History PlayingWith / RealityWarpingIsNotAToy

* '''Straight''': Adam, aka Omnipotron, can bring into existence anything he can create a mental image of - including idle daydreams, hallucinations, and nightmares.
* '''Exaggerated''': Every thought in Adam's head becomes reality - his [[FisherKing moods]], his whims, everything. As a result, Adam is SealedEvilInACan, kept in a permanent dreamless coma to protect the world.

** The involuntary use of Adam's powers when asleep or distracted is a metaphor for man's carelessness in the use of his talents-- we can make great things that do a lot of good when we think things through, but cause a lot of grief when we act out irrationally or without thought of consequences. So Adam decides to learn meditation, philosophy, logic and ethics to develop EnlightenmentSuperpowers that block the use of his {{Reality Warp|er}}ing powers to only work consciously.

** The involuntary use of Adam's powers when asleep or distracted is a metaphor for man's carelessness in the use of his talents-- we can make great things that do a lot of good when we think things through, but cause a lot of grief when we act out irrationally or without thought of consequences. So Adam decides to learn meditation, philosophy, logic and ethics to develop EnlightenmentSuperpowers that block the use of his RealityWarping powers to only work consciously.

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* '''Justified''': Adam asked a JerkassGenie for the ability to [[ExactWords create whatever he could imagine]].

* '''Defied''': "Mighty [[JerkassGenie J'qhass]], grant me the power to change the world with my mind! ...but only when I want to, none of your genie tricks!"

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Parodied''': FreudWasRight; every time Adam passes a pretty woman, [[{{Series/Extras}} her clothes drop off]] and [[SomethingElseAlsoRises nearby oil rigs start spouting]].

* '''Parodied''': FreudWasRight; every time Adam passes a pretty woman, [[{{Extras}} her clothes drop off]] and [[SomethingElseAlsoRises nearby oil rigs start spouting]].

* '''Enforced''': The fundamentalist writers dislike the [[HarryPotter glorification of witchcraft in popular culture]], and want to communicate a FantasticAesop about why flawed mortals shouldn't have divine powers.

* '''Inverted''': Adam can ''only'' use his powers [[DontThinkFeel when he's not concentrating]]. [[HowDoIShotWeb The moment he tries to focus]], it goes away.

* '''Deconstructed''': Ever since [[NoodleIncident the unspoken events]] of his DangerousSixteenthBirthday, Adam has had to take drugs to stop him dreaming. He accepts that this makes it slightly [[CreativeSterility harder to use his powers when he wants to]] (and that he never sleeps very well) for the life-preserving benefit that he doesn't have to worry about what his powers could do while he's asleep.
* '''Reconstructed''': The above, but Adam decides NoMedicationForMe! OhCrap.
** The involuntary use of Adam's powers when asleep or distracted is a metaphor for man's carelessness in the use of his talents-- we can make great things that do a lot of good when we think things through, but cause a lot of grief when we act out irrationally or without thought of consequences. So Adam decides to learn meditation, philosophy, logic and ethics to develop EnlightenmentSuperpowers that block the use of his RealityWarping powers to only work consciously.

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* '''Invoked''': Villaino, knowing that he has no way of defeating Omnipotron physically, resorts to MindRape in order to throw his powers into chaos so he'll stop using them.

* '''Played For Drama''': Adam's loss of control, and the vicious cycle created by his resulting FreakOut, [[DoomedHometown destroy everything he loves]] and turn him into a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds. The story follows his attempts to control his power and find a way to get rid of it altogether.

* '''Inverted''': Adam can ''only'' use his powers when he's not concentrating. [[HowDoIShotWeb The moment he tries to focus]], it goes away.
* '''Subverted''': After a disastrous accident, Adam tells the CapeBusters he lost control of his powers, but once he escapes from [[{{Oubliette}} containment]] it turns out he's undergone a HeelFaceTurn and did it all an purpose.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...we later discover he really did, briefly, lose control, but the terror and self-loathing of it drove him to MaddenIntoMisanthropy. He lives in fear of another breakdown.

* '''Deconstructed''': Ever since [[NoodleIncident the events of]] his DangerousSixteenthBirthday, Adam has had to take drugs to stop him dreaming. He accepts that this makes it slightly [[CreativeSterility harder to use his powers when he wants to]] (and that he never sleeps very well) for the life-preserving benefit that he doesn't have to worry about what his powers could do while he's asleep.

** The writers wish to show how hideously dangerous an individual with these powers would be.

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

* '''Subverted''': After a disastrous accident, Adam tells the CapeBusters he lost control his powers, but once he escapes from [[{{Oubliette}} containment]] it turns out he's undergone a HeelFaceTurn and did it all an purpose.

* '''Reconstructed''': The above, but Andy goes OffHisMeds. OhCrap.

* '''Enforced''': The writers dislike the [[HarryPotter glorification of witchcraft in popular culture]], and want to communicate a FantasticAesop about why flawed mortals shouldn't have divine powers.

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* The writers wish to show how hideously dangerous an individual with these powers would be.

*** The writers wish to show how hideously dangerous an individual with these powers would be..

*** The writers wish to show how pants-shittingly scary such an individual would really be.

* '''Invoked''': Villaino, knowing that he has no way of defeating Omnitron physically, resorts to MindRape in order to throw his powers into chaos so he'll stop using them.
* '''Exploited''': Omnitron already has unstable powers; all Villaino need do is distract him.