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** Most of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s powers come from the gadgets and technology he builds.

* ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'''s most iconic members (and Franchise/{{Marvel Cinematic Universe}}'s core Avengers): Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man

Compare FighterMageThief, which can overlap with this trope in various incarnations- say, the thief relies more on tech gadgets and ingenuity than on dexterity and back-stabs, or the fighter employs SupernaturalMartialArts while the mage is a scholar of SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic who uses properly engineered {{Magitek}} in place of all that outdated chanting and hand-waving (and the thief just stabs the monster to death while they argue about it).

** Physical: Ookla the mok, one of the PettingZooPeople in form who roars and growls to communicate. He's a WalkingShirtlessScene in a loincloth that does all the team's heavy lifting and much of the melee combat.

** Superman's powers come from his alien biology
** Most of Batman's powers come from the gadgets and technology he builds.
** Wonder Woman's powers were granted to her by the Greek gods. Though, in some continuities, she is a goddess herself.

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* In ''SeriesOfTomorrow'', the original TerribleTrio that comprised the LegionOfDoom fits this dynamic.

** Malcolm Merlyn is a BadassNormal ProfessionalKiller who uses TrickArrows much like his ArchNemesis Oliver Queen.

Compare FighterMageThief, which can overlap with this trope in various incarnations- say, the thief relies more on tech gadgets and ingenuity than on dexterity and back-stabs, or the fighter employs SupernaturalMartialArts while the mage is a scholar of SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic who uses properly engineered {{Magitek}} in place of all that outdated chanting and hand-waving.

Compare FighterMageThief, which can overlap with this trope if the thief in question relies more on tech gadgets than on dexterity and back-stabs.

* The ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series has three main skill sets for Shepard and Ryder to develop: combat, tech, and biotics. Combat skills revolve around using common weapons more efficiently while taking more punishment than a normal person could; tech is all about hacking and building multi-purpose drones; and biotics are essentially space magic. This is particularly noticeable in the first ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', where each player class and each companion have a rating in each of these three parameters, visible on the party selection screen. There are also hybrids of the sets: The Infiltrator (Combat/Tech), who can turn invisible and uses sniper rifles; The Vanguard (Combat/Biotics), who can warp himself into a biotic battering ram; and The Sentinel (Tech/Biotics}, who can combine tech and biotics to create powerful defenses.

* WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse: The first trio of Homeworld Gems to appear in the show (Jasper, Lapis Lazuli and Peridot).

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** Spider-Man has genetic based powers which includes an assortment of enhancements to his physiology like SuperStrength, MadeOfIron, SuperReflexes, and agility. He does have a specialized suit provided by Tony himself in this movie (which provides his webbing), but most of his powers come from his own body.

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** The three villain factions also count. The Fell are the "Physical", being [[EvilIsVisceral fleshy and bony]] organic aliens that use brute strength and OrganicTechnology. The Peripheroids are the "Technological", being [[MechaMooks metallic and mechanical]] robots that utilize lasers and machinery. The Raad are the "Mystical", being EnergyBeings in containment suits that utilize ElementalPowers derived from the plasma they're made of.

A variant of ThreeStatSystem which expands the MagicVersusTechnology dichotomy by adding CharlesAtlasSuperpower to the mix: instead of learning magical spells or building crazy gadgets, you can just as well perfect your own body to reach equal levels of personal power. They may be standing against each other in a triangle of TacticalRockPaperScissors, or they may instead be part of the same team/group, using their distinct set of abilities to solve various problems together.

Also included are {{Power Trio}}s of characters who each represent one aspect of this trichotomy, without the latter necessarily being expressed in the GameSystem. Compare FighterMageThief, which can overlap with this trope if the thief in question relies more on tech gadgets than on dexterity and back-stabs.

* The ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series has three main skill sets for Shepard and Ryder to develop: combat, tech, and biotics. Combat skills revolve around using common weapons more efficiently while taking more punishment than a normal person could; tech is all about hacking and building multi-purpose drones; and biotics are essentially space magic. This is particularly noticeable in the first ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', where each player class and each companion have a rating in each each of these three parameters, visible on the party selection screen. There are also hybrids of the sets: The Infiltrator (Combat/Tech), who can turn invisible and uses sniper rifles; The Vanguard (Combat/Biotics), who can warp himself into a biotic battering ram; and The Sentinel (Tech/Biotics}, who can combine tech and biotics to create powerful defenses.

