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* In ''VideoGame/Portal2'', the FinalBoss goes on an extensive rant near the beginning of the fight explaining precisely how he will not repeat the mistakes made by his predecessor, along with his new brilliant [[ThePlan plan]] to defeat you. When you WronskiFeint him into breaking the tube of Conversion Gel, negating one of his advantages, he proceeds to explain how he tricked you into thinking that that was part of his plan, and then {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this trope by noting that he just made a mistake by telling you part of his plan. He proceeds to [[VerbalBackspace verbally backpedal]] several more times, tying himself in knots before finally giving up on the whole explanation business. There is also a subversion of the trope because his plan has a fifth part that he doesn't tell you. It's also [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact that the defining feature of the final boss' character is that he's [[TooDumbToLive dumber than a box of hammers]].

* On ''The Podcast/RedPandaAdventures'', one of the cardinal rules of crime-fighting is: ''Never explain your powers to the bad guys!'' Invoked and lampshaded in the episode "Stop the Presses"; when the Red Panda and his ArchEnemy The [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Mad Monkey]], pushed into an EnemyMine situation, discover that their respective mental powers can be combined for great effect, the hero begins monologuing about the normal limits of his abilities. This prompts The Mad Monkey to ask, "Are you explaining your powers to the bad guy?"

*** First, he explains that his powers reverse his opponents' senses and movements (left=right, up=down, and all that), explains exactly how he does so, though he later reveals that he was leaving some vital information out, in an attempt to throw [[spoiler:Azien]] off the track. He even specifically braggs that even one as powerful and skilled as him couldn't figure out and reinvert all of his combat maneuvers. Bordering on comedy, his opponent does so immediately, even figuring out that some directions omitted from the explanations are also inverted.

** Averted with Yumichika as well. Yumichika never even introduces his name to anyone he fights, let alone his real power. He once admitted he had a kido-based secret(which he doesn't disclose to the fellow members of the 11th Division, who prefer swordplay and have disdain for kido) before unleashing his power but didn't describe the power itself. The second time he uses it, he didn't offer any explanation at all until his flowers were already budding and by then, there was only just enough time for him to explain his power before his opponent died.

*** While Kurapika refuses to explain his abilities to even his allies, he still is willing to explain it to his closest friends, even when his friends already realized that knowing that information would put him and themselves in danger. The PowerOfTrust is the reason why he explains it to them and it shows that there's still good in him. He also reveals them details that he didn't tell to Uvogin earlier. The information also serves as a crucial plot point because of Pakunoda's ability to read minds of people she touches, which becomes very important at the end of the arc.

** Downplayed during Luffy's first fight with Blueno, in which he provides a basic explanation of the Six Powers that the [=CP9=] agents use. Kalifa explains the Tempest Kick ability(basically, kicking strong enough to send [[RazorWind a blade of air at the target]]), while Kaku explains the Finger Gun(striking someone with a finger that has the same piercing power as a bullet) after they've used those moves on their enemies...

* ''Manga/TalentlessNana'': While chasing Nana, Yuuka Sasaki (who has powers of [[spoiler:necromancy]]) casually reveals a key limitation of her power: [[spoiler:to animate a person's corpse, she needs an item belonging to them. For example, she needs the necklace she's wearing to keep her zombie bodyguard active.]] Partially subverted, though, as Yuuka is lying: even though the limitation ''is'' real, [[spoiler:the necklace is ''not'' the item in question. She's just trying to trick Nana into getting close to her.]]

* Literature/SamsonAndDelilah: Samson has SuperStrength because of his hair; but Delilah is a [[HoneyTrap really hot Philistine chick]]. She asks him what his weakness is. He lies to her and she immediately tells her family who try this on him and it doesn't work. Then she pouts and tells him that she's upset he lied, and he lies again. She again tells her family who tries this and it doesn't work. She makes doe-eyes at him a third time, failing again. She keeps complaining about ''his'' dishonesty, and with such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it and tells her the truth, she tells her family and they weaken him and capture him. Samson wasn't very bright...
** To be more specific, his hair wasn't the source of his power, it was his having taken Nazarite vows (seen [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazirite here]]), one of which was 'don't cut your hair'. By that point, Samson had broken every ''other'' vow he'd had, so the hair was the last straw and God depowered him.

