Line #44 PlayingWith/VirginPower


1	'''Basic Trope''': A virgin (almost AlwaysFemale) has special powers, simply because she's a virgin. ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
2	* '''Straight''':
3	** Virginia can [[UnicornsPreferVirgins ride unicorns]] and cast spells, just because she's a virgin.
4	** [[{{Otaku}} Seamus O'Taku]] loves [[NerdsAreVirgins anime, manga, comic books, sci-fi shows, and video games, but has never slept with a girl]]. Because of the latter case, he can ride unicorns and cast spells.
5	* '''Exaggerated''':
6	** If she even so much as ''thinks'' about sex, she will lose her powers.
7	** If he ever masturbates to a [[PerverseSexualLust 2D girl]], he will lose his powers.
8	* '''Downplayed''':
9	** So long as it isn't "[[TechnicalVirgin sex]]" in a very particular sense, she's still a virgin no matter how many guys Virginia sleeps with.
10	** Alternatively, she can have sex and keep her powers, but she can only sleep with one person for the rest of her life.
11	** Virginia can have sex and keep her powers as long as she is faithful to her boyfriend or husband.
12	** Virginia only loses her power if she has ''consensual'' sex.
13	** Virgina will undergo [[DiscardAndDraw having her powers change to a different form]] as she shifts in archetype.
14	* '''Justified''':
15	** Virginia is a {{Miko}}, and because [[SexIsEvil virgins are considered to be more pure]] and closer to the god(s) they serve, her ability to do what she does is contingent upon her virginity.
16	** Virgina worships a virgin goddess, who only grants power to her disciples if they remain celibate.
17	** Virginia worships a god who will choose a virgin among his flock to give birth to a messiah someday, and gives his virgin followers {{immortality}} so they don't die out before that happens.
18	* '''Inverted''':
19	** Slutterella gains more power the more sex she has.
20	** Seamus suffers from a curse that can only be broken by losing his virginity.
21	** Virginia gains power by [[MomentKiller preventing others from having sex]].
22	** Having sex is required for powers.
23	* '''Subverted''':
24	** Virginia is a virgin and thus is expected to have powers, but it turns out that she's prevented from having powers by being otherwise impure, or simply [[GoodIsNotNice not nice]].
25	** Virginia doesn't actually have powers tied to her virginity, but her society ''does'' place a high value on a girl's virginity.
26	** The virgin power is actually a very impure form of magic - it is exploiting BloodMagic with their own blood as a supply of virgins' blood without so much as needing to nick herself!
27	** The purity is actually ritual in nature - one can regain it by a year of celibacy and appropriate cleansing rituals.
28	** Virginity is incidental to the power. It depends upon a delicate symbiote which would die from any host illness. The virgin myth occurred because of power loss from non-obvious [=STDs=] or complications from pregnancy.
29	** The MagicallyBindingContract granting Virginia her powers specifies she will lose said powers if she ever [[ExactWords lies with a man.]] Did we mention Virginia is a lesbian?
30	** Seamus thinks (or at least claims) his powers derive from his lack of sex life. Then he meets [[OneTrueLove Mary]] [[BirdsOfAFeather at a convention]], begins sleeping with her... and finds out he can still ride unicorns and cast fireballs. Turns out [[YourMindMakesItReal it was actually his obsession with fantasy fiction and desire to do so that magically enabled his abilities.]]
31	* '''Double Subverted''':
32	** But because she's an ApocalypseMaiden, she can still use special powers that are tied to her virginity.
33	** Because of that, Virginia is expected to be (and remain) "pure", and powers come from whatever society considers pure, granting Virginia powers after all.
34	** However it is the most ethical way to practice BloodMagic.
35	* '''Parodied''':
36	** Because of her powers, Virginia CantHaveSexEver.
37	** Virgina worships a horny god who only wants hot virgins to serve him, and [[DoubleStandard doesn't consider homosexual action to "count"]].
38	** Seamus is desperately trying to get laid, and is dismayed when he ends up winning the SuperpowerLottery. (And his powers only grow more potent when he jacks off.)