* The ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series has three main skill sets for Shepard and Ryder to develop: combat, tech, and biotics. Combat skills revolve around using common weapons more efficiently while taking more punishment than a normal person could; tech is all about hacking and building multi-purpose drones; and biotics are essentially space magic. This is particularly noticeable in the first ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', where each player class and each companion have a rating in each each of these three parameters, visible on the party selection screen. There are also hybrids of the sets: The Infiltrator (Combat/Tech), who can turn invisible and uses sniper rifles; The Vanguard (Combat/Biotics), who can warp himself into a biotic battering ram; and The Sentinel (Tech/Biotics}, who can combine tech and biotics to create powerful defenses

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A variant of ThreeStatSystem which expands the MagicVersusTechnology dichotomy by adding CharlesAtlasSuperpower to the mix: instead of learning magical spells or building crazy gadgets, you can just as well perfect your own body to reach equal levels of personal power.

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* In ''VideoGame/DragonBallOnline'', these are the three classes available for the human race: the physical-based Martial Artist, the magic-based Mystic, and the technology-based Engineer.
* ''VideoGame/RFOnline'': the three playable races/factions are nicely put this way - Accretian Empire are all robots and uses (mostly) high tech equipments, Holy Alliance of Cora are SpaceElves-like race with lots of mysticism, and the Belato Union are normal-ish short people. The last one can be geared towards either tech or magic depending on their class choice, however.

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* The ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series has three main skill sets for Shepard and Ryder to develop: combat, tech, and biotics. Combat skills revolve around using common weapons more efficiently while taking more punishment than a normal person could; tech is all about hacking and building multi-purpose drones; and biotics are essentially space magic. This is particularly noticeable in the first ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', where each player class and each companion have a rating in each each of these three parameters, visible on the party selection screen.
* ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'': The main gameplay divide is between tech and magic (using one greatly limits the other), with physical ability supporting either one.
* The canceled WesternRPG ''Project Resurgence'' would have been set in a post-apocalyptic world whose inhabitant tribes take conflicting approaches to rebuilding their world: some rely entirely on science and technology, some go for the newly-emergent magic (which nobody still quite understands), and some reject both in favor of perfecting their combat and other physical skills. The player would have been able to choose any of these approaches and even mix them, if they wanted to.
* ''VideoGame/{{Torchlight}}'' has three classes: the Magic-based Alchemist, the Strength-based Destroyer and the Tech-based Vanquisher.
* The central PowerTrio of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' consists of the MasterSwordsman Crono, the WhiteMage Marle, and the GadgeteerGenius Lucca.
* In ''VideoGame/SeventhDragon'', most classes are focused on physical or magical damage. Then there's the Hacker and Agent classes from the Tokyo-based games, who have low damage output but provide tactical support by "hacking" enemies to debuff them, inflict status effects, or [[ManaDrain sap Mana]] from them.
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* ''VideoGame/IronMarines'' has three categories of deployable troops. Army, which are base humans wielding guns and armor and closest to the "Physical" units, Empyreans, which are psionic aliens and the "Magical" units, and Mechs, which are MiniMecha with high-tech weaponry and drones and are the "Tech" units.

* ''VideoGame/KingdomRush'' and its sequel fit this in regards to the four tower types. Archers and Barracks are the Physical towers, doing melee damage and in the latter case spawning soldiers to block enemies and attack them with swords. Mage towers are the Magical units, whose attacks deal magic damage and are effective against foes with high physical armor. Finally, the Artillery towers are the Tech units, who specialize in physical SplashDamage via liberal use of explosives, and/or electricity .
* ''VideoGame/IronMarines'' has three categories of deployable troops. Army, which are base humans wielding guns and armor and closest to the Strength units, Empyreans, which are psionic aliens and the "Magic" units, and Mechs, which are MiniMecha with high-tech weaponry and drones and are the "Tech" units.