Adaptive Development

Adaptive Development
Garou (One Punch Man) has an expedient growth factor that enables him to progress/improve at incredible leaps and bounds with repetitive experiential stimuli.
Power/Ability to:	Permanently improve at an incredible rate through challenges.

"As strong as he's become, It seems Goku is not done improving. Every time Jiren fends him off, Goku responds with an even faster, sharper, and harder strike."

― Piccolo referring to Goku's Ultra Instinct (Dragon Ball Super)

"The real advancement in Haki happens during extreme use in battle. The stronger the foes you face with this power, the strongest you'll become with it!!!"

― Silvers Rayleigh to Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)

"Over and over again, right now, I think with just a bit more...I'll be able to overcome it...Overcome my limits that is!!!"

― Ri Shin during his duel with Rin Ko of the Heavenly Kings (Kingdom)

The power to permanently improve at an incredible rate through challenges when limits are reached. Enhanced version of Accelerated Development and Adaptive Metabolism. Variation of Adaptive Power Level.

Also Called

• Breakthrough (Hero Killer)
• Combat Loneliness
• Instantaneous Development/Growth Rate/Progress
• Limit Breaking Development/Progress
• Progressive Development
• Pure Progress (Dragon Ball series)
• Superior Development/Growth /Factor/Rate/Progress
• Monstrous Development/Progress

Capabilities

The user possesses a rapid development rate, allowing them to permanently push back their limits within minutes when continuously reaching them, whether physical, mental or supernatural. It makes them particularly fearsome opponents both in the short and long term, as they improve fast enough to surpass their opponent during battle quickly, and their numerous improvements endlessly accumulate during their lifetime.

However, their growth rate tends to gradually slow down due to its challenge-based nature as their limits become increasingly harder to reach the stronger they become.

Applications

• Accelerated Development
  • Brain Augmentation
    • Sense Augmentation
  • Extreme Progression
    • Progression
  • Omni-Mastery
  • Self-Adaptive Power
• Evolving Absorbing Replication
  • Adaptive Attribute Assimilation
  • Morphamerge
  • Reactive Attribute Enhancement
  • Transformation Mimicry
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Potential
• Skill Adaptation
  • Skill Enhancement

Techniques

• Adaptive Appearance
  • Adaptive Metabolism
    • Defense Augmentation
    • Self-Adaptive Power
    • Speed Augmentation
    • Strength Augmentation

Associations

• Adaptive Power Level
• Combative Transcendence
• Endless Development
• Fighting Instinct
• Power Level Infinitum
• Self-Power Augmentation

Limitations

• Requires concentration to build up and consolidate their growth, thus vulnerable to focus-breaking tactics.
• Requires users to continuously reach their limits, which grows increasingly harder the more they develop.
• Users can be defeated before they can close the gap if it is too wide or their opponent rushes to strike.
• The constant over-exertion to push past limits can be taxing on one’s body.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
  • Yuujiro Hanma
  • Baki Hanma
• Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach); via Hogyoku
• Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom)
• Hit (Dragon Ball Super)
• Ganos (Dragon Ball Super)
• Granolah (Dragon Ball Super)
• Son Goku (Dragon Ball series); via Ultra Instinct
• Frieza (Dragon Ball series)
• Uub (Dragon Ball series)
• Chaos (Heaven's Lost Property); via Pandora
• Astrea (Heaven's Lost Property); via Pandora
• Ikaros (Heaven's Lost Property); via Pandora
• Nymph (Heaven's Lost Property); via Pandora
• Aza Chōbē (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
• Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
• Elders (Hero Killer)
• Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer)
• Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
• Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
• Chuu Ou (Houshin Engi)
• Anubis (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
• Ri Shin (Kingdom)
• Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
• Kou Yoku (Kingdom)
• Ou Hon (Kingdom)
• Monkey D.Luffy (One Piece); via Haki
• Garou (One-Punch Man)
• Saitama (One-Punch Man)
• Lacile (Soukyuu no Ariadne)
• Ultimate X Zoids (Zoids)

Live Television

• Users of Zeo Crystals (Power Rangers Zeo)

Videos Games

• Gods (God of War)
• Kratos (God of War)
• X (Mega Man X series)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog series)

Known Powers

• Pure Progress (Dragon Ball series)
• Ultra Instinct (Dragon Ball Super)
• Haki (One Piece)

Known Objects

• Hōgyoku (Bleach)
• Pandora System (Heaven's Lost Property)
• Anubis (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
• Zeo Crystals (Power Rangers Zeo)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Sakura Kinomoto's (Cardcaptor Sakura) magical powers increased as she battled and captured the Clow Cards and throughout Eriol's trials, eventually enabling her to become the strongest magician in the world.

