Power Bestowal

Power Bestowal
Beatrice (Umineko no naku koro ni) bestows her Endless Magic to Eva-Beatrice.
Power/Ability to:	Give supernatural powers/abilities to others.

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

― Abraham Lincoln

The ability to bestow powers upon another. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Variation of Existence Inducement. Opposite to Power Erasure.

Also Called

• Ability Bestowal
• Power/Ability Dealing/Distribution/Granting

Capabilities

The user can give superpowers to others, either permanently or temporarily.

Applications

• Ability Recharging
• Power Activation
• Power Restoration

Variations

• Ability Teaching
• Charisma Bestowal
• Demonic Power Bestowal
• Divine Power Bestowal
• Enhancement Calling
• Flight Bestowal
• Future Sight Bestowal
• Immortality Bestowal
• Invulnerability Bestowal
• Letter Power Bestowal
• Loyalty Based Power Bestowal
• Magic Bestowal
• Mental Shield Creation
• Nigh Omnipotence Bestowal
• Omniscience Bestowal
• Past Sight Bestowal
• Physical Attribute Bestowal
• Power Buying
• Power Immunity Bestowal
• Power Mimicry Bestowal
• Regeneration Bestowal
• Self-Power Bestowal
• Summon Bestowal
• Superhumanization
• Title Bestowal
• Transformation Bestowal
• Travel Bestowal

Associations

• Ability Creation
• Chemical-Based Powers
• Conversion
• Existence Inducement
• Lightning Induced Powers
• Meteorite Induced Powers
• Skill Bestowal
• Superpower Manipulation
• Title Bestowal
• Vocifery

Limitations

• In some cases, the powers granted are based on the subject's DNA structure, so the user can't choose what powers to give (See Ability Creation).
• Powers granted may be temporary.
• Low-level Users can only grant powers that last for a limited time or weaker powers.
• The powers the user gives may come with psychological or physical detriments.
• May be able to bestow only certain types of powers.
• Bestowed powers may be entirely random.
• Target may need certain qualities/accomplishments beforehand.

Known Users

See Also: Super Empowering.

Comics/Cartoons

• Mammoth Mogul (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Lion Turtles (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra); via Energybending
• Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender); via Energybending
• Magical Butterfly (Barbie in Princess Power)
• Mata Nui (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn)
• All Power Sphere (Boboiboy Galaxy)
• Shazam the Wizard (DC Comics)
• Billy Batson/Captain Marvel/Shazam (DC Comics)
• Black Adam (DC Comics)
• Trigon (DC Comics)
• Crimson Chin (The Fairly OddParents)
• Van Kleiss (Generator Rex)
• Alien (Gleipnir)
• Grim (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
• Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)
• Dormammu (Marvel Comics)
• Dr. Doom (Marvel Comics)
• Galactus (Marvel Comics); via Power Cosmic
• Leon Nunez (Marvel Comics)
• Power Broker (Marvel Comics)
• The Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics)
• Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Puppeteer (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Keepers (Monster Allergy)
• HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Santa Claus (The Powerpuff Girls)
• The Man in the Moon (Rise of the Guardians)
• Ragtag (Static Shock)
• Ormon (Superior)
• Trigon (Teen Titans)
• Raven (Teen Titans Go!)
• Algernon (UN Comics)
• Ananke (The Wicked + The Divine)
• Woden (The Wicked + The Divine)
• Cassandra Igarashi/Urdr (The Wicked + The Divine)
• Synergy (Wildstorm)
• Ethereal Fairies (Winx Club)
• Valtor (Winx Club)
• Wizards of Black Circle (Winx Club)
• Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Lillian Hale (W.I.T.C.H.)

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Akuro/Mitama (Alive: The Final Evolution)
• Latifah Fullanza (Amagi Brilliant Park)
• Shinigami (Bleach)
• Yhwach (Bleach)
• Fujiwara Nenene (Code:Breaker)
• C.C. (Code Geass)
• V.V. (Code Geass)
• Mio Takamiya (Date A Live)
• Moro (Dragon Ball Super)
• Mavis Vermillion (Fairy Tail)
• Silver Fullbuster (Fairy Tail)
• Celestial Spirit King (Fairy Tail)
• Mother (Edens Zero)
• Miaka Yūki (Fushigi Yûgi)
• Yui Hongo (Fushigi Yûgi)
• Suzuno Osugi (Fushigi Yûgi)
• Takiko Okuda (Fushigi Yûgi/Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden)
• Deus Ex Machina (Future Diary)
• Mikan Sakura (Gakuen Alice)
• Gaia (The Gamer)
• Polpo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via Black Sabbath
• Enrico Pucci (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); via Whitesnake/C-Moon/Made in Heaven
• Azami (Kagerou Days)
• Harimon (Krystala)
• Jadoo (Koi...Mil Gaya)
• Gods (Konosuba)
  • Aqua
  • Eris/Chris
  • Unnamed Goddess
• Beast Knights (The Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer)
• Ajimu Najimi (Medaka Box); via Lip Service
• Cleff (Magic Knight RayEarth)
• All For One (My Hero Academia)
• One For All users (My Hero Academia)
  • Nana Shimura
  • Toshinori Yagi/All Might
• Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
• Hamura Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
• Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto); via Nine Tails Chakra
• Aion (Norn9)
• God (One-Punch Man)
• Galactic Layline (Outlaw Star)
• Yellow (Pokémon Adventures); via Viridian Forest
• Him (Powerpuff Girls Z)
• Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon)
• The Demon King (The Seven Deadly Sins)
• The Supreme Deity (The Seven Deadly Sins)
• Kagura Tennōzu (Speed Grapher)
• Honoka Takamiya (Witch Craft Work)

