Line #53 Quotes/NewPowersAsThePlotDemands


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3	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
4	->'''Barnaby:''' No good! I'm out of ammunition!\
5	'''Kotetsu:''' Me too, Riders!\
6	'''Barnaby:''' But you know, I actually have pretty amazing powers! I just normally keep them secret!\
7	'''Kotetsu:''' Whaaat!? ... Actually, I got the exact same powers just yesterday!
8	-->-- ''Anime/TigerAndBunny''
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10
11	[[folder:Comic Books]]
12	->''"Th-The money... swirling around--! Some kinda new Superman trick, I bet!"''
13	-->-- '''Bank robber''', ''ComicBook/WhoTookTheSuperOutOfSuperman''
14
15	->''"You gotta... be kidding. The power to overcook waffles...? How is that even a power?"''
16	-->-- '''[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda Lee]]''', ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade''
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18	-> '''The Joker''': I didn't know you could do eye lasers...
19	-> '''Superman''': Like I said, I can do lots of stuff. I'm Superman.
20	-->-- ''Adventures of Superman, issue 41''
21	[[/folder]]
22
23	[[folder:Fan Works]]
24
25	->'''Kristoff:''' She can ''fly''?\
26	'''Anders:''' ''[facepalming]'' Of course she can fly. I don't know why I'd just assumed she ''couldn't'' fly.
27	-->-- ''Fanfic/FrozenWight''
28
29	->''"Hey, that's just like an anime, isn't it? I got that new power right when I needed it!"''
30	-->-- '''Haruhi''', ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero''
31
32	->''"I mean, when my powers first came in, all I could do was jump really high and punch people way too hard. By the time I was ten, I could shoot lasers out of my eyes and knock people down just by exhaling. Now I'm fourteen going on fifteen, and all of a sudden, I can fly. Am I just going to keep getting more and more powers, the older I get? When I'm eighteen, are bones going to start shooting out of my fists? When I'm twenty, is my body going to turn into electricity, and I'll just zap everything around me? Is it ever going to end? Am I even going to be able to control it, forever?"''
33	-->-- '''Izuku''', ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku''
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35	[[/folder]]
36
37	[[folder:Film]]
38	->''Okay, anybody on our side hiding any [[EleventhHourSuperpower shocking, fantastic abilities]] they'd like to disclose? I am open to suggestions!''
39	-->-- '''Iron Man''', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''
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41	->'''Drax:''' ''[after seeing Groot release luminescent spores]'' When did you learn to do that?\
42	'''Quill:''' Pretty sure the answer is "[[PokemonSpeak I am Groot]]".\
43	''[Groot nods]''
44	-->-- ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''
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46	[[/folder]]
47
48	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
49
50	-> '''Amy''': You can drive a motorbike?\
51	'''Rory''': I expect so. It's been that kind of day.
52	-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Let's Kill Hitler"
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54
55	[[folder:Video Games]]
56
57	->'''Groot:''' I am Groot. ''[produces luminescent pollen to light their way]''\
58	'''Gamora:''' ...has he always been able to do that?\
59	'''Groot:''' I am Groot.\
60	'''Rocket:''' He says he don't like showing off.
61	-->-- ''VideoGame/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2021''
62
63	->'''Raffina:''' You know, lately, I've found myself with the strange ability to transform in battle. How about you?\
64	'''Sig:''' Same here.\
65	'''Raffina:''' Then how about we give these new powers a spin?\
66	'''Sig:''' Okay.
67	-->-- ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo7''
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69	[[/folder]]
70
71	[[folder:Webcomics]]
72	-> ''"I could fly all along but chose not to!"''
73	-->-- '''Warrior Princess Lolita''', ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'', "Young Adult Fiction 3"
74	[[/folder]]
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76
77	[[folder:Web Video]]
78	->'''Sailor Moon:''' Tiara! Use your lesbian trapper!
79	->''(Sailor Moon's tiara becomes larger and binds the MonsterOfTheWeek)''
80	->'''Luna:''' How the f*ck did you do that?
81	->'''Sailor Moon:''' Hell if I know! This show makes no sense!
82	-->--''WebVideo/SailorMoonAbridged''
83
84	->''"Now I shall use Mega-Ultra Chicken's secret ability that I just this second made up to convert my Life Points into Attack Points, merging me with the beast itself!"''
85	-->--'''Melvin''', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''
86
87	->''"I have placed my soul inside the Millennium Puzzle, because apparently I can do that."''
88	-->--'''Florence''', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''
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90	->'''Alister''': They [the plane's crew] were illusions created by me with the power of the Orichalchos!
91	->'''Mokuba''': So the Orichalchos can [[YourSoulIsMine take people's soul]], make monsters turn real, and create illusions of dozens of people?!
92	->'''Kaiba''': Welcome to season 4! ''[[Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway The show where the magic powers are made up and the plot doesn't matter! ]]''
93	-->--''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''
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95	->''"Yes, my roses allow me to do this [turn invisible] as well... I won't lie to you, I am just as surprised about it as you are."''
96	-->--'''Pisces Aphrodite''', ''WebVideo/LesChevaliersDuZodiaqueLaSerieAbregee''
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98	->'''Krillin:''' Goku, did you just read my mind?\
99	'''Goku:''' Yu-huh!\
100	'''Krillin:''' But how could you-!\
101	'''Goku:''' [[VoodooShark Muffin button]].\
102	'''Krillin:''' ...[[FlatWhat What]]?
