History Main / CursedWithAwesome

-->'''Kit:''' Sid, in ''what way'' is [[spoiler:turning into a ''dragon'']] a ''terrible'' curse?"

* CursedWithAwesome/LiveActionFilms

* The premise for ''Film/{{Phenomenon}}''. Creator/JohnTravolta's character gains extraordinary mental powers as well as telekinesis [[spoiler:all caused by a brain cancer that activates normally dormant regions of the brain]]. His first big problem is finding out ''why'' he got this power -- since it scares the locals, it makes his personal life harder than it used to be (he's from a small town). Once he finds out, he takes it much better -- [[spoiler:yes, he takes a brain cancer that kills him in less than two years, and the inconveniences that go with treating such a cancer, much more peacefully than ostracism]].

* In [[http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1996-06-02/ this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' strip, Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, makes Dilbert choose between two "hideous fates": having eternal high pay but having to see all his work burned in front of him at the end of each day, or having his work be useful and appreciated but suffering eternal poverty. Dilbert points out that they're ''both'' better than [[CrapsackWorld his current job]] and recruits Wally to get in on the deal.

** The 1999 version of ''Film/{{The Mummy|1999}}''. Okay, Imhotep got eaten alive by scarabs and had to slumber for a few thousand years, but once released he became an immortal, invincible badass. And, the people who cursed him, and their descendants, were then forced to spend those thousands of years guarding his tomb, waging war on anyone who tried to open it, to prevent the badass from coming out. They thought the Egyptian afterlife was too good for him, but really, it would have been much easier to [[JustShootHim just kill him]]. The protagonists even directly state [[StatingTheSimpleSolution "cursing people just seems to make them stronger, why not just kill them?"]]

* ''Webcomic/LukeSurl'': Hmm curse is the ability to see future events but nobody will be able to believe you... Is there a [[http://www.lukesurl.com/archives/3532 good use for that curse?]]

** Zigzagged with a man cursed to be the best in the world at blowjobs. He doesn't quite understand why that's a curse, until the ghost explains that from this point on he'll either be known only as the blowjob guy, or never be able to reveal his talent. (This is also a case of {{invoked}} BlessedWithSuck.) Later, the city is threatened by an army that will only leave if the general is [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman defeated in sexual combat]] and the man uses his ability to defeat the general, leading to him being crowned king and then proceeds to use the power to solve all the kingdom's problems, playing the trope straight in the end. He also finds that he actually enjoys giving oral sex, preventing him from being ashamed by his reputation as "King Blowjob".

* On ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime,'' [[KidHero Finn]] buys a new grass sword that's "cursed" with being [[CoolSword supernaturally efficient]] and also [[BladeBelowTheShoulder wrapping around his arm and not coming off]]. On his quest to get it uncursed he realizes that this is actually pretty cool -- and even better, [[EmpathicWeapon once he accepts it]] the sword conveniently gains the power to turn into a sort of armband and back whenever he chooses.

See also the inverse, BlessedWithSuck, where the ability given is supposed to be good, but isn't. Compare IJustWantToBeNormal (where "cursed with awesome" is taken in a different context) and KeepingTheHandicap (where the character decides that the benefits of staying disabled are preferable to the benefits of becoming abled). Contrast SuperLoser. May result in a CurseIsFoiledAgain or LivingForeverIsAwesome. Both this and BlessedWithSuck may connect with MuseAbuse. If a character actually gets over it by refusing to be tormented any longer by the downsides of their "curse", they usually result in a case of SweetAndSourGrapes; as the "curse" is merely their own displeasure at their condition, then by moving past it they become purely Awesome.

* Rose from ''Webcomic/LatchkeyKingdom''. Being a super-durable shapeshifter doesn't really help with CloningBlues.

* ''WebOriginal/LoomingGaia'': Lycanthropy is generally considered a curse, as uncontrollably turning into a bloodthirsty monster is obviously a bad thing. However, lycanthropes grow muscle mass dramatically, and any diseases they have are likely to get better or disappear completely. Evan, who was a frail and sickly child, intentionally contacted lycanthropy to improve his health, and ended up tall and beefy.