Superpower Absorption

Power Absorption
Arthur Petrelli (Heroes) absorbs all of Peter's powers, demonstrating electricity.
Power/Ability to:	Steal powers of others.

"Woah. What a rush. How do you do it kid? Even Superman never recharged this fast."

― Rudolph "Rudy" Jones/Parasite after absorbing Superboy's powers. (Young Justice)

The power to absorb powers from others. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Not to be confused with Power Replication.

Also Called

• Ability Absorption/Assimilation/Draining/Siphoning/Stealing/Theft
• Bending Severing (Avatar: the Legend of Korra)
• Power Assimilation/Draining/Siphoning/Stealing/Theft

Capabilities

The user can absorb powers from others, usually temporarily and the victims naturally regain their lost power, but some users may be able to absorb powers permanently.

Applications

• Ability Information Archiving
• Power Erasure
  • Power Destruction
• Power Negation
• Power Containment
• Power Reduction
• Power Mixture by combining absorbed powers.
• Talent Theft
• Self-Power Bestowal by transferring the absorb power into themselves.
• Life-Force Absorption
• Energy Absorption/Energy Drain
• Power Reflection/Redirection: Taking the absorbed superpower, and redirect it as their own energy.
• Energy Strike by using the absorb energy and channel it into their fist.

Variations

• Demonic Power Absorption
• Divine Power Absorption
• Draconic Power Absorption
• Empathic Power Absorption
• Enhanced Power Absorption
• Meta Power Absorption
• Possessive Power Absorption
• Post-Mortem Power Absorption
• Power Borrowing
  • Enhanced Power Borrowing
• Regenerative Absorption
• Strength Absorption

Associations

• Absorption
• Anti-Power Weaponry
• Consumptive Replication
• Death-Force Absorption
• Enhanced Power Absorption
• Life-Force Absorption
• Self-Power Augmentation only when absorbing the same power or ability.
• Self-Power Bestowal

Limitations

• May not be able to absorb technology-based abilities, only to steal the power to manipulate it, unless they have Technological Assimilation or Property Absorption.
• Cannot absorb Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Omniscience or other Omnipotent Powers.
• Despite the powers being absorbed from other opponents, the powers will still have every single limitation that the abilities would possibly possess, for example, Fire Manipulation is useless against Fire Immunity.
• User cannot absorb powers that are linked to basic anatomy.
  • Or, if they do, Body Horror may result.
• Cannot absorb any power from those with Power Absorption Immunity, Power Anchoring or Singularity.
  • Offensive Immunity
• Unlike what Power Replication is capable of during supportive combat, the user's power cannot work as a supportive ability in of itself when forced to rob their own friends' abilities, unless they also have the power to transfer them back to them.
• Does not work against Absorption Immunity.
• Two results following user's death:
  • The stolen powers return to their original owners.
  • The powers vanish out of existence.
• May be permanent on the target and/or User.
• May be unable to use the absorbed powers.
• May be unable to either discard or transfer the powers.
• May be constantly active.
• May be limited to how much one can absorb.
• May have limited range, including touch only.
• May be need see the activation of the power.
• May need to fulfill certain requirements in order to absorb a power.
• Power may no longer be usable if the original user of the absorbed power dies.
• May not be able to choose which power they can absorb.
• May be unable to control absorbed abilities.
• May be limited to beings that are relatively similar to the user.
• Users of Indomitable Will may be resistant.
• May gain only weakened variations of others' powers.
• Absorbing too much power may be fatal if the users body normally is not as strong as the target.
• Physical powers, like Multiple Arms and Multiple Eyes, may be painful to absorb.
• May be unable to evolve/improve the power as the original user can, unless they also have Enhanced Power Absorption.

