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* [[{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]] lost his sight but gained SuperSenses as a child. These senses have proven to come in handy as a lawyer, when trying to interrogate shady defendants on the witness stand. ([[MST3KMantra Never mind the fact that]] [[YouFailLawForever lawyers typically depose witnesses well in advance of trial.]])

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* In ''[[Film/IronMan Iron Man 2]]'', Tony is shown practicing "mixed martial-arts" (actually [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty Dirty]] [[GoodOldFisticuffs Boxing]]) against Happy Hogan. Later, when he and Rhodey get into a fight, the lessons actually come in handy because Tony is more used to fighting in PoweredArmor and is actually able to hold his own against the military-trained Colonel Rhodes.]]

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* Not only does she have all the powers of [[{{Superman}} her cousin]], {{Supergirl}} has had training in both unarmed and armed combat. By WonderWoman and the Amazons. Unfortunatly, most writers tend to forget this.

The main criteria is that the indicated character learned this skill ''after'' gaining their superpowers. If they were already a skilled detective before they were dunked in {{Phlebotinum}}, then that isn't this trope. Furthermore, this trope isn't about gaining NewPowersAsThePlotDemands; the new skills are mundane things that anyone could do with enough training or knowledge--it's just that combined with their powers, this makes them twice as effective.

** Similiar, in ''{{Irredeemable}}'' not ever lerning how to fight and relaying only on his strenght alone come back to bite [[spoiler: Plutonian]] hard, when somebody equally strong, who knows some moves, showed up.

* In ''VideoGame/Mabinogi'', player characters gain stat points from training skills, including noncombat skills. This leads to players training, for example, the Weaving skill to use the Dexterity it rewards to help in combat. This also works in reverse, as some noncombat skills benefit from higher stats that can be gained by training skills, including combat skills.

** Monica is a borderline example, since her power ''is'' learning and she uses it to learn Parkour and martial arts.

* In [[MabinogiFantasyLife Mabinogi]], player characters gain stat points from training skills, including noncombat skills. This leads to players training, for example, the Weaving skill to use the Dexterity it rewards to help in combat. This also works in reverse, as some noncombat skills benefit from higher stats that can be gained by training skills, including combat skills.

* In [[MabinogiFantasyLife Mabinogi]], player characters gain stat points from training skills, including noncombat skills.

* In {{Preacher}}, ''not'' learning how to fight has major consequences for [[spoiler: Cassidy, who - despite being a vampire, stronger and faster than a human could ever be - finds that Jesse, who suffered through a protracted bout of TrainingFromHell, can hold his own when they go toe-to-toe. Jesse himself has a lack of training in one area - he doesn't speak French (or any language other than English), which turns out to be a bigger problem than you might imagine.]]
** Similiar, in {{Irredeemable}} not ever lerning how to fight and relaying only on his strenght alone come back to bite [[spoiler: Plutonian]] hard, when somebody equally strong, who knows some moves, showed up.
* The entire point of Avengers: The Initiative and Avengers Academy is to invoke this trope.

* In the StarWarsExpandedUniverse, Jaina Solo asked Boba Fett to train her in hand-to-hand combat to prepare for her final duel with Darth Caedus.

* Used a lot in the [[SuperHeroSchool Super Hero Schools]] in TheDescendants where power creativity is an actual class, on top of self defense.

* The Disney version of ''[[{{Disney/Hercules}} Hercules]]'' had Herc go to Phil for training. He already had SuperStrength, but Phil taught him how to use that strength in a real fight, along with other skills like archery and swordsmanship.
* Used in an episode of ''{{X-Men Evolution}}''. Most of the younger mutants who are used to training in the danger room with Wolverine are disappointed when Scott and Jean are the only teachers left at the institute and would rather teach them geometry and physics. Of course, they change their minds when Scott shows them he can ricochet his laser eyes around a room to hit a moving target.
* In a cold open of ''[=~Batman: The Brave And The Bold~=]'', it is revealed that Batman taught Dr. Fate how to box in case his helmet was ever removed.

** Also, it has been stated multiple times that Superman has taken fighting lessons from [[{{Batman}} Earth's greatest fighter]].

* Arguably the entire ''purpose'' of [[WhateleyUniverse Whateley Academy]] is to churn these out.

* Arguably the entire ''purpose'' of WhateleyAcademy is to churn these out by the class-full.

* [[{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]] lost his sight but gained SuperSenses as a child. These senses have proven to come in handy as a lawyer, when trying to interrogate shady defendants on the witness stand.