The ability to gain strength from evil. Technique of Evil Manipulation. Variation of Morality Empowerment. Opposite to Good Empowerment and Evil Aversion. Not to be confused with Malevorous.
Also Called[]
- Bad Affinity/Empowerment
- Injustice Affinity/Empowerment
- Villainy Affinity/Empowerment
- Wickedness Affinity/Empowerment
Capabilities[]
Users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when they come in contact with evil and malice, including of oneself and others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. Some users may be able draw sustenance from evil or even slow or stop aging.
Applications[]
- All/Various Apocalyptic Powers/Destructive Powers
- All/Various Chaotic Powers
- All/Various Dark Powers
- All/Various Death Powers
- All/Various Demonic Powers
- All/Various Evil Powers
- All/Various Horror Powers
- All/Various Void Powers
- Apathy
- Enhanced Condition/Supernatural Condition/Absolute Condition (varies)
- Enhanced Durability/Supernatural Durability/Absolute Invulnerability (varies)
- Enhanced Endurance/Supernatural Endurance/Absolute Endurance (varies)
- Enhanced Intelligence/Supernatural Intelligence/Absolute Intelligence (varies)
- Enhanced Senses/Supernatural Senses/Absolute Senses (varies)
- Supernatural Vision/Absolute Vision (varies)
- Enhanced Speed/Supernatural Speed/Absolute Speed (varies)
- Enhanced Strength/Supernatural Strength/Absolute Strength (varies)
- Regenerative Healing Factor/Supernatural Regeneration/Absolute Regeneration (varies)
- Eternal Evolution/Eternal Transcendence/Self Transcendence (varies)
- Evil Aura
- Malevorous
- Negativity Empowerment
- Omnimalevolence/Evil Embodiment (varies; The user could possess an overwhelming amount of evil within them which would allow the user’s power to increase exponentially.)
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Self-Sustenance
Associations[]
- Affinity
- Corruption Manipulation
- Darkside View
- Evil Manipulation
- Malevorous
- Morality Manipulation
- Negativity Manipulation
- Sin Empowerment
- Villainous
Limitations[]
- User's power is limited to the amount of negative energy or intent in the environment
- May lose power if placed in an environment with no malicious energy (i.e. a Buddhist Monastery)
Known Users[]
- Lavos (Chrono Trigger); via Evil Emanation
- Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)
- Chaos Gods (Warhammer 40,000)
- Lucifer (Religion)
- Demons (Religion)
- Temptation (Narnia)
- Avenger/Angra Mainyu (Nasuverse)
- Orichalcos (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Trigon (DC Comics)
- Malachite (Steven Universe)
- Janemba (Dragon Ball Z)
- Users of Hour of Judgement (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)
- Jung Heewon
- Kim Dokja; via Bookmark
- Garou (One-Punch Man)
- Mah-Oh (Granstream Saga)
- Vice (Karakuri Dôji Ultimo)
- Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat)
- Garuda (Street Fighter series)
- M. Bison (Street Fighter series)
- Mephisto (Marvel Comics)
- Ngh the Unspeakable (Marvel Comics)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Black Lily (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Spike (Dragon Ball)
- Null (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures)
- Uchiha clan (Naruto)
Gallery[]
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Spike's (Dragon Ball) Devilmite Beam, amplifies any dark thought (anger, malice, aggression, arrogance, etc.) and converts it into pure negative energy, which expands in the victim's body until their heart explodes.
Being a creature made completely out of evil energy, Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) was able to absorb the darkness of human life to turn into a vile form. The ugliness of this form is the evil side of humans' hearts.
Evil Stewie (Family Guy)
Malachite's (Steven Universe) power is the result of the abusive relationship between Jasper and Lapis Lazuli.
Null (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures) becomes more demonic and gains new powers with every evil deed he commits...
...eventually manifesting such traits as winged flight.
The demonic symbiote worn by Spawn (Spawn) can feed off ambient evil energy from the physical world around him, from creatures and even parts of the city that are more evil than others.
The Curse of Hatred (Naruto) was ideal to the Uchiha clan: when the object of their affection is lost, the love can instantaneously turn into hatred, leaving them more inclined to do anything and everything to achieve their goals, according to Tobirama Senju, they are "possessed by evil".