Defense Augmentation

Defense Augmentation
Kinuhata Saiai's (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) Offense Armor super-compresses nitrogen around her to act as armor, blocking attacks and drastically increases her strength.
Power/Ability to:	Enhance the defense/durability of self and/or others.

"I can't pierce through...even with my snake sword!!"

― Orochimaru on Naruto's Nine-Tails Cloak (Naruto)

The power to enhance the defensive capabilities of oneself and/or others. Technique of Defense Manipulation. Variation of Combat Augmentation. Opposite to Attack Augmentation and Defense Reduction.

Also Called

• Defense/Durability Amplification/Enhancement/Increase

Capabilities

The user can enhance the defensive capabilities of themselves and/or others so that they can reach high-level mastery and control instantaneously, even reach a level of power that is usually beyond their limits alone. Users cannot steal or give power, only enhance the ones their targets already have.

Applications

• Damage Reduction
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Agility
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Defense
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Endurance
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Durability/Invulnerability/Absolute Invulnerability
  • Durability Concentration
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Reflexes
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Stamina
• Reflex Augmentation
• Stamina Augmentation

Variations

• Defense Calling
• Dermal Armor
• Elemental Durability
• Force Field Generation
• Layer Reinforcement
• Skin Hardening

Associations

• Augmentation
• Defense Calling
• Defense Manipulation
• Durability Infinitum
• Physical Augmentation

Limitations

• Can be countered by Defense Break.
• Target effects usually fade over time.
• May only be able to enhance one's own defense or others.

Known Users

• Users of Hierro (Bleach)
• Users of Blut Vene (Bleach)
• Querl Dox/Brainiac 5 (DC Comics)
• Users of Ki (Dragon Ball series)
• Kris (Deltarune); via “Courage”
• Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Arme (Grand Chase)
• Sylar (Heroes); via Telekinesis
• Cole MacGrath (Infamous); via Reduce Damage
• Taiyo Asano (Mission: Yozakura Family)
• Eijirou Kirishima/Red Riot (My Hero Academia)
• Users of Busoshoku Haki (One Piece)
• Pokémon that can use Defense enhancement moves (Pokémon)
• Jinchūriki (Naruto); via Transformations
• Unus the Untouchable (Marvel Comics)
• Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
• Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
• Maverick/Agent Zero (Marvel Comics)
• John Smith (Hitman Agent 47)
• Arlo (unOrdinary)
• Steven Armstrong (Metal Gear Rising Revengeance)
• Users of Force Barrier (Star Wars)
• Kinuhata Saiai (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun & Toaru Anbu no Item)
• Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
• Espers (Mob Psycho 100)
• Wendy Marvell (Fairy Tail)

Known Objects

• Regulus Nemea (Highschool DxD)
• Scabbard of Excalibur (Highschool DxD)
• Rook and Queen Evil Pieces (Highschool DxD)
• Key of Domination (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• 5-U-93-R (Injustice: Gods Among Us)
• John Wick's Suit (John Wick Franchise)
• Mavericks Body Armor (Marvel Comics)
• Vibranium (Marvel Comics)
• Battalion's Backup (Team Fortress 2); via Augmentation Field Projection

Gallery

Ichigo Kurosaki's (Bleach) using Blut Vene to compress spiritual pressure into his bloodstream, drastically increasing his defensive powers and sealing wounds shut.

Using his Ki, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) enhances his defensive abilities to the extent that he can block sword attacks with one finger.

Using his Ultimate Shield, Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist) hardens his skin into carbon, enhancing his defenses.

Using Telekinesis, Sylar (Heroes) enhances his defensive ability to survive being shot.

John Smith (Hitman Agent 47) has subdermal body amour which can protect his body against knives and even gunfire.

Danny Rand (Iron Fist) can focus his chi to generate an "aura" to protect himself from energy-based attacks to a varying degree and make himself more resilient against physical damage.

Using Reduce Damage, Cole MacGrath (Infamous) permanently augments his defensive capability.

5-U-93-R (Injustice: Gods Among Us) is a Kryptonian nanotech drug that increases the user's durability to superhuman levels.

When he had his Telekinesis, Nathan Summers/Cable's (Marvel Comics) could use TK fields to deflect projectiles...

...and slow down their inertia.

Steven Armstrong (Metal Gear Rising Revengeance) has nanotech infusion, which causes his skin to harden different parts of his skin in response to physical trauma while also giving him immense strength.

Eijiro Kirishima's Quirk (My Hero Academia) allows him to harden his skin for defense and attack

Using Busoshoku/Armament Haki, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) can increase his defensive power.

Vergo (One Piece) can coat his whole body in Busoshoku/Armament Haki to drastically increasing his offense and defense.

Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece) using Busoshoku/Armament Haki to defend himself against Doflamingo's Five String of Color.

Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) specializes in Busoshoku/Armament Haki to protect his katanas from damage and increase their cutting power.

Sanji (One Piece) uses Busoshoku/Armament Haki to protect his legs from attacks as well as increase the power of his kicks.

Pica (One Piece) can coat his whole body in Busoshoku/Armament Haki to drastically increasing his offense and defense.

Jinbe (One Piece) uses Busoshoku/Armament Haki to protect his arms from bladed attacks as well as to increase the power of his arms.

Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece) can enhance his Busoshoku/Armament Haki to extreme levels in conjunction with his Mochi Mochi no Mi which makes it a lot stronger than regular Haki-enhanced armor.

Users of Force Barrier (Star Wars), like Luke Skywalker, can create an invisible force field that can repel blaster fire...

...or falling debris.

The Battalion’s Backup (Team Fortress 2) augmentative field augment the defense of anyone within the field.

Using his Iwagakure Ninpo, Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku) can boost his body with defensive, harden effects.

The Regulus Nemea (Highschool DxD) has the secondary ability to protect its wielder from projectile weapons and attacks.

Shiego Kageyama/Mob (Mob Psycho 100)

Toichiro Suzuki (Mob Psycho 100)

Teruki Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100)

Christopher Nord/Maverick's (Marvel Comics) initial body armor was connected to an artificial booster field pack device with large cylinders above it...

...as Agent Zero, he was adorned in a battle suit comprised of a vibranium microweave mesh which not only enable it to absorb light impacts.