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%%* Played with epically by Roger Smith in the "Roger the Wanderer" episode of ''Anime/TheBigO''.

* Franchise/{{Naruto}} is almost too terrified of Gaara to fight him, even when the lives of Sakura and Sasuke are on the line. Naruto makes a massive comeback when he realizes he's stronger when fighting on behalf of someone else, rather than just for himself like Gaara.´

* Franchise/{{Naruto}} is almost too terrified of Gaara to fight him, even when the lives of Sakura and Sasuke are on the line. Naruto makes a massive comeback when he realizes he's stronger when fighting on behalf of someone else, rather than just for himself like Gaara.

* In the VideoGame/{{Delicious}} spin-off series ''Heart's Medicine'', Dr. Allison Heart typically manages to arrive at the right conclusion for the overarching sickness right as the chips come down. That said, these are massive endgame spoilers.

* In the VideoGame/Delicious spin-off series ''Heart's Medicine'', Dr. Allison Heart typically manages to arrive at the right conclusion for the overarching sickness right as the chips come down. That said, these are massive endgame spoilers.

* In the [[''VideoGame/Delicious'']] spin-off series ''Heart's Medicine'', Dr. Allison Heart typically manages to arrive at the right conclusion for the overarching sickness right as the chips come down. That said, these are massive endgame spoilers.

* In the ''VideoGame/Delicious'' spin-off series ''Heart's Medicine'', Dr. Allison Heart typically manages to arrive at the right conclusion for the overarching sickness right as the chips come down. That said, these are massive endgame spoilers.

* In the ''VideoGame/Delicious'' spin-off series ''Heart's Medicine'', Dr. Allison Heart typically manages to arrive at the right conclusion for the overarching sickness right as the chips come down.
** When she drops her personal effects as she's leaving in ''Time To Heal'', having failed to solve what she thinks is an autoimmune disorder, an offhand comment on the resulting bruises highlights a key fact: autoimmune disorders ''don't cause bruising.'' Dregen's Heart Parasites (which her father succumbed to) ''do.''
** In ''Hospital Heat'', when her maternal stepbrother Ryan has a stress-related catatonic episode (which her mother also had,) she realizes the sickness plaguing her is hereditary instead of psychological. A shade of horror, then gloom, falls upon the doctors as Ruth spells it out just before Heart; advanced Herkins' disorder.
** In ''Doctor's Oath'', at the collapse of Heart's happy-go lucky coma dream, she makes a comment on how her efforts to protect herself rejected anything that could help her... just before waking up and bolting for the quarantine room; the medicine is being flagged as harmful by the immune systems of the patient, so encapsulating it in the patient's own DNA should work!

* Issue #20 of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' ("Bow Jest") has Blossom's confidence shot after her hairbow is taken by Buttercup and then stolen by Mojo Jojo, who thinks it wields some sort of power if it can render Blossom helpless without it. Bubbles--of all people--clocks Mojo, slams the bow back on Blossom's noggin and scolds her ("It's a stupid bow! You're ''still'' a Powerpuff Girl whether you have it or not!") Blossom has a sudden epiphany and becomes her confident self again.

Expect a WorldOfCardboardSpeech as the character in question explains this Epiphany.

Expect a WorldOfCardBoardSpeech as the character in question explains this Epiphany.

** Later in the series, Aang has one at the final battle with the [[spoiler:Pheonix King]] Ozai. It's unclear how much of the epiphany was spiritual and how much was physical, since the trigger was smashing into a rock on the injury that had almost killed him. Either way, it allows Aang controlled access to the Avatar State.

* In Film/CaptainMarvel, when she gets captured by [[spoiler: the Kree,]] she's interrogated by [[spoiler: the Supreme Intelligence]]. While [[MindRape inside her mind]], she's told that without them, she's nothing but [[spoiler: [[PunyHumans a mere human]], and the Supreme intelligence demonstrates this by showing [[FailureMontage her memories of her falling down and getting hurt]].]] Captain Marvel then says, "you're right I am [[spoiler: [[HumansAreWarriors human"]] and shows the Supreme Intelligence memories [[TheDeterminator of her getting up to try again]].]]

Not to be confused with EnlightenmentSuperpowers.

* Played with epically by Roger Smith in the "Roger the Wanderer" episode of ''Anime/TheBigO''.

* Thor spends the majority of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' without his lightning powers thanks to Hela destroying his hammer, Mjolnir. During the final battle, when Hela's gouged out one of his eyes and is strangling him to death, Thor has a vision of his father, Odin -- who makes him realize that Mjolnir was just a MagicFeather to focus his divine powers, not the source of them. He then immediately regains his lightning powers, blasts Hela away, and starts beating down her army with his lightning-imbued fists.

* Thor spends the majority of of ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' without his lightning powers thanks to Hela destroying his hammer, Mjolnir. During the final battle, when Hela's gouged out one of his eyes and is strangling him to death, Thor has a vision of his father, Odin - who makes him realize that Mjolnir was just a MagicFeather to focus his divine powers, not the source of them. He then immediately regains his lightning powers, blasts Hela away, and starts beating down her army with his lightning-imbued fists.
-->'''Odin:''' Even when you had two eyes, you'd see only half the picture.
-->'''Thor:''' She's too strong. Without my hammer, I can't-
-->'''Odin:''' Are you Thor, the God of Hammers? Hmm?

-->'''Odin:''' Are you Thor, the God of Hammers?