History Main / ThePowerOfLust

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': Issei Hyodo dreams of one day becoming the "Harem King." He's always been a pervert obsessed with breasts. Eventually, he dies and a beautiful devil named Rias resurrects him, turning him into a devil in order to make him her "[[ChessMotif Pawn]]." He then learns he possesses the power of a legendary dragon. He still has trouble accessing this power and is driven to do so by the prospect of groping Rias's breasts. Whenever Ria's breasts are involved, he explodes with near-infinite power.

* ''LightNovel/SoICantPlayH'': Ryosuke's provisional contract with Lisara requires him to [[EnergyDonation resupply her with a portion of his own]] LifeEnergy whenever she depletes her mana. But his life energy barely registers at 15,000, so he gives her his [[DeusSexMachina "ero energy"]] instead. It's near limitless because he's almost always thinking about sex, especially in regard to Lisara.

* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'': After an AccidentalKiss, Anna becomes devoted to doing everything she can to get Tanukichi to love her believing that catching ero-terrorists is what he wants, and [[LoveMakesYouCrazy she won't]] let anything [[{{Yandere}} get in her way]].

* Tadao Yokoshima from ''Manga/GhostSweeperMikami'' has always been [[AllMenArePerverts driven for girls]] and that's the main reason why he works for [[{{Stripperiffic}} Reiko Mikami]] despite her abuse and the low payments. But later it's discovered that he has spiritual abilities that are powered by lust. They're seen for first time early on in the manga, and in one chapter/episode of the anime series, in which he serves as "spirit battery" for [[TheRival Emi Ogasawara]]. He eventually develops this power and becomes a proper ghost sweeper, even rivaling in power with Mikami herself.

* Tadao Yokoshima from ''Manga/GhostSweeperMikami'' has always been [[AllMenArePerverts driven for girls]] and that's the main reason why he works for [[{{Stripperiffic}} Reiko Mikami]] despite her abuse and the low payments. But later it's discovered that he has spiritual abilities that are powered by lust. They're seen for first time early on in the manga, and in one episode of the anime series, in which he serves as "spirit battery" for [[TheRival Emi Ogasawara]]. He eventually develops this power and becomes a proper ghost sweeper, even rivalizing in power with Mikami herself.

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* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'': After an AccidentalKiss, Anna becomes devoted to doing everything she can to get Tanukichi to love her believing that catching ero-terrorists is what he wants, and [[LoveMakesYouCrazy she won't]] let anything [[{{Yandere}} get in her way]].
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* There's a story by Creator/WoodyAllen about an older man who is terrified of hospitals because of his fear of death, but he visits a hospital as often as he can because he's physically attracted to a nurse who works there. The narrator marvels at how the man's lust overcame his terror of death, and the other characters are expected to share his amazement. The narrator implies that the hunger for sex and the fear of death are the only real factors to human motivations.

** Hilariously subverted in the Alabasta Arc. The Straw Hats are riding a gigantic crab across the desert to the capital, but there's a river in the way- and the crab's species can't swim. Since the crab is a pervert with a love of dancing girls, Chopper tries to invoke this trope by having Nami reveal her skimpy dancer's outfit. The crab goes heart-eyed, zooms across the water...and sinks like a rock.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' has a [[CombinationAttack Pep Power]] where Jade uses a [[MarshmellowHell Puff-Puff]] to empower [[PlayerCharacter the Luminary]] to deliver a powerful two-handed sword slash. There is even a side quest dedicated to this Pep Power.

Compare and contrast ThePowerOfLove and ThePowerOfFriendship. Contrast with ThePowerOfHate, which is the complete opposite of this, and DistractedByTheSexy. See also {{Lust}} for the [[SevenDeadlySins deadly sin]] of the desire for pleasure, and IntimateHealing when it can only be done through sexual activities rather than merely intimate ones.

* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Mineta's realization that he wants to be a hero so he can feel up a woman is what spurs him to beat Midnight and pass his final exam.

* In ''Manga/YuushaGaShinda'', the protagonist Touka's extreme fetish for thighs allows him to get out of the stickiest situation, even allowing him to summon powerful apparitions (in the shape of thighs).

* Houli Dent from ''Manga/HowToTreatALadyKnightRight'' is a shameless AmazonChaser who can go Super Saiyan if he touches a woman's abs. [[spoiler:It's revealed in the final arc that he has this ability because his love of abs lets him tap into the power of Asmodeus, the demon prince of lust.]]
* Suzu of ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' has spiritual powers that are [[PsychoactivePowers awakened by her personal desires]]. Rather comically, the most effective form seems to her sexual lust for Matsuri, as shown when she got a HeroicSecondWind [[ClingyJealousGirl to make sure Reo wasn't the only one]] in a suggestive situation with him.
-->'''Shirogane''': [[LovableSexManiac Reo is an unprecedented pervert]]... but Suzu’s overwhelming shamelessness [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter goes far beyond that]]!
* ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'': Exploited by HotTeacher Nao Kadena to get the male students to study hard (offering them sex if they're able to get a perfect score; of course, none of them are ''that'' good, but she does give a consolation prize of MarshmallowHell to the top scorer). She motivates the female students by showing them the hot guys who go to prestigious universities.