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** Amazing Girl has no powers unless she's naked.

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** Amazing Girl has no powers unless she's naked.nude.



* '''Implied''': Amazing Girl in her trademark PoweredArmor can [[BlownAcrossTheRoom punch the seven-foot-three, 300-pound musclehead Bob across a room]]. In civilian life, she assumes the SecretIdentity of Alice, who is five feet tall, weighs 95 pounds, usually wears a T-shirt and jeans, and couldn't punch Bob an inch backward.

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* '''Implied''': Amazing Girl in her trademark PoweredArmor can [[BlownAcrossTheRoom punch the seven-foot-three, 300-pound musclehead Bob across a room]]. In civilian life, she assumes the SecretIdentity of five-foot, 95-pound Alice, who is five feet tall, weighs 95 pounds, usually wears a T-shirt and jeans, jeans and couldn't punch Bob an inch backward.



** Amazing Girl is shunned by other superheroes as [[NoTrueScotsman not a true superhero]] because her powers come from an external source rather than genetics and/or TrainingFromHell.

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** Every other superhero gives Amazing Girl is shunned by other superheroes as [[NoTrueScotsman not a true superhero]] the NoTrueScotsman treatment because her powers come from an external source rather than genetics and/or TrainingFromHell.



* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice puts on Amazing Girl's costume, and it works as expected ... but she looks so goofy in it that everyone bursts out laughing.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice puts on Amazing Girl's costume, and it works as expected ... expected, but she looks so goofy in it that everyone bursts out laughing.

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* '''Justified''':
** Amazing Girl is an EmpoweredBadassNormal who would be powerless without her costume, but she can still help out as well as the others with it.
** Amazing Girl

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* '''Justified''':
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'''Justified''': Amazing Girl is an EmpoweredBadassNormal who would be powerless without her costume, but she can still help out as well as the others with it.
** Amazing Girl
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* '''Justified''': Amazing Girl is an EmpoweredBadassNormal who would be powerless without her costume, but she can still help out as well as the others with it.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Amazing Girl is an EmpoweredBadassNormal who would be powerless without her costume, but she can still help out as well as the others with it.it.
** Amazing Girl



** Amazing Girl is told she's [[NoTrueScotsman no true superhero]] because she relies on a costume rather than genetics and/or TrainingFromHell.

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** Amazing Girl is told she's shunned by other superheroes as [[NoTrueScotsman no not a true superhero]] because she relies on a costume her powers come from an external source rather than genetics and/or TrainingFromHell.



* '''Played for Drama''': One of the situations in "Exploited" or the first "Deconstructed" occurs, and we follow Alice during her bout of worry about this.

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* '''Played for Drama''': Drama''':
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One of the situations in "Exploited" or the first "Deconstructed" occurs, and we follow Alice during her bout of worry about this.this.
** Similar to the second "Deconstructed", Amazing Girl has an identity crises over whether or not she is actually a superhero since her powers aren't intrinsic to her.
** Alice's Amazing Girl costume is stolen by Charlene and she has to get it back from her while she's depowered and Charlene has all the powers of Amazing Girl.

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** ...because she was wearing it incorrectly. When she puts the suit on the right way, Alice becomes Amazing Girl.

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** ...because she ** Alice was wearing it the suit incorrectly. When she puts the suit it on the right way, Alice she becomes Amazing Girl.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': Amazing Girl's powered clothing sometimes helps her, sometimes hinders her, and sometimes has no effect: the suit of PoweredArmor may just make her too slow to do anything, the BootsOfToughness may be superfluous because she already has NighInvulnerable feet, while her EyepatchOfPower might give her X-ray vision.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''':
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Amazing Girl's powered clothing sometimes helps her, sometimes hinders her, and sometimes has no effect: the suit of PoweredArmor may just make her too slow to do anything, the BootsOfToughness may be superfluous because she already has NighInvulnerable feet, while her EyepatchOfPower might give her X-ray vision.vision.
** Amazing Girl's suit is a MagicFeather.
** Sometimes Amazing Girl's powers depend on her wearing her costume, but other times she has to be nude to use them.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???AnAesop about luck -- some people get things that turn out to be more useful than others.



* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Well, now that she has a suit of armor that makes her a FlyingBrick, she's different from the other characters. Maybe they'll show how it's made her BlessedWithSuck by alienating her from her friends."



** Alice is a supervillain who gets the Amazing Girl costume and uses it to wreak havoc.

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** Alice is a supervillain small-time villain with aspirations to do worse [[FromNobodyToNightmare who gets the Amazing Girl costume and uses it to wreak havoc.havoc]].

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** Amazing Girl has powers only when she's nude.

