History RequiredSecondaryPowers / WesternAnimation

* Timmy Turner does the same thing in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. He learns his lesson and wishes for the secondary powers after the first few backfire.

* In the 1967 Lone Ranger cartoon Episode "Quicksilver", a man drinks super speed potion Q-32 and always gets one up on the ranger. At the end, he is getting away with the bag of bank money when the formula wears off and the secondary effects of a super-speed metabolism take effect. Suddenly he slows down, drops the bag and his hands get wrinkled. His voice gets throaty and starts to crack, his hair turns grey, then falls out and he winds up senile. All in less than ten seconds.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "[[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS3E35TheCountdown The Countdown]]", there's a point similar to the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' entry where [[TimeStandsStill after they freeze time]], Gumball and Darwin try to read an issue of Captain Punch, only for it to catch fire because they're opening it so fast it causes an insane amount of friction, and since they're moving faster than electricity they can't operate any electronic devices. Unlike Dexter, they don't have to walk slowly.

** A sentient pile of goo no less. Apparently it somehow separated his atomic structure and blended them together while still allowing his organs to function.

** Exactly how does Shego manage not to vaporize her own hands if she doesn't have a HealingFactor? (A popular idea in {{fanon}}.)
*** It would also explain how she survived the end of ''So the Drama''.

** Considering his powers are derived from being part-ghost, it's entirely possible he may have some form of {{immortality}}.
** Also applies to ecto-blasts, which punch through walls with ease but only smack normal characters around.
*** Actually, his ecto-blasts seem to {{avert|edTrope}} this. It seems like they can blast through people too. One episode, "Flirting with Disaster", suggests that he holds back when fighting around (or with) normal people. He even says that since he knew that it wasn't really Valerie he was fighting in that episode, that he wouldn't hold back this time. He then proceeds to blast two of the robot's limbs off.

*** Then again, the same must also apply to ''any'' speedster type.

** This is actually supported in an episode where Apple Bloom made a potion that made her keep getting cutie marks. She was able to use all the skills like a master, which ranged from speaking French to taming lions to using a hula hoop like a helicopter. However, this becomes another example of Required Secondary Powers 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.

*** Cross-county skis actually hold the answer to this: fish-scale skis, in which the bottom of the ski is like a ratchet, with the front edge of each "scale" being a shallow incline and the back being a sharp slope.

** This seems to be a matter of control, however. Skilled Firebenders have been shown to be able to at least deflect or disperse fire thrown by an opponent if prepared for it; part of it comes from the bender's method of manipulating their element in unconventional ways ("bending" of plants, sand, metal, and even human bodies, or adapting principles like redirection from other bending disciples). It stands to reason that an unskilled or careless Firebender could hurt themselves, but it's likely that they're taught extreme control and discipline from an early age (after all, if your kid could breathe fire, the first thing you'd do would be to make sure he or she fully understood how dangerous it is).
*** If Aang's first Firebending teacher is anything to go by, the very first lesson a Firebender learns is iron control, and any Bender that can't or won't learn is probably going to get exiled because of the danger they pose to others (remember that Aang ended up burning Katara because he decided control was boring, and learned his lesson because of it; now, imagine someone who's screwed up once or twice and still doesn't get it).
*** Actually, there are visible minor burn scars on Aang's palms and feet in the latter half of Book Three, as he's beginning to master Firebending.

** While maybe not required, the Airbenders seem to have resistance to wind burns and Earthbenders aren't bruised by their kicking and punching of rocks, though how much of that is kung fu magic or just bending power is left unanswered.
*** Aang has been shown to use a spreading motion while increasing his speed meaning he is likely moving air out of his way. As for how he can breath without said air it has also been shown that Aang has in impressive lung capacity.
*** It's possible all forms of bending utilize a [[KiAttacks development of the person's chi]] similar to telekinesis- for example it's not actually their foot hitting the rock but ''energy'' transferred to the rock by the kick. Or they simply don't physically ''connect'' with the target and there's a miniscule gap unnoticeable to casual viewing, which is supported by the fact that Firebenders don't create flames touching their skin, but hovering just above.
*** A sound theory, supported by Haru's actions in episode 6, where he's seen multiple times just twirling a few rocks in the air above his hands.

