Self-Sustenance

The power to reduce or remove the need for bodily necessities.

Also Called

 * Contained Metabolism
 * Deprivation

Capabilities
Users physical needs are greatly reduced or completely removed. These needs include air/breathing, sleep/rest, food, drink, bodily evacuations, shelter from environmental effects and their lack (heat/cold, dryness/wetness), etc. User is also able to stay unmoving without the normal effects this would have.

Applications

 * Digestive Expulsion Negation
 * Enhanced Lung Capacity/Oxygen Independence
 * Hunger Suppression/Negation
 * Sleeplessness
 * Temperature Regulation/Immunity

Associations

 * Discomfort Immunity
 * Dependency Transcendence
 * Energy Independence
 * Environmental Adaptation
 * Hibernation
 * Immortality
 * Pain Suppression
 * Regenerative Healing Factor
 * Self Sufficiency

Limitations

 * May only be able to disregard some needs.
 * May have limited time period available.
 * Disregarding some needs may cause certain capacities to degrade, regardless of of maintaining stable health. Eg: Forgoing eating may lead to muscular dystrophy, etc.

Known Users
See Also: The Needless and Perpetual Motion Monster. {{scroll box|

Literature

 * Sally Sandwich (Sweet Story)
 * Timmy Taco (Sweet Story)

Movies/Television

 * Adam (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Stanton Parish (Alphas)
 * Neil Cuddahy (Mutant X)
 * Daggon/Cole Hauser (Tracker)
 * Jem'Hadar (Star Trek); only when supplied with Ketracel White
 * Changelings (Star Trek)
 * Borg Drones (Star Trek); only when connected to the Collective
 * Data (Star Trek)
 * Terminators (Terminator)
 * The Golden Army (Hellboy II)
 * Davros (Doctor Who)

Cartoons

 * Aku (Samurai Jack)
 * The Guardian (Samurai Jack)
 * Kevin Levin (Ben 10); in his Ultimate form
 * Professor Paradox (Ben 10: Alien Force)
 * Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom)
 * Gems (Steven Universe)
 * Emotions (Inside Out)

Comics

 * Kryptonians (DC Comics); under a yellow or blue sun
 * Firestorm (DC Comics)
 * Martians (DC)
 * Captain Atom (DC Comics)
 * The Flash (DC Comics)
 * Dr. Manhattan (DC Comics)
 * Amazons of Themyscira (DC Comics)
 * Hippolyta
 * Emma Frost (Marvel Comics); in diamond form
 * Stepford Cuckoos (Marvel Comics); in diamond form
 * Colossus (Marvel Comics); in Steel form
 * Original Xorn (Marvel Comics)
 * Sprite/Jia Jing (Marvel Comics)
 * Hulk (Marvel Comics)
 * Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
 * A-Bomb (Marvel Comics)
 * Skaar (Marvel Comics)
 * Adam Warlock (Marvel Comics)
 * Heralds of Galactus (Marvel Comics)
 * Asgardians (Marvel Comics)
 * Olympians (Marvel Comics)
 * Sentry (Marvel Comics)
 * Sunspot (Marvel Comics)
 * Chamber (Marvel Comics)
 * Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Ultimate Marvel Comics)

Manga/Anime

 * Empty Cans (Akikan!)
 * Titans (Attack on Titan); only need sunlight to stay active
 * Demon Lord (Sekai Maou)
 * Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
 * Zetsu and clones (Naruto)
 * Ryoko Hakubi (Tenchi Muyo)
 * Asato Tsuzuki (Descendants Of Darkness)
 * Shinigami (Death Note)
 * Artificial Humans (Dragon Ball)
 * Isaac Netero (Hunter X Hunter)
 * Genos (One Punch Man)

Video Games

 * Porygon (Pokemon)
 * Reapers (Mass Effect)
 * Necromorphs (Dead Space)
 * Ghouls (Fallout)

Tabletop Games

 * Vampires (Vampire the Masquerade); only need blood to stay conscious

Other

 * BLU Pyrogun (TF2 Freak)
 * Bluster Blaster Sentries (TF2 Freak)
 * Commander Bot (TF2 Freak)
 * Cremapyro (TF2 Freak)
 * CyborPyro (TF2 Freak)
 * Deed Goy (TF2 Freak)
 * Medibirds (TF2 Freak)
 * MeeMs (TF2 Freak)
 * SCP-017 - Shadow Person (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-122-1 (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-280 - Eyes in the Dark (SCP Foundation)}}

Known Objects

 * Mayan Sun Amulet (Gargoyles)
 * Ring of Sustenance (Overlord)