History PowerIncontinence / MarvelUniverse

* ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen2001'': Gambit joined the evil Fenris corporation because they helped cure his Power Incontinence. He tells Rogue that his energy charging powers had gone out of control and he couldn't even ''eat'' -- any food he tried to touch would explode.

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] is very serene and calm, which she has taught herself to be over the years because if her emotions change, [[PowerOfTheStorm so does the weather]]. One of the most dramatic examples had the Beast take Storm into the stratosphere to let out her grief and anger [[spoiler:after Wolverine was killed]]. The result: the entire Northern Hemisphere experienced an ''aurora borealis''.

** One extremely unlucky mutant in the ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' universe woke up one day with the uncontrollable ability to disintegrate organic matter around him. Wolverine shows up to give him a MercyKill after explaining to him what has happened.

* ''ComicBook/XForce'':
** Zeitgeist, the original leader [[spoiler:and SacrificialLamb]] of the revamped ''X-Force''. While this didn't carry on for very long, when his powers (vomiting acid) first manifested, he accidentally killed the girl he was drunkenly making out with on the beach.
** Guy Smith, a.k.a. Orphan and Mister Sensitive, led the team thereafter, including when it became X-Statix. His [[SuperSenses superhuman senses]] meant that any irritation to his skin caused him great pain. Attempting to block out the pain with mental exercises didn't work; eventually Professor X designed a special suit for him.
** Phat, one of the members of X-Force/X-Statix under the Orphan, has the power to fill his body with extradimensional gunk, causing it to balloon to grotesque proportions but increasing his strength exponentially. Prior to discovering he was a mutant, he experienced severe fluctuations in weight.

* Firestar, former member of the ComicBook/NewWarriors, ComicBook/TheAvengers, and current ComicBook/XMen member has the power of controlling microwave energy. However, due to her inexperience with controlling her powers, one of the bad side effects of this was developing ''breast cancer''. It turned out that she lacked the RequiredSecondaryPower of being immune to her own powers, but [[ComicBook/AntMan Dr. Pym]] figured out a cure for her.

* At one time, ComicBook/BlackCat had been [[EmpoweredBadassNormal given bad luck powers]] by ComicBook/TheKingpin. Unknowingly, they were deliberately designed to affect others (mainly aimed at Spider-Man himself) uncontrolably.

** Ben Grimm is the only member of the Four who cannot turn off his powers without the use of occasional one-off phlebotinum. He's ''always'' in his rock-man form. He actually briefly gained the ability to turn back into a human for a while, but in that same story it was revealed that doing so actually presented a threat to the world (ItMakesSenseInContext) so he was stuck being unable to use that ability.
* Firestar, former member of ComicBook/TheNewWarriors, ComicBook/TheAvengers, and current ComicBook/XMen member has the power of controlling microwave energy. However, due to her inexperience with controlling her powers, one of the bad side effects of this was developing ''breast cancer''. It turned out that she lacked the RequiredSecondaryPower of being immune to her own powers, but Dr Pym figured out a cure for her.

* In the original ''Secret Wars'', Doctor Doom experienced this after draining the power of the Beyonder, finding that it's far too much power for him to handle, as if he isn't careful, every stray thought that enters his mind becomes reality. This makes it easy for the Beyonder to eventually trick him and steal the power back.

* ComicBook/SpiderMan was like this during the ''ComicBook/ActsOfVengeance'' storyline. He received the powers of ComicBook/CaptainUniverse (in order to fight a threat that the Uni-Power predicted would happen after the crisis) but an experiment he was working on with an ESU professor muddled it a little, making him unable to fully control the incredible cosmic powers. This caused horrible mental strain on him, almost pushing him over the edge; he had lived by the saying "With Great Power ComesGreatResponsibility" all his life, and now had ''godlike'' power. Fortunately, the power of Captain Universe is always temporary; once he had defeated the threat and fulfilled the purpose for which he had been given the power, it went away.

** ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, without his trademark visor he wears as part of his costume, or a pair of ruby quartz glasses out of costume, would be firing his EyeBeams 24/7. (In fact, he ''is'' firing them 24/7, they're just being blocked.) [[spoiler:This limitation was eventually revealed to be a mental block, and was fixed by ComicBook/EmmaFrost. It used to be from having hit his head in the accident that killed his parents. There was a throwaway scene in one of the comics shortly after Wolverine lost his Adamantium (and briefly regressed to a neanderthallic state) where Cyclops hit his head in some kind of rune-covered pit, and a caption stated, "A subtle change is worked in an area of his brain damaged so long ago", so it's possible both explanations are correct.]] After the events of ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', the visor can't block his eyebeams anymore. The only thing that can are his own eyelids. Because of the fact that losing his visor and glasses turns him into a dangerous liability, Cyclops has trained himself to fight while blind and to perfectly retrace his steps in order to (when possible) retrieve his visor if it's knocked off.
*** Cyclops' brother Havok originally required a special containment suit to control his powers. Interestingly enough, Cyclops and Havok are immune to each other's powers.

** ComicBook/{{Gambit}} had to go to [[DealWithTheDevil Mr. Sinister]] to have a portion of his brain removed to curb his powers. At the time, he was having difficulty touching things without having them explode, and was worried that people would die because of it. The operation took him from having the power of an Omega-Level mutant (on par with the likes of Jean Grey, Hope Summers, and Cable) to an Alpha-Level mutant (still extremely powerful, even powerhouses like Magneto and Apocalypse are "only" Alphas). The storyline eventually revealed he was right to worry thanks to an encounter with an alternate universe counterpart of his who didn't get the surgery. Said parallel Gambit had changed his name to "New Sun". Because he had awakened to his full powers in a firestorm of energy that ''incinerated all life on Earth in a few seconds''.

** When ComicBook/JeanGrey (Marvel Girl, Phoenix) was a child, she couldn't control her omega-level {{Telepathy}} and ended up in a catatonic state. Later on, she had a similar problem with the Phoenix Force, which amplified her already [[StoryBreakerPower broken power level]] to extremes.
*** Her past counterpart in ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' has her telepathy manifest early as a result of the stress of time travel and finding out about the future, and she frequently has to fight to keep thoughts out of her head. [[spoiler:Eventually, it causes her to gain a whole new power by combining her two powers.]]
** ComicBook/{{Jubilee|MarvelComics}} can also lose control of her powers if she's angry. (In fact, she once [[BatmanGambit used this to her advantage]] when she and the rest of ComicBook/GenerationX were being held hostage by the mutant criminal Emplate. She insulted him to the point that he was so angry, he used his powers to drain a large portion of her life energy, gaining her powers in the process... which he could not control, because he was so angry. Suffice to say it turned the situation around.)
** ComicBook/KittyPryde became stuck in her intangible phase in the aftermath of an extended period spent hurtling through space [[PutOnABusToHell inside a giant, ever-hardening bullet]] that she had phased through the Earth. She was also stuck in intangible mode once after being hit with an energy harpoon during the Mutant Massacre, but was restored to normal with the help of [[EnemyMine Mr. Fantastic and Dr. Doom]].
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s powers are in a near-perpetual state of PowerCreepPowerSeep, with various reasons and excuses furnished depending on the storyline to justify him being as StrongAsTheyNeedToBe in any particular story. Said powers were also eventually established as playing havoc with his mental stability (overlapping into WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity) as a {{Retcon}} to explain away his years of being a CardCarryingVillain. However, absolutely PlayedForLaughs in "WhatIf Magneto got stuck in an elevator with ComicBook/{{Colossus}}, ComicBook/IronMan, and ComicBook/DoctorDoom?"
** From the second volume of ''ComicBook/NewMutants'' is Wither, a mutant with an always-on TouchOfDeath that dissolves any biological matter that comes into physical contact with him. Including, to his horror, [[SelfMadeOrphan his own father]]. Good thing he was born into an age of polyester. (If his power really affects organic matter in the chemistry sense, he'll dissolve polyester too. Tough luck, kid.)
** Another New Mutant who suffers this is Surge, who absorbs electrical energy around her from all sources (outlets, appliances, static electricity in the air, etc), building up a charge in her body which can then be released. She has no control over this, and is ''constantly'' absorbing energy. And if she absorbs enough, it begins wreaking havoc on her mental state, leaving her incoherent and babbling. Much like Cyclops, Nori is reliant on an external apparatus to regulate her power. Originally she was addicted to drugs that helped keep her powers in check, but after joining the Xavier school, Beast designed a pair of gauntlets for her that served the purpose instead, though she can lose control of her powers if the gauntlets are ever damaged (or even overloaded, as nearly happened in a fight with fellow electropath [[ComicBook/AvengersAcademy Striker]]). One story arc ''invoked'' this, when the Leper Queen, acting under the orders of Bastion, kidnapped her and used a modified form of the Legacy Virus to artificially intensify her powers to the point that even her gauntlets would no longer regulate it as part of an attempted terror attack.
*** Fellow New X-Man Wallflower secreted pheromones which could influence the emotional state of those around her, and originally she had no control over her ability to release them and it usually led to her making others feel what ''she'' was currently feeling. As a result, she was roomed with first Mercury (who was immune) and later Winddancer (who could use her powers to scatter them). Wallflower did eventually overcome her power incontinence.
** No list of power-incontinent X-Men would be complete without ComicBook/{{Rogue}}. She drains the powers, memories, and life energy of anyone she touches, so she wears gloves and skin-concealing outfits to avoid accidental physical contact with others. Even worse, when she used this power on ComicBook/MsMarvel, it didn't wear off for a long time afterwards, absorbing Marvel's powers and memories seemingly permanently, leaving her with thoughts and feelings not her own and Carol a detached EmotionlessGirl disconnected from her own feelings (as well as depowered for quite some time.) Rogue lives in constant fear that this same thing might happen again to someone else she uses her power on. She was cured of this power incontinence by Professor X in ''X-Men: Legacy'' #224. [[StatusQuoIsGod It didn't last.]]
*** It got worse in ''ComicBook/MrAndMrsX'', with her range increasing from just touch to an undefined distance around her. An earlier time it was amplified, the consequences of touching her became ''instant death'' and after her powers got reset back to their previous state, she tried to use them to kill Mystique, unaware that her powers had been reset, and ended up stuck with a copy of Mystique's mind in her head like what happened with Miss Marvel.

