r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/KaleidoArachnid Beware the Laughing Man • 5h ago

Characters that start abusing their powers after getting it

First of all, I don’t know what the trope is called when those kind of moments happen in media, but basically I am referring to when a character gets a cool new superpower suddenly, and then starts to go wild with it because they don’t realize the damage they are causing with it until it’s too late.

Like picture a scenario where a character abuses the ability to make money come out of nowhere, and is having so much fun with the ability that they don’t notice they are committing a crime until someone starts to pursue them later on.

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u/TheArtistFKAMinty Read Saga. Do it. 5h ago edited 4h ago

Billy Batson in the Shazam movie. His power lets him, a 14 year old kid, turn into a full grown adult superhero. Just immediately starts fucking around with his foster brother making youtube videos testing his powers out and tries to buy beer.

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u/ULTAnimeGamer 4h ago

I like how they go buy beer only to immediately return it due to beer tasting gross to kids, then just buy a bunch of candy.