** Strangely, Lugnut appears to be unharmed by [[PowerFist The Punch of Kill Everything]] (a [[AscendedFanon fanon name made canon]], by the way) ''except'' when it's triggered prematurely.
*** Admittedly, even then it doesn't ''hurt'' him; just knock him back with its force.
*** Ratchet mentions that his EMP generator doesn't hurt him. Other personal mods might work the same way.

** 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).

** The one-off villain Isis "Icy" Vanderchill was AnIcePerson who lacked the standard "immunity to cold" (in other words, her own powers were constantly a danger to her, since she also exhibited PowerIncontinence); her plot for the episode was [[ItsAllAboutMe to make St. Canard extraordinarily hot so that she could live there]]. Darkwing ended up taking her out by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard using her own snow machine against her]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', Morgaine Le Fay casts an eternal youth spell on herself and her immortal son, as obviously they would continue aging past the point of being decrepit otherwise. Her son didn't know this, and when he tried to age himself into an adult, realized he accidentally broke the "youth" portion of the spell, but still had immortality. At the end of the episode his years rapidly catch up with him, turning him into a drooling old man, [[FateWorseThanDeath unable to move but also unable to die]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' have The Impossible Family, semi-AffectionateParody of the Franchise/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).

*** Of course, [[CrazyPrepared Batman already knew that]]. Considering that it's not like Superman doesn't keep his powers a secret, that's why he did that instead of punching him in the face with Kryptonite right off the bat.

* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' Morgaine Le Fay cast an eternal youth spell on herself and her immortal son, as obviously they would continue aging past the point of being decrepit otherwise. Her son didn't know this, and when he tried to age himself into an adult, realized he accidentally broke the "youth" portion of the spell, but still had immortality. At the end of the episode his years rapidly catch up with him, turning him into a drooling old man, unable to move but also unable to die.

* In JusticeLeagueUnlimited Morgaine Le Fay cast an eternal youth spell on herself and her immortal son, as obviously they would continue aging past the point of being decrepit otherwise. Her son didn't know this, and when he tried to age himself into an adult, realized he accidentally broke the "youth" portion of the spell, but still had immortality. At the end of the episode his years rapidly catch up with him, turning him into a drooling old man, unable to move but also unable to die.

* In ''Disney/{{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.

** The phase shifter, which grants [[IntangibleMan intangibility]], is explicitly stated to work intuitively, allowing the user to remain grounded without falling through the floor, see without light ignoring their visual sensors, talk without phasing through the air, 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 breathing are irrelevant, since its intended users are giant robots who don't need such things.

** 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, talk without phasing through the air, 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 breathing are irrelevant, since its intended users are giant robots who don't need such things.

** Also, since Air and Firebending are basically jet and rocket propulsion respectively shooting out of your hands, Airbenders and Firebenders seem to have some kind of anchoring ability to prevent themselves being thrown around by their own power.

** The idea of the sneakers protecting Sonic from friction was a plot point in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''. Robotnik's robots stole the shoes, leaving Sonic unable to use his speed.

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

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

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' , as [[SuperSpeed XLR8]], rather than running, skates on the ball-shaped parts of his feet to cut off the impact-with-ground problems and manages to keep dust out of his eyes due to a built in windscreen. Both are presumably evolutionary traits shared by all Kinecelerans.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', it was revealed that Roger has super speed so potent he can pull off [[OffscreenTeleportation ONscreen teleportation]]. One might question the amount of friction that would cause, except it was revealed a few seasons earlier that Roger's skin is flame-retardant.

