The power to restore biotic organisms to their optimal health. Sub-power of Biological Manipulation and Health Manipulation. Opposite to Unhealing.
Also Called
- Cell Regeneration Inducement
- Healing Hands/Power/Touch
- Mend (Tales of Series)
- Recovery Power/Touch
Capabilities
User can restore biotic organisms to their optimal health, curing damaged or withered organisms, wounds, broken bones, low vitality, and diseases/poisoning. Though the user may potentially heal any form of bodily damage, the patient must be alive, even if hanging by a thin thread, in order to be healed; once the patient has died, it would transcend healing and would require resurrection instead.
Applications
- Body Part Restoration
- Cellular Activation
- Curing
- Disease Detection
- Internal Bodily Cleansing
- Limb Reattachment
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Regrowth
Variations
- Card Healing: to heal by using cards.
- Demonic Healing: to heal by using demonic energy/power.
- Digital Healing: to heal by using digital data.
- Divine Healing: to heal by using divine energy/power.
- Empathic Healing: to heal the emotional pain of others.
- Energy Healing: to heal by using energy.
- Flawless Healing: to heal to a pristine condition/state.
- Flawless Restoration: to heal/mend all kinds of damage, including mental, conceptual, emotional, spiritual, mystical, and physical.
- Healing Aura: to heal with one's aura.
- Healing Communication: to heal others through communication/talking.
- Healing Energy Attacks to heal via protection of healing energy.
- Healing Energy Manipulation: to manipulate healing energy.
- Healing Field Projection: to project a field that heals anything in it.
- Healing Kiss: to heal with a kiss.
- Healing Prayer: to heal through prayer.
- Healing Weather: to heal by using weather.
- Health Optimization: to sense and assess a person's health and then heal any problems the user finds.
- Holy Voice: to heal by using one's voice on a divine level.
- Inorganic Healing: to heal by using inorganic substances.
- Elemental Healing: to heal by using elements.
- Life-Force Healing: to heal through life-force.
- Chi Healing: to heal through chi.
- Spiritual Healing: to heal through spiritual energy.
- Lunar Healing: to heal by using lunar elements.
- Mental Healing: to heal illnesses of the mind and restore them to their mental condition.
- Mystical Healing: to heal through magical means.
- Natural Force Healing: to heal using natural forces.
- Omni Healing: to heal anything/everything.
- Organic Healing: to heal using organic substances.
- Planetary Energy Healing: to heal by using planetary elements.
- Psionic Healing: to heal through psychic energy.
- Quantum Healing: to heal through quantum energy.
- Rainbow Healing: to heal using rainbows.
- Remote Healing: to heal others from any distance.
- Sex Healing: to heal by having sex.
- Soul Healing: to heal the damage done to the soul.
- Spatial Healing: to heal by using space.
- Stellar Healing: to heal by using stellar elements.
- Solar Healing: to heal by using solar elements.
- Symbiotic Healing: to heal using symbiotic power.
- Technological Healing: to heal by using technology.
- Temporal Healing: to heal through temporal manipulation, erasing any damage from existence.
- World Healing: to heal entire planets and everything on them.
- Wound Transferal: to transfer the wounds of a sufferer to on their own bodies, and either heal from that, or transfer the wound on to another.
Levels of Healing
Note that the levels refer to what kind of damage user can heal, not the rate/speed the healing process happens.
Basic Level: User can do anything that normal healing would do, simply accelerated.
- Can heal minor wounds such as cuts, bruises, and light burns.
- Recovering from minor to moderate blood loss.
- Critical wounds such as loss of limbs or damaged nerves and internal organs cannot be healed, but wounds can be closed.
- Cells that are fatally damaged, such as by burning, cannot be healed, resulting in permanent scarring.
Expert Level: User can do anything that normal healing and modern medical knowledge could achieve.
- Can heal external wounds, including fractured bones and deeper burns, disregarding of severity.
- Lost limbs can be reattached.
- Minor damaged internal organs may be healed, but more severity may be beyond repair and may take more time to heal.
- Nerves may remain damaged.
Advanced Level: User can heal things that current medical knowledge cannot do.
- Lost limbs and internal organs are completely healed.
- Damaged nerves can be healed to a certain extent.
- Critically and fatally damaged cells can regenerate, preventing scars.
Master Level: User can heal anything as long as the target is alive.
- Semi-Immortality by rejuvenating cells to keep them at their optimal prime.
- Youth Inducement by reversing the effects of aging.