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** Amazing Girl has no powers only when unless she's nude.naked.



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"I'll need a suit of armor that covers me fully, isn't heavy, can carry any load, and has offensive capabilities of its own."



** Because she's not Amazing Girl without her superpowered costume, if it's stolen (as in "Exploited"), malfunctions, or simply runs out of power, she's screwed.

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** Because she's not Amazing Girl without her superpowered costume, if it's stolen (as in "Exploited"), or it malfunctions, is damaged, lost, or simply runs out of power, she's screwed.



** She doesn't care about how she got her powers as long as she has them and is using them for good.

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** She doesn't care Nobody cares about how she got her powers as long as she has them and is using them for good.good.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice puts on Amazing Girl's costume, and it works as expected ... but she looks so goofy in it that everyone bursts out laughing.
* '''Played for Drama''': One of the situations in "Exploited" or the first "Deconstructed" occurs, and we follow Alice during her bout of worry about this.
* '''Played for Horror''':
** Alice is a supervillain who gets the Amazing Girl costume and uses it to wreak havoc.
** The Amazing Girl costume itself is NightmareFuel for anyone who lays eyes on it.



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'''Basic Trope''': Clothing, such as armor, a suit, gloves, a belt or whatever else, that enables the wearer to access superpowers they don't personally have.

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'''Basic Trope''': Clothing, such as armor, a suit, gloves, a belt or whatever else, that enables gives the wearer to access to superpowers they don't personally have.



* '''Subverted''': Amazing Girl seems to be drawing power from her costume. However, she had them all along and she just didn't know it, as the costume only made it easier for her to use. Once mastered, she no longer needs the costume.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Amazing Girl seems to be drawing power from her costume. However, she had them all along and she just didn't know it, as the costume only made it easier for her to use. Once mastered, she no longer needs the costume.costume.
** Alice puts on a costume that she's been told will give her superpowers and make her [[LegacyCharacter the next Amazing Girl]], but it doesn't.



** ...because she was wearing it incorrectly. When she puts the suit on the right way, Alice becomes Amazing Girl.



* '''Implied''': Amazing Girl in her trademark PoweredArmor can [[BlownAcrossTheRoom punch the seven-foot-three, 300-pound musclehead Bob across a room]]. In civilian life, she assumes the SecretIdentity of Alice, who is five feet tall, weighs 95 pounds, wears a T-shirt and jeans, and couldn't punch Bob an inch backward.

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* '''Implied''': Amazing Girl in her trademark PoweredArmor can [[BlownAcrossTheRoom punch the seven-foot-three, 300-pound musclehead Bob across a room]]. In civilian life, she assumes the SecretIdentity of Alice, who is five feet tall, weighs 95 pounds, usually wears a T-shirt and jeans, and couldn't punch Bob an inch backward.



** Alice trained to fight like a non-super in case of such an event and finds it [[MugglesDoItBetter more effective]] for her. She may also have as many backup costumes as she needs.

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** Alice trained As Alice, she trains to fight like a non-super in case of such an event and finds it as effective, if not [[MugglesDoItBetter more effective]] so]], for her. She may also have as many backup costumes as she needs.

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** Amazing Girl's powers depend on her being naked. Because she's a ReluctantFanserviceGirl, she rarely uses them.

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** Amazing Girl's Girl has innate powers, and when she puts on certain clothes, she transfers her powers depend on her being naked. Because to them.
** Amazing Girl has powers only when
she's a ReluctantFanserviceGirl, she rarely uses them.nude.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': Amazing Girl's powered clothing sometimes helps her, sometimes hinders her, and sometimes has no effect: the suit of PoweredArmor may just make her too slow to do anything, while her EyepatchOfPower might give her X-ray vision.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Amazing Girl's powered clothing sometimes helps her, sometimes hinders her, and sometimes has no effect: the suit of PoweredArmor may just make her too slow to do anything, the BootsOfToughness may be superfluous because she already has NighInvulnerable feet, while her EyepatchOfPower might give her X-ray vision.



* '''Implied''': Amazing Girl in her trademark PoweredArmor can [[BlownAcrossTheRoom punch somebody across a room]]. Alice Ashley in her T-shirt and jeans couldn't punch the same person an inch backward.

