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* ''Franchise/Transformers'': The Autobot Matrix of leadership is often depicted as bestowing it's bearer with a significant power boost, including reformatting it's bearer into a bigger, more powerful form, for instance civillian pickup truck Orion Pax is transformed into the [[OneManArmy one bot army]] Semi Truck Optimus Prime, while standard soldier supercar Hot Rod becomes space winnebego Rodimus Prime, who, upon gaining the matrix throws Galvatron to a different, far off ''planet''.
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** V.II Snail, the de facto leader of the Arquebus corporation's operations on Rubicon. His position grants him full access to Arquebus's considerable resources, which he uses to ensure he always has the [[BiggerStick biggest possible stick]]. His mech is a behemoth built from Arquebus's top-of-the-line parts [[spoiler: and eventually upgraded to a full-on SuperPrototype based on salvaged [[OmnicidalNeutral PCA]] tech]], and he's able to have any SuperSoldier augmentations TestedOnHumans in advance to ensure he only upgrades himself with the best of the best.
** All of this granted power still doesn't let Snail keep up with the top ranked (and utterly uninterested in leadership) V.I Freud, a completely unaugmented human in a BoringButPractical mech who's ''[[WorldsBestWarrior just that good]]''. While Freud is a fighting-obsessed BloodKnight who's more than happy to give all his non-combat responsibilities to Snail, his position does give him one crucial advantage over the other Vespers - he can get away with making sure his mech is tuned precisely the way he wants it, even if that means using parts made by Arquebus's enemies in the setting's endless CorporateWarfare.
** V.II Snail, the de facto leader of the Arquebus corporation's operations on Rubicon. His position grants him full access to Arquebus's considerable resources, which he uses to ensure he always has the [[BiggerStick biggest possible stick]]. His mech is a behemoth built from Arquebus's top-of-the-line parts [[spoiler: and eventually upgraded to a full-on SuperPrototype based on salvaged [[OmnicidalNeutral PCA]] tech]], and he's able to have any SuperSoldier augmentations TestedOnHumans in advance to ensure he only upgrades himself with the best of the best.
** All of this granted power still doesn't let Snail keep up with the top ranked (and utterly uninterested in leadership) V.I Freud, a completely unaugmented human in a BoringButPractical mech who's ''[[WorldsBestWarrior just that good]]''. While Freud is a fighting-obsessed BloodKnight who's more than happy to give all his non-combat responsibilities to Snail, his position does give him one crucial advantage over the other Vespers - he can get away with making sure his mech is tuned precisely the way he wants it, even if that means using parts made by Arquebus's enemies in the setting's endless CorporateWarfare.
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* ''Franchise/{{Dragonball}}'': Kami. No one's entirely sure what the benefits of being Kami are, but the current Kami chooses his successor before his death. And they get the afore(un)mentioned benefits.
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* ''Franchise/{{Dragonball}}'': Kami. No one's ''Franchise/{{Dragonball}}'':
** Kami ("God") - a position translated in early dubs as "Guardian of Earth", which accurately describes its minor status in the universe's greater CelestialBureaucracy. It's not entirelysure clear what the benefits of being Kami are, but the current Kami chooses his successor before his death. And ''are'' (the only known holders already had mystical powers of their own), except that they get gain ownership of a small [[PlaceOfPower mystical floating palace]] called "Kami's Lookout" and like other deities can travel to the afore(un)mentioned benefits. afterlife and back without dying.
** ''Anime/DragonballSuper'' introduces the [[DestroyerDeity God of Destruction]] as this, with the holder of the post being a former mortal who wields the unique [[ThePowerOfTheVoid "Power of Destruction"]] and whose life is linked to that of their universe's Supreme Kai. It's downplayed in later appearances however - God of Destruction candidates have been shown generating divine power and even wielding a crude form of the Energy of Destruction, not through any investiture of power but simple training.
** ''Super'' also establishes that certain divine artifacts can only be wielded properly by the Supreme Kai, though the specifics vary between the anime and manga versions. In the manga the Supreme Kai's ''attendant'' is also one of these, with Future Trunks receiving Kibito's HealingHands powers after the position is passed on to him.
** Kami ("God") - a position translated in early dubs as "Guardian of Earth", which accurately describes its minor status in the universe's greater CelestialBureaucracy. It's not entirely
** ''Anime/DragonballSuper'' introduces the [[DestroyerDeity God of Destruction]] as this, with the holder of the post being a former mortal who wields the unique [[ThePowerOfTheVoid "Power of Destruction"]] and whose life is linked to that of their universe's Supreme Kai. It's downplayed in later appearances however - God of Destruction candidates have been shown generating divine power and even wielding a crude form of the Energy of Destruction, not through any investiture of power but simple training.