* ''WebVideo/SuperPowerBeatDown'', "Franchise/{{Batman}} vs. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}": Before they fight, Deadpool boasts about his inability to die and even demonstrates by shooting himself in the head. Naturally, this backfires because this means Batman doesn't have to hold back.

* In the "Menacing Family Affair" episode of the 1981 ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}!'' animated series, an alien gives Dr. [[EvilGenius Thaddeus]] [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Bodog]] [[MadScientist Sivana]] and his kids a jewel that gives them the same powers as Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family. While the heroes are reeling, Dr. Sivana brags about the "magic alien jewel", and from there the Marvels defeat the Sivanas in a few seconds by simply grabbing the jewel and throwing it away.

* In ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', after taking a few hits from ComicBook/{{Gambit}}'s exploding cards, ComicBook/{{Bishop}} explains his mutant ability is to absorb energy from other mutants' attacks and transform it into energy bolts, which he then uses on Gambit.

-->'''Flea:''' The ''Flea'' stops for ''no one'', especially not someone dressed as a ''stink bug.''
-->'''Power:''' The Mantiloid Empire's symbiotic ''CHINTINMECH Technology'' does ''not'' stink!
-->'''Flea:''' Symbiotic? Like ''alive''?
-->'''Power:''' Mostly.
-->'''Flea:''' And it was built by ''bug people''?
-->'''Power:''' They ''hate'' being called that.
-->'''Flea:''' Most of my friends ''are'' bugs.
-->'''Power:''' I believe it.
-->'''Flea:''' That's just because there's ''millions'' of 'em.
-->'''Power:''' Any ''last words'' for them?
-->'''Flea:''' Yep! "Pillbug mode."
-->'''Power:''' Wha--? ''[his suit morphs into a sphere, imprisoning him]
-->'''Flea:''' A suit that's basically a bee colony has ''small flaw'' for someone who's got a set of ''these'' ''[points at his antennae]'' and a ''charming personality''.

-->'''Flea:''' The ''Flea'' stops for ''no one'', especially not someone dressed as a ''stink bug.'' \\
'''Power:''' The Mantiloid Empire's symbiotic ''CHINTINMECH Technology'' does ''not'' stink! \\
'''Flea:''' Symbiotic? Like ''alive''? \\
'''Power:''' Mostly. \\
'''Flea:''' And it was built by ''bug people''? \\
'''Power:''' They ''hate'' being called that. \\
'''Flea:''' Most of my friends ''are'' bugs. \\
'''Power:''' I believe it. \\
'''Flea:''' That's just because there's ''millions'' of 'em. \\
'''Power:''' Any ''last words'' for them? \\
'''Flea:''' Yep! "Pillbug mode." \\
'''Power:''' Wha--? ''[his suit morphs into a sphere, imprisoning him] \\
'''Flea:''' A suit that's basically a bee colony has ''small flaw'' for someone who's got a set of ''these'' ''[points at his antennae]'' and a ''charming personality''.

-->'''Flea:''' The ''Flea'' stops for ''no one'', especially not someone dressed as a ''stink bug.''\\
'''Power:''' The Mantiloid Empire's symbiotic ''CHINTINMECH Technology'' does ''not'' stink!\\
'''Flea:''' Symbiotic? Like ''alive''?\\
'''Power:''' Mostly.\\
'''Flea:''' And it was built by ''bug people''?\\
'''Power:''' They ''hate'' being called that.\\
'''Flea:''' Most of my friends ''are'' bugs.\\
'''Power:''' I believe it.\\
'''Flea:''' That's just because there's ''millions'' of 'em.\\
'''Power:''' Any ''last words'' for them?\\
'''Flea:''' Yep! "Pillbug mode."\\
'''Power:''' Wha--? ''[his suit morphs into a sphere, imprisoning him]\\

-->''Flea:''' The ''Flea'' stops for ''no one'', especially not someone dressed as a ''stink bug.''\\

Contrast PowerMisidentification, which may involve the power user ''lying'' about their powers.

--->'''Vegeta''' (firing Galick Gun at Rota): Nobody cares!

