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A fairly common subtype of settings with a MassSuperEmpoweringEvent in the backstory. Each superpowered person gets one power. Some powers are [[LethalHarmlessPowers more versatile]] [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower than others]], of course. The ''only'' exceptions are people whose one superpower is the power to copy or steal powers. ''Nobody'' gets ComboPlatterPowers as a default.

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* ''{{Lanfeust}} de Troy''
* ''{{Power Pack}}''

* The supers in ''Those Who Walk in Darkness'' and ''What Fire Cannot Burn'' by JohnRidley all have strictly one power each ({{flight}} is an exception that works strangely). This became a major plot point in the latter book.

* ''Literature/{{Gone}}'' by Michael Grant features several superpowered kids with a single power each.

* The psychic children of the ''Gotterelektrongruppe'' in Ian Tregillis' ''[[TheMilkweedTriptych Milkweed trilogy]]''.

* The psychic children of the ''Gotterelektrongruppe'' in Ian Tregillis' ''Literature/BitterSeeds''.

* ''{{The 4400}}''

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* The Contractors in ''DarkerThanBlack'' follow this rule strictly. Some of them even lack RequiredSecondaryPowers.

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* ''SkyHigh''. While Nurse Specs mentions that its ''possible'' for the child of two superhumans to inherit ''both'' of their parents powers, the implication is that its damned rare, and everyone else's reactions to Will's not only being [[FlyingBrick super-strong but being able to fly]] implies that most people only have one power.

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* In ''OnePiece'', there appears to be only one of each Devil Fruit. Averted with Haki, though.

* The supers in ''Those Who Walk in Darkness'' and ''What Fire Cannot Burn'' by JohnRidley all have strictly one power each. This became a major plot point in the latter book.

* The titular {{Graceling}}s each have one Grace (which is either a skill at which they are superhumanly proficient or an outright superpower.)

A fairly common subtype of settings with a MassSuperEmpoweringEvent in the backstory. Each superpowered person gets one power. Some powers are [[LethalHarmlessPowers more versatile]] [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower than others]], of course. The ''only'' exceptions are people whose one superpower is the power to copy or steal powers. ''Nobody'' gets ComboPlatterPowers as a default.

* The Espers from LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex and its spin-off Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun always only have one power but the versatility of this power can vary. Railgun controls electromagnetism which allows for LightningCanDoAnything but Meltdowner essentially creates plasma and is mainly only useful for destructive purposes.

* Notably subverted in ''{{X-men}}'' with secondary mutations.

* The Espers from ToAruMajutsuNoIndex and its spin-off ToAruKagakuNoRailgun always only have one power but the versatility of this power can vary. Railgun controls electromagnetism which allows for LightningCanDoAnything but Meltdowner essentially creates plasma and is mainly only useful for destructive purposes.

* ''{{Bleach}}''

* ''{{Gone}}'' by Michael Grant features several superpowered kids with a single power each.

* ''{{Tiger & Bunny}}''

* The psychic children of the ''Gotterelektrongruppe'' in Ian Tregillis' ''BitterSeeds''.

* ''{{Misfits}}''

* ''{{Alphas}}''

* {{Power Pack}}