History BlessedWithSuck / ComicBooks

*** Unus's is so BlessedWithSuck, his powers manage to kill him ''twice''. In the Son of M mini-series, starring {{Quicksilver}}, Unus showed up alive without explanation, but depowered. He & several other depowered mutants are exposed to the [[GreenRock terrigen mists]] by the titular character, despite the TheInhuman's warnings that exposing any non-Inhuman will end in tragedy. Everyone exposed has their powers returned, but to extreme levels, leading to madness, misery and (in Unus's case) death. Again.

*** Unus's is so BlessedWithSuck, his powers manage to kill him ''twice''. In the Son of M mini-series, starring Quicksilver, Unus showed up alive without explanation, but depowered.
He & several other depowered mutants are exposed to the [[GreenRock terrigen mists]] by the titular character, despite the Inhuman's warnings that exposing any non-Inhuman will end in tragedy. Everyone exposed has their powers returned, but to extreme levels, leading to madness, misery and (in Unus's case) death. Again.

** The short time X-man Marrow was born with (or at least has them since a very early age) the power to have [[LovecraftianSuperpower bone plates and blades painfully growing out of her body]]. So unlike most mutants she didn't get to have a normal life before becoming a mutant. Only thanks to a HealingFactor is she still alive nowadays. So it's somewhat understandable that she went AxeCrazy over that. Also, so much for "[[EvolutionaryLevels next step of evolution]]".

* Several NighInvulnerable characters are said to have little or no sense of touch -- Diamond Lil of Alpha Flight, Hardbody of the Next Men, Alea of Wildcore, etc.

* And let's not forget Mister Immortal, Craig Hollis. His one and only power: he can't ever stay dead. He discovered it by trying to commit suicide when his girlfriend did the same. And while all the loved ones around him died. And continued to die. [[WhoWantsToLiveForever He will, according to reliable sources, outlive things like stars, planets, and Galactus.]]
** Considering Galactus is a being which used to be mortal and was born in the universe that existed previous to the current Marvel universe (and gained his powers through surviving the death of his universe and the big bang that created the current one), it [[FridgeLogic stands to reason that Mr Immortal would be a strong contender]] for becoming the [[CosmicHorror Galactus]] of the universe that follows the eventual death of the current Marvel universe.

** This is also upset by the fact that Ben Grimm is one of the most absolutely loved heroes in the Marvel Universe. No hero has as many friends and is as respected and genuinely loved by other heroes. Laying the smack down on Ben Grimm in front of the Avengers [[TheMightyThor is a wonderful way to get some Asgardian hammer driven repeatedly into your face.]]

*** During ''Secret Invasion'', the guys with which he was fighting Skrulls with were so afraid that one of them could be Skrull, that their fear made him change into one. While his buddies beat on him, ''real'' Skrulls caught them. He's no teamplayer at all.

* Yet another Marvel character who belongs here is Black Bolt, king of the Inhumans. This guy can produce a destructive force with his voice. If he so much as whispers, he'll destroy the landscape around him. Black Bolt has a bad case of PowerIncontinence -- and the only way he can avoid destroying everything around him is by not vocalizing (talking, laughing, crying, etc.). An old ''Fantastic Four'' comic revealed that Black Bolt had spent his childhood in an isolation chamber until he had learned the discipline to stay forever silent. And he ''killed his parents'' with an ill-timed utterance.

* Jukko of ''Stormwatch: Team Achilles'' has powers which literally cause him nothing but pain-- he can feel the pain of every being within a four mile radius.

** There is a character in ''New Mutants Vol. 2'' who is called Wither. Guess what ''his'' power is?

*** He was already in love with Wallflower, who ''wasn't'' immune to his powers. When he thought he was cured on M-day, he grabbed her to show it, and ''crippled her hand'' in the process. This, among other things, finally drove him to run away from the Institute. OTOH, it seems like he's finally met someone compatible... [[spoiler: Selene, a millennia-old mutant sorceress with life draining powers, the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club and a recurring foe of the X-men]].

