- "Now, you are a part of me."
- ― Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)
- "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile."
- ― The Borg Collective (Star Trek)
The power to absorb other beings and utilize them in some way. Sub-power of Entity Manipulation. Variation of Absorption. Not to be confused with Entity Fusionism.
Also Called[]
- Being Absorption/Assimilation/Consumption
- Lifeform Absorption/Assimilation/Consumption
Capabilities[]
The user can absorb other entities, whether it be just plain mortals or higher entities such as deities or demons, while removing it from the source, into their body and use them in various ways, gaining some form of advantage, either by enhancing themselves, gaining the drained power, knowledge, and skills, using it as power source etc., either temporarily or permanently.
Applications[]
- Absorptive Entity Access
- Assimilative Evolution
- Assimilative Infection
- Consumptive Replication
- Digestive Assimilation
- Entity Emerging; merge absorbed entities from one's body
- Hive Mind when across multiple bodies
- Superpower Absorption
Variations[]
- Alternate-Self Absorption - absorbing alternate selves
- Biological Absorption - absorbing biomass
- Deity Consumption - absorbing deities
- Soul Absorption - taking an entity's soul
- Technological Assimilation - absorbing mechanical beings
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Absorption Immunity
- Anti Storage users are immune to this power (if it tries to keep them sealed/separate from/alive within the absorber).
- May be limited to how much one can absorb.
- Those who are absorbed might still be alive/conscious, therefor they might take control over the user's body or harm them from within.
Known Users[]
See also: The Assimilator.
- Jasmine (Angel)
- Peacekeeper (Astro Boy)
- Nine Titans (Attack on Titan)
- Aptom (Bio Booster Armor Guyver)
- Sea God (Berserk)
- Makuta (Bionicle)
- Koushaku Chouno/Papillon (Buso Renkin)
- Slime Demon (Charmed)
- Source of All Evil (Charmed)
- Priscilla (Claymore)
- Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)
- Larfleeze/Agent Orange (DC Comics)
- Incubus (DC Extended Universe)
- Demons (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba)
- Muzan Kibutsuji
- Kokushibo
- Doma
- Hantengu; Via Sekido Clone
- Eaters (Digimon)
- Digimon (Digimon Tamers)
- Absorption users (Dragon Ball series)
- Franmalth (Fairy Tail)
- Quina Quen (Final Fantasy IX)
- Pride/Selim Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Iris (Gamera)
- Orga (Godzilla)
- Delightful Reaper (The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door)
- Aptom (Guyver)
- Flood (Halo)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Naraku (InuYasha)
- The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers series)
- Pillar Men (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
- Suguru Geto (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Neonoid (Kamen Rider ZO)
- Kirby (Kirby series)
- Fecto Forgo (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
- Brood (Marvel Comics)
- Ultimate Venom (Marvel Comics);
- Doctor Strange Supreme (MCU Multiverse/What If...?); via Dark Dimension Magic
- Samus Aran (Metroid)
- X Parasites (Metroid)
- Orochimaru (Naruto)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Alucard (Rosario + Vampire)
- Zerg (StarCraft)
- The Borg (Star Trek)
- Aparoid (Star Fox: Assault)
- Seth (Street Fighter)
- Necalli (Street Fighter V)
- Mom-Thing (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
- Superfly/SuperDuperFly (TMNT: Mutant Mayhem)
- Rimuru Tempest (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken/That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
- The Thing (The Thing)
Known Objects[]
- Travelion Express/Travelion (Mahou Sentai Magiranger)
- Solar Streak/Solar Streak Megazord (Power Rangers Mystice Force)
Gallery[]
The Nine Titans (Attack on Titan) can gain the powers of the others by devouring them...
...with Eren Yeager having consumed the Attack, Founding, and War Hammer Titans, possessing the power of all three.
Bonebeard (Berserk) has been absorbed by the Sea God.
Papillon (Buso Renkin) devouring Jirō Chōno with the mouth on his palm.
The Source of All Evil (Charmed) absorbs those he uses as vessels, assimilating their personalities to become more powerful and intelligent.
Priscilla (Claymore) absorbing a victim.
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Hantengu’s anger, Sekido (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba) draw in and absorb his emotion parts, fusing to become Zohakuten the hatred.
Doma (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba)
Having absorbed Leomon's data, Beelzemon (Digimon Tamers) can use the Fist of the Beast King.
