Throughout Hamster & Gretel, two mysterious aliens have been granting superpowers with their U.F.O. to a variety of characters and objects for Hamster and Gretel to fight with. Initially, no reason was stated, making this activity rather suspicious. However, in "Exclamation Strikes Back", they explain that these are supposedly to train Hamster and Gretel for another mysterious, extraterrestrial being who will become a threat in the second season. Despite this, some of the bestowed characters and objects were given powers by complete accident, and neither of the aliens bothered to fix their mistake; and some were even bestowed for fun rather than to train Hamster and Gretel.
This article lists many of the characters that were given superpowers by these aliens.
Season 1[]
| Episode | Receiver(s) | Superpower(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Empower Failure" |   Hamster and Gretel |
Various The aliens reveal that Hamster and Gretel have been given "powers unimaginable", which includes flight, super-strength, superspeed, heat vision, the materialization of colorful letters, etc. |
Despite Kevin also being within the radius, he was not given superpowers. In "Exclamation Strikes Back", it was revealed he was never intended to gain superpowers by the aliens. Hamster and Gretel were specifically told to use these superpowers for good, contrasting most of the other superpowered characters on this list. |
| "Oakey Dokey" |   Lauren and Lyle |
Various Much like Hamster and Gretel, Lauren and Lyle were given "powers unimaginable"; most of them reflect Hamster and Gretel's powers, making them foils of the superheroes. |
Specifically being told to use them for evil, revealing the aliens' odd behavior to the audience. |
| "La Ballad of La Cebolla" |   La Cebolla |
Talking to onions This superpower grants La Cebolla full control over onions, who will listen and obey to every one of her commands. |
Bestowed in flashback told through song. Initially seen as a lame superpower by Kevin and Gretel. |
| "Birthday Besties" |   Bouncy Castle |
Sentience The bouncy castle becomes alive, making it realize it has been trampled a lot on birthday parties and plans to exact revenge. |
Never intended by the aliens to be granted superpowers, as they were planning to give "powers unimaginable" to two nearby children instead. The bouncy castle was hit by mistake due to the male alien spilling orange juice, then they promptly left without fixing their error. |
| "Grounded" |   Sloppy joe |
Sentience The sloppy joe becomes a ground meat monster, with the intention to take over the entire Tri-State Area. |
Bestowed by the aliens for fun. |
| "Romancing the Scone" |   Scone |
Evil radiation Was hit by an evil energy ray; whoever ate the scone would become evil and get supervillain powers. |
Bestowed accidentally while the female alien was flying the U.F.O. The scone was eventually destroyed by Nordle. |
| "The Unnatural History of Dr. MedusaSaurus Ph.D." |   Tar pit/Julie Jennings |
Dinosaur skeleton re-animation Julie Jennings becomes unfrozen from her tar pit trap, has gained a hairstyle of dinosaur bones, and gained the ability to turn the dinosaur skeleton fossils in the museum alive. |
Bestowed by accident while the male U.F.O. was texting. |
| "No Sprain, No Gain" |   Itsy Bitsy |
Arachnid powers Itsy Bitsy is being merged with a spider on her shoulder, giving her the power to shoot spider silk from her arm pits. |
Bestowed in flashback. |
Season 2[]
| Episode | Receiver(s) | Superpower(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Lair Necessities" |   Demo Broz |
Telekinesis Whenever Luis and Jeffrey high-five, they're able to lift up entire buildings with their mind. |
Bestowed in flashback. |
| "Stress Brawl" |   Hiromi's stress ball |
Stress-based sentience Once powered by the aliens, this stress toy grows and starts attacking people based on Hiromi's bottled-up stress levels. When Hiromi lets out her frustrations, the toy shrinks back to normal. |
Bestowed superpowers by the female alien as she felt pity for Hiromi. Later taken in by the aliens' U.F.O. after Hamster flings it into outer space. |
| "Fools of Engagement" |   Footkicker |
Powerful kicking Footkicker can deliver powerful punts with his left foot; however, not with his oversized, sensitive right foot, which he gained prior to receiving superpowers. |
Bestowed in flashback, prior to the events of "Evil Upheaval". |
Other[]
| Appears in | Receiver(s) | Superpower(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theme Song Takeover "Kevin's Theme Song Takeover" |
  Fire hydrant |
Sentience/Flight Gains a yellow cape and flies away after receiving superpowers. The side nozzles also appear more muscular, implying super strength. |
Being given superpowers right as the male alien tells Kevin they're not giving away superpowers willy-nilly, with Kevin pointing out their hypocrisy. |
| Chibi Tiny Tales "Binocular Blues" |
  Backyard tree |
Sentience After being granted superpowers, the tree becomes alive and starts chucking apples at Phineas and Ferb. |
After the tree is sent back to the backyard due to Murphy's Law, Hamster and Gretel compel the U.F.O. to depower the tree and turn it back to normal. |