* 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 Required Secondary Powers 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''.

** 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.

* Spyke from ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' had the ability to grow spikes from his bones, which he could hurl at his opponents. As a result, he was frequently shown chugging large amounts of milk to replace the bone marrow he lost.

* 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 Required Secondary Powers 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.

* 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.

** Strangely, Lugnut appears to be unharmed by [[PowerFist The Punch of Kill Everything]] (a [[SureWhyNot fanon name made canon]], by the way) ''except'' when it's triggered prematurely.

* In ''Disney/{{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.

** As seen in ''Batman Beyond'', 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).
*** One episode had Bruce showing off a batman powersuit he had, but he couldn't use it because the strength increase put too much strain on his already unhealthy heart.

** 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 probably never even occurred to him).
*** Of course, [[CrazyPrepared Batman already knew that.]]Considering that its not like Superman doesn't keep his powers a secret, 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 Required Secondary Powers 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.
** Another RequiredSecondaryPower is the low-grade HealingFactor that seems to function on gargoyles when they're asleep; this, too, may be linked to Sevarius' "energy-storing hibernation state" theory. This secondary power is presumably the reason that the stone-destroying action of plants, lichens and weather didn't cause any disfigurement during their thousand-year enchanted sleep.
** A third RequiredSecondaryPower was added in-universe, [[AuthorsSavingThrow according to the backstory.]] The gargoyles' clothes 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!

** 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. Her new cybernetics were established as drawing on her own energy, and that overuse could kill her. Following the reboot, it's not clear how her limbs now.
** Most versions of ''SonicTheHedgehog'' have him as a BigEater, and note that his sneakers are specially designed to reduce the problems with friction. Occasionally other secondary powers are alluded to, and on occasion he has learned to use them for other means (the Sonic the Comic version noted that part of the reason he was so tough was that he could vibrate the particles around him to provide a forcefield against air friction and direct damage).

** The idea of the sneakers protecting Sonic from friction was a plot point in an episode of TheAdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog. Robotnik's robots stole the shoes, leaving Sonic unable to use his speed.

* In ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'', Rev Runner's powers include Super Speed, Sixth Sense and "GPS Sense". While endurance isn't normally a problem for him, he once stopped to take a break while powering the Lunatiks' holodeck on a bicycle.

*** Actually, there are visible minor burn scars on [[spoiler:Aang]]'s palms and feet in the latter half of Book Three, [[spoiler:as he's beginning to master Firebending]].

** While maybe not required, the Airbenders seem to have resistance to wind burns and Earthbenders aren't bruised by their kicking and punching of rocks, though how much of that is Kung Fu magic or just bending power is left unanswered.

** Also, airbenders and firebenders both seem to be resistant to extreme temperatures, or at least extreme cold; Iroh was dragged around in only his underwear ''the day before the winter solstice'', Aang wore his signature light clothes at both the north and south poles and went swimming near an island with patchy snow on the ground, and Zuko exploits the fact that Firebender requires breath control to swim under water for a long time.
** Also, since air and firebending are basically jet and rocket propulsion respectively shooting out of your hands, airbenders and firebenders seem to have some kind of anchoring ability to prevent themselves being thrown around by their own power

* Spyke from ''[[{{X-Men Evolution}} X-Men: Evolution]]'' had the ability to grow spikes from his bones, which he could hurl at his opponents. As a result, he was frequently shown chugging large amounts of milk to replace the bone marrow he lost.
* ''WesternAnimation/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.

* The villain Nanosec in ''TransformersAnimated'' aged to an old man after overusing his powers (He was back to normal [[SnapBack for his next appearance,]] though, though it's implied that Slo-mo interceded with her Allspark-enhanced artifact)

* Blastus in ''{{Robotomy}}'' has flame eyes, but not flame-''proof'' eyes, so when he tries to use them he accomplishes nothing but [[EyeScream setting his own eyes on fire.]]
* JimmyNeutron used a superslick spray to give his shoes SuperSpeed while the effect of friction in the air is never discussed, he had horrible control of the friction on the ground and was unable to stop. He ended up as a pile of goo.

