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* In ''Literature/MagicalGirlRaisingProject'', every magical girl is given one special magical ability at random. Some get strong powers such as [[HealingFactor regeneration]] or [[MakeMeWannaShout sound manipulation]]. Others are far less lucky:
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* In ''Literature/MagicalGirlRaisingProject'', every magical girl is given one special magical ability at random. Some get strong powers such as [[HealingFactor regeneration]] or [[MakeMeWannaShout [[MakeSomeNoise sound manipulation]]. Others are far less lucky:
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%%* In a ''Webcomic/SavageChickens'' [[http://www.savagechickens.com/2014/05/revenge-of-aquaman.html webcomic strip]]: "What good is Aquaman, nothing ever happens in the ocean."
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** Illumina's only powers are hovering and creating light -- not even lasers or anything, just regular light. However -- as Val demonstrates when they switch bodies -- in the
** Sparkle's [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles sparkles]]. The one time we actually see her use her power, it just annoys her opponent, and she immediately resorts to pepper spray in an actual fight.
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* All of the Film/MysteryMen are D-list superheroes with bizarre powers, ranging from the goofy but cool (Spleen's [[{{Fartillery}} super farts]] and Bowler's [[EmpathicWeapon haunted bowling ball]]) to the useful but poorly utilized (Blue Raja is so committed to his theme he refuses to use his ImprobableAimingSkills for anything other than {{fork|fencing}}s and Sphinx is more interested in being mysterious than cutting guns in half with his mind) to the "so conditional it's useless" (Invisible Boy can only turn invisible when no one is looking, [[spoiler:though it does let him get past cameras]], and the level of angry Mr. Furious has to be for his SuperStrength to kick in is nigh-unreachable, especially for someone as passive-aggressive as him). Not to mention The Shoveler, a BadassNormal with a [[ShovelStrike relatively lame theme]].
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Kid Omega's power is [[https://external-preview.redd.it/lrOmMXQxGUV2exnLnlWlTKCv8-C1WPCRAp4TDoJc05M.jpg?auto=webp&s=4292aebc992b966bf5200b1ac9b4fa0b9917005f retractable spines all over his body.]] Onscreen, we only see him use them to ''hug'' a lady to death. However, it's played like his powers should be at least mildly intimidating to the X-Men, who can regenerate, shoot lighting, etc. Also, when Magneto holds his meeting for mutants, he points out that there are a lot of weak mutants with powers that just make them unusual or have what amounts to aesthetic differences - a lot of them don't have much in the way of powers, but still get singled out for being different at all.
** Discussed in ''Film/Deadpool2''. While recruiting for his brand new X-Force team, he comes across ComicBook/{{Domino|MarvelComics}}, who proclaims that her power is "being lucky". Deadpool is annoyed - being lucky isn't a superpower and it certainly isn't cinematic, falling into this trope, while Domino is insistent that it is, falling into the HeartIsAnAwesomePower trope. [[spoiler:Domino is proven right when her powers ensure that she's the only member of Deadpool's team to survive their first mission besides Deadpool himself, who only lives because of his HealingFactor.]]
* ''Film/TheSpecials'' features [[Creator/JordanLadd Night Bird]]. Even though she's applying for a middle-rung superhero team, she's bashful about her own power, which turns out to be laying eggs (and good hearing). She can't talk to birds, either, though they do "have an understanding." At the end of the film she discusses her role in the team's first battle - she hid in a dumpster. She commiserates with Minute Man (pronounced my-noot), who can make himself "minute" in size.
* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': When the Rangers get their new [[GratuitousNinja ninja]] AnimalMotifs, Tommy gets [[NobleBirdOfPrey Falcon]], Rocky gets Ape, Billy gets Wolf, Aisha gets {{Bear|sAreBadNews}}, and Kimberly gets Crane. Adam is [[MyNewGiftIsLame less than impressed]] that he gets a frog.
