- "Super Saiyans are supposed to be absolutely invincible. How did I get beat? That makes no sense! My power should stand second to none. I am the Saiyan prince, the grounding pinnacle of my race. Becoming Super Saiyan should have cemented my place as the greatest warrior in the universe. Is technology superior to my strength? Am I limited by mere biology? No, I am Vegeta, I have no limits! Whoever my opponent their might is nothing compared to mine."
- ― Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z Kai)
- "Surpass your limits. Right here. Right now!"
- ― Yami Sukehiro to Asta (Black Clover)
- "That fool believed taking my bell would defeat me, but she only weakened me temporarily."
- ― Discord/Grogar (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- "Do not mock me, Raziel. You, of all of us, should respect the power bestowed by a limitation overcome."
- ― Rahab (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
- "Our only limits are the ones we place on ourselves."
- ― Cordelia (Fire Emblem Awakening)
The ability to overcome one's limitations/weaknesses. Sub-power of Reactive Adaptation and Self Transcendence.
Also Called[]
- Ascension (QUESTISM)
- Limitation/Weakness Evolution/Overcoming
- Overcoming One’s Limitation/Weakness
- Break the limiter (One Punch Man)
Capabilities[]
The user can overcome their limitations/weaknesses, whether personal, from their species or inherent to their other powers, becoming either more resistant or completely immune to said weaknesses. This can be accomplished through ascendancy into a more divine-like state or natural evolution like performing repeated non-lethal exposure to said weakness; for example, a vampire may become immune to sunlight or a werewolf resistant to silver, or even a human could surpass and transcend their own weaknesses and limitations to achieve superhuman or even divine level status.
Applications[]
Low Level:[]
- Limit Break
- Weakness Change/Weakness Removal
- Weakness Immunity
- Enhanced Condition
- Enhanced Potential
- Enhanced Power Level
- Enhanced Survivability
Mid Level:[]
- Accelerated Development
- Indomitable Will
- Limitation Defiance
- Power Resistance/Power Immunity
- Reactive Adaptation/Evolution
- Selective Invulnerability
- Self Transcendence
- Supernatural Condition
- Supernatural Potential
- Supernatural Power Level
- Supernatural Survivability
High Level:[]
- Ability Transcendence
- Absolute Invincibility
- Absolute Potential
- Absolute Survivability
- Absolute Will
- Almighty Ascension
- Dependency Transcendence
- Endless Development
- Freedom
- Flawless Indestructibility
- Limiter Removal
- Movement Transcendence
- Pinnacle/Absolute Condition
- Power Level Infinitum
- Superior Adaptation/Eternal Evolution
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Age Empowerment
- Alien Physiology
- All-Out Mode
- Anger Empowerment
- Bionic Physiology
- Expense Removal
- External Regulation
- High Resistance
- Hybrid Physiology
- Indomitable Will
- Power Mimicry Potential
- Rule Transcendence
- Self Transcendence
- Superior Human Physiology
- Vampire Physiology
- Werewolf Physiology
Limitations[]
- Vulnerabilities may still kill the user when used in high amounts.
- May need to utilize specialized equipment or perform special tasks to overcome the weaknesses.
- When one limit is surpassed, another one may eventually take its place.
- Likely still vulnerable to Weakness Creation & Limitation Inducement, forming new limits the user would need to overcome.
Known Users[]
See also: Removed Achilles' Heel.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
- Galatea (Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball Series)
- Son Goku
- Nappa
- Vegeta
- Han Isratte (Pick Me Up!)
- Various Characters (QUESTISM)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Anyone empowered by the Sephiroth Graal (Highschool DxD)
- Crom Cruach (Highschool DxD)
- Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Vampires (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba); after becoming demon
- Various Characters (One Piece)
- Saitama (One-Punch Man)
- Crystal Onix (Pokémon)
- Frog Hermit (Ranma 1/2)
- Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire)
- Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
- Sung Suho (Solo Leveling: Ragnarök)
- Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?/Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?)
