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* The baker accuses Joseph of being this in ''WesternAnimation/JosephKingOfDreams'' after being told that he will be executed in three days and birds will feed on his flesh.

# Sometimes the blessing ''is'' actually beneficial - but [[DeusAngstMachina extenuating circumstances]] have ruined the potential fun. For example, AMindIsATerribleThingToRead, AndYourLittleDogToo, PowerUpgradingDeformation or MutantDraftBoard.

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** Hades has all kinds of incredible powers — he can [[PlayingWithFire easily control flame]], never ages, and possesses immortality. Unfortunately, he's been assigned a job that he hates — dealing with dead people all day — while the other gods get to spend their days on the sunny Mount Olympus. Because of the nature of the job (there's always someone new dying), he's stuck in the Underworld and never gets a break.

** Meg has apparently been granted immortality and eternal youth by a god. Trouble is, that god is Hades. And she only gained her powers by making a DealWithTheDevil--she sold her soul to save her boyfriend's life, and he repaid her by running off with another woman. She now has to do whatever Hades tells her, and as a result, doesn't seem to have any friends or people she's close to.

* Elsa in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' considers her powers this [[spoiler:until she learns to control them]]. Having [[AnIcePerson powers over ice and snow]] is cool. Nearly killing your little sister when you are both just children and years later [[spoiler: accidentally putting your whole kingdom in eternal winter]] due to PowerIncontinence is not.
* Moses from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' is God's Chosen One, but he is forced to be the instrument of the 10 Plagues of Egypt. This pits him against his once beloved brother and old home, and he's very unhappy to have to bring destruction in God's behalf to a place he once loved and getting entirely innocent people killed in the crossfire.
* The baker accuses Joseph of being this in ''WesternAnimation/JosephKingOfDreams'' after being told that he will be executed in three days and birds will feed on his flesh.
* Think being the leader of a town and having everyone in said town admire you would be utterly awesome? Try telling that to [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington]], who is the Pumpkin King of HalloweenTown. However, it's '''always about Halloween''', every single day, which is problematic when you want something different. Taking a break is not an option, as shown when Jack disappears for only two days, everyone is in a panic. Also, Jack seems to not be able to give the crown to anyone else if he wanted ("But who here would ever understand/That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin/Would tire of his crown, if they only understood/He'd give it all up if he only could..."), so he's stuck with the job. ''And'' if the scenes after "This Is Halloween" is any indication, due to being the biggest in-universe celebrity, Jack can't even have a decent conversation with anyone. And who knows how long Jack's been doing the Halloween job? He could be ReallySevenHundredYearsOld for all we know. When you think about it, [[TheWoobie you can't blame the guy]] for desperately wanting to try out Christmas. But because he's still the Pumpkin King, he can't escape Halloween even when he's trying to be Santa Claus. The result? Some very [[MyLittlePanzer dangerous toys.]]

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', Simmons talks about terrible superpowers: the ability to fly, but only north, being able to teleport only one foot at a time and the power to turn into the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]... but only when you're asleep.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Charming}}'': Any woman whom Prince Phillipe looks in the eyes falls madly in love with him. Unfortunately for Phillipe this was meant as a curse by his father's [[WomanScored jealous ex]], and it ''is'' a curse; [[PowerIncontinence he has no control over this power]], and it's made a mess of his life. Ironically, the one woman Phillipe ''is'' interested in, the roguish burglar Lenore, is completely immune to his power, and is only helping him with his quest to break the curse because [[BoxedCrook the king offered her a pardon and a small fortune]].

* In a ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' [[http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-09-13/ strip]], Dilbert's mother is visiting a psychic, but forgot her purse and thus can't pay. The psychic puts "The Curse of Competence" on her firstborn son, prompting Dilbert's mother to wonder why that would be a bad thing. As Dilbert (her firstborn son) finds out, when you're the only competent person in a world full of idiots, you'll be the one everyone asks to make things work.
* In ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', Frieda viewed her [[RunningGag "naturally curly hair"]] as a drawback, claiming that everyone she met was envious of and generally disliked her for it. [[DeadpanSnarker Lucy]] once shut her down with a blunt "Don't kid yourself, sister."

* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': "WHY DO I FIX EVERYTHING I TOUCH?!" MrFixIt powers are cool and all until you're trying to break out of prison and your efforts are simply making the prison ''sturdier''. Like a reverse ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman.
** In the same movie, Vanellope has the power to teleport, which is incredibly handy in a racing game like Sugar Rush. But she has it because she's a "glitch"--that is, the video game code that she's made of is inherently corrupted. Everyone treats her like dirt for her condition, even though it makes her one of the best racers in the game. [[spoiler: It turns out this FantasticRacism is something of an EnforcedTrope: When King Candy/Turbo took over the game, he reprogrammed its code to make everyone forget that Vanellope was actually the princess of the realm. When Turbo's defeated and Sugar Rush restored to its former state, the population's memories are restored as well, and they welcome Vanellope back with open arms, despite her glitch.]]

