- "Today we'll show them you just can't stop the rot."
- ― Mandrake
The ability to become the embodiment of rot and decay. Variation of Decomposition Manipulation and Power Manifestation, the opposite of Restoration Embodiment.
Also Called
- Rot Embodiment
- The Rot
- The Dying
Capabilities
Users become the embodiment of the natural forces of rot and decay. Users possess all the powers of necrosis, wither, rot and the processes of death, and can even be empowered by it.
Applications
- Body Part Erosion
- Death Inducement
- Decomposition Manipulation
- Disease Acceleration
- Disease Generation
- Disintegration
- Necrosis Inducement
- Rot Inducement
- Rust Inducement
Associations
Limitations
- User cannot affect anything that does not decay or decompose, such as plastic and styrofoam.
- User needs to careful to prevent the decaying process going out of control.
- As the user embodies the process of decay, they may suffer from the effects of their own abilities, their body breaking down and slowly destroying itself.
Known Users
Folklore/Mythology
- Nirṛti (Hindu Mythology)
Films
- Blackout (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance)
Western Animation
- The Boggans (Epic)
- Mandrake (Epic)
- Hexxus (Ferngully: The Last Rainforest)
Comic Book
- The Black/the Rot (DC/Vertigo)
- The Parliament of Decay
- The Impure King (Blue Exorcist)
- The Impure Princess (Blue Exorcist)
Tabletop Game
- Nurgle (Warhammer 40k)
Other
- SCP-106 - "The Old Man" (SCP Foundation)