History Main / PrematureEmpowerment

* Often happens in ''Franchise/KamenRider'' shows, such as ''Series/KamenRiderFaiz'' (where the protagonist has the TransformationTrinket applied to him before he even knows what's going on), and ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' as well.
** It was once ''extremely'' common for Riders to be created by bad guys implanting kidnapped victims with technology, intending to make them their brainwashed warriors. You'd think they'd brainwash ''first'' and empower ''second,'' but they never do, and spend the rest of the season paying for it.
* In ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'', UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla became a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] with electrical powers after injecting himself with vampire blood (all true vampires having been killed off long ago). His goal throughout the series is to re-create the vampire race in his own image. His first attempt fails miserably, as the vampires are mindless savages with no free will. He then moves to Mexico and opens a rehab clinic for rich American kids, while covertly performing genetic experiments on them. Each of them is implanted with vampire [=DNA=] that is slowly changing their internal makeup and will not actually activate until decades later. Then one gets into a car accident and dies, triggering a premature transformation. He then proceeds to find and shoot every one who visited the clinic, doing the same to them. Unlike Tesla, they have no electrical powers. They then try to take over the world...Tesla does NOT approve.

Some group of mysterious superpowered types gain their powers through a SuperEmpowering process that is permanent and irreversible. They want to induct a new member into their ranks-so they put him through that process with little or no explanation and ''then'' ask him to join them. WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong (Hint: PhlebotinumRebel)

* In the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Panthera}}'', the newest member of the group is asked to join the "Adventuring Club"�and then knocked out and injected with gene-altering treatments to turn her into a were-jaguar with elemental powers. And only ''then'' is she told what she's really let herself in for. This was largely the work of the group's mentor and MissionControl, who -perhaps not surprisingly- turned out to have his own agenda. [[spoiler: He also neglected to mention that his SuperSerum will drastically shorten a user's lifespan.]]

* From ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'', all five girls had this (they were given their powers without being asked) and Ichigo's quest was to find the others after Ryou had injected them. Zakuro and Lettuce had the worst reactions to it, Zakuro just didn't want to join them (I think I remember something about her feeling like Ryou should've asked her first) and Lettuce's powers went out of control until she was told what was happening to her.

* Happens to Wee Hughie in ''Comicbook/TheBoys'', when Butcher injects him full of Compound V, and he understandably gets a wee bit angry about it. He later decides to join the team, though.

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* In the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', The Blood Red King transformed Sister Mary Elizabeth Ross, a Carmelite nun, into Bloody Mary, a [[AxeCrazy psychopath with a taste for killing]]. The Blood Red King expected to get a servant. What he got was immediately attacked by his creation.
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Some group of mysterious superpowered types gain their powers through a SuperEmpowering process that is permanent and irreversible. They want to induct a new member into their ranks�so they put him through that process with little or no explanation and ''then'' ask him to join them. WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong (Hint: PhlebotinumRebel)

* Common practice in UrbanFantasy stories, most notably those dealing with [[WolfMan werewolves]], [[VampireTropes vampires]], or other [[ViralTransformation infectious paranormal]]. The ''Literature/MercyThompson'' and ''Literature/KittyNorville'' books feature a number of characters to whom this happened, for example.

* In the webcomic ''{{Panthera}}'', the newest member of the group is asked to join the "Adventuring Club"�and then knocked out and injected with gene-altering treatments to turn her into a were-jaguar with elemental powers. And only ''then'' is she told what she's really let herself in for. This was largely the work of the group's mentor and MissionControl, who -perhaps not surprisingly- turned out to have his own agenda. [[spoiler: He also neglected to mention that his SuperSerum will drastically shorten a user's lifespan.]]

Some group of mysterious superpowered types gain their powers through a SuperEmpowering process that is permanent and irreversible. They want to induct a new member into their ranks—so they put him through that process with little or no explanation and ''then'' ask him to join them. WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong (Hint: PhlebotinumRebel)

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* In the webcomic ''{{Panthera}}'', the newest member of the group is asked to join the "Adventuring Club"…and then knocked out and injected with gene-altering treatments to turn her into a were-jaguar with elemental powers. And only ''then'' is she told what she's really let herself in for. This was largely the work of the group's mentor and MissionControl, who -perhaps not surprisingly- turned out to have his own agenda. [[spoiler: He also neglected to mention that his SuperSerum will drastically shorten a user's lifespan.]]

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* From ''TokyoMewMew'', all five girls had this (they were given their powers without being asked) and Ichigo's quest was to find the others after Ryou had injected them. Zakuro and Lettuce had the worst reactions to it, Zakuro just didn't want to join them (I think I remember something about her feeling like Ryou should've asked her first) and Lettuce's powers went out of control until she was told what was happening to her.

* Often happens in ''Franchise/KamenRider'' shows, such as ''Series/KamenRiderFaiz'' (where the protagonist has the TransformationTrinket applied to him before he even knows what's going on), and ''SuperSentai'' as well.

* Although no actual "empowerment" was involved, in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' Gandalf turned Bilbo Baggins into a dwarf-accompanying burglar practically before he had time to do the dishes. The dwarfs did wash those dishes for him though, which was nice.

* Although no actual "empowerment" was involved, in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' Gandalf turned Bilbo Baggins into a dwarf-accompanying burglar practically before he had time to do the dishes.

* In ''{{Sanctuary}}'', UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla became a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] with electrical powers after injecting himself with vampire blood (all true vampires having been killed off long ago). His goal throughout the series is to re-create the vampire race in his own image. His first attempt fails miserably, as the vampires are mindless savages with no free will. He then moves to Mexico and opens a rehab clinic for rich American kids, while covertly performing genetic experiments on them. Each of them is implanted with vampire [=DNA=] that is slowly changing their internal makeup and will not actually activate until decades later. Then one gets into a car accident and dies, triggering a premature transformation. He then proceeds to find and shoot every one who visited the clinic, doing the same to them. Unlike Tesla, they have no electrical powers. They then try to take over the world...Tesla does NOT approve.

* Common practice in UrbanFantasy stories, most notably those dealing with [[WolfMan werewolves]], [[VampireTropes vampires]], or other [[ViralTransformation infectious paranormal]]. The ''MercyThompson'' and ''Literature/KittyNorville'' books feature a number of characters to whom this happened, for example.