Hit (Dragon Ball Super) possesses the Pure Progress…

…a growth ability that allows him to permanently improve both his Time-Skip power many folds the longer he fights…

…such as in the Tournament of Destroyers, as Hit fought against Goku in his Super Saiyan Blue form and Kaio-ken power boost, he was able to improve his Time-Skip to double and then to five times its limit.

Thanks to his mutant genes, Frieza (Dragon Ball series) possesses the Pure Progress ability, allowing to grow stronger as he fights…

…moreover, the Pure Progress ability allowed Frieza to obtain his Golden Frieza form after only four months of earnest training…

…and further improve his Golden Form into his True Golden form after mentally training in Hell…

…which then allowed him to hold a small Energy of Destruction orb in his hands.

In his Avian form, Ganos (Dragon Ball Super) possesses a variant of Pure Progress, allowing him to continuously improve his power every second.

After wishing to become the strongest warrior in Universe 7, Granolah (Dragon Ball Super) developed the Pure Progress ability, allowing him to grow stronger as he fights and eventually evolve his left eye to match his enhanced right one.

Whenever Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) accessed his Ultra Instinct -Sign-, a state rivaling the power of even the gods, his Saiyan Power was greatly enhanced, allowing him to imprint on the battle, steadily evolving his power and efficiency with each exchange…

…and after accessing the completed Ultra Instinct, he retained his improved Saiyan Power, allowing him to continue keeping up with Jiren and overpower him even after Jiren unlocked his hidden power.

As the reincarnation of Majin Buu, Uub (Dragon Ball series) possesses the Pure Progress ability, enabling him to increase his power and combat skills the longer he's in a fight…

…allowing him to rapidly improve enough to match Goku evenly.

Whether it's during the midst of battle or in life, Aza Chōbē (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku) is capable of adapting to whatever situation he is in…

…a perfect example being during his fight with a Dōshi, the servants of Lord Tensen,…

…as he continually observed, fought, and withstood the man monster's onslaught, he was able to slowly feel and grow his own Tao…

…to the point, he could see the invisible burst-like attacks of the monster man…

…and fully manipulate it.

Ikaros (Heaven's Lost Property) possesses the Pandora System…

…a self-evolution program that allows an Angeloid possessing it to grow in power through time and the absorption of other things.

Due to the Lost Power of the Yin Dynasty he received from Jyoka, Chuu Ou's (Houshin Engi) durability, strength, agility/speed, and recovery continually increase with every passing second.

After merging with the Hōgyoku, Sosuke Aizen (Bleach) continued to grow more and more powerful, eventually transcending beyond both Soul Reaper and Hollow.

Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) through talent and tenacity was able to quickly overwhelm Byrnndi World during their fight despite him overpowering Luffy earlier in the battle. In addition to becoming more adept at Haki as the battle continued on…

…and during his duel with Charlotte Katakuri, his Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki…

…continuously increased…

…to point where he almost matched Katakuri's ability to see slightly into the future. It was even noted by the Sweet General that his Kenbunshoku Haki was getting as good as his as they continued their duel.

Throughout his entire life and military career, Ri Shin (Kingdom) has been an expert at overcoming and breaking through his limitations, …

…continuously surpassing his opponents with his monstrous development while in the midst of vicious combat.

Kou Yoku of the Thunder (Kingdom)

According to Princess Leana, Lacile (Soukyuu no Ariadne) continues to grow stronger as time passes…

…shown when he turned the tides on five powerful members of the Royal Imperial Guard.

Ultimate X Zoids (Zoids) such as the Liger Zero (left) and the Berserk Fury (right) possess the Integrated Organoid System, allowing them to learn from past battles, create counter-tactics, and rapidly increase power and speed the longer they fight.

Live Television

Zeo Crystals (Power Rangers Zeo) produce massive amounts of energy, constantly increasing their user's power as time goes on.

Video Games

Designed with limitless potential by Dr. Light, X (Mega Man X series) can learn and grow stronger according to his experience in battle...

...which he first manifested to overpower and scar Sigma.

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By his own admission, Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog series) gets more powerful every second...

...enabling him to defeat the godlike Perfect Chaos in his normal form when he previously needed to go Super Sonic to do so...

...face one of Dr. Eggman's stronger mechs, the Egg Emperor, when he previously required the aid of Tails and Knuckles to defeat it...

...and put up a fight against Infinite, who had previously overpowered and nearly killed him.

Videos

Mega Man Battle Royale - DEATH BATTLE!