Misery Empowerment

Misery Empowerment
Penelope Spectra (Danny Phantom) is a malevolent poltergeist whom feeds on the gloom and insecurities of those around her.
Power/Ability to:	Gain strength from misery.

"I'm gonna miss these kids.... they're a waterfall of misery."

― Penelope Spectra (Danny Phantom)

The power to gain strength from misery. Variation of Suffering Empowerment.

Also Called

• Ache Affinity/Empowerment
• Blues Affinity/Empowerment
• Despondency Affinity/Empowerment
• Gloom Affinity/Empowerment
• Hardship Affinity/Empowerment
• Melancholy Affinity/Empowerment
• Pang Affinity/Empowerment
• Throe Affinity/Empowerment
• Unhappiness Affinity
• Woe Affinity/Empowerment
• Worry Affinity/Empowerment

Capabilities

The user becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. from the misery; the psychological, relational and/or emotional anguish, of oneself or others. Possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing their existing powers. Some users may be able to draw sustenance from weakness or even slow or stop aging.

So long as the user is emotionally vulnerable, they will continually grow more powerful with time.

Applications

• Condition Augmentation
  • Mental Augmentation
  • Physical Augmentation
• Empowered State
  • Self-Power Augmentation
  • Self-Power Bestowal
• Enhancement Calling
  • Potential Enhancement
  • Quality Enhancement
  • Skill Enhancement
• Metabolization
  • Replenishment
  • Self-Sustenance
• Mode Switching
  • Power Mixture
  • Power-Shifting
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Condition
  • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Body
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Agility
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Dexterity
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Durability/Invulnerability
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Endurance
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Health
      • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Longevity/Immortality
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Reflexes
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Senses
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Speed
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Stamina
    • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Strength
    • Regenerative Healing Factor
      • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Regeneration
  • Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Mind

Associations

• Affinity
  • Sadness Empowerment
  • Suffering Empowerment
• Pain Absorption

Limitations

• May only empower the users' abilities/powers.
• Weak against Happiness Inducement.
• Users of Pain Suppression may be immune.
• This ability might not last for long, because as soon as the person feels joy, they're empowerment might wear off.
  • This ability is kind of an oxymoron; thus may induce paradoxes.

Known Users

• Kraken (Atlantis: Milo's Return)
• Penelope Spectra (Danny Phantom)
• Singularity Jain (DC Comics)
• Starbreaker (DC Comics)
• Darkseid (DC/DCAU); via Apokolips symbiosis
• The Chairman (The Ghost and Molly McGee)
• Daemon Witches (The Goon)
  • Arab
  • The Skinhat/Zombie Priest/Mr. Corpus
  • Rake
  • Spade
  • Long Fingers
  • Stone
  • Spindle
• Dementors (Harry Potter)
• Zerofuku (Record of Ragnarok)

Known Locations

• Apokolips (DC/DCAU)
• Unnamed Town (The Goon)

Known Powers

• Ancient Curse (The Goon)

Gallery

Comics

Darkseid (DC Comics)

Live Television

Wade Wilson/Deadpool (X-Men Movies)

Ajax (X-Men Movies)

Dementors (Harry Potter)

Videos

Superman vs Darkseid