* Deconstructed in ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', where the FantasticCasteSystem of Heroes and Sidekicks in the eponymous school is decided by the individual's powers, leading to a clear divide between the "popular kids" and the "outcasts". Moreover, the StartOfDarkness for the BigBad was that she was a {{Technopath}} who lived in a time [[BornInTheWrongCentury before that power could be realized to its fullest potential]], so she was relegated to sidekick, unable to show how powerful she really was. The deciding factor for whether one is a Hero or Sidekick? The coach, based on his first and only impression. More generally, the sidekicks' powers tend to fall under this, with plenty of "heroes" who contribute little.
* In 2006 Israeli movie ''Giborim Ktanim'' (Little Heroes), one girl is blessed with the power of being able to hear people from a distance. Sweet.
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Kid Omega's power is [[https://external-preview.redd.it/lrOmMXQxGUV2exnLnlWlTKCv8-C1WPCRAp4TDoJc05M.jpg?auto=webp&s=4292aebc992b966bf5200b1ac9b4fa0b9917005f retractable spines all over his body.]] Onscreen, we only see him use them to ''hug'' a lady to death. However, it's played like his powers should be at least mildly intimidating to the X-Men, who can regenerate, shoot lighting, etc. Also, when Magneto holds his meeting for mutants, he points out that there are a lot of weak mutants with powers that just make them unusual or have what amounts to aesthetic differences - a lot of them don't have much in the way of powers, but still get singled out for being different at all.
** Discussed in ''Film/Deadpool2''. While recruiting for his brand new X-Force team, he comes across ComicBook/{{Domino|MarvelComics}}, who proclaims that her power is "being lucky". Deadpool is annoyed - being lucky isn't a superpower and it certainly isn't cinematic, falling into this trope, while Domino is insistent that it is, falling into the HeartIsAnAwesomePower trope. [[spoiler:Domino is proven right when her powers ensure that she's the only member of Deadpool's team to survive their first mission besides Deadpool himself, who only lives because of his HealingFactor.]]
* ''Film/TheSpecials'' features [[Creator/JordanLadd Night Bird]]. Even though she's applying for a middle-rung superhero team, she's bashful about her own power, which turns out to be laying eggs (and good hearing). She can't talk to birds, either, though they do "have an understanding." At the end of the film she discusses her role in the team's first battle - she hid in a dumpster. She commiserates with Minute Man (pronounced my-noot), who can make himself "minute" in size.
* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': When the Rangers get their new [[GratuitousNinja ninja]] AnimalMotifs, Tommy gets [[NobleBirdOfPrey Falcon]], Rocky gets Ape, Billy gets Wolf, Aisha gets {{Bear|sAreBadNews}}, and Kimberly gets Crane. Adam is [[MyNewGiftIsLame less than impressed]] that he gets a frog.
* Deconstructed in ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', where the FantasticCasteSystem of Heroes and Sidekicks in the eponymous school is decided by the individual's powers, leading to a clear divide between the "popular kids" and the "outcasts". Moreover, the StartOfDarkness for the BigBad was that she was a {{Technopath}} who lived in a time [[BornInTheWrongCentury before that power could be realized to its fullest potential]], so she was relegated to sidekick, unable to show how powerful she really was. The deciding factor for whether one is a Hero or Sidekick? The coach, based on his first and only impression. More generally, the sidekicks' powers tend to fall under this, with plenty of "heroes" who contribute little.
* In 2006 Israeli movie ''Giborim Ktanim'' (Little Heroes), one girl is blessed with the power of being able to hear people from a distance. Sweet.
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* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Kid Omega's power is [[https://external-preview.redd.it/lrOmMXQxGUV2exnLnlWlTKCv8-C1WPCRAp4TDoJc05M.jpg?auto=webp&s=4292aebc992b966bf5200b1ac9b4fa0b9917005f retractable spines all over his body.]] Onscreen, we only see him use them to ''hug'' a lady to death. However, it's played like his powers should be at least mildly intimidating to the X-Men, who can regenerate, shoot lighting, etc. Also, when Magneto holds his meeting for mutants, he points out that there are a lot of weak mutants with powers that just make them unusual or have what amounts to aesthetic differences - a lot of them don't have much in the way of powers, but still get singled out for being different at all.