Video Games

• Mithra (Asura's Wrath)
• The Outsider (Dishonored)
• Daud (Dishonored)
• Kain as Scion of Balance (Legacy of Kain)
• Vera Moray (Dishonored)
• Delilah Copperspoon (Dishonored)
• First Sister/Si Sulung Cantik (Dreadout)
• Jade (Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy)
• Gods (God of War)
• Titans (God of War)
• Joseph Bertrand III (inFAMOUS 2)
• John White/The Beast (inFAMOUS 2)
• Cole MacGrath (inFAMOUS 2); Evil Ending
• Palutena (Kid Icarus Uprising)
• Viridi (Kid Icarus Uprising)
• Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
• Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
• Philemon (Persona series)
• Izanami (Persona 4/Persona 4 Golden)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype 2)
• E-001/Eveline (Resident Evil 7: Biohazard)
• Fairies (Skylanders)
• The Darkness (Skylanders)
• Brain (Skylanders)
• Okina Matara (Touhou Project)
• Onomatopoeia (Valkyrie Crusade)

Live Television/Movies

• Danny Ferrell (The 4400)
• Alchemy (Arrowverse)
• Devon Coven (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• The First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Shadow Demon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Kali (Charmed)
• Avatars (Charmed)
• The Woogyman (Charmed)
• Elders (Charmed)
• Witches (Charmed); via Spell Casting
• Kevin (Charmed); via Thought Projection
• Death (Final Destination); gives premonitions to its potential victims
• Shinichi Ozaki (Godzilla: Final Wars)
• Anna (Hiling)
• Swartz (Kamen Rider Zi-O); limited to time manipulation power
• Jacob (Lost)
• Gurrotto (Marina)
• Victoria Raymundo (Marina)
• The Storm (Mifits)
• Alex (Misfits); via sexual intercourse after he took ecstasy
• Seth (Misfits)
• Set (The Mummy)
• Azazel (Supernatural)
• Cain (Supernatural)
• Alpha Werewolves (Teen Wolf); via a bite or deep scratch
• Professor Crumbs (Wizards of Waverly Place)

Literature

• Calamity (The Reckoners Trilogy)
• Loophole (Wild Cards)
• Othala (Worm)
• Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)

Other

• Lord Hades (The End)
• AdamFenix (Super/Lette)
• Slender Man (The Slender Mythos)
• Coyote (Gunnerkrigg Court)
• The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)

Known Objects

Comics/Cartoons

• Training Necklaces (Balala Fairies)
• Omnitrix/Ultimatrix (Ben 10)
• Compound V (The Boys)
• Terrigen Mist (Marvel Comics)
• The 12 Talismans (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Rainbow-Colored Comet (Kim Possible)
• Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Infuser (Megamind)
• Butterfly/Moth Miraculous (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Ranger mask (Master Raindrop)

Anime/Manga

• Demon's Extract (Akame ga Kill)
• Hōgyoku (Bleach)
• Boosted Gear (Highschool DxD)
• Stand Arrows (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Holy Corpse Parts (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VII: Steel Ball Run)
• ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Devil Fruits (One Piece)
• Black Particles (Powerpuff Girls Z)

Live Television/Movies

• Black Amber (Charmed 2018)
• Promicin Neurotransmitter (The 4400)
• Philosopher's Stone (Arrowverse)
• Ancient Urn (Charmed); contains the divine powers of godhood
• Camp Bloodbath (The Final Girls)
• Genetic modification formula (Heroes)
• Moon Rings (Mako Mermaids)
• Trilsettum Coronis Flower/Plant (No Ordinary Family)
• First Prana (Sidekicks)
• Training Wands (Wizards of Waverly Place)

Video Games

• The Ray Sphere (inFAMOUS)
• Command Block (Minecraft Story Mode)
• TMs and HMs (Pokémon)
• Space-Time Feather (Valkyrie Crusade)

Other

• Kanohi Ignika, the Mask of Life (Bionicle)
• SCP-3396 - The Empyrean Parasite (SCP Foundation)

Known Locations

• Moon Pool (H2O: Just Add Water/Mako Mermaids)
• Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); Only after performing all other parts of the Heaven Ascension process.
• The Devil's Palm (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VII: Steel Ball Run)
• The Wall Eyes (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VIII: JoJolion)

Gallery

Comics/Cartoons

Mammoth Mogul (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) bestowed Mighty with super-strength...

