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* In ''Fanfic/TheAwakeningOfAMagus'' the only thing known to have killed one of the Magi is pushing beyond his limits. Harry comes somewhat close a few times during the training, though the worst result seems to be some exhaustion and bruising. [[spoiler:And he blows up his wand at one point.]]
* ''Fanfic/EnterTheDragonHarryPotter'': Harry actually has very good control of his magic, relative to how much of it there is. But there is just ''so much'' that he greatly struggles to use it. His levitation charms break the sound barrier, his transfigured needles look more like construction equipment, and his broomstick shoots off and buries itself into a grassy knoll before bursting into flames.
--> It quickly became apparent that Harry was suffering control problems to a degree that Septima Vector declared to be 'epic'.
* In the Literature/HarryPotter fic ''The Problem with Purity'' Harry came up with a shield that could destroy physical objects and sent medium-strength spells rebounding in odd directions. When Hermione shot several stronger spells at it in quick succession it resulted in a blindingly bright outward explosion.
--> It quickly became apparent that Harry was suffering control problems to a degree that Septima Vector declared to be 'epic'.
* In the Literature/HarryPotter fic ''The Problem with Purity'' Harry came up with a shield that could destroy physical objects and sent medium-strength spells rebounding in odd directions. When Hermione shot several stronger spells at it in quick succession it resulted in a blindingly bright outward explosion.
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* In the Literature/HarryPotter fic ''The Problem with Purity'' Harry came up with a shield that could destroy physical objects and sent medium-strength spells rebounding in odd directions. When Hermione shot several stronger spells at it in quick succession it resulted in a blindingly bright outward explosion.
* In ''Fanfic/TheAwakeningOfAMagus'' the only thing known to have killed one of the Magi is pushing beyond his limits. Harry comes somewhat close a few times during the training, though the worst result seems to be some exhaustion and bruising. [[spoiler:And he blows up his wand at one point.]]
* ''Fanfic/EnterTheDragonHarryPotter'': Harry actually has very good control of his magic, relative to how much of it there is. But there is just ''so much'' that he greatly struggles to use it. His levitation charms break the sound barrier, his transfigured needles look more like construction equipment, and his broomstick shoots off and buries itself into a grassy knoll before bursting into flames.
--> It quickly became apparent that Harry was suffering control problems to a degree that Septima Vector declared to be 'epic'.
* In ''Fanfic/TheAwakeningOfAMagus'' the only thing known to have killed one of the Magi is pushing beyond his limits. Harry comes somewhat close a few times during the training, though the worst result seems to be some exhaustion and bruising. [[spoiler:And he blows up his wand at one point.]]
* ''Fanfic/EnterTheDragonHarryPotter'': Harry actually has very good control of his magic, relative to how much of it there is. But there is just ''so much'' that he greatly struggles to use it. His levitation charms break the sound barrier, his transfigured needles look more like construction equipment, and his broomstick shoots off and buries itself into a grassy knoll before bursting into flames.
--> It quickly became apparent that Harry was suffering control problems to a degree that Septima Vector declared to be 'epic'.
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* ''Fanfic/EnterTheDragonHarryPotter'': Harry actually has very good control of his magic, relative to how much of it there is. But there is just ''so much'' that he greatly struggles to use it. His levitation charms break the sound barrier, his transfigured needles look more like construction equipment, and his broomstick shoots off and buries itself into a grassy knoll before bursting into flames.
--> It quickly became apparent that Harry was suffering control problems to a degree that Septima Vector declared to be 'epic'.
--> It quickly became apparent that Harry was suffering control problems to a degree that Septima Vector declared to be 'epic'.
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* ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' and its American adaptation, ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': In the final episode, the BigBad, who feeds on the magic of others, is finally defeated when the Rangers draw on the strength of their "infinite courage" (Magiranger) or the [[CombinedEnergyAttack faith of the citizens and magical forest dwellers]] (Mystic Force) to feed him more magic than he can handle. Result: [[MadeOfExplodium kerblooey]].
* In ''Franchise/StarTrek'', every time a panel explodes or the warp core breaches when phasers or torpedoes hit the shields. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the subtitle commentary for the DirectorsCut of ''Star Trek II'' with Micheal Okuda idly wondering if Starfleet ships even ''[[FailsafeFailure have]]'' surge protectors or circuit breakers.
** Omega Particles are theoretically capable of providing unlimited power. Theoretically, since in practice they remain stable for a nanosecond before blowing up. This is very bad since an Omega Particle blowing up doesn't just create an explosion big enough to wipe out a Borg fleet; it also damages subspace, making warp travel impossible in that region. The Federation takes this threat very seriously: the [[GodzillaThreshold Omega Directive]] requires Federation personnel to do whatever it takes, even if it violates the ''[[AlienNonInterferenceClause Prime Directive]]'', to prevent anyone from creating an Omega Particle. And people do try to make them despite the risks. The whole "limitless power" thing is too tempting. It doesn't help that the Borg worship the Omega Particle seeing it as a symbol of perfection.