** Minor villain Unus the Untouchable has a powerful psionic barrier that repels anything that gets near him. That also includes ''air''. A few times his powers have gone out of control, he's suffocated himself.
*** It's actually how he was defeated in his first appearance. Beast created a device that would amplify mutant powers. When Unus found that ''anything'' he tried to touch was sent flying away from him, including food, he had no choice but to go back to the X-Men and surrender.

* ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'':
** In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'', Gambit joined the evil Fenris corporation because they helped cure his Power Incontinence. He tells Rogue that his energy charging powers had gone out of control and he couldn't even ''eat'' -- any food he tried to touch would explode.

%%** ''ComicBook/UltimateWolverine'': When activated, Mothervine subjects are victims of this.

** ComicBook/{{Storm}} is very serene and calm, which she has taught herself to be over the years because if her emotions change, [[PowerOfTheStorm so does the weather]]. One of the most dramatic examples had the Beast take Storm into the stratosphere to let out her grief and anger [[spoiler:after Wolverine was killed]]. The result: the entire Northern Hemisphere experienced an ''aurora borealis''.

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** Franklin Richards, the pre-teen son of Reed and Sue Richards. His mutant reality warping powers are practically without limit; he was the one who created the ''Heroes Reborn'' universe that saved Franchise/TheAvengers and the Fantastic Four from dying at the hands of Onslaught. However, he rarely has any control of his powers at all. Things... just seem to happen.

** ComicBook/JubileeMarvelComics can also lose control of her powers if she's angry. (In fact, she once [[BatmanGambit used this to her advantage]] when she and the rest of ComicBook/GenerationX were being held hostage by the mutant criminal Emplate. She insulted him to the point that he was so angry, he used his powers to drain a large portion of her life energy, gaining her powers in the process... which he could not control, because he was so angry. Suffice to say it turned the situation around.)

** Isca the Unbeaten, one of the omega level mutants of Arakko, cannot lose. Her power shapes probability and/or reality in subtle ways to ensure she always wins. However, she can't opt out of this. It's implied her free will is limited by her power choosing her path (e.g. she doesn't lose in the great Arakki war because she changes sides when her allies are doomed) and it's been used to manipulate events when others trick her into a wager.

** Fabian Cortez from the first volume of ''ComicBook/AdjectivelessXMen'' actually ''weaponizes'' this as his mutant power, which is a particularly nasty form of SuperEmpowering. By overcharging another mutant's power beyond their ability to control, he could effectively induce this in all but the most powerful of mutants.

