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* ''[[Anime/DigimonSavers Digimon Data Squad]]'' has Digimon-and-human-partner teams as part of DATS. Anyone else who sees a Digimon is given LaserGuidedAmnesia, and any 'mon in the human world who isn't with the program is reconfigured (reverted to Digi-Egg form, likely to ''remember nothing of their previous lives'' when hatching) and sent back to the Digital World. The main protagonist is with the group purely because it's join or suffer this fate, and most aren't even given that option. (Mind you, in practice, ''most'' Digimon who show up are more like the Wild Ones from ''Anime/DigimonTamers,'' and most humans who get mixed up with them wind up abusing the 'mon's power in a TheDarkSide sorta way, with an acceptable desire running wild. Your average MonsterOfTheWeek is someone who ''didn't'' need to be running around town and your average human influenced by them is either better off without them or someone who was bad enough ''before'' they had someone who could spit lightning bolts as muscle. Your average episode is not about mean nasty ol' DATS trying to break up ABoyAndHisX duos, but it can happen.)

* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': The Protectorate acts as the body of law dedicated to managing Parahumans, as well as running Superhero teams to deal with Supervillains. It's perfectly legal not to join the Protectorate, however, and it's even legal to use superpowers in legal ways for personal profit (Parian uses her power to telekinetically control cloth mascots for promotional events). People who didn't join the Protectorate (but don't commit crimes) are referred to as "rouges", since the original assumption was that they should act as Heroes instead. However as the number of Parahumans increased the Protectorate has begun trying to normalize and encourage rogues as a normal part of everyday society.

As humans {{evol|utionaryLevels}}ve, [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual some]] will start [[StockSuperPowers showing abilities]] that will [[BewareTheSuperman scare the living snot]] out of the [[{{Muggles}} normal people]] around them. If enough of these people are walking around, you can be sure the normal population will demand a [[TheGovernment government organization]] dedicated to observing and controlling these evolved people.

* In the classic short story ''Literature/ScannersLiveInVain'' by Creator/CordwainerSmith, humans are unable to cope with the "[[SpaceMadness Great Pain of Space]]" and rely on [[HumanPopsicle cold sleep]] ships crewed by ''habermans'' whose brain has been severed from all sensory input except the eyes, and whose body therefore has to be [[{{Cyborg}} regulated by implanted instruments]]. These habermen are condemned criminals and derelicts, supervised by a small group of volunteers called Scanners who maintain an elitist and secretive fraternity -- so much so that they're prepared to kill a human who's come up with a means of traversing space without the use of habermen, under the justification that they're saving humanity from the space wars that would now be possible.

* In ''Franchise/DragonAge'', all mages are required to join the Circle or be killed by [[ChurchMilitant templars]]. The reason for this is twofold: first, because mages who are not formally trained are prone to suffering DemonicPossession, and second, because the Chantry still remembers that the ancient lords of the Tevinter Imperium acted [[AGodAmI very]] [[EpicFail irresponsibly]] with their magic. This does not stop Apostates and mercenary mages from being dreadfully common, and sometimes absurdly more powerful than mages with formal training (either due to the use of BloodMagic or by becoming abominations). Additionally, several members of the Circle are semi-openly cooperating with the illegal mages. Also, many apostate mages wind up turning to blood magic simply because it gives them a quick path to power that they can use to [[SelfFulfillingProphecy defend themselves from Chantry persecution]]

** Though the ones who are used for said purpose are actually apparently the best treated psykers in the Imperium, being sacrificed to preserve the life of a PhysicalGod is apparently treated by the Imperial Priests similarly to [[MartyrdomCulture martyring oneself to help the Imperium]].

* The BackStory of Hyobu Kyosuke, the apparent BigBad of ''Manga/ZettaiKarenChildren'', involves him being a member of such an organization. He had a StartOfDarkness when the organization tried to get rid of him; he still has the bullet wound on his forehead.

* A slightly different example in ''FanFic/{{Pokeumans}}'' - recruitment into the Pokeuman or Pokextinction organisations is not enforced by the government, because the government don't know they exist, but rather by the organisations themselves. This, however, is because the public would freak out if they knew people were turning into Pokemon, and the ancient war that caused the whole thing would happen all over again. Could be a rare case of a beneficial example, but the fact that YouCantGoHomeAgain has cause no end of personal drama.

* In ''Franchise/DragonAge'', all mages are required to join the Circle or be killed by [[ChurchMilitant templars]]. The reason for this is twofold: first, because mages who are not formally trained are prone to suffering DemonicPossession, and second, because the Chantry still remembers that the ancient lords of the Tevinter Imperium acted [[AGodAmI very]] [[EpicFail irresponsibly]] with their magic. This does not stop Apostates and mercenary mages from being dreadfully common, and sometimes absurdly more powerful than mages with formal training (either due to the use of BloodMagic or by becoming abominations). Additionally, several members of the Circle are semi-openly cooperating with the illegal mages.

* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': Variant. Supers are not drafted, there's no SuperRegistrationAct, and in fact powers are protected under Second Amendment rights. However, vigilantism is still illegal if you have powers, and the best career option for supers is in ARCHON, the new military police unit designed for "atypical threats." Working for ARCHON is ''very'' lucrative, and the team has successfully rehabilitated several villains simply by offering them jobs.

