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* In ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'', the replicator pods on Ghost Planet are found to grow when hit with Space Ghost's destructo ray. This being Space Ghost, it takes him awhile to stop shooting his ray even after he realizes that it's making it grow. Eventually, he uses this to make the one next to Zorak gigantic.

* ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'' had a MonsterOfTheWeek aptly named the Fire Monster in the aptly titled "Ring of Fire" episode that got stronger whenever Godzilla used his atomic breath on it. H.E.A.T. had to resort to using nitroglycerin to knock it out since it doesn't create flames when detonated.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', when the plan to overload the energy being Melllvar's electro-quantum structure (described as being "like putting too much air in a balloon") doesn't work:

'''Fry:''' Like a balloon, and... [[{{Metaphorgotten}} something bad happens!]]
* One of the villains of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' is once tricked into using a lightning attack on Captain Planet himself... Apparently striking someone, created by the spirit of the Earth who is more or less a force of nature himself, with lightning will ''empower'' him. A similar thing happens when a weakened Captain Planet is set on fire. He emerges from the flames fully healed.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'' cartoon episode "Hyper Psy Crow" the title supervillain, powered by coffee, is theorised to be destroyable by "overloading him with coffee until he explodes in a fantastic explosion of nervous energy!" Instead, he becomes even more powerful as Hyper Hyper Psy Crow.
-->'''Jim:''' You idiot! You fight fire with WATER!

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', The Monarch and his men tried to kill Captain Sunshine with a solar powered cannon, forgetting that he is strengthened by sunlight.
* In ''WesternAnimation/LittleWizards'', our heroes decide the best way to destroy a [[FantasticDrug puffpod]] plantation is to feed the ''entire'' supply of plant quick-growth potion to a single plant. This causes it to grow a single puffpod so large it explodes like a giant bomb, literally blowing the entire plantation out of the ground in the process.

[--NOTE: As can be clearly seen here, in the event of a grease fire, NEVER pour water on it. Simply cover it using a lid, or, if necessary, pour salt over it. In a worst-case scenario, use a chemical-based fire retardant.--] ]]

[-NOTE: As can be clearly seen here, in the event of a grease fire, NEVER pour water on it. Simply cover it using a lid, or, if necessary, pour salt over it. In a worst-case scenario, use a chemical-based fire retardant.-] ]]

Grease fire + water = BIG problem.]]

** For grease fire, a paltry bucket of water will just vaporize on contact, causing a steam explosion and filling the air with a fine mist of burning grease. See the page image for how that looks.

* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Gerard Valkyrie's special ability, The Miracle, is that he gets larger and stronger, as he takes more damage. An attempted NoHoldsBarredBeatdown made him the size of a skyscraper. While he can still feel pain and take injuries, he also has a HealingFactor.

* In the novel ''Meg'', blinding the nocturnal giant shark made it deadlier, as its other senses compensated for its blindness and now it could hunt during the day.

** Hitting an iron golem with magical fire restores lost HitPoints -- apparently, it's because it softens them up, allowing them to reforge themselves. Many golems, particularly those with the "immunity to magic" trait, behave in a similar manner, like clay golems absorbing acid and flesh golems absorbing electricity (for the ''Film/{{Frankenstein}}'' connection).

* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, Atronachs are a type of unaligned [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] which are essentially the {{Elemental Embodiment}}s of the elements they represent. The most common are the [[FireIceLightning Flame (also known as "Fire"), Frost, and Storm]] varieties. Each type of Atronach is is [[NoSell immune to]] magic of their respective associated element, and in some cases, can even absorb it to increase their health/power.

* Sebastian Shaw of the Hellfire Club in ''ComicBook/XMen'' has powers that work like this. He absorbs the energy from attacks, so punching him makes him stronger. There is a limit to how much he can absorb and when it is surpassed, he can be harmed, but it takes a ''lot'' to reach his limit.
* Strong Guy of ''ComicBook/XFactor'' has a similar power-set to Sebastian Shaw; he absorbs kinetic energy from external sources, and can then redirect it through his body, meaning the more you hit him, the stronger and tougher he gets. However, his version is a case of BlessedWithSuck, as he also suffers a form of PowerIncontinence; if he doesn't expend the the energy quickly, it makes his body bloat with distended musculature, which is putting him in constant pain.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}/ComicBook/WonderWoman #2'' Apollo hits Superman with a blast of concentrated sunlight. Superman asks him "You don't know much about me, do you?" before punching him straight back to Olympus. It came back with a vengeance when Apollo [[spoiler:intentionally powered up Zod and Faora]].
* A similar thing happened when Superman was attacked by Evil Star. His star blasts strengthened Superman, as the sun is a star.
* Hercules once beat up Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} and, unaware of his nature, tried to kill him by holding his head underwater. This healed his injuries and strengthened him enough to turn the tables.
* Killer Frost fuels her AnIcePerson powers by ''absorbing heat'', so blasting her with heat or fire will make her more powerful. Ironically, she can be defeated by freezing her, as it takes away her energy.
* ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'': The Dark Knights all have bodies made of dark matter, which absorbs solar energy. Because of this, they can endure Superman's attacks and become stronger by absorbing his energy.
* Invoked in ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'': Bruce Banner is trapped in a military based filled with ultraviolet emitters that prevent him from Hulking out. Joe Fixit takes over Banner's body and works out a solution: he can't turn off the emitters but he can boost their power, which turns the ultraviolet rays into X-rays and from there, to...gamma rays. Cue the mother of all Hulk outs.