...and Mina with super-speed.

Compound V (The Boys) is a drug created by the Nazi scientist John Vogelbaum that grants powers to anyone who is injected with it, and is the source of every single superhero and The Boys' powers.

The wizard Shazam (DC Comics) passing his power to Billy Batson.

While under a blue sun, Superman (DC Comics) develops "Superman Vision" that enables him to grant Kryptonian powers to others…

…as demonstrated here on Jonathan Kent.

Each of the twelve talismans (Jackie Chan Adventures) grants the user a power stolen from the Noble Animals.

Rainbow-Colored Comet (Kim Possible)

With the power of the Butterfly/Moth Miraculous, Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) has the power to turn others into supervillains, bestowing on them an arsenal of unique superpowers.

Puppeteer (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is able to possess anyone who's doll she possesses. Should the doll be of a purified supervillain, they regain their villain identity along with their powers.

Ragtag (Static Shock) can give powers to others, but they are only temporary.

The demon Ormon (Superior) granted Simon Pooni the powers of the fictional superhero Superior as part of an elaborate scheme to get him to sell his soul.

Him (Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z) is able to create black dust, a mass of evil particles that are able to turn normal people or objects into supervillains, along with their own set of superpowers and persona.

Ananke (The Wicked + The Divine) bestows onto others their godly identities, as well as all of their divine abilities.

Woden (The Wicked + The Divine) is able to bestow godly abilities to regular humans.

Cassandra Igarashi/Urdr (The Wicked + The Divine) was able to bestow her friends powers similar to herself along with a shared hive-mind, collectively becoming the Norns.

General Bu (Master Raindrop) using the ranger mask.

Raven (Teen Titans Go!)

The Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) can give it user power they had never felt before.

The Lion Turtle (Avatar: The Last Airbender) can energybend a person giving them a bending art.

Anime/Manga

Esdeath (Akame ga Kill) gained the power to manipulate ice from her Teigu Demon God Manifestation: Demon's Extract.

Upon arriving on Earth, Akuro (Alive: The Final Evolution) granted many humans special powers, at the cost of including suicidal urges that most find hard to resist.

The Hōgyoku (Bleach) can manifest a person's desires and potential, granting them powers.

Yhwach (Bleach) can grant unique powers by engraving a letter, signifying an ability, directly onto another's soul.

All Might (My Hero Academia) had his Quirk, One For All, passed down to him from his predecessor and he passed it on to his successor, Izuku Midoriya.

All For One (My Hero Academia) has the ability to not only take Quirks from others, but can bestow them onto others as well.

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

Devil Fruits (One Piece) can grant whoever consumes them a unique, life-long power, at the cost of no longer being able to swim.

The Stand Arrows (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) have the ability to grant a Stand to whoever the arrow pierces. However, the arrow must deem the subject "worthy".

Enrico Pucci's Stand, Whitesnake (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean) can remove the Stands of others,…

…storing them in discs. It also makes it able to bestowal these Stands upon others by inserting the discs on them.

Holy Corpse Parts (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VII: Steel Ball Run) often grant those merging with them Stand powers.

Kagura Tennōzu (Speed Grapher) carries a virus that can be transmitted to grant people's desires

Live Television/Movies

The Philosopher's Stone (Arrowverse) is a fragment of calcified speed force that grants superpowers to inactive metahumans across various timelines.

The First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) merges with Caleb to grant him superhuman strength and durability.

Cain (Supernatural) transfers the Mark of Cain to Dean Winchester, granting him Demonic Power Immunity and the power to wield the First Blade.

The Formula (Heroes)

When Alex (Misfits) took ecstasy, the powers he took will be given to the person he had sex with, similar to Seth, but, he gives all the powers he took away.

Scott McCall (Teen Wolf) after being bitten by an Alpha werewolf, thus becoming one himself and setting up the events of the show.

Later on, when Scott is an Alpha himself, he is forced to bite Liam Dunbar in order to save his life...

Thus turning the boy into a werewolf and his first bitten beta.

Video Games

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Onomatopoeia's (Valkyrie Crusade) words can give power.

An Space-Time Feather (Valkyrie Crusade) can grant time-traveling powers.

Okina Matara (Touhou Project) entrusted her powers over vitality and mental energy to her servants, granting them each powers and making them extensions of her.

Kain as Scion of Balance can create and destroy Guardians of The Pillar of Nosgoth,give him the powers of his respective Pillar.

The Darkness (Skylanders) can grant dark powers to it's followers.

Eveline (Resident Evil 7) bestows various abilities to those she infects, such as Enhanced Strength and Regenerative Healing Factor.

As the Indigo Child, Jade (Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy) has the ability to grant incredible power to anyone who hears her secret before she dies.

Other

The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)

Mata Nui (Bionicle) gave his fellow Glatorian warriors elemental powers of fire, water, and wind

Harimon (Krystalia) has the power to bestow powers to others using the power of his red stones.