** Discussed in ''Film/Deadpool2''. While recruiting for his brand new X-Force team, he comes across ComicBook/{{Domino|MarvelComics}}, who proclaims that her power is "being lucky". Deadpool is annoyed - being lucky isn't a superpower and it certainly isn't cinematic, falling into this trope, while Domino is insistent that it is, falling into the HeartIsAnAwesomePower trope. [[spoiler:Domino is proven right when her powers ensure that she's the only member of Deadpool's team to survive their first mission besides Deadpool himself, who only lives because of his HealingFactor.]]
* ''Film/TheSpecials'' features [[Creator/JordanLadd Night Bird]]. Even though she's applying for a middle-rung superhero team, she's bashful about her own power, which turns out to be laying eggs (and good hearing). She can't talk to birds, either, though they do "have an understanding." At the end of the film she discusses her role in the team's first battle - she hid in a dumpster. She commiserates with Minute Man (pronounced my-noot), who can make himself "minute" in size.
* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': When the Rangers get their new [[GratuitousNinja ninja]] AnimalMotifs, Tommy gets [[NobleBirdOfPrey Falcon]], Rocky gets Ape, Billy gets Wolf, Aisha gets {{Bear|sAreBadNews}}, and Kimberly gets Crane. Adam is [[MyNewGiftIsLame less than impressed]] that he gets a frog.
* Deconstructed in ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', where the FantasticCasteSystem of Heroes and Sidekicks in the eponymous school is decided by the individual's powers, leading to a clear divide between the "popular kids" and the "outcasts". Moreover, the StartOfDarkness for the BigBad was that she was a {{Technopath}} who lived in a time [[BornInTheWrongCentury before that power could be realized to its fullest potential]], so she was relegated to sidekick, unable to show how powerful she really was. The deciding factor for whether one is a Hero or Sidekick? The coach, based on his first and only impression. More generally, the sidekicks' powers tend to fall under this, with plenty of "heroes" who contribute little.
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* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': When the Rangers get their new [[GratuitousNinja ninja]] AnimalMotifs, Tommy gets [[NobleBirdOfPrey Falcon]], Rocky gets Ape, Billy gets Wolf, Aisha gets {{Bear|sAreBadNews}}, and Kimberly gets Crane. Adam is [[MyNewGiftIsLame less than impressed]] that he gets a frog.
* All of the Film/MysteryMen are D-list superheroes with bizarre powers, ranging from the goofy but cool (Spleen's [[{{Fartillery}} super farts]] and Bowler's [[EmpathicWeapon haunted bowling ball]]) to the useful but poorly utilized (Blue Raja is so committed to his theme he refuses to use his ImprobableAimingSkills for anything other than {{fork|fencing}}s and Sphinx is more interested in being mysterious than cutting guns in half with his mind) to the "so conditional it's useless" (Invisible Boy can only turn invisible when no one is looking, [[spoiler:though it does let him get past cameras]], and the level of angry Mr. Furious has to be for his SuperStrength to kick in is nigh-unreachable, especially for someone as passive-aggressive as him). Not to mention The Shoveler, a BadassNormal with a [[ShovelStrike relatively lame theme]].
* ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet3DreamWarriors'': The heroes discover they can use dream powers. Kincaid gets SuperStrength, Taryn turns into a badass punk chick with two switchblades and the skill to use them, Will can turn into a wizard straight out of his TabletopGames, and Joey [[spoiler: gets something like a sonic scream]]. Kristen...can do gymnastics.
** Kristen's real dream power was always her ability to draw others into her own dreams; the gymnastics were a secondary power. It's still better than Nancy, who doesn't get ''any'' dream powers, even though the first movie established she was capable of setting up complex traps incredibly quickly in the dream world.
*** Dream powers are established as something that everyone has, it's simply the ability of "what you can do in your dreams". Kristen's ability to draw others into dreams (Dream Master) is an exclusive power to her that can only be passed on to others and so it isn't a "dream power". The dream power of gymnastics is still weaksauce.
