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    Eldritch: I guess John Constantine doesn't count? I thought of him immediatly. more »
    Kamigoroshi: Wasn't Nick Grey from X-Men suffering the same thing too? Despite being the most powerful telepath, Mr Sinister programmed him with a killswitch. As l... more »
    The Curse of Millhaven: Dr. Fuse, Candlegirl and The Incredible Ablating Man should all be on this list. more »
    bluehinter: Grant Morrison also came up with the Skrull Kill Krew. Technically, the use of their powers didn't kill them, but they obtained their abilities by c... more »
    jajbowler: How about Cancer Man from The X-Files? more »
    Mathmos: A slight variant, perhaps topic for another post sometime, is objects of power that eventually destroy their users. Elric comes to mind, along with ma... more »
    Alessar: I don't think Doug Ramsay should be on the list. His power of translation didn't kill him, he just plain took a bullet. Add in though, GinRei from th... more »
    tetracycloide: there should really be an entry here for rusty venture about how his 'venture charm' will eventually kill him. more »
    reddingofish: I think I enjoyed how Heroes made the first episode of this season more like a comic book. We will find out if anyone else liked it if it does not ge... more »
    quetzilla: Oh please not another time-travel-causes-nose-bleeds cliche. There's a reason I stopped watching that show. Couldn't they at least have come up with... more »
    Wookie1972: Doesn't Johnny Smith from The Dead Zone count? The idea of psionic abilities coming from a brain tumour was also used in the X-Files episode "Pusher." more »
    jmg134: Marvel had a comic back in the 80s called "Strikeforce Moritiri"...or something like that. The people volunteered to get powers but a year later they ... more »
    omgwtflolbbqbye: Chris Clairemont's current ongoing alt universe series "X-Men Forever" plays with this concept. It was recently revealed that mutants still need some... more »
    Mathmos: How about Saturday Night Live's Middle Aged Man? I'm sure that if he uses his powers long enough he'll eventually die. more »
    bluehinter: A sub-category would be the superheroes who's power stem from some malign entity (usually trapped in some ancient artefact or pocket dimension) who gr... more »
    mistermac2000: It's probably very obscure, but there was an old short-lived comic series called Strikeforce Morituri, where people volunteered for a process that gav... more »
    TimGunn: I liked Firestar's microwave emissions giving her cancer. (Iron Man invented her a suit to protect her, I don't believe it really works though). more »
    twDarkflame: Micheal from Prison Break. Not obviously scifi/superhero, but given what he does, it should fit this list nicely. Especially as in season1 they expla... more »
    BrendCh06: WTF? You forgot the biggest one of recent comics! SPOILERS below... . . . . . . Kitty Pryde! I mean in Astonishing, she phases with the giant bullet... more »
    G8-167/Super Aguri: I thought Bart was killed by a group of Rouges after losing his powers. more »
  • #heroes

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