* In the film ''Film/{{Evolution}}'', the trope title plays out literally when fire induces rapid growth in the alien invaders.

** Yang's Semblance increases her strength and power whenever she takes damage. to increase each time she is struck. The more powerful the blow, the more powerful she becomes. Neo easily fights her by deflecting her blows, which prevents her from being able to power up. She can also be overpowered if an opposing force is too strong for her Semblance to handle.

* In ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'', Berserker of Red aka Spartacus has a Noble Phantasm called Crying Warmonger: The Howl of the Wounded Beast. This causes him to become more powerful with each injury he takes. He has a powerful HealingFactor as well. Eventually, all that power causes his body to warp into a humongous blob with multiple heads and limbs. There's a limit to how powerful he can become this way, and when it is reached, he explodes.

* ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/adaptation-dragon-ball-z-alt-power-complete.675247/ Adaptation]]'': The Empire 88 captures Taylor and takes turns beating her to a pulp, then healing her for the next round, in front of a crowd, to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem send a message]]. What they don't realize is that she is essentially a Saiyan, getting stronger every time she's beaten.

* In ''VideoGame/MegaMan7''. Using Freeze Cracker on Freeze Man will heal him by 4 units, he'll also look at the player as if to mock them.
* In ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass''. Using Ice Wall on Cold Man will heal him by 4 units.

* ''Film/{{Kronos}}'', an alien energy accumulator, wandered about Mexico and California absorbing energy from power plants and growing just a bit larger each time, so the Powers That Be decided to drop a nuclear bomb on it. This does not work as planned.

* In RomHack ''VideoGame/Rockman4MinusInfinity'' has Dust Man. When he is SuckingInLines, anything fired at him except [[BalefulPolymorph Toad Spell]] heals him instead.

** Yang Xiao Long's Semblance increases her strength and power whenever she takes damage. to increase each time she is struck. The more powerful the blow, the more powerful she becomes. Neo easily fights her by deflecting her blows, which prevents her from being able to power up. She can also be overpowered if an opposing force is too strong for her Semblance to handle.
** Adam Taurus's Semblance allows him to absorb any impact his sword takes and convert that energy into a powerful counter-strike. When his and Yang's very similar Semblances are compared, Yang complains that he can dish out damage without having to suffer through it first. She then fights him the way Neo fought her, deflecting his sword to only strike his body.

** Yang Xiao Long's Semblance, Burn, allows her strength, speed, etc. to increase each time she is struck. The more powerful the blow, the more powerful she becomes. However, she has the LogicalWeakness of not being immune to injury- Neo is able to avoid activating Burn just by playing defense until she could end the fight with one decisive strike, K.O.-ing Yang before she can react.
** Nora's Semblance lets her channel electrical energy to her muscles. A prolonged shock form a cattle prod lets her smash her opponent ''through'' a boulder. Getting struck by lightning lets her OneHitKO an entire opposing team. Like others, there are limits to this: in one case she takes on too much electricity at once and, [[spoiler:while it does grant her immense strength, also nearly kills her and leaves permanent scarring across her body.]]
** Adam Taurus's Semblance allows him to absorb any impact his sword takes and convert that energy into a powerful blow, much like Yang (who's kinda jealous when she learns that Adam doesn't have to feel the hits to use them).[[spoiler: But ''unlike'' Yang, who channels her Semblance through her body, Adam ''needs'' a sword to make use of his Semblance. When Yang is able to disarm him, he is rendered essentially powerless.]]

* Fred and George Weasley of ''Literature/HarryPotter'' designed their fireworks in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' to be like this.

** She's forced into a rigged battle against a Horned Reaper, where she's penalised for using magic? [[spoiler:When she eventually wins by RingOut, she's granted his knowledge of scythe summoning and techniques as a prize -- which is intended as an insult, but she uses it as the basis of her fearsome remote-controlled "reaperbot" army.]]
** Keeper Althel calls on his dark god and unleashes [[spoiler:an ancient dragon]] to rampage through her dungeon, bent on smashing her and/or her Dungeon Heart? [[spoiler:She sacrifices its life force to Metallia, gaining her a boon from Metallia ''and'' a dragon corpse with tremendous alchemical value.]]
** The dwarves try to cut her off from her Dungeon Hearts? [[spoiler:The dark energy that can't reach her gets into their water supply and mutates them into partial youma who instinctively obey her -- which gives her tens of thousands of loyal minions and control of the city.]]