* ''Film/TheSpecials'' features [[Creator/JordanLadd Night Bird]]. Even though she's applying for a middle-rung superhero team, she's bashful about her own power, which turns out to be laying eggs (and good hearing). She can't talk to birds, either, though they do "have an understanding." At the end of the film she discusses her role in the team's first battle - she hid in a dumpster. She commiserates with Minute Man (pronounced my-noot), who can make himself "minute" in size.
* Deconstructed in ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', where the FantasticCasteSystem of Heroes and Sidekicks in the eponymous school is decided by the individual's powers, leading to a clear divide between the "popular kids" and the "outcasts". Moreover, the StartOfDarkness for the BigBad was that she was a {{Technopath}} who lived in a time [[BornInTheWrongCentury before that power could be realized to its fullest potential]], so she was relegated to sidekick, unable to show how powerful she really was. The deciding factor for whether one is a Hero or Sidekick? The coach, based on his first and only impression. More generally, the sidekicks' powers tend to fall under this, with plenty of "heroes" who contribute little.
* All of the Film/MysteryMen are D-list superheroes with bizarre powers, ranging from the goofy but cool (Spleen's [[{{Fartillery}} super farts]] and Bowler's [[EmpathicWeapon haunted bowling ball]]) to the useful but poorly utilized (Blue Raja is so committed to his theme he refuses to use his ImprobableAimingSkills for anything other than {{fork|fencing}}s and Sphinx is more interested in being mysterious than cutting guns in half with his mind) to the "so conditional it's useless" (Invisible Boy can only turn invisible when no one is looking, [[spoiler:though it does let him get past cameras]], and the level of angry Mr. Furious has to be for his SuperStrength to kick in is nigh-unreachable, especially for someone as passive-aggressive as him). Not to mention The Shoveler, a BadassNormal with a [[ShovelStrike relatively lame theme]].
* ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet3DreamWarriors'': The heroes discover they can use dream powers. Kincaid gets SuperStrength, Taryn turns into a badass punk chick with two switchblades and the skill to use them, Will can turn into a wizard straight out of his TabletopGames, and Joey [[spoiler: gets something like a sonic scream]]. Kristen...can do gymnastics.
** Kristen's real dream power was always her ability to draw others into her own dreams; the gymnastics were a secondary power. It's still better than Nancy, who doesn't get ''any'' dream powers, even though the first movie established she was capable of setting up complex traps incredibly quickly in the dream world.
*** Dream powers are established as something that everyone has, it's simply the ability of "what you can do in your dreams". Kristen's ability to draw others into dreams (Dream Master) is an exclusive power to her that can only be passed on to others and so it isn't a "dream power". The dream power of gymnastics is still weaksauce.
* ''Film/TheSpecials'' features [[Creator/JordanLadd Night Bird]]. Even though she's applying for a middle-rung superhero team, she's bashful about her own power, which turns out to be laying eggs (and good hearing). She can't talk to birds, either, though they do "have an understanding." At the end of the film she discusses her role in the team's first battle - she hid in a dumpster. She commiserates with Minute Man (pronounced my-noot), who can make himself "minute" in size.
* Deconstructed in ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', where the FantasticCasteSystem of Heroes and Sidekicks in the eponymous school is decided by the individual's powers, leading to a clear divide between the "popular kids" and the "outcasts". Moreover, the StartOfDarkness for the BigBad was that she was a {{Technopath}} who lived in a time [[BornInTheWrongCentury before that power could be realized to its fullest potential]], so she was relegated to sidekick, unable to show how powerful she really was. The deciding factor for whether one is a Hero or Sidekick? The coach, based on his first and only impression. More generally, the sidekicks' powers tend to fall under this, with plenty of "heroes" who contribute little.
