The ability to contain supernatural power. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation and Power Transferal. Variation of Power Absorption. Not to be confused with Power Erasure.
Also Called[]
- Ability/Power Carrier/Containment/Sealing/Storage/Storing/Vessel
Capabilities[]
The user can transfer and contain/store their own and/or other beings' powers in a specific object/being and/or transfer the stolen abilities to other beings.
Applications[]
- Power Absorption/Power Erasure- strip all of the victims powers
- Power Bestowal- bestow the superpowers it takes to other people or themselves
- Power Augmentation/Power Empowerment- augment their own superpowers only when absorbing the same power/ability.
- Power Mixture/Power Residuum- by combining and retaining inklings of absorbed powers.
- Power Negation/Power Deactivation- cancel out the powers within other people.
- Power Restoration/Power Activation- restore/activate the powers to their original owners
- Power Transferal/Transmitting- transfer the powers between people, sometimes swapping powers in the process.
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Absorbed powers need to be transferred to another being to be able to use them, i.e. they cannot be used while they are contained.
- May be limited to how much the vessel can absorb.
- May have limited range, including touch only.
- May be temporary.
- Cannot absorb Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Omniscience and Omnilock.
- May be limited to beings that are relatively similar to the user.
- User cannot absorb powers that are linked to basic anatomy.
- Or, if they do, Body Horror may result.
- Users of Power Absorption Immunity are unaffected.
- Vessel's destruction may cause stolen powers to:
- return to their original owners.
- vanish out of existence.
- May need to have powers of their own to be able to use this ability.
- May only be able to contain powers, and not absorb them.
- Cannot absorb someone's power if they lack one, i.e. the victim secretly gave their powers to another.
- Can be stored inside of a Magic Object for further later usage.
- Can make the male user or female user powerless and have them live a normal life.
Known Users[]
- Power Brokers (Charmed)
- Emma Alonso (Every Witch Way)
- The Eight Immortals (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Uncle Chan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Enrico Pucci (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); via Whitesnake
- Mele (Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined); via Power Transferal
- Seth (MisFits)
- Alicorns (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Known Objects[]
- Power dampening-tech (Arrowverse)
- Magical Container (Charmed)
- Phosphorus Cauldron (Charmed)
- Power Orbs (Charmed)
- Power-Sucking Athame (Charmed)
- Power Bottle (Every Witch Way and WITS Academy)
- Power Orb (Every Witch Way)
- Whitesnake's Stand Discs (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean)
- Prison Bottle (Pokemon)
- Dark Mayhem's Orb (The Thundermans)
- Star of Thundera Pendant (Thundercats)
- Bewitching Bell (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)