The power to be enhanced as a result of a malevolent force or negative mystical effect afflicting one's own body. Sub-power of Curse Manipulation. Variation of Cursed Power Link. Opposite to Blessing Empowerment.
Also Called[]
- Mystical Torment Empowerment
Capabilities[]
Users can increase their own physical and spiritual prowess via a negative supernatural affliction they have, this power usually activates when the user exhibits strong negative emotion or distress. As the user masters the power, the negative effects of the mystical affliction become less apparent as the victim's body becomes more assimilated to the curse. When the curse or affliction is removed from the user their powers will disappear until the curse is re-initiated.
Applications[]
Associations[]
- Curse Embodiment
- Curse Inducement
- Cursed Body
- Cursed Physiology
- Double-Edged Power
- Enhanced Regeneration
- Immortality
- Mystical Conversion
Limitations[]
- Prolonged usage of the curse may have debilitating effects on the user's mind and/or body.
- Usually comes with a price that includes suffering.
- Weak against Curse Negation.
- Can be undone by Curse Removal.
Known Users[]
Cartoons
- Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House)
- The Lava Monster (Samurai Jack)
Comics
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (Curse of the Cat-Woman)
- Selina Kyle (Curse of the Cat-Woman)
- Jason Blood (DC Comics); via Etrigan Curse
- Sioban McDougal/Silver Banshee (DC Comics)
- Abomination (Darkest Dungeon); Eldritch Blood
- Subjects of The Salesman (DC Comics)
- Cain (DC Comics/Vertigo)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Faustians (Marvel 1602)
- Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
- Eli Brad/Eliphas (Marvel Comics)
- Harald Jaekelsson (Marvel Comics)
- Kenneth Hale/Gorilla-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Gorr the God Butcher (Marvel Comics); via All-Black the Necrosword
- Vampirella (Vampirella/Army of Darkness)
Movies
- Michael Myers (Halloween)
- Hanso/Beetle (Kubo and the Two Strings)
- Dark Elves (Marvel Cinematic Universe); via Kurse stone
- Algrim/Kurse
- Imhotep (The Mummy)
- Cursed Crew of the Black Pearl (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl)
- Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl)
- Crew of the Silent Mary (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales)
Folklore/Mythology
- Vampires (European Folklore)
- Werewolves (Greek Mythology)
Live Television
- Delphine LaLaurie (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Genie/Magic Mirror (Once Upon a Time)
- Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
- Zoso (Once Upon a Time)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural) via Mark of Cain
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Akame (Akame ga Kill) via Murasame Trump Card
- Renya (Code Geass)
- Shikabane (Corpse Princess)
- Tartarus Demons (Fairy Tail)
- Sohma Family Curse Bearers (Fruits Basket)
- Various Characters (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Miroku (InuYasha)
- Man Goku (Kingdom)
- Alviss (Marchen Awakens Romance); via Zombie Tattoo
- Saturn (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Ghost ÄRM users (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Curse Mark Users (Naruto)
- Saga (One Piece); via Shichiseiken
- Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke)
- Naofumi Iwatani (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Motoyasu Kitamura (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Ren Amaki (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Itsuki Kawasumi (Rising of the Shield Hero)
Tabletop Games
- Victims of False Awakening (Chronicles of Darkness)
Video Games
- Miriam (Bloodstained series); via Crystal Curse
- Chakan (Chakan: The Forever Man)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden); via Grip of Murder
- Rachel (Ninja Gaiden)
- The Prince (Prince of Persia)
- Scarlet, the Red Hood (Ravenswatch)
- The Pied Piper (Ravenswatch)
- Fright Rider (Skylanders)
- Hex (Skylanders)
- Ignitor (Skylanders)
- Sonic Boom's Chicks (Skylanders)
- Heldalf (Tales of Zestiria)
Known Objects[]
- Spell Scars (Forgotten Realms)
- Longinus: Canis Lykaon (Highschool DxD)
- Kurse Stone (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Legendary Hero Curses Series (Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
Akame (Akame ga Kill) activates Murasame's trump card which imbues her body with a curse that increases her strength and speed tremendously.