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Eaters (Digimon) are named such because of their endless hunger for data, which includes human mental data, that they devour and assimilate to aid in their evolution.
Cell (Dragon Ball Z) can absorb others using his tail, either by stabbing them with it...
...or opening it up and swallowing them whole.
Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z) in the process of absorbing Gotenks and Piccolo.
Mira (Dragon Ball series) absorbing Towa...
...to obtain his Final Form.
Moro (Dragon Ball Super) absorbs Seven-Three.
Franmalth (Fairy Tail) can absorb others, body and soul, and claim their powers for himself.
Quina Quen's (Final Fantasy IX) Blue Magic works by consuming monsters.
Solf J. Kimblee (Fullmetal Alchemist) being absorbed by Pride.
Iris (Gamera) uses its Gene Snatcher to absorb Ayana Hirasaka.
Orga (Godzilla) in the midst of absorbing Godzilla.
Aptom (Guyver) has absorbed various Zoanoids.
Everyone Alucard (Hellsing) drinks the blood of is absorbed into his being, allowing him to access their appearance, form, and abilities as familiars.
Naraku (Inuyasha) increases his power by absorbing other yokai.
The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers series) not only assimilates the body parts of those it consumes...
...but also their souls...
...which exist within its body as a spiritual Hive Mind.
Neonoid/Doras (Kamen Rider) has absorbed Kamen Rider ZO, assuming its enhanced Red Doras form.
Suguru Geto (Jujutsu Kaisen) can absorb cursed spirits.
Kirby (Kirby series) can inhale and absorb his enemies, often gaining their powers and weapons in the process.
Fecto Forgo (Kirby and the Forgotten Land) has absorbed numerous members of the Beast Pack.
The Venom of the Ultimate Universe (Marvel Comics) must absorb other beings to sustain itself and its host.
X Parasites (Metroid) absorb other life forms, taking their forms, DNA, and abilities.
Samus Aran's (Metroid) Metroid DNA enables her to absorb X Parasites in their basic form by physical contact...
...and once her Metroid powers fully awaken, she can absorb them, host and all.
Orochimaru's (Naruto) various absorbed host bodies and souls.
Alex Mercer (Prototype) in the process of consuming a Blackwatch soldier.
Alucard (Rosario + Vampire) mutated into his present form by absorbing countless other monsters.
Pigma Dengar (Star Fox: Assault) being assimilated by an Aparoid.
Kathryn Janeway (Star Trek) being assimilated by the Borg.
Seth (Street Fighter) assimilates a victim into the Tanden Engine.
Necalli (Street Fighter V) absorbing the Warrior Profit.
The Mom-Thing (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012) has absorbed the Turtles.
Doctor Strange Supreme (What If...) has absorbed countless mystical beings into himself for power.
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Incubus (DC Extended Universe) absorbed three people into his host's body to become stronger.
SuperDuperFly (TMNT: Mutant Mayhem)
Travelion (Mahou Sentai Magiranger)/The Solar Streak Megazord (Power Rangers Mystic Force) uses its Destruction Fire/Furnace Blast to absorb enemies in its chest, burn them inside of its engines, then destroy them.
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Peacekeeper (Astro Boy)
Videos[]
The Thing Absorbs Adam - The Thing (2011) - Science Fiction Station-2
The Thing (1-10) Movie CLIP - The Norwegian Dog Hunt (1982) HD-2
The Thing (2-10) Movie CLIP - It's Weird and Pissed Off (1982) HD-2
The Thing (3-10) Movie CLIP - Human Mutant (1982) HD-2
Chest Defibrillation - The Thing (5-10) Movie CLIP (1982) HD-2
The Blood Test - The Thing (1982)-2
The Thing (8-10) Movie CLIP - Warm Things Up a Little (1982) HD-2
The Thing (9-10) Movie CLIP - F*** You Too! (1982) HD-2
Cell Kills Guard!-2
ジョジョ- Awaken, my masters! 『HD』
Official PROTOTYPE 2 - The Red Zone
Midway city Subway attack.... Suicide squad-2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- Mutant Mayhem (2023) - Superfly Transforms Scene - Movieclips-2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- Mutant Mayhem (2023) - Fighting Superduperfly Scene - Movieclips-2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- Mutant Mayhem (2023) - April Pukes Scene - Movieclips-2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- Mutant Mayhem (2023) - Saved by New York Scene - Movieclips-2
'Astro's Blue Core' Scene - Astro Boy-2