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** Knowing that their main villain and *all* of his henchmen are magic-users who rely heavily on magic, Bob's team (even though they are also mostly magic-users) all learn to cast anti-magic spells, to render everyone defenceless, except Bob, who can then mop the floor with the enemy using his superior mundane combat skills.
** Knowing that their main villain and *all* of his henchmen are magic-users who rely heavily on magic, Bob's team (even though they are also mostly magic-users) all learn to cast anti-magic spells, to render everyone defenceless, except Bob, who can then mop the floor with the enemy using his superior mundane combat skills.
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** It turns out that muggles in this world can create a belief-induced AntiMagic field, which is a good equalizer in TheMagicVersusTechnologyWar.
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** It turns out that muggles in this world can create a belief-induced AntiMagic field, which is a good equalizer in TheMagicVersusTechnologyWar.trump card, when the enemy rely on magic.
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not *entirely* sure if this applies, but its something thats been on my weird mind since i first saw this trope. does someone who can use magic count as a badass normal when anyone can use magic? not sure, but it would make sense to put it in at least the downplayed section i think
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob ''does'' have magical powers, [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway yet they're so situational and underwhelming,]] that it is as if they didn't exist. So, he has to [[FightsLikeANormal rely on good-old training and wits]] to fight alongside his magic-wielding comrades.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob '''Downplayed''':
**Bob ''does'' have magical powers, [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway yet they're so situational and underwhelming,]] that it is as if they didn't exist. So, he has to [[FightsLikeANormal rely on good-old training and wits]] to fight alongside his magic-wieldingcomrades.comrades.
** Bob can use magic, but [[EveryoneIsASuper anybody in the setting can use magic if they know how]].
**Bob ''does'' have magical powers, [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway yet they're so situational and underwhelming,]] that it is as if they didn't exist. So, he has to [[FightsLikeANormal rely on good-old training and wits]] to fight alongside his magic-wielding
** Bob can use magic, but [[EveryoneIsASuper anybody in the setting can use magic if they know how]].
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** Bob [[BatmanGetsAGun gets a gun]] and aces the necessary training. By the time wizards are halfway through their "Abracadabra", he has pulled [[MultipleGunshotDeath the Mozambique Drill]] on their faces half a dozen times, and that's on a slow day.
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** Bob [[BatmanGetsAGun [[BatmanGrabsAGun gets a gun]] and aces the necessary training. By the time wizards are halfway through their "Abracadabra", he has pulled [[MultipleGunshotDeath the Mozambique Drill]] on their faces half a dozen times, and that's on a slow day.
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** Bob is a GuileHero; he can't outfight or overpower his enemies, but he can outsmart them.
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** Bob ''can'' use magic - he just keeps it secret so he can [[IAmNotLeftHanded bust it out unexpectedly during a fight.]]
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** Bob ''can'' use magic - he just [[FightsLikeANormal keeps it secret secret]] so he can [[IAmNotLeftHanded bust it out unexpectedly during a fight.]]
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** It turns out that muggles in this world can create a belief-induced AntiMagic field, which is a good equalizer in the MagicVersusTechnologyWar.
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** It turns out that muggles in this world can create a belief-induced AntiMagic field, which is a good equalizer in the MagicVersusTechnologyWar.TheMagicVersusTechnologyWar.
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* " While the belief of other muggles is just "I don't have magic but I can still hurt the mage", Bob is a hardcore FlatEarthAtheist and this, alongside his large amounts of training, essentially turns him into anti-magic [[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama]].
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** [[HumansAreSurvivors The lack of magical powers has forced Bob to excel in fields that most mages don't care about, like field medicine,]] which has made him more adaptable in an emergency (mages that don't have the juice or knowledge to cast healing spells tend to bleed out because they don't know what to do).
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** [[HumansAreSurvivors The lack of magical powers has forced Bob to excel in fields ways that most mages don't care about, like field medicine,]] which has made him more adaptable in an emergency (mages that don't have the juice or knowledge to cast healing spells tend to bleed out because they don't know what to do).
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*" While the belief of other muggles is just "I don't have magic but I can still hurt the mage", Bob is a hardcore FlatEarthAtheist and this, alongside his large amounts of training, essentially turns him into anti-magic [[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama]].
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** [[HumansAreSurvivors The lack of magical powers has forced Bob to excel in fields that most mages don't care about, like field medicine,]] which has made him more adaptable in an emergency (mages that don't have the juice or knowledge to cast healing spells tend to bleed out because they don't know what to do).
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** Bob can use magic.
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** Bob can use magic.magic, or some other powerset as good as magic, and is not "normal" at all.
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** Bob decides to learnmagic.magic.
** As a muggle, Bob is constantly teleported away or mindwiped by the wizards that enforce the masquerade whenever things get serious. Aside from this inconvenience, Bob's life is never truly affected by wizard shenanigans.
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** As a muggle, Bob is constantly teleported away or mindwiped by the wizards that enforce the masquerade whenever things get serious. Aside from this inconvenience, Bob's life is never truly affected by wizard shenanigans.
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** Bob [[BatmanGetsAGun gets a gun]] and aces the necessary training. By the time wizards are halfway through their "Abracadabra", he has pulled [[MultipleGunshotDeath the Mozambique Drill]] on their faces half a dozen times, and that's on a slow day.
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** Bob lacks TheGift that allows people to use magic, but trains really hard to make up for it.
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** Bob lacks TheGift that allows people to use magic, but [[TrainingFromHell trains really hard to make up for it.it]].
