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** Amazing Girl has the power of making the furniture clash with the wall. Fortunately, Emperor Evulz is an interior decorator with a frail heart.

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** Amazing Girl has the power of making the furniture clash with the wall.wallpaper. Fortunately, Emperor Evulz is an interior decorator with a frail heart.
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** Emperor Evulz is a FriendlyEnemy of Team Superawesome and wants to raise Amazing Girl's spirits so he arranges a scheme with its other members that plays to her strengths.

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** Emperor Evulz is a FriendlyEnemy of Team Superawesome and wants to raise Amazing Girl's spirits spirits, so he arranges a scheme with its other members that plays to her strengths.



* '''Exploited''': Evulz' mooks are the least competent ones out there, so TheTeam sends Amazing girl against them. It keeps her busy, keeps the mooks distracted, and makes her look better.

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* '''Exploited''': Evulz' mooks are the least competent ones out there, so TheTeam sends Amazing girl Girl against them. It keeps her busy, keeps the mooks distracted, and makes her look better.



** Because her superpowers are so situational specific, Amazing Girl decide against being a superhero.

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** Because her superpowers are so situational situationally specific, Amazing Girl decide decides against being a superhero.



** Even with a creative mind, "creating puddles" is more limited than a traditonal superpower like SuperStrength.

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** Even with a creative mind, "creating puddles" is more limited than a traditonal traditional superpower like SuperStrength.

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* '''Invoked''': Emperor Evulz is a FriendlyEnemy of Team Superawesome and wants to raise Amazing Girl's spirits so he arranges a scheme with its other members that plays to her strengths.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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Emperor Evulz is a FriendlyEnemy of Team Superawesome and wants to raise Amazing Girl's spirits so he arranges a scheme with its other members that plays to her strengths.strengths.
** Team Superawesome and Evulz (or knockoffs thereof) are hired by Make-A-Wish to let the LittlestCancerPatient be Amazing for a day.
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** Amazing Girl knew for a fact that her powers wouldn't be as much help as others, so she trained up in martial arts, reaching master skill and becoming one of the most deadly close range fighters of the heroes.

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** Amazing Girl knew for a fact that her powers wouldn't be as much help as others, so she trained up in martial arts, reaching master skill and becoming mastery of skills to become one of the most deadly close range fighters of the heroes.



** Because her superpowers are so situational specific, Amazing Girl decide against being an superhero.

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** Because her superpowers are so situational specific, Amazing Girl decide against being an a superhero.



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'''Basic Trope''': A character's powers are useless, but the plot contrives to make them useful anyway.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character's powers are normally pretty useless, but the plot contrives a highly specific situation to make them useful anyway.

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* '''Parodied''': Everyone on the Superawesome Hero Team has incredibly amazing superpowers, except for Amazing Girl, who has ''marginally'' less useful powers. Despite this, they deride her for it.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Everyone on the Superawesome Hero Team has incredibly amazing superpowers, except for Amazing Girl, who has ''marginally'' less useful powers. Despite this, they deride her for it.it.
** Amazing Girl feels bad about her powers not being useful, so the team creates a fake threat for her to stop that specifically caters to her powers, so she would feel better about herself.
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* '''Exploited''': Evulz' mooks are the least competent ones out there, so TheTeam sends Amazing girl against them it keeps her busy, keeps the mooks distracted, and makes her look better.

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* '''Exploited''': Evulz' mooks are the least competent ones out there, so TheTeam sends Amazing girl against them it them. It keeps her busy, keeps the mooks distracted, and makes her look better.



** Alternatively: Amazing Girl knew for a fact that her powers wouldn't be as much help as others, so she trained up in martial arts, reaching master skill and becoming one of the most deadly close range fighters of the heroes.
** After his first defeat at Amazing Girl's hands, Emperor Evulz takes steps to prevent history from repeating itself by equipping all his men with slip-proof rubber boots. Amazing Girl is left powerless.

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** Alternatively: Amazing Girl knew for a fact that her powers wouldn't be as much help as others, so she trained up in martial arts, reaching master skill and becoming one of the most deadly close range fighters of the heroes.
** After his first defeat at Amazing Girl's hands, Emperor Evulz takes steps to prevent history from repeating itself by equipping all his men with slip-proof rubber boots. Amazing Girl is left effectively powerless.

