The power to leech off energy from an object, creature, or existing energy. Variation of Energy Absorption.
Contents
Also Called
- Energy Hunger/Leech
- Force Drain (Star Wars)
Capabilities
User can drain energy from individuals or objects. They can drain physical energy from a target or group, making the affected physically weaker or causing them extreme fatigue, while gaining their strength and stamina, even to the point of death.
Variations
Associations
- Absorption
- Ambient Energy Manipulation
- Energy Absorption
- Energy Scattering
- Enervation Inducement
- Fatigue Manipulation
- Incapacitation Inducement
- Total Drain
Limitations
- May be constantly active.
- Too much use will make the user hunger for more power.
- Way too much will inflict harm to the user, even fatally if they insist continuing.
- Cannot use drained energy for more intricate manners that are available in Energy Absorption.
- Infinite Energy
Known Users
Cartoons
- Kevin Levin/Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10)
- Michael Morningstar/Darkstar (Ben 10)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Charmcaster (Ben 10)
- Whampire (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Eel (Slugterra)
- Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
Comics
- Bloody Mary (DC Comics)
- Life Entity (DC Comics)
- Captain Atom (DC Comics)
- Galactus (Marvel Comics)
- Phoenix (Marvel Comics)
- Ann Marie LeBeau/Rogue (Marvel Comics)
Movies
- Energy Vampires (Lifeforce)
Literature
- Eragon (Inheritance Cycle)
- Energy Vampires (The Space Vampires)
- Various Dark Side users (Star Wars)
- Darth Bane
- Darth Sidious
- Sith Emperor
Live Television
- Weeping Angels (Doctor Who)
- Various villains (Power Rangers series)
- Vanya Hargreeves/The White Violin (The Umbrella Academy)
- Many Kaiju (Ultraman Series)
Manga/Anime
- LOVE (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
- Kazuki Muto (Buso Renkin)
- Victor Powered (Buso Renkin)
- Super #17 (Dragon Ball GT)
- Android 19 (Dragon Ball Z)
- Dr. Gero (Dragon Ball Z)
- Medas (Dragon Ball Z)
- Yakon (Dragon Ball Z)
- Aria (Fairy Tail)
- Obra (Fairy Tail)
- Han Jee-Han (The Gamer)
- Users of the Life Drain Technique (Gosu)
- Gha Woobok
- King Ghidorah (Godzilla: The Planet Eater)
- Yuya Fungami (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable); via Highway Star
- Rona Elmo (Juden-Chan)
- Ian (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Rolan (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Saturn (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Hamelin (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Yoroi Akado (Naruto)
- Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto)
- Vampire (Sailor Moon)
- Ban (7 deadly Sins); via Physical Hunt
- Arth (Zatch Bell!)
- Males of Cosmo's species/Metarexes (Sonic X); only in Final Mova second transformation and only drain non-plant life forms
Video Games
- Oryx (Destiny)
- Broodmother (Dota 2)
- Cole MacGrath (InFamous)
- Vampire wraiths (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
- Archons (Legacy of Kain: Defiance)
- Gryphon (Medabots)
- Metroids (Metroid)
- Pokémon using Absorb, Mega Drain, Giga Drain, Leech Life, Leech Horn, Drain Punch, Draining Kiss, Dream Eater, Parabolic Charge, Oblivion Wing or Leech Seed (Pokémon)
- Marka Ragnos (Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy)
- Darth Revan (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)
- Darth Nihilus (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II)
- Darth Traya (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II)
- Galen Marek (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed); temporarily via Health Drain Aura
- Succubus (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Various dinosaurs (Dinosaur King)
Known Objects
- Dominus Librium (Ben 10)
- The Alpha Rune (Ben 10)
- L Drago (Beyblade series)
- Ghost ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Tree of Harmony (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic); only Mean Six
Gallery
Charmcaster (Ben 10) draining Gwen Tennyson's mana.
Gwen (Ben 10) draining Charmcaster's mana.
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Michael Morningstar (Ben 10)
Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Chromastone's energy absorption.
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Captain Atom (DC Comics)
Ban (The Seven Deadly Sins) using Physical Hunt.
Oryx the Taken King (Destiny) can use Grasp of the King to drain the Super energy of Guardians.
Broodmother's (Dota 2) ultimate attack allows her to drain the life from her foes.
Android 19 (Dragon Ball Z) draining Goku's life energy directly with the pad on his palm.
Vampire wraiths (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver) can use a tether to drain energy from Raziel...
...as can Archons (Legacy of Kain: Defiance).
Energy Vampires (Lifeforce) are a shapeshifting alien species that can drain energy from normal living beings...
...turning them into mindless, living corpses...
...which can also suck energy from other humans.
Anyone caught by Ian’s (Marchen Awakens Romance) Darkness ÄRM, Demonic Bond will have their magical power drained.
Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) has the ability to drain magical power from others upon contact.
Rolan' (Marchen Awakens Romance) Nature ÄRM, Dark Ribbon wraps his enemy in throned rose roots and drains their magical power.
Anyone who hears the melody of Hamelin's (Marchen Awakens Romance) Darkness ÄRM, Soul Flute will have their power drained.
Saturn's (Marchen Awakens Romance) Darkness ÄRM, Finsternis casts a curse that not only paralyzes his enemy, but gradually eats away at their magical power.
Unlike a true ÄRM which chooses to be partners with its user, Ghost ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance) gradually eat away at the user's energy.
Metroids (Metroid series) draining other beings of their life energy.
The Tree of Harmony (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) can drain energy from its opponents by sprouting light tendrils and wrapping them around them to do so.
Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series) absorbing the energy of Tengu Shredder to weaken him.
Succubus (Valkyrie Crusade) can drain the energy of men.
Males of Cosmo's species/Metarexes (Sonic X) in second Final Mova transformation.
Lanzhousaurus (Dinosaur King) use the Power Drain move to suck away a large chunk of Triceratops/Chomp's energy.
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