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{{trope}}
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{{quote|They say they hate me; they wanna hold me down.
I guess they're scared of the rebel; the [[Title Drop|rebel of the underground]]!
But I never let it get me.
[[No Such Thing as Bad Publicity|I just make another record 'bout the punks trying to sweat me!]]|[[Tupac Shakur]], in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ciieHddkw Rebel Of The Underground.]}}
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See also [[Shooting Superman]], where rather than backfire it does what the audience expects: nothing.
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== Anime And Manga ==
* In ''[[Dragon Ball GT]],'' Goku tries to take down [[Big Bad|Super 17]] with a variety of ki-based attacks, only to discover that he can increase his strength level by absorbing them.
* ''[[Ranma
== Film ==
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* When ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' fought the [[Snowlems|Snow Goons]], they tried throwing snowballs at them, but that just allowed them to grow bigger.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111113135400/http://garfield.nfshost.com/2005/10/30/ This] ''[[Garfield]]'' strip had this happen to Garfield, with Jon [[Comically Missing the Point]] of what Garfield was actually trying to do.
== Video Games ==
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* This trope is pretty much what makes ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' games earn their reputation as [[Nintendo Hard|fiendishly hard]]. There are too many monsters that have the ability to absorb one or more elements that yours character can use, and there are too few attacks that are guaranteed deal meaningful damage all the time. On top of it, some games have a system that gleefully punishes you for using the elements the monsters absorb.
* In ''[[Minecraft]]'', throwing a Splash Potion of Instant Damage at a zombie or skeleton will heal them. [[Revive Kills Zombie|Likewise, throwing a Splash Potion of Instant Health will hurt them]]
== Web Animation ==
* ''[[RWBY]]'' has an opposing hunter use an electrical weapon on Nora. While it worked well on Ren, using electricity on Nora only makes her stronger.
== Web Comics ==
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