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* Edward Elric of ''FullmetalAlchemist'' is (unlike ''almost'' every other Alchemist on the planet) able to do alchemy without first [[GeometricMagic drawing a circle]].
** This is pretty much subverted in ''Brotherhood'', as by the end of the series, nearly everyone either a) doesn't use alchemy or b) has some workaround to drawing a circle.
** Also, one could claim that he paid some considerable price for that; indeed it cost him, quite literally, [[spoiler: an arm and a leg.]]
* ''DarkerThanBlack'''s Hei doesn't appear to have a [[ConditionalPowers Remuneration]].
** It's explained some Contractors can lose their Renumeration but retain their powers, specifically if they lose their original bodies (such as the case with Mao). [[spoiler:This turns out to be the reason for Hei's lack of renumeration as well -- since they're technically his sister's powers obtained via FusionDance, [[LoopholeAbuse he's not obliged to fulfill the renumeration]]]].

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* Edward Elric of ''FullmetalAlchemist'' is (unlike ''almost'' every unlike most other Alchemist on the planet) Alchemists able to do alchemy without first [[GeometricMagic drawing using a circle]].
** This is pretty much subverted in ''Brotherhood'', as by the end of the series, nearly everyone either a) doesn't use alchemy or b) has some workaround to drawing a circle.
** Also, one could claim that he paid some considerable price for that; indeed it cost him, quite literally, [[spoiler: an arm and a leg.]]
* ''DarkerThanBlack'''s Hei doesn't appear to have a [[ConditionalPowers Remuneration]].
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Remuneration]]. It's explained some Contractors can lose their Renumeration but retain their powers, specifically if they lose their original bodies (such as the case with Mao). [[spoiler:This This turns out to be the reason for Hei's lack of renumeration as well -- since they're technically his sister's powers obtained via FusionDance, [[LoopholeAbuse he's not obliged to fulfill the renumeration]]]].renumeration]].
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* Depending on the year/dimension/day-of-the-week: Power Girl is a kryptonian who is immune/resistant to kryptonite because she's really an alternate universe kryptonian.


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** Blade still has a craving for Blood though. He manages.
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** It's explained some Contractors can lose their Renumeration but retain their powers, specifically if they lose their original bodies (such as the case with Mao). [[spoiler:This turns out to be the reason for Hei's lack of renumeration as well -- since they're technically his sister's powers obtained via FusionDance, [[LoopholeAbuse he's not obliged to fulfill the renumeration]]]].
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** This is because [[spoiler:Jean sacrificed her life to bring her back, which caused her to have a trauma of transforming]].
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* Bella doesn't suffer from the typical uncontrollable vampire hunger in ''[[{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn]]''.

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* Bella doesn't suffer from the typical uncontrollable vampire hunger in ''[[{{Twilight}} ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn]]''.
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* Things like breeding, genetic engineering, medicine, and eventually Transhumanism are about stripping the Weaksauce from either ourselves or other living things we interact with.
* Evolution is nature's way of countering or mitigating the weaknesses of lifeforms. However, it is undirected and settles for adequacy.
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* ''{{ShakuganNoShana}}'' 's Yuji Sakai unlike the other "Torches" doesn't fade from existence when he runs out of juice. On the other hand, the series wouldn't run very long if the hero suffered a CriticalExistenceFailure within three episodes.

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* ''{{ShakuganNoShana}}'' 's ''{{Shakugan no Shana}}'''s Yuji Sakai unlike the isn't doomed to [[RetGone vanish from existence]] like other "Torches" doesn't fade from existence when he runs out of juice. On the other hand, the series wouldn't run very long if the hero suffered Torches thanks to a CriticalExistenceFailure within three episodes.
special artifact that periodically replenishes his energy.
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* The intentional ''creation'' of one of these by eugenic planning is the goal of the Bene Gesserit order in ''{{Dune}}'': the ''Kwisatz Haderach'', a man possessing the normally [[GenderRestrictedAbility Gender Restricted Abilities]] of a Bene Gesserit sister, while also capable of accessing parts of the mind a woman could not.
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* ''{{ShakuganNoShana}}'' 's Yuji Sakai unlike the other "Torches" doesn't fade from existence when he runs out of juice. On the other hand, the series wouldn't run very long if the hero suffered a CriticalExistenceFailure within three episodes.
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** Also, one could claim that he paid some considerable price for that; indeed it cost him, quite literally, [[spoilers: an arm and a leg.]]

