DNA Absorption

DNA Absorption
Iris (Gamera) absorbing Gamera's DNA.
Power/Ability to:	Absorb DNA.

The ability to absorb DNA and utilize it in some way. Sub-power of DNA Manipulation. Variation of Organic Absorption.

Also Called

• DNA Assimilation

Capabilities

The user can absorb DNA/genetic information, while removing it from the source, into their body and use it in various ways, gaining some form of advantage, either by enhancing themselves, gaining the drained power, using it as power source etc., either temporarily or permanently.

Common advantage includes gaining targets skills, appearance, and powers if they have innate ones.

Applications

• Biomorphing
• Assimilation Shield
• Enhanced Condition/Supernatural Condition
• Organic Empowerment
• Organic Regeneration
• Power Absorption

Associations

• Animal Morphing
• Biological Assimilation
• DNA Manipulation
• DNA Replication
• Haemopotent Replication
• Organic Absorption
• Plant Mimicry
• Power Replication

Limitations

• May be limited to how much one can absorb.
• May have limited range, including touch only.
• May gain the physical weaknesses of their targets eg. if the user absorbed the DNA of a Fire Mimic then they would have an aversion to water and ice
• May be affected by target's personality.
• Users of Genelessness are immune.

Known Users

• Animorphs (Animorphs)
• Andalites (Animorphs)
• Sayonaki Tooru/Vlad (Aria the Scarlet Ammo)
• Scyphozoa (Code Lyoko)
• Millennium Earl (D.Gray-Man)
• Iris (Gamera)
• Zeiram (Iria: Zeiram the Animation)
• Dark Star (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
• Genestealers (Warhammer 40k)
• Maggie Nelson (Mosaic)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• Kikliss (Saga of the Seven Suns)
• Tatiana Caban/Catiana (Marvel Comics)
• Cassandra Nova (Marvel Comics)
• Lavos (Chrono Trigger)
• Osmosians (Ben 10 Series)
  • Kevin Levin
  • Aggregor
• Daleks (Doctor Who)
• Orga (Godzilla 2000)
• Destoroyah (Godzilla)
• The Thing Monster (John Carpenter's The Thing)
• Eobard Thawne (The Flash)

Known Objects

• Escafil device (Animorphs)
• Onmitrix (Ben 10 Series)
• Ultimatrix (Ben 10 Series)
• Nemetrix (Ben 10: Omniverse)

Gallery

The Millennium Earl (D.Gray-Man) devours the "helix of life", or one's soul, from Danny, causing him to disintegrate.

An Andalite (Animorphs)

The Escafil device (Animorphs) can grant any being the power to absorb the DNA of any living creature through physical contact.

The Dark Star (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story) absorbs Bowser's DNA...

...allowing it to replicate Bowser's traits...

...and become Dark Bowser.

Tatiana Caban/Catiana (Marvel Comics)

Dark Samus (Metroid Prime trilogy) was born when its former self, Metroid Prime, absorbed Samus Aran's DNA.

Alex Mercer (Prototype)

Eobard Thawne (The Flash) using a device to steal Harrison Wells' DNA.

The Thing Monster (John Carpenter's The Thing)