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* Inverted with April in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'': [[PowerAtAPrice the remuneration]] for her powers is to drink. She ''does'' like alcohol ''[InebriatedPartyGirl a lot]]''.

* Inverted with April in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'': [[PowerAtAPrice the remuneration]] for her powers is to drink. She ''does'' like alcohol ''[[TheAlcoholic a lot]]''.

* In ''{{Sinfest}'' when Squigley gets stoned enough he can fly using whatever he is sitting on at the time, usually his couch, but at least once, his toilet.

* ''{{Tintin}}'': Give a few drops of alcohol to a tired Captain Haddock, and he'll be good as new. [[AlcoholInducedStupidity Just make sure he doesn't get too much.]]

* ''{{Tintin}}'': Give a few drops of alcohol to a tired Captain Haddock, and he'll be good as new. [[AlchoholInducedStupidity Just make sure he doesn't get too much.]]

* ''{{Tintin}}'': Give a few drops of alcohol to a tired Captain Haddock, and he'll be good as new.

* In the ''Literature/{{Dune}} novels'', Guild Navigators fit. Breathing great quantities of melange/spice gives them limited powers of prescience, enough to find safe passage when their ship is traveling faster than light. The general population doesn't gain this benefit.

* ''TheLegendOfDrunkenMaster''

** He's also a [[ChainSmoking chain smoker]], so it''s further inverted when he finds he gets even stronger when he stops smoking. He's also not happy about this.

* In ''WolfsRain'', Quent Yaden gains the ability to see through the wolves' humanoid disguises after consuming alcohol. On the downside, it impairs his aiming skills.

* In ''{{Scarface}}'', Tony's cocaine allowed him to take a ''lot'' of punishment before going down.

* Subverted with SherlockHolmes: He used cocaine because he believed cocaine stimulated his mind between cases.

* The One Ring of ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' is a strange example. It gives its user power, but at the same time creates an addiction to it, to the point where the user couldn't give it to anyone else, thus making him the only one powered by it.
* In the ''{{Dune}} novels'', Guild Navigators fit. Breathing great quantities of melange/spice gives them limited powers of prescience, enough to find safe passage when their ship is traveling faster than light. The general population doesn't gain this benefit.

* ''DragonAge'': Unlike the mages, who simply get a power boost from [[AppliedPhlebotinum Lyrium]], the Templars' abilities are powered solely by it. However, it is also addictive as hell, and the [[TheChurch Chantry]] monopolizes Lyrium trade to keep its Templar junkies on a short leash.
* In ''AlphaProtocol'', the 1980s-themed villain, Konstantin Brayko, ingests enormous amounts of cocaine to power up and fight Mike Thorton, allowing Brayko to do things like run incredibly fast and be temporarily bulletproof. [[spoiler: You can thwart this by having Steven Heck sabotage his supply.]]

* ''SouthPark'': Marijuana gives Towlie [an anthropomorphic towel] {{Popeye}}-like powers.

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* Inverted with April in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'': [[PowerAtAPrice the remuneration]] for her powers is to drink. She ''does'' like alcohol ''[[BottleFairy a lot]]''.

* Inverted with [[BottleFairy Fujusawa-sensei]] from ''ElHazard''. He gains SuperStrength as a result of coming to El Hazard, but only when he ''stops'' drinking. He's not happy about this.

* The ''New Guardians'' villain Snowflame is the poster boy for this trope (he's the page image!), having actual observable supernatural abilities powered by cocaine, which he worships as a god.

* The insane crime boss Jack Lupino in the original ''MaxPayne'' overdoses on Valkyr and takes an ungodly amount of lead into the body before he bites the dust. [[FridgeBrilliance Justified much later]] by TheReveal that [[spoiler:Valkyr was originally developed by US military to create SuperSoldiers: in other word, the drugs worked on Lupino as designed, never mind that it also proved addictive as hell]].

* Inverted with April in ''DarkerThanBlack'': [[PowerAtAPrice the remuneration]] for her powers is to drink. She ''does'' like alcohol ''[[BottleFairy a lot]]''.

* In ''OnePiece'', Franky's case is a bit different: He's a cyborg who uses cola as an energy source, mostly because he loves cola. (He ''can'' use other carbonated drinks, juices or even tea, with...mixed results)

* [[DrunkenMaster Chu]] from ''YuYuHakusho'' in the Dark Tournament arc.

A character is addicted to a substance.

Drugs, Alcohol, [[MustHaveCaffeine Caffeine]]... For most people, it would only cause lots of trouble. Not for this guy. He earns superpowers from an over-consumption, and/or each time he consumes the substance.

* In ''OnePiece'', Franky's case is a bit different: He's a cyborg who uses cola as an energy source, mostly because he loves cola. (He ''can'' use other carbonated drinks, with...mixed results)

* In ''OnePiece'', Franky's case is a bit different: He's a cyborg who uses cola as an energy source, mostly because he loves cola. (He ''can'' uses other drinks, with...mixed results)

* The insane crime boss Jack Lupino in the original ''MaxPayne'' overdoses on Valkyr and takes an ungodly amount of lead into the body before he bites the dust. [[FridgeBrilliance Justified much later]] by TheReveal that [[spoiler:Valkyr was originally developed by US military to create SuperSoldiers: in other word, the drug was just doing its job (never mind that it also proved addictive as hell)]].

* The insane crime boss Rico Muerte in the original ''MaxPayne'' overdoses on Valkyr and takes an ungodly amount of lead into the body before he bites the dust. [[FridgeBrilliance Justified much later]] by TheReveal that [[spoiler:Valkyr was originally developed by US military to create SuperSoldiers: in other word, the drug was just doing its job (never mind that it also proved addictive as hell)]].

