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* The use of the term "Esper" (see below) in ''[[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' is used by Haruhi in the context of "has special powers", although the original meaning of [[wikipedia:Alfred Bester|Alfred Bester]] and those he inspired is generally specific to [[Telepathy]] or at least [[Psychic Powers]] in general.

** Of course, this is the result of an unusual translation convention. The original Japanese uses the far-more-generic "chōnōryokusha", which can be broken down literally into "super ability person".

* ''[[Darker than Black]]'' has its Contractors, in reference to the powers they have which they "repay" through Renumerations (rituals that must be done each time they use their powers). That being said, the term also calls to mind [[Career Killers|contract killing]] and [[Private Military Contractors]], which are both pretty accurate descriptions of the type of jobs Contractors tend to be involved in.

** There are also certain other types of supers: Dolls (who have little personal volition and whose powers usually focus on ESP through a chosen medium), Moratoriums (who have no control over their powers and usually go into [[Superpower Meltdown|trance-like states of destruction]]), and Forfeiters (Contractors who lost their powers and regained their emotions).