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* ''TabletopGame/HeroesUnlimited'' defies this. The supplement that introduces the Eugenics power source also emphasizes that human genetic engineering just isn't being done much, for a variety of reasons, in favor of RadiationInducedSuperpowers, [[ChemistryCanDoAnything chemical enhancement]] and especially [[{{Cyborg}} bionics]]. This trope is used more for [[AnimalSuperheroes mutant animals]], as the point is that they're superpowered animals, whether genetically-enhanced in a lab or created by GreenRocks.
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* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'' has a literal example of this trope, with the BigBad [[spoiler: Carla Radames]] possessing airburst missiles filled with the [[TheVirus C-Virus]] in gas form, which she launches on the city of Tatchi in China to cause an instant ZombieApocalypse.
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* ''Series/Siren2018'': Ben giving himself injections of merpeople's stem cells gives him several natural abilities they have, enhancing his senses, stamina, strength and finally water breathing before he almost transforms into one.
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Once upon a time, superheroes inevitably [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers gained their superpowers from radiation]], the latest and most mysterious-yet-powerful fad of the 50s and 60s.
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Once upon a time, superheroes inevitably [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers gained their superpowers from radiation]], the latest and most mysterious-yet-powerful fad of the 50s The50s and 60s.
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* ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireDragonQuarter'':
** So-called "Genics" are genetically-engineered creatures, that are used as either workers, food, or weapons of war. Apparently, genetic engineering gives them ElementalPowers as well. It also extends to [[spoiler:Nina, who was turned into a living air filter, but for some reason gained magic as well]].
** More on the "Nuke" part, [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], which devastated the surface and forced survivors underground, are also products of genetic engineering. Aside from the usual dragon stuff, their powers also include being almost invulnerable to anything but [[TakesOneToKillOne another dragon]], and able to transform a bonded human into a new body for themselves.
** So-called "Genics" are genetically-engineered creatures, that are used as either workers, food, or weapons of war. Apparently, genetic engineering gives them ElementalPowers as well. It also extends to [[spoiler:Nina, who was turned into a living air filter, but for some reason gained magic as well]].
** More on the "Nuke" part, [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], which devastated the surface and forced survivors underground, are also products of genetic engineering. Aside from the usual dragon stuff, their powers also include being almost invulnerable to anything but [[TakesOneToKillOne another dragon]], and able to transform a bonded human into a new body for themselves.
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* ''Webcomic/TuesdayTitans'': The [[{{Kaiju}} Titans]] were created by humanity to act as soldiers and war machines. A single Titan, even a "small" one, is capable of wreaking terrible amounts of destruction by herself. Fortunately, they're firmly on the side of humanity. Or at least, on the side of [[{{FictionalCountry}} Enotria]], a human nation.
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** ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' takes this trope all the way, with genetic engineering being compared to nuclear weapons in other ways, such as international SuperSoldier escalation and treaties being proposed to curb it. Several ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' rogues (as well as Spidey himself) are re-imagined to be the subjects of secret, illegal super soldier experiments from Oscorp, and other superheroes and villains are designed by secret government projects for the same end. [[spoiler:''ComicBook/UltimateOrigins'' reveals that [[ComicBook/UltimateXMen this includes mutants]]]]. Creator/MarkMillar's big finale to ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' take this to the logical extreme, with the team racing to stop radicalized countries like North Korea from getting their own superhumans.
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** ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' takes this trope all the way, with genetic engineering being compared to nuclear weapons in other ways, such as international SuperSoldier escalation and treaties being proposed to curb it. Several ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' rogues (as well as Spidey himself) are re-imagined to be the subjects of secret, illegal super soldier experiments from Oscorp, and other superheroes and villains are designed by secret government projects for the same end. [[spoiler:''ComicBook/UltimateOrigins'' reveals that [[ComicBook/UltimateXMen [[ComicBook/UltimateXMen2001 this includes mutants]]]]. Creator/MarkMillar's big finale to ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' take this to the logical extreme, with the team racing to stop radicalized countries like North Korea from getting their own superhumans.
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* ''Literature/ThePerfectRun'': People with superpowers are called "Genomes" because the elixirs that give them power alter their genomes. However, it turns out that this is the ''least'' of the elixir's effects. Each elixir gives the drinker access to an ExtradimensionalPowerSource; without that, the knockoff elixirs that Dynamis makes are limited to being powered only by the individual's body. They can make moderate flames, produce some wind, and use weak telekinesis, but not really anything else. Ryan even gives up his DNA to Dynamis without a blink, well aware that they won't be able to copy even the smallest aspect of his power.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' generally shows Florence treated with as much suspicion as [[AIIsACrapshoot robots]]; the fact that she is a living thing only adds to their fears of unpredictability.
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** It's mentioned that "very strong laws" normally exists against creating beings like [[UpliftedAnimal Florence]]. In factthat she is a living thing and the rest of her "species" was only adds created as experimental "proof of concept" prototypes regarding potential colonisation efforts on [[DeathWorld Death Worlds]] (ie, uplift the local fauna) and would most likely either have stayed as frozen Zygotes, or be forced to grown up under extremely controlled conditions if it wasn't for Dr. Bowman's meddling.
** [[spoiler: Dr. Bowman's]] species was eventually classified as biological weapons once theirfears of unpredictability.SociopathicSoldier nature became known to the public. [[LastOfHisKind Leading them to all die off except him]] and which probably explains why laws against uplifting animals exists in the first place.
** Averted with DesignerBabies. Which are very common.
** It's mentioned that "very strong laws" normally exists against creating beings like [[UpliftedAnimal Florence]]. In fact
** [[spoiler: Dr. Bowman's]] species was eventually classified as biological weapons once their
** Averted with DesignerBabies. Which are very common.
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* The God Warriors from ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' are both nuclear powered and genetically engineered, [[NinjaPirateRobotZombie in addition to being cyborgs]]. At least they were honest-to-goodness products of super-science, designed and built from the ground up to be what they were, not {{mooks}} with upgrades.
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* The God Warriors from ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' are both nuclear powered and genetically engineered, [[NinjaPirateRobotZombie in addition to being cyborgs]]. At least they were honest-to-goodness products of super-science, designed and built ([[OrganicTechnology grown]]) from the ground up to be what they were, not {{mooks}} with upgrades.
