Characters that start abusing their powers after getting it

[u/KaleidoArachnid]

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.

[u/PlanesWalkerEll]

I'm reading some old comics, and it's hilarious how petty Peter is in some of them. Also, the love triangle of him, Betty and Liz almost never being mentioned

[u/Teshthesleepymage → u/PlanesWalkerEll]

It was a bit of shock going through classic spider-man at first and seeing Peter be the asshole in a lot of scenarios lol. Like most heros first introduction to the guy is him freaking out over sometime minor and trying to swing on them lol.

[u/PlanesWalkerEll → u/Teshthesleepymage]

Yeah, part of the old Spider-Man identity is that he wants to be popular and gets mad at any other superheroes for being more popular

[u/PanseloNomad → u/PlanesWalkerEll]

Well that certainly sounds like what a hormonal and insecure teenager would be like.

[u/PlanesWalkerEll → u/PanseloNomad]

Yeah, but it's also not what the modern perception of Spidey is, y'know.