- "The Avatar State is a defense mechanism, designed to empower you with all the skills and knowledge of all the past Avatars."
- ― Avatar Roku, Avatar: The Last Airbender
The circumstance of gaining power when in danger. Variation of Conditional Power.
Capabilities
The users of this ability can gain tremendous power(s) when in dangerous situations.
Applications
Associations
Limitations
- Powers may fade when the danger passes.
Known Users
See also: Defence Mechanism Superpower.
- Index (A Certain Magical Index); via Johns Pen Mode
- Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
- Yoshino (Date A Live); via Ice Barrier/Field
- Son Gohan (Dragon Ball Z); formerly
- Inuyasha (InuYasha)
- Gaara (Naruto)
- Hulk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Iron Giant (The Iron Giant)
- Bowser (Super Mario)
Known Objects
- Reality Gauntlet (Danny Phantom)
Gallery
Before he trained and learned how to access it, Son Gohan (Dragon Ball Z) could only access his hidden powers when angry or in danger...
...such as when Piccolo threw him at a mountain.
When his life is in danger, Inuyasha (InuYasha) transforms into a powerful full-fledged yokai, though the transformation slowly degrades his sanity.
In addition to activating when angry, Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe) can also transform into the Hulk when in danger, including through suicide.
Gaara's (Naruto) sand-based defenses activate automatically to defend him against threats.
When in mortal danger, such as being crushed by a heavy object, Bowser (Super Mario) is not only able to revive himself through massive burst of adrenaline, but become a giant as well.
The Reality Gauntlet (Danny Phantom) has a self-defense mechanism when you touch one of the gem while it is in the gauntlet can teleport the gem out of the gauntlet by simply wishing it away.