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*** [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Goodwin]] uses a bit of the power of the King of the Underworld to sabotage his three opponents by sending darkness condors at them. That's right. He doesn't use Monster Cards, but outside force. To make it worse, when Crow and Jack crash because of him, Goodwin uses the Riding Duel rules against them, even though he doesn't ride a D-Wheel to begin with.

* When Hal gets powers in ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', even before [[FromNobodyToNightmare going on a destruction spree throughout the city]] he was using his powers to steal money, bikes, and arcade games. (This was screwing ''super'' rules as well since he was supposed to fight Megamind but didn't bother showing up.)

* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'': It is revealed towards the climax that the Wolf that has been chasing Puss is not actually a bounty hunter as originally thought but actually [[spoiler:[[TheGrimReaper the literal personification of Death]]. Angered at Puss for his arrogance towards death, thinking himself immortal, wasting 8 of his 9 lives and never seeing the true value of life, he decides that instead of waiting for Puss' last life to come to its natural end, he'll just collect it personally now. He is fully aware that this is technically breaking his own rules, as an exchange with one of Puss' former lives outright says he's cheating, but he doesn't care (even invoking NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught for good measure)]].

** The [[Quotes/{{Masquerade}} third quote]] for {{Masquerade}} illustrates a problem with this train of thought. That said, vampires in ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' and ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'' (and most supernaturals, for that matter) can get away with ''a '''lot''''' considering both the {{Crapsack World}}s they live in mean people just don't care about most crimes, and their Masquerade clean-up is top notch. (Provided you have the expertise/pull to have the cleanup done for you without getting staked, mind you.)

* This is pretty much the motivation for Androids 17 and 18 of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', albeit to different extremes depending on the timeline. The androids from Future Trunks timeline killed and destroyed simply ForTheEvulz while those in the present timeline were more interested in petty crimes and causing trouble, rarely using lethal force against any who tried to stop them, and viewing the hunt for Son Goku as a "game." But for both versions, they caused mayhem because they were bored, nobody was powerful enough to stop them, and they spent several years with in forced stasis with the words "Kill Son Goku" repeated over and over.

** The Greek myths in general have the gods hold the attitude that "With Great Power Comes Very Little Responsibility." The only restrictions placed on them are those done by other gods, and even then, they often try to fight it. For example, Zeus is a loving and faithful husband to Hera only as long as there are no pretty mortal women around- in which case, he's only a loving and faithful husband while she's around. In the one case Hera ''seriously'' attempted to stop him (as opposed to punishing the mortal women or the children he'd fathered with them); Zeus thwarted her and punished Hera. Plato, incidentally, thought such stories were blasphemous for portraying the gods as petty, immoral jerks, and wanted to ban them.

** The [[Quotes/{{Masquerade}} third quote]] for {{Masquerade}} illustrates a problem with this train of thought. That said, vampires in ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' and ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'' (and most supernaturals, for that matter) can get away with ''a '''lot''''' considering both the {{Crapsack World}}s they live in mean people just don't care about most crimes, and their Masquerade clean up is top notch. (Provided you have the expertise/pull to have the cleanup done for you without getting staked, mind you.)
** Most sourcebooks for ''TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness'' specifically warn Storytellers that this might be the case, and advises them to bring the hammer down if it happens. (A vampire kills a cop? Cop murders ''never'' go cold-case, and they might break through the Masquerade if they search enough; cop-killers tend to be left for the sunrise once the Prince finds out.)

* Alice surprisingly averts this in ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact''. Despite being a nigh omnipotent and very powerful (and ''very'' destructive) witch who can (and will) do whatever she pleases (laws be damned), the one thing that prevents Alice from becoming a danger to Teyvat is that, much to her annoyance, she needs to abide by Teyvat's laws. Good thing too, otherwise, she can easily wreck the planets ecosystem and render it inhospitable to life.

* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'': The powers from the tadpole are the reason some of the restrictions [[spoiler:vampires have]] don't apply to Astarion anymore.

* [[BigBad King Magnifico]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish}}'' is an aristocratic JackassGenie ruling over Rosas' citizens who only grants the wishes that benefit him and hoards the wishes he thinks might lead to unintended consequences. His only reason for this is seemingly that [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem he has the ability and therefore also has the right]].

* [[BigBad King Magnifico]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish}}'' is an aristocratic JackassGenie ruling over Rosas' citizens who only grants the wishes that benefit him and hoards the wishes he thinks might lead to unintended consequences. His only reason for this is seemingly that [[ScrewRulesIMakeThem he has the ability and therefore also has the right]].

* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'': It is revealed towards the climax that the Wolf that has been chasing Puss is not actually a bounty hunter as originally thought but actually [[spoiler:[[TheGrimReaper the literal personification of Death]]. Angered at Puss for his arrogance towards death, thinking himself immortal, wasting 8 of his 9 lives and never seeing the true value of life, he decides that instead of waiting for Puss' last life to come to its natural end, he'll just collect it personally now. He is fully aware that this is technically breaking his own rules, as an exchange with one of Puss' former lives outright says he's cheating, but he doesn't care]].

** On occasion Danny himself would use his powers for his own gain, one notable occasion leading to a BadFuture.