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* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Kid Omega's power is [[https://external-preview.redd.it/lrOmMXQxGUV2exnLnlWlTKCv8-C1WPCRAp4TDoJc05M.jpg?auto=webp&s=4292aebc992b966bf5200b1ac9b4fa0b9917005f retractable spines all over his body.]] Onscreen, we only see him use them to ''hug'' a lady to death. However, it's played like his powers should be at least mildly intimidating to the X-Men, who can regenerate, shoot lighting, etc. Also, when Magneto holds his meeting for mutants, he points out that there are a lot of weak mutants with powers that just make them unusual or have what amounts to aesthetic differences - a lot of them don't have much in the way of powers, but still get singled out for being different at all.
** Discussed in ''Film/Deadpool2''. While recruiting for his brand new X-Force team, he comes across ComicBook/{{Domino|MarvelComics}}, who proclaims that her power is "being lucky". Deadpool is annoyed - being lucky isn't a superpower and it certainly isn't cinematic, falling into this trope, while Domino is insistent that it is, falling into the HeartIsAnAwesomePower trope. [[spoiler:Domino is proven right when her powers ensure that she's the only member of Deadpool's team to survive their first mission besides Deadpool himself, who only lives because of his HealingFactor.]]
** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Kid Omega's power is [[https://external-preview.redd.it/lrOmMXQxGUV2exnLnlWlTKCv8-C1WPCRAp4TDoJc05M.jpg?auto=webp&s=4292aebc992b966bf5200b1ac9b4fa0b9917005f retractable spines all over his body.]] Onscreen, we only see him use them to ''hug'' a lady to death. However, it's played like his powers should be at least mildly intimidating to the X-Men, who can regenerate, shoot lighting, etc. Also, when Magneto holds his meeting for mutants, he points out that there are a lot of weak mutants with powers that just make them unusual or have what amounts to aesthetic differences - a lot of them don't have much in the way of powers, but still get singled out for being different at all.
** Discussed in ''Film/Deadpool2''. While recruiting for his brand new X-Force team, he comes across ComicBook/{{Domino|MarvelComics}}, who proclaims that her power is "being lucky". Deadpool is annoyed - being lucky isn't a superpower and it certainly isn't cinematic, falling into this trope, while Domino is insistent that it is, falling into the HeartIsAnAwesomePower trope. [[spoiler:Domino is proven right when her powers ensure that she's the only member of Deadpool's team to survive their first mission besides Deadpool himself, who only lives because of his HealingFactor.]]
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* ''Literature/ThePerfectRun'': In a world where Genomes can become a RealityWarper or a PhysicalGod, The Panda has the power to transform into... a Panda. This becomes somewhat better when it's revealed that his transformation comes with a perfect HealingFactor that heals any damage taken, not to mention how [[spoiler:Timmy is one of the very rare Genomes who can take a second Elixir without going insane]].
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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': students with weak or highly limited powersets are almost as BlessedWithSuck as those with [[BodyHorror severe GSD]], both at [[AcademyOfAdventure school]] due to the massive power differentials and the large number of bullies, and outside, because of FantasticRacism against {{Mutants}}. While the school does its level best to find MundaneUtility for even the most minor powers, its priority of helping the students survive means that a lot of the time all they can do is teach them to keep their heads down.
** Generator (Jade Sinclair). In a superhero universe, at a SuperheroSchool, Generator has the power to... animate a blanket or a toy for an hour or so. She eventually turns this into HeartIsAnAwesomePower.
** On the other hand, plenty of Whateley Academy kids stay lame. Lightweight has the ability to make an object weigh 5 pounds less. Glass has the ability to turn transparent. Not invisible, just transparent. Bluescreen has the ability to mess up some electronics. Hoarder has the powers of... the hamster!
** The entire [[Characters/WhateleyUniverseSchoolClubsAndCliques school club]] The Underdogs is made of kids in this category. Kamuro can shoot sparks out of her hands. Not lightning blasts or anything dangerous. Just sparks. And don't ask about [[{{Gasshole}} Miasma]].
** Generator (Jade Sinclair). In a superhero universe, at a SuperheroSchool, Generator has the power to... animate a blanket or a toy for an hour or so. She eventually turns this into HeartIsAnAwesomePower.