Associations
- Chi Manipulation
- Consumption Healing
- Damage Manipulation
- Damage Removal
- Healing Energy Constructs
- Health Manipulation
- Life and Death Manipulation
- Life-Force Manipulation
- Medicine Manipulation
- Mitosis Manipulation
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Restoration
- Restoration Physiology
Limitations
- Healing Immunity
- Useless against Irreversible Destruction.
- Can’t raise the dead, but as long as there's even a hint of life left, healing is possible.
- Healing may not be permanent.
- May be limited to healing either oneself or others.
- May only be able to heal non-fatal wounds.
- May have limited range, including touch only.
- May need direct body-to-body contact (possibly naked "for better skin contact"), various kinds of blood or power transfers through kissing/licking, a Magic Kiss with healing properties, and so forth.
- May be limited to healing only certain types of wounds or diseases.
- May not work on permanent injuries or abnormal injuries that cannot be treated.
- May not occur automatically, thus preventing the users from healing injuries by reflex.
- May be painful for the recipient of the healing.
- Certain methods may require delicate control when healing, otherwise, it may cause cellular damage.
- May cause the healer's body to deteriorate.
- Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.
Known Users
See Also: Healing Hands.
Cartoons
- Magical Scarab Beetle (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Flame Princess (Adventure Time)
- Some Waterbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
- Swampfire (Ben 10 series)
- Anodites (Ben 10 series)
- Gwen Tennyson
- Royal Medicine (Jackie Chan Adventure)
- Lyca (Lavender Castle)
- Neighthan Rot (Monster High)
- She-Ra (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
- Boon Doc (Slugterra)
- Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz (Steven Universe); via tears
- Steven Universe (Steven Universe); via saliva
- Bloom (Winx Club)
- Enchantix Level Fairies (Winx Club)
- Krystal (Winx Club)
- Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
- Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
Comics
- Bari the Healer (The 99)
- Non (Angel: After the Fall)
- Chaos Knuckles (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Blue Lanterns (DC Comics)
- Doctor Fate (DC Comics)
- Green Fury (DC Comics)
- Immorto (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- White Lanterns (DC Comics)
- Joshua Foley/Elixir (Marvel Comics)
- Klyntar/Symbiotes (Marvel Comics)
- Eugene "Flash" Thompson/Anti-Venom (Marvel Comics)
- Christopher Muse/Triage (Marvel Comics)
- Martin Li/Mister Negative (Marvel Comics)
- Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
- William "Billy" Kaplan/Wiccan (Marvel Comics)
- Nico Minoru (Marvel Comics)
- Cornelia Hale (W.I.T.C.H)
- The Morrigan (The Wicked + The Divine)
Movies
- Mara (5ive Girls)
- Sterling (Dream Warrior)
- E.T. (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
- Archangels (Gabriel)
- John Coffey (The Green Mile)
- Aling Elsa (The Healing)
- Downburst (The Incredibles)
- Rhea Carver (The Last Keepers)
- Stitches (Push)
- Miranda Reed (Spellbinder)
- Rapunzel (Tangled)
Folklore/Mythology
- 10th Brother of the Ten Brothers (Chinese Mythology)
- Jesus of Nazareth (Christianity)
- Deities of healing (Mythology)
Literature
- Lucia (Andaluins)
- Magnus Chase (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)
- Will Solace (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)
- Ryan Duchannes (The Caster Chronicles); Thaumaturge Caster
- Lana Arwen Lazar (Gone)
- Mangani (The Legend of Tarzan)
- Marina/Number Seven (Lorien Legacies)
- John Smith/Number Four (Lorien Legacies)
- Simon Lewis (The Mortal Instruments); via his blood as a vampire
- Skin Healers (Red Queen)
- Fletcher
- Sara Skonos
- Aelin Ashryver Galathynius (Throne of Glass)
- Rowan Whitethorn (Throne of Glass)
- Gavriel (Throne of Glass)
- Yrene Towers (Throne of Glass)
- Max Evans (Roswell High)
- Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls)
- Shadowhunters (Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Symbol Magic
- Vampires (The Sookie Stackhouse Novels); via their blood