* Taskmaster from Marvel can perfectly memorize and copy the movements of other people. Fighting styles, sports, the works. Permanently. This comes with a heavy tradeoff: All of the information that is involved with perfectly imitating so many people is too much for Taskmaster's brain. As a result, he constantly forgets things that aren't combat related: people, places, even a conversation from last Monday. He reveals all of this to Avengers Academy member Finesse, who has similar abilities [[spoiler:because she might be his daughter]] and might have the same problem down the road. [[{{Tearjerker}} He wants to fight her because memorizing her movements is the only way he won't forget her.]]

** It should be noted that this was never stated before the Avengers Academy series, So it's a recent development
* Speaking of avengers academy, you might as well add mettle and hazmat to this list.Mettle falls into ben grimm territory, And looks like the son of the red skull.Hazmat who will give you cancer and is stuck in a suit.And cant turn it off she hasen't taken it too well.

*** His powers didn't grow to fatal levels naturally. In the Son of M mini-series, starring Quicksilver, he & several other depowered mutants are exposed to the [[GreenRock terrigen mists]] by the titular character, despite the Inhuman's warnings that exposing any non-Inhuman will end in tragedy. Everyone exposed has their powers returned, but to extreme levels, leading to madness, misery and (in Unus's case) death.

** Chandra North's power was to be the most beautiful person in the world to whoever looked at her. Which meant they never actually saw ''her'', just their own ideas of beauty. This apparently did a good number on her psyche, and probably did very little for her self-esteem (double points for that blow: it happened in the middle of a high school class.)

** Chamber of ''GenerationX'' has energy powers allowing him to gank anyone this side of Juggernaut. The catch? His powers first manifested themselves so violently, they blew his upper torso and lower jaw off, leaving a glowing maw of energy and burnt flesh. So naturally, he gets doubly screwed on M-Day when his powers get permanently turned off. He doesn't fare much better in alternate realities: In the AgeOfApocalypse universe he had a hole drilled into his chest to allow his power to vent.

** Rogue gets a double-whammy. Yes, technically the ability to [[MegaManning copy other mutants' powers]] by touching them makes her very adaptable, but ''draining people's life energy whenever she touches them'' is about as sucky as it gets. Not to mention absorbing '''everything else'' about that person, including memories and even personality traits. And she ''can't not do so'', rendering her incapable of having any sort of intimate relationship. At the extreme end, she can essentially steal people's souls and hold on to them forever (happened with Ms. Marvel, but not quite intentionally and Ms. Marvel survived it). [[spoiler:She recently got over this problem, though, so now she can copy other mutant powers without causing them harm and freely touch others with no drawback. And it only took about 30 years. Let's see if it sticks.]]

* Taskmaster from Marvel can perfectly memorize and copy the movements of other people. Fighting styles, sports, the works. Permanently. This comes with a heavy tradeoff: All of the information that is involved with perfectly imitating so many people is too much for Taskmaster's brain. As a result, he constantly forgets things that aren't combat related: people, places, even a conversation from last Monday. He reveals all of this to Avengers Initiative member Finesse, who has similar abilities [[spoiler:because she might be his daughter]] and might have the same problem down the road. [[{{Tearjerker}} He wants to fight her because memorizing her movements is the only way he won't forget her.]]

* One of the few examples of this trope who is also a BadassNormal comes from (where else?) {{Marvel Comics}} in the form of [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Michael Van Patrick, aka MVP.]] Long story short he went through a diet and exercise regimen (starting from ''infancy'' it seems) devised by his grandfather who had worked on the SuperSoldier program that created CaptainAmerica. On the plus side, it made MVP a human being whose physical abilities were on par with CaptainAmerica himself, ''without'' SuperSerum. The downside? Hoo boy. When it was discovered that his grandfather worked on the project, school officials suspected that MVP's abilities weren't natural, so he got booted off his high school sports team. Then he got drafted by the Initiative because they also believed he had SuperSerum in his veins. While he adjusted well enough, he and his fellow recruits took part in an ill advised live fire exercise on ''their first day''. End result? [[spoiler: To quote the Sniper from ''TeamFortress2'', "[[BoomHeadshot Boom. Headshot]]."]] [[ItGotWorse It]] [[CloningBlues didn't]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity end]] [[AxCrazy there]].