** On the other hand, plenty of Whateley Academy kids stay lame. Lightweight has the ability to make an object weigh 5 pounds less. Glass has the ability to turn transparent. Not invisible, just transparent. Bluescreen has the ability to mess up some electronics. Hoarder has the powers of... the hamster!
** The entire [[Characters/WhateleyUniverseSchoolClubsAndCliques school club]] The Underdogs is made of kids in this category. Kamuro can shoot sparks out of her hands. Not lightning blasts or anything dangerous. Just sparks. And don't ask about [[{{Gasshole}} Miasma]].
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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': students with weak or highly limited powersets are almost as BlessedWithSuck as those with [[BodyHorror severe GSD]], both at [[AcademyOfAdventure school]] due to the massive power differentials and the large number of bullies, and outside, because of FantasticRacism against {{Mutants}}. While the school does its level best to find MundaneUtility for even the most minor powers, its priority of helping the students survive means that a lot of the time all they can do is teach them to keep their heads down.
** Generator (Jade Sinclair). In a superhero universe, at a SuperheroSchool, Generator has the power to... animate a blanket or a toy for an hour or so. She eventually turns this into HeartIsAnAwesomePower.
** On the other hand, plenty of Whateley Academy kids stay lame. Lightweight has the ability to make an object weigh 5 pounds less. Glass has the ability to turn transparent. Not invisible, just transparent. Bluescreen has the ability to mess up some electronics. Hoarder has the powers of... the hamster!
** The entire [[Characters/WhateleyUniverseSchoolClubsAndCliques school club]] The Underdogs is made of kids in this category. Kamuro can shoot sparks out of her hands. Not lightning blasts or anything dangerous. Just sparks. And don't ask about [[{{Gasshole}} Miasma]].
** Generator (Jade Sinclair). In a superhero universe, at a SuperheroSchool, Generator has the power to... animate a blanket or a toy for an hour or so. She eventually turns this into HeartIsAnAwesomePower.
** On the other hand, plenty of Whateley Academy kids stay lame. Lightweight has the ability to make an object weigh 5 pounds less. Glass has the ability to turn transparent. Not invisible, just transparent. Bluescreen has the ability to mess up some electronics. Hoarder has the powers of... the hamster!
** The entire [[Characters/WhateleyUniverseSchoolClubsAndCliques school club]] The Underdogs is made of kids in this category. Kamuro can shoot sparks out of her hands. Not lightning blasts or anything dangerous. Just sparks. And don't ask about [[{{Gasshole}} Miasma]].
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* Parodied in [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=164 this instalment]] of ''Webcomic/VGCats'', by bringing [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Ma-Ti]] to wave a literal human heart in peoples' faces.
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This refers to a special ability of someone on a team such as a FiveManBand who is [[CastSpeciation so specialized]] or generally ineffectual as to [[BlessedWithSuck seem useless in most situations]]. Usually, it's because the ability has no direct combat applications. Even if the ability sounds cool on paper, it can be lame in practice, particularly when 1) [[PowerIncontinence the power is hard to control]], 2) the power's activation/requirement is ridiculously complex and/or the situation where it would be effective rarely comes up (see ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman when it does), 3) the user -- who normally isn't lame -- is facing [[KungfuProofMook a problem]] or is [[YourMagicsNoGoodHere in a situation]] that [[PowerfulAndHelpless their powers can't solve]], 4) the user lacks the ingenuity and creativity to use it effectively, 5) the power [[PowerAtAPrice has a big tradeoff]] such that the user cannot use it too often without [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique endangering themselves]], or 6) the power is simply too limited to be useful.
