Downgrading

Downgrading
Vali Lucifer (High School DxD) can use his sacred gear, Divine Dividing, to halve the parameters of others abilities.
Power/Ability to:	Reduces the power or parameter.

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

Also Called

• Anti-Support
• Debuffing
• Downgrade
• Power 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
• Poison Manipulation (Poison can affect the senses and the bodily functions degenerating the defense or strength)
• Power Negation
• Support Powers
• Variable Manipulation
• Video Game Mechanics: a common skill in RPGs

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

Know Users

• Kihara Gensei (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
• Therastina Kihara Lifeline (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
• Pokemon that know attacks involving the reduction of stats (Pokemon)
• Users of debuf spells or skills (Several RPG)
• Zoldeo (Fairy Tail)
• Capricorn (Fairy Tail)
• Vali Lucifer (High School DxD)
• Enhanters (Log Horizon)
• Vijeeter Ecor (Fairy Tail)
• Grue (Worm)

Known Objects

• Capacity Down (A Certain Scientific Railgun)

Gallery

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