History PlayingWith / PowerIncontinence

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Played For Horror''': Steve's power has been deliberately created by the writers as one of the most absolute worst things a human being can be exposed to, let alone exudes - flesh-eating bacteria, hard radiation in rads higher than Chernobyl, a BrownNote, etc. Steve is so distraught from the doom he brings to everybody by existing that he wishes he could kill himself and spare them the pain, but he is afraid that it will only make his powers go [[FromBadToWorse even more]] out of control, possibly [[ApocalypseHow to world-ending extremes]].

** Steven just got his powers; he can't be expected to control them without practice.

** Steven is sick, all the resource normally spend on keeping his powers in check are now allotted to his immune system.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Steve's power leakage creates misadventures for everyone, which involves people's hairdo and fashionwear being singed, torn apart, or otherwise messed up within a five-mile radius of Steve. In all of this, fashion magazine Vogue has dubbed Steve as the [[UnfortunateName Fashion-Slayer]].

** Steven Ulysses Perhero can control when he uses his powers, its just that when he does they always come out at full strength.

* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero shoots out death rays every 5 seconds, and at least a whole neighborhood gets leveled {{Hiroshima|AsAUnitOfMeasure}}-style, if not worse.

* '''Straight''': Steven Ulysses Perhero shoots out electricity at random times.

* '''Justified''': Steven just got his powers; he can't be expected to control them without practice.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Steven has realized that he cannot guarantee he can be with people without a possible chance of electrocution on the victim, involuntarily cuasing property, or make all of their hair look weird.

* '''Defied''': Steve equips himself with some extra tech that prevents these leaks from happening.

%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero shoots out death rays every 5 seconds, and at least a whole neighbourhood gets leveled {{Hiroshima|AsAUnitOfMeasure}}-style, if not worse.
* '''Downplayed''': Steven Ulysses Perhero shoots out weak jolts of electricity that [[AmusingInjuries fries people with a funny expression on their face. Thankfully, their injuries only persist for 5 seconds,]] and the leakage only happens when Steve gets too excited.

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Inverted''': Steven has complete command of his powers.

* '''Subverted''': Steven keeps shooting out electricity without warning, until he applies a heavy dose of HeroicWillpower.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Steven Ulysses Perhero shoots out death rays every 5 seconds, and at least a whole neighbourhood gets leveled Hiroshima-style, if not worse.

* '''Downplayed''': Steven Ulysses Perhero shoots out weak jolts of electricity that [[AmusingInjuries fries people with a funny expression on their face]]. Thankfully, their injuries only persist for 5 seconds, and the leakage only happens when Steve gets too excited.

* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Averted''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': A character can't control their own powers.

'''Basic Trope''': A character cannot control his own powers.
* '''Straight''': Steven Ulysses Perhero shoots out electricity at random times.

* '''Justified''': Steven just got his powers; he can't be expected to control them without practice.
* '''Inverted''': Steven has complete command of his powers.

* '''DoubleSubverted''': ???

* '''ZigZagged''': ???

* '''Enforced''': The executives want some {{Angst}} to attract viewers, so they make Steven incapable of controlling his own abilities.

* '''Invoked''': Dr. Evilstein created Steven as a SuperSoldier. When he became a superhero, Dr. Evilstein turned his control off to make his job harder.

* '''Conversed''': "He looks kind of like that character in last night's movie, the one who couldn't control his powers."