Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-68.194.169.97-20170316224558/@comment-25936766-20170323010024

The Power of Friendship is fine when it's not in itself what saves the day, but merely just the means. For example, that the hero's close friendship with his companions gives him the determination, the willpower, that he needs to continue fighting.

In that example, the Power of Friendship doesn't defeat the bad guy. The hero does, the Power of Friendship is merely a booster.

...But when the Power of Friendship leads to things such as Deus Ex Machinas or bullshit that's rather hard to believe....well, that's when it's used badly. Sometimes it's for parody purposes though.