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Freezer Since: Jan, 2001
17th Apr, 2018 08:36:21 PM

Mundane Utility?

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BattleMaster Since: Feb, 2015
18th Apr, 2018 11:24:33 AM

If it's a case where the character appears to be showing off their powers just to remind the audience that they can do that, it could fall under Viewers Are Goldfish.

Pisthetairos Since: Apr, 2018
18th Apr, 2018 05:07:39 PM

Yeah, I guess Viewers Are Goldfish applies. But I was thinking of it as a supertrope to which Mundane Utility is a subversion - Instead of showing off their powers for no reason, they're doing housework or whatever. Is there a trope that describes superheroes using their powers for no reason, not even as an Intimidation Demonstration?

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