Known Users

Anime/Manga

• Yo-kai Watch (Yo-Kai Watch franchise)
• Seiji Noumi/Dusk Taker (Accel World); in his Brain Burst form
• Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)
• Shinichi Tamaki (Yamada-kun to Nana Nin no Majo)
• Peggi (Tokyo ESP)
• Yhwach (Bleach)
• Wandenreich (Bleach); via Medallion
• Monkey guy (Denma); via Energy Adjustment and Transmission Quanx ability
• Yellow hair (Denma); via Energy Transferal Quanx ability
• Franmalth (Fairy Tail)
• Yuka (Gakuen Alice)
• Syrma (Mugen Souls Z)
• Sakura Mikan (Gakuen Alice); also Power Negation
• Chrollo Lucilfer (Hunter X Hunter)
• Blackbeard Pirates (One Piece); somehow developed a method to take Devil Fruit powers from dead users
• Enrico Pucci (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); via Whitesnake
• Ken Oyanagi (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable); via Boy II Man
• Meltlilith (Nasuverse)
• Red Thryssa (Tower of God)
• Hell Joe (Tower of God); via Red Thryssa
• Momoka Sagara (Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid)
• Sirin/Herrscher of the Void (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• Fūka (Naruto)
• Hiruko (Naruto); via Chimera Technique
• Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
• Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto/ Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
• Boruto Uzumaki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations); via Karma/Kāma
• Kawaki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations); via Karma/Kāma
• Isshiki Ōtsutsuki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations); via Karma
• Delta (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
• Superhuman Water (Dragon Ball Super)
• Mirei Kudō (Inō Battle wa Nichijō-kei no Naka de)
• Enigma (Musaigen no Phanton World)
• All For One (My Hero Academia); via his quirk All For One
• Wiseman (Zatch Bell!)
• Genshirou Saji (Highschool DxD)
• Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter)
• Oudo Miyakonojou (Medaka Box); via Unreasonable Taxation

Literature

• Mele (Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined); via Power Transferal
• Hemalurgists (Mistborn)
  • Steel Inquisitors
• Glaistig Uaine (Worm)
• Max Everhart/The Bandit (Renegades)

Video Games

• Makuta (BIONICLE)
• Rahkshi (BIONICLE)
• Kraata (BIONICLE)
• Vampires (Legacy of Kain)
• Dark Pit (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
• Kirby (Kirby franchise)
• Delsin Rowe (InFamous: Second Son)
• Makuta Teridax (Bionicle)
• Archangel (person) (Paradox Saga)
• Thanos (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
• Shinnok (Mortal Kombat)
• Calliope (Skylanders)
• Prototypes/Evolved (Prototype series)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)

Cartoons/Comics

• Titan Tails (Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Avatar Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender); via to energybending
• Danny Fenton/Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom); through his Ghost Shield
• Drake Sypher (Loonatics Unleashed)
• Black Alice (DC Comics)
• Parasite (DC Comics)
• Absorbency Boy/Earth-Man (DC Comics)
• Alexander Luthor Jr (DC Comics); New 52 Earth 3
• Lois Lane (DC New 52); via gaining Superman (New 52)'s powers
• Lana Lang (DC New 52); via gaining Superman (New 52)'s ability to absorb Yellow Solar Radiation
• Rogue (Marvel Comics)
• Emplate (Marvel Comics)
• Ahura Boltagon (Marvel Comics)
• Sebastian Shaw (Marvel Comics)
• Amatsu-Mikaboshi (Marvel Comics)
• Legion/David Haller (Marvel Comics); his personas
• Miraculer (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Turbo K.O. (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
• Laserblast/Professor Venomous (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
• Master of Games (Teen Titans/DC Comics)
• Severin (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine)
• Osmosians (Ben 10 series)
  • Kevin Levin/Ultimate Kevin
  • Aggregor/Ultimate Aggregor
• Michael Morningstar (Ben 10)
• Kelpie (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Master Chen (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via Staff of Elements
• Skylor (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Aviarius (Kim Possible); via Power staff
• The Gnome (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Cinder Fall (RWBY)
• Leech (Static Shock)
• The Seance (Umbrella Academy)
• Meat Sweats (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Zayla (Marvel Rising); via amulet
• Cassey Krinsky (DC Super Hero Girls 2019)

