Blood Empowerment

Blood Empowerment
Skarlet (Mortal Kombat) becomes more powerful when her opponents' blood comes in contact with her skin.
Power/Ability to:	Gain strength from blood.

"Let me say this as clearly as I can. You cannot beat me. I am a part of them. The Wolf, Ram, and Hart. Their strength flows through my veins. My blood is filled with their ancient power."

"Can you pick out the one word there you probably shouldn't have said?"

― Marcus Hamilton and Angel, (Angel)

"Better than mother's milk."

― Azazel to Sam Winchester (Supernatural)

The power to gain strength from blood. Technique of Blood Manipulation. Variation of Body Function Empowerment, Organic Empowerment, and Consumption Empowerment.

Also Called

• Blood Affinity
• Hemoglobin Affinity/Empowerment

Capabilities

User becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when they come into contact with or are near blood, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing their existing powers. Some users may be able to draw sustenance from the blood or even slow or stop aging. Medically, blood is a valuable fluid for the right properties can heal and strengthen the terminally ill. User of this ability would not only gain greater sustenance from blood, but be compatible with types outside their own category or even species.

Applications

• Condition Augmentation
  • Mental Augmentation
  • Physical Augmentation
• Empowered State
  • Self-Power Augmentation
  • Self-Power Bestowal
• Enhancement Calling
  • Potential Enhancement
  • Quality Enhancement
  • Skill Enhancement
• Metabolization
  • Replenishment
  • Self-Sustenance
• Mode Switching
  • Power Mixture
  • Power-Shifting
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Condition
  • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Body
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Agility
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Dexterity
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Durability/Invulnerability
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Endurance
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Health
      • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Longevity/Immortality
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Reflexes
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Senses
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Speed
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Stamina
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Strength
    • Regenerative Healing Factor
      • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Regeneration
  • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Mind

Variations

• Blood Absorption: The user's strength increases when they absorb blood.
• Blood Consumption: The user's strength increases when they ingest blood.

Associations

• Blood Manipulation
• Blood Mimicry
• Blood Transcendency
• Body Function Empowerment
• Consumption Empowerment
• Conversion
• Haemopotent Replication
• Life-Force Absorption
• Organic Empowerment
• Undead Physiology
• Vampire Physiology

Limitations

• Some users may go completely insane/lose self-control.
• May get addicted to blood.
  • May gain withdrawal syndromes without regular consumption of blood.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Esdeath (Akame ga Kill)
• Charden Flamberg (Black Cat)
• Quincy (Bleach); via "Blut"
• Arrancar (Bleach); via "Gran Rey Cero"
• Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach); via "Gran Rey Cero"
• Saya Kisaragi (Blood-C)
• Power (Chainsaw Man)
• Denji (Chainsaw Man)
• Ikazuchi Akatsuki (Deadman Wonderland)
• Anemone (Dear Anemone)
• Demons (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Fangs (Dragon Ball)
• Lucy (Elfen Lied)
• Vampires (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
  • Ian
• Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
• Alucard (Hellsing)
• Seras Victoria (Hellsing)
• Gasper Vladi (Highschool DxD)
• DIO Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Toto (Magmell of the Blue Sea)
• Hidan (Naruto)
• Seraphim (One Piece)
• Mosquito Girl (One-Punch Man)
• Vampires (Rosario + Vampire)
• Vanessa Diodati (Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV)
• Little Ogre (Soul Eater)
• The Moon (Soul Eater)
• Mosquito (Soul Eater)
• Ragnarok (Soul Eater)
• Chōji Suitengu (Speed Grapher)
• Cadis Estrama Di Raizel (Noblesse)

Hades (Record of Ragnarok); via his blood, Ichor Pluto

Cartoons/Comics

• Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain/DC Comics)
• Batman of Earth-43 (DC Comics)
• Brother Blood (DC Comics)
• Blade (Marvel Comics)
• Catiana (Marvel Comics)
• Conan the Barbarian (Marvel Comics)
• Bloodsucker (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Vampirella (Vampirella)

Folklore/Mythology

• Huitzilopochtli (Aztec Mythology)
• Vampires (Mythology)

Gamebooks

• Zara (Queens Blade Grimoire)

Literature

• Count Dracula (Dracula)
• Crimson (Worm)

Live Television

• Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Angel
  • Spike
• Vampires (Being Human)
  • Aidan Waite
  • John Mitchell
• Witches (Salem)
• Buffy Sanders (Smallville)
• Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
• Vampires (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
• Hybrids (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
• Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork (Arrowverse)

