Near-Death Empowerment

Near-Death Empowerment
After being brutalized by Toji, Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen) came to understand the true essence of Cursed Energy the moment before his death, allowing him to learn Reverse Curse Technique to heal himself.
Power/Ability to:	Gain strength from near death experiences and/or dying.

"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful then you can possibly imagine."

― Obi Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)

"He's a man whose strength comes from overcoming his limits time and time in countless near death situations on the battlefield."

― Ri Shin to Kyou Kai on Rin Ko (Kingdom)

The ability to become more powerful from having a near death experience and/or dying. Variation of Damage Empowerment. Not to be confused with Death Empowerment or Resurrection Empowerment.

Also Called

• Dying Empowerment
• Self-Death Empowerment
• Moribund Empowerment
• Zenkai/Saiyan Power (Dragon Ball series)

Capabilities

The user is capable of growing more powerful as a direct result of either having a near death experience or outright dying but surviving the experience. This empowerment may result in a general increase in one's power, or it can even lead to users unlocking new abilities.

Applications

• Death-Dependent Power
• Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
• Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
  • Enhanced Durability
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Stamina
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Strength
  • Regenerative Healing Factor/Supernatural Regeneration
• Metabolization
• Self-Power Augmentation
• Self-Sustenance
• Skill Adaptation

Associations

• Damage Empowerment
• Death Empowerment
• Resurrection Empowerment
• Soldier
• Martial Artist

Limitations

• May be useless if the user is unable to be revived.

Known Users

• Guts (Berserk)
• Mitch Shelley/Resurrection Man (DC Comics)
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
  • Cell
• Meta-Cooler (Dragon Ball series)
• Allen the Alien (Invincible/Image Comics)
• Viltrumites (Invincible/Image Comics)
• Ri Shin (Kingdom)
• Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
• Ou Hon (Kingdom)
• Mou Bu (Kingdom)
• Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen)
• Thomas Thomas A. Anderson/Neo (The Matrix)
• Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
• Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer)
• Izuku Midoriya/Deku (My Hero Academia)
• Toya Todoroki/Dabi (My Hero Academia)
• Seolhwi (Murim RPG Simulation)
• Jin Ja Gang (Legend of Asura - The Venom Dragon)
• Pokémon with Blaze (Pokémon)
• Pokémon with Overgrow (Pokémon)
• Pokémon with Swarm (Pokémon)
• Pokémon with Torrent (Pokémon)
• Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins)
• Shamans (Shaman King)
• Jedi (Star Wars)
• Sith (Star Wars)
• Heracles (TYPE-MOON)

Gallery

Whenever Mitch Shelley/The Resurrection Man (DC Comics) is killed, he returns to life with a new power that correlates in some way to his death.

Saiyans (Dragon Ball series) become stronger any time they heal from a fatal injury.

Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer) was able to suppress his limits and attain his Hell - Pratāpana as he was on the brink of death during his fight with Reagan Sinclair, the Mad Elder.

As a result of his people's genetic experimentation, Allen the Alien (Invincible)...

...becomes drastically stronger whenever he recovers from a fatal injury.

Viltrumites (Invincible) become stronger whenever they survive a fatal injury.

Neo (The Matrix) gained his full powers as The One after being killed by Agent Smith.

Having nearly died in multiple battles, campaigns, and deadly duels with powerful opponents throughout his military career, Ri Shin (Kingdom) has grown more and more powerful through overcoming his limitations.

Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia) summoned an absurd amount of power when he was nearly crushed to death by Muscular, using One For All at 100%.

Dabi (My Hero Academia) managed to surpass his limits when he was close to death from overusing his Quirk, Blueflame, causing it to manifest a new ability from his mother's Frost Quirk.

When a Pokémon with the Torrent Ability, such as Empoleon (Pokemon) is close to fainting, the ability will activate, boosting all of their water type moves.

Whenever Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins) dies, he loses some of his humanity before being revived, resulting in his strength increasing.

Shamans (Shaman King) grow more powerful after dying or having a near death experience.

Due to his ability to reincarnate, Hao Asakura (Shaman King) has died countless times, growing more powerful each time he did so.

Most of the time, Jeanne (Shaman King) keeps herself secured in an iron maiden torture device. This leaves her in a constant state of near death and allows her strength to grow constantly as a result.

After dying and being resurrected, Tao Ren's (Shaman King) furyoku level increased significantly.

After dying, more powerful Jedi and Sith (Star Wars) can become force ghosts, granting them additional powers...

...Emperor Palpatine was even able to completely revive himself after decades.

Whenever he is killed, Heracles's (TYPE-MOON) God Hand ability not only revives him, but also make him immune to whatever originally killed him.

Mou Bu (Kingdom)

Ou Hon (Kingdom)