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This refers to a special ability of someone on a team such as a FiveManBand who is [[CastSpeciation so specialized]] or generally ineffectual as to [[BlessedWithSuck seem useless in most situations]]. Usually, it's because the ability has no direct combat applications. Even if the ability sounds cool on paper, it can be lame in practice, particularly when 1) [[PowerIncontinence the power is hard to control]], 2) the power's activation/requirement is ridiculously complex and/or the situation where it would be effective rarely comes up (see ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman when it does), 3) the user -- who normally isn't lame -- is facing [[KungfuProofMook a problem]] or is [[YourMagicsNoGoodHere in a situation]] that [[PowerfulAndHelpless their powers can't solve]], 4) the user lacks the ingenuity and creativity to use it effectively, 5) the power [[PowerAtAPrice has a big tradeoff]] such that the user cannot use it too often without [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique endangering themselves]], or 6) the power is simply too limited to be useful.
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This refers to a special ability of someone on a team such as a FiveManBand who is [[CastSpeciation so specialized]] as to [[BlessedWithSuck seem useless in most situations]]. Usually, it's because the ability has no direct combat applications. Even if the ability sounds cool on paper, it can be lame in practice, particularly when 1) [[PowerIncontinence the power is hard to control]], 2) the power's activation/requirement is ridiculously complex and/or the situation where it would be effective rarely comes up (see ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman when it does), 3) the user -- who normally isn't lame -- is facing [[KungfuProofMook a problem]] or is [[YourMagicsNoGoodHere in a situation]] that [[PowerfulAndHelpless their powers can't solve]], 4) the user lacks the ingenuity and creativity to use it effectively, 5) the power [[PowerAtAPrice has a big tradeoff]] such that the user cannot use it too often without [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique endangering themselves]], or 6) the power is simply too limited to be useful.
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This refers to a special ability of someone on a team such as a FiveManBand who is [[CastSpeciation so specialized]] or generally ineffectual as to [[BlessedWithSuck seem useless in most situations]]. Usually, it's because the ability has no direct combat applications. Even if the ability sounds cool on paper, it can be lame in practice, particularly when 1) [[PowerIncontinence the power is hard to control]], 2) the power's activation/requirement is ridiculously complex and/or the situation where it would be effective rarely comes up (see ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman when it does), 3) the user -- who normally isn't lame -- is facing [[KungfuProofMook a problem]] or is [[YourMagicsNoGoodHere in a situation]] that [[PowerfulAndHelpless their powers can't solve]], 4) the user lacks the ingenuity and creativity to use it effectively, 5) the power [[PowerAtAPrice has a big tradeoff]] such that the user cannot use it too often without [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique endangering themselves]], or 6) the power is simply too limited to be useful.
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** A jokey article in Dragon Magazine #144 discussed a mage who accidentally invented a number of spells as part of an experiment to create everlasting scrolls, with said spells having their names be blends of existing ones. However, all the spells involved ended up being, shall we say, less than the sum of their parts. For instance, Remove Curse (frees the subject from the effect of a curse) and Bigby's Interposing Hand (conjures up a giant magical hand that blocks incoming attacks) were turned into Remove Hand, a spell which causes one of the caster's hands to fall off. Other notable ones include Charm Dead (improves your social skills when interacting with nonsentient dead bodies), Drawmij's Instant Death (kills the mage Drawmij, and only him), Explosive Familiar (causes your {{familiar}} to explode for a small amount of damage), Burning Mouth (makes your mouth feel incredibly hot), and Locate Hands (detects the location of your own hands, which can be helpful if you already cast Remove Hand).
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This refers to a special ability of someone on a team such as a FiveManBand who is [[CastSpeciation so specialized]] as to [[BlessedWithSuck seem useless in most situations]]. Usually, it's because the ability has no direct combat applications. Even if the ability sounds cool on paper, it can be lame in practice, particularly when 1) [[PowerIncontinence the power is hard to control]], 2) the power's activation/requirement is ridiculously complex and/or the situation where it would be effective rarely comes up (see ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman when it does), 3) the user -- who normally isn't lame -- is facing [[KungfuProofMook a problem]] or is [[YourMagicsNoGoodHere in a situation]] that [[PowerfulAndHelpless their powers can't solve]], 4) the user lacks the ingenuity and creativity to use it effectively, 5) the power [[PowerAtAPrice has a big tradeoff]] such that the user cannot use it too often without [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique endangering themselves]], 6) the power is simply too limited to be useful.
