Power Absorption

The power to steal all of the supernatural powers and abilities from others and make them one’s own. Not to be confused with Power Negation or Power Mimicry. Also known as Ability Theft or Ability Stealing.

Capability
The user can steal others powers and/or abilities. The "cut" power. The powers may stay with the user for a stretch, and the victims may naturally restore his/her lost power, but the theft can be permanent (see: Power Erasure).

Usages

 * Accumulate various abilities.
 * Absorb different powers from the target gainning acess to several powers.637px-Aggregor_absorbing_powers.png
 * The use of different powers.
 * High level users can absorb the life force of the victim, killing them in the process.

Methods

 * Most steal powers by touching superpowered people.
 * Some can absorb from a distance (close proximity).

Limits

 * Ability weaknesses may also be transferred.
 * May not revert ability's process.
 * May be unable to instantly control absorbed abilities.
 * May not gain absorbed abilities invulnerabilities.

Equipment
May wear gloves so as not to mistakenly absorb another ability through contact.

In Eric Summers' case, requires kryptonite, a bolt of lightning and contact with the empowered individual (i.e. Clark Kent) in order for his power to manifest itself.

Known Users

 * Black Alice (DC Comics)
 * Parasite (DC Comics)
 * The Master of Games (Teen Titans)387px-Kevin_E_Levin_(Mutated).png
 * Kevin Levin (Ben 10)
 * Aggregor (Ben 10 Ultimate Alien)
 * Rogue (X-Men)
 * Osmosians (Ben 10)
 * Arthur Petrelli (Heroes)
 * Drake Sypher (Loonatics Unleashed)
 * Kirby (Kirby franchise)
 * Android 19 (Dragonball Z)
 * Android 20 (Dragonball Z)
 * Cell (Dragonball Z)
 * Majin Buu (Dragonball Z)
 * Darth Nihilus (Star Wars)
 * Makuta Teridax (Bionicle)
 * Archangel (person) (Paradox Saga)
 * Sakura Mikan (Gakuen Alice) - also Power Negation