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* In AvatarTheLastAirbender, while not ''every one'' is super, in the sense of being able to bend the elements, a large percentage is, maybe around 30 to 60 percent. This means that bending tends to be used not only for cool fight scenes, but to build houses, heat and cool drinks, power steam-punk machines and play games.

For when it only seems this way from the perspective of an animal or InsufficientlyAdvancedAlien, see HumansAreCthulhu.

* ''IrisZero'' takes place in a world where 99% of children are born with an [[EvilEye Iris]], which allows them to see visual clues. For example, one girl can see a devil tail grow on people when they lie.

* In the ''CodexAlera'' series, ''all'' Alerans (the human civilization) possess a degree of ElementalPowers ([[BadassNormal the protagonist]] being [[TheCallPutMeOnHold a notable exception]]), ranging from peasants who have limited control over one element to [[PersonOfMassDestruction godlike]] [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking high nobility]]. On the nonhuman side of things, the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Marat]] all have the ability to [[BondCreatures telepathically bond with an animal]], and while only a few of the [[WolfMan Canim]] actually have magic, any one of them is ''still'' a seven-to-eight foot tall centuries-old anthropomorphic canine, and therefore ''plenty'' {{Badass}} enough to hold their own against all the superpowered people running around.

In serious works, if the hero is lucky, he or she may have some [[SuperpowerLottery appropriately more epic power than most]], otherwise, the heroes may be little more than {{Action Survivor}}s, even if they have superpowers. Frequently, however, it is used in comic works, where the notion of superpowers are lampooned by just giving them out to everyone until [[SpecialSnowflakeSyndrome everyone is so special that nobody is special]].

* Happens in WorldOfWarcraft on all but the youngest and emptiest realms. At any given time in the capital cities, level-capped players -- many of them armed with epic gear -- far outnumber both NPCs and leveling characters combined. When enemy players invade the cities, [[PoliceAreUseless the city guards can't put up much resistance]], but anyone can be a BadassBystander.

* Happens in WorldOfWarcraft on all but the youngest and emptiest realms. At any given time in the capital cities, level-capped players -- many of them armed with epic gear -- far outnumber both NPCs and leveling characters combined. When enemy players invade the cities, PoliceAreUseless, but anyone can be a BadassBystander.

* In TrintonChronicles, every character (both main and sub) have some sort of supernatural power, ability, or trait. Some are more powerful then others but its so common place that if you lack powers your more of a freak then if you happen to be a PhysicalGod.

* ''MahouSenseiNegima'' - Mundus Magicus turns into one of these once the heroes arrive there - especially for those who were previously just {{Muggles}}
** Though subverted in that the main cast remains leagues more powerful then the average thug in that world.

* In Gensokyo, the setting of ''{{Touhou}}'', even the common humans are capable of magical powers, and are expected to be more powerful than the common fairies. The heroines are simply the ones with even greater than normal superpowers.
** Subverted with Marisa, who is a normal human who had to study magic to get to where she is, and with Sanae, who used to be revered in the outside world and is believed by some fans to have had a hard time adjusting to this trope's effect in Gensokyo.

* An episode of ''DarkwingDuck'' centered on an entire [[PlanetOfHats Planet of Superheroes]]. There was only one "Normal" in the entire population whose job it was to be rescued by the supers. He eventually rebelled and became their {{supervillain}} instead.
* An episode of ''TheFairlyOddparents'' Timmy wishing the world was inhabited by superheroes.
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* ''WindABreathOfHeart'' - In spite of seeming to be like a nomral town, (almost) everyone in the town the story takes place has some kind of special power, often [[MundaneUtility mundane ones]], and asking what everyone else's powers are is as common as asking what someone's name is. The reason this is so common becomes a major plot point...

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* In TrintonChornicles, every character (both main and sub) have some sort of supernatural power, ability, or trait. Some are more powerful then others but its so common place that if you lack powers your more of a freak then if you happen to be a PhysicalGod.

* PS238 focuses on a school filled with super powered children (and faculty), and the one normal student (Tyler).

* Played with by the villain's objective in TheIncredibles. "And when I'm old and had my fun, I'll sell my inventions, and EVERYONE can be super. And when everyone is super...heheheh...NO ONE WILL BE."

* TheDefendersOfStan has this as a premise. Everyone in the world except ButtMonkey protagonist Stan has super powers, leaving him as the last human on Earth.

* An episode of TheFairlyOddparents Timmy wishing the world was inhabited by superheroes.

--> -- '''Syndrome''', ''The Incredibles''

->"Because when everyone's a super... no one is."

* It's a very minor part of the setting, but in ''KingdomOfLoathing'' your character will do simple magic - things like lighting your way in dark areas, casting a fireball, etc - in a handful of non-combat adventures even if you aren't a spellcasting class.