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The best, often most outrageous, examples of a character overcoming seemingly impossible odds through the power of friendship/love/heart of the cards, and so on?
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08-27-2021, 03:50 PM #1Mighty Member
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Best feats for the power of love/friendship/courage
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08-27-2021, 04:27 PM #2Extraordinary Member
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Without specifics, Star Sapphire (and her Corps, of course) and Ma-Ti are literally powered by love.
More specifically, WandaVision's whole premise of reality warping comes from love (yes, yes, grief, but "What is grief but love persevering?"). Nothing she did from Age of Ultron to Endgame indicated reality warping. Prior to this Wanda was "merely" a powerful telekinetic/mild telepath.
Interstellar probably counts, too. Cooper figures out what to do in the very-deadly black hole because of his love for his daughter.Last edited by Cyke; 08-27-2021 at 04:34 PM.
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08-27-2021, 06:23 PM #3Extraordinary Member
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Saint Seiya is extremely big on the bonds shared among their friends, to the point it can increase their power and(depending on the plot)perform miracles, allowing them to perform an act that is usually well beyond their normal capabilities.
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08-27-2021, 06:50 PM #4Extraordinary Member
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Would the Genki Dama count? Because Goku first went Ultra Instinct by absorbing it while his power was practically at zero.
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08-27-2021, 07:38 PM #5Invincible Jersey Ninja
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Sailor Moon had that in abundance if I remember correctly. Mostly in the form of sacrificing themselves to make Sailor Moon more powerful, or combining their powers.
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08-27-2021, 09:48 PM #6Ultimate Member
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Fairy Tail is rather infamous for it. Just about every fight comes down to "power of friendship!"
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08-28-2021, 12:06 AM #7Prince of Duckness
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Everything the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins ever did. So specifically the most powerful Care Bear Stare and Cousin Call.
Also MLP. I mean the modern show was literally called Friendship is Magic.
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08-28-2021, 01:08 AM #8Legendary God of Pirates
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*Gestures at the entirety of Gurren Lagaan with one hand*
*Gestures at the entirety of GaoGaiGar with the other*
The whole super robot mecha revival pretty much runs on this sort of thing. In the case of GaoGaiGar and Gurren Lagaan, literally. The main robots are powered by courage and mutual self belief respectively.
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08-28-2021, 01:40 AM #9Extraordinary Member
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Ooh, Rory in Doctor Who. Being turned into an immortal Auton is one thing but isolation for a few thousand years would drive anyone mad. However, he kept his focus, guarded the Pandorica that held/healed Amy, and even moved the likely-multi-ton box, all by himself, thanks to the power of love.
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08-28-2021, 11:56 AM #10B O K E
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Are we quantifying this by the power of friendship and courage becoming some quantifiable power that physically affects the setting, or personality traits?
Because I'm trying to calculate who would win, a country's state of the art military with the advanced, ancient technology of a floating island, or a kid with a grenade launcher, a gang of air pirates, and a boss grandma leading the charge.
Get in the ornithopter, Sheeta, we're gonna save the world.Last edited by grampagen; 08-28-2021 at 11:58 AM.
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08-28-2021, 01:53 PM #11Legendary God of Pirates
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goddamn I love this film so much
Originally Posted by grampagen
Are we quantifying this by the power of friendship and courage becoming some quantifiable power that physically affects the setting, or personality traits?
Because I'm trying to calculate who would win, a country's state of the art military with the advanced, ancient technology of a floating island, or a kid with a grenade launcher, a gang of air pirates, and a boss grandma leading the charge.
Get in the ornithopter, Sheeta, we're gonna save the world.
one of my favourite films, not just out of the Ghibli canon but just generally.
it's so good.
man... should I watch Laputa again for the... I'm definitely in the teens at least by this point.
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08-28-2021, 02:37 PM #12Legendary God of Pirates
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Update, I'm now watching Laputa again. Originally Posted by Nik Hasta
I heard the main theme hit and almost burst into tears.
I fucking love this film.
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08-28-2021, 02:42 PM #13Reborn Samurai
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Kingdom Hearts, full stop. To the point where it's even written in the lore that emotional bonds give you actual power.
Ichigo: What even *are* you?!
Kenpachi: Some say my mother was a train. Some say that I'm a rejected Godzilla monster too strong for the series canon. But everyone says: I'M THE KEEEEENPACHIIIIII!!!!
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08-28-2021, 04:06 PM #14BANNED
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No contest
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08-28-2021, 04:25 PM #15The Weeping Mod
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In truth, tis awesome. Originally Posted by Nik Hasta
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