* In ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', people can make techniques with self-imposed restrictions on them (for example, only being usable at certain times or against certain people). The more harsh the restriction, the more powerful the technique becomes. The MadBomber ([[spoiler:Genthru]]) in the Greed Island arc made his restriction be that he'd have to explain how his ability worked before using it.
** His explanation had to include that he had to tell his opponent the explanation for the technique to work, which he did at the very end of his speech. A brilliant case of LampshadeHanging, since at first it looked like a major mistake, as the information was even more useful to defend against the technique than usual.
*** It also helps that he can plant the bombs first without explaining. The first time he's shown using it, by the time he started explaining his powers, it was already too late to avoid it.

** The 'handy-dandy side panel' sees heavy use in Impel Down, which sees characters that hadn't been seen for a long time return, to provide quick refreshers on their powers.

** Parodied in Luffy's fight with [[AGodAmI God Enel]]: [[PsychoElectro Enel's]] in a bit of a pickle because of ElementalRockPaperScissors against a substance he's ''never even come across'' (rubber), much less met a RubberMan. Being Enel, [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan after regaining his composure]], he immediately figures out that Luffy is a Paramecia-type fruit user, unlike his Logia-type. So he reforms his staff into a trident and pierces his skin. He then boasts that he's worked out that Luffy still has physical weaknesses like being stabbed, to which Luffy replies, "Yeah". Nami gets annoyed that he told him this, and couldn't be bothered to bluff.

** One Piece has finally started to stray away from the trope since shortly before the TimeSkip. The more serious-minded or dangerous villains, like Magellan, Monet, and Doflamingo, have their powers explained by other characters, not by themselves. There's also Akainu who is so much of a NoNonsenseNemesis that he would never waste time on explaining his power, and people around him probably don't have time for it either, as they are either being killed by him or struck by fear. Due to this, [[AllThereInTheManual Oda completely forgot to mention his Devil Fruit's name in the actual manga and only revealed when a fan asked him in the question corner]].

** Elder Toguro explains his powers ''several times'' during his fight with Kuwabara, despite being able to win near-instantly if he wanted to. Justified in that Elder Toguro (A) knew how easily he could win and (B) is one of the most unhinged characters in the series.
---> '''[[PragmaticVillainy Sakyo]]''': Your brother is something of a fool.\\
'''Younger Toguro''': Yes, it's a bad habit of his.

'''Power:''' They ''hate'' being that.\\

* ''WebVideo/SuperPowerBeatDown'', "Franchise/{{Batman}} vs. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}": Before they fight, Deadpool boasts about his inability to die and even demonstrates by shooting himself in the head. Naturally, this backfires because this means Batman doesn't have to hold back.
* In contrast to the original manga, Rubber Soul tells Jotaro how his powers work in ''WebVideo/VaguelyRecallingJoJo'' because he's a narcissist.
* This gets mercilessly mocked in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', poking fun at how every character feels the need to explain their cards, especially if the card has an [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin extremely obvious effect based on its name]]. Seto and Yugi especially call out their opponents for this, since they made a fortune with the game and are the King of Games respectively, and therefore ''know'' what most of these cards do already.

-->'''Viridi''': That's a Jitterthug. Melee attacks won't hurt him at all when he's red. And when he's green, shooting him won't work! What are you gonna do ''now''?\\
'''Pit''': Uh... I guess I'll just melee him when he's green and shoot him when he's red.\\
'''Viridi''': [[OhCrap But... Oh, darn it!]]\\
'''Palutena''': [[LampshadeHanging Thanks for the advice!]]

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* Invoked in ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'', where Sydney decides that a battle royale is too confusing and calls "[[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age rules]]," demanding that the villains announce their names and powers before attacking. The villains comply, while Harem notes that that's not actually a thing that happened excessively in the Silver Age; Sydney was just looking for an excuse.

-->'''Vaarsuvius''': You will still roll a [[EpicFail natural 1]] eventually. [[CallingYourAttacks Suggestion!]] I have a ring of wizardry, no other spells above 3rd level prepared, and nothing better to do with my actions. The laws of probability dictate that you will fail a will save before I run out of Suggestion spells. Suggestion!\\
'''Dragon''': Clever. However, there's one number you've failed to include in your analysis. Your {{Hit Point|s}} total. '''*Chomp*'''

* Cell explains his abilities to Corla in the ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'' episode 'Beach Brawl', although she had already partially figured it out.
* On ''The Podcast/RedPandaAdventures'', one of the cardinal rules of crime-fighting is: ''Never explain your powers to the bad guys!'' Invoked and lampshaded in the episode "Stop the Presses"; when the Red Panda and his ArchEnemy The [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Mad Monkey]], pushed into an EnemyMine situation, discover that their respective mental powers can be combined for great effect, the hero begins monologuing about the normal limits of his abilities. This prompts The Mad Monkey to ask, “Are you explaining your powers to the bad guy?”