39	** Seamus gets laid and [[BroughtDownToNormal loses his powers]], but he wants them back. The PowersThatBe make a deal with him; in order to regain his virginity, he must go on a quest [[TakeThat to spend 1,000 hours playing video games]].
40	* '''Zig Zagged''':
41	** Some virgins have special powers, other virgins do not. Some lose their powers with their virginity, others don't, still others gain, or switch, powers.
42	** The power may only be gained by virgins. However this is because it is always gained at birth. It is usually transferred at the birth of a firstborn daughter, barring a few wild cases when the mother apparently lacked the power. Virgin still actually fits in the archaic assumptions of 'not a mother or married and if she is then she is retired'.
43	* '''Averted''':
44	** [[RealLife No virgins have special powers.]]
45	** Magical powers are not contingent upon one's virginity or lack thereof.
46	* '''Enforced''': The author thinks virgins are better, and gives them special powers to show that.
47	* '''Lampshaded''': "Great supernatural powers....this means I'll die a virgin".
48	* '''Invoked''': Virginia already was a {{Celibate Hero}}ine (or asexual) before acquiring her power. The person/entity that granted her the ability knew it would be easier for a person devoid of romantic/sexual interest to maintain this power.
49	* '''Exploited''':
50	** Virginia (or someone close to her, like [[BoyfriendBlockingDad her father]]) learns about the existence of the VirginPower, so she's infused with it in order to protect her virginity.
51	** Draco, an Empire's [[TheMole double agent]] and consummate {{manipulative bastard}} learns about the virgin-clause on Virginia's power, so he decides to charm her in order to fall in love with him and eventually take away her gift.
52	* '''Defied''': Virginia doesn't want her powers anymore, and screws Bob the first chance she gets.
53	* '''Discussed''': "What makes virgins so special, anyway?" "I dunno...maybe it's [[EveryoneHasLotsOfSex their rarity]]. Or their perceived purity. You know, like a diamond, or something".
54	* '''Conversed''': "Is that character a virgin? Is that why she has powers?"
55	* '''Implied''':
56	** Seamus' sex life was ambiguous, but his hobbies, as well as his powers, weren't.
57	** Either Virginia or Seamus has powers, and they're occasionally hinted to be asexual (turning down people's advances, being [[NoSell immune]] to sirens, etc.)
58	** Virginia has powers, and she's an unmarried woman in a society where premarital sex is heavily frowned upon.
59	* '''Deconstructed''':
60	** VirginTension makes Virginia's love life awkward. She also can't help but feel like she's [[BarrierMaiden being]] [[VirginSacrifice used...]] She's also constantly fighting off villains who try to seduce her so she'll lose her powers.
61	** Seamus gains powers from his virginity... But because he's a bitter outcast, he gains ''dark'' powers. And his unicorn is ''not'' a pretty little pony, but an ebon steed with [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes and a jagged horn]]. He's become the living embodiment of PureIsNotGood.
62	** With such a powerful incentive for chastity, birth rates are dangerously low.
63	** To create an army of unicorn riders, boys are forcibly conscripted and castrated ''en masse''. (Cue the "eunuch-corn" {{pun}}s.)
64	* '''Reconstructed''':
65	** Virginia decides that her powers are incredibly awesome, and that being a {{Celibate Hero}}ine is a small price to pay for them. She accepts her role as BarrierMaiden. And she's a more well-rounded person because she's focused on things other than romance.
66	** Artificial insemination becomes a popular way to have children, [[LoopholeAbuse since it doesn't count as sex.]]
67	* '''Played For Laughs''': VirginityMakesYouStupid + SuperpowerLottery = An Egregious DestructiveSaviour
68	* '''Played For Drama''':
69	** Seamus was pressured for not being a virgin, despite his powers.
70	** Draco learns that Virginia's powers are dependent of her virginity, and rapes her when he fails to seduce her. Virginia not only loses her powers, but is also [[RapeAsDrama psychologically broken]] and gets [[RapeLeadsToInsanity PTSD]] as a result of the ordeal. She ends up resenting the powers she once had, as well the goddess that gave them to her.
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