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** Also, one could claim that he paid some considerable price for that; indeed it cost him, quite literally, [[spoilers: [[spoiler: an arm and a leg.]]
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** Also, one could claim that he paid some considerable price for that; indeed it cost him, quite literally, [[spoilers: an arm and a leg.]]
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** There ''is'' another character who received a minor (and internal) physical mutation and doesn't need shots. She however also didn't seem to get any powers.

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** There ''is'' another character who received a minor (and internal) an internal and therefore invisible physical mutation and doesn't need shots. mutation. She however also didn't seem to get any powers.

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* In addition to physical deformities, the other Borners in the anime ''{{Canaan}}'' have to take regular shots of medication to avoid death from their [[TheVirus virus]]-originated superpowers. The eponymous protagonist has neither of these problems.
**There ''is'' another character who received a minor (and internal) physical mutation and doesn't need shots. She however also didn't seem to get any powers.
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* AvatarTheLastAirbender has [[ChosenOne the Avatar]], currently [[KidHero Aang]], who can learn to use [[ElementalPowers all four elements]].
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** This is pretty much subverted in ''Brotherhood'', as by the end of the series, nearly everyone either a) doesn't use alchemy or b) has some workaround to drawing a circle.
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* As revealed in the recent chapters, Clare in ''{{Claymore}}'' seems to be [[spoiler:completely unable to [[TheCorruption Awaken]], even when deliberately trying to]].
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* [[{{Blade}} Blade]] (the "Daywalker") is a half-vampire with "all of their strengths, and none of their weaknesses."

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* [[{{Blade}} Blade]] (the "Daywalker") "DayWalker") is a half-vampire with "all of their strengths, and none of their weaknesses."
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Making a note on the etymology of the title to address concerns raised in the Trope Repair Shop.

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The name is a play on a phrase commonly used for making a special order at a restaurant: "Hold the X" means "This dish normally includes X, but I would like it without X." [[DontExplainTheJoke This is a pun because "hero" is also a kind of sandwich, so it's like you're ordering a Hero sandwich, but without the ]]WeaksauceWeakness.
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* [[{{Blade}} Blade]] definitely counts.
* So does VampireHunterD.
* Pretty much, any [[HunterOfHisOwnKind vampire hunter]] series with a [[{{Dhampyr}} daywalker protagonist]].

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* [[{{Blade}} Blade]] definitely counts.
* So does VampireHunterD.
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(the "Daywalker") is a half-vampire with "all of their strengths, and none of their weaknesses."
** Many
[[HunterOfHisOwnKind vampire hunter]] series with a [[{{Dhampyr}} daywalker protagonist]].
half-breed]] protagonist, like VampireHunterD, have a similar theme.
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* Edward Elric of ''FullMetalAlchemist'' is (unlike ''almost'' every other Alchemist on the planet) able to do alchemy without first [[GeometricMagic drawing a circle]].

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* Edward Elric of ''FullMetalAlchemist'' ''FullmetalAlchemist'' is (unlike ''almost'' every other Alchemist on the planet) able to do alchemy without first [[GeometricMagic drawing a circle]].
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* Edward Elric of ''FullMetalAlchemist'' is (unlike every other Alchemist on the planet) able to do alchemy without first [[GeometricMagic drawing a circle]].

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* Edward Elric of ''FullMetalAlchemist'' is (unlike ''almost'' every other Alchemist on the planet) able to do alchemy without first [[GeometricMagic drawing a circle]].

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* In ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'', Neku is one of the few players who has access to multiple powers/pins (most of his partners just have one ability that they make use of, e.g. Shiki's ability to animate her stuffed animal).
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* ''GeneratorRex'': In a world where every living thing is infected with {{nanomachines}}, Rex is one of the few people able to control them.

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The One Piece example doesn\'t count; being vulnerable to Enel\'s lightning is not a trait shared by all Devil Fruit users. If it were, then it would be this trope.


This is the one where, in a world full of [[ConditionalPowers Conditionally]] [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Empowered]] individuals, the protagonist is the only one ''without'' the (weaksauce) weakness.

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This is the one where, in a world full of [[ConditionalPowers Conditionally]] InAWorld where [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Empowered]] individuals, superpowers are commonplace,]] or at least common enough to be common knowledge, it tends to be the protagonist is case that these powers come with [[WeaksauceWeakness certain drawbacks.]] Maybe there's a price that has to be paid, or a ritual that must be performed, or some other caveat that can make [[CursedWithAwesome having these powers a pain,]] or using them [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway annoyingly cumbersome.]]

