History RequiredSecondaryPowers / WesternAnimation

* On ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', one villain was an IntangibleMan who started [[PowerIncontinence losing control of his powers]] including his anchoring ability, so he started falling through successive layers of ground. The episode ends with the implication that he'll keep falling until he passes the center of the earth, then start slowing as he approaches the surface of the other side, and repeat in the alternating direction as long as the Earth exists. Depending on what other RequiredSecondaryPowers he does or doesn't have, he may suffocate, die of hunger/thirst/old age, or [[AndIMustScream be entirely immortal]] but his body would presumably keep falling even after that.
** As seen in WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond, and the DCAU in general, a chemically induced transformation usually leaves the victim without the ability to control the new form and the long term effects on the body. Examples include Mister Freeze's body rotting away except for his head, Clayface faced decomposition/liquefaction since his powers were granted by an overdose on a cosmetic product, Blight's radioactivity was growing in intensity and affecting his mind and the artificial skins used to hide it couldn't hold it back, and Inque's liquid nature made her vulnerable to simple water attacks (which would dilute her to the point where she couldn't hold any form).

* Played for laughs in the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "[[http://www.cartoonlair.com/dexters-laboratory/2x28-old-flame-dont-be-a-hero-my-favorite-martian-video_fb6ac0d71.html Don't Be A Hero]]" where Dexter tries to give himself various superpowers. He gets all of the powers but none of the RequiredSecondaryPowers that make them effective. For example, SuperSpeed ''doesn't'' automatically come with super braking and he ends up arriving at his destination ''later'' than he would have at a normal walk because he can't slow down fast enough and overshoots, ''around the globe''.

* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', as the eponymous beasts, despite having wings, don't have any of the RequiredSecondaryPowers necessary to enable flight, and thus [[NotQuiteFlight can't actually fly]] (they simply glide). Dr. Sevarius [[LampshadeHanging notes]] at one point that the amount of energy the species uses for all this near-flight still requires the equivalent of eating three cows a day. He theorizes that their daytime stone forms may actually be a RequiredSecondaryPower themselves, used to absorb solar radiation to provide the necessary energy for their aerobatics. The gargoyles are sometimes seen operating after a day spent indoors or in bad daytime weather; WordOfGod has said that missing a day's worth of solar radiation for a Gargoyle is equivalent to skipping a meal. They'll have less energy, but it won't be very noticeable.

** This is actually supported in an episode where [[spoiler:Apple Bloom]] made a potion that made her keep getting cutie marks. She was able to use all the skills like a master, with ranged from speaking French to taming lions to using a hulo hoop like a helicopter. However, this becomes another example of RequiredSecondaryPowers because she was spontaneously generating new talents at random and they were [[PowerIncontinence always on.]] Her tap-dancing talent manifested late at night, waking up Applejack because she couldn't ''stop'' tap-dancing, and when her French-speaking talent manifested, she could ''only'' speak in French.

** Some fanfic authors have used the idea that the build up of toxins from the robot parts could be fatal. The actual comics used a similar 'her stuff is killing her' at least once, which led to her getting a revamped look, and establishing she can't be 'cured' ever.

** Just from watching Twilight Sparkle in the season four premiere, controlling flight is not a very easy skill to grasp. Even when she does managed to get into a somewhat stable flight, she found out the only breaks she has was the ''ground''.

* In [[Frozen]], Elsa the Snow Queen explicitly states "the cold never bothered me anyway" in her song to explain how she could live on a mountain top in an ice palace in nothing but an [[PimpedOutDress evening gown made of ice magic]], and not a particularly warm one at that.

* In [[DisneyFrozen Frozen]], Elsa the Snow Queen explicitly states "the cold never bothered me anyway" in her song to explain how she could live on a mountain top in an ice palace in nothing but an [[PimpedOutDress evening gown made of ice magic]], and not a particularly warm one at that.

* In [[Disney/Frozen Frozen]], Elsa the Snow Queen explicitly states "the cold never bothered me anyway" in her song to explain how she could live on a mountain top in an ice palace in nothing but an [[PimpedOutDress evening gown made of ice magic]], and not a particularly warm one at that.

-->'''Cyril:''' You have bionic legs and you lifted ''with your back?''

** There's a subversion of this trope in the series as well. The gargoyles' clothes (again, according to WordOfGod) didn't petrify with them in ancient times, but in the days before mortal sorcery was largely forgotten [[AWizardDidIt a mage laid a spell that caused gargoyles' clothing to change with them,]] apparently out of a desire not to see gargoyle ClothingDamage. That's right: ''real'' MagicPants!

* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', as the eponymous beasts, despite having wings, don't have any of the RequiredSecondaryPowers necessary to enable flight, and thus [[NotQuiteFlight can't actually fly]] (they simply glide). Their clawed hands are also sort of a required power in replacement of flying. They allow the Gargoyles to climb up to the high places needed to launch from so they can glide for long periods of time. Dr. Sevarius [[LampshadeHanging notes]] at one point that the amount of energy the species uses for all this near-flight still requires the equivalent of eating three cows a day, and he further theorizes that their daytime stone forms may be used to absorb solar radiation for the necessary energy. However, this has not been proven, especially since the Gargoyles have gone into their stone states indoors and in dark areas without seeming to be lethargic.
** WordOfGod has said that missing a day's worth of solar radiation for a Gargoyle is equivalent to skipping a meal. They'll have less energy, but it won't be very noticeable. To add credibility on the Dr. Sevarius theory, it is noted that in stone form they can heal better and often refer about it as "the sun will heal".
** Their clothes however are affected by the stone curse, even though the WordOfGod said it was not an actual magical curse (the stone part wasn't -- the thousand years' sleep part, yeah, pretty much), but a biological mechanism. The same word also said that their clothes changed because of a spell placed to avoid them to be naked (because their clothes would normally be torn apart by the stone shards).
*** Hey, ''real'' MagicPants!
*** The spell that froze them must've also proofed them against the stone-destroying action of plants, lichens and weather for them to remain unharmed for a millennium.

*** Of course, [[CrazyPrepared Batman already knew that.]] That's why he did that instead of punching him in the face with Kyrptonite right off the bat.

* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', as the eponymous beasts, despite having wings, don't have any of the RequiredSecondaryPowers necessary to enable flight, and thus [[NotQuiteFlight can't actually fly]] (they simply glide). However, Dr. Sevarius notes since the amount of energy the species uses would require eating the equivalent of three cows a day, he theorizes that their daytime stone forms may be used to absorb solar radiation for the necessary energy. However, this has not been proven, especially since the Gargoyles have gone into their stone states indoors and in dark areas without seeming to be lethargic.
** WordOfGod has said that missing a day's worth of solar radiation for a Gargoyle is equivalent to skipping a meal. They'll have less energy, but it won't be very noticeable.
** To add credibility on the Dr. Sevarius theory, it is noted that in stone form they can heal better and often refer about it as "the sun will heal".

** Their clawed hands are sort of required power in replacement of flying. They allow the Gargoyles to climb up to the high places needed to launch off from so they can glide for long periods of time..

* Played for laughs in the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "[[http://www.cartoonlair.com/dexters-laboratory/2x28-old-flame-dont-be-a-hero-my-favorite-martian-video_fb6ac0d71.html Don't Be A Hero]]" where Dexter tries to give himself various superpowers. He gets all of the powers but none of the RequiredSecondaryPowers. It doesn't work out too well. Another episode had Dexter running late for school (he only had 30 seconds before the bus would show up), so he sped himself up 60-fold (giving himself 30 minutes). This lead to him having to move ''very slowly'' to avoid friction burns (even having to re-do his homework after accidentally setting it on fire), having to grab water droplets from the showerhead due to how slowly they were going, and numerous other subversions.
** Timmy Turner does the same thing in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. He learns is lesson and wishes for secondary powers after the first few backfires.

* On ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', one villain was an IntangibleMan who started [[PowerIncontinence losing control of his powers]] including his anchoring ability, so he started falling through successive layers of ground. The episode ends with the implication that he'll keep falling until he passes the center of the earth, then start slowing as he approaches the surface of the other side, and repeat in alternating direction as long as the Earth exist. Depending on what other RequiredSecondaryPowers he may suffocates, die of hunger/thirst/old age, or [[AndIMustScream be entirely immortal]] but his body would presumably keep falling even after that.
** As seen in WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond, and the DCAU in general, that a chemically induced transformation usually lacks the ability the control the new form and the long term effects on the body. Examples include Mister Freeze's body rotting away to his head because of his lowered temperature, likewise Clayface faced decomposition since his powers were granted by an overdose on a cosmetic product. Blight's radioactivity was growing in intensity and affecting his mind and Inque's liquid nature made her vulnerable to simple water attacks (which would dilute her to the point where she couldn't hold any form).
*** One episode had Bruce showing off a batman powersuit he had, but he did not use it because the strength increase put to much strain on his already unhealthy heart.
** Another notable thing about the DCAU is that nobody has anchoring abilities. Many super strong and invincible characters get thrown around by punches and throws by even much weaker characters. Even BATMAN once threw Superman across the room into the tables, although it only really surprised Superman rather then hurt.
** Of course, Superman wasn't actively trying to use his powers there. He has shown anchoring powers before and since, so it's probably something he has to consciously make happen, and Batman caught him by surprise (Superman's so used to people shooting him, the thought that an unpowered human would use a martial arts throw against him probably never even occurred to him).