- Lissa Dragomir (Vampire Academy)
- Adrian Ivashkov (Vampire Academy)
- Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians); via magic
- Thom Creed ("Hero")
Live Television
- Shawn Farrell (The 4400)
- Inti (Aliados)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Whitelighters (Charmed 2018)
- Harry Greenwood
- Jada Shields
- Tessa Flores-Cohen †
- Elders (Charmed)
- Whitelighters (Charmed)
- Wyatt Halliwell
- Paige Matthews
- River Song (Doctor Who)
- Time Lords (Doctor Who)
- The Doctor
- Kat Gardener (Eastwick)
- Eleanor Rougemont (Eastwick)
- Jessie Novoa (Every Witch Way/WITs Academy)
- Claire Bennett (Heroes); herself and others with her blood
- Jermey Greer (Heroes)
- Alejandro Herrera (Heroes); only Poison Emission
- Linderman (Heroes)
- Gabriel "Santino Guillermo" M. Policarpio/Rodrigo (May Bukas Pa)
- Erin Calder (The Messengers)
- Caduceo/Horace Diaz (Mighty Med)
- Daisy (MisFits)
- Ned (Pushing Daisies)
- Cyrus Krupp (Smallville)
- Chloe Sullivan (Smallville)
- 'John Doe' (Star Trek)
- Ancients/Lanteans (Stargate SG-1/Atlantis)
- Archangels (Supernatural)
- Vampires/Originals/Hybrids (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals); only using their blood
Anime/Manga
- Zeno (Akatsuki no Yona)
- Fourth Division (Bleach)
- Retsu Unohana
- Hanatarō Yamada
- Orihime Inoue (Bleach)
- Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach)
- Giselle Gewelle (Bleach)
- Akiko Yosano (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)
- Joshua Christopher (Chrono Crusade)
- Rosette Christopher (Chrono Crusade)
- Azmaria Hendricks (Chrono Crusade)
- Rescue (Corrector Yui)
- Wizards, Sages, and Priest (Dai no Daibouken)
- Goku (Dragon Ball); via Ki Transfer
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Dende (Dragon Ball Z)
- Kibito (Dragon Ball Z)
- Kibito Kai (Dragon Ball Z)
- Chelia (Fairy Tail)
- Wendy Marvel (Fairy Tail)
- Acnologia (Fairy Tail)
- Aldoron (Fairy Tail: The 100 Years Quest)
- Sister Ivry (Edens Zero)
- Kirei Kotomine (Fate/Zero)
- Yanagi Sakoshita (Flame Of Recca)
- Latina (For My Daughter, I Might Even Be Able to Defeat the Demon King)
- Mitsukake (Fushigi Yuugi: The Mysterious Play)
- Subaru Imai (Gakuen Alice); can heal and inflict pains on others
- Asia Argento (Highschool DxD)
- Hayate (Jibaku-kun: Twelve World Story)
- Josuke Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable); via Shining/Crazy Diamond
- Giorno Giovanna (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5 Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via Gold Experience
- Fuu Hououji (Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Users of Healing magic (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
- Babbo Version 4 - Alice (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Karin (Naruto); via Chakra Transferal
- Medical-nin (Naruto)
- Sakura Haruno
- Rin Nohara
- Shizune
- Tsunade
- Kabuto Yakushi
- Ino Yamanaka
- Wasabi Izuno
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto); via Yin-Yang Release after obtaining the power of Six Paths Sage Mode
- Yōhime (Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan)
- Emporio Ivankov (One Piece)
- Princess Mansherry (One Piece)
- Yellow (Pokémon Adventures)
- Ferris (Re;Zero)
- Wizards (Record of a Lodoss War)
- Scheris Adjani (s-CRY-ed)
- Asuka Tachibana (S-CRY-ed); via Eternity Eight
- Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)
- Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Moon)
- Leo Aiolia (Saint Seiya)
- Athena (Saint Seiya)
- Kiki (Saint Seiya)
- Druids (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Goddess Clan (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Elizabeth Liones
- Gloxinia (The Seven Deadly Sins); via Basquias Form Seven
- King (The Seven Deadly Sins); via Chastiefol Form Eight
- Sorcerers (Sorcerous Stabber Orphen)
- Kim Diehl (Soul Eater)
- Rena Lanford (Star Ocean Ex)
- Users of Healing magic (World Witches/Strike Witches)
- Yoshika Miyafuji
- Sayaka Miyafuji
- Yoshiko Akimoto
- Fernandia Malvezzi
- Georgette Lemare (Brave Witches)
- Cheza (Wolf's Rain)
- Yukina (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Tia and Megumi Ooumi (Zatch Bell!)
