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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gains magic powers by having sex with Alice... along with all the various {{Necessary Drawback}}s like a [[CastFromLifespan shortened lifespan]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob '''Deconstructed''':
**Bob gains magic powers by having sex with Alice... along with all the various {{Necessary Drawback}}s like a [[CastFromLifespan shortenedlifespan]].lifespan]].
**Unsavory types seek out superpowered individuals to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]] so they can gain powers.
* '''Reconstructed'''
**ThePowerOfLove that makes the SuperEmpowering work requires attraction and consent.
**Bob gains magic powers by having sex with Alice... along with all the various {{Necessary Drawback}}s like a [[CastFromLifespan shortened
**Unsavory types seek out superpowered individuals to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]] so they can gain powers.
* '''Reconstructed'''
**ThePowerOfLove that makes the SuperEmpowering work requires attraction and consent.
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* '''Defied''': Bob doesn't ''want'' magic powers and therefore, despite being a {{Casanova}}, specifically refuses Alice when she propositions him.
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* '''Defied''': Bob doesn't ''want'' magic powers and therefore, despite being a {{Casanova}}, TheCasanova, specifically refuses Alice when she propositions him.
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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice uses the fact that her powers are transmissible through sex to create a BattleHarem.
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* '''Downplayed''': The powers Bob attains by having sex with Alice are only temporary.
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** Bob only gains a small portion of Alice's powers: where she can destroy armies with a fireball, he can light a campfire.
** The powers Bob attains by having sex with Alice are only temporary.
** Bob only gains a small portion of Alice's powers: where she can destroy armies with a fireball, he can light a campfire.
** The powers Bob attains by having sex with Alice are only temporary.
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** It's ''suggested'' that sex with Alice gave Bob magic powers, but there other potential explanations are also suggested, like the fact he [[TouchedByVorlons had a close encounter with a Vorlon a couple episodes ago]].
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** It's ''suggested'' that sex with Alice gave Bob magic powers, but there other potential explanations are also suggested, like the fact he [[TouchedByVorlons had a close encounter with a Vorlon a couple episodes ago]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A character gains superpowers through intimate contact with one who is already super.
* '''Straight''': Bob, a {{Muggle}}, becomes a wizard after having sex with Alice, a witch.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob becomes a PhysicalGod after having sex with Alice.
* '''Downplayed''': The powers Bob attains by having sex with Alice are only temporary.
* '''Justified''':
** An explicit SexMagic ritual planned and executed by Alice was involved in Bob's SuperEmpowering.
** Alice's powers were previously established to be {{contagious|Powers}}, so she empowered Bob simply by being near him.
** ThePowerOfLove is established to be a strong force in the setting.
** Bob was a latent carrier of magic powers, and having sex with Alice simply awoke what he already had.
**
** Alice is a vampire, and vampirism is transmissible through vaginal fluids, not just blood.
* '''Inverted''': Alice loses her own magic after having sex with {{Muggle}} Bob. See also VirginPower.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice believes that having sex with Bob will grant him magic powers, but it turns out not to.
** Everyone believes that Alice having sex with Bob granted him magic powers, but it turns out that the true explanation had to do with completely unrelated GreenRocks.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice's SexMagic ritual doesn't initially appear to have worked, but later at a climactic moment his new powers manifest, and Alice realizes nothing in her spellbook said the ritual would take effect ''immediately''.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The prospect of Alice's powers passing to non-magic Bob through intimate contact is never brought up.
* '''Enforced''': The show's producer wanted to increase the number of magic-users in the show but [[NoBudget they couldn't afford to hire additional actors]], so the writing room came up with the idea that when AliceAndBob had TheirFirstTime, her powers would pass to him.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Yeah, uh Bob? Magic can be passed on through sex. Did I forget to mention that?"
* '''Invoked''':
** Alice has sex with Bob with the explicit intent of SuperEmpowering him, and succeeds.
** Bob has sex with Alice with the explicit intent of gaining magic powers, and succeeds.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Bob doesn't ''want'' magic powers and therefore, despite being a {{Casanova}}, specifically refuses Alice when she propositions him.