:: For the record, Freakazoid's weakness is graphite bars charged with negative ions. And "poo gas". Then again, no one likes "poo gas".

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'': In "Return to New York, Part 3," while the Turtles are fighting [[MadScientist Baxter Stockman]], they try to put down his cyborg armor by [[CutTheJuice cutting its fuel lines]]... but Stockman thought ahead, and proceeds to gloat to the Turtles that every single component of his armor has its own internal backup power source. This leads Donatello to realize that the ArmCannon they previously chopped off still works; Stockman has just enough time to go OhCrap before Donnie blasts him out the window using the arm.

* ''ComicBook/PS238'': [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/2021-05-01/ Accidentally done by Power while fighting the Flea.]] He probably didn't expect just mentioning the name of the nanotech armor he was wearing to be any dangerous, but when you're facing a super with psychic control over insects...

'''Flea:''' and it was built by ''bug people''?\\

* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' has just about every big bad of the week explain their own powers. This also applies to most of the MainCharacters.

* 'Anime/DarkerThanBlack'':

* In ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'', Hei encounters a contractor who [[BloodyMurder uses his own blood as a medium to destroy his opponents]]. Despite this contractor having every reason to suspect that Hei is also a very dangerous contractor, he quickly explains how his powers work before getting into a fight.
** Though this particular character is a PsychoForHire who [[BloodKnight loves fighting for fighting's sake]], and as such might have explained as a combination BadassBoast and way to make the battle more entertaining. Still seriously UnderestimatingBadassery, though.
** Inverted with most other Contractors: They don't explain their powers, but they do explain their [[PowerAtAPrice remunerations]]. Oddly, [[TheSociopath Contractors]] are surprisingly compassionate regarding each other's remunerations, so this is usually a good idea. Telling your captors you need a cigarette nets you a cigarette.
*** This is usually a case of PragmaticVillainy, however, as contractors who don't get their remuneration suffer PowerIncontinence and become dangerous to everyone (and the {{Masquerade}}) very quickly. Contractors who really have it in for each other have no shame in exploiting the other's remuneration to catch them off-guard.

*** The only time this didn't pan out so well was when Sanji, who researched an invisibility-granting fruit extensively in hopes of gaining its power to use for perverted reasons someday, had to fight Absalom, who got it (for the same reasons) first. Sanji knew the power's

** Played straight by [[MonsterClown Hisoka]]. By the time you're close enough for him to tell you that [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway his power, Bungee Gum, possesses the qualities of rubber and gum]], you are [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower too close for that knowledge to save your life]].

** Averted during the battle between Rock Lee and Gaara. Naruto, who eventually goes on to fight Gaara, asks Gaara's teammate Kankuro if Gaara's armor has any weaknesses. Kankuro refuses to admit that it does, but thinks to himself that as it takes a considerable amount of chakra and weighs Gaara down, Gaara must be desperate if he has resorted to using it.

* Justified in ''Fanfic/SplitSecond''. By explaining her power, Twilight gives Sunset a small advantage, which further empowers the [[ConditionalPowers Conditional Magic]] of her [[DropTheHammer warhammer]].

*** The only time this didn't pan out so well was when Sanji, who researched an invisibility-granting fruit extensively in hopes of gaining its power to use for perverted reasons someday, had to fight Absalom, who got it (for the same reasons) first.

