- "What fuels your power with the Force but your passion? The stronger, darker emotions. Anger, hatred, fear… these passions empower us."
- ― Yuthura Ban (Star Wars)
- "There is a wall that can't be destroyed with just power. However, there is a type of power that can destroy that wall. The Power of Feelings."
- ― Mavis Vermillion (Fairy Tail)
The power to gain strength from emotions. Technique of Emotion Manipulation. Variation of Affinity and Emotional Power Link.
Also Called
- Emotion Affinity
- Emotional Affinity/Empowerment
- Empathic Affinity/Empowerment
- Feelings Affinity/Empowerment
Capabilities
Users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. by emotions of oneself and others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. Some users may be able draw sustenance from the emotions or even slow or stop aging.
Applications
- Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
- Emotion Metabolization
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Self-Sustenance
Variations
- Anger Empowerment - Gain strength and power from anger.
- Bond Empowerment - Gain strength and power from bonds and friendship.
- Calmness Empowerment - Gain strength and power from calmness.
- Courage Empowerment - Gain strength and power from courage.
- Cowardice Empowerment- Gain strength and power from cowardice.
- Desire Empowerment- Gain strength and power from desire.
- Despair Empowerment - Gain strength and power from despair.
- Disgust Empowerment - Gain strength and power from disgust.
- Doubt Empowerment - Gain strength from doubt.
- Envy Empowerment - Gain strength and power from envy.
- Fear Empowerment - Gain strength and power from fear.
- Guilt Empowerment - Gain strength and power from guilt.
- Happiness Empowerment - Gain strength and power from happiness.
- Laughter Empowerment - Gain strength and power from amusement/laughter.
- Hatred Empowerment - Gain strength and power from hate.
- Hope Empowerment - Gain strength and power from hope.
- Loneliness Empowerment - Gain strength and power from loneliness.
- Love Empowerment - Gain strength and power from love.
- Negative Emotion Empowerment - Gain strength and power from negative emotions.
- Pleasure Empowerment - Gain strength and power from pleasure.
- Positive Emotion Empowerment - Gain strength and power from positive emotions.
- Sadness Empowerment - Gain strength and power from sadness.
Associations
- Affinity
- Emotion Manipulation
- Emotional Form
- Emotional Trigger
- Emotional Vampirism
- Emotional Power Link
- Empathic Power Augmentation
Limitations
- May be limited to certain emotions.
- May lose strength by an opposing emotion (I.E, Happiness to Sadness).
- May lose strength when feeling weak emotions (Sadness, Fear).
Known Users
Comics/Cartoons
- Finn (Adventure Time)
- El Katib (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- Lilitu (Angel: Auld Lang Syne)
- Pearl and Nash (Angel & Faith)
- Lorophage Demons (Angel & Faith)
- Kodos Lion (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Blight (Batman Beyond)
- Zombozo (Ben 10)
- Pugnavores (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Charles Zenith
- Chris Kirkman/The Emotion Lord (Bravest Warriors)
- Ma-Ti (Captain Planet and the Planeteers)
- Alien Brains (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Penelope Spectra (Danny Phantom)
- Atrocitus (DC Comics)
- Kryptonians (DC Comics)
- Bizarro (DC Comics)
- Martians (DC Comics)
- Martian Manhunter
- Miss Martian
- Killer Croc (DC Comics)
- Monsieur Mallah (DC Comics)
- Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Starfire (DC Comics)
- Thaal Sinestro (DC Comics)
- Parallax (DC Comics)
- Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
- Trigon (DC Comics)
- The Flash (DC Comics)
- Darkseid (DC Comics)
- Psycho-Pirate (DC Comics)
- Hellboy (Hellboy/BRPD)
- Gamzee Makara (Homestuck)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)
- D'Spayre (Marvel Comics)
- Animus/Hate-Monger (Marvel Comics)
- Mangog (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Bruce Banner/The Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Namor (Marvel Comics)
- Vision (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Mac Gargan (Marvel Comics)
- Venom (Marvel Comics)
- The Serpent/Cul Borson (Marvel Comics)
- Caliban (Marvel Comics)
- Cullen Bloodstone (Marvel Comics)
- Mistress Love (Marvel Comics)
- Evronians (PKNA - Paperinik New Adventures)
- HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
- Mother Mae-Eye (Teen Titans)
- Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Turok (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter)
- Knights of Destruction (W.I.T.C.H.)