*** but this usually goes, horribly wrong.
* This was the motivation behind one-time ''ComicBook/{{X-Factor}}'' foe Josef Huber's attempt to orchestrate the extinction of mutants. Unlike others with this goal, he wasn't a deranged fanatic; he just had the ability to automatically copy the[[AllYourPowersCombined powers of every mutant on the planet]], which resulted in him having telepathy so powerful that even the isolated arctic cave he lives in offers little refuge from the constant noise of thoughts from all over the world.

* The protagonist of the Top Cow one-shot ''Murderer'' sees/hears the thoughts of everyone around him all the time. This results in him knowing things he'd rather not (like how much his grandmother secretly hates him) and being so overwhelmed by other people's thoughts that it's hard to focus on his own. He speaks in broken fragments full of pauses[[hottip:*:e.g. "Wife. Got sick. Lost job. No money. No food. Just want. Family okay."]] because he can't concentrate well enough to string together a whole sentence. The title comes from the fact that the only way for him to turn his power off (and even then, only for a few hours) is to be in someone's mind as they're dying.

* In an obscure Marvel example, the mid-1980s series ''Strikeforce Morituri'' makes this a major plot point. In an alternate universe's future, the earth has been invaded by aliens that look like the Predator with mumps. To combat this, humanity has perfected a medical process called the Morituri Process to give human subjects superpowers. The drawbacks? 1. The process is biologically incompatible with a human body, causing GUARANTEED DEATH in a year or less, [[YourHeadAsplode usually in a messy fashion]]. 2. The training procedure to ACTIVATE said superpowers was fatal, unless they actually triggered and you were able to use them quickly. 3. The power that would manifest was [[SuperpowerLottery completely random]]. 4. The more powerful the superpower, the less time you lived.

* One of the few examples of this trope who is also a BadassNormal comes from (where else?) {{Marvel Comics}} in the form of [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Michael Van Patrick, aka MVP.]] Long story short he went through a diet and exercise regimen (starting from ''infancy'' it seems) devised by his grandfather who had worked on the SuperSoldier program that created CaptainAmerica. On the plus side, it made MVP a human being whose physical abilities were on par with CaptainAmerica himself, ''without'' SuperSerum. The downside? Hoo boy. When it was discovered that his grandfather worked on the project, school officials suspected that MVP's abilities weren't natural, so he got booted off his high school sports team. Then he got drafted by the Initiative because they also believed he had SuperSerum in his veins. While he adjusted well enough, he and his fellow recruits took part in an ill advised live fire exercise on ''their first day''. End result? [[spoiler: To quote the Sniper from TeamFortress2, "Pow! Headshot."]] [[ItGotWorse It]] [[CloningBlues didn't]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity end]] [[AxCrazy there]].

*** During ''Secret Invasion'', the guys with which he was fighting Skrulls with were so afraid that one of them could be Skrull, that their fear made him chance into one. While his buddies beat on him, ''real'' Skrulls caught them. He's no teamplayer at all.

**** His powers started to suck much more when he really wanted to scare somewho really pissed him off. Unlucky for him it was [[KryptoniteIsEverywhere badass magician]].

*** In ''XMenForever'', it gets better and [[ItGetsWorse worse]] for her at the same time... [[spoiler:Thanks to a XanatosGambit by Mystique, she arranged for Rogue and Nightcrawler to swap powers. Rogue now is free to touch anyone she wants without fear, and Kurt has to cover up. However, now, Rogue is blue and fuzzy -- though [[FetishFuel for some]][[YourMilageMayVary this makes her sexier...]], giving her replacement {{wangst}}]]