Video Games

• The Hunter (Bloodborne)
• Characters with the Crimson Curse (Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court)
• The Oni (Dead by Daylight)
• Elesis (Elsword); Dark Knight/Crimson Avenger/Blood Queen class
• The Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3); via Hematophage perk
• Theresa Apocalypse (Honkai Impact 3rd); via Luna Kindred
• Mondo Zappa (Killer is Dead)
• Vladimir (League of Legends)
• Kain (Legacy of Kain)
• Augustine (Living Legends: Bound by Wishes)
• Skarlet (Mortal Kombat)
• Buzzwole/UB-02 Absorption (Pokémon)
• Carmilla (Ravenswatch)
• Rick Taylor (Splatterhouse 2010)
• Kurenai Shinganji (Taimanin Asagi)
• Uber Reptiles (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger)
• Carmilla (TYPE-MOON); via Bloodsucking
• Machines (Ultrakill)

Known Objects

• Demon's Extract (Akame ga Kill)
• Bloodletter (Bloodborne)
• Chikage (Bloodborne)
• Bloodlust (Dark Souls III)
• Lorian's Greatsword (Dark Souls III)
• Chaos Break (Highschool DxD)
• Crimson Pact (Isekai Cheat Magician)
• All-Black The Necrosword (Marvel Comics)
• Shichiseiken (One Piece)
• Green Blood (One Piece)
• Cloth's (Saint Seiya); only from divine blood
• Blue Rose Sword (Sword Art Online); via becoming the Red Rose Sword

Gallery

Esdeath (Akame ga Kill) drank the Demon's Extract, a Danger Beast life blood, granting her...

...immense ice powers.

Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain)

Quincy (Bleach) can use their Blut Vene technique to power their offense or defense.

By spilling some of their own blood, Arrancar such as Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (Bleach) can use the Gran Rey Cero, a blast of such power that it disturbs the fabric of space as it travels.

Charden Flamberg (Black Cat) using his Blood to drain his victims of their blood supply and add them to his own, making him more powerful.

As the Blood Fiend, Power (Chainsaw Man) can drastically increase her strength by drinking large amounts of blood.

Having been drenched in the blood of a Demon Prince, Lorian's Greatsword (Dark Souls III) is set eternally aflame.

Fangs (Dragon Ball) draining Krillin of his blood to nourish himself.

As the Dark Knight/Crimson Avenger/Blood Queen, Elesis (Elsword) uses her own blood to increase the power of her attacks.

Alucard (Hellsing) gets stronger whenever blood is shed.

DIO Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), after draining the blood of Joseph Joestar.

When exposed to cat blood, Catiana (Marvel Comics) can shapeshift into a cat.

Gorr (Marvel Comics) grows more powerful by feeding the necrosword he wields divine blood.

The Shichiseiken (One Piece) absorbing Zoro's blood to strengthen itself and its wielder.

Mosquito Girl (One-Punch Man) gains strength from the blood collected by her mosquitos.

Apex (Pacific Rim: The Black)

The Ultra Beast Buzzwole (Pokémon) is able to increase its already immense strength by absorbing the blood of others.

Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire) empowered by the Shinso's blood but goes berserk.

The Pegasus Cloth (Saint Seiya Ω) got the self-regeneration power after having contact with divine blood various times.

Sam Winchester (Supernatural) can enhance his demonic abilities by drinking demon blood. He had become powerful enough to not only exorcise demons but also kill demons as powerful as Alastair and Lilith.

Frill lizards (Ty the Tasmanian tiger) have mammal blood injected into them...

...and become Uber Reptiles.

Carmilla’s (TYPE-MOON) Bloodsucking skill allows her to recovery her physical strength by absorbing and bathing in blood.

Anemone (Dear Anemone)

Carmilla (Ravenswatch) consumes the blood of foes to fuel and empower her abilities.

Augustine, the Sleeping Beauty (Living Legends). During her cursed sleep, Augustine’s roses continued to grow and spread, killing anyone who drew near. The roses drained their victims’ blood and used it to slowly heal and sustain Augustine, keeping her from aging.

Dracula (Love, Death + Robots) Becomes more powerful by consuming or bathing in blood...

...to the point of transforming into his monster form.

The machines (Ultrakill) are a race of man-made, mechanical entities that use blood as fuel in order to survive.

Videos

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