- "Willow always had all the power. Even before she knew what to do with it. It came so easy for her. The rest of us, we had to work twice as hard to be half as good!"
- ― Amy Madison, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- "When was it that the transformation to the legendary warrior of the Saiyan race was reduced to a child's plaything?!"
- ― Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z
The ability to develop skills, traits and abilities faster and more effectively than should be possible. Sub-power of Enhanced Potential, Child Prodigy, Old Prime and Instant Learning. Not to be confused with Accelerated Aging, Accelerated Muscle Development, Accelerated Growth, Accelerated System Development or Self-Power Augmentation.
Also Called
- Advanced Growth Rate
- Enhanced Development
- Prodigy Syndrome
- Rapid Adaptability/Learning/Personal Growth
- Quick Learning Ability/Speed
Capabilities
User can improve their natural abilities far faster and to greater extent or beyond the limitations of other members of their species. This applies at a genetic level, allowing the body to keep up with the users own rapidly developing skills/physical attributes, and at an intellectual level, to which their mind/mental capabilities can develop beyond their normal limits. Users with superpowers benefit the same way, and even allows them to awaken any latent abilities within them.
As a result, user can(eventually) benefit from training that would otherwise cripple or kill a normal human being.
Applications
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Body through vigorous training.
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence through vigorous study.
- Hypercompetence in a fraction of the time required.
- Power Activation/Potential Realization by unlocking the latent powers within them.
- Potentially surpass the greatest masters of your field.
Associations
- Ability Intuition
- Ability Learning
- Adaptive Development
- Child Prodigy
- Enhanced Potential
- Instant Learning
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Old Prime
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Video Game Mechanics
Limitations
- Power is not instantaneous, users still require time to develop skills.
- May require help to continue developing past a certain point.
- Some users may be limited to one area of expertise.
- Training is still required to maintain skills.
- May require drugs to help.
- May require a certain object, individual, concept, ritual, etc. to activate.
Known Users
See Also: Hard Work Hardly Works and Instant Expert.
Anime/Manga
- Alice Fuji (Arachnid)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Uryu Ishida (Bleach)
- Sado 'Chad' Yasutora (Bleach)
- Occult Research Club (Highschool DxD)
- Cao Cao (Highschool DxD)
- Tokitou Muichirou (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
- Vegeta (Dragon Ball series)
- Son Gohan (Dragon Ball series)
- Gotenks (Dragon Ball series)
- Son Goten (Dragon Ball series)
- Trunks (Dragon Ball series)
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball series)
- Caulifla (Dragon Ball Super)
- Bell Cranel (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)
- Shin (Kingdom)
- Kou Yoku (Kingdom)
- Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Sanji (One Piece)
- Saitama (One-Punch Man); via Training Regimen
- Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
- Ryoga Hibiki (Ranma 1/2)
Comics/Cartoons
- Michael Holt/Mr. Terrific (DC Comics)
- Po (Kung Fu Panda)
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
- Finesse/Jeanne Foucault (Marvel Comics)
- Skids (Transformers)
Literature
- Xiao Yan (Dou Po Cang Qion)
- Students at Shrek Academy (Douluo Dalu)
- Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls)
- The Young Guardians (The Young Guardians)
Live Television/Movies
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed)
- River Tam (Firefly)
- Chance Harbor Circle (The Secret Circle)
Video Games
- Minato and Minako/Hamuko Arisato (Persona 3)
- Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
- Jake Muller (Resident Evil 6)
- Galen Marek/Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
- Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia)
Gallery
Alice Fuji (Arachnid) was able to become an incredibly dangerous assassin on the same level as her mentor after only two weeks of training.
_Tensa_Zangetsu.gif "Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) Tensa Zangetsu.gif (1.05 MB)")
Ichigo Kursaki (Bleach) grasps the basic control of advanced techniques of Bankai in 3 days where it would take several years for even the most gifted Shinigami.
Michael Holt/Mr. Terrific (DC Comics) has a "natural aptitude for having natural aptitudes," allowing him to easily pick up and retaining complex skills and abilities that others spend their entire lives perfecting.
Jake Muller (Resident Evil 6) picks up skills very quickly, learning advanced combat skills quickly enough to defeat several more experienced attackers and learning how to speak and read fluent Chinese after a few months of listening to it.
Son Goten and Trunks (Dragon Ball Z) unlocked the base Super Saiyan form with ease at age 7 and 8, respectively.
.png "Good Majin Buu (Dragon Ball).png (149 KB)")
Despite his childish intellect at best, Majin Buu (Dragon Ball series) is surprisingly able to learn new techniques and tactics on the spot, even after only seeing them preformed once.
Caulifla (Dragon Ball Super) is a female Saiyan from Universe 6 said to have far more potential then her older brother, an experienced warrior...
...became Super Saiyan after being instructed once...
...reached Super Saiyan 2 afterwards...
...and further developed by battling against Goku in the Tournament of Power.
.png "Milla Maxwell (ToX).png (249 KB)")
Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia) has an impressive growth rate, becoming proficient in swordplay after only a few lessons and learning how to perform Spirit Artes instinctively.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) has an incredible gift for Haki, able to learn everything Silvers Rayleigh had to teach him in a year and a half when Rayleigh said that two years was too short a time to learn the basics.
Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box) is naturally gifted, able to learn, memorize, recall, understand, master, and utilize anything and any skill by experiencing or observing it, within seconds, and having a limitless capacity for learning and growth.
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has natural talent in magic and witchcraft, becoming so powerful after a mere four years of practicing it that, according to Amy Madison, other magic practitioners had to "work twice as hard to be half as good."
As a teen, James "Bucky" Barnes (Marvel Comics) studied every combat move of Steve Rogers in a few days and was trained with same instructors who taught him.
Within 4 months of subjecting a lawless region, Shin of the Hi Shin Unit (Kingdom) become an extremely capable 100-Man Commander.
Already an impressive 1,000 commander-man, Kou Yoku of the Thunder (Kingdom) was able to lead a hastily assembled 5,000 strong army just a day after being promoted.
_gold.jpg "Po (Kung Fu Panda) gold.jpg (163 KB)")
Po (Kung Fu Panda)