History PlayingWith / WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway

** Occlusion can turn invisible... but only when he's standing still, [[InvisibleStreaker completely naked]], and when he's invisible he's basically blind, [[RealityEnsues because light passes through his retinas instead of interacting with them]].

** Occlusion can turn invisible... but only when he's standing still, [[InvisibleStreaker completely naked]], and when he's invisible he's basically blind.

* LethalHarmlessPowers

* Pepple's power of teleporting small objects into his hands isn't the most flashy power, but it ''is'' effective. It's still not going to help when a rampaging supervillain wants to turn him into paste.
* '''Justified''': Robed Ranger got his power from a wish to make the world a happier place. Unfortunately, said wish was made to a LiteralGenie.

** One of the Ranger's allies laughs at his abilities, and he admits that his powers stem a bit further from that, giving him complete control over people's emotions. He's only holding back because he thinks he's too dangerous.
** LethalHarmlessPowers - As it turns out, making people so happy that they can't ever fight back is very useful.

** Eventually the trio's adventure leads them to a town that is full of sad citizens, and only [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman if these citizens were in a better mood]] they could fix their society and eventually change the world into a utopia.
** The Robed Ranger can make anyone do what he wants at anytime, the other two have weak physical powers.

** LethalHarmlessPowers - As it turns out, making people so deliriously happy they can't move or breathe is really useful!

** The Robed Ranger can control minds, emotions and read thoughts. The Red Ninja can produce rainbows. The Pierced Warrior can melt butter. They both think The Robed Ranger has the lamest power.
** Whenever the Robed Ranger tries to use his power, it makes the situation worse, and making [[PsychoForHire Buzzsaw]] happy only makes him really happy about stabbing you.
* '''Zig Zagged''': One of the Ranger's allies laughs at his abilities, and he admits that his powers stem a bit further from that, giving him complete control over people's emotions. He's only holding back because he thinks he's too dangerous. But he made that up to save face. However, making mooks happy is awfully convenient to erase their anger and calmly slit their throats. However, the BigBad replaces his mooks with robots who can't feel. But the power works out anyway because the robots have a human commander.
* '''Averted''': The Ranger's powers are on par with everyone else's.
* '''Enforced''': The Ranger was created to balance the overpowered Ninja and Warrior.

* '''Exploited''': The Ranger searches opponents whose fighting prowess are fuelled by emotions, which he is able to remove with a single touch.
* '''Defied''': The Ranger [[RefusalOfTheCall refuses]] to gain his powers.

* '''Straight''': The Robed Ranger is a superhero whose main power is the ability to make sad people happy by touch.

* '''Downplayed''': Robed Ranger's powers can only affect people emotions, as opposed to something practical like, say, blasting his way through walls.
* '''Justified''': The goddess that granted the Ranger his powers did so because she wanted to bring more happiness to the world, and perhaps didn't think things through all the way.

** Lethal Harmless Powers: As it turns out, making people so deliriously happy they can't move or breathe is really useful!

** ...Which just shows how important Heart is in the big picture.

** Whenever the Robed Ranger tries to use his power, it makes the situation worse, and making [[PsychoForHire StabLockey]] happy only makes him really happy about stabbing you.

* '''Zig Zagged''': One of the Ranger's allies laughs at his abilities, and he admits that his powers stem a bit further from that, giving him complete control over people's emotions. He's only holding back because he thinks he's too dangerous. But he made that up to save face. However, making mooks happy is awfully convenient to erase their anger and calmly slit their throats. However, the [[BigBad Big Bad]] is [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Dangerously Genre Savvy]] and replaces his mooks with robots who can't feel. But the power works out anyway because the robots have a human commander.

** HeartIsAnAwesomePower

* '''Double Subverted''': He made that up to save face.

* '''Reconstructed''': The Ranger helps thousands of people per day with his new job. Far more than The Ninja and The Warrior, who eventually come to seek his help.

** So you tried to summon [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers the Captain]] without Heart... and he turned out to be a total [[TheSociopath sociopath.]]

* '''Deconstructed''': The Ranger is constantly made fun of by his peers for his useless superpowers. Severely depressed by the abuse (and unable to use his powers on himself), he resigns in shame from superheroism and gets a job as a therapist.

* '''Reconstructed''':
** The Ranger helps thousands of people per day with his new job. Far more than The Ninja and The Warrior, who eventually come to seek his help.
** Robed Ranger shrugs, and decides to become a BadassAbnormal.

* '''Inverted''': StoryBreakerPower

*** Lethal Harmless Powers: As it turns out, making people so deliriously happy they can't move or breathe is really useful!

* '''Parodied''': The Robed Ranger can control minds, emotions and read thoughts. The Red Ninja can produce rainbows. The Pierced Warrior can melt butter. They both think The Robed Ranger has the lamest power.

* '''Deconstructed''': The Ranger is constantly made fun of by his peers for his useless superpowers. Severely depressed by the abuse (and unable to use his powers on himself), he resigns in shame from superheroism and gets a job as a therapist.
* '''Reconstructed''': The Ranger helps thousands of people per day with his new job. Far more than The Ninja and The Warrior, who eventually come to seek his help.
** Robed Ranger shrugs, and decides to become a BadassAbnormal.

What kind of lame trope is "WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway", anyway?
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** Whenever the Robed Ranger tries to use his power, it makes the situation worse, and making [[PsyhcoForHire StabLockey]] happy only makes him really happy about stabbing you.

* '''Downplayed''': ?

* '''Inverted''':

** StoryBreakerPower

** {{Lethal Harmless Powers}}

* '''Inverted''': Eventually the trio's adventure leads them to a town that is full of sad citizens, and only [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman if these citizens were in a better mood]] they could fix their society and eventually change the world into a utopia.

* '''Subverted''': One of the Ranger's allies laughs at his abilities, and he admits that his powers stem a bit further from that, giving him complete control over people's emotions. He's only holding back because he thinks he's too dangerous.

* '''Downplayed''': The Red Ninja can control the elements, The Pierced Warrior can control technology, The Robed Ranger can manipulate people's emotions.

* '''Downplayed''': The Red Ninja can control the elements, The Pierced Warrior can control technology, The Red Ninja can manipulate people's emotions.

* '''Invoked''': EigenPlot

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

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