History Main / EmbarrassingSuperpower

* Early on in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Elliot Dunkel experiences a magical Awakening. Now, if you Awaken properly, you get spells customized to reflect your personality and interests. Unfortunately, Elliot awakened ''improperly'', which means that until his Awakening stabilizes he will instead get spells related to whatever triggered the improper Awakening. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Due to the circumstances of Elliot's awakening]], his initial spells are almost all some variant of "turn into a girl" (except one that's "turn into a catboy" but it's extremely painful). Even the spell that turns him into a CaptainErsatz of Superman turns him into a superhero''ine'', To make matters worse, the other side-effect of improper awakenings is energy buildups: Unless Elliot burns off the magic his body is generating by turning into a girl several times a day, his body will just keep generating magic until it can't contain the energy anymore and he ''has'' to transform whether he wants to or not.

* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Sui-feng]]/Soi Fon's of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' really hates her [[SuperMode Bankai]], preferring to only use it [[GodzillaThreshold when absolutely necessary]]. It's not that the power itself is conventionally lewd, shameful or anything of the sort, but for someone who prides herself on being the StealthExpert, having your Bankai be [[spoiler:[[{{BFG}} an enormous bazooka that creates a gigantic explosion when fired]]]] ''really'' isn't something to boast about.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': Performing the FusionDance technique requires doing a goofy looking dance. [[NoSocialSkills Goku]] doesn't understand that it is embarrassing, but Piccolo, Krlllin, and ''especially'' Vegeta are mortified.

* ''Manga/TwelveBeast'': Eita can perform a FusionDance with a MonsterGirl to power up his vambrace... which is usually achieved by groping their breasts. The hunter who catches them in the act as he's preparing to snipe them looks shocked.

* "The Spleen" from ''Film/MysteryMen'' has Main/{{Fartillery}} powers. While his powers can be effective, he compounds the issue by being socially awkward and unattractive.

->'''Gigafyte''' (to Mind's Eye): [Someone with Mind's Eye's penis inside is compelled to tell the truth is] just messed up... wait, how did you even find out that you '''had''' this power?
-> '''Finster''' (ignoring Mind's Eye's distress): Oh my God! This is the best divorce story ''ever''!
-->-- ''WebComic/SuperStupor''

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* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Sui-feng]]/Soi Fon's of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' really hates her [[SuperMode Bankai]], preferring to only use it [[GodzillaThreshold when absolutely necessary]]. It's not that the power itself is conventionally lewd, shameful or anything of the sort, but for someone who prides herself on being the StealthExpert, having your Bankai be [[spoiler:[[{{BFG}} an enromous bazooka that creates a gigantic explosion when fired]]]] ''really'' isn't something to boast about.

* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Sui-feng]]/Soi Fon's of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' really hates her [[SuperMode Bankai]], preferring to only use it only [[GodzillaThreshold when absolutely necessary]]. It's not that the power itself is conventionally lewd, shameful or anything of the sort, but for someone who prides herself on being the StealthExpert, having your Bankai be [[spoiler:[[{{BFG}} an enromous bazooka that creates a gigantic explosion when fired]]]] ''really'' isn't something to boast about.

* ''Series/FrankieBoylesTramadolNights'' has a sketch where a professor comes up with ADateWithRosiePalms-powered TimeTravel.

* ''Webcomic/SuperStupor'': One of the supers can make people tell the truth... if his penis is inside them. [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil He is very much aware of the implications of using it on people who don't want to talk]] and has resolved not to even think about using it [[GodzillaThreshold unless there's an apocalypse imminent]]. The story of how he discovered he ''had'' this power is deemed the "best divorce story ever!" by another super.