Damage Empowerment

Damage Empowerment
Ryohei Sasawaga (Katekyo Hitman Reborn) can use this ability when he is in his Cambio Forma.
Power/Ability to:	Become more powerful from damage.

The ability to become more powerful after being damaged. Sub-power of Damage Manipulation. Variation of Affinity. Not to be confused with Pain Empowerment.

Also Called

• Damage Affinity
• Fightin' Spirit (One-Punch Man)
• No Pain No Gain
• Pay Back Time

Capabilities

The user becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. as they receives 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
  • Enhanced Durability
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Stamina
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Strength
  • Regenerative Healing Factor/Supernatural Regeneration
• Metabolization
• Pain Suppression
• Self-Power Augmentation
• Self-Sustenance

Variations

• Self-Harm Empowerment

Associations

• Affinity
• Anger Empowerment
• Combat Empowerment
• Damage Manipulation
• Pain Empowerment
• Regenerative Empowerment

Limitations

• User has to withstand the pain of the damage they receive.
• Some types of damage may immobilize the user.
• May have limit to how much damage user can take.
• May lose the power they gained after/if they heal.

Known Users

• Gerard Valkyrie (Bleach)
• Bouncers (Disgaea)
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
• Bergamo (Dragon Ball Super)
• Ryohei Sasagawa (Katekyo Hitman Reborn)
• Sing (Kung Fu Hustle)
• Candice (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Urouge (One Piece)
• Metal Bat (One-Punch Man)
• Pokemon that can use "Bide", "Payback" or "Revenge" (Pokemon)
• Dharok the Wretched's equipment set (Runescape)
• Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
• Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins); via Revenge Counter
• The Soldier (Team Fortress 2); when the equalizer is equipped and active.
• Spartacus (TYPE-MOON)
• Tree Ragnarok (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle)
• Rubilax (Wakfu)

Known Objects

• Revenge Sword (Final Fantasy Legend)

Gallery

Yang Xiao Long (RWBY) has this ability as her Semblance.

Yang (RWBY) has absorbed enough power from the damage she's taken to overpower Roman Torchwick's Atlesian Paladin mech.

Rubilax (Wakfu) in his unleashed form becomes larger and stronger when Grovy keeps hitting him.

Gerard Valkyrie (Bleach) with "the Miracle" can turn all the damage he takes to pure power and even increases his size.

Candice's (Marchen Awakens Romance) ÄRM, Scale of Blessing summons a clock that moves its hand each time she takes damage. For twelve turns, any damage Candice receives is turned into magical power.