- Cid Kagenou (Minoru Kagenou) (The Eminence in Shadow)
- Jin Taekyung (Murim Login)
- Minasuki Toru (The Reincarnated Inferior Magic Swordsman)
- Yusei Fudo (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)
Cartoons/Comics
- Ectonurites (Ben 10)
- Ultimate Ben (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- AMAZO (DC Animated Universe)
- Batman of Earth-43 (DC Comics); temporarily
- Doomsday (DC Comics)
- Kingdom Come Superman (DC Comics)
- Superboy/Conner Kent (DC Comics)
- Superboy-Prime (DC Comics)
- H'el (DC Comics)
- Superman X (Legion of Super-Heroes)
- Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Hannibal King (Marvel Comics)
- Lilith Drake (Marvel Comics)
- Venom symbiote (Marvel's Spider-Man)
- Vampirella (Vampirella)
- Changelings (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic); via sharing love/Metamorphosis
- John Doe (unORDINARY)
Live Television/Movies
- Connor (Angel)
- Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Daniel Osbourne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Godzilla (Shin Godzilla); via Superior Adaptation
- Reapers (Blade II)
- Selene (Underworld)
- Hybrids (Underworld)
- Vampires (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
- Katherine Pierce
- Powerful Witches and Warlocks (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
- Evolved Werewolves (The Originals/Legacies)
- Hybrids (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
- Doomsday (DC Extended Universe)
- Bizarro/Doomsday (Superman & Lois)
- Guy (Free Guy)
Literature
- Vampyres of Magpyr Clan (Discworld)
- Count de Magpyr
- Countess de Magpyr
- Vlad de Magpyr
- Lacromosa de Magpyr
- Daurgothoth (Forgotten Realms)
Video Games
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Rayne (BloodRayne)
- Gabriel Belmont/Dracula (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2)
- "Unknown" Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII Remake)
- Kain (Legacy of Kain)
- Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
- Rahab (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- Sumire (TYPE-MOON)
- Dark Sister (Valkyrie Crusade)
Web Original
- Sam Howell/SCP-3812 - A Voice Behind Me (SCP Foundation)
Known Objects[]
- Gem of Amara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Anti-Kryptonite Suit (DC Animated Universe)
- Superboy-Prime's suit (DC Comics)
- Sephiroth Graal (Highschool DxD)
- Red Stone of Aja (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
- Lapis lazuli (The Vampire Diaries)
Gallery[]
Characters[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
Saya Otonashi (Blood+) has been able to control her blood-thirsty through regular blood transfusions and eating large quantities of human food.
Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) has developed immunity to sunlight, allowing her to be active during the day unlike other demons.
Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), after becoming a Demon due to Muzan Kibutsuji transferring to him all his blood, powers & abilities, has developed immunity to sunlight & decapitation by Bright Red Nichirin Swords.
When he still had a tail, Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) was able to overcome the Saiyans' traditional weakness of having their tail squeezed.
Nappa (Dragon Ball Z) has overcome the Saiyans' weakness of having their tail squeezed, as Piccolo discovers the hard way.
Alucard (Hellsing) is immune to all vampire weaknesses except the most holy of Christian artifacts, such as Helena's Nail.
Ri Shin (Kingdom) breaking through his limitations during his duel with Rin Ko, the Flying Spear of Ren Pa, despite suffering from massive exhaustion and heavy blood loss.
After entering Gear Fourth - Boundman, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) is able to retain his natural rubber state despite being coated completely with his Haki which should normally neutralize it, allowing attacks that would normally harm him to simply bounce off.
Due to its unique composition, the Crystal Onix (Pokémon) is immune to water and Water-type attacks, unlike other Onix.
The Frog Hermit (Ranma 1/2) has transcended the limits of his jusenkyo curse, allowing him to talk and fight as if he was still in his human form.
As he was originally human and turned into a vampire, Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire) is unaffected by the traditional vampire vulnerability to water.
In spite of him becoming a vampire, DIO (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is immune to almost any weakness such as cross, he's only vulnerable to sunlight and Ripple/Hamon users.
Despite his former title as the world's weakest hunter, Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) was able break through the limitations of an average hunter after becoming a Player and the constant battles and training workouts within the System's quests.
Through centuries of dedicated training moving between both the Human and Underworld, Crom Cruach (Highschool DxD) transcended his limits, becoming stronger than, Ddraig, Albion, and powerful Gods using his basic skills, even overcoming the famed Dragon Slayers.
Minasuki Toru (The Reincarnated Inferior Magic Swordsman) via the Limit Break skill can level up, whereas people like him is incapable of reaching passed level 1. It's true purpose is to let a God, such as Nesis, the God of Fate inhabit him and grant him access to her divine power without limit.
