hidden power
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- untappedNot yet utilized
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- secretConcealed information
strength · reserve · lurking · inner · force · covert · ability · sleeping · concealed · gift · talent · wellspring · undiscovered · mysterious · energy · awakening · suppressed · veiled
- story tropesquest, hero's journey, plot twist, chosen one, red herring
- fantasy tropesdragon, dragons, elf, elves, dwarf
- comic tropessecret identity, origin story, superpowers, sidekick, supervillain
hidden powerlegitimate authority
Accepted right to command
constitutional power · institutional power · legal authority · delegated authority
hidden powerpowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
impotence · weakness · helplessness · ineffectiveness · ineffectuality