The ability to drain an individual's brain capabilities. Sub-power of Brain Manipulation. Opposite to Brain Augmentation. Not to be confused with Brain Removal or Brain Absorption.
Also Called
- Brain Reduction
Capabilities
User can drain the thinking capabilities of oneself and others beyond the norm, not by decreasing intelligence, but instead by reducing the capability to use the already existing abilities to their maximum effect. This includes stupidity or becoming comatose.
Applications
Associations
- Brain Manipulation
- Healing Coma
- Mental Manipulation
- Mental Inducement
- Mindshifting
- Neuro-Psychic Knowledge
Limitations
- Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
- May not works with users of Brainlessness.
Known Users
- Brain Bugs (Starship Troopers)
- Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Enzo Matrix (Reboot)
- Daleks (Doctor Who)
- Anzati (Star Wars Legends)
- Nightmares (Arkwell Academy trilogy); via Dream Absorption
- Codex (Worm)
- The Riddler (Batman Forever); via NygmaTech
- The Flare (The Maze Runner)
Known Objects
- Jimmy Neutron's Brain Drain Helmet (Jimmy Neutron)
- Division 12's Brain Drain Machine (Bleach)
Galley
Oko (Bleach) losing his mind.
The Anzati (Star Wars Legends) are a dangerous and mysterious Force-sensitive near-Human species with two tentacle-like proboscises that curled out and extended from their cheeks, with which the Anzati were able to feed upon the brains of their prey....
...An Anzat feeding on a helpless victim.
The Flare (The Maze Runner) is a deadly virus which attacks the brain, slowly eating away at it and making the host violent and unpredictable.
Videos
The Most Feared Species in Star Wars - The Anzati -Legends- - Star Wars Explained