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** Bob is a ScienceHero with lots of tech to make up for his lack of magic.
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** Bob recognizes this handicap and compensates by learning enough about magic to [[PowerNullifier cancel out]] his opponents' magic skills, thereby evening the playing field.
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** Bob recognizes this handicap and compensates by learning enough about magic to [[PowerNullifier [[AntiMagic cancel out]] his opponents' magic skills, thereby evening the playing field.
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** ''Everyone'', including animals, can use magic...except for Bob but he doesn't let this get him down.
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** ''Everyone'', including animals, can use magic...[[UnSorcerer except for Bob Bob]], but he doesn't let this get him down.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob ''does'' have magical powers, [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway yet they're so situational and underwhelming,]] that it is as if they didn't exist. So, he has to rely on good-old training and wits to fight alongside his magic-wielding comrades.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob ''does'' have magical powers, [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway yet they're so situational and underwhelming,]] that it is as if they didn't exist. So, he has to [[FightsLikeANormal rely on good-old training and wits wits]] to fight alongside his magic-wielding comrades.
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** Bob is the director of an organization full of superhumans, and the rule is that the director has to be normal.
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** Bob, the most ordinary average joe possible, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu can go toe to toe with God, Eldritch Abominations, Reality Warpers and Cosmic Entities]] and win.
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** Bob, the [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy most ordinary average joe possible, possible,]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu can go toe to toe with God, Eldritch Abominations, Reality Warpers and Cosmic Entities]] and win.
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** Bob recognizes this handicap and compensates by learning enough about magic to [[PowerNullifier cancel out]] his opponents' magic skills, thereby evening the playing field.
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* '''Conversed''': "Have you ever wondered how guys with no special abilities can still fight magically-empowered villains and win using nothing more than kung fu?"
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** "Have you ever wondered how guys with no special abilities can still fight magically-empowered villains and win using nothing more than kung fu?"
** "Have you ever wondered how guys with no special abilities can still fight magically-empowered villains and win using nothing more than kung fu?"
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** Bob finds himself being [[LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards completely outperformed by his allies]] [[OvershadowedByAwesome who have access to magic.]]
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** Bob finds himself being [[LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards [[OvershadowedByAwesome completely outperformed by his allies]] [[OvershadowedByAwesome allies who have access to magic.]]
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** "How can a guy with ''no powers'' be so overpowered?"overpowering?"
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** Bob's lack of magical abilities causes him to develop a crippling inferiority complex, despite his impressive fighting skills. TheVerse is split between people who view him as pathetic or underestimate him, and those who view him as a savior because of his skills, while Bob himself is unable to really appreciate his own contributions.
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** Bob's lack of magical abilities causes him to develop a very crippling inferiority complex, despite his impressive fighting skills. TheVerse is split between people who view him as pathetic or underestimate him, and those who view him as a savior because of his skills, while Bob himself is unable to really appreciate his own contributions.
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** Bob is not outperformed by the mages because he can perform superhuman feats himself. This is not treated as ''superpowers'' but [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower training really really heard for a long time.]]
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** Bob is not outperformed by the mages because he can perform superhuman feats himself. This is not treated as ''superpowers'' but [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower training really, really really heard hard for a long time.]]
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** Turns out that his magic is in the form of pre-made magical reagents that he can not make himself.
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** Turns out that his magic is in the form of pre-made magical reagents that he can not make himself. Whenever tapping in said magic, he's an EmpoweredBadassNormal.
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** Bob's lack of magical abilities causes him to develop a crippling inferiority complex, despite his impressive fighting skills. TheVerse is split between people who view him as pathetic or underestimate him, and those who view him as a savoir savior because of his skills, while Bob himself is unable to really appreciate his own contributions.
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** Bob's LoveInterest, knowing that he feels inadaequete for lacking magical powers, gives him a SmoochOfVictory after every battle.
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** Bob's LoveInterest, knowing that he feels inadaequete inadequate for lacking magical powers, gives him a SmoochOfVictory after every battle.
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** "Jesus, how can a guy with ''no powers'' be so overpowered?"
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** "Jesus, how can a guy with ''no powers'' be so overpowered?"
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** Bob's lack of magical prowess is viewed as a handicap by his magic-using peers, given what they face. Whether or not this actually restricts him depends on the degree of cynicism of the story (What? Not every deconstruction needs to be doom and gloom).
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** Bob's lack of magical prowess is viewed as a handicap by his magic-using peers, given what they face. Whether or not this actually restricts him depends on the degree of cynicism of the story (What? Not every deconstruction needs to be doom and gloom).story.
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** Being normal doesn't mean being badass.
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** Being normal doesn't mean being badass.
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** Bob's four friends, Alice the BigBadassBirdOfPrey, Dave the KingOfBeasts, Charlie the CoolHorse, and Emily the NobleWolf, are all {{Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s, and only animals can use magic. Bob, the TokenHuman, learns to imbue his sword with spells, creating physical elemental attacks.
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** Bob's four friends, Alice the BigBadassBirdOfPrey, NobleBirdOfPrey, Dave the KingOfBeasts, Charlie the CoolHorse, and Emily the NobleWolf, are all {{Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s, and only animals can use magic. Bob, the TokenHuman, learns to imbue his sword with spells, creating physical elemental attacks.
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Whether or not magic is evil or not is not the point. The point is effectiveness, not morality.
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** MagicIsEvil
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** The magical origin is {{Magiteck}} that aids his training. He doesn't use it during battle.
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** The magical origin is {{Magiteck}} {{Magitek}} that aids his training. He doesn't use it during battle.
