Monetary Empowerment

Monetary Empowerment
Like all Assets, Q (C) gains strength from the use of money.
Power/Ability to:	Gain strength from money.

"I'm pounding Melchizedeks!"

"Homer, that's a $60,000 bottle."

"Whoo-hoo. I'm drinking my salary!"

― Homer Simpson and Carl Carlson (The Simpsons)

The power to gain strength from money/currency. Technique of Monetary Manipulation. Variation of Object Empowerment. Opposite of Garbage Empowerment.

Also Called

• Currency Affinity/Augmentation/Empowerment
• Money Affinity/Augmentation/Empowerment
• Monetary Affinity/Augmentation
• Wealth Affinity/Augmentation/Empowerment

Capabilities

User becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. from using any/all forms of currency/wealth, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing their existing powers. Some users may be able to draw sustenance from the currency/wealth or even slow or stop aging.

Applications

• Condition Augmentation
  • Mental Augmentation
  • Physical Augmentation
• Empowered State
  • Self-Power Augmentation
  • Self-Power Bestowal
• Enhancement Calling
  • Potential Enhancement
  • Quality Enhancement
  • Skill Enhancement
• Metabolization
  • Self-Restoration
  • 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
  • Crystal Empowerment
  • Gold Empowerment
  • Greed Empowerment
  • Object Empowerment
• Currency Generation
• Golden Luck
• Monetary Manipulation
• Point System

Limitations

• Lack of money may weaken the user.
• May be empowered by only certain forms of currency.

Known Users

• Colin (Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising)
• Ayashimon (Ayashimon)
• Halekulani (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
• Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (Bungo Stray Dogs); via "The Great Fitzgerald"
• Assets (C)
• Saint Expeditus (Christianity)
• Van (Chrono Cross)
• Waukeen (Forgotten Realms)
• Grave Buster Players (Gin no Guardian)
• Shirojiro Bertoni (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere)
• Mario (Super Mario Odyssey)
• Niccolo (Sword of Mana)
• Robots (Team Fortress 2)
• Scout (Team Fortress 2); in Mann vs. Machine
• Megumi Megabuchi (Tsugumomo); via Tsugumomo Kiyokane
• Gilgamesh (TYPE-MOON)
• Kanegon (Ultra Q)
• Mr. Green (The Jermaverse)
• Meifon Sakura (Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid)
• Boxxo (Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon)

Known Powers

• Jack (Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!); via "Money is Power"
• Piggy Boink (Chrono Cross)
• Lvl ? Holy (Final Fantasy VI)
• Coin Toss/GP Rain (Final Fantasy Series)

Known Objects

• Money Equals Power (The Binding Of Isaac)
• Point Card (Legend of Legaia)

Gallery

As the god of wealth and commerce, Wauken (Forgotten Realms) gains strength from the use of currency.

Halekulani (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) was able to absorb all the money in Holy Guacamole Land to gain a powerful transformation.

Niccolo (Sword of Mana) can empower himself with money which he can use to create unique items from the excess funds he receives.

The Great Fitzgerald allows Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (Bungo Stray Dogs) to gain more physical power according to the money he spent....

... showning strength, speed, agility and endurance far beyond the human level ...

... including tearing down a wall with a kick.

Boxxo (Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon) can convert coins he acquires into "points" that he can use to earn new abilities.

Msyu (C)