Power Echo

Power Echo
Hidan (Naruto) exploited this defensive ability successfully turning it into an offensive power.
Power/Ability to:	Make offense backfire.

The power to automatically reflect any attack directed against the user back to attacker or target of choice. Sub-power of Power Replication and Spatial Manipulation.

Also Called

• Reactive Deflection

Capabilities

User can automatically replicate/reflect every attack used against them, where each attack upon a target is instantly and automatically returned in equal measure to the user. Only capable in an instant and echoing response.

In some cases, the user may simply be able to read an opponent's powers and abilities and develop an effective counter on the spot.

Variations

• Activity Mirror: Aggressor grabs at the user will end up grabbing themselves.
• Counter: User is capable of effortlessly reading and countering all the user's attacks and powers.
• Energy Counter: Any energy hurled at the user is bounced back at the target.

Association

• Instant Effect
• Omnicounter
• Reflective Immutability
• Voodoo Combat

Limitations

• May double backfire making enemies begin beating themselves up.
• Threats to the user's acquaintances can render them willingly giving themselves over.

Known Users

• Egg Beater (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Chromastone (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Stalker (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed); via Empathy
• Mitsuyoshi (Corpse Princess)
• Mercurymon (Digimon Frontier)
• Sakkakumon/Sephirothmon (Digimon Frontier)
• Draco (Dragonheart)
• Meredy (Fairy Tail)
• Princess Nuala (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
• Aubrey Fleming/Dakota Moss (I Know Who Killed Me)
• Eragon and Saphira (The Inheritance Cycle)
• Steely Dan (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via The Lovers
• Giorno Giovanna (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via Gold Experience
• Thunder McQueen (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); via Highway to Hell
• Seresdina (Konosuba)
• Cara Mason (Legend of the Seeker)
• Mord-Siths (Legend of the Seeker)
• Spider-Slayers (Marvel Comics)
• Gagamaru Chougasaki (Medaka Box); via "Encounter"
• Simon Lewis (The Mortal Instruments); via the Mark of Cain
• All For One (My Hero Academia)
• Hidan (Naruto)
• Pokémon that can use "Mirror Coat", "Counter" and "Metal Burst" (Pokémon)
• SCP-073 - "Cain" (SCP Foundation)
• Sookie Stakehouse (Sookie Stakehouse Novels); via Blood Bond
• Eric Northman (Sookie Stakehouse Novels); via Blood Bond
• Nicci (Sword of Truth/Legend of the Seeker); via the Maternity Spell

Gallery

Egg Beater (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) is specifically designed to counter Sonic the Hedgehog.

The Stalker (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) is specifically designed to counter and defeat all of Ben Tennyson's Ultimatrix forms, except Nanomech and Way Big.

Sephirothmon (Digimon Frontier) can absorb elemental attacks and project them back at opponents at twice their original strength.

Prince Nuada and Princess Nuala (Hellboy II: The Golden Army) exhibit all the same injuries.

Steely Dan's Stand, The Lovers (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)

When Nicci (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth) was inflicted with pain when the person she linked her life with was under great pain as well.

The Spider-Slayers (Marvel Comics) are all created for the specific purpose of battling Spider-Man.

By using "Counter", Mewtwo (Pokémon) can redirect any physical attack with double the damage.