to repel things. He often uses this to repel attacks, but it turns out he can repel the pain from a person's body, or send someone basically anywhere in the world they can travel to via a straight line. That straight line limitation is only as far as one can guess.
* [[Aphorism]] is literally this. All the powers of the characters are based on a single kanji. Someone with the character for "flame" can produce flames, for example. {{spoiler|It's even possible to change your power by interpreting that character differently}}.
* The "hundred power" possessed by Kotetsu and Barnaby in ''[[Tiger and Bunny (Anime)|Tiger and Bunny]]'' is said to increase their abilities a hundredfold. They primarily make use of the considerable boost this gives to their strength, speed, and ability to resist injury, but Kotetsu is also shown using it as a [[Healing Factor]] and to enhance his senses when needed.
 
== Comic Books ==
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* Mirror Master, one of [[The Flash]]'s enemies, can do just about whatever the writer can imagine as long as it involves light and/or glass, up to and including creating entire mirror universes.
{{quote| ''"I can use a mirror a thousand different ways. Can turn a man inside out. Cut a hole through a seven-foot concrete wall. Make ye see things from yer fantasies--or from yer worst nightmares."'' (''[[The Flash]]'' vol. 2 #212)}}
* Cypher of ''[[X -Men]],'' whose only power is the ability to understand all languages. After being written as completely useless 99% of the time, writers upgraded his powers to include programming languages and a dozen other things most sane people would never label a language.
 
== Literature ==
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== Webcomics ==
 
* The titular Keys of the ''[[Exalted (Tabletop Game)|Exalted]]'' webcomic ''[[Keychain of Creation (Webcomic)|Keychain of Creation]]'' have the simple ability to unlock things, including the seals on the local [[Cosmic Horror|Cosmic Horrors]]. However, according to [[Word of God]], obtaining all five Keys grants the wielder omnipotence, as long as they can phrase the desired action as "unlocking." For example, the [[Omnicidal Maniac|Deathlords]] are immortal, or one might say "locked" to life, and thus can be killed with proper use of the Keys.
* Parodied by ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'': Red Mage is constantly showing his companions [[One Stat to Rule Them All]] versus a [[Dump Stat]]. Lockpicking can be accomplished, for instance, using the pickpocket skill because it's just removing a lock from a pocket in a door. The interrogation skill is simply emptying pockets of information in people's minds. This being 8-Bit Theater, [[Insane Troll Logic]] is completely applicable if you're stupid enough to not wonder how it's at all possible. Likewise, Thief can steal things that are intangible or that ''don't exist'', basically doing anything as long as can be called theft.
* The Kayoss Royal Family in ''[[LsL's Empire (Webcomic)|Ls Empire]]'' are all granted a single word. Any definition of that word is available to them as a power. The current king has the power of sound; so he can control sound waves, [[Compelling Voice|make whatever he says perfectly believable]], and put anything into a perfect (sound) state.
 
== Western Animation ==
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