Ascension (QUESTISM) is the next stage after an individual reaches an Awakening as they fight to win against their abilities like with the case of Cheonhak Yang 's continued desire to protect his sister.
Yugyeom Na (QUESTISM) undergoing an Ascension in his desire to became stronger in order to better protect his boss, Suhyeon Kim and crew members.
Cartoons/Comics[]
When he changes from alien to alien, Ultimate Ben (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) is able to remove the physical vulnerabilities causes by the physiologies of certain alien species.
Thanks to the second skin provided by the Omnitrix, Ectonurites like Ghostfreak (Ben 10) can venture out into the sun without harm.
As long as he abstained from drinking human blood, the Batman of Earth-43 (DC Comics) was immune to traditional vampire weaknesses, such as crosses and holy water.
Due to decades of exposure to Earth's Sun, Kal-El/Superman of the Kingdom Come universe (DC Comics) has developed an immunity to Kryptonite.
As a human-Kryptonian hybrid, Superboy (DC Comics) is more resistant to Kryptonite than pure-blood Kryptonians.
Being a clone created from the cells of countless of Kryptonians, H'El (DC Comics) is far more powerful than other Kryptonians, making him immune to Kryptonite and red sun radiation.
Having been created through a combination of Superman's DNA and Kryptonite, Superman X (Legion of Super-Heroes) is immune to Kryptonite.
AMAZO (DC Animated Universe) was able to transcend his limitations of his nanotechnology physiology by endlessly evolving.
As a "neo-vampire", Hannibal King (Marvel Comics) is resistant to sunlight and has only a craving for blood instead of an actual need for it.
As a dhampir, Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics) has all of the strengths and abilities of the vampire race with none of the weaknesses except for their thirst.
As a result of being experimented on by the Space Administration, the Venom symbiote (Marvel's Spider-Man) became desensitized to sonic attacks...
Vampirella (Vampirella) was born without any of the traditional vampire weaknesses, such as sunlight and holy objects.
Live Television/Movies[]
The Reapers (Blade II) are immune to all conventional vampire weaknesses except sunlight and heart destruction.
As the original Reaper, Jared Nomak (Blade II) has far better control over his blood-thirsty and retains all of his higher brain functions.
Due to his advanced age and strength, Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is more resistant to sunlight and holy items than most vampires.
Due to his advanced age and strength, Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is more resistant to sunlight and holy items than most vampires.
Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has been able to control his werewolf transformations through meditation and herbal remedies.
As a Lycan/vampire hybrid, Michael Corvin (Underworld) is immune to both species' trademark weaknesses.
Quint Lane (Underworld: Awakening) has incredible resistance to silver as a Lycan-Corvinus Strain hybrid, but a silver nitrate grenade going off inside his body was enough to kill him.
Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries) has developed an immunity to vervain by repeatedly ingesting it in trace amounts.
Video Games[]
After being implanted with the Mantra Reactor, Asura (Asura's Wrath) is able to freely channel his Wrath Mantra without fear of it backfiring and destroying his body.
Kain (Legacy of Kain) has developed immunity to sunlight and certain forms of water (rain, snow, etc.)
Alex Mercer (Prototype) developed an immunity to the anti-Blacklight poison Bloodtox with repeated exposure.
The enhanced Type 2 Las Plagas (Resident Evil) were able to tolerate direct sunlight, though flash grenades were still fatal to them.
Rahab (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver) was able to overcome the vampire race's traditional vulnerability to water.
Daurgothoth, the creeping doom (Forgotten Realms) has transcended not only the limits of his undead body, but also the limits of the dragons species as a whole, developing new breath attacks that he shouldn't be able to use, as well as developing other abilities that should be impossible for him because of his undead status.
Dark Sister (Valkyrie Crusade) is a Vampire that is immune to all of a vampire's weaknesses, such as sunlight and holy powers and objects.
Objects[]
The Gem of Amara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) renders any vampire who wears it immune to their conventional weaknesses, such as sunlight and stakes to the heart.
Superboy Prime (DC Comics) created a special powered suit, allowing him to maintain his powers even in the presence of a red sun.
When combined with the Stone Mask, the Red Stone of Aja (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II Battle Tendency) allows a Pillar Man to overcome their vulnerability to sunlight & Hamon/Ripple.

























