Television/Movies

• Siphoners (The Vampire Diaries)
  • Josie Saltzman
  • Lizzie Saltzman
• Vampire-Witches (The Vampire Diaries)
  • Malachai Parker
  • Valerie Tulle
  • Beau
  • Mary Louise
  • Nora
  • Malcolm
  • Oscar
• Athena Browning/Penelope Gardiner (Witches of East End)
• Jordan Collier (The 4400)
• Werewolves (Teen Wolf)
• Werecoyotes (Teen Wolf)
• Belasko (Teen Wolf)
• Malia Tate (Teen Wolf); via Belasko's claws
• Theo Raeken (Teen Wolf)
• Super-Z (Krystala TV Series)
• Witches (Charmed); via Spell Casting
• Warlocks (Charmed); via Post-Mortem Power Absorption
• Zankou (Charmed)
• The Dogan (Charmed)
• Sisters of the Dark (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth)
• The Quillion (Sword of Truth)
• The Dacra (Legend of the Seeker)
• Arthur Petrelli (Heroes)
• Tommy Clark (Heroes Reborn)
• Magnetox (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy)
• Camille (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
• Darth Nihilus (Star Wars)
• MegaMan (MegaMan series)
• Apocalypse (X-Men Apocalypse)
• Hapax the Elder (Mighty Med)
• Neil Gunzenhauser/The Annihilator (Mighty Med)
• Sara Kane (You Cast a Spell On Me); via a kiss with Matt Andover
• Zip (Ace Lightning)
• Snip (Ace Lightning)
• Ian Haskell (Haven)
• Ace Killer (Ultraman series)
• Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker (Arrowverse/The Flash 2014); via to his Hoverchair
• Music Meister (The Flash)
• Swartz (Kamen Rider Zi-O)
• Tsukuyomi/Alpina (Kamen Rider Zi-O)
• Ochobot (Boboiboy Movie 2)
• Hang Kasa (Boboiboy Movie 2)
• Retak'ka (Boboiboy Movie 2)

Other

• Parasitic Grimm (RWBY)

Known Objects

• Yo-kai Watchers (Yo-kai Watch franchises); only Yo-kai energy
• Ascalon (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• The Hollow (Charmed)
• Power-Sucking Athame (Charmed)
• The Thinkers Hoverchair (Arrowverse/The Flash)
• Time Blades/Chronosteel (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Blue Crystal (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Soul Gem (Marvel Comics)
• Sorcerer's Hat (Once Upon a Time)
• The Transistor (Transistor)
• Third Prana (Sidekicks)
• The Trident Stone (Mako Mermaids)
• Balcoin Medallion (The Secret Circle)
• Morphogenesis Exoskeleton (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987)
• Sun Chi Lantern (Xiaolin Showdown)
• The Arsene Amulet (Epithet Erased)
• Zayla's Necklace (Marvel Rising)
• Master of Games' Knecklace (Teen Titans)

Gallery

Comics/Cartoons

Kelpie (American Dragon: Jake Long)

Kevin Levin (Ben 10) after absorbing energy from the Ultimatrix.

Aggregor (Ben 10) drains the powers of a Geochelone Aerio.

Michael Morningstar (Ben 10)

Severin (Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic) possesses the power to drain the powers of mystical beings such as vampires and Slayers.

Severin (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has absorbed Illyria's powers.

Aviarius (Kim Possible) used his staff to drain Go Team’s powers

Drake Sypher (Loonatics Unleashed) can steal both the superpowers and natural abilities of anyone he touches, but those whose powers he absorbs can steal them back by touching him.

In addition of Life-Force Absorption, Rogue (Marvel Comics) can take on the powers of others.

Moment when Rogue (Marvel: X-Men Legacy) absorbs the powers of Miss Marvel.

The Gnome (The Powerpuff Girls)

The left arm of Cinder Fall (RWBY) was replaced with a Grimm Arm, which allows her to absorb the magical powers of Maidens.

The Arsene Amulet (Epithet Erased) has the ability to steal other people's epithets when someone is wearing it.

Lord Dregg (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987) used the Morphogenesis Exoskeleton to steal the powers of five powerful aliens.

Meat Sweats (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) possesses tentacles in place of hands that he can use to drain energy and powers from other mutants.

Master of Games (Teen Titans/DC Comics) absorbs the powers of heroes and villains.

