Capability Retention

Capability Retention
Hercules (Hercules: The Animated Series) maintained his supernatural strength, even when transformed into a lemur.
Power/Ability to:	Retain one's abilities even when transformed.

"It will hurt no less if I kill you in this form."

― Thor after being transformed into Sif by Loki (Thor: The Dark World)

The power to retain one's abilities even when transformed. Sub-power of Capability Manipulation

Also Called

• Ability Retainment/Retention
• Capability Retainment

Capabilities

The user retains their powers, skills, attributes, sentience, levels, traits, properties, etc., even when shapeshifting, being transformed, transmuted into object, etc.

Applications

• Animation Retention
• Attribute Retention
• Condition Retention
  • Strength Retention
• Motion Retention
• Native Forces Retention
• Power Retention
• Property Retention
• Sentience Retention
• Self-Retention
  • Humanity Retention
• Skill Retention

Associations

• Possessive Retention
• Power/Skill Bestowal
• Shapeshifting
• Transformation

Limitations

• May lose control of their abilities when transformed.
• May not be able to stop others from using their powers when transformed.

Known Users

• Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
• Vegito (Dragon Ball Z)
• Hercules (Hercules: The Animated Series)
• Frog Hermit (Ranma 1/2)

Gallery

Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) retained his vampire capabilities even when transformed into a puppet.

Vegito (Dragon Ball Z) retained his full power, sentience, and mobility after Super Buu turned him into a coffee-flavored jawbreaker.