open/close all folders
Anime & Manga
"I shrank myself! That's my ability... Little Feet! [...] The other guys say it's worthless... Heh heh heh... Well, whether it's worthless or worth-ful is all up to how you use it..."
—Formaggio commentating his Stand's applications for a quick getaway, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo
"I underestimated the situation. The enemy that posed a greater threat on this train wasn't the one who could age everyone. The one who's even more terrifying is the guy using this fishing line!"
—Bucciarati, realizing that Pesci's Stand, a fishing rod, is far more dangerous than it first appeared, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo
"'To be The Ruler of the Twin Heavens', this is what the goddess gave to me. The problem with activating this ability is that it changes my personality when I get serious. Now, my objective is to stop this girl's tears! Because I'm the hero who rules the 'Twin Heavens' of this world! My name is Hanamizawa Haruaki! Tell that demon king of yours that all oppai in this world are my property! I will not let that bastard demon king touch something that is mine!"
—Hanamizawa Haruaki, using the power to control breasts to annihilate a centuries old curse, before using it to defeat an army and slaying the general of the demon lord's army, Soukyuu no Shihaisha: Isekai ni Tensei shitara Sekai no oppai wa Ore no mono!
Fan Works
"You know, I have to admit this is impressive. You look at some Devil Fruit powers and wonder just how useful they can be, but it’s pretty amazing when you see someone who dedicates their life to answering that question.”
— Portgas D. Ace, Platinum Pirate
Films - Live Action
"ZOOLOGY, BITCH!"
—Anthony "Fridge" Johnson/Franklin "Mouse" Finbar, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
"Mars will come to fear my botany powers."
—Mark Watney, The Martian
Literature
"If anything, this situation is very illuminating, in terms of how bad some parahumans might be in a worst case scenario. There are some powers that are tame at first glance, but utterly disastrous if left unchecked."
— Miss Militia, Worm
Video Games
Aphrodite wields her beauty and her charm with much the same lethality as I could wield the spear. I have seen her handiwork first-hand, and it is often not as pretty as she is. I sometimes think that she, among all the Olympians, may be the mightiest of all. A crashing wave or thundering tempest are preferable to a broken heart. Yet, while love's the force that brought me and countless others low in life, it also brought me and countless others strength, beyond the bounds of normal men. Still I fear that Aphrodite's power is the most terrible in all the world.
— Achilles, Hades
Webcomics
Web Original
"Aquaman is the King of Atlantis, whose domain pretty much encompasses the entirety of the ocean. He owns 70% of the planet. He is super strong, super fast, and he can summon Cthulhu to eat your soul if he felt like it. [...] I don't make fun of Aquaman."
"He can read minds? The power of Heart lets him read minds? That doesn't make him useless, that actually makes him more valuable!"
— Linkara, Atop the Fourth Wall about Captain Planet and the Planeteers
"People always think the "heart" kid was ripped off, but imagine how he's doing now that he's thirty and cruising the bar scene... "Hey pretty lady, can I buy you a drink?" "No thanks, I'm just waiting for—" "HEART!" "Forget the drink, let's go out back right now!""
— io9 commenter
"Your powers are to make bubblegum! That’s so fucking stupid!"
"Your lungs are now filled with… [BUBBLEGUM]!"
You have many of the abilities of a Disney princess. You can talk to animals, people burst into song around you, and it seems every other day a "Prince Charming" type falls madly in love with you. As one of the most feared mafia enforcers in New York, it's tough, but you make it work.
"How did you know?!" He squeals, on his knees and shaking.
Your finger tightens on the trigger.
"A little birdie told me."
"How did you know?!" He squeals, on his knees and shaking.
Your finger tightens on the trigger.
"A little birdie told me."
— r/WritingPrompts
Western Animation
"... and heart is the only superpower you need."
— Aquaman, shortly before singing about it, on Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
"Ma-Ti, yours is the greatest power of all; because without a Heart to guide them, the other powers are useless."
— Gaia on Captain Planet and the Planeteers (episode 1, A Hero for Earth).
