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** Carol has this happen to her a lot, to the point where she wonders if she's still "me" or "Franken-me" after ''Unfinished Business''. By this point, she's had her SuperSoldier genes activated by a temporary PlotRelevantAgeUp courtesy of a GeniusLoci, wielded the Green Labtern Ring twice (the second time she [[spoiler: used her shield-suit as a stand-in battery meaning that]] she essentially ''was'' the Lantern), developed a PsychicLink with one of the most powerful telepaths ever to exist (who later used it with her consent to possess her), undergone a SuperhumanTransfusion from Harry (who has some very odd things in his blood and is noted as the transition point from humanity to divinity), and now wields a weapon enchanted by Odin that absorbs energy and functions almost as a part of her. With all that in mind, it's a fair question.

* ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' was given very useful powers (telepathy and x-ray vision) from an alien, when it sucked out his spinal fluid, and he survived.

* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'':

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':

* The protagonist in ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'' becomes trapped in a time loop when they encounter a mysterious alien bust. (If they don't, they are KilledOffForReal when the star goes supernova.)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' two-parter, "Beginnings" shows that this is how bending started: The Lion Turtle spirit temporarily gave humans the ability to bend an element, eventually letting them keep the power. The Avatar started by merging his energies with that of the spirit, Raava, allowing Wan (the first Avatar) to hold the power of more than one element. [[spoiler:Eventually, Raava merged permanently with Wan, in the process becoming what would be known as The Avatar Spirit.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': The Calamity Box that transported [[Characters/AmphibiaAnneBoonchuy Anne Boonchuy]], [[Characters/AmphibiaMarcyWu Marcy Wu]] and [[Characters/AmphibiaSashaWaybright Sasha Waybright]] to Amphibia has three colored gems on the lid (blue, green and pink, in that order, which became colorless upon transportation. Throughout the series, each girl seems to possess some superhuman ability which manifests as the colors of the gems glowing in each respective girl's eyes, implying the gems' power was imbued into them when they got teleported. When the gems get recharged in the second season, the glow in their eyes drains, hinting they lose their powers. [[spoiler: Anne's recharging gets interrupted, so she keeps some of her powers and gains a SuperMode. All three girls fully regain their powers in the GrandFinale to fight the FinalBoss, but ultimately lose them permanently after the gems are destroyed.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': The Calamity Box that transported Anne, Marcy and Sasha to Amphibia has three colored gems on the lid (blue, green and pink, in that order, which became colorless upon transportation. Throughout the series, each girl seems to possess some superhuman ability which manifests as the colors of the gems glowing in each respective girl's eyes, implying the gems' power was imbued into them when they got teleported. When the gems get recharged in the second season, the glow in their eyes drains, hinting they lose their powers. [[spoiler: Anne's recharging gets interrupted, so she keeps some of her powers and gains a SuperMode. All three girls fully regain their powers in the GrandFinale to fight the FinalBoss, but ultimately lose them permanently after the gems are destroyed.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'''s Demon Shredder started as a normal human and obtained his god-like abilities after he allowed a dying Tengu to possess him.
* Happens to Jerry on ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' when he begins dating a GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe, and having sex with her grants him telekinesis. Of course, this being [[ButtMonkey Jerry]], this relationship goes very south ''very'' quickly.

* In the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, Victor Stone becomes ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} when his father exposes his crippled remains to a Mother Box as seen in the footage kept that's stolen to Lex Luthor in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' and in a flashback in ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E55MrDingleTheStrong Mr. Dingle, the Strong]]", the two-headed Martian gives Luther Dingle the [[SuperStrength strength of 300 men]]. He quickly becomes a celebrity and is hailed as a modern day [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] or [[Literature/SamsonAndDelilah Samson]]. However, the Martian is disappointed that Dingle is using his strength to show off and settle scores and it is removed. Two Venusian scientists then arrive and, on the recommendation of the two-headed Martian, bestow SuperIntelligence on Dingle as part of an experiment.

*** Some level of strength has been demonstrated, however. In ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3'', she can rip metal plates and creatures apart, and, in one instance pried open Ridley's jaws.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'': In the web-only ''Olive & Popeye'' strip, thanks to an encounter with soul-eating leaches on a remote island, Olive Oyl gained the ability to see and communicate with ghosts.

* ComicBook/CarolDanvers from ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'' gains powers thanks to Kree villain Yon-Rogg's Psyche-Magnitron device somehow passing on genetic information from ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}'s body to hers.

** In ''Fusion'', Samus is injected with a "vaccine"[[note]]Troper's nitpick, vaccines do not work that way. Think of the term as a Sci-Fi malaproper.[[/note]] extracted from the last Metroid's DNA, which gives her extra abilities. Among them are an immunity to the deadly X Parasites and a more organic Power Suit, but it also comes with a vulnerability to cold (she gets better).