- Byakuran (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
- Usato Ken (The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic)
- Rose (The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic)
Video Games
- Vorgs (Backyard Monsters)
- Zafreeties (Backyard Monsters)
- Ryu Bateson (Breath of Fire 2)
- Boche Doggy (Breath of Fire 2)
- Nina (Breath of Fire 2)
- Cassandra Rayne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds)
- Father Paul Rawlings (Clive Barker's Jericho)
- Cpt. Devin Ross (Clive Barker's Jericho)
- Lothric,Younger Prince (Dark Souls 3)
- Ralsei (Deltarune)
- Iskatu (Diablo)
- Cutemon (Digimon)
- Maleficent (Disney Infinity)
- Tinker Bell (Disney Infinty)
- Eniripsa Class (Dofus/Wakfu)
- Sadida Class; via Inflatable Doll
- The Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim); via healing potions & spells
- White Mages (Final Fantasy)
- Cole MacGrath (inFamous); via Pulse Heal
- Maya (Legaia 2: Duel Saga); via Rivas
- Miranda (Legend of Dragoon); via White-Silver Dragoon Spirit
- Shana (Legend of Dragoon); via White-Silver Dragoon Spirit
- Mipha (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Jessica Alkirk (Lunar Silver Star Story)
- Luna (Lunar Silver Star Story)
- Ronfar (Lunar: Eternal Blue)
- Bishop (MapleStory)
- Phantom (MapleStory); via Skill Swipe
- Mardek Innanu El-Enkidu (MARDEK); via possession by Rohoph
- Starlow (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
- Neutranurse (Medabots)
- Ana (Overwatch); via Biotic Rifle
- Mercy (Overwatch)
- Moira O'Deorain (Overwatch)
- Yukiko Amagi (Persona 4/Persona 4 Golden); via Konohana Sakuya/Amaterasu/Sumeo-Okami
- Audino (Pokémon)
- Blissey (Pokémon)
- Chansey (Pokémon)
- Pokemon with the ability "Nature Cure" (Pokémon)
- Pokémon who can learn the moves "Refresh", "Heal Pulse", "Aromatherapy", and "Healing Wish" (Pokémon)
- Erica Fontaine (Sakura Wars)
- Spirit Dancer Lucy (Seven Knights)
- Karin (Seven Knights)
- Dia-series spell users (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Broccoli Guy (Skylanders)
- Whirlwind (Skylanders)
- Rick Taylor (Splatterhouse); while wearing the terror mask
- Lisa (Starshine Legacy)
- Elena (Street Fighter)
- Plantmancers (South Park: The Fractured But Whole); via Purifying Petals
- Mallow (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
- The Medic (Team Fortress 2); via Medigun
- Cleric (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Eir (Valkyrie Crusade)
Web Original
- Gatsu (Denma); via Healing Quanx ability
- Han Jee-Han (The Gamer)
- Aranea Serket (Homestuck)
- Jane Crocker (Homestuck)
- Elaine (unOrdinary)
- Juane Arc (RWBY)
- SCP-1832 - Faith Half-Healer (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2295 - The Bear with a Heart of Patchwork (SCP Foundation)
Known Objects
Comics/Cartoons
- Mask of Healing (BIONICLE); User cannot self-heal
- Lazarus Pit (DC Comics)
- The Sands of Sanctity (Fablehaven)
- Horse Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Regeneration Coil (Roblox)
Anime/Manga
- Body Restoration (Denma)
- Senzu Beans (Dragon Ball Series)
- Twilight Healing (Highschool DxD)
- Holy/Sacred ÄRMs (Marchen Awaken Romance)
- Hyper Recovery Spell (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Video Games
- The Shrouds of Eden (Assassin's Creed)
- Various Items (Blood)
- Doctor's Bag
- Medicine Pouch
- Blackwater (The Order 1886)
- 100 Health (Quake series)
- 15/25 Health (Quake series)
- Healing Elixir (Skylanders series)
- First-Aid Kit (System Shock)
- Medipatch Healing Agents (System Shock)
- Medical Hypos (System Shock 2)
- Medical Kit (System Shock 2)
- Black Box (Team Fortress 2)
- Dalokohs Bar (Team Fortress 2)
- Mad Milk (Team Fortress 2)
- Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol (Team Fortress 2)
- Sandvich (Team Fortress 2)
- Second Banana (Team Fortress 2)
- Valve Quality Weapons (Team Fortress 2)
- Regeneration Coil (Roblox)
Literature
- Golden Fleece (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)
- Bamboo Panda (Spirit Animals)
Mythology/Folklore
- Golden Fleece (Greek Mythology)
Television/Movies
- The Cup of Christ/The Holy Grail (Knightfall)
- Sun Drop Flower (Tangled)
- Sarcophagus (Stargate SG-1)
Web Original
Known Locations
- White Bone Hell (Bleach)
- Immortality Field Resort (Rick and Morty)