* After the Vell-Os (a psychic offshoot of humanity) were defeated in ''VideoGame/EscapeVelocity: Nova'', they were enslaved by the then-government of most of humanity, the Colonial Council. This was kept up through the collapse of civilisation and reconstruction all the way to the start of the game, although at some point the official stance became that they were willingly serving the Federation. It is made clear in the Vell-os storyline that you ''aren't'' one, but as you are an unregistered (and, at first, unaware) telepath the Bureau that has jurisdiction thinks you are one and enslaves you.

* A benevolent version in Creator/SergeyLukyanenko's ''Literature/NightWatch''. Both the [[LightIsNotGood Night]] and the [[DarkIsNotEvil Day]] Watches are volunteer organizations. Most [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividuals Others]] live relatively normal lives. However, all Others are required to be registered with the respective Watch in the area they live (i.e. Light Others register with the Day Watch, while Dark Others register with the Night Watch). There are rules restricting the use of magic by "civilian" Others. Freer rules are one of the perks of working for a Watch. Basically, when a new uninitiated Other is discovered, one of the Watches makes a claim to him or her. As per tradition, the other Watch typically allows its counterpart to initiate the Other. After the Other has been initiated, he or she has to attend a special [[WizardingSchool school]] for a few months where he or she is introduced to the world of Others, taught some basic spells, and explained the rules. After that, the Other has the option to either return to civilian life or join the Watch. It's also possible but rare for an uninitiated Other to refuse initiation and remain a human. One of the unfortunate duties of the Night Watch is handing out licenses to vampires and werewolves. Basically, a license allows a vampire or a werewolf to hunt (frequently, kill) a human. Licenses are usually based on a lottery, although Others (including known uninitiated Others) and their close friends/family are exempt. Any vampire/werewolf caught hunting without a license can be executed on the spot, although the preferred method is to arrest them and give them to the Inquisition for trial (the punishment is usually death anyway).

* ''Manga/WorldTrigger'': Averted with Border, which, despite it's small staff size and the massive responsibility of protecting mankind from [[AlienInvasion the Neighbors]], is basically application-only. (It helps that possessing worthwhile Trion isn't itself dangerous without a Trigger, and Border monopolizes all Triggers on earth.) [[spoiler: On the other hand, is actually the goal of ''the Neighbors'', who abduct and enslave humans with sufficiently strong Trion to supplement their armies in the never-ending Neighborhood wars.]]

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* Psi Corps from ''Series/BabylonFive'' was the former {{Trope Namer|s}}, back when the page was called TheCorpsIsMother after their expression "The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father". Psi Corps controls all human telepaths and telekinetics, and when one is discovered, they are given three options: Corps membership, imprisonment, or a life on suppressive drugs that causes an apparently suicidal depression. Many telepaths opt to head for the depths of space, if they can manage to get away. The Corps insists that they are simply trying to take care of their own and protect the privacy of others being invaded by untrained telepaths. Little things like personal freedom for telepaths just apparently get in the way.

--> -- '''Alistair''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''

* In ''Literature/HiveMind'', telepaths ''always'' work in Hive Security, surveying areas to find budding criminals and providing support to law enforcement. People who have borderline telepathy (can only read minds when someone is feeling/thinking something very strongly) have slightly more job variety, but it's still all under the law enforcement umbrella. The Hive provides what support and assistance they can, but telepathy is ''really'' rare - one in a thousand people are borderline telepaths, and one in five million are full telepaths - so they can't afford to let any do anything else.

** PlayedWith: Before this, the main characters were going around to find these same Airbenders and get them to come receive training from Tenzin. The thing is, it doesn't seem to have occurred to anyone that some people might not ''want'' to leave their home to live an ascetic life in an ancient Air Nomad temple, leading to some humorously failed attempts at this trope.

* Following the Harmonic Convergence at the end of season 2, random people across the world of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' are developing Airbending powers, and the Dai Li have been systematically rounding up the Airbenders in Ba Sing Se to use as SlaveMooks. [[CallBack "There are no Airbenders in Ba Sing Se"]].

* In the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', this is the People's Republic of China's solution to the "superhuman problem". Recognizing that sooner or later a superhuman would ask himself why it was that he had to put up with a dictatorial government, the Chinese government began "recruiting" those who developed super powers into the People's Metahuman Collective, usually when the superhumans in question were just past puberty. A lifetime of propaganda and brainwashing later, and the Chinese government found itself in control of the largest team of superheroes (well... most of them are heroes, anyway) the Earth has ever seen.

* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': While it's not ''technically'' illegal for parahumans to refuse membership in the Protectorate, there is a whole body of law dedicated to making it as hard as possible for parahumans to make a living in any other way. Not to mention the little trick of using the term "rogues" to refer to those who haven't technically committed any crimes, but aren't part of the Protectorate.

* In ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror,'' [[the TheOrder Archknights]] put out the story that only those who take a HeroicVow with [[IncorruptiblePurePureness absolute dedication]] can become Lightbinders, fearing that the individual nations will form their own armies of Lightbinders if they figure out the secret to the Vigil. When Daylen gains those powers by accident, they immediately start hunting him down to force him to join their ranks.