** ''Super'' also establishes that certain divine artifacts can only be wielded properly by the Supreme Kai, though the specifics vary between the anime and manga versions. In the manga the Supreme Kai's ''attendant'' is also one of these, with Future Trunks receiving Kibito's HealingHands powers after the position is passed on to him.
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** Harry Dresden gains the "mantle" of Winter Knight in ''Literature/{{Changes}}'', granting him a larger amount of overall power, SuperStrength, a HealingFactor, immunity to cold, and several new spells (including [[AnIcePerson a boost to his ability manipulate cold]] in exchange for his service to the Fae Queen of the Winter Court). Likewise, there is also a Knight of the Summer Court, and THREE SEPARATE positions for the Queens of both Courts (The Mother AKA the Queen Who Was, the Queen, AKA the Queen Who Is, and the Lady, AKA the Queen Who Is To Come).
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** Harry Dresden gains the "mantle" of Winter Knight in ''Literature/{{Changes}}'', granting him a larger amount of overall power, SuperStrength, a HealingFactor, immunity to cold, and several new spells (including [[AnIcePerson a boost to his ability manipulate cold]] in exchange for his service to the Fae Queen of the Winter Court). Likewise, there is also a Knight of the Summer Court, and THREE SEPARATE three separate positions for the Queens of both Courts (The Mother AKA the Queen Who Was, the Queen, AKA the Queen Who Is, and the Lady, AKA the Queen Who Is To Come).
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''Blog/BetterBonesAU'': In addition to the Clan leaders having nine lives like in canon, other groups have powers given to a significant position to show that they are not supernaturally inferior to the Clans. Tribe Stonetellers are immune to illness and consequentially live very long times for a cat (often living 30 years or so), and the Guardians' leaders can sense what is happening in their territory, like the needs of plants or whether a new cat has arrived there.
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* ''Blog/BetterBonesAU'': In addition to the Clan leaders having nine lives like in canon, other groups have powers given to a significant position to show that they are not supernaturally inferior to the Clans. Tribe Stonetellers are immune to illness and consequentially live very long times for a cat (often living 30 years or so), and the Guardians' leaders can sense what is happening in their territory, like the needs of plants or whether a new cat has arrived there.
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** Harry Dresden gains the "mantle" of Winter Knight in ''Literature/{{Changes}}'', granting him a larger amount of overall power, SuperStrength, a HealingFactor, immunity to cold, and several new spells (including [[AnIcePerson a boost to his ability manipulate cold]] in exchange for his service to the Fae Queen of the Winter Court. Likewise, there is also a Knight of the Summer Court, and THREE SEPARATE positions for the Queens of both Courts (The Mother AKA the Queen Who Was, the Queen, AKA the Queen Who Is, and the Lady, AKA the Queen Who Is To Come).
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** Harry Dresden gains the "mantle" of Winter Knight in ''Literature/{{Changes}}'', granting him a larger amount of overall power, SuperStrength, a HealingFactor, immunity to cold, and several new spells (including [[AnIcePerson a boost to his ability manipulate cold]] in exchange for his service to the Fae Queen of the Winter Court.Court). Likewise, there is also a Knight of the Summer Court, and THREE SEPARATE positions for the Queens of both Courts (The Mother AKA the Queen Who Was, the Queen, AKA the Queen Who Is, and the Lady, AKA the Queen Who Is To Come).
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* In ''VideoGame/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', it turns out that [[spoiler:the position of "president of the Literature Club" is this. Only the president has the ability to perceive the virtual nature of their world and directly manipulate its code, though this ability to see how fake their world is [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity tends to drive them a little mad with]] [[{{Yandere}} obsession over the player]]. After Monika is deleted, Sayori ends up taking on her role as president and thus gains all the benefits (and drawbacks, if you don't go after the GoldenEnding) of it.]]
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''Blog/BetterBonesAU'': In addition to the Clan leaders having nine lives like in canon, other groups have powers given to a significant position to show that they are not supernaturally inferior to the Clans. Tribe Stonetellers are immune to illness and consequentially live very long times for a cat (often living 30 years or so), and the Guardians' leaders can sense what is happening in their territory, like the needs of plants or whether a new cat has arrived there.
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''Blog/BetterBonesAU'': In addition to the Clan leaders having nine lives like in canon, other groups have powers given to a significant position to show that they are not supernaturally inferior to the Clans. Tribe Stonetellers are immune to illness and consequentially live very long times for a cat (often living 30 years or so), and the Guardians' leaders can sense what is happening in their territory, like the needs of plants or whether a new cat has arrived there.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has four Maidens, one for each season, each with great powers said to be different from Semblances (the show's term for special powers). Upon dying, the Maiden's power is transferred to the woman under the age of 30 she was thinking of at the moment of her death. If the person she was thinking about doesn't qualify, the powers go to a random woman in the world. Unfortunately, if a Maiden is killed, her last thoughts are probably going to be about her attacker, meaning that murder is a reliable way to get Maiden powers.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has four Maidens, one for each season, season of the year, each with great powers said to be different from Semblances (the show's term for special powers). Upon dying, the Maiden's power is transferred to the woman under the age of 30 she was thinking of at the moment of her death. If the person she was thinking about doesn't qualify, the powers go to a random woman in the world. Unfortunately, if a Maiden is killed, her last thoughts are probably going to be about her attacker, meaning that murder is a reliable way to get Maiden powers.
