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** Although when John Henry's niece gained powers through the Everyman Project and became leader of [[Infinity, Inc.]], he complained she hadn't "earned" them. Mind you, this was less about "you shouldn't be a hero" and more about the fact that Infinity Inc. was sponsored by Lex '[[Civilian Villain|totally reformed this time, honest]]' Luthor. There ''was'' a little bit of "you're not mature or responsible enough to be a hero yet" in Steel's actions, but in his defense Natasha herself demonstrated that he wasn't ''entirely'' wrong about this.
*** On the other hand, when he was at one point thought dead, Natasha picked up his hammer and triggered a fantastic recorded message saying "I don't want you to be a superhero like me, it's too dangerous, but since you'll probably ignore me, I rigged all my gear to answer to you. You'll be great." But then, [[Legacy Character|taking up the mantle]] is a slightly different situation in [[DC Comics|the DCU]].
* [[Silver Age]] Lois Lane used to [https://web.archive.org/web/20200801201239/http://www.superdickery.com/
** Of course, the real reason is that Lois won't be the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191017002530/http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=949:lois-kryptonite-vision brightest] bulb even on a shelf full of [https://web.archive.org/web/20191017002529/http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=448:be-smarter-than-the-bed-lois bed lamps].
** ''[[Superdickery.com]]'' has a truly lethal [[Drinking Game]] based around taking a shot every time [[Superpower Silly Putty|Jimmy Olsen gets superpowers.]]
* Similarly, Johnny Quick once gained a [[Distaff Counterpart]] called Joanie Swift whom he seriously resented, but who couldn't be dissuaded from trying to help, until she had to deal with ''[[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|mice]]'', after which she agreed to let him take away her powers.
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