Accelerated Aging

Accelerated Aging
Skaar (Marvel Comics) became a full adult in a year.
Power/Ability to:	Age faster than usual.

"Is it true you have a limited existence? You exist, then you cease to exist."

― Nagilum (Star Trek: TNG)

"It was made from the pockets of the Pocket Fox. An animal that only existed for 3 weeks in the 16th century."

― Mr. Burns (The Simpsons)

The power to age at an accelerated rate. Sub-power of Age Acceleration. Opposite to Decelerated Aging.

Also Called

• Accelerated Growth
• Growth Spurt (The Thundermans)
• Rapid Aging/Maturity

Capabilities

The user's body ages faster than usual.

Variations

• Accelerated Growth
• Accelerated Longevity
• Accelerated Youth

Associations

• Accelerated Immortality
• Accelerated Maturity
• Age Manipulation
• Biological Manipulation
• Clone
  • Modified Clone
• Enhanced Speed
• Reproductive Modification
• Time Acceleration
• Goblin Physiology/Hobgoblin Physiology/Bugbear Physiology

Limitations

• May die upon reaching the final stages of maturity.
• May require Cryogenic Hibernation to preserve one’s lifespan.
• Without any superpower related to longevity and time manipulation, the user will reach the end of their lifespan at a much faster speed than their peers.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Alma (Darker than Black)
• Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
• Prayer Reverie (Gundam Seed X Astray)
• Rau Le Creuset (Gundam Seed)
• Rey Za Burrel (Gundam Seed Destiny)
• Silpelit Diclonii (Elfen Lied)
• Latina (For My Daughter, I Might Even Be Able to Defeat the Demon King)
• Sophie (Howl's Moving Castle)
• Prosciutto (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via The Grateful Dead
• Hikage Shinomori (My Hero Academia)
• Users of Energy Steroids (One Piece)
• Hatsune (Seton Academy: Join the Pack!)
• Half Humans (Tokyo Ghoul)
  • Kishou Arima
  • Ching-Li Hsiso
• Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)
• Ame (Wolf Children)
• Yu-no (YU-NO)
• Silpelit Diclonii (Elfen Lied)
• Muzan Kibutsuji (Kimetsu No Yaiba)

Cartoons

• Children of Jake & Lady (Adventure Time)
• Darkwing Duck (Darkwing Duck); temporarily
• Male Gazorpians (Rick and Morty)

Comics

• Doomsday (DC Comics)
• Griffin Grey (DC Comics)
• Iris West II/Impulse (DC Comics); formerly due to unstable speed powers
• Jai West (DC Comics); formerly due to unstable speed powers
• Hiro-Kala (Marvel Comics)
• Skaar (Marvel Comics)
• Thraxans (Image Comics)
• Viltrumite/Thraxan hybrids (Image Comics)
• Jenny Quantum (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
• Various Metahumans (DC Comics)
• Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)

Movies

• Xenomorphs (Alien/Alien vs. Predator)
• Jack Powell (Jack)
• Martin Brundle (The Fly II)
• Sil (Species films)
• Spock (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock); while on the Genesis planet
• Clone Troopers (Star Wars)
• All the characters (Old) Via The beach

Literature

• Renesmee Cullen (Twilight Saga)

Live Television

• Spinnetods (Grimm)
• Alexis "Lexi" Glass-Mason (Falling Skies)
• Kreeyans (Mortal Kombat: Konquest)
• Emily Dinsmore (Smallville)
• Jem'Hadar (Star Trek)
• Adria (Stargate)
• Argosians (Stargate SG-1); via nanites
• Lucas Randall (Strange Days at Blake Holsey High); one off via a bite from a mayfly
• Amazons (Supernatural)
• The Darkness (Supernatural); While feeding on souls.
• Jack Kline (Supernatural)
• Billy Cranston (Power Rangers)
• Lord Arcanon (Power Rangers: Dino Super Charge)
• Superheroes (The Thundermans)
• Zack Greenburg (The Zack Files); one off via eating cereal that is a day expired
• Billy Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
• Tommy Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Video Games

• Jack (Bioshock)
• Neohumans (Criminal Case)
• Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
• Solidus Snake (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)
• Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
• Eveline (Resident Evil 7: biohazard)

Web Original

• SCP-1007 - Mr. Life and Mr. Death (SCP Foundation); via SCP-1007-1

Gallery

Female Wieder Spinnetods (Grimm) experience the effects of rapid aging since they are unable to molt without consuming human entrails. Charlotte, who's actually 26 years old appears 70 due to her choice to not partake in the tradition of eating entrails.

Jack (Bioshock) grew up into adult at age 4.

Due to planned genetic changes in his creation, Solid Snake (Metal Gear) was designed to rapidly age, appearing to be a man in his 80s despite actually being in his early 40s.

Solidus Snake (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty) appeared more aged than the other two clones in his later life at age 37.

Martin Brundle (The Fly II), though chronologically five years old, has the body of a 20-year-old man.

As a Silpelit Diclonius, Nana (Elfen Lied) ages faster than an ordinary human, appearing to be in her teens while actually being only six or eight.

Piccolo (Dragon Ball) became a full-grown adult in three years.

Upon birth, Adria (Stargate SG-1) aged rapidly until she was a grown woman within days.

Hiro-Kala (Marvel Comics)

Iris West II/Impulse (DC Comics) as a child...

... and an adult.

Jenny Quantum (Wildstorm/DC Comics)

As an E-type B.O.W., Eveline (Resident Evil) rapidly ages unless she is regularly given a special treatment to counter it.

Supers like Chloe (The Thundermans) and her older sister Phoebe have the fastest growth spurt in their family, despite their age when they are babies.

Adam Warlock (Guardians of the Galaxy TV series) became an adult in a matter of days

Merpeople (Siren) age at a rapid rate when they’re born.

As a side effect of overdosing Energy Steroids, the New Fish-Man Pirates (One Piece) rapidly aged, stripping them of their former strength.

Videos

No Sleep No Food No Women-2

The Slave Army of the Republic - The Brutal Life of Clones -Legends- - Star Wars Explained

SCP-1007 - Mr. Life and Mr. Death (SCP Animation)

Hulk VS Doomsday (Marvel VS DC) - DEATH BATTLE!