- "Never wound... what you can't kill."
- ― Eddie Brock Jr. (Spider-Man 3)
- "You can bleed us to the brink of death, crush every bone in our bodies, it only makes us more powerful!"
- ― Vegeta, (Dragon Ball Z)
The ability to become more powerful after being damaged. Technique of Damage Manipulation. Variation of Affinity. Not to be confused with Pain Empowerment. Opposite of Healing Empowerment.
Also Called[]
- Damage Affinity
- Fightin' Spirit
- Injury Empowerment
- No Pain No Gain
- Pay Back Time
- Zenkai (Dragon Ball series)
- Wound Empowerment
Capabilities[]
The user becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. as they receive damage from their opponents, environment, or by themselves. They may be empowered by physical damage, mental damage, or soul damage. Lethal damage can give a (near) maximum boost on the attacks of the user of this ability.
Applications[]
- Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
- Metabolization
- Pain Suppression
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Self-Sustenance
Variations[]
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- User has to withstand the pain of the damage they receive.
- Some types of damage may immobilize the user.
- May have a limit to how much damage the user can take.
- May lose the power they gained after/if they heal.
- User may need to be healed to gain the power.
- Users of Damage Negation are immune.
- Damage that results in instantaneous death such as One Hit Kill will render this power useless as the user won't be alive to exploit their power boost after the first and only hit.
Known Users[]
- Red (Angry Birds Epic): via the "Avenger" class
- Gerard Valkyrie (Bleach)
- Bouncers (Disgaea)
- Flagellant (Darkest Dungeon)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
- Vegeta (Dragon Ball Super); via Ultra Ego
- Bergamo (Dragon Ball Super)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics)
- Ryohei Sasagawa (Katekyo Hitman Reborn)
- Sing (Kung Fu Hustle)
- Abaddon (League of Legends); via Borrowed Time
- Candice (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Bone Balls (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
- Urouge (One Piece)
- Metal Bat (One-Punch Man)
- Pokemon that can use "Bide", "Payback" or "Revenge" (Pokemon)
- Pokemon that can use "Belly Drum" or "Clangorous Soul" (Pokemon)
- Lucario (Pokémon/Super Smash Bros.)
- Dharok the Wretched's equipment set (Runescape)
- Yang Xiao Long (RWBY); via Semblance
- Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins); via Revenge Counter
- Original Demon (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Rud (The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids)
- The Soldier (Team Fortress 2); when the equalizer is equipped and active.
- Patricia Caesar (Trinity Seven); Via Blood Ogre
- Spartacus (TYPE-MOON)
- Tree Ragnarok (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
- Rubilax (Wakfu)
- Paladin (Hero Killer)
Known Objects[]
- Revenge Sword (Final Fantasy Legend)
- Rage Blaster (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
- Panic Attack (Team Fortress 2); Before Gun Mettle update
- Shahanshah (Team Fortress 2)