Parasite (DC Comics)

The Time Blades (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) were created from Chronosteel to drain the Hands of Time Power

The Staff of Elements (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) was created from both Chronosteel and Blue Crystal to absorb, steal, drain, strip and take away the powers of others by blasting an already absorbed power on the target then the power color will be absorbed in the crystal.

After Danny absorb Vortex's Lightning Bolt with his ghost shield, Danny Phantom temporarily got Vortex's power to control the weather.

Casey Krinsky (DC Super Hero Girls 2019)

Zayla (Marvel Rising)

Zayla's Necklace (Marvel Rising)

Master of Games' Knecklace (Teen Titans)

Ascalon (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)

Anime/Manga

Seiji Noumi/Dusk Taker (Accel World) has the ability to absorb and steal other Burst Linker's Abilities such as Haruyuki Arita/Silver Crow's wings by...

...looking in the eyes.

Yhwach (Bleach) using Auswählen to take the powers, and life-force, of other Quincy to empower himself, or to revive his fallen Sternritter elites.

As Nodt (Bleach) like other Quincies are able to steal the Bankai of Shinigami.

Yuu's (Charlotte) initial ability was thought to be possession, but it's later revealed that his real power is to plunder the abilities of any power-user he possesses.

Mikan Sakura (Gakuen Alice) can absorb Alices at will.

Through an unknown process, Marshall D. Teach/Blackbeard (One Piece) extracted the power of the Tremor Tremor Fruit/Gura Gura no Mi from his former captain, Edward Newgate/Whitebeard.

Herrscher of the Void/Sirin (Honkai Impact 3rd) was able to absorb Welt Young's powers by eating his gem of wisdom.

Chrollo Lucifer (Hunter x Hunter) uses his Bandit Secret book to conjure a mantle that shrinks anything even living beings, a power he stole...

...stole a power called The Sun and The Moon that allows him to conduct explosions...

...stole an ability called Convert Hands if he touches someone with this mark will cause them to take on Chrollo likeliness...

...stole an ability called Order Stamp that allows him to control puppets up to 200 puppets with lifeless body.

All For One (My Hero Academia) possesses the quirk "All For One", allowing him to take the quirks of others and use them for himself.

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) uses his Fishing Rod to steal Shikadai and Temari's chakra and use it for his own by loading them in his gourd.

Yo-kai Watches (Yo-kai Watch)

Live Television/Movies

Hollow possessed Sisters (Charmed) can absorb all powers.

Zankou (Charmed) steals Piper's power.

The Stillman Sisters (Charmed) steal the Charmed Ones' powers with a spell.

Eames (Charmed) absorbs Vivian's power after killing her with an athamé.

Arthur Petrelli (Heroes) absorbs Adam's Enhanced Regeneration.

Tommy Clark (Heroes Reborn) prenatally absorbs Regenerative Healing Factor from his mother and, shortly after he born, he takes Hiro's Space-Time Manipulation.

Super-Z or Zorina (Krystala) has the ability to absorb powers from anyone who has an super power ability.

Sister Nicci (Legend of the Seeker) absorbs Sister Ulcia's Han gaining her powers.

Camille (Power Rangers Jungle Fury) absorbing powers.

Kai (The Vampire Diaries) siphoning Damon.

Lizzie (The Vampire Diaries) siphoning Caroline.

The Annihilator (Mighty Med) can store the stolen powers he absorbs in to his special Power Canisters....

...or absorb power/energy and weaponize it into his Power Cannon,as ammunition for his weapon allowing him to temporarily use other superheroes' powers against them.

Hapax was The Annihilator mentor and a mutant who has similar abilities; like Power Absorption

Video Games

Delsin Rowe (Infamous: Second Son) absorbs Smoke Manipulation from Hank Daughtry…

…Neon Manipulation from Abigail Walker…

…Video Manipulation from Eugene Sims…

…and finally Concrete Manipulation from Brooke Augustine.

Dark Pit (Kid Icarus: Uprising) absorbing the powers of the recently slain Pandora.

Thanos (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite) has absorbed the Satsui no Hado from Ryu.

Kain as the rest of Legacy of Kain Vampires,when consume the Blood of other Vampire,gain his powers,Kain is able to make it,even with other races,like The Seer,a Hylden.