Downgrading

The power to reduce the power or parameters of one or more targets. Sub-power of Enchantment. Opposite to Power Augmentation. Not to be confused with Power Negation.

Also Called

• Anti-Support
• Debuffing
• Downgrade
• Power Dampening/Diminution/Reduction/Weakening

Capabilities

User can reduce the strength, speed, defense and magical or special power and resistance of a target.

Applications

• Power Dilution

Associations

• Devolution
• Impairment Calling
• Poison Manipulation (Poison can affect the senses and the bodily functions degenerating the defense or strength)
• Power Negation
• Reduction
• Support Powers
• Variable Manipulation
• Video Game Mechanics: a common skill in RPGs
• Weakened Form

Limitations

• Absolute speed, strength and other "Absolute" powers can't be reduced because they have infinite speed, strength, defense etc.
• Support Enhancements can undo the downgrading
• May only work for a limited amount of time
• May have limited range, including touch only.
• Cannot affect users of Status Lock.

Known Users

• Kihara Gensei (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
• Therastina Kihara Lifeline (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
• Haze Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
• Pokemon that know attacks involving the reduction of stats (Pokemon)
• Users of debuf spells or skills (Several RPG)
• Zoldeo (Fairy Tail)
• Capricorn (Fairy Tail)
• Vijeeter Ecor (Fairy Tail)
• Doriate (Fairy Tail)
• Vali Lucifer (High School DxD)
• Enhanters (Log Horizon)
• Grue (Worm)
• Arden (Nanatsu no Taizai)

Known Objects

• Capacity Down (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
• Mutari generator (Angel)

Known Powers

• Touch of Weakness (World of Warcraft)

Gallery

Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Angel) using the Mutari generator to significantly reduce Illyria's power, preventing her from overloading and exploding.

Using his pollution, Haze Shenron (Dragon Ball GT) slowly downgrades the powers and strength of his opponents.

The Rock Smash used by this Haxorus (Pokemon) not only causes damage, but reduces the defensive power of the foe

Arden (Nanatsu no Taizai) can use his power Vain to increase the magical burden of an opponent's abilities with the effect can be applied multiple times, preventing powers which use a significant amount of magic from activating.

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