| rdfs:comment | - In a group of people with various superpower, this is the one teammate with no offensive powers. Teamed with An Ice Person, A Flying Brick, and someone with Heat Vision, he'll be the one with telepathy or Healing Hands. His power, if useable at all in combat, are purely defensive. Unlike What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?, that does not necessarily make him useless, as he may be the only one capable of advancing the plot and his powers may have the most Mundane Utility. After all, beating the bad guy is good an all, but you need to know who the bad guy is, and find and reach him first. Because of their lack of firepower, it's not rare for that teammate to be skilled in martial arts, or fall back on superior weaponry. Similarly, some may find offensive use for their powers by thinkin
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| abstract | - In a group of people with various superpower, this is the one teammate with no offensive powers. Teamed with An Ice Person, A Flying Brick, and someone with Heat Vision, he'll be the one with telepathy or Healing Hands. His power, if useable at all in combat, are purely defensive. Unlike What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?, that does not necessarily make him useless, as he may be the only one capable of advancing the plot and his powers may have the most Mundane Utility. After all, beating the bad guy is good an all, but you need to know who the bad guy is, and find and reach him first. Because of their lack of firepower, it's not rare for that teammate to be skilled in martial arts, or fall back on superior weaponry. Similarly, some may find offensive use for their powers by thinking outside the box. Very often The Chick or The Smart Guy is likely to have this in a Five-Man Band. See also White Mage, The Medic, and Combat Medic. In Videogames, The White Magician Girl is often this. Examples:
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