** One Piece has finally started to stray away from the trope since shortly before the TimeSkip. The more serious-minded or dangerous villains, like Magellan, Monet and Doflamingo, have their powers explained by other characters, not by themselves. There's also Akainu who is so much of a NoNonsenseNemesis that he would never waste time on explaining his power, and people around him probably don't have time for it either, as they are either being killed by him or struck by fear. Due to this, [[AllThereInTheManual Oda completely forgot to mention his Devil Fruit's name in the actual manga and only revealed when a fan asked him in the question corner]].
** Nami's battle against Miss Doublefinger justifies it, since Nami had never used the Clima Tact (a WeatherControlMachine that Usopp invented for her previously) before, and spends half the fight dodging attacks and the other half reading the manual to figure out how it works.
** Cracker, in his first confrontation with Luffy shows him [[MultiArmedAndDangerous his power to make extra arms]]. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope This turned out to be a lie]], when Luffy breaks his body in half, revealing the real Cracker inside. [[DoubleSubversion And then he proceeds to explain]], that he has the power [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower to create and control biscuits]], and [[ActuallyADoombot his armors are made of them and designed to look like real humans]], down to using jam to imitate BloodFromTheMouth; all this as a way of outlining how fucked Luffy is, since he can just keep making these ultra-powerful biscuit warriors endlessly. Naturally this comes back to bite him, when Nami realizes that water can make biscuits softer. Then it bites him again, literally, when Luffy, a BigEater, starts eating all of the biscuit mass he creates, forcing Cracker to fight directly.]]
** Due to neither [[spoiler:Katakuri nor Kaidou]] explaining how they utilize their Haki, Luffy has to figure them out himself, and when he tells them that he has figured them out, the opponent's don't deny that he's right.

** Kyouraku's explanations are [[JustifiedTrope justified]]. His power is to force both opponents to abide by rules of childrens' games, so he has to explain them to the opponent for the game to work... And he still tries to do so only after getting a sneaky strike in.

** Every time Izuru Kira fights an enemy, he feels the need to explain Wabisuke's ability to double the weight of his target every time he [[{{Flynning}} hits]]. [[CatchPhrase Every. single. time.]] However, he usually doesn't explain it until he's already affected them. Main (canon) fights in which he's used this sword were against Rangiku, who was immune once she released her own sword, and Avirama Redder, who was ''designed'' to be susceptible as he was a bird who attacked and defended with his wings. The second explanation ended with him also explaining [[OffWithHisHead why his sword was shaped so oddly]].
** Averted with Yumichika as well. Yumichika never even introduces his name to anyone he fights, let alone his real power. He once admitted he had a kido-based secret before unleashing his power but didn't describe the power itself. The second time he uses it, he didn't offer any explanation at all until his flowers were already budding and by then, there was only just enough time for him to explain his power before his opponent died.

** Another fight against Crocodile has a character explain to Vivi the DeadlyUpgrade Crocodile's opponents used... ''within Crocodile's earshot'', leading to a humiliating death for them.

** Tousen, who explained the mechanics of his Bankai in his first major fight to his opponent. Said Bankai has the property of robbing all senses except touch. He's explaining it to a ''deaf person.''

*** First, he explains that his powers reverse his opponents' senses and movements (left=right, up=down, and all that), explains exactly how he does so, though he later revealed that he was leaving some vital information out, in an attempt to throw [[spoiler:Azien]] off the track. He even specifically bragged that even one as powerful and skilled as him couldn't figure out and reinvert all of his combat maneuvers. Bordering on comedy, his opponent does so immediately, even figuring out that some directions omitted from the explanations are also inverted.
*** He managed to pull a bit of a comeback in a later fight, where he reveals himself to be NotQuiteDead and activates the ability while several other fighters are ganging up on one target. Inversion ''does'' catch the opponent by surprise and allows others to get a few hits in.

** Every time Izuru Kira fights an enemy, he feels the need to explain Wabisuke's ability to double the weight of his target every time he [[{{Flynning}} hits]]. [[CatchPhrase Every. single. time.]] However, he usually doesn't explain it until he's already affected them. Main (canon) fights in which he's used this sword were against Rangiku, who was immune once she released her own sword, and Avirama Redder, who was ''designed'' to be susceptible as he was a bird who attacked and defended with his wings. The second explanation ended with him explaining WHY he explained as well as [[OffWithHisHead why his sword was shaped so oddly]].
** Averted with Yumichika as well. Yumichika never even introduces his name to anyone he fights, let alone his real power. He once admitted he had a kido-based secret before unleashing his power but didn't describe the power itself. The second time he used it, he didn't offer any explanation at all until his flowers were already budding and by then, there was only just enough time for him to explain his power before his opponent died.

