Limit Break

Limit Break
Whenever Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) builds up his Limit gauge, he can execute his strongest Limit Break Omnislash.
Power/Ability to:	Use special attacks after achieving specific conditions.

The ability to perform special attacks and/or abilities after meeting certain conditions. Sub-power of Limitation Transcendence. Variation of Special Attacks.

Capabilities

The user is capable of using powerful attacks and/or techniques after they fulfil certain requirements, such as channeling enough power or being near-death.

Applications

• Physical Attack Reversal
• Critical Impact
• Energy Amplification

Associations

• Double-Edged Power
• Limitation Transcendence
• Self Transcendence
• Special Attacks
• Precondition Inducement

Flaws

• Limit breaks can only be used when said conditions are met.

Known Users

• Hajime Nagumo/Kaori Shirasaki/Kouko Amanogawa/Apostles (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest)
• Inuyasha (InuYasha)
• Most characters (Final Fantasy)
• Dante (Devil May Cry series)
• Kratos (God of War series)
• Spyro (The Legend of Spyro); via Elemental Furies
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• James Heller (Prototype)
• Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider series)
• Limit Break Units (Cardfight! Vanguard)
• X (Mega Man X series)
• Organization XIII (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days)
• Riku (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
• Conduits (inFAMOUS franchise)
  • Cole MacGrath
  • Deslin Rowe
  • Abigail "Fetch" Walker
• Dark Yugi (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Valkyries (Valkyrie Drive); via Drive Breaks
• Various Characters (QUESTISM)
  • Suhyeon Kim
• Binding Vow Users (Jujutsu Kaisen)
  • Ryomen Sukuna; via Binding Vow to make Hand Signs and Chants in order to use his World-Cutting Slash
  • Kento Nanami; via Overtime Binding Vow

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Inuyasha (InuYasha) can only use his Backlash Wave technique when his opponent uses a projectile attack and possesses a strong demonic aura.

Live TV/Movies

When Kamen Rider Fourze (Kamen Rider) weakens his enemy, he performs a Limit Break for a finishing blow.

Video Games

Dante (Devil May Cry) can only activate his Devil Trigger after storing enough demonic power.

Alex Mercer (Prototype) can only use his Devastator attacks when he has an excessive amount of biomass or when he is at critical health.

Sora's (Kingdom Hearts) Limit Form revolves around performing special Limit Break attacks, hence its name.

Using Limit Charge, Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII/Super Smash Bros.) charges up power for a Limit Break...

...which he can then unleash for his Finishing Touch.

When Mirei Shikishima (Valkyrie Drive) weakens her foe with Mamori Tokonome's weapon form during Drive, she performs a Drive Break for a finishing blow.