* One word: Naquadriah. In ''Series/StargateSG1'', it is an isotope of Naquadah, which is already extremely energy-dense. Naquadriah takes that extreme power, enhances it, and gives it even more extreme unreliability. Before the advent of [=ZPMs=], it was generally considered the most potent power source in the galaxy, but no-one could harness the power for anything other than rather nasty explosions (which might be seen as a metaphor for nuclear fusion -- everyone knows nuclear fusion would be incredibly powerful, but right now the only fusion we can reliably produce is in bombs).
** A nation on the planet where naquadriah is found didn't see a problem with this, and simply made naquadriah bombs. And planned to use them on the planet's other nations.
* After the discovery of [=ZPMs=], the heroes of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' found a source that was even more powerful. Unfortunately, activating it would inherently create exotic particles that violate the laws of physics. Attempts to use the technology destroyed five sixths of a solar system and permanently damaged a parallel universe whose fate is unknown.
** The latter happened when the heroes tried to overcome the problem with this power source by shunting the exotic particles into another universe, under the assumption that with an infinite number of universes, odds were that most would be lifeless. Unfortunately, this one wasn't, and the inhabitants were understandibly miffed. They later tried again, this time with the idea of shunting the particles into ''every'' universe, figuring that when spread across an infinite number of universes there'd be too few particles in each one to cause any real damage. But of course, this went wrong too.
* In the ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' episode "Persona", the [[spoiler:blue kryptonite that was establised to remove Clarks powers in a previous episode instead increases the powers of [[EvilTwin Bizarro]], too much and...]]
* In the final battle of ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'', the Utopia Dopant tries to absorb the power of [=CycloneJokerXtreme=]; it actually causes scarring on the hand he attempts to use.
* In ''Franchise/StarTrek'', every time a panel explodes or the warp core breaches when phasers or torpedoes hit the shields. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the subtitle commentary for the DirectorsCut of ''Star Trek II'' with Micheal Okuda idly wondering if Starfleet ships even ''[[FailsafeFailure have]]'' surge protectors or circuit breakers.
** Omega Particles are theoretically capable of providing unlimited power. Theoretically, since in practice they remain stable for a nanosecond before blowing up. This is very bad since an Omega Particle blowing up doesn't just create an explosion big enough to wipe out a Borg fleet; it also damages subspace, making warp travel impossible in that region. The Federation takes this threat very seriously: the [[GodzillaThreshold Omega Directive]] requires Federation personnel to do whatever it takes, even if it violates the ''[[AlienNonInterferenceClause Prime Directive]]'', to prevent anyone from creating an Omega Particle. And people do try to make them despite the risks. The whole "limitless power" thing is too tempting. It doesn't help that the Borg worship the Omega Particle seeing it as a symbol of perfection.
* One word: Naquadriah. In ''Series/StargateSG1'', it is an isotope of Naquadah, which is already extremely energy-dense. Naquadriah takes that extreme power, enhances it, and gives it even more extreme unreliability. Before the advent of [=ZPMs=], it was generally considered the most potent power source in the galaxy, but no-one could harness the power for anything other than rather nasty explosions (which might be seen as a metaphor for nuclear fusion -- everyone knows nuclear fusion would be incredibly powerful, but right now the only fusion we can reliably produce is in bombs).
** A nation on the planet where naquadriah is found didn't see a problem with this, and simply made naquadriah bombs. And planned to use them on the planet's other nations.
* After the discovery of [=ZPMs=], the heroes of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' found a source that was even more powerful. Unfortunately, activating it would inherently create exotic particles that violate the laws of physics. Attempts to use the technology destroyed five sixths of a solar system and permanently damaged a parallel universe whose fate is unknown.
** The latter happened when the heroes tried to overcome the problem with this power source by shunting the exotic particles into another universe, under the assumption that with an infinite number of universes, odds were that most would be lifeless. Unfortunately, this one wasn't, and the inhabitants were understandibly miffed. They later tried again, this time with the idea of shunting the particles into ''every'' universe, figuring that when spread across an infinite number of universes there'd be too few particles in each one to cause any real damage. But of course, this went wrong too.
* In the ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' episode "Persona", the [[spoiler:blue kryptonite that was establised to remove Clarks powers in a previous episode instead increases the powers of [[EvilTwin Bizarro]], too much and...]]