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* '''Implied''': Amazing Girl in her trademark PoweredArmor can [[BlownAcrossTheRoom punch somebody the seven-foot-three, 300-pound musclehead Bob across a room]]. Alice Ashley in her In civilian life, she assumes the SecretIdentity of Alice, who is five feet tall, weighs 95 pounds, wears a T-shirt and jeans jeans, and couldn't punch the same person Bob an inch backward.backward.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Because she's not Amazing Girl without her superpowered costume, if it's stolen (as in "Exploited"), malfunctions, or simply runs out of power, she's screwed.
** Amazing Girl is told she's [[NoTrueScotsman no true superhero]] because she relies on a costume rather than genetics and/or TrainingFromHell.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Alice trained to fight like a non-super in case of such an event and finds it [[MugglesDoItBetter more effective]] for her. She may also have as many backup costumes as she needs.
** She doesn't care about how she got her powers as long as she has them and is using them for good.



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* '''Justified''': Amazing Girl would be powerless without her costume, but she can still help out as good as the others with it.

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* '''Justified''': Amazing Girl is an EmpoweredBadassNormal who would be powerless without her costume, but she can still help out as good well as the others with it.



** [[OneSuperOnePowerset She loses her newfound innate powers]], and thus must go back to the costume to emulate them once more.

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** [[OneSuperOnePowerset She loses her newfound innate powers]], and thus so she must go back to the costume to emulate them once more.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Alice commissions a powered suit for her to wear as Amazing Girl.

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"Without this suit, I'm just plain Alice. With it, I'm Amazing Girl!"
* '''Invoked''': Alice makes or commissions a powered suit for her to wear as Amazing Girl.

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** Amazing Girl wears a full-body suit that gives her the ability to [[SizeShifter shrink]].

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** Amazing Girl wears a full-body suit that gives her the ability to [[SizeShifter grow or shrink]].



* '''Inverted''': Amazing Girl has innate powers, and wearing special clothes acts as an ''[[PowerLimiter inhibitor]]'' for them.
* '''Subverted''': Amazing Girl seems to be drawing power from her costume. But in actuality, she had them the whole time and she just didn't know it, as the costume only made it easier for her to use. Once mastered, she no longer needs the costume.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Amazing Girl has innate powers, and wearing special clothes acts as an ''[[PowerLimiter inhibitor]]'' for them.
** Amazing Girl's powers depend on her being naked. Because she's a ReluctantFanserviceGirl, she rarely uses them.
* '''Subverted''': Amazing Girl seems to be drawing power from her costume. But in actuality, However, she had them the whole time all along and she just didn't know it, as the costume only made it easier for her to use. Once mastered, she no longer needs the costume.



* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???
Amazing Girl gets her powers from an ordinary T-shirt.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''': Amazing Girl's powered clothing sometimes helps her, sometimes hinders her, and sometimes has no effect: the suit of PoweredArmor may just make her too slow to do anything, while her EyepatchOfPower might give her X-ray vision.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Alice commissions a powered suit for her to wear as Amazing Girl.



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

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* '''Defied''': ???'''Defied''':
** Amazing Girl gets an UpgradeArtifact to empower her directly.
** Amazing Girl declines the empowered costume.



* '''Implied''': Amazing Girl in her trademark PoweredArmor can [[BlownAcrossTheRoom punch somebody across a room]]. Alice Ashley in her T-shirt and jeans couldn't punch the same person an inch backward.



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'''Basic Trope''': Clothing, such as armor, a suit, gloves, a belt or whatever else, that enables the wearer to access superpowers they don't personally have.
* '''Straight''':
** Amazing Girl wears a suit of PoweredArmor that gives her FlyingFirepower abilities.
** Amazing Girl wears a mystical belt that allows her to channel magic.
** Amazing Girl wears a full-body suit that gives her the ability to [[SizeShifter shrink]].
** Amazing Girl wears alien gauntlets that enable her to use advanced alien nanotechnology.
* '''Exaggerated''': Amazing Girl is so weak without her costume that she'll die, but with it, she's a PhysicalGod.
* '''Downplayed''': A half-example; Amazing Girl actually has innate powers with SuperStrength, SuperToughness, SuperReflexes and a HealingFactor. That said, she wears a fancy suit of armor that comes with all sorts of useful gadgets that she uses in battle.
* '''Justified''': Amazing Girl would be powerless without her costume, but she can still help out as good as the others with it.
* '''Inverted''': Amazing Girl has innate powers, and wearing special clothes acts as an ''[[PowerLimiter inhibitor]]'' for them.
* '''Subverted''': Amazing Girl seems to be drawing power from her costume. But in actuality, she had them the whole time and she just didn't know it, as the costume only made it easier for her to use. Once mastered, she no longer needs the costume.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Except, that was only residue from the costume's effects. Sure enough, they wear off, forcing Amazing Girl to wear the costume once again.
** [[OneSuperOnePowerset She loses her newfound innate powers]], and thus must go back to the costume to emulate them once more.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Amazing Girl has completely innate powers.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz has her costume stolen when she least expects it, rendering her powerless against his forces.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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