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* '''Inverted''': KryptoniteIsEverywhere

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* '''Inverted''': KryptoniteIsEverywhere'''Inverted''':
** KryptoniteIsEverywhere
** An usually excellent power, for [[LogicalWeakness one reason]] or [[KryptoniteFactor another]], is put in ''exactly'' the worst situation possible, where it's useless or even actively detrimental.
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* '''Downplayed''': Amazing Gril's superpower is manipulation of water. There always seems to be a handy source of water she can use, despite the plot not taking place in a setting where it's expected, such as a spaceship.

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* '''Downplayed''': Amazing Gril's Girl's superpower is manipulation of water. There always seems to be a handy source of water she can use, despite the plot not taking place in a setting where it's expected, such as a spaceship.

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* '''Invoked''': Emperor Evulz is actually a FriendlyEnemy of Team Superawesome and wants to raise Amazing Girl's spirits so he arranges a scheme with its other members that plays to her strengths.
* '''Exploited''': Evulz' mooks are actually the least competent ones out there, so the team sends Amazing girl against them because not only does it keep her busy and away from work that her uselessness might distract from, but she does take care of them.

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* '''Invoked''': Emperor Evulz is actually a FriendlyEnemy of Team Superawesome and wants to raise Amazing Girl's spirits so he arranges a scheme with its other members that plays to her strengths.
* '''Exploited''': Evulz' mooks are actually the least competent ones out there, so the team TheTeam sends Amazing girl against them because not only does it keep keeps her busy busy, keeps the mooks distracted, and away from work that makes her uselessness might distract from, but she does take care of them.look better.



**After his first defeat at Amazing Girl's hands, Emperor Evulz takes steps to prevent history from repeating itself by equipping all his men with slip-proof rubber boots. Amazing Girl is left powerless.



* '''Deconstructed''': After his first defeat at Amazing Girl's hands, Emperor Evulz takes steps to prevent history from repeating itself by equipping all his men with slip-proof rubber boots. Amazing Girl is left powerless.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, it just so happens that Amazing Girl's colleague, Skillful Lad, has the power to make rubber extremely sticky...

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* '''Deconstructed''': After his first defeat at Amazing Girl's hands, Emperor Evulz takes steps to prevent history from repeating itself by equipping all his men with slip-proof rubber boots. '''Deconstructed''':
**Because her superpowers are so situational specific,
Amazing Girl is left powerless.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, it just so happens that
decide against being an superhero.
**[[HeartIsAnAwesomePower
Amazing Girl's colleague, Skillful Lad, has the power to make rubber extremely sticky...Girl gets creative with her superpowers]] and so becomes a superhero.
* '''Reconstructed''':
**Amazing Girl is a "reserve superhero" and called upon only in situations where her powers are useful.
**Even with a creative mind, "creating puddles" is more limited than a traditonal superpower like SuperStrength.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Amazing Girl has the power of making the furniture clash with the wall. Fortunately, Emperor Evulz is an interior decorator with a frail heart.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Amazing Girl has the power of making the furniture clash with the wall. Fortunately, Emperor Evulz is an interior decorator with a frail heart.
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** A PlotTailoredToTheParty, especially if several members of the party have bizarre/useless powers.
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*** Alternately, each team member only uses their respective power when it serves helpful.
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*** Alternately, each team member only uses their respective power when it serves helpful.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Amazing Gril's superpower is manipulation of water. There always seems to be a handy source of water she can use, despite the plot not taking place in a setting where it's expected, such as a spaceship.
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* '''Invoked''': Emperor Eluz is actually a FriendlyEnemy of Team Superawesome and wants to raise Amazing Girl's spirits so he arranges a scheme with its other members that plays to her strengths.

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* '''Invoked''': Emperor Eluz Evulz is actually a FriendlyEnemy of Team Superawesome and wants to raise Amazing Girl's spirits so he arranges a scheme with its other members that plays to her strengths.



** Alternatively: Amazing Girl knew for a fact that her powers wouldn't be as much help as others, so she trained up in martial arts, reaching master skill and becoming one of the most deadly close range fighters of the heros.
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** Alternatively: Amazing Girl knew for a fact that her powers wouldn't be as much help as others, so she trained up in martial arts, reaching master skill and becoming one of the most deadly close range fighters of the heros.
heroes.
* '''Discussed''': ???
Team Superawesome holds a meeting and says, "Emperor Evulz is preparing to strike. Clearly this is a ploy to lure Amazing Girl into taking action."
* '''Conversed''': ???"Emperor Evulz is on this issue's cover, so this must be one of those rare times Amazing Girl gets to do something useful."

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* '''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''': For most of the time, Amsazing Girl's puddle powers are normally useless, so the hero team only contacts them when her powers would be useful.

