Empowering Affinity

"You rise with the moon, I rise with the sun."

― Zuko to Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

"Only once every hundred years can a firebender experience this kind of power."

― Iroh commenting on the power granted by Sozin's Comet (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

The power to gain strength from a certain objects, abstract concept, powers, or when an event occurs. Sub-power of Affinity Manipulation. Combination of Power Augmentation and Enhanced Condition. Lesser version of Omni-Empowerment. Opposite to Charging and Aversion.

Also Called[]

Empowerment
Self Augmentation via Affinity

Capabilities[]

The users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when they come in contact with a certain concept, object, event, or emotion, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers (E.g.: those with Water Empowerment may be able to unlock Water Manipulation when they are in a large body of water). Some users may be able draw sustenance from their affinity or even slow or stop aging.

Key to an empowering affinity is that the ability to draw power resides in the user, and it is not a power bestowal by some supernatural object, concept, power, or event.

Applications (Essential)[]

Applications (Detailed)[]

Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Condition
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Body
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Mind

Major Affinities[]

Affinities[]

Associations[]

Commonly accompanied by some form of Absorption.
Affinity Manipulation
Charging
May accompany some form of detection in order to know when their affinity is close.
Omni-Empowerment
Self Power Link

Limitations[]

Loss of power without the affinity around or from going without contact with the affinity for an extended period.
May overload from absorbing too much.
May be weakened by some opposing affinity.
May not be able to choose which Affinity you have.
- May be limited to one affinity only.
Weak to Affinity Negation.

Known Users[]

Comics/Cartoons

Waterbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender); grow stronger during a full moon and lose their powers during a lunar eclipse
Firebenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender); grow stronger when Sozin's comet passes, or when it is daytime, and lose their powers during a solar eclipse
Mana/Magic users (Ben 10); while in Ledgerdomain have their magical powers and abilities enhanced.
Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
Rachel Roth/Raven (DC comics);New Earth Empowers Others
Aquaman (DC Comics); becomes stronger in water
Uncle Sam (DC Comics); gains superhuman strength, speed, and size depending on the American people's beliefs in the ideals of America
All Kryptonians under a Yellow Sun (DC Comics)
Desiree (Danny Phantom); gains strength from those she has granted wishes for
Jackie Estacado (The Darkness); becomes stronger when in the shadows
Van Kleiss (Generator Rex); strongest when in the radius of the Nanite Explosion area
Jonas Graymalkin (Marvel Comics); gains superhuman strength and endurance while in the dark
Moon Knight (Marvel Comics); becomes stronger depending on the phases of the moon
The Hulk (Marvel Comics); grows stronger whenever he becomes angry
Hydro-Man (Marvel Comics); becomes stronger near water
Sand-Man (Marvel Comics); becomes stronger near sand
Hosts of Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics)
Tengu Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003); ley lines

Anime/Manga

Kili (Double Arts); becomes stronger when touching someone
Mio Takamiya (Date A Live); via distributing the Sephira Crystals to Spirits
Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail); via specific element
"Big Mom" Charlotte Linlin (One Piece); once so driven by hunger
Ginei Morioka (Rosario + Vampire); becomes stronger & faster when the moon is out
Blackmore (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VII: Steel Ball Run); can use his Stand, Catch The Rainbow, only while its raining
Guardian Characters (Shugo Chara); help their masters access their inner strengths

Life-Action TV/Films

The Charmed Ones (Charmed); stronger together, and when emotional
Cupids (Charmed); when around love
Samuel Sullivan (Heroes); becomes stronger with more evolved humans around
The Chance Harbor Circle (The Secret Circle); stronger together

Literature

Ethan Wate (Caster Chronicles); his love for Lena makes him resistant to magic powers
Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians); becomes stronger in water

Video Games

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII franchise); via multiple forces
Cole MacGrath (inFamous); is able to draw power from electrical appliances and storms
Kahoko Hino (La Corda d'Oro); passion for music
Yu Narukami (Persona 4); Bond Empowerment
Giratina (Pokémon); Via Griseous Orb
Pokémon with the skill "Swift Swim" (Pokémon); become faster in rain
Talim (Soul Calibur); jumps higher-up on her stages, most likely to be Wind affinity

Others

The Bahrag (Bionicle); Twin queens of the Bohrok swarms would grow more powerful when close to each other
Ares/Mars (Greco-Roman Mythology); becomes stronger when in conflict
SCP-096 - The "Shy Guy" (SCP Foundation); when someone or something looks at its face, he gets stronger, faster, and even more durable
SCP-4043 - Gaia (SCP Foundation); empowered by the biosphere of the earth
Buelsar Elliot (Tower of God); gets stronger the stronger his enemy is

Known Natural Occurrences[]

Limbo (Charmed); expands magical powers and transcends laws of physics
The Nexus of the All (Charmed); maximizes all powers
The Nexus of the Halliwell Manor (Charmed); intensifies all magical powers
Yellow Sun (DC Comics); grants Kryptonians and Daxamites supernatural powers
Full Moon (Various franchise); werewolves are at their strongest and most volatile state
Natural elements (Various franchise); empowers someone with elemental powers
Elemental Moon (H2O: Just Add Water)

Known Artifacts[]

Emphyreal Sword (Charmed); strengthens whitelighters
Deadly Virus (Charmed); temporarily strengthens all magical creatures before killing them
Moon Pools (H2O: Just Add Water/Mako: Island of Secrets)
Silver Crystal (Sailor Moon)
Humpty Lock (Shugo Chara); grants Amu Hinamori powers
Dumpty Key (Shugo Chara); grants Ikuto Tsukiyomi powers
Fairy blood (True Blood); vampires become resistant to fairy magic after drinking fairy blood
Serpens Clavem (Witches of East End); strengthens witches whilst corrupting them

Empowering Affinity

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