- "You don't need a machine to amplify your powers. You have me."
- ― Apocalypse (X-Men: Apocalypse)
The ability to enhance the powers of oneself or others. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Variation of Augmentation. Opposite to Power Dilution and Downgrading.
Also Called
- Build-Up
- Power/Ability Amplification/Amplifying/Boosting/Enhancement/Enhancing/Increase/Strengthening/Supercharging
Capabilities
The user can enhance the powers of themselves or others' so that they can reach high level mastery and control instantaneously, even reach a level of power that is usually beyond their limits alone. Users cannot steal or give power, only enhance the ones their targets already have.
Applications
Variations
- Effect Stacking
- Energy Amplification
- Healing Augmentation
- Life-Force Augmentation
- Luck Augmentation
- Magic Augmentation
- Psionic Augmentation
- Restoration Augmentation
- Song Augmentation
- Superpower Evolution
Associations
Limitations
- Target effects usually fade over time, sometimes only lasting moments.
- May have limited range, including touch only.
- Amplified abilities may get to the point that their user harms themselves.
- May be limited to enhancing at certain places or times.
- Over-dosage may result in subject getting delirious, in some rare cases, death is likely.
Known Users
Cartoons/Comics
- Blue Lanterns (DC Comics); in the presence of a Green Lantern, the Green Lantern's Power Levels equal out to 200% capacity
- Fabian Cortez (Marvel Comics)
- The Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics)
- Hope Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Sage (Marvel Comics)
- Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)
- Nico Minoru (Marvel Comics); via “Caffeine Infection” spell
- Celestialsapiens (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Alien X (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Poltis Altiare (Ben 10: Cosmic Destruction)
- Nathalie Sancoeur/Catalyst (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Amp (Generator Rex)
- Fandango (Slugterra)
- Jaune Arc (RWBY)
- William Walter Thompson/Wally T (Teen Titans Go!)
Literature
- Clary Fray (The Mortal Instruments); empowers angelic runes
- Blue Sargent (The Raven Cycle); amplifies magical/mystical energy of others
- Cole Randolph (Five Kingdoms); amplifies shaping power of others
Live Television/Movies
- Ando Masahashi (Heroes)
- Paulette Hawkins (Heroes)
- Empaths (Charmed)
- Billie Jenkins (Charmed); via Projection
- Wyatt Halliwell (Charmed); via Projection
- Users of the Holy Pearls (Holy Pearl)
- Shinichi Ozaki (Godzilla: Final Wars)
- Lucifer (Supernatural)
Anime/Manga
- Guru (Dragon Ball Z)
- Old Kai (Dragon Ball Z)
- Babidi (Dragon Ball Z); via Mind Control
- Goku (Dragon Ball Z); via Kaio-Ken
- Hougkyoku (Bleach)
- Visored (Bleach)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Chandra (Kubera)
- Kyouka (Fairy Tail)
- Merlin (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Vivian (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Issei Hyoudou (Highschool DxD); via Boosted Gear
- Siegfried (Highschool DxD); via Twice Critical
- Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott (Date A Live)
Video Games
- Warframes (Warframe)
- The Beast/John White (inFamous)
- Sister Ulicia (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- Sister Armina (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold & Confessor)
- Sister Tovi (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- Sister Nicci (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- SisterCecilia (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- Sister Merissa (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- Sister Greta (Sword of Truth series: Confessor)
- Sister Julia (Sword of Truth series: Confessor)
- The Canadian (The Guardian 30)
- The Tick (The Tick); via "drama power" his other abilities increase as the situation becomes more dramatic
- The Beast (inFamous 2)
- Pokemon that can use "Helping Hand" (Pokemon)
- Users of the Chaos Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Geno (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
- Madame Web (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
- Mithra (Asura's Wrath)
- Lumen (Azure Striker: Gunvolt)
- Hero (Patapon 2)
- Uberhero (Patapon 3)
- Satono Nishida (Touhou Project)
- Mai Teireida (Touhou Project)
Podcasts
- Flanagan (The Adventure Zone: Commitment)
Known Objects
- The Ultimatrix (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Potis Altiare (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Cosmic Destruction)
- Shikon Jewel Shards (InuYasha)
- Second Prana (Sidekicks)
- Holy Fluid (Sidekicks)
- The Chaos Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
- The Master Emerald (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
- The Sol Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
- Crystals (The Secret Circle)
- Crystal Skull
- Photostims (Alphas)
- Evil Eye (Charmed)
- Power Tripling Potion (Charmed)
- Jewel of Charta (Teen Titans)
- Wands (Wizards of Waverly Place)
- Blast Cores (Infamous and Infamous 2)
- Core Relays (Infamous: Second Son)
- Rooster Booster (Xiaolin Chronicles)
- Cristal de Caballero (Every Witch Way)
- Boosted Gear (Highschool DxD)
- Twice Critical (Highschool DxD)
- Trigger (My Hero Academia)
- Power Gem (Marvel Comics)
- Glorbs (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)