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* '''Downplayed''':
'''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': For most of the time, Amsazing '''Justified''':
** Amazing
Girl's puddle powers are normally useless, extremely situational, so the hero heroes' team only contacts them her when her powers would abilities can be useful.put to good use.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':

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* '''Downplayed''': ???
'''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''': For most of the time, Amsazing Girl's puddle powers are normally useless, so the hero team only contacts them when her powers would be useful.

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* '''Justified''': Amazing Girl knows her powers are pretty useless but still wants to do some good, so she seeks out villains who are prone to slipping.
** The entire thing is a "what if" scenario, with the person in question specifically thinking "how can I make this ability useful?" each time.

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* '''Justified''': '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':
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Amazing Girl knows her powers are pretty useless but still wants to do some good, so she seeks out villains who are prone to slipping.
** The entire thing is a "what if" scenario, with the person in question specifically thinking "how can I make this ability useful?" each time.



* '''Subverted''': Amazing Girl creates a few puddles. The guards look at her as if she's stupid.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Amazing Girl creates a few puddles. The guards look at her as if she's stupid.



* '''Double Subverted''': So she just creates ''more puddles'', after which they slip and hit their heads again.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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So she just creates ''more puddles'', after which they slip and hit their heads again.



* '''Deconstructed''': After his first defeat at Amazing Girl's hands, Emperor Evulz takes steps to prevent history from repeating itself by equipping all his men with slip-proof rubber boots. Amazing Girl is left powerless.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, it just so happens that Amazing Girl's colleague, Skillful Lad, has the power to make rubber extremely sticky...
* '''Zig Zagged''': Amazing Girl slips in and out of TheLoad depending on the sense of balance of her enemies.

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* '''Deconstructed''': After his first defeat at Amazing Girl's hands, Emperor Evulz takes steps to prevent history from repeating itself by equipping all his men with slip-proof rubber boots. Amazing Girl is left powerless.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, it just so happens that Amazing Girl's colleague, Skillful Lad, has the power to make rubber extremely sticky...
* '''Zig Zagged''': Amazing Girl slips in and out of TheLoad depending on the sense of balance of her enemies.



* '''Defied''': After learning her abilities are useless, she starts training to get stronger.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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After learning her abilities are useless, she starts training to get stronger.



* '''Deconstructed''': After his first defeat at Amazing Girl's hands, Emperor Evulz takes steps to prevent history from repeating itself by equipping all his men with slip-proof rubber boots. Amazing Girl is left powerless.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, it just so happens that Amazing Girl's colleague, Skillful Lad, has the power to make rubber extremely sticky...



Back to ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman.

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Back to ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman.ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman



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<<|PlayingWith|>>%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Evulz' mooks are actually the least competent ones out there, so the team sends Amazing girl against them because not only does it keep her busy and away from work that her uselessness might distract from, but she does take care of them.


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** Alternatively: Amazing Girl knew for a fact that her powers wouldn't be as much help as others, so she trained up in martial arts, reaching master skill and becoming one of the most deadly close range fighters of the heros.

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* '''Justified''': Amazing Girl knows her powers are pretty useless but still wants to do some good, so she seeks out villains who are prone to slipping.

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* '''Justified''': Amazing Girl knows her powers are pretty useless but still wants to do some good, so she seeks out villains who are prone to slipping.slipping.
** The entire thing is a "what if" scenario, with the person in question specifically thinking "how can I make this ability useful?" each time.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Amazing Girl slips in and out of TheLoad depending on the sense of balance of her enemies.



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

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* '''Enforced''': ???The writer is fascinated by people with obscure talents and wants to write an aseop about how these talents are useful.



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

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* '''Invoked''': ???Emperor Eluz is actually a FriendlyEnemy of Team Superawesome and wants to raise Amazing Girl's spirits so he arranges a scheme with its other members that plays to her strengths.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Amazing Girl breaks into his base once, after which Emperor Evulz takes steps to ensure she can't do that again. She tries again and is killed.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': After his first defeat at Amazing Girl breaks into his base once, after which Girl's hands, Emperor Evulz takes steps to ensure she can't do that again. She tries again and prevent history from repeating itself by equipping all his men with slip-proof rubber boots. Amazing Girl is killed.
left powerless.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???However, it just so happens that Amazing Girl's colleague, Skillful Lad, has the power to make rubber extremely sticky...

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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Amazing Girl knows her powers are pretty useless but still wants to do some good, so she seeks out villains who are prone to slipping.

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