For all of its downsides, the Sohma family curse (Fruits Basket) does grant some benefits beyond normal humans to the Zodiac members, such as enabling them to commune with and control animals of their Zodiac sign...
...giving Kyo the agility of a cat...
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...and Kagura the strength of a boar.
Every Demon in Tartarus (Fairy Tail) can use Curses instead of Magic.
Canis Lykaon's (Highschool DxD) darkness-based powers originates from the soul of Lycaon King of Arcadia who was cursed by Zeus into a werewolf.
Yuji Itadori (Jujutsu Kaisen)
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Miroku (InuYasha) has been able to harness his Wind Tunnel curse as a potent weapon.
The increased speed of growth of the Zombie Tattoo put Alviss (Marchen Awakens Romance) in a brainwashed state where his magical power and physical strength greatly increase.
The forbidden power of Ghost ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance) curse the user's body, allowing them to change their appearance at will.
Jūgo (Naruto) is the source of the cursed seals.
Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) empowered by the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
The demonic curse on Ashitaka's (Princess Mononoke) right arm also bestows him with superhuman strength.
The Shield of Wrath (Rising of the Shield Hero) is one of the Curse Series weapons of the Four Holy Hero.
Cartoons[]
After being trapped in the Earth by Aku, the "Lava Monster" (Samurai Jack) developed the power to manipulate the earth around him to his liking.
Being cursed by her sister on accident, Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House) had the ability to transform into an owl monster...
...then after coming with terms with the owl beast, she gains the ability to become a Owl Harpy.
Comics[]
After Ash Williams spoke the wrong incantation, Vampirella (Vampirella/Army of Darkness) was sent back to the Middle Ages and transformed into a powerful demonic, bat-like monster by the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis...
...a form she could later switch between on command after eating the page the curse was written on.
Movies[]
In other iterations of his origins, Michael Myers (Halloween) is the bearer of the Curse of Thorn, granting him superhuman strength and immortality, but also filling him with an uncontrollable rage that drives him to kill his family members in the hopes that the rage will abate.
Cursed by the Sisters, Hanzo (Kubo and the Two Strings) was transformed into...
...an anthropomorphic beetle, granting him the power of flight, six limbs and the ability to hold his breath for extended periods of time.
After being executed via the curse of Hom Dai, Imhotep (The Mummy) was granted numerous supernatural powers, most notably his immortality and power over the Plagues of Egypt.
Hector Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean) was cursed by The Cursed Aztec Gold, which transformed him and his entire crew into undead immortals,...
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...preventing all of them from dying and making them virtually indestructible, while also causing physical limitations to their lives.
Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) gained the same curse from The Cursed Aztec Gold as Barbossa and his crew by secretly stealing one of the cursed coins.
Barbossa's pet monkey Jack (Pirates of the Caribbean) was also affected by the Cursed Gold.
The Kurse Stone (Marvel Cinematic Universe) was a mystical stone used by elite Dark Elves to improve their physical capabilities at the cost of certain death sometime after the transformation.
Live Television[]
Delphine LaLaurie (American Horror Story: Coven) was cursed with immortality by Marie Laveau
Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time), empowered by the curse of the Dark One, gives him magic and immortality.
Video Games[]
When Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) was infested with the deadly Grip of Murder Curse in his right arm, the curse empowered him with an incredible increase in strength at the price of immense pain.
Rachel (Ninja Gaiden) is afflicted with a blood curse that grants her superhuman strength and the power to sense fiends.
Hex (Skylanders) was cursed as a result of entering the Underworld to battle the Dragon Malefor, became an Undead elf sorceress, she even had her magic changed, she now harnesses it for good.
Sonic Boom's babies (Skylanders) were cursed before birth by an evil wizard to be trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth, however it gives them an advantage in battle.
Scarlet, the Red Hood (Ravenswatch)
The Pied Piper (Ravenswatch)
Videos[]
Supernatural - Dean receives the mark of Cain - S9E11 - Logoless-2
Supernatural - Dean becomes a demon - S9E23 - Logoless-2
Supernatural S10E02 Deanmon & Cole fight-2
Kurse Prison Break Scene - Thor- The Dark World (2013) Movie CLIP HD-2