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In a group of people with various superpower, this is the one teammate with no offensive powers. Teamed with [[An Ice Person]], A [[Flying Brick]], and someone with [[Heat Vision]], he'll be the one with telepathy or [[Healing Hands]]. His power, if useable at all in combat, are purely defensive. Unlike [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]], that does not necessarily make him useless, as he may be the only one capable of advancing the plot and his powers may have the most [[Mundane Utility]]. After all, beating the bad guy is good an all, but you need to know who the bad guy is, and find and reach him first. Because of their lack of firepower, it's not rare for that teammate to be skilled in martial arts, or fall back on superior weaponry. Similarly, some may find offensive use for their powers by thinking outside the box.
Very often [[The Chick]] or [[The Smart Guy]] is likely to have this in a [[Five-Man Band]]. See also [[White Mage]], [[The Medic]], and [[Combat Medic]]. In Videogames, The [[White Magician Girl]] is often this.
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** In ''StrikerS'', this was the official duty of Caro for Lightning Team. Ditto Teana for the StarS team, though she was mainly "shoot anyone who tries to flank the fighters" kind of support. Also, at least one third of the Numbers were supporting types (especially Otto).
* [[Mahou Sensei Negima]], Around half the current group of main heroes fall under this so much so they have a Character Page to themselves [[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)/Characters/Ala Alba Support|Characters]]
** Most Notable is Ako who is a [[Status Buff|Buff Bot]] , Nodoka the [[Mind Probe|Mind Reader]] (Before she started [[Min
* ''[[Darker Than Black]]'': Mao and Yin can count as that in Hei's team, as they both provide survey. In November 11's team July provides survey; April, while [[Making a Splash|her power]] has good offensive purposes, she supports November by summoning rain he can freeze, since it's much more effective that way.
* Borderline example: Sailor Mercury in the first season of ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. Her "bubble spray" attack was used to stun and disorient enemies, and her only other power was an [[Everything Sensor]] visor. She finally got some offensive attacks in the later seasons. She has attacks, but they are entirely non lethal, compared to her teammates'.
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== Film ==
* Violet of ''[[The Incredibles]]'' who has the same powers as the Invisible Woman.
* Most of the future Hero support of ''[[Sky High]]'' fall either in this, or in [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]].
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