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* Happens briefly to Riddick in ''[[Riddick|Pitch Black]]'', when another survivor accidentally shines a flashlight in his super-sensitive eyes.
* Happens briefly to Riddick in ''[[Riddick|Pitch Black]]'', when another survivor accidentally shines a flashlight in his super-sensitive eyes.
* In ''[[Tremors]]'', Graboids are super sensitive to sound. This is exploited several times throughout the films and the tv series.
* In ''[[Tremors]]'', Graboids are super sensitive to sound. This is exploited several times throughout the films and the tv series.
* On ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]'' the Strategic Response Unit regularly use flashbangs to incapacitate suspects. On some occasions they will also use a special riot shield with flashing strobe lights and speakers emitting loud high frequency noise.
* On ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]'' the Strategic Response Unit regularly use flashbangs to incapacitate suspects. On some occasions they will also use a special riot shield with flashing strobe lights and speakers emitting loud high frequency noise.
* In the ''[[Angel]]'' episode "To Shanshu in L.A.", Wolfram & Hart raise a demon who inflicts Cordelia with a spell that increases her empathic powers. Instead of just receiving the "messages" from the Powers That Be, Cordelia feels the suffering of everyone which overwhelms her and drives her into madness and catatonia.
* In the ''[[Angel]]'' episode "To Shanshu in L.A.", Wolfram & Hart raise a demon who inflicts Cordelia with a spell that increases her empathic powers. Instead of just receiving the "messages" from the Powers That Be, Cordelia feels the suffering of everyone which overwhelms her and drives her into madness and catatonia.
* In ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'', the hero is incapacitated by this briefly a few times.
* In ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'', the hero is incapacitated by this briefly a few times.
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* In ''The Burning Realm'', the Deathlings are victims of a curse-born plague that renders their senses so keen they're almost unbearable. They isolate themselves in a silent, mist-shrouded valley to ensure the disease will not spread, and drape themselves in the lightest and loosest of clothing to minimize the pain of being touched.
* In ''The Burning Realm'', the Deathlings are victims of a curse-born plague that renders their senses so keen they're almost unbearable. They isolate themselves in a silent, mist-shrouded valley to ensure the disease will not spread, and drape themselves in the lightest and loosest of clothing to minimize the pain of being touched.
* Frequently, in detective stories, a camera flash is used to blinding effect.
* Frequently, in detective stories, a camera flash is used to blinding effect.
* Molly of ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' casts a spell that creates bright lights, multi-colored and flashing. Harry calls it the One-Woman Rave.
* Molly of ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' casts a spell that creates bright lights, multi-colored and flashing. Harry calls it the One-Woman Rave.
* ''[[Uplift]]'' series: Acceptors, being designed as living [[Everything Sensor|Everything Sensors]], are somewhat prone to this.
* ''[[Uplift]]'' series: Acceptors, being designed as living [[Everything Sensor|Everything Sensors]], are somewhat prone to this.
* [[Tom Clancy]]'s ''[[Debt Of Honor]]'' features a light so bright it causes paralysis. Not mere incapacitation from blindness, but sensory overload so complete the subjects are entirely overwhelmed.
* [[Tom Clancy]]'s ''[[Debt Of Honor]]'' features a light so bright it causes paralysis. Not mere incapacitation from blindness, but sensory overload so complete the subjects are entirely overwhelmed.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The super-smelling Shirshu from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' is completely blinded when several liters of perfume are spilled onto the floor beneath him. Lashing out blindly with his poison tongue, he manages to hit Zuko, and then his own mistress.
* The super-smelling Shirshu from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' is completely blinded when several liters of perfume are spilled onto the floor beneath him. Lashing out blindly with his poison tongue, he manages to hit Zuko, and then his own mistress.
* In the series based on Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'', a monster steals the heroic traits of all the heroes around. Hercules has a flash of inspiration and asks one who preciously had super vision what the worst part about it is; "Bright lights" is the answer and, indeed, one of the new [[Achilles Heel|Achilles Heels]] that the monster stole in the process.
* In the series based on Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'', a monster steals the heroic traits of all the heroes around. Hercules has a flash of inspiration and asks one who preciously had super vision what the worst part about it is; "Bright lights" is the answer and, indeed, one of the new [[Achilles' Heel|Achilles Heels]] that the monster stole in the process.
* ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''
* ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''
** One of Darkseid's earliest attempts to defeat Superman included high-tech tanks that amongst other weaponry used high-pitched focused sound to great effect against Superman's super-hearing. Blood could be seen pouring out of Superman's ears in the aftermath.
** One of Darkseid's earliest attempts to defeat Superman included high-tech tanks that amongst other weaponry used high-pitched focused sound to great effect against Superman's super-hearing. Blood could be seen pouring out of Superman's ears in the aftermath.
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