History PlayingWith / BlessedWithSuck

** Bob is given super powers, and dies almost instantly from the terrible side effects.

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Discussed''': "If you want to be an hero, son, take [[BadassNormal the path of Batman]]. Superpowers are a trouble."

** Bob is given omnipotence, but then has to monitor every move he makes; one angry thought will instantly vaporize the planet he's waking on.

** Bob [[DrivenToSuicide eventually kills himself]] because being TheUnwillingComedian 24/7/365 can be a pain on the psyche (ex. [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Bouncy Normo]]).

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's blessing to have turn things into Skittles when he touches them lead to him wrecking things and killing people by accident, diabetes because all he can eat is Skittles, and maybe even abduction by evil chocolate men who want him to produce Skittles "[[AnOfferYouCantRefuse for free]]".

* '''Straight''': Henry gets superpowers... and with them, a list of weaknesses as long as his arm, and has PowerIncontinence.

** Henry is given super powers, and dies almost instantly from the terrible side effects.
** Henry is given omnipotence, but then has to monitor every move he makes; one angry thought will instantly vaporize the planet he's waking on.
* '''Downplayed''': Henry's weakness isn't crippling, but it's everywhere and very irritating: he's never comfortable.

** "The magic Katrina was using prevented her from cursing Henry directly, so instead she gave him [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor exactly what he thought he wanted]]."
** Henry got a superpower, but none of the [[RequiredSecondaryPowers secondary abilities necessary to protect himself]].

* '''Subverted''': Henry gets superpowers... and PowerIncontinence, which he eventually figures out how to fix.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The FairFolk give Henry powers that are too strong to control. So he gets the help of a friendly fairy, that bestows him control when she is present, only she is unreliable. So the hero learn to control them by self-control, until he is asked to help in the Fairy World, where his powers are raised exponentially by environmental magic. So he have to remove most of them to keep them under control... until he come back to the real world, with now-lame powers. Luckily he learned enough magic skills to use conventional magic, at the cost of his vital energy.

** Henry refuses any magical boons from a fairy on the logic that [[FairFolk she doesn't seem to understand what constitutes a "blessing" and what constitutes a "curse" for a mortal]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': Henry is "blessed" with the ability to make [[{{Narm}} accidentally funny comments]].

* '''Exploited''': The hero tricks his antagonist to bless himself suck, and thus saves the day.

* '''Exploited''': The hero tricks his antongonist to bless himself suck, and thus saves the day.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Straight''': He gets Super Powers... but also a list of weaknesses as long as your arm, and has PowerIncontinence

** A character is given super powers, and dies almost instantly from the terrible side effects.
** A character is given omnipotence, but then has to monitor every move he makes; one angry thought will instantly vaporize the planet he's waking on.
* '''Downplayed''': The character's weakness isn't crippling, but it's everywhere and very irritating: they're never comfortable.

** "The magic she was using prevented her from cursing him directly, so instead she gave him [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor exactly what he thought he wanted]]."
** The character got a super power, but none of the [[RequiredSecondaryPowers secondary abilities necessary to protect himself]].

* '''Subverted''': He gets Super Powers... and PowerIncontinence, which he eventually figures out how to fix.
* '''Double Subverted''': He gets Super Powers... and PowerIncontinence, which he eventually figures out how to fix... but his family is now all targets for those seeking to control him, and if he's caught by the government, [[TheyWouldCutYouUp they'll take him apart to see what makes him tick]].
* '''Parodied''': The blessing allows the hero to [[{{Fartillery}} violently channel his now-constant flatulence]], leading to both a comical superhero career and his inability to keep a girlfriend.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The Fair Folk give the hero powers that are too strong to control. So he gets the help of a friendly fairy, that bestows him control when she is present, only she is unreliable. So the hero learn to control them by self-control, until he is asked to help in the Fairy World, where his powers are raised exponentially by environmental magic. So he have to remove most of them to keep them under control... until he come back to the real world, with now-lame powers. Luckily he learned enough magic skills to use conventional magic, at the cost of his vital energy.

* '''Defied''':
** The hero refuses any magical boons from a fairy on the logic that [[TheFairFolk she doesn't seem to understand what constitutes a "blessing" and what constitutes a "curse" for a mortal]].

* '''Conversed''': "For a specific target audience, you do expect the hero to be have some problem"

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': A character is given super powers, and dies almost instantly from the terrible side effects.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The Fair Folk give the hero powers that are to strong to control. So he gets the help of a friendly fairy, that bestows him control when she is present, only she is unreliable. So the hero learn to control them by self-control, until he is asked to help in the Fairy World, where his powers are raised exponentially by environmental magic. So he have to remove most of them to keep them under control... until he come back to the real world, with now-lame powers. Luckily he learned enough magic skills to use conventional magic, at the cost of his vital energy.

* '''Enforced''': We can't have a BoringInvincibleHero--let's put some crippling limitations on his greatest powers!

* '''Enforced''': Heroes without problems are boring. Let's kick him for his trouble.

* '''Exploited''': Heroes without problems are boring. Let's kick him for his trouble.

* '''Invoked''': Heroes without problems are boring. Let's kick him for his trouble.
* '''Exploited''': The BigBad arranges for the hero to be "blessed."

* '''Downplayed''': The charcter's weakness isn't crippling, but it's everyhere and very irritating: they're never comfortable.
* '''Justified''': "The magic she was using prevented her from cursing him directly, so instead she gave him [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor exactly what he thought he wanted]]."
** A character gets a super power, but none of the [[RequiredSecondaryPowers secondary powers to protect himself]].

* '''Downplayed''': The charcter's weakness isn't crippling, but it's everyhere and very irrataing: the're never comfortable.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':

* '''Deconstructed''': The FairFolk genuinely don't understand humanity, and all blessings come from so alien a perspective that they suck if you're a mere mortal.
* '''Reconstructed''': The blessing results in terrible PowerIncontinence, but this is also a feature of the blessing intended to keep the hero humble and disciplined. It works.

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* '''Defied''': The hero refuses any magical boons from a fairy on the logic that [[TheFairFolk she doesn't seem to understand what constitutes a "blessing" and what constitutes a "curse" for a mortal]].

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* '''Discussed''': "If you want to be an hero, son, take the path of BatMan. Superpowers are a trouble."

* '''Inverted''': See CursedWithAwesome.

* '''Double Subverted''': He gets Super Powers... and PowerIncontinence, which he eventually figures out how to fix... but his family is now all targets for those seeking to control him, and if he's caught by the government, they'll take him apart to see what makes him tick.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Fairfolk give the hero powers that are to strong to control. So he gets the help of a friendly fairy, that bestows him control when she is present, only she is unreliable. So the hero learn to control them by selfcontrol, until he is asked to help in the Fairy World, where his powers are raised exponentally by enviromental magic. So he have to remove most of them to keep them under control... until he come back to the real world, with now-lame powers. Luckily he learned enough magic skills to use conventional magic, at the cost of his vital energy.
* '''Averted''': Curses turn out badly. Blessings turn out well.