And then you have the protagonist. Born under the right stars, blessed with the protection of a supernatural entity, armed with certain unique talents or just plain lucky: he happens to be
the only one ''without'' in the (weaksauce) weakness.
whole world who is exempt from this ironclad rule. A wizard who can cast magic without a wand, for instance, or a superhuman immune to the local flavor of Kryptonite. This trope concerns heroes who are special because they can flout the rules that all other metanormals in the setting are chained by.



* In ''OnePiece'', Monkey D. Luffy is the only character naturally immune to Enel's attacks and thus the perfect person to defeat him.

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* In ''OnePiece'', Monkey D. Luffy is the only character naturally immune to Enel's attacks and thus the perfect person to defeat him.



* Bella doesn't suffer from the typical uncontrollable vampire hunger in ''[[TwiLight BreakingDawn]]''.

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* Bella doesn't suffer from the typical uncontrollable vampire hunger in ''[[TwiLight BreakingDawn]]''.
''[[{{Twilight}} Breaking Dawn]]''.
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** Notably, this doesn't apply to [[{{Persona}} the first]] [[{{Persona 2}} two games]], where the characters gain their Personae in different fashion.

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* Edward Elric of FullMetalAlchemist is (unlike every other Alchemist on the planet) able to do alchemy without first [[GeometricMagic drawing a circle]].
* DarkerThanBlack's Hei doesn't appear to have a [[ConditionalPowers Remuneration]].
* In MedakaBox, the protagonist is the only [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Abnormal]] who isn't psychopathic by default.

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* Edward Elric of FullMetalAlchemist ''FullMetalAlchemist'' is (unlike every other Alchemist on the planet) able to do alchemy without first [[GeometricMagic drawing a circle]].
* DarkerThanBlack's ''DarkerThanBlack'''s Hei doesn't appear to have a [[ConditionalPowers Remuneration]].
* In MedakaBox, ''MedakaBox'', the protagonist is the only [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Abnormal]] who isn't psychopathic by default.



* [[BlaDe Blade]] definitely counts.

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* [[BlaDe [[{{Blade}} Blade]] definitely counts.



* Pretty much, any [[HunterOfHisOwnKind vampire hunter]] series with a [[DhaMpyr daywalker protagonist]].

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* Pretty much, any [[HunterOfHisOwnKind vampire hunter]] series with a [[DhaMpyr [[{{Dhampyr}} daywalker protagonist]].



* Bella doesn't suffer from the typical uncontrollable vampire hunger in [[TwiLight ''BreakingDawn'']].

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* Bella doesn't suffer from the typical uncontrollable vampire hunger in [[TwiLight ''BreakingDawn'']].
''[[TwiLight BreakingDawn]]''.



* The main characters of Persona 3 and 4 are both special cases who can have multiple Personas, avoiding the set weaknesses of every other Persona user. In 4, while everyone else has to own up to their own darker thoughts, the main character doesn't have a hidden dark side to face.
* In the Fable series, the main character's bloodline is unique in that it results in heroes that can access all three disciplines (Strength, Skill, and Will), while most heroes are only able to access one. At least, that's from what I've read.
** You are correct, the prophecies that predicted the other 3 Heroes all say who they are and how they fight, their paths are set. The protagonist of Fable 2 is unique in that he/she has choices; about who he/she is, about how and why he/she fights.

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* The main characters of Persona 3 ''{{Persona 3}}'' and 4 ''[[{{Persona 4}} 4]]'' are both special cases who can have multiple Personas, avoiding the set weaknesses of every other Persona user. In 4, ''4'', while everyone else has to own up to their own darker thoughts, the main character doesn't have a hidden dark side to face.
* In the Fable ''{{Fable}}'' series, the main character's bloodline is unique in that it results in heroes that can access all three disciplines (Strength, Skill, and Will), while most heroes are only able to access one. At least, that's from what I've read.
** You are correct, the prophecies that predicted the other 3 Heroes all say who they are and how they fight, their paths are set. The protagonist of Fable 2 is unique in that he/she has choices; about who he/she is, about how and why he/she fights.
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A SubTrope of ConditionalPowers.
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* Edward Elric of FullMetalAlchemist is (unlike every other Alchemist on the planet) able to do alchemy without first [[ drawing a circle]].
* [[DarkerThanBlack Hei]] unlike the other Contractors has no [[ConditionalPowers Remuneration]].

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* Edward Elric of FullMetalAlchemist is (unlike every other Alchemist on the planet) able to do alchemy without first [[ [[GeometricMagic drawing a circle]].
* [[DarkerThanBlack Hei]] unlike the other Contractors has no DarkerThanBlack's Hei doesn't appear to have a [[ConditionalPowers Remuneration]].






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