Knowledge Absorption

Knowledge Absorption
The Collector (Charmed) is able to extract specific amounts of knowledge from the minds of their victims.
Power/Ability to:	Steal/absorb knowledge

The power to steal/absorb knowledge. Sub-power of Knowledge Manipulation. Variation of Absorption.

Also Called

• Information Absorption
• Information Theft
• Knowledge Theft

Capabilities

The user can steal/absorb selectively knowledge from others or objects such as books or computers, and store the taken knowledge within their own minds. By stealing the knowledge from the minds of others, they can leave their victims in a state of permanent dementia, or simply bestow a temporary lapse in memory.

Associations

• Absorption
• Knowledge Manipulation
• Knowledge Replication
• Memory Absorption
• Memory Erasure

Limitations

• Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
• May have to assimilate or consume another to obtain knowledge

Known Users

• Collectors (Charmed)
• Seekers (Charmed)
• Sith (Star Wars)
• Abzorbalovians (Doctor Who)
  • The Abzorbaloff
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• Brain Bugs (Starship Troopers)
• Headcase (DC Comics)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• Hazama/Yuuki Terumi (BlazBlue)
• Osmosians (Ben 10)
• Scyphozoa (Code: Lyoko)
• Xion (Kingdom Hearts)
• Black Shadow (F-Zero)
• Rogue (Marvel Comics)
• James Madrox/Multiple Man (Marvel Comics); via clones
• Valeriana (Enchanted Garden TV Series - Echofantasia)
• Edison (Wansapanataym Episode 147: "OMG! Oh My Genius!")
• Alucard (Hellsing)
• Namekians (Dragon Ball)
• Brainiac (DC Comics)
• Robbing Leech (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Drake Sypher (Loonatics Unleashed)
• Naraku (InuYasha)
• Wirrn (Doctor Who)
• Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• Death's Head (Marvel Comics)
• Victor (Worm)
• Meltlilith (Nasuverse)
• Brainiac (Smallville)

Gallery

Piccolo (Dragon Ball) uses an ancient technique to merge with Nail, gaining access to the latter's knowledge and memories.

Alucard (Hellsing) is able to gain access to the knowledge and memories of others by drinking their blood.

Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) has acquired the knowledge and skills of his victims, such as martial arts talent, by absorbing their souls.

Rogue (Marvel Comics)

As an Osmosian, Kevin Levin (Ben 10) can absorb knowledge and memories through physical contact.

Brainiac (DC Comics)

Alex Mercer (Prototype) can gain the knowledge, skills, and memories of others by consuming them.

A Seeker (Charmed) absorbs knowledge from a victim.

Naraku (InuYasha)

Using the Cranial Disruption, Death's Head (Marvel Comics) can download an opponent's mind into himself, absorbing their knowledge, experience, tactics, and combat skills.

Brainiac (Smallville) in the process of absorbing information from the mind of his creator Dax-Ur.

Abzorbaloff (Doctor Who)