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* ''Series/ThePower2023'': A lot of women and girls can only use the power initially when angry or fearful, such as while being attacked, with this spontaneoulsy activating due to their stress.

* This is how the spells in ''VideoGame/{{Perihelion}} work. The caster must enter an artificially-induced state of heightened emotion, which unlocks their latent psychic powers.[[note]]These are different from godly powers, where the caster uses a small portion of their chosen god's living energy.[[/note]] It helps that the gods in the game's setting operate on an [[OurGodsAreDifferent emotional]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality alignment]] rather than a [[TabletopGame/{{DungeonsAndDragons}} D&D-like moral alignment]].

* In ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', Dr. Manhattan makes a ton of people around him asking questions disappear when he is really stressed.
* In ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'', there's Xadhoom: According to what she says, if she ever loses control of her powers, she would ''GO NOVA'', and [[FromBadToWorse then she would become a black hole and swallow the entire solar system she's occupying]].
* Creator/DCComics has a whole slew of "Lanterns" from the modern ComicBook/GreenLantern mythology whose powers, via the entities from the [[ColorCodedEmotions Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum]], are based on their ability to feel and channel certain emotions; the two most notable in the context of this trope however are arguably the Star Sapphires (who apparently need to [[ThePowerOfLove feel love]] to even have, let alone use their powers) and the Red Lantern Corps, whose powers are likewise fueled by UnstoppableRage and who are [[StartOfDarkness recruited]] and given [[PowerBornOfMadness superpowers]] by their [[RingOfPower Power Rings]] in the first place only ''after'' they've hit an irrevocable RageBreakingPoint.
* The [[ShockAndAwe fulmo]] spell in ''ComicBook/{{Saga}}'' is powered by doubt, meaning it's easier to cast if you aren't sure you can do it.
* ComicBook/{{Storm}}'s powers are tied to her emotions- the stronger her feelings get, the less control she has. This is why she's so calm and serene most of the time- if she gets too upset she can accidentally cause devastating weather like tornadoes and thunderstorms by accident.

** The ''Endwalker'' expansion introduces a new source of energy to the game's universe separate from [[{{Mana}} aether]], first called akasha, then later dynamis. Dynamis is weaker than aether, but is more plentiful, estimated to be around 60% of all cosmic energy in the universe. Dynamis is influenced by powerful emotions to perform as many miraculous feats as aether can, sometimes to even greater effect. [[spoiler:Dynamis is revealed to be the source of [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Final Days]] as the Meteai ([[TheEmpath empathic]] {{Familiar}}s created from dynamis) are using its power and the collective despair and hopelessness of extinct worlds to [[OmnicidalManiac end all life in the universe]]. It's also suggested that your LimitBreak ability is based off of this.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'':
** Pepa’s powers are weather-based depending on her mood. If she’s ever in a bad mood, she could potentially cause severe weather like a tornado or a fierce thunderstorm. She tries to keep herself calm by repeating her little mantra, “clear skies, clear skies” to prevent herself from getting upset. She once created a hurricane at her own wedding because Bruno told her “it looks like rain”, which she interpreted as him predicting her wedding would take place in a storm.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': In "Acts of Terror", Louise Simonson has been subjected to [[DomesticAbuse terrible physical and emotional abuse by her husband Jack]] for years. After she receives a porcelain Doberman from her sister Susan for her birthday, her long repressed anger manifests in the form of a Doberman that tries to attack Jack. The angrier Louise gets, the more vicious the Doberman becomes. When she tells Jack that she hates him, the Doberman mauls him, injuring his face and arm. Louise is able to call the dog off and it is absorbed back into her. After she does so, she learns to accept her anger and finally musters up the courage to leave Jack. When Jack threatens to follow her wherever she goes, Louise retorts that he won't and the Doberman appears in the seat next to her. She has seemingly learned to control her ability to manifest the dog.

* ''FanFic/CindersAndAshesTheChroniclesOfKamenRiderDante'' marries this trope with ElementalPowers, to the point where a lot of the emotional spectrum is covered by a lot of the elemental spectrum and [[BizarroElements then some]]. While several of them are easy to guess (for example, the protagonist's main power is BurningWithAnger), others aren't as obvious, such as Ice needing someone to be cold-blooded, which is speculated in-universe to either be doing something without mercy or just outright being dead.
* ''Fanfic/PassionOnDisplay'': St. Valentine's Quirk affects the limbic system of the brain, awakening feelings of love, lust and sexual desire.

* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': When villains do something that pushes Bloom to far, she becomes so angry that her whole body literally becomes enveloped within a mass of flames, letting them know that they're [[OhCrap completely and totally screwed]] because she's about to unleash the full force of the Dragon Flame power on them.

* ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'' plays with this by giving the usually helpless Princess Peach four powers based upon her temperament.

** The same goes for other dragon slayers though [[PlayingWithFire Natsu is just such a]] [[JustForPun hot head]] it's more noticeable.

* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': Mei's family ability to turn into a red panda is caused by feeling strong emotions such as excitement or anxiety. Before getting a handle on it, she often transforms against her will and [[PowerIncontinence becomes stuck that way]] because of the anxiety of transforming, best exemplified when her excitement from calming down enough to turn back immediately transforms her again. Unfortunately, in this form emotions are also stronger, and a negative mental state can easily be tipped over into rampaging, which inspired a culture of strict emotional control in the family.

** The ''Endwalker'' expansion introduces a new source of energy to the game's universe separate from [[{{Mana}} aether]], first called akasha, then later dynamis. Dynamis is weaker than aether, but is more plentiful, estimated to be around 60% of all cosmic energy in the universe. Dynamis is influenced by powerful emotions to perform as many miraculous feats as aether can, sometimes to even greater effect. [[spoiler:Dynamis is revealed to be the source of [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Final Days]] as the Meteai ([[TheEmpath empathic]] {{Familiar}}s created from dynamis) are using its power and the collective despair and hopelessness of extinct worlds to [[OmnicidalManiac end all life in the universe]].]]

* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': In the first episode of season 2, Whizzer's speedster abilities only come out when he's scared.
* ''Series/MayfairWitches'': Rowan getting really angry with someone results in her [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]] activating to induce an aneurysm that kills or at least harms them.