The circumstance in which the user possesses great strength and ability at a cost. Not to be confused with Aversion.
Also Called
- Equivalent Exchange
- Faustian Powers
- Power at a Cost/Price
Capabilities
The user possesses great skill and power, but prolonged usage of it may come at a cost. Overuse or misuse of said power may result in, among other things, insanity and physical damage to the user's body.
Associations
- Concept-Dependent Immortality
- Feral Mind
- Higher Consciousness
- Overburst Power
- Power Manifestations
- Sacrificial Protection
- Singular Power Use
- Suicidal Attack
Limitations
- Some double-edged powers may affect people other than the user.
Known Users
Cartoons
- Mozenrath (Aladdin: The Animated Series); via Gauntlet
- Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender); via the Avatar State
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Darkwing Duck (Darkwing Duck); via former use of Super Speed powers
- Eli Shane (Slugterra); using the double barrel with the wrong slugs for a fusion shot could cause disastrous results like draining all the energy of surrounding slugs or worse
Comics
- Flash (DC Comics); via Speed Force
- Kid Psycho (DC Comics)
- Superman (DC New 52); via Solar Flare, later Kryptonite energy infusion
- Zombie Spider-Man (Marvel Comics); using his own veins and arteries as webbing causes him intense pain
- Masane Amaha (Witchblade)
Literature
- Dark Wizards (Harry Potter); especially when creating Horcruxes
- Mundanes (Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Lilith's blood
- Various Sith (Star Wars)
- Spirit users (Vampire Academy/Bloodlines)
- Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)
Films
- Caleb (The Covenant); after his ascension.
- Godzilla (Godzilla)
Live Action TV
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Dr. Curtis Williamson (Charmed)
- Hiro Nakamura (Heroes)
- Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
- Sylar (Heroes)
- Magic Users (Once Upon A Time)
- Castiel (Supernatural)
- Users of the Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural); via Demon Blood
Manga/Anime
- Julie Sigtuna (Absolute Duo)
- Titan Shifters (Attack on Titan) via Curse of Ymir
- Dark Schneider (Bastard!!); via Judas Pain
- Untrained Tao users (Black Cat)
- Est Contractors (Bladedance of Elementalers)
- Bount (Bleach); via Dolls
- Uryu Ishida (Bleach); via taking off the Sanrei Glove
- Sajin Komamura (Bleach)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach); via using the Final Getsuga Tensho and controlled by his hollow self
- Shunsui Kyoraku (Bleach); via his Bankai
- Retsu Unohana (Bleach); via her Bankai
- Kanade Sakurada (Castle-Town Dandelion)
- Shunsuke Otosaka (Charlotte)
- Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)
- All ability users and Rare Kinds (Code:Breaker)
- Contractors except Hei (Darker than Black); they required to perform a task in order to use their powers
- Humans who make a deal for the Shinigami Eyes (Death Note)
- Goku (Dragon Ball); via Kaioken
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball); via Great Ape form and Super Saiyan Third Grade
- Tenshinhan (Dragon Ball); via Kikoho
- Ultimate Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Frieza (Dragon Ball Z)
- Kyouka (Fairy Tail)
- Ultear Milkovich (Fairy Tail); via Last Ages
- Alchemists (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Alphonse Elric
- Edward Elric
- Hatsuna Wakabayashi (Gokukoku No Brynhildr)
- Issei Hyoudou (High School DxD); via Juggernaut Drive
- Seidou Goui Users (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
- Toori Aoi (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere); via getting sad/upset will cause death
- Sakuma Jirou (Inazuma Eleven); Via Emperor Penguin no01 causes bone and muscle tissues to break down after 2nd use
- Genda Koujirou (Inazuma Eleven); via Beast Fang, causes bone and muscle tissues to break down after 2nd use
- InuYasha (InuYasha)
- Miroku (InuYasha)
- Megumin (Konosuba)
- Eucliwood Hellscythe (Kore wa Zombie Desuka?); when she heals someone she feels the pain inflicted. Talking give's reality warping powers but headaches
- Refal (Legend of the Legendary Heroes)
- Tigre Vorn (Madan no Ou to Vanadis); via The Black Bow
- Negi Springfield (Mahou Sensei Negima!) via Magia Erebea
- Kōta Shibaki (Majmoji Rurumo); via Wish Tickets
- Users of "One For All" (My Hero Academia)
- Denki Kaminari (My Hero Academia)
- Minoru Mineta (My Hero Academia)
- Rikidou Satou (My Hero Academia)
- Hanta Sero (My Hero Academia)
- Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu (My Hero Academia)
- Thirteen (My Hero Academia)
- Shouto Todoroki (My Hero Academia)
- Fukikage Tokoyami (My Hero Academia)
- Ochako Uraraka (My Hero Academia)
- Cursed Seal users (Naruto)
- Might Guy (Naruto); via opening the Eight Inner Gates
- Sakura Haruno (Naruto); via the Creation Rebirth Technique
- Kakashi Hatake (Naruto); via former use of Sharingan eye
- Rock Lee (Naruto); via opening the Eight Inner Gates
- Mizuki (Naruto); anime only
- Sharingan users (Naruto); via use of Izanagi and Izanami powers, losing sight in the eye forever
- Tsunade (Naruto); via the Creation Rebirth Technique
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto); via former usage of Cursed Seal of Heaven and Mangekyo Sharingan
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto); via former usage of Rasenshuriken and Fox Shroud
- Eve Neuschwanstein (Needless); via Doppelganger's energy use
- Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece); formerly over-dosage of the Rumble Ball (pre-timeskip), now able to need only one for Monster Point
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); via Gear Second, Gear Third (pre-timeskip), or Gear Fourth
- Marshall D. Teach (One Piece); more susceptible to pain via gravity-element drawback
- Tsumegeri Guards (One Piece); via Hero Water
- Boros (One Punch Man)
- Limiter Breakers (One Punch Man)
- Gene Starwind (Outlaw Star); via use of #4, #9, and #13 Caster Shells
- Aun Freya (Photon: The Idiot Adventures)
- Celebi (Pokémon Adventures); from forced time travel
- Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire)
- Ruby Tojo (Rosario + Vampire); via Iron Maiden
- Yukishiro Enishi (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
- Refined Alters (s-CRY-ed)
- Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon); via the Legendary Silver Crystal
- Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon); using her full destructive and deathly powers also causes her to perish
- Ruki (Senyu)
- Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins); via his Revenge Counter technique
- Shana (Shakugan No Shana); via Tenpa Josai
- Male members of Cosmo's species (Sonic X); via Mover Mode
- Hrotsvit Lesedrama (Swordsman of Magic Technique School and Summoned Vasreus)
- Users of the "Swan Song" (Symphogear)
- Toriko (Toriko); via his Original Appetite Demon
- Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho); via using the Kokuryuha
- Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Lestion (Yumekui Merry); via firing his gun
- Riou (Zatch Bell!); via performing his family's curse.
Video Games
- Asura (Asura's Wrath); via his Wrath Form
- ADAM users (Bioshock)
- Non-Belmont users of the Vampire Killer (Castlevania)
- Power within users (Dark Souls)
- Blood Mages (Dragon Age)
- Crusader (Final Fantasy VI)
- Users of the "Eyes of Etro" (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
- Azura (Fire Emblem Fates)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts); via Anti-Form
- Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
- Users of Phazon-Enhancement Devices (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)
- Pokémon that know "Perish Song" (Pokémon)
- Pokémon that know recoil inflicting attacks (Pokémon)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Zephyr (Resonance of Fate)
- Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog); via V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); without Inhibitor Rings
- Shirou Emiya (TYPE-MOON); after fusing with Archer's arm
- Shiki Tohno (TYPE-MOON)
- Infeliz (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Deathwing (World of Warcraft)
Known Objects
- Mozenrath's Gauntlet (Aladdin)
- Bakkōtō (Bleach)
- Soulcutter (Book of Swords)
- Beast Spear (Breath of Fire III)
- Most Cursed Tools (C3: CubexCursedxCurious)
- Boots of Blinding Speed (The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind)
- Kōkai Gyoku (Flame of Recca)
- Wish Tickets (Majimoji Rurumo)
- Darkness ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Ghost ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Phazon Enhancement Device (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)
- Akimichi Three-Colored Pills (Naruto)
- Hero Water (Naruto)
- Energy Steroids (One Piece)
- Reject Dial (One Piece)
- Silver Crystal (Sailor Moon)
- The Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
Known Powers
- Project Daycare (American Dad!)
- Lucid Gadget (Dream Eater Merry); when used in reality
- Fairy Law (Fairy Tail)
- Blastor Mode (Tekkaman)