!!Franchise/MarvelUniverse

* ComicBook/UltimateXMen:

* In the original Secret Wars, Doctor Doom experienced this after draining the power of the Beyonder, finding that it's far too much power for him to handle, as if he isn't careful, every stray thought that enters his mind becomes reality. This makes it easy for the Beyonder to eventually trick him and steal the power back.

* Firestar, former member of ComicBook/TheNewWarriors, Franchise/TheAvengers, and current ComicBook/XMen member has the power of controlling microwave energy. However, due to her inexperience with controlling her powers, one of the bad side effects of this was developing ''breast cancer''. It turned out that she lacked the RequiredSecondaryPower of being immune to her own powers, but Dr Pym figured out a cure for her.

* ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'':

** Joe Fix-It (a smaller, gray-skinned variant) had a brief storyline where he always came out at night and generally did things Bruce did not approve of. (This is in fact what the Hulk was ''always'' like in the very earliest issues. This new storyline tweaked the original Gray Hulk a bit, taking him from EarlyInstallmentWeirdness to a different manifestation of his powers.)

* ComicBook/BlackBolt of ComicBook/TheInhumans has vast energy powers, comparable to or exceeding a Herald of Galactus. Sadly, the region of the brain that controls them is the same one that controls his voice. The net effect: he can't open his mouth without unleashing devastation. (Which often gets mistaken for a sonic attack.)

* Franchise/SpiderMan was like this during the ''Acts of Vengeance'' storyline. He received the powers of ComicBook/CaptainUniverse (in order to fight a threat that the Uni-Power predicted would happen after the crisis) but an experiment he was working on with an ESU professor muddled it a little, making him unable to fully control the incredible cosmic powers. This caused horrible mental strain on him, almost pushing him over the edge; he had lived by the saying "With Great Power ComesGreatResponsibility" all his life, and now had ''godlike'' power. Fortunately, the power of Captain Universe is always temporary; once he had defeated the threat and fulfilled the purpose for which he had been given the power, it went away.

** In an arc of ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'', a North Korean man had been artificially implanted with Wolverine's {{healing factor}}. However, not only was it so incomplete that he couldn't heal brain damage, but his body kept ''[[BodyHorror trying to heal every orifice he had!]]''

** When ComicBook/JeanGrey (Marvel Girl, Phoenix) was a child, she couldn't control her omega-level {{Telepathy}} and ended up in a catatonic state. Later on, she had a similar problem with the Phoenix Force, which amplified her already [[StoryBreakerPower broken power level]] UpToEleven.

* In the original Secret Wars, Doctor Doom experienced this after draining the power of the Beyonder, finding that it's far too much power for him to handle, as if he isn't careful, every stray thought that enters his mind becomes reality. This makes it easy for the Beyonder to eventually trick him and steal the power back.
* In ''ComicBook/XCellent'', Joe Bomb has the ability to create explosions out of thin air. Unfortunately, it's linked to his blood pressure and any stress or intoxication can cause his powers to go off involuntarily.

** Colossus once suffered an injury battling the X-Cutioner, trapping him in his steel form for a time. This didn't do wonders for his mental health as, soon after, his little sister Illyana died and it lead to his FaceHeelTurn soon after when he joined Magneto's Acolytes during ''ComicBook/FatalAttractionsMarvelComics''. He does apologize for his actions once Excalibur is able to pull him out of that state.

* In the original Secret Wars, Doctor Doom experienced this after draining the power of the Beyonder, finding that it's far too much power for him to handle, as if he isn't careful, every stray thought that enters his mind becomes reality. This makes it easy for the Beyonder to eventually trick him and steal the power back.

** Colossus once suffered an injury battling the X-Cutioner, trapping him in his steel form for a time. This didn't do wonders for his mental health as, soon after, his little sister Illyana died and it lead to his FaceHeelTurn soon after when he joined Magneto's Acolytes during ''ComicBook/FatalAttractions''. He does apologize for his actions once Excalibur is able to pull him out of that state.

** One extremely unlucky mutant woke up one morning to discover that everybody in town had disappeared and left their clothes behind. After wandering around wondering what is happening for a while, Wolverine shows up and explains to the boy that his body is emitting a gas that vaporizes living tissue, which Wolverine is immune to, before giving the poor boy a MercyKill.