* '''Discussed''': "Bob, before we go any further, you need to know that there's a chance having sex with me could turn you into a wizard, too. I love you, but I want you to be sure."
* '''Conversed''': "Darn, I was really hoping Bob would get superpowers when he slept with Alice. Maybe I'll write an AlternateUniverseFic."
* '''Implied''':
** Bob's new abilities are firmly in the MaybeMagicMaybeMundane category.
** It's ''suggested'' that sex with Alice gave Bob magic powers, but there other potential explanations are also suggested, like the fact he [[TouchedByVorlons had a close encounter with a Vorlon a couple episodes ago]].
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gains magic powers by having sex with Alice... along with all the various {{Necessary Drawback}}s like a [[CastFromLifespan shortened lifespan]].
* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob's sudden acquisition of magic powers results in DestructoNookie that [[NakedPeopleAreFunny leaves them both naked in the middle of the crater that used to be Alice's house, with their baffled neighbors looking on]].
* '''Played for Drama''': [[RapeAsDrama Bob refused Alice, so Alice drugged him]] and forces him to be her apprentice and boytoy afterwards.
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%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
* '''Straight''': Bob, a {{Muggle}}, becomes a wizard after having sex with Alice, a witch.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob becomes a PhysicalGod after having sex with Alice.
* '''Downplayed''': The powers Bob attains by having sex with Alice are only temporary.
* '''Justified''':
** An explicit SexMagic ritual planned and executed by Alice was involved in Bob's SuperEmpowering.
** Alice's powers were previously established to be {{contagious|Powers}}, so she empowered Bob simply by being near him.
** ThePowerOfLove is established to be a strong force in the setting.
** Bob was a latent carrier of magic powers, and having sex with Alice simply awoke what he already had.
**
** Alice is a vampire, and vampirism is transmissible through vaginal fluids, not just blood.
* '''Inverted''': Alice loses her own magic after having sex with {{Muggle}} Bob. See also VirginPower.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice believes that having sex with Bob will grant him magic powers, but it turns out not to.
** Everyone believes that Alice having sex with Bob granted him magic powers, but it turns out that the true explanation had to do with completely unrelated GreenRocks.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice's SexMagic ritual doesn't initially appear to have worked, but later at a climactic moment his new powers manifest, and Alice realizes nothing in her spellbook said the ritual would take effect ''immediately''.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The prospect of Alice's powers passing to non-magic Bob through intimate contact is never brought up.
* '''Enforced''': The show's producer wanted to increase the number of magic-users in the show but [[NoBudget they couldn't afford to hire additional actors]], so the writing room came up with the idea that when AliceAndBob had TheirFirstTime, her powers would pass to him.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Yeah, uh Bob? Magic can be passed on through sex. Did I forget to mention that?"
* '''Invoked''':
** Alice has sex with Bob with the explicit intent of SuperEmpowering him, and succeeds.
** Bob has sex with Alice with the explicit intent of gaining magic powers, and succeeds.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Bob doesn't ''want'' magic powers and therefore, despite being a {{Casanova}}, specifically refuses Alice when she propositions him.
* '''Discussed''': "Bob, before we go any further, you need to know that there's a chance having sex with me could turn you into a wizard, too. I love you, but I want you to be sure."
* '''Conversed''': "Darn, I was really hoping Bob would get superpowers when he slept with Alice. Maybe I'll write an AlternateUniverseFic."
* '''Implied''':
** Bob's new abilities are firmly in the MaybeMagicMaybeMundane category.
** It's ''suggested'' that sex with Alice gave Bob magic powers, but there other potential explanations are also suggested, like the fact he [[TouchedByVorlons had a close encounter with a Vorlon a couple episodes ago]].
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gains magic powers by having sex with Alice... along with all the various {{Necessary Drawback}}s like a [[CastFromLifespan shortened lifespan]].
* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob's sudden acquisition of magic powers results in DestructoNookie that [[NakedPeopleAreFunny leaves them both naked in the middle of the crater that used to be Alice's house, with their baffled neighbors looking on]].
* '''Played for Drama''': [[RapeAsDrama Bob refused Alice, so Alice drugged him]] and forces him to be her apprentice and boytoy afterwards.
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%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
