Pain Empowerment

Pain Empowerment
Guardian ÄRM, Yggdrasil (Marchen Awakens Romance) is a devilish plant that feeds off the pain and suffering its user, Weasel brings others as its nutrients. The more pain Weasel inflicts, the bigger and stronger Yggdrasil becomes.
Power/Ability to:	Gain strength from pain.

"The Pain Another feels while Dying Penetrates into my Own Body!! I Pass through the Pain, transcend it, and turn it into Pleasure!!"

― Hidan (Naruto)

"A death is just a flesh wound."

― Metal Bat (One-Punch Man)

"It's not ideal, but Mack... he has a lot of pain. He lost Hope. I could survive off his pain for years."

― Spirit of Vengeance (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

The power to gain strength from pain and suffering. Sub-power of Pain Manipulation. Variation of Affinity. Not to be confused with Damage Empowerment. Variation of Suffering Empowerment.

Also Called

• Agony Affinity/Empowerment
• Pain Affinity

Capabilities

Users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. by the pain of oneself and others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. Some users may be able to draw sustenance from the pain or even slow or stop aging.

Applications

• Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
• Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
  • Enhanced Durability
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Stamina
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Strength
  • Regenerative Healing Factor/Supernatural Regeneration
• Metabolization
• Pain Suppression
• Self-Power Augmentation
• Self-Sustenance

Associations

• Affinity
  • Suffering Empowerment
• Pain Manipulation

Limitations

• May be limited to certain kinds of pain.
• Can become dangerous if overdone to the point it could be fatal unless users have Regenerative Healing Factor.

Known Users

• Tio Clarce (From Commonplace to Worlds Strongest); via Pain Conversion
• Nogitsune (Teen Wolf)
• Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Marvel Comics)
• Rocket Racoon (Marvel Comics)
• Gamora (Marvel Comics)
• Drax (Marvel Comics)
• Penance/Speedball (Marvel Comics)
• Tina (Miami 7)
• Paul (Miami 7)
• Rachel (Miami 7)
• Jo (Miami 7)
• Hannah (Miami 7)
• Bradley (Miami 7)
• Jon (Miami 7)
• PainWheel (SkullGirls)
• Cenobites (Hellraiser)
  • Pinhead (Hellraiser)
• Emporer Doviculus (Brütal Legend)
• The Tainted Coil (Brütal Legend)
• Evelynn (League of Legends)
• Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Guardian ÄRM, Yggdrasil (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Chev Chelios (Crank series )
• Harvesters (The Deaths of Ian Stone)
• Ember (W.I.T.C.H)
• Wei Zhijun (Darker than black); due to his Obeisance
• Louis (Darker than Black); due to his Obeisance
• Tanya (Darker than Black); due to her Obeisance
• Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Star Wars)
• Darth Maul (Star Wars)
• Darth Sion (Star Wars)
• Soldier (Team Fortress 2); via Equalizer/Escape Plan equipped
• Himcules (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
• Devo the Cursed/Soul Sacrifice (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
• Raiden (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance); in his Jack the Ripper persona.
• Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail); seems to become stronger whenever someone emotionally close to her is harmed (regardless of how they were harmed)
• Samson (Binding of Isaac)
• Lao G (One Piece)
• Metal Bat (One-Punch Man); Metal Bat is capable of getting stronger through his damage intake and anger buildup.

Known Objects

• Aspida Phylargia (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere)

Gallery

Due to their strong bond, Tina and her band-mates (Miami 7) experience a brief moment of pain during a bolt of lightning but gains abilities.

Darth Sion (Star Wars) truly lives up to his epithet, the Lord of Pain.

Darth Vader (Star Wars)

As a creature created from dark influence, Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) is able to grow stronger from the pain being caused in the world.

Harvesters (The Deaths of Ian Stone) feed of the pain of humans.

The Nogitsune (Teen Wolf) becomes stronger by creating pain and chaos...

...while possessing Stiles Stilinski, the Nogitsune become stronger by stealing all of the pain he tricked Scott McCall into taking from others.

Pinhead (Hellraiser)

Metal Bat (One-Punch Man)

Videos

The Reason Darth Vader Was Happy He Lost to Obi-Wan - Star Wars Explained