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Author: CelestiaCadenceLuna

Jan 13th 2018 at 2:11:58 AM

Ok, I don't think you are quite getting the point of this trope.

This trope is meant to be a direct derivative to CutLexLuthorACheck. That's why I honestly like the old name, "Stephen King Bounced Your Check", better.

You need to approach this trope the exact same way you approach CutLexLuthorACheck...thinking of ways the Phlebotinium could be used to improve mankind. Not just "let's use this bad power for good".

Look, here's an example of what I'm talking about:

Supervillain: Delegates of the United Nations! I, Doctor X, bring you an ultimatum! Declare me supreme ruler of the Earth, or I shall unleash...THE TOFU RAY! Capable of turning anything into tofu at any range! Even as we speak, my superweapon has turned the Great Pyramids of Giza into tofu!

UN Representative 1: Egad! The Egyptian ambassador confirms it! The Pyramids are now tofu!

UN Representative 2: That much tofu will feed million of famine-stricken Africans for decades!

UN Representative: 3: Doctor X has ended world hunger!

Supervillain: No, wait! My inventions must not be used for good!

...this trope is when the tofu turns people into zombies, or disintegrates their internal organs, or it attracts a race of tofu-hating aliens who attack Earth.

So, Doctor X has no choice BUT to use his tofu ray as a weapon.

The ''[[TableTopGames/Warhammer40K Warhammer 40k]]'' and ''[[Literature/TheFellowshipoftheRing The Fellowship of the Ring]]''  examples are generic "use this for good" examples, not practical ways of using phlebotinum to improve mankind.