* Think being the leader of a town and having everyone in said town admire you would be utterly awesome? Try telling that to [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington]], who is the Pumpkin King of HalloweenTown. However, it's '''always about Halloween''', every single day, which is problematic when you want something different. Taking a break is not an option, as shown when Jack disappears for only two days, everyone is in a panic. Also, Jack seems to not be able to give the crown to anyone else if he wanted ("But who here would ever understand/That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin/Would tire of his crown, if they only understood/He'd give it all up if he only could . . . "), so he's stuck with the job. ''And'' if the scenes after "This Is Halloween" is any indication, due to being the biggest in-universe celebrity, Jack can't even have a decent conversation with anyone. And who knows how long Jack's been doing the Halloween job? He could be ReallySevenHundredYearsOld for all we know. When you think about it, [[TheWoobie you can't blame the guy]] for desperately wanting to try out Christmas. But because he's still the Pumpkin King, he can't escape Halloween even when he's trying to be Santa Claus. The result? Some very [[MyLittlePanzer dangerous toys.]]

* The narrator of Music/TypeONegative's "Suspended In Dusk". Sure, he's an immortal vampire with who knows what kind of powers, but hecan't keep love interests as they all end up succumbing to old age while he lives past their expiration dates.

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', Simmons talks about terrible superpowers: the ability to fly, but only north, being able to teleport only one foot at a time and the ability to turn into the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]... but only when you're asleep.

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', Simmons talks about terrible superpowers: the ability to fly, but only north, being able to teleport only one foot at a time and the ability to turn into the [[ComicBooks/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]... but only when you're asleep.

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', Simmons talks about terrible superpowers: the ability to fly, but only north, being able to teleport only one foot at a time and the ability to turn into the [[Franchise/Hulk]]... but only when you're asleep.

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', Simmons talks about terrible superpowers: the ability to fly, but only north, and being able to teleport only one foot at a time.

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* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' has this in spades:
** Hades has all kinds of incredible powers--he can [[PlayingWithFire easily control flame]], never ages, and possesses immortality. Unfortunately, he's been assigned a job that he hates--dealing with dead people all day--while the other gods get to spend their days on the sunny Mount Olympus. Because of the nature of the job (there's always someone new dying), he's stuck in the Underworld and never gets a break.

* Rapunzel of ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. Oh sure, it's awesome to have hair that glows and heals any wound and reverses aging, but when you get kidnapped from your birth parents, and said hair grows 3 times as fast as regular hair, there are problems that can arise. For instance, it apparently takes 3 hours to brush her hair, and 6 hours to wash it. And with 70 feet of it by the time you're 18, it can also be a real drag (literally) to lug around. And yes, you could braid it to make walking easier, but then if it catches on anything, you're stuck.
* ''Disney/WreckItRalph'': "WHY DO I FIX EVERYTHING I TOUCH?!" MrFixIt powers are cool and all until you're trying to break out of prison and your efforts are simply making the prison ''sturdier''. Like a reverse ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman.

* Elsa in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' considers her powers this [[spoiler:until she learns to control them]]. Having [[AnIcePerson powers over ice and snow]] is cool. Nearly killing your little sister when you are both just children and years later [[spoiler: accidentally putting your whole kingdom in eternal winter]] due to PowerIncontinence is not.

* "[[Music/DashboardConfessional Belle of the Boulevard]]" deconstructs HelloNurse, implying that the heroine's beauty and seemingly perfect life is masking how unhappy she is, and that she is seen as "easy" by men.

* [[WebAnimation/ASDFMovie "Tree powers, activate!"]]

# If a power grants a character the ability to improve their lives in any way possible, expect it to be unable to do the one particular thing that makes the user truly happy, with usual examples as curing some permanent injury, [[EverythingButTheGirl getting the girl]], and the like.

# If a power grants a character the ability to improve their lives in some way such as seducing anyone of the opposite sex without effort, expect it to be unable to do the one particular thing that makes the user truly happy, usually such as [[EverythingButTheGirl getting the girl]].

# Sometimes the blessing ''is'' actually beneficial - but [[DeusAngstMachina extenuating circumstances]] have ruined the potential fun. For example, AMindIsATerribleThingToRead, AndYourLittleDogToo, PowerUpgradingDeformation or MutantDraftBoard. If a power grants you the ability to do anything, expect it to be unable to do the one thing that makes the user truly happy, usually [[EverythingButTheGirl getting the girl]].

# Sometimes the blessing ''is'' actually beneficial - but [[DeusAngstMachina extenuating circumstances]] have ruined the potential fun. For example, AMindIsATerribleThingToRead, AndYourLittleDogToo, PowerUpgradingDeformation or MutantDraftBoard.

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** Meg has apparently been granted immortality and eternal youth by a god. Trouble is, that god is Hades. And she only gained her powers by making a DealWithTheDevil--she sold her soul to save her boyfriend's life, and he repaid her by running off with another woman. She's now has to do whatever Hades tells her, and as a result, doesn't seem to have any friends or people she's close to.

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* Moses from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' is God's Chosen One, but he is forced to be the instrument of the 10 Plagues of Egypt. This pits him against his once beloved brother and old home, and he's very unhappy to have to bring destruction in God's behalf to a place he once loved and getting entirely innocent people in the crossfire.

* In a ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' [[http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-09-13/ strip]], Dilbert's mother is visiting a psychic, but forgot her purse and thus couldn't pay. The psychic puts "The Curse of Competence" on her firstborn son, prompting Dilbert's mother to wonder why that would be a bad thing. As Dilbert (her firstborn son) finds out, when you're the only competent person in a world full of idiots, you'll be the one everyone asks to make things work.

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