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'''Not to be confused with [[Die or Fly]]''', in which superpowers awaken in response to a life-threatening situation, as a manifestation of a self-preservation instinct. See also [[Angst Nuke]] and [[Came Back Strong]], which are very extreme variations on this. If the superpowers attained are related to the cause of the trauma, it's an [[Adaptive Ability]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
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== Western Animation ==
* Parodied on ''[[South Park (Animation)|South Park]]'', when Cartman wakes up from coma due to a head injury, he fakes psychic powers in "Cartman's Incredible Gift".
* A fairly mild example occurs in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. Young Twilight has to take an entrance examination to get into the School for Gifted Unicorns. She repeatedly fails the magic test which has been set up for her, leading her to become increasingly nervous, tense, and embarrassed. Then a large explosion occurs in the distance. Getting startled by the sudden noise when she is already strung tight as a wire triggers an enormous burst of random magic to burst from her horn.
* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' Aang is forced into the Avatar State when he is either in mortal danger or experiencing emotional trauma. A major focus of the story is him learning to control that power and to only use it when he wants to.
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