Caloric Conversion

Caloric Conversion
Saiyans (Dragon Ball series) require massive amounts of calories to fuel their powers due to their nature as a warrior race.
Power/Ability to:	Convert calories into power.

"I call it the Speed Force. It causes me to burn a tremendous amount of calories, so I am just a black hole of snacks. A snack hole."

― Barry Allen/The Flash, Justice League (2017)

The power to convert calories into power/energy. Sub-power of Calorie Manipulation. Variation of Energy Sourcing.

Also Called

• Calorie Control (Naruto)
• Nutrient Conversion

Capabilities

The user can fuel their powers and abilities by converting their biological caloric intake into energy. As a consequence, the user generally has to ingest the same amounts of calories they burn using their powers.

Applications

• Accelerated Metabolism
• Fat Reduction
• Super Eating to increase calories.

Associations

• Calorie Manipulation
• Energy Conversion
• Energy Sourcing

Limitations

• May draw upon the user's own life-force if they lack the necessary calories.
• Overuse may starve the user, potentially to death.

Known Users

See also: Cast from Calories

• Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Stella Vermillion (Chivalry of a Failed Knight)
• Honey Kisaragi/Cutey Honey (Cutey Honey)
• Chosen Digimon (Digimon Adventure)
• Speed Force conduits (DC Comics)
• Superman (DC Comics); formerly
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
• Yaga (Fate/Grand Order)
• Sin Kiske (Guilty Gear)
• Chris Redgrave (High Card); via Calories High card
• Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Ezekiel Stane (Marvel Comics)
• Laura Kinney/X-23 (Marvel Comics)
• Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
• Kamala Khan/Ms.Marvel (Marvel Comics)
• Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• Biotics (Mass Effect)
• The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
• Taishiro Toyomitsu/Fat Gum (My Hero Academia)
• Akimichi Clan (Naruto)
  • Chōji Akimichi
• Pactio users (Negima!?)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
• Pecorine/Eustiana von Astraea (Princess Connect Re:Dive)
• Gourmet Cell users (Toriko)
• Lina Inverse (Slayers)
• Del Spooner (I, Robot)
• Grace Harper (Terminator: Dark Fate)
• Arashi Spring (Scarlet Nexus)
• Momo Kuramochi (Witch Watch)

Gallery

Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) possesses an enhanced metabolism/calorie burning process due to her Slayer powers.

The Chosen Digimon (Digimon Adventure) require a minimal stash of energy to digivolve, unable to do so on an empty stomach.

Wally West/The Flash (DCAU) requires a lot of calories to fuel his super-speed.

Before discovering he could survive on sunlight alone, Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics) was often forced to consume massive amounts of food to replace the calories he burned up using his powers.

Deadpool (Marvel Comics) must consume a lot of calories for his Regenerative Healing Factor to function properly...

...as does Wolverine, from whom Deadpool's healing factor is derived...

...his daughter, Laura Kinney/X-23 doing the same.

Ezekiel Stane (Marvel Comics) burns a lot of calories to fire his repulsor rays.

The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) uses a prototype stealth camo that is powered by his bioelectricity, burning up calories and forcing him to eat near-constantly

When using Butterfly Mode, Chōji Akimichi (Naruto) converts calories into chakra.

Monkey D. Luffy's (One Piece) Gear Second mode rapidly speeds up his metabolism and burns through calories to fuel it, shortening his lifespan if he doesn't have the necessary nutrients...

...with his Gear Fourth: Tankman form being even worse in that regard, Luffy was only able to use it safely after consuming Charlotte Cracker's biscuits for 18 hours straight.

Gourmet Cells (Toriko) grant their users superhuman powers that are dependent on their caloric intake...

...and the Gourmet Cells of Apatite Demons are the most powerful.

Lina Inverse (Slayers) vast magical capacity is fueled directly from the calories in the food she eats.

Del Spooner's (I, Robot) cybernetic arm is powered by his biological caloric intake.

Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Cinematic Universe) needs a lot of energy to summon his chi, requiring him to eat the same amount to power it.

Grace Harper's (Terminator: Dark Fate) cybernetic augmentations make her a formidable opponent, but she must regularly replenish the calories she burns using her abilities by eating, drinking...

...or intaking medicines like insulin.

Arashi Spring (Scarlet Nexus) must consume massive amounts of calories to fuel her Hypervelocity.

Stella Vermillion's (Chivalry of a Failed Knight) Fire Magic literally burns calories.

After gaining his powers, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (The Amazing Spider-Man) gained a massive increase in appetite and calorie burning.

Yaga (Fate/Grand Order) are much stronger and more durable than humans, and thus require ten times the amount of calories by comparison.

Sin Kiske (Guilty Gear) gains power through an Appetite Calorie System.

Because of the massive physical effort required to biologically generate dark energy, biotics (Mass Effect) are assigned a large daily calorie ration and provided with energy drinks to help them maintain their blood sugar and electrolyte levels