*** One episode had Bruce showing off a batman powersuit he had, but he could not use it because the strength increase put to much strain on his unhealthy heart.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' the phase shifter, which grants [[IntangibleMan intangibility]], is explicitly stated to work intuitively, allowing them to remain grounded without falling through the floor, see without light ignoring their visual sensors, and passing through some objects while being able to grab others. The only limitation seems to be that the thing has to be turned on for it to work, and most likely cannot be used indefinitely. Worries about oxygen are irrelevant, since its intended users are giant robots who can withstand vacuum indefinitely.

* On ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', one villain was an IntangibleMan who eventually lost his anchoring ability and started falling through successive layers of ground. The episode ends with the implication that he'll keep falling until he reaches the center of the earth.
** Oh, it's worse than that: with nothing to oppose his inertia, he'd continue past the center of the earth, with gravity slowing him down, until he reached the other side - only to start falling again. Repeat forever... or at least until he suffocates, leaving us with an intangible dead body in the center of the Earth, unable to decay, burn, or compress.
*** He will never actually be at the center but will keep moving back and forth, as there is no friction to slow down his movement.
*** Not suffocating must be one of his other RequiredSecondaryPowers or he would've suffocated long ago -- because, after all, [[FridgeLogic his lungs would need to be tangible in order to hold air and his blood vessels would have to be tangible to exchange CO2 with oxygen]]. Even if you HandWave that he's not 100% intangible and is more like a gaseous shape (so that he has enough weight to fall into the Earth in the first place) than a hologram, he still wouldn't be tangible enough to generate enough air pressure in his lungs for anything like actual breathing to occur. So it is in fact far more likely that the guy is [[AndIMustScream immortal and trapped bouncing around in the Earth forever]] or at least until his primary power gives out entirely and leaves him an instant fossil.
*** Not really. Even if he can breath all that time, he'd still die in three days from lack of water.

** Timmy Turner does the same thing in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. He learns is leasson and wishes for secondary powers after the first few backfires.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' the phase shifter, which grants [[IntangibleMan intangibility]], seems to have some ability to read the user's intent, allowing them to remain grounded without falling through the floor, see without light ignoring their visual sensors, and passing through some objects while being able to grab others. The only limitation seems to be that the thing has to be turned on for it to work (and presumably has a limited power supply, otherwise they'd just leave it on indefinitely). Worries about oxygen are irrelevant, since its intended users are giant robots who can withstand vacuum indefinitely.

* On ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', one villain was an IntangibleMan who eventually lost his anchoring ability and started falling through successive layers of ground. The episode ends with the implication that he'll [[NightmareFuel keep falling until he reaches the center of the earth.]]

*** Not suffocating must be one of his other RequiredSecondaryPowers or he would've suffocated long ago -- because, after all, [[FridgeLogic his lungs would need to be tangible in order to hold air and his blood vessels would have to be tangible to exchange CO2 with oxygen]]. Even if you HandWave that he's not 100% intangible and is more like a gaseous shape (so that he has enough weight to fall into the Earth in the first place) than a hologram, he still wouldn't be tangible enough to generate enough air pressure in his lungs for anything like actual breathing to occur. So it is in fact far more likely that the guy is [[AndIMustScream immortal and trapped bouncing around in the Earth forever]] or at least until his primary power gives out entirely and leaves him an [[NightmareFuel instant fossil]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' have The Impossible Family, semi-AffectionateParody of the FantasticFour; Cody bursts into flames when exposed to oxygen, and merely burns painfully as a result. The Invisible Woman expy can only make her skin invisible (or rather, make it ''visible'': it's invisible by default and she requires all her concentration just to look normal).

* Bunnie Rabbot from Sat AM ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehog'' would have had the same problem, but the writers never discussed it. Since the interrupted process was supposed to transform her entirely into a machine, it's presumably pure luck that the half-way state she is stuck in is organically viable, or a safety device to prevent her from dying during the process.

* ''DarkwingDuck'': When a misfired particle accelerator gave Darkwing SuperSpeed, he caught fire from the friction when he first used it, and Honker had to treat his uniform with some type of chemical to prevent this. Worse still, the SuperSpeed also accelerated his metabolism so he ''aged'' at a hyper-accelerated rate. This was used as a plot point as the villain set up a trap that would make Darkwing SuperSpeed himself into a pile of dust.