*** He explains one aspect of the powers, but neglect to mention another so it'll catch the opponent completely by surprise. It fails even more completely, as Ichigo almost immediately realizes that Gin was leaving something out, and then almost immediately figures out what that was. Specifically, that being a sword ''eleven kilometers long'' is pretty pointless and the real danger is [[spoiler:the speed at which it expands and contracts, so if even for a moment its pointed directly at you, you are at risk of getting skewered]].
*** Second round of power revelations however, shows that both of the above layers were straight up lies masking a third. [[spoiler:It doesn't grow or shrink at high speeds, it ''instantly'' assumes the necessary length via essentially teleportation.]] And a fourth, [[spoiler:that insides of the blade are made out of deadly poison that he can leave a shard inside of his target after skewering them]].
** Largely averted by Kyouraku, Ukitake, and Starrk. When Starrk wonders how Ukitake seems to [[spoiler:fire a Cero at him]] he's told to work it out for himself. Neither Stark nor Kyouraku bother—at that stage—to explicitly state what their skills are either, only to make observations and assumptions about each other. Naturally, some of this backfires on both parties.
** Kyoraku's explanations are [[JustifiedTrope justified]]. His power is to force both opponents to abide by rules of childrens' games, so he has to explain them to the opponent for the game to work... And he still tries to do so only after getting a sneaky strike in.

** Sui-Feng always explains that her weapon kills in two strikes. Lampshaded when Ggio Vega dodges her attacks and calls her a fool for warning him. [[spoiler:It turns out to be an example of psyching out the enemy, as she was only testing him to see what an arrancar's power was like. Once she'd seen enough, she promptly revealed she'd hidden certain aspects of her shikai, such as the requirement for two hits not being limited to striking the same place outside the body as long the two stabs were able to cross each other inside the body, creating a two-hit strike internally instead of externally.]]
** Ulquiorra gets a prize for explaining his Regeneration, a basic skill in anime, and ''none of the other, more important abilities.'' [[spoiler:And he explains his regeneration to a monster that possibly doesn't even know what he's saying!]] This stands out simply ''because'' he chooses to explain how he can recover eyes and limbs, and yet he never explains how he gained his second form, if his lances are unstable, and how he hid this form for X amount of years.
** Parodied in the Vandenreich arc, where one of the Stern Ritter, Berenice Gabrielli, was killed ([[OffScreenMomentOfAwesome offscreen]]) because she kept talking about her powers instead of defending herself. While fighting [[BloodKnight Kenpachi Zaraki]]. Who was deaf at the time. Hence we don't even know what her power ''was''. Parodied again when another Stern Ritter, Shaz Domino, starts to brag about his powers, but Ichigo [[TalkToTheFist blasts him with a Getsuga Tensho]] and moves on before he could say anything about it.
** Yamamoto explains what his bankai does, but in his case, he can afford to because there's really nothing an opponent can do to counter a [[spoiler:15-million-degree FlamingSword and BattleAura]] except RunOrDie. He also doesn't say anything about how it actually works or of any potential weaknesses. Explanation ends up not mattering in the slightest for the outcome of the battle.

** After Kyoraku explains the rules of the game that his powers force Lille Barro and himself to play, he asks Lille to explain his powers to make it even. Lille calls him a fool, but then decides knowing what his power is won't help Kyoraku that much, so he tells him about his UnblockableAttack.

*** Played straight by [[MonsterClown Hisoka]]. By the time you're close enough for him to tell you that [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway his power, Bungee Gum, possesses the qualities of rubber and gum]], you are [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower too close for that knowledge to save your life]].

** Parodied in Luffy's fight with [[AGodAmI God Eneru]]: [[PsychoElectro Eneru's]] in a bit of a pickle because of ElementalRockPaperScissors against a substance he's ''never even come across'' (rubber), much less met a RubberMan. Being Eneru, [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan after regaining his composure]], he immediately figures out that Luffy is a Paramecia-type fruit user, unlike his Logia-type. So he reforms his staff into a trident and pierces his skin. He then boasts that he's worked out that Luffy still has physical weaknesses like being stabbed, to which Luffy replies, "Yeah". Nami gets annoyed that he told him this, and couldn't be bothered to bluff.

** Diavolo in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]'', much like Kaname from Bleach above, makes the dumb mistake of explaining his powers to enemies who by definition cannot possibly be listening to his explanation. [[spoiler: His power makes every person besides himself skip 10 seconds in time without experiencing them, as such, he's really just talking to hear himself talk. (And to {{troll}} people.)]]