Anime/Manga
- Guts (Berserk)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach); via Hollow Ichigo
- Visoreds (Bleach)
- Arrancars (Bleach)
- Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach)
- Yammy Llargo (Bleach)
- Sora Takenouchi (Digimon Adventure)
- MaloMyotismon (Digimon Adventure 02)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball)
- Baby (Dragon Ball GT)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Kagura (Gintama)
- Kamui (Gintama)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
- Seras Victoria (Hellsing)
- Lin (Kimera)
- Kimera race (Kimera)
- Shigeo Kageyama/Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
- Tigrevrumud Vorn (Madan no Ou to Vanadis)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Sakura Haruno (Naruto)
- Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
- Kurama (Naruto)
- EVA's (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Portgras D. Ace (One Piece)
- Arlong (One Piece)
- Jinbe (One Piece)
- The New Fishman Pirates (One Piece)
- Shiba (Rave Master)
- Sailor Soldiers (Sailor Moon)
- Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon
- Mugen (Samurai Champloo)
- Sekirei (Sekirei)
- Xellos (Slayers)
- No Face (Spirited Away)
- D (Vampire Hunter D)
- Yusuke Urameshi (YuYu Hakusho)
- Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Literature
- Vampires (Anita Blake)
- Dementors (Harry Potter)
- Peter Pan (Peter Pan)
- Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians)
Live Television/Movies
- B. A. Baracus (The A-Team)
- Thesulac Demons (Angel)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Pete Clarner (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Gachnar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Loose-Skinned Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Clem
- Barbas (Charmed)
- Witches (Charmed)
- Whitelighters (Charmed)
- Firestarters (Charmed)
- Richard B. Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick)
- Peyton Westlake/Darkman (Darkman)
- Akhaten (Doctor Who)
- Vigo the Carpathian (Ghostbusters II)
- Godzilla (Godzilla)
- Michael Myers (Halloween)
- Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
- Niki Sanders (Heroes)
- Knox (Heroes)
- The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers)
- Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Tony (Misfits)
- Dave (Misfits)
- Mr. Furious (Mystery Men)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Rinshi (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
- John Rambo (Rambo)
- Polymorph (Red Dwarf)
- Emohawk (Red Dwarf)
- Spock (Star Trek)
- Khan Noonien Singh (Star Trek)
- Dark Side Users (Star Wars)
- Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
- Emperor Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious
- Ben Solo/Kylo Ren
- Darth Maul
- Savage Oppress
- Asaaj Ventress
- Dark Jedi (Star Wars)
- Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
- Wraiths (Supernatural)
- Werewolves (The Vampire Diaries)
Video Games
- Eight Guardians (Asura's Wrath)
- Cloud Strife (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- War (Darksiders)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Vergil (Devil May Cry)
- Nero (Devil May Cry)
- Ninja (I-Ninja); via the Rage Stones
- Cole MacGrath (inFAMOUS)
- Nix (inFAMOUS 2)
- Jak (Jak and Daxter); via Dark Jak
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
- Saïx (Kingdom Hearts)
- Lingering Sentiment (Kingdom Hearts)
- Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)
- Unversed (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)
- Kain (Legacy of Kain)
- Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
- Ganon (The Legend of Zelda)
- Demise (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Model W (Mega Man ZX)
- Raging Raven (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
- Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
- Dark Kahn (Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe)
- Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes); via Dark Side Mode
- Any Pokémon who can learn "Rage" or "Thrash" (Pokémon)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Clockwerk (Sly Cooper)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); via Chaos Emeralds, World Rings of Rage, Hatred, and Sadness
- Mighty the Armadillo (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Ultimate Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
- Galen Marek/Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
- Darth Sion (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords)
- Bowser (Super Mario)
- Princess Peach (Super Mario)
- Parsee Mizuhashi (Touhou Project)
- Marisa Kirisame (Touhou Project)
- Kogasa Tatara (Touhou Project)
- Ain (Elsword); as Erbluhen Emotion/Bluhen
Tabletop Games
- Darkhood (Dungeons & Dragons)
- Fair Folk (Exalted)
Other
- Kurahk (Bionicle)
- Makuta (Bionicle)
- Rahkshi (Bionicle)
- Kraata (Bionicle)
- Tobduk (Bionicle)
- Turahk (Bionicle)
Known Objects
- Pumpkin (Akame Ga Kill!)
- Joker Memory (Kamen Rider W)
Gallery
Evangelion Unit-01 (Neon Genesis Evangelion) berserk howls.
Knox (Heroes) is strengthened by the emotion of fear which manifests itself in the form of augmented physical strength
Mr. Furious (Mystery Men) unleashes his power when he's really angry.
Saïx (Kingdom Hearts) the Luna Diviner derives power from the Moon, and uses this power to enter a berserk rage.
The Emotion Lord (Bravest Warriors) can warp reality with his emotions allowing him to Time Travel and spontaneously create objects amongst other things.
Chris Kirkman (Bravest Warriors) using his undeveloped emotion lord powers to use Telekinesis.
Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail) After seeing his comrade severely injured he was able to fully unlock his own form of Dragon Force.
Whereas normal Earth Humans become stronger through practice and experience, Sekirei (Sekirei) become stronger depending on their emotional state, becoming stronger when they feel strong feelings of love, hate, sadness, etc.
Psycho-Pirate (DC Comics) is an emotional vampire who gains strength from the negative emotions of others. Positive emotions such as happiness however weaken him.
The cornerstone of the Sith's (Star Wars) power was emotion. By harnessing their emotions rather than suppressing them, the Sith believed they could achieve true power.
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