Power Augmentation

The ability to enhance the powers of oneself or others. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. The opposite of Downgrading.

Also Called

 * Build-Up
 * Power/Ability Amplification/Amplifying/Boosting/Enhancement/Enhancing/Increase/Strengthening/Supercharging
 * Upgrade/Upgrading

Capabilities
The user can enhance the powers of themselves or others' so that they can reach high level mastery and control instantaneously, even reach a level of power that is usually beyond their limits alone. Users cannot steal or give power, only enhance the ones their targets already have.

Applications

 * Ability Mastering
 * Quality Enhancement
 * Self-Power Augmentation

Variations

 * Effect Stacking
 * Food Augmentation
 * Life-Force Augmentation
 * Song Augmentation

Associations

 * Affinity
 * Life-Force Manipulation
 * Remolding
 * Support Powers

Limitations

 * May have limited range, including touch only.
 * Amplified abilities may get to the point that their user harms themselves.
 * May be limited to enhancing at certain places or times.
 * Over-dosage may result in subject getting delirious, in some rare cases, death is likely.
 * Target effects usually fade over time, sometimes only lasting moments.

Known Users
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 * Fabian Cortez (Marvel)
 * Blue Lanterns (DC comics); in the presence of a Green Lantern, the Green Lantern's Power Levels equal out to 200% capacity
 * The Phoenix Force (Marvel)
 * Celestialsapiens (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
 * Alien X (Ben 10: Alien Force)
 * Poltis Altiare (Ben 10: Cosmic Destruction)
 * Amp (Generator Rex)
 * Sage (Marvel)

Literature

 * Clary Fray (The Mortal Instruments); empowers angelic runes

Film/Television

 * Ando Masahashi (Heroes)
 * Paulette Hawkins (Heroes)
 * Empaths (Charmed)
 * Billie Jenkins (Charmed); via Projection
 * Wyatt Halliwell (Charmed); via Projection
 * Users of the Holy Pearls (Holy Pearl)
 * Photostims (Alphas)
 * Shinichi Ozaki (Godzilla: Final Wars)

Anime/Manga

 * Guru (Dragon Ball Z)
 * Hougkyoku (Bleach)
 * Old Kai (Dragon Ball Z)
 * Kyouka (Fairy Tail)
 * Babidi (Dragon Ball Z); via Mind Control
 * Goku (Dragon Ball Z); via Kaio-Ken

Videogame

 * Warframes (Warframe)
 * The Beast/John White (inFamous)
 * Sister Ulicia (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
 * Sister Armina (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold & Confessor)
 * Sister Tovi (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
 * Sister Nicci (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
 * SisterCecilia (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
 * Sister Merissa (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
 * Sister Greta (Sword of Truth series: Confessor)
 * Sister Julia (Sword of Truth series: Confessor)
 * The Canadian (The Guardian 30)
 * The Tick (The Tick); via "drama power" his other abilities increase as the situation becomes more dramatic
 * The Beast (inFamous 2)
 * Pokemon that can use "Helping Hand" (Pokemon)
 * Users of the Chaos Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Geno (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
 * Madame Web (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
 * Mithra (Asura's Wrath)}}

Known Objects

 * *The Ultimatrix (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
 * Shikon Jewel Shards (InuYasha)
 * The Chaos Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
 * The Master Emerald (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
 * The Sol Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
 * Crystals (The Secret Circle)
 * Crystal Skull
 * Wands (Wizards of Waverly Place)