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* Cole from ''VideoGame/{{inFamous}}'' needs to be in areas with electricity to recharge his powers, batteries and people can also be drained for power.

** [[XMen X-Men]] leader ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}' red optic blasts are charged by solar power. In a pinch they can be charged by Storm's lightning (which turns them white) but it is not at all pleasant for him if he does it.

* In ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', waterbenders are at their peak under a full moon. Firebenders are at their normal peak under the sun. When a comet passes through the atmosphere it supercharges the firebenders' abilities, which is a major plot point throughout the series.
** To a lesser degree, waterbenders gain strength at night, and firebenders gain strength in the day.

This is when a character's powers are charged by some outside source, such as sunlight or electricity or exposure to [[AppliedPhlebotinum Phlebotinium]]. If the hero's powers are ever taken away or are weakened somehow, all the hero needs to do to get them back is regain access to this source of power and they are rejuvenated.

** Cyclops' brother Havok gets his powers charged by the energy of the stars. Or the cosmic rays bombarding Earth. Or plasma in any form, DependingOnTheWriter.

** Water is SubMariner's power source. He's strong out of it, but if you've exposed him to heat or dehydration, immersing him in water again will restore him to strength.

** Lex Luthor is shown using the same weapon against Superman, but simply attacks at night, using Supes' parents as hostages so he won't escape to a part of the word where it's day.

* In ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', waterbenders are at their peak under a full moon. Firebenders are at their normal peak under the sun. When a comet passes through the atmosphere it supercharges the firebenders' abilities, which is a major plot point throughout the series.

** [[XMen X-Men]] leader Cyclops' red optic blasts are charged by solar power. In a pinch they can be charged by Storm's lightning (which turns them white) but it is not at all pleasant for him if he does it.

* ''{{Champions}}''. Powers can be defined as drawing power from an Endurance Battery, which can be recharged through various means (electricity, sunlight, radiation, and so on).

** Cyclops' brother Havok gets his powers charged by the energy of the stars.

A SubTrope of PowerSource. Compare AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome, and PhlebotinumMuncher for when they feed on the phlebotinum itself.

** Moon Knight gets power boosts from the full moon.
** The Black Panther gets his powers charged by a plant extract of Wakandan origin.
** Water is Sub-Mariner's power source. He's strong out of it, but if you've exposed him to heat or dehydration, immersing him in water again will restore him to strength.

* Birdman is powered by the sun, as are his sidekicks Birdboy and Birdgirl. Unlike Superman below, his batteries are much, much, shorter in storage capacity, as he runs out within minutes of leaving sunlight.

** In the same vein, the various ''Anime/GetterRobo''s are powered by Getter Energy, though some canons state that it can actually recharge itself.

* While many ''{{Gundam}}''-based Mobile Suits are explicably stated that they're ran on some sort of nuclear power, ''Gundam00'' takes the cake - most mook- and enemy- units are initially powered by solar energy, but are easily overwhelmed by the Gundams, which run on GN Particles. By the time the second season starts, everyone has the GN Drives - the engines that run on GN Particles. However, the villains use incomplete variations known as GN Drive Tau, which needs to be replenished once emptied, unlike the true GN Drives.

* This is how [[{{Mana}} Essence]] in general works in ''{{Exalted}}''; it's recharged by "respiring" the local Essence (a process made more efficient by increasing levels of relaxation), with some circumstances (most notably natives of Creation or the Underworld being in the non-native one) making such respiration harder or impossible. [[PlaceOfPower Demesnes and manses]] (and the [[PowerCrystal hearthstones produced by the latter) and [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly prayer]] also help recharge Essence.

* ''{{Boktai}}''. Django and Aaron are powered by the Sun, Lucian is powered by the Moon, and in a bit of a variation, Sabata is powered by a lack of sunlight.

* In ''{{Fallout 3}}'' you can get a perk called "Solar Powered" which gives you massive stat bonuses in the daylight.

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* The giant Anteus, from GreekMythology, had undefeatable strength as long as he was touching the earth. The moment he was lifted into the air, he lost his strength, thus making this trope OlderThanDirt.

* Cole from {{Infamous}} needs to be in areas with electricity to recharge his powers, batteries and people can also be drained for power.

* In the live action ''HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse'' film, He-Man had his sword taken from him and used to unlocked the secret powers of Grayskull. He was left as a strong but weaponless warrior. Retaking his sword from the lock seemed to renew his strength and even frighten the empowered Skeletor.

* In ''[[{{Fallout}} Fallout 3]]'' you can get a perk called "Solar Powered" which gives you massive stat bonuses in the daylight.

*** I think his eyes are gate to the alternate, non-Einsteinian universe where the beams originate from.

* In ''LoisAndClark'', a villain had a disintegration weapon that was capable of hurting Superman but they weren't positive they could kill him while using it. To ensure Superman was weakened, they made a catastrophe in an underground missile silo so that while using his powers he didn't have a backup charge. Superman won by shorting out the silo door controls and opening them so he could recharge.
** Wasn't it ''Lois'' who opened the doors?
** Lex Luthor was shown using the same weapon against Superman, but simply attacked at night using Supes' parents as hostages so he wouldn't escape to a part of the word where it's day.

* Superman's powers come from the yellow sun and he is essentially a solar battery. If he is weakened he can regain strength better in sunlight. This was actually a RetCon that has served to become an important part of his mythos and multiple stories have been told surrounding this.

** [[XMen X-Men]] leader Cyclops' red optic blasts are charged by solar power. In a pinch they can be charged by Storm's lightning (which turns them white) but it is not at all pleasant for him if he does it.

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* In AvatarTheLastAirbender, waterbenders are at their peak under a full moon. Firebenders are at their normal peak under the sun. When a comet passes through the atmosphere it supercharges the firebenders abilties, which is a major plot point throughout the series.
* Birdman is powered by the sun, as are his sidekicks Birdboy and Birdgirl. Unlike Superman below, his batteries are much, much, shorter in storage capacity, as he runs out within minutes of leaving sunlight.

* Birdman is powered by the sun, as are his sidekicks Birdboy and Birdgirl.

* In ''LoisAndClark'', a villain had a disintegration weapon that was capable of hurting Superman but they weren't positive they could kill him while using it. To ensure Superman was weakened, they made a catastrophe in an underground missile silo so that while using his powers he didn't have a backup charge. Superman won by shorting out the silo door controls and opening them so he could recharge.