Demonic Empowerment


 * For a gallery of examples for Demonic Empowerment, see here.

The ability to gain power from demonic forces, spirits, and/or concepts. Variation of Affinity, opposite of Divine Empowerment.

Also Called

 * Demonic Affinity/Curse

Capabilities
Users are able to acquire power from demonic forces. Often times, they're cursed with the evil from unholy objects, spirits, or concepts. Sometimes their bodies are warped and twisted into a hellish parody of their previous state, becoming demons. Some are able to switch in and out of their new forms at will. Those who are too weak to control the power will lose their sanity as well as their souls.

Applications

 * Demonic Force Manipulation: Gain malevolent demonic power.
 * Dark Energy Manipulation: Manipulate, control, and absorb a reservoir of negative energy.
 * Demonic Energy Manipulation: Control demonic energies.
 * Demonic Physiology: Posses a physical body of a demon.
 * Supernatural Condition: Achieve physical and metal capabilities that is beyond normal limitations.
 * Demonic Arm: A lesser extent of this ability: Posses an arm that wields great demonic power.
 * Hell-Fire Manipulation
 * Magic: Acquire magical abilities.
 * Dark Arts: Master the powerful and dangerous arts of dark magic.
 * Demonic Magic: Gain the ability to use magic of demonic origin.
 * Summoning: Conjure powerful demonic beings to do your bidding.
 * Soul-Bound Weapon: Create or wield a personal and unique tool of destruction that is both an extension and manifestation of one's own power.

Limitations

 * Likely requires a ritual to be infused with demonic power.
 * Needs strong will control the evil energy, even momentary weakness is exploited.
 * May require an item from/through which the power is drawn.
 * The demonic force could take over the host.
 * May be overwhelmed by Divine Empowerment.

Known Users
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Literature

 * Pitch Black (Guardians of Childhood)

Films

 * Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

Western Television

 * Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Special Children (Supernatural)
 * Sam Winchester (Supernatural)

Western Animation

 * Ultra-Robots (Samurai Jack)

Comic Books

 * Edward Bloomberg (DC Comics)
 * Trigon (DC Comics)
 * Raven (DC Comics)
 * Gluttony (DC Comics)
 * Greed (DC Comics)
 * Lust (DC Comics)
 * Wrath (DC Comics)
 * Envy (DC Comics)
 * Sloth (DC Comics)
 * Belial (DC Comics)
 * Merlin (DC Comics)
 * Lord Scapegoat (DC Comics)
 * Etrigan/Jason Blood (DC Comics)
 * Sabbac (''DC Comics)
 * Belasco (Marvel Comics)
 * Darkdevil (Marvel Comics)
 * Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
 * Hobgoblin/Jason Philip Macendale, Jr(Marvel Comics); when empowered by Demogoblin
 * Magik(Marvel Comics); when in Darkchylde form
 * Hellspawn (Image Comics)
 * Al Simmons
 * Jackie Estacado (Witchblade)
 * Savanti Romero (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Manga/Anime

 * Jinchūriki (Naruto)
 * Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
 * Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)
 * Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho)
 * Younger Tugoro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
 * Elder Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
 * Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)
 * Casca (Berserk)

Video Games

 * Calypso (Twisted Metal series)
 * Dante (Devil May Cry series)
 * Vergil (Devil May Cry series)
 * Nero (Devil May Cry 4)
 * Arkham (Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening)
 * The Order Of The Sword (Devil May Cry 4)
 * Rachel (Ninja Gaiden)
 * Genshin (Ninja Gaiden 2)
 * Kazuya Mishima (Tekken)
 * Jin Kazama (Tekken)
 * Jinpachi Mishima (Tekken)
 * Akuma/Oni (Street Fighter)
 * Ryu/Evil Ryu (Street Fighter)
 * Kairi (Street Fighter)
 * Sakura (Street Fighter)
 * Dan (Street Fighter)}}