- "Haw!! No rays can hurt the Absorbin' Man!! I absorb the properties of whatever I touch, so it just makes me as strong as it is!!!"
- ― Crusher Creel, the Absorbing Man (Marvel Comics)
The power to be empowered by absorption. Combination of Absorption and Affinity. Variation of Absorption Power Link.
Also Called[]
- Absorption Affinity
Capabilities[]
Users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when they absorb a certain object, event, or emotion, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. Some users may be able to draw sustenance from their affinity or even slow or stop aging.
Applications[]
- Absorbing Regeneration
- Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
- Metabolization
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Self-Sustenance
Variations[]
- Concept Empowerment - Be empowered by absorbing concepts.
- Elemental Empowerment - Be empowered by absorbing elements.
- Emotion Empowerment - Be empowered by absorbing emotions.
- Energy Empowerment - Be empowered by absorbing energy.
- Life-Force Empowerment - Be empowered by absorbing life-force.
- Magic Empowerment - Be empowered by absorbing magic.
- Organic Empowerment - Be empowered by absorbing organic material.
- Power Empowerment - Be empowered by absorbing powers.
- Soul Empowerment - Be empowered by absorbing souls.
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- May be limited by only a single type.
Known Users[]
- Everett "Ej" James/Blaze (Black Sands Entertainment)
- Quincy (Bleach)
- Michael Morningstar/Darkstar (Ben 10 Series)
- Kryptonians (DC Comics); via Solar Energy Absorption
- Incubus (DC Extended Universe)
- Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
- Android 19 (Dragon Ball Z)
- Android 20 (Dragon Ball Z)
- Devil Slayers (Fairy Tail)
- Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail)
- Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Administrator (Marvel Comics)
- Sauron (Marvel Comics)
- Carl Creel/Absorbing Man (Marvel Comics)
- Sebastian Shaw (Marvel Comics); via Kinetic Energy Absorption
- Sole Crusher (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Toneri Ōtsutsuki (The Last: Naruto the Movie); via Organic Absorption
- Meltlilith (Nasuverse)
- Certain Pokémon (Pokémon); via Certain Skills
- Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter)
- Various Chakra Absorption Techniques Users (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- SCP-682 - Hard-To-Destroy Reptile (SCP Foundation)
- Famine (Supernatural); via Soul Absorption
- Castiel (Supernatural); via Soul Absorption
- Amara/The Darkness (Supernatural); via Soul Absorption
- Julius (Sword of Mana)
- Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon)
- Javier Asrahan (The Greatest Estate Developer)
- Kim Suho/Lloyd Frontera (The Greatest Estate Developer)
- Rimuru Tempest (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken/That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
- Acacia (Toriko); via consuming NEO
- Mecklord Empeoros (Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's)
- Godzilla (Godzilla)
- Variable Weapon System/Weapon Copy System Users (Mega Man/Mega Man X series)
Known Objects[]
- Nethicite (Final Fantasy XII)
Gallery[]
Everett "Ej" James/Blaze (Black Sands Entertainment) via Devour can absorb matter & energy to an unlimited degree to empower themselves.
Michael Morningstar/Darkstar (Ben 10 Series) absorb more life energy/mana to be more powerful.
Superman (DC Comics) can absorb solar energy to empower himself.
Android 19 (Dragon Ball Z) can absorb energy, either from Ki attacks...
...or directly from a victim, to power up.
Castiel (Supernatural) became a "god" by empowering himself with the souls of Purgatory.
Famine (Supernatural) consumed souls to regain his strength.
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Upon its release after Mark of Cain's removal, the Darkness/Amara (Supernatural) consumed human souls and demons to regain her strength, surviving the combined might of the angels and overpowered Lucifer, an Archangel.
Cell's (Dragon Ball) power increases with each person he absorbs with his tail.
After absorbing his Ghost Chess soldiers, Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance) was able to transform into a powerful demon form.
Godzilla (Godzilla Heisei series) gained the powerful Red Spiral Ray after absorbing Fire Rodan's life force.
Godzilla (Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack) absorbs King Ghidorah's energy attacks...
...enhancing his Atomic Breath enough to destroy Ghidorah in one hit.
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Incubus (DC Extended Universe) become more powerful by absorbing others into his host's body.
Videos[]
Cell Kills Guard!-2
Midway city Subway attack.... Suicide squad-2