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* In Creator/WarrenEllis's ''ComicBook/Newuniversal'' (based on ''ComicBook/TheNewUniverse''), this is the power provided by the Cipher PowerTattoo. Of the three known bearers, one was a prehistoric woman who invented electric lighting and energy weapons, but believed they were gifts from the gods; one was this world's version of [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]; and the most recent is HumongousMecha designer Dr. Jennifer Swan.

* ''ComicBook/SquadronSupreme'': Master Menace has an arsenal of weapons that attest to his genius, from his battle armor to his servitor robots to his dimensional displacement rifle.
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A WrenchWench is a slightly more realistic depiction. Expect her BattleCry to be "''ForScience''"

* Asfi Al Andromeda from ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' is a magical version; she's already acclaimed as one of the five greatest Item makers alive, making her a combination Inventor/artisan.

* It doesn't come up much, but Joel Robinson of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', as well as a number of other characters on the show, are this. In the theme, they even say that Joel used the "special parts for controlling where movies begin and end" to create the four seemingly-sentient robots, three of whom watch movies with him. The original premise of the show was that the Mads (mad scientists) stranded Joel in space specifically so that they could steal his inventions. In several episodes, during the Invention Exchange, Joel complains when the Mads steal his ideas. Out-of-character, the Invention Exchange was an excuse for gadget-comedian Creator/JoelHodgson to incorporate his self-designed wacky gizmos into the show. It didn't really last long after Joel left, however. Instead of inventing stuff, Mike would fill his time by either confusing the Mads (for example, by pretending to be a drive-though restaurant, or shilling them "bold" BBQ sauce), or attempting to escape (for example, challenging Pearl to a game of three-card Monty).

* Jojo [=McDodd=] from the 2008 adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho'', as it turns out, has been doing much more than playing with his yo-yo. He's built incredible, giant mechanisms to create music.

** The sixth boss of ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'', [[{{Cumulonemesis}} Huff N. Puff]], built the Puff-Puff Machine, which was used to block out the sun in Flower Fields, as well as block the entrance to his [[LevelInTheSky cloudy lair]].

* Gary the Gadget Guy from VideoGame/ClubPenguin, in case the name doesn't make it obvious. He's responsible for most, if not all of the technology on the island, as well as all the PSA and EPF technology.

** Bill from ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', who invented the storage system, as well as his colleagues who helped him. In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', he also invented the Vs. Seeker.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2801 SCP-2801 ("A Dress-Up Box")]]. One of the people affected by SCP-2801 temporarily gained the ability to create an anomalous device. It could emit a low-frequency sound that neutralized the hazardous effect of a deadly chemical.

*** The [[TimeyWimeyBall Timey-Wimey Detector]] from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E10Blink Blink]]". Which goes ding when there's stuff, and can boil an egg from twenty paces, whether you want it to or not.

* Handy in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' is capable of making all sorts of advanced machinery like harvesting machines, telephone lines, a fire pump, and even a robot in the Middle Ages.

** Gyro Gearloose from the ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'' can build literally anything. In one story he builds a functional space rocket out of a couple of toasters and duct tape, overnight. In the ''Paperinik'' classic stories, he builds the various super-gadgets for [[WsternAnimation/DonaldDuck Donald's]] superhero alter-ego.

* [[GrumpyBear Grumpy]] from ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'' straddles the line between this and BunglingInventor. He apparently built an entire theme park at one point, not to mention a cloning device, among many others, but his inventions sometimes turn on him (i.e. the clone clones itself and both clones kick him out for not being "Grumpy" enough) or fail because of ([[UnwantedAssistance unwanted]]) help from Oopsy.

* In ''Fanfic/AtTheEdgeOfLasglen'', Fëanor is introduced to modern, 21st-century technology. It doesn't take him long at all to master mechanics and engineering (including [[http://www.armchaircruisers.com/ armchair cruisers]]).

* Like her [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries anime]] counterpart, Viridian's Nurse Joy in ''FanFic/PokemonClefairyTales'' is a hobbyist. However, whereas the anime version contented herself with fixing fried bikes in her spare time, in this story she's practically an ''inventor''.

* ''Literature/AppointmentWithFEAR'', a superhero-themed gamebook, allows you to choose between four superpowers before the adventure, one of them being Enhanced Technological Skills (ETS), in which you'll automatically pull out a gadget in every single situation (which you have an unlimited supply off, since your microbelt can shrink your equipment and retrieve it for yuou at will). It's actually one of the most useful powers you can start off with (second only to the FlyingBrick Super Strength), as more than three-thirds of the battles can be instantly avoided thanks to your tools.

*** Cid Fabool IX of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX''. His proficiency at designing airships has led Lindblum to become Gaia's prominent air power. [[BalefulPolymorph He also spends some time as a frog after an argument with his wife.]]

* In ''Fanfic/AtTheEdgeOfLasglen'', Fëanor is introduced to modern, 21st-century technology. It doesn't take him long at all to master mechanics and engineering (including [[http://www.armchaircruisers.com/ armchair cruisers]]).

* ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' has Aviva Corcovado, TheSmartGirl who is responsible for the creations of the Creature Power Suits, as well as many other useful creature-inspired inventions. Her arch-rival, Zach Varmitech, is a downplayed variant, since his Zachbots are used more for MundaneUtilities.

* Constanze Braunschbank Albrechtsburger from ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'' uses technology with her magic to create complex gadgets and machinery.

* Professor Utonium from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' creates things like a supersuit or a giant robot or a car that can turn into a giant robot.

** Ork Mekboyz can construct HumongousMecha out of a mound of scrap metal and a hot water heater. Every piece of Ork technology, from cars to guns to back scratchers, is made in this way. However, it's played with in that while Mekboyz have an instinctive understanding of technology, it rarely goes beyond pointing out the [[BuffySpeak "gubbinz"]] and [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning "spinny bits"]] that make their contraptions work. A lot of the brilliance of Ork technology is really {{Justified|Trope}} by the Orks' latent psychic energy -- [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve if a large number of Orks in close proximity believe something should work, it will work even if by all logic it shouldn't]]. Now, don't get the wrong idea, this won't allow a single Ork to defy the laws of physics and basic logic (say, picking up a lead pipe and shooting bullets out of it) but it will allow the Orks to "plug gaps" in their technology. Say a mob of Orks are driving to the battle in a trukk and it comes grinding to a stop, the Mek saying that it's run out of fuel. However, the [[LargeAndInCharge Nob]] says, "But Iz sur I filled it up to da brim before wez left!" and [[BadBoss gives the Mek a proppa smack for making a mistake]]. The other Orks will believe him, and hence the trukk will begin driving again even though it has no fuel in its tank.