103	-->-- ''WebVideo/DragonballZAbridged''
104
105	->'''Goku:''' By the way, I can teleport.\
106	'''Krillin:''' ...What?\
107	'''Goku:''' Yep! ''[teleports]'' Check it!
108	-->-- ''WebVideo/DragonballZAbridged''
109
110	->...Aldritch Killian, an Ex-Nerd out for revenge after Tony skipped a meeting one time, and his nameless henchmen with a confusing grab-bag of fire powers, like (sounding progressively more confused) glowing, getting hot, exploding, SuperStrength, [[HealingFactor regrowing limbs]], [[MagicPants flameproof clothes]], and... [[BreathWeapon shooting fire off their mouth]]? They really made them up as they went along, huh?
111	-->--''WebVideo/HonestTrailers'' about ''Film/IronMan3''
112
113	->'''Superargo:''' If my costume weren't bulletproof, I'd be dead now.\
114	(''Kevin laughs'')\
115	'''Mike:''' Your costume is ''bulletproof''?! Maybe ''lead'' with that next time someone asks you why you wear it!\
116	'''Bill:''' No, wrestling days! All about wrestling!
117	-->--'''Podcast/RiffTrax''' about ''Superargo Against the Faceless Giants''
118
119	->''”...and that is my special ability, [[LampshadeHanging that I have literally never used or mentioned before,]] explained in a nutshell.”''
120	-->--'''[[spoiler:[[FusionDance Haru-line,]]]]''' ''WebVideo/PersonaMemeverse''
121
122	-> ''Star Finger is an ability from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'' where, in order to get Jotaro out of danger, [[FightingSpirit Star Platinum]] is ''given'' the rather strange ability of extending his fingers and just... stabbing people from far away. The issue I have with this is that Jotaro's Star Platinum is a short-range, high-damage Stand, meaning Jotaro's problem he must overcome in his battles is how to close the distance between his opponent and deliver as much damage as possible, and to do this, he'll need to carefully observe and understand the abilities of his opponent, and exploit the weaknesses of those abilities, while they try and do the same to him. This is the kind of psychological, tactical battle that would come to define ''Manga/{{JoJo\|sBizarreAdventure}}'', and how a series that is 95% [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys male models]] shooting ghosts at each other can stay so compelling; because it leads the viewer on this wild ride of moves, counter-moves, and counters to those counters, thereby creating a strong technical narrative that leads the viewer through fights. The problem with Star Finger is it allows Jotaro to cheat the short-range limitations of Star Platinum, bypassing the entire narrative of the fight, robbing the audience of that story.''
123	-->-- '''WebVideo/SuperEyepatchWolf'''
124
125	->''Hey, we need [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo]] to power up, why not add another new trait to him]] to make him the true [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Soul Reaper-Hollow-Quincy]]-[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Ninja]]-[[Manga/OnePiece Pirate]]-[[Manga/DragonBall Saiyan]]-Franchise/{{Gundam}} hybrid [[BlatantLies he definitely always was from the start]]?''
126	-->--'''WebVideo/{{Gigguk}}''', [[https://youtu.be/lyR-Gk0RAiQ "How to Fix Shonen Anime's Biggest Problem]]
127
128	->'''Screenwriter:''' Oh yeah, [the Indominus Rex] is nuts! It has T-Rex genes...\
129	'''Producer:''' Woah!\
130	'''Screenwriter:''' ... And raptor genes...\
131	'''Producer:''' Scary!\
132	'''Screenwriter:''' ... And snake genes...\
133	'''Producer:''' Hum...\
134	'''Screenwriter:''' ... And treefrog genes...\
135	'''Producer:''' What?\
136	'''Screenwriter:''' ... And cuttlefish genes...\
137	'''Producer:''' Okay, [[LegoGenetics this sounds like too many genes!]]\
138	'''Screenwriter:''' No! You see, having a lot of genes meant I could make the dinosaur do whatever I needed it to do for the plot!
139	-->-- ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'', ''Film/JurassicWorld''
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141
142	[[folder:Western Animation]]
143	->'''Katara: '''I guess... I ''always knew''.
144	->'''Sokka:''' [pissed off] Oh? Well, then thanks for all the first aid over the years.
145	-->-- On Katara's HealingHands, ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
146
147	->'''Cartman:''' Hold on you guys, I actually have another power: I can see into the future too, but ''better than Kyle''. Let me try it.\
148	'''Kyle:''' God dammit, Cartman, you can't keep making up new powers!\
149	'''Stan:''' Yeah dude, that's like the fifth power you've come up with!
150	-->--''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', "Good Times With Weapons"
151
152	->''"Hey, you guys! Did you know I can totally play the organ? Because ''I'' didn't!"''
153	-->--'''Pinkie Pie''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
154
155	->'''[=AndrAIa=]:''' I told you we'd be together, Enzo! I downloaded a backup of myself onto your icon, the game let me out thinking I was you!\
156	'''Enzo:''' You can do that?\
157	'''[=AndrAIa=]:''' Apparently!
158	-->--''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'', "[=AndrAIa=]"
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