* In the final battle of ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'', the Utopia Dopant tries to absorb the power of [=CycloneJokerXtreme=]; it actually causes scarring on the hand he attempts to use.
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* In the backstory of ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'', the original OOO from 800 years ago did this to himself. For context, when Eiji (the modern OOO) activates his FinishingMove, he scans three of the Medals he uses as {{Transformation Trinket}}s; the original OOO scanned over twenty at the same time, which caused him to turn into the [[SealedEvilInACan "coffin" that sealed away the Greeed]].
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* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
** In the final battle of ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'', the Utopia Dopant tries to absorb the power of [=CycloneJokerXtreme=]; it actually causes scarring on the hand he attempts to use.
** In the backstory of ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'', the original OOO from 800 years ago did this to himself. For context, when Eiji (the modern OOO) activates his FinishingMove, he scans three of the Medals he uses as {{Transformation Trinket}}s; the original OOO scanned over twenty at the same time, which caused him to turn into the [[SealedEvilInACan "coffin" that sealed away theGreeed]].Greeed]].
** In the same series, the Greeed can at least theoretically gain even further powers than their natural set of nine Medals grants them by cannibalizing Medals from another Greeed's set. Kazari, who first theorizes this, is smart enough to realize that this trope is probably in play and makes sure to test the idea on DumbMuscle Gamel first. Sure enough, absorbing too many off-color Medals at once turns Gamel into a mindless giant monster that OOO quickly dispatches, and Kazari makes sure when he does it himself to only eat one Medal at a time.
** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' is entirely built around Swartz's master plan to seed the title character with a fragment of his own powers, lure Zi-O into a scenario where he absorbs the powers of every Kamen Rider past, present, and future, then use the fragment of Swartz in him to take all the power for himself. Zi-O, as the destined heir of the power, can safely contain all of it within himself. Swartz can't, and nearly explodes after taking only a tiny fraction, while now having a ''very angry'' and functionally omnipotent Zi-O staring him down. Vengeance only takes a few seconds.
* ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' and its American adaptation, ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': In the final episode, the BigBad, who feeds on the magic of others, is finally defeated when the Rangers draw on the strength of their "infinite courage" (Magiranger) or the [[CombinedEnergyAttack faith of the citizens and magical forest dwellers]] (Mystic Force) to feed him more magic than he can handle. Result: [[MadeOfExplodium kerblooey]].
* In the ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' episode "Persona", the [[spoiler:blue kryptonite that was establised to remove Clarks powers in a previous episode instead increases the powers of [[EvilTwin Bizarro]], too much and...]]
* One word: Naquadriah. In ''Series/StargateSG1'', it is an isotope of Naquadah, which is already extremely energy-dense. Naquadriah takes that extreme power, enhances it, and gives it even more extreme unreliability. Before the advent of [=ZPMs=], it was generally considered the most potent power source in the galaxy, but no-one could harness the power for anything other than rather nasty explosions (which might be seen as a metaphor for nuclear fusion -- everyone knows nuclear fusion would be incredibly powerful, but right now the only fusion we can reliably produce is in bombs).
** A nation on the planet where naquadriah is found didn't see a problem with this, and simply made naquadriah bombs. And planned to use them on the planet's other nations.
* After the discovery of [=ZPMs=], the heroes of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' found a source that was even more powerful. Unfortunately, activating it would inherently create exotic particles that violate the laws of physics. Attempts to use the technology destroyed five sixths of a solar system and permanently damaged a parallel universe whose fate is unknown.
** The latter happened when the heroes tried to overcome the problem with this power source by shunting the exotic particles into another universe, under the assumption that with an infinite number of universes, odds were that most would be lifeless. Unfortunately, this one wasn't, and the inhabitants were understandibly miffed. They later tried again, this time with the idea of shunting the particles into ''every'' universe, figuring that when spread across an infinite number of universes there'd be too few particles in each one to cause any real damage. But of course, this went wrong too.
* In ''Franchise/StarTrek'', every time a panel explodes or the warp core breaches when phasers or torpedoes hit the shields. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the subtitle commentary for the DirectorsCut of ''Star Trek II'' with Micheal Okuda idly wondering if Starfleet ships even ''[[FailsafeFailure have]]'' surge protectors or circuit breakers.
** Omega Particles are theoretically capable of providing unlimited power. Theoretically, since in practice they remain stable for a nanosecond before blowing up. This is very bad since an Omega Particle blowing up doesn't just create an explosion big enough to wipe out a Borg fleet; it also damages subspace, making warp travel impossible in that region. The Federation takes this threat very seriously: the [[GodzillaThreshold Omega Directive]] requires Federation personnel to do whatever it takes, even if it violates the ''[[AlienNonInterferenceClause Prime Directive]]'', to prevent anyone from creating an Omega Particle. And people do try to make them despite the risks. The whole "limitless power" thing is too tempting. It doesn't help that the Borg worship the Omega Particle seeing it as a symbol of perfection.