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[[folder:Film]]
* In ''{{Scarface}}'', Tony's cocaine allowed him to take a ''lot'' of punishment before going down.
* ''TheLegendOfDrunkenMaster''
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[[folder:Litterature]]

* In ''AlphaProtocol'', the 1980s-themed villain, Konstantin Brayko, ingests enormous amounts of cocaine to power up and fight Mike Thorton, allowing Brayko to do things like run incredibly fast and be temporarily bulletproof.

* [[OnePiece Franky's]] case is a bit different: He's a cyborg who uses cola as an energy source, mostly because he loves cola. (He ''can'' uses other drinks, with...mixed results)
* Inverted with April in DarkerThanBlack: [[PowerAtAPrice the remuneration]] for her powers is to drink. She ''does'' like alcohol ''[[BottleFairy a lot]]''.
* In WolfsRain, Quent Yaden gains the ability to see through the wolves' humanoid disguises after consuming alcohol. On the downside, it impairs his aiming skills.
* [[DrunkenMaster Chu]] from YuYuHakusho in the Dark Tournament arc.
* Inverted with [[BottleFairy Fujusawa-sensei]] from ElHazard. He gains SuperStrength as a result of coming to El Hazard, but only when he ''stops'' drinking. He's not happy about this.

[[AC: Film]]
* [[{{Scarface}} Tony's]] cocaine allowed him to take a ''lot'' of punishment before going down.
* TheLegendOfDrunkenMaster

* The ElongatedMan drinks a lot of Gingold soda and gets super-stretch powers. Evidentally it only works on him.

* The NewGuardians villain Snowflame is the poster boy for this trope (he's the page image!), having actual observable supernatural abilities powered by cocaine, which he worships as a god.
* Give a few drops of alcohol to a tired [[{{Tintin}} Captain Haddock]], and he'll be good as new.
* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in ''{{Empire}}'', where supervillain tyrant Golgoth keeps his minions under control by feeding them a highly addictive power-boosting drug called "Eucharist." It's so addictive that anyone who stops using has a good chance of being driven permanently insane during withdrawal. The inversion becomes apparent with the discovery that [[spoiler: derived from the blood of the defeated superhero Endymion. In other words, Endymion's superhuman biology powers everyone else's addictions.]]
* In GrantMorrison's ''[[XMen X-Men]]'', the drug Kick is a highly addictive power-booster that only works on mutants. [[spoiler: It's actually the sentient bacteria Sublime, making it an inversion as well -- Sublime's power is to ''be'' an addictive power source.]]

[[folder: Litterature]]
* Subverted with Sherlock Holmes - Holmes used cocaine because he believed cocaine stimulated his mind between cases
-> "Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere, I can dispense then with artificial stimulants"
* In LawrenceWattEvans' {{Ethshar}} books, the magical power that warlocks have was given by something, possibly a meteorite. It suddenly awoke power in thousands of people. The more that warlocks use their power, the more powerful they get, the more they want to use it, but when they use too much of it, they are compelled to fly to the source and are never heard from again. It's portrayed as an addiction.
* The One Ring of Literature/LordOfTheRings is a strange example. It gives its user power, but at the same time creates an addiction to it, to the point where the user couldn't give it to anyone else, thus making him the only one powered by it.
* In the {{Dune}} novels, Guild Navigators fit. Breathing great quantities of melange/spice gives them limited powers of prescience, enough to find safe passage when their ship is traveling faster than light. The general population doesn't gain this benefit.

[[folder: Live Action TV]]
* Caleb from FlandersCompany earned short-range teleportation after spending some time drinking an average of ''8 liters of coffee a day.'' Consuming more coffee also makes him more powerful, allowing him to [[spoiler: teleport a whole building at one point.]]
* On WKRPInCincinnati Johnny and Venus get drunk and then have their reflexes measured live on-air as a PSA against drunk driving. For some reason the more Johnny drinks the better his reflexes are.
* Isaac Mendez on {{Heroes}} discovers an ability to paint the future. Unfortunately, Isaac is also a heroin addict who finds he can only paint when high. This effectively means that Isaac's ability is dependent on drug use, creating some awkward issues for him. Eventually, he gets himself clean discovers that he can paint the future even when sober.
* HappyEndings: One episode has Penny getting drunk, which gives her the power to speak and understand Italian. This isn't just a couple of drinks, either; she has to get WASTED to get to the point where she can do this. (Side option: Alex starts lavishly eating ribs when smashed. Not as impressive.)
* MyNameIsEarl: Randy is an adept lier, conman, and all-around competent at doing stuff, but only after he's had four beers. No more, no less.
* There was a ''ForeverKnight'' episode where Natalie found that a drug called Lidobuterine(sp?)seemed to cure Nick's vampirism. However, it turned into the drug being addictive, and in order to remain 'human', Nick had to keep taking it and get more and more of the drug at once.

[[folder: Video Games]]
* PunchOut's Soda Popinsky. He drinks huge amounts of soda, even on the ring. The drink restore his stamina and increase his punching power, albeit for a short time.
* DragonAge: Unlike the mages, who simply get a power boost from [[AppliedPhlebotium Lyrium]], the Templars' abilities are powered solely by it. However, it is also addictive as hell, and the [[TheChurch Chantry]] monopolizes Lyrium trade to keep its Templar junkies on a short leash.
* In AlphaProtocol, the 80's-themed villain, Konstantin Brayko, ingests enormous amounts of cocaine to power up and fight Mike Thorton, allowing him to do things like run incredibly fast, and makes him temporarily bulletproof.

[[AC: Western Animation]]
* SouthPark: Marijuana gives Towlie (an anthropomorphic towel) Popeye-like powers.