- "We're twins. From the moment we were born, the time we started talking... the time we started school, the time we graduated... always together. Breakfast, dinner... vacation... always together. That's why... I had always assumed... that we'd die together as well."
- ― Kasumi (King of Thorn)
- "We're connected. No you, no me. Two sides of the same coin."
- ― Dark Pit, Kid Icarus: Uprising
The ability to connect one's life to another person or object. Sub-power of Life-Force Manipulation. Not to be confused with Existence Link.
Also Called[]
- Life Anchoring/Tethering
Capabilities[]
User can connect their life-force with another being or object, or create a link between other beings. With the link, they are able to expand their individual powers and draw them together in union, allowing them to achieve untold power and great abilities considered to be beyond that of normal beings.
It also provides protective properties if one person is injured.
Applications[]
- Entity Tethering
- Life-Force Absorption
- Life-Force Attacks
- Life-Force Aura
- Life-Force Constructs
- Life-Force Conversion
- Life-Force Generation
- Life-Force Mixture
- Life-Force Transferal
- Power Augmentation
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Resurrection
- Soul Link
- Soul Manipulation
- Spiritual Flight
- Spiritual Force Manipulation
Techniques[]
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Energy Manipulation
- Entity Bonding
- Life-Force Conversion
- Life and Death Manipulation
- Mana Manipulation: Combines the essence of both life-energy and magic.
- Manifested Guardian
- Mysticism
- Psychic Energy Manipulation
- Quintessence Force
- Reliant Immortality
- Samsara Manipulation
- Symbiotic Connection
Limitations[]
- May require the presence of both beings for their powers to work.
- Destruction of the source may kill those linked to it, and vice versa.
- It may be possible to sever the link.
Known Users[]
See Also: Can't Live Without You.
Anime/Manga[]
- Gods and Demons (Ah! My Goddess); via the Doublet System
- Ruth (The Ancient Magus' Bride)
- Sajin Komamura and Kokujo Tengen Myo-o (Bleach)
- Bounded Ones (Chaos Dragon)
- Demon King Piccolo/Piccolo and Kami (Dragon Ball series)
- Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction (Dragon Ball Super)
- Laocorn Gaudeamus (Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture); linked to his sister Sulia
- Shinichi Nagakawa and Yuuki Sanada (Half and Half)
- Soulmates (Ni No Kuni: The Movie)
- Blaine and Mewtwo (Pokémon Adventures)
- The Tree of Life and the Sadida Class (Wakfu)
- Amalia Sheran Sharm; directly linked with the Tree of Life briefly
- Codemen (Zenonzard: The Animation)
- Yokais (Stitch!); linked to the Spiritual Stone
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Jafar (Aladdin); linked to his lamp
- Olaf (Frozen); linked to Elsa's magic
- Demona and Macbeth (Gargoyles)
- The Beast (Over the Garden Wall)
Literature[]
- Humans with daemons (The Dark Materials); their lives linked to each other
- Voldemort (Harry Potter); makes Horcruxes, which keep him alive whilst they are intact
- Harry Potter; Voldermort's (unintentional) sixth Horcrux. As long as one lived, the other could not die.
- Nagini; Voldermort's seventh Horcrux
- Axel Mortmain (The Infernal Devices); his life fueled the infernal army
- Jonathan Morgenstern (The Mortal Instruments); once via Symbiotic Connection to Jace Lightwood
- Jace Lightwood (The Mortal Instruments); once via Symbiotic Connection to Jonathan Morgenstern
- Endarkened (The Mortal Instruments); linked to the Infernal Cup
Live Television/Movies[]
- Vampire Queen (Charmed); linked to her minion vampires
- Swarm King (Charmed); linked to his minions
- Firestorm (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)
- Jefferson Jackson
- Martin Stein
- Draco (Dragonheart); linked to King Einon
- Marybeth Louise Hutchinson (The Faculty); linked to her parasites
- Prince Nuada & Princess Nuala (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
- David Nolan/Prince Charming (Once Upon a Time); surviving through half of Mary Margaret's heart
- Glinda (Oz the Great and Powerful); linked to her wand
- Jack McCall (A Thousand Words)
- Mikaelson Family (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals); all vampires linked to their lives
- Klaus Mikaelson; formerly
- Rebekah Mikaelson
- Finn Mikaelson
- Mikael
- Kol Mikaelson
- Elijah Mikaelson
- Esther Mikaelson; linked Elena Gilbert to Alaric Saltzman's
- Witches (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Aja; linked to 11 other witches via a spell
- Bonnie Bennett; once linked to Katherine Pierce via a spell
- Lucy; once linked Elena to Katherine via a spell
- Gemini Coven; all members linked to their leader
- Ingrid and Freya Beauchamp (Witches of East End); linked to each other
- The Mandragora (Witches of East End); once via Symbiotic Connection to Ingrid Beauchamp
- Supreme Witches (American Horror Story Coven)
Video Games[]
- Yuuki Terumi to Noel Vermillion (BlazBlue)
- Nu-13 to Ragna the Bloodedge ("Blazblue")
- Pit and Dark Pit (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
- Robloxians (Roblox; Slap Battles; via Link Glove)
- Julius (Sword of Mana)
Web Original[]
- SCP-607 - Dorian the Grey Cat (SCP Foundation)
- BadBoyHalo (DreamSMP); linked to Skeppy, can only die if he does
Known Objects[]
- Dragon Balls (Dragon Ball); linked to their creator
- Damian Courtenay's Portrait (The Lair); linked to Damian and all vampires created from his bloodline
See Also[]
For fan-fictional to non-canon characters, see here.
Gallery[]
The Doublet System (Ah! My Goddess) is a divine system that permanently links the souls of gods and demons in a ceremony to prevent them from killing each other.
The Vampire Queen (Charmed) dies...
...and her vampire minions die with her.
As Piccolo and Kami (Dragon Ball) were once a single entity, the two are connected; one cannot live without the other.
To ensure a balance between creation and destruction, Shin and Beerus' (Dragon Ball) lives are connected.
Every set of Dragon Balls (Dragon Ball) is linked to their creators' life, and go inert when said creator dies.
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Prince Nuada & Princess Nuala (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
As Dark Pit (Kid Icarus: Uprising) was once part of Pit himself, the two are life linked.
Blaine (Pokémon Adventures) used his cells to finish Mewtwo's creation, which led to a resonance from a backlash that connects the two lives together.
Aja's coven (The Vampire Diaries) links their lives to Aja to strengthen her power.
Demona and Macbeth (Gargoyles) were life linked by the Weird Sisters; in addition to being immortal, they share each other's pain while in close proximity, and can only die by the other's hand.
As a genie, Jafar's (Disney's Aladdin) life is linked to his lamp.
Voldemort (Harry Potter) life was link to his horcruxes.
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Spiritual Stone (Stitch!) is the source of all the Yokais' life force and protects Izayoi Island itself.
Videos[]
Kami gives shenron life! Dragon ball scene-2