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'''Aerynn:''' How powerful I am! I don't know!
'''NJ:''' How can you NOT KNOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT??
'''Aerynn:''' Because there are a lot of things I'm afraid to try!
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A [[Power Limiter]] in which a character is intentionally suppressing their true strength, be it by magic, technology, willpower, or just by not powering up. Can be for all sorts of reasons. Maybe they want to give their opponent a fair shot at winning. Maybe they [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|don't know their own strength]], or letting loose would simply uncork their [[Power Incontinence]]. Maybe they [[I Just Want to Be Normal|just want to be normal]]. Maybe they are afraid of the [[Hero Insurance|collateral damage]]. Maybe they want to try this [[Weak but Skilled]] thing so they learn to fight tactically rather than steamroll others with brute force. Or maybe it's just to [[Drama-Preserving Handicap|keep their power from overtaking the plot]].
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{{examples}}
== Anime and Manga ==
* Washu from ''[[Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki]].'' She's {{spoiler|actually one of the Choushin (a goddess, basically) in human form.}}
** And as she demonstrates in the second OAV, "weak" is a ''very relative term''. Even with her powers restricted, she's ''much'' stronger than Ryoko, who, prior to Washu's appearance, was arguably the single most powerful cast member other than [[God Mode Sue|Tenchi himself.]]
** Then again, Ryoko only had one out of three jewels, Tenchi didn't let her have the others, even when giving them to her would have been a good idea, making her a partial example.
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