The name comes from the game Natural Selection, which has an alien race with the ability to shoot webbing as a weapon; the quote-turned-meme "how do i shot web" became synonymous with a clueless newbie who didn't know how to use their abilities.
Also applies when a character attempts to mimic or steal the abilities of a hero (like stealing their Empathic Weapon) and ultimately fails.
When he is successful, the newly acquired power is too unpredictable or costly in his opinion to use in the long run, since he may lack the time or experience to perfect it. It's doubly humiliating if he's defeated by the hero anyway. This is sometimes An Aesop that a hero's strength is his character, not his powers.
Nonetheless some are too stubborn to give them up, and may become a kind of Evil Counterpart.
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Examples:
One opponent in Flame Of Recca's Tournament Arc managed to temporarily steal Recca's ability to summon his flame dragons. Setsuna, one of the saucier dragons, promptly asked why the hell he should listen to the new guy and fried him in annoyance.
In the Lilo And Stitch animated series, Experiment 625 is recruited by villains because he possesses nearly all the abilities Stitch does. Unfortunately, he also has a lazy, casual apathy that makes him useless.
The Super-Skrull is a recurring Fantastic Four villain who can use all the super-powers of that team, plus has a native alien ability to shapeshift. Nevertheless, he is always defeated, usually by the Four's ability to work as a team.
Princess from The Powerpuff Girls acquires powers like the heroines' several times over the course of the series, by various means. She fails to beat them every time, but never learns a lesson about it.
Happens frequently to the witches in Charmed
Aku once stole Samurai Jack 's sword, only to find that in the hands of an evil person it doesn't work.
In Dragonball Z, Quirky Mini Boss Squad leader Captain Ginyu trades bodies with Goku. This is fairly ingenious because he crippled his old body before trading. However, he couldn't get full power out of Goku's body because he doesn't know his powerup technique Kaioken. Unfortunately for him, Vegita then shows up and beats the snot out of him.
2007-05-05 12:08:27
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answered by Anonymous
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can you explain further what u mean, your question is unclear
2007-05-05 12:01:55
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answered by one of a kind 4
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