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This refers to a special ability of someone on a team such as a FiveManBand who is [[CastSpeciation so specialized]] as to [[BlessedWithSuck seem useless in most situations]]. Usually, it's because the ability has no direct combat applications. Even if the ability sounds cool on paper, it can be lame in practice, particularly when 1) [[PowerIncontinence the power is hard to control]], 2) the power's activation/requirement is ridiculously complex and/or the situation where it would be effective rarely comes up (see ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman when it does), 3) the user -- who normally isn't lame -- is facing [[KungfuProofMook a problem]] or is [[YourMagicsNoGoodHere in a situation]] that [[PowerfulAndHelpless their powers can't solve]], 4) the user lacks the ingenuity and creativity to use it effectively, 5) the power [[PowerAtAPrice has a big tradeoff]] such that the user cannot use it too often without [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique endangering themselves]], or 6) the power is simply too limited to be useful.
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* The {{Creepypasta}} "[[https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Ability Ability]]" plays this trope for FridgeHorror. The narrator notices a homeless guy muttering to himself. When a fat woman walks past, the homeless guy looks at her and says "pig", which the narrator assumes to be an insult about her weight. A man walks past and the homeless guy says "human", which to the narrator [[CaptainObvious seems quite obvious]]. Another man walks past and gets called a cow, which confuses the narrator as he was pretty skinny. A fat man walks past and is called a potato, which further confuses the narrator as he thought he called fat people pigs, not potatoes. After watching him call passersby random names for a while, the narrator begins to suspect that the homeless guy has a psychic ability to tell what people were [[{{Reincarnation}} in a past life]], and eventually goes up and asks him. The homeless guy confirms that he does indeed have a psychic ability, just not that one. His actual ability is sadly pretty useless: the ability to tell the last thing someone ate. The narrator walks away laughing that it is indeed a useless power. [[spoiler:Now, [[ImAHumanitarian what did he say about the second passerby again]]?]]
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* Parodied in one arc of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'', where the [[TheDitz crocodiles]] form a ''Franchise/FantasticFour'' out of three crocs (since they're bad at math), which consisted of Paper Jam Boy, Stapler Head, and Doorstoppo; their powers are [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Exactly What They Say On The Tin]]. Paper Jam Boy then proceeds to be "defeated" by a printer that was out of ink.
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* Parodied in one arc of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'', where the [[TheDitz crocodiles]] form a ''Franchise/FantasticFour'' ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' out of three crocs (since they're bad at math), which consisted of Paper Jam Boy, Stapler Head, and Doorstoppo; their powers are [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Exactly What They Say On The Tin]]. Paper Jam Boy then proceeds to be "defeated" by a printer that was out of ink.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'': In comparison to some of the other family's gifts (shapeshifting, animal communion, super strength, weather manipulation) it seems like Dolores (super hearing) got shafted even more so than Mirabel (though maybe not as much as Bruno, given that the tendency to blame him for misfortune that he foresaw led to his self-imposed exile.)
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* ''Webcomic/SevenDaysInSilverglen'': The most that gorgons can do with their powers is sense the depth and properties of stone, which tends to be so specific that it's practically useless in a modern setting.
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->''"Heart!? ''Heart''!? They get fire, wind, and water, and I get fucking heart!? What a ripoff! Why can't I get any flashy powers? Heart? Are you kidding me!? What a fucking coup! I mean, you can't do anything with heart. What, you make people feel better? Who gives a shit!? I mean, this kid totally got ripped off."''
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->''"Heart!? ''Heart''!? ''Heart!?'' They get fire, wind, and water, and I get fucking heart!? What a ripoff! Why can't I get any flashy powers? Heart? Are you kidding me!? What a fucking coup! I mean, you can't do anything with heart. What, you make people feel better? Who gives a shit!? I mean, this kid totally got ripped off."''
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[[caption-width-right:240:[-[[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} He's the best there is at what he does,]] [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative if that's any consolation.]]-] ]]
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