** In the final battle of ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'', the Utopia Dopant tries to absorb the power of [=CycloneJokerXtreme=]; it actually causes scarring on the hand he attempts to use.
** In the backstory of ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'', the original OOO from 800 years ago did this to himself. For context, when Eiji (the modern OOO) activates his FinishingMove, he scans three of the Medals he uses as {{Transformation Trinket}}s; the original OOO scanned over twenty at the same time, which caused him to turn into the [[SealedEvilInACan "coffin" that sealed away the
** In the same series, the Greeed can at least theoretically gain even further powers than their natural set of nine Medals grants them by cannibalizing Medals from another Greeed's set. Kazari, who first theorizes this, is smart enough to realize that this trope is probably in play and makes sure to test the idea on DumbMuscle Gamel first. Sure enough, absorbing too many off-color Medals at once turns Gamel into a mindless giant monster that OOO quickly dispatches, and Kazari makes sure when he does it himself to only eat one Medal at a time.
** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' is entirely built around Swartz's master plan to seed the title character with a fragment of his own powers, lure Zi-O into a scenario where he absorbs the powers of every Kamen Rider past, present, and future, then use the fragment of Swartz in him to take all the power for himself. Zi-O, as the destined heir of the power, can safely contain all of it within himself. Swartz can't, and nearly explodes after taking only a tiny fraction, while now having a ''very angry'' and functionally omnipotent Zi-O staring him down. Vengeance only takes a few seconds.
* ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' and its American adaptation, ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': In the final episode, the BigBad, who feeds on the magic of others, is finally defeated when the Rangers draw on the strength of their "infinite courage" (Magiranger) or the [[CombinedEnergyAttack faith of the citizens and magical forest dwellers]] (Mystic Force) to feed him more magic than he can handle. Result: [[MadeOfExplodium kerblooey]].
* In the ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' episode "Persona", the [[spoiler:blue kryptonite that was establised to remove Clarks powers in a previous episode instead increases the powers of [[EvilTwin Bizarro]], too much and...]]
* One word: Naquadriah. In ''Series/StargateSG1'', it is an isotope of Naquadah, which is already extremely energy-dense. Naquadriah takes that extreme power, enhances it, and gives it even more extreme unreliability. Before the advent of [=ZPMs=], it was generally considered the most potent power source in the galaxy, but no-one could harness the power for anything other than rather nasty explosions (which might be seen as a metaphor for nuclear fusion -- everyone knows nuclear fusion would be incredibly powerful, but right now the only fusion we can reliably produce is in bombs).
** A nation on the planet where naquadriah is found didn't see a problem with this, and simply made naquadriah bombs. And planned to use them on the planet's other nations.
* After the discovery of [=ZPMs=], the heroes of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' found a source that was even more powerful. Unfortunately, activating it would inherently create exotic particles that violate the laws of physics. Attempts to use the technology destroyed five sixths of a solar system and permanently damaged a parallel universe whose fate is unknown.
** The latter happened when the heroes tried to overcome the problem with this power source by shunting the exotic particles into another universe, under the assumption that with an infinite number of universes, odds were that most would be lifeless. Unfortunately, this one wasn't, and the inhabitants were understandibly miffed. They later tried again, this time with the idea of shunting the particles into ''every'' universe, figuring that when spread across an infinite number of universes there'd be too few particles in each one to cause any real damage. But of course, this went wrong too.
* In ''Franchise/StarTrek'', every time a panel explodes or the warp core breaches when phasers or torpedoes hit the shields. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the subtitle commentary for the DirectorsCut of ''Star Trek II'' with Micheal Okuda idly wondering if Starfleet ships even ''[[FailsafeFailure have]]'' surge protectors or circuit breakers.
** Omega Particles are theoretically capable of providing unlimited power. Theoretically, since in practice they remain stable for a nanosecond before blowing up. This is very bad since an Omega Particle blowing up doesn't just create an explosion big enough to wipe out a Borg fleet; it also damages subspace, making warp travel impossible in that region. The Federation takes this threat very seriously: the [[GodzillaThreshold Omega Directive]] requires Federation personnel to do whatever it takes, even if it violates the ''[[AlienNonInterferenceClause Prime Directive]]'', to prevent anyone from creating an Omega Particle. And people do try to make them despite the risks. The whole "limitless power" thing is too tempting. It doesn't help that the Borg worship the Omega Particle seeing it as a symbol of perfection.
