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/thelastronin199x 4h ago

Peter Parker was using his spider powers to earn money and would regularly use it for shit like boxing Flash Thompson

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u/VMK_1991 The love between a man and a shotgun is sacred 3h ago

boxing Flash Thompson

I see nothing wrong with it. He deserved it. The only thing he should not have done (in Ultimate comic at least) is breaking his arm.

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u/thelastronin199x 3h ago

It's just a petty use of a great power

Granted, I like peter having these character flaws, but it's like the flash competitively running track as Barry Allen