History Main / ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman

*** So... He's [[FridgeLogic hyper-sensitive to the tiniest glimmer of light.]] Maybe ''he'' [[YouFailBiologyForever needs to think about that one a little more]].
*** Maybe he means that his eyes are somehow more resistant to everything. If his eyes were only adapted to see deep underwater, he would not be able to see above that level at all.
*** If I remember correctly, he then ''had the power shut off''. Meaning that all these villains with light based powers are in a pitch-dark room... with a super-strong guy who can see in the dark.

*** Which is not one would expect of Namor. Who would have also ripped the whale in half.
*** In the JLA/Avengers crossover, Aquaman is able to shut down a whole group of Marvel Atlanteans with his telepathy; he comments that their minds are more complex than what he usually uses it on, and Namor (himself half-Atlantean) says that the telepathy gave him a pounding headache.
** Don't forget he can use his water-control powers to desiccate people if he wanted to.

Boy, [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway isn't that guy's power useless]]. Take {{Aquaman}}, for instance. But wait... the villain's lair has an underwater base! That's cool, Aquaman might have a chance of winning. And what, his death trap dumps the hero into a pool of sharks? No problem, with his mighty powers Aquaman can easily overcome this convenient obstacle. And it turns out his doomsday machine is powered by telepathically controllable sea plankton or {{Psycho Electric Eel}}s...

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* Comedian Dara O'Briain had a bit about various actors who'd played the Milky Bar kid (one of whom actually was in the audience, or so they say). He asked the audience what superpower a hypothetical Milky Bar kid superhero might possess, to which they provided a series of bizarre answers such as "super-taste", "the ability to turn people into chocolate", etc. O'Briain promptly mused that, if the hypothetical superhero possessed such a superpower, each episode of the hypothetical TV series would consist of this (and then provided an example of how absurd a crime for which "super-taste" would be necessary to solve it would be like).
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** [[spoiler:Well, let's face it. Dumbledore knows Voldemort is just as good as him, so no matter what Dumbledore puts up, Voldemort will be able to get through it without a problem. I'm sure Dumbledore just put them up to ensure that the Trio doesn't go after Voldemort unless they're absolutely ready. Dumbledore would rather Voldemort get his hands on the Stone than let Harry be killed so early into his XanatosGambit.]]

* Graham's son in the MNightShyamalan film ''{{Signs}}'' is [[spoiler: saved from the aliens' poison gas]] by his ''super asthma''.

* In ''{{Sanctuary}}'', in the Season 1 Finale, five characters, each with a distinct "power", are given some form of challenge that makes use of that power, and all five must complete their challenges in order to obtain the "source blood" that they were after. Two of the five, however, had abilities that did not lend themselves well to dangerous challenges. Specifically, the man who had been gifted with [[SuperIntelligence ultra-high IQ]] had to [[OnlySmartPeopleMayPass figure out which of two doors he was to enter]] based on which of two latin phrases more accurately meant "truth", while the woman who had been gifted with [[Really700YearsOld longevity]] had the task of ''personally knowing her father, who was the creator of the challenges''.

* Doubly subverted by ''JusticeLeague'' and their version of [[TookALevelInBadass Aquaman]]. He straight up tells the League to shove off, and only later, after making nice, does he say he'll help out...when he can, he doesn't really care about the surface world and their problems.

--->Aquaman: (After the hydrokinetic twin tries to [[ShootingSuperman blast him with a tidal wave)]] King of the ''Sea'', remember?
** Not to mention that not only does he have limited invulnerability, strength, and is a general badass, he also commands the most powerful and advanced navy in the Justice League continuity. He's no longer the guy you call for underwater base missions; he's the guy you call if you want the enemy's base and possibly NATION pounded into damp gravel and blackened craters by an armada of battleships. Sadly, I don't believe they have called on him for this yet.

* In TokyoMewMew, while Mew Lettuce's powers are less useful than those of the other Mews, she is useful on a few occasions. In one filler episode, she, being a bookworm, can resist fallign asleep as a Chimera Anima made from a book reads aloud, and can counterattack. In another, when the Mews get bound in silk by a spider-like Chimera Anima, she can still use her castanets, which only require her fingers, and defeats the monster.

* In the first annual of ''TheNewMutants'', Cypher, whose superpower was the ability to learn languages really really fast, ends up saving the solar system because he's the only one who can read an alien instruction manual.

* In FairlyOddParents Timmy wishes for SUPERFRIENDS and gets a whole team of superheroes. One of them is a blatant [[Expy expy]] of AquaMan who is only useful in water. When Timmy tries to get rid of them:

** The most obvious offender in ''Dark Dawn'' is in the lead-up to the final dungeon. A gate can only be opened by walking a very specific path that is only [[EditorialSynesthesia "visible"]] by use of Sveta's [[TheNoseKnows Track Psynergy]], a power that is needed NOWHERE ELSE IN THE GAME (not even in her debut dungeon when she demonstrates it, that one focuses more on her Slap Psynergy).

* {{Anime/Pokemon}}: Ash's Pidove is the [[ComMons regional bird]], [[DemotedToExtra not used often]], and isn't very smart. She also happens to be female, meaning that she's the only one on Ash's team not affected by Snivy's [[EmotionBomb Attract]]. This allowed her to fight Snivy and let Ash catch her.[[/folder]]

* It seemed that every villain in Airwolf had access to a missle-launching helicopter(s).

* {{Anime/Pokemon}}: Ash's Pidove is the [[ComMons regional bird]], [[DemotedToExtra not used often]], and isn't very smart. She also happens to be female, meaning that she's the only one on Ash's team not affected by Snivy's [[EmotionBomb Attract]]. This allowed her to fight Snivy and let Ash catch her.

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* On ''{{Psych}}'', Gus's expertise in prescription drugs from his second job as a pharmaceutical salesman comes up a lot more than you'd expect during his investigations.

* Subverted By ''TeenTitans''. While Aqualad does specialize in underwater missions, he's proven that he's perfectly capable of fighting on dry land. (Most people tend to forget he's also got super strength - AND [[MakingASplash Hydrokinesis]])
* Also subverted in the animated ''YoungJustice'' where the Aqualad of that continuity can harden his water into solid objects like swords, have durability that can withstand Superboy's bounding, and electric eel tattoos on his body. He's also their current leader.

* Triply subverted on BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold where Aquaman has garnered an almost MemeticBadass status. Not only is he useful on both land, sea, blood streams, and other planets but also is a BoisterousBruiser who embodies all the wonderful cheesiness of a silver age comic book hero.