* An episode of WesternAnimation/KimPossible had the title character (and [[NonHumanSidekick Rufus]]) don a pair of hi-tech shoes that allowed her to run incredibly fast, so that she could fight an army of super-sonic robots. She had all the secondary powers associated with super speed, apparently, except the ability to slow down. Even while not moving, everything around her moved so slowly it was almost stopped. By the end of the episode, she was mostly back to normal, but couldn't hit the brakes fast enough to stop in Middleton.

*** It would also explain how she survived the end of ''So The Drama''.
* The titular character of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has a bucketload of these. For example, he's clearly [[NighInvulnerable very hard to injure]] considering the number of buildings he falls off of or is blasted through with minimal damage to himself [[MySuitIsAlsoSuper or his jumpsuit]]. This one is pretty reasonable, though, because the story wouldn't be very interesting if damage was realistically represented ''every time'' Danny gets blasted, punched, zapped or shot through a wall.
** Considering his powers are derived from being part-ghost, it's entirely possible he may have some form of {{Immortality}}.

*** Actually, his ecto-blasts seem to [[AvertedTrope avert]] this. It seems like they can blast through people too. One episode, "Flirting with Disaster", suggests that he holds back when fighting around (or with) normal people. He even says that [[spoiler: since he knew that it wasn't really Valerie he was fighting in that episode, that he wouldn't hold back this time. He then proceeds to blast two of the robot's limbs off.]]

* A minority fan theory about cutie marks in WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic. The mark signifies what a pony's special talent is, and is usually seen as limiting; ie, if a pony's special talent is woodworking, woodworking is ''all'' they can do. The theory holds that, inversely, the pony is intrinsically talented at everything related to their main hub talent; so a pony whose thing is woodworking is good not just at engraving wood, but knows about different kinds of wood, the proper uses of all the tools and creative applications thereof, the properties of different kinds of stains and varnishes, and what you can do with all that sawdust when you're done.
** This is actually supported in an episode where 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 Required Secondary Powers 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.
** This is actually explained quite handily by Twilight Sparkle. She says that all unicorns have a little magic that help them with whatever special talent they have, despite not being especially talented in magic. For instance, in Twilight's case, her special talent ''is'' magic, essentially giving her endless possibilities in using it. Even so, she ''has'' to learn the spells and master them, or risk a variety of negative side effects (For example, a failed teleport scorches Spike in the Ticket Master, an animation spell goes spectacularly haywire in Winter Wrap-Up, and the gem-hunting spell she learnt from Rarity in A Dog and Pony Show behaves slightly differently). She's explicitly shown studying to make sure she can cast her spells properly in Boast Busters, and hints from later episodes imply that she also learnt some spells from other unicorns in her life, friends and family alike.
** Athletic pegasi would need to be very sturdy to survive the rigors of high-speed flight (while at the same time being light-weight, a difficult equation). Rainbow Dash, an exceptional athlete, is capable of destroying ''an entire barn'' by crashing into it unprotected without any injury (makes you wonder exactly what she did to damage her wing later on - attack the moon?) and is holding her own in an Ironpony competition against Applejack, who is herself a very accomplished athlete even by Earth Pony standards.
** As demonstrated by Sparkle in the season four premiere, controlling flight is not a very easy skill to grasp. Even when she does manage to get into a somewhat stable flight, she finds out the only brakes she has are the ground.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' , as [[SuperSpeed XLR8]], rather than running, skates on the ball shaped parts of his feet to cut off the impact-with-ground problems and manages to keep dust out of his eyes due to a built in windscreen. Both are presumably evolutionary traits shared by all Kinecelerans.

** Most of Ben's super-strength forms seems to come with the required secondaries as part of the package.

* 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.