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** The Archive is the repository of all human knowledge that resides within a human being, and is passed down from mother to daughter.
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** The Archive is the repository of all human knowledge that resides within a human being, and is passed down from mother to daughter. All knowledge includes all knowledge of magic, so she's the strongest human spellcaster in the world, though she's not supposed to ever be on the frontlines.
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* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'': Only the CEO of Hiden Intelligence can don the [[TransformationTrinket Zero-One Driver]] to transform into [[HenshinHero Kamen Rider Zero-One]]. Accepting the position of CEO allows Aruto to beat up opponents since Episode 1.
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A Position of Literal Power is a lot like a position of power and authority, but instead of granting legal and political powers, it grants actual [[FunctionalMagic magical]] [[MagicAndPowers ones]]. They can be gained in a multitude of ways, earned through great effort, won in some sort of competition, passed down in a family, or granted by a powerful being such as the [[AnthropomorphicPersonification embodiment of a concept]], a being that's [[MadeofMagic made of magic]], a [[PhysicalGod god]], [[ThePowersThatBe the Powers that Be]], or even a [[SentientCosmicForce Sentient Cosmic Force]]. They occasionally pass into whoever [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt kills its previous owner]], or [[BequeathedPower they can be passed on willingly]].
See also: BequeathedPower, GodJob.
See also: BequeathedPower, GodJob.
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Ever wondered why, in fictionland, leaders are usually stronger than their subordinates? In some cases, [[RankScalesWithAsskicking this is never explained or addressed]] and is just a byproduct of the author's desire to make the [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil fights with the commanders more climactic]]. Wouldn't be much fun if the heroes had the battle of their life against the minions only for the commander to turn out to be a weakling. This is understandable from a writer's point of view, but the audience might be left [[FridgeLogic scratching their heads if they think about it for long enough]]. It's not something that normally happens in real life, after all.
A Position of Literal Power is a lot like a position of power and authority, but instead of granting legal and political powers, it grants actual[[FunctionalMagic magical]] power, whether it's [[MagicAndPowers ones]].magical]] or physical. They can be gained in a multitude of ways, earned through great effort, won in some sort of competition, passed down in a family, or granted by a powerful being such as the [[AnthropomorphicPersonification embodiment of a concept]], a being that's [[MadeofMagic made of magic]], a [[PhysicalGod god]], [[ThePowersThatBe the Powers that Be]], or even a [[SentientCosmicForce Sentient Cosmic Force]]. They occasionally pass into whoever [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt kills its previous owner]], or [[BequeathedPower they can be passed on willingly]].
A lot of the time, the power gap between higher-ups and lower-downs is justified. When you are promoted to a higher position, you can get access to an exclusive weapon or special equipment that enhances your combat capabilities. Some works may even have a situation where the only/best way to become stronger is to rise through the ranks so you can get your hands on the premium stuff. For example, a senator could obtain the funds and contacts necessary to buy technological upgrades for his body and become a nigh-invincible man with the strength of a hundred. Or maybe a country's [[LoyalPhlebotinum ancestral weapon]] can only be wielded by [[RoyaltySuperpower the prince or the king]].
Unjustified examples of power disparity between leaders and subordinates go to RankScalesWithAsskicking. Compare AsskickingLeadsToLeadership, when you get promoted precisely because you're an ass-kicker already -- that trope and this one can coexist if the strong person gets strong'''''er''''' due to the promotion. Seealso: BequeathedPower, also BequeathedPower and GodJob.
A Position of Literal Power is a lot like a position of power and authority, but instead of granting legal and political powers, it grants actual
A lot of the time, the power gap between higher-ups and lower-downs is justified. When you are promoted to a higher position, you can get access to an exclusive weapon or special equipment that enhances your combat capabilities. Some works may even have a situation where the only/best way to become stronger is to rise through the ranks so you can get your hands on the premium stuff. For example, a senator could obtain the funds and contacts necessary to buy technological upgrades for his body and become a nigh-invincible man with the strength of a hundred. Or maybe a country's [[LoyalPhlebotinum ancestral weapon]] can only be wielded by [[RoyaltySuperpower the prince or the king]].
Unjustified examples of power disparity between leaders and subordinates go to RankScalesWithAsskicking. Compare AsskickingLeadsToLeadership, when you get promoted precisely because you're an ass-kicker already -- that trope and this one can coexist if the strong person gets strong'''''er''''' due to the promotion. See
