The ability to eliminate the powers of others. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Variation of Erasure. Opposite to Power Bestowal and Power Restoration.
Also Called
- Ability Erasure
- Ability/Power Extraction/Deletion/Nullification/Removal/Stripping
- Bending Severing (Avatar the Legend of Korra)
- Depowering
Capabilities
The user can eliminate/remove the supernatural powers of others.
Applications
Associations
- Anti-Power Weaponry
- Conversion
- Energy Scattering
- Erasure
- Healing Erasure
- Humanization
- Phenomenon Elimination
- Physical Law Erasure
- Powerlessness Inducement
- Power Absorption
- Power Containment
- Power Destruction
- Power Negation
- Skill Erasure
- Superpower Manipulation
Variations
Limitations
- Power Restoration can reverse this power's effects.
- May become inflicted/infected with target's emotions.
- Some may be immune.
- May have a limited distance/amount of targets, including touch only.
- May be temporary.
- May kill the target.
Known Users
Live Television/Movies
- Alex (Misfits); via sexual intercourse
- Arthur Petrelli (Heroes); via Power Absorption
- Tommy Clark (Heroes Reborn); via Power Absorption
- Jordan Collier (The 4400)
- Power Brokers (Charmed)
- Bianca (Charmed)
- The Tribunal (Charmed)
- Witches and warlocks (Charmed); via Spell Casting and Potions
- Nega Chin (Fairly Odd Parents); via Nega Vision
- Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (Smallville)
- Castiel (Supernatural)
- Miranda (Twitches)
- Professor Crumbs (Wizards of Waverly Place)
- Wizards (Wizards of Waverly Place)
- Water Dragon (Mako Mermaids)
Manga/Anime
- Yhwach (Bleach)
- Kūgo Ginjō (Bleach)
- Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach)
- Users of the Quincy medallion (Bleach); by removing a target's bankai
- Sakura Mikan (Gakuen Alice)
- Meltlilith (Nasuverse)
- Truth (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood); using a reverse transmutation circle originally devised by his brother, he stripped Father of his ability to control Alchemy in Amestris
- Merlin (Seven Deadly Sins); via Absolute Cancel
- Peggi (Tokyo ESP)
- Enrico Pucci (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean); via Whitesnake
- Josuke Higashikata (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion); via Soft & Wet
- Daiya Higashikata (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion); via California King Bed; by memory and Stand theft
- Shinichi Tamaki (Yamada-kun and the 7 Witches)
- Eri (My Hero Academia); via her blood
Comics/Cartoons
- Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender); via Energybending
- Amon (Avatar: The Legend of Korra); via Bloodbending
- Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom); with the Reality Gauntlet
- Santa Claus (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Lex Luthor (Justice League Unlimited); by Power Disruptor Ray
- Ragtag (Static Shock)
- Red Hulk (Marvel Comics); by absorbing the Gamma Radiation out of other gamma beings
- Rex Salazar (Generator Rex); by deactivating the nanites in EVO's he can make them normal again
- Nega Chin (Fairly Odd Parents)
- Edward Brock/Anti-Venom (Marvel Comics); by draining radiation-based powers
- Rogue (Marvel Comics); via Power Absorption
- Deathstorm (DC Comics); by removing the DNA that gave Captain Cold his Cryokinesis powers
- Hades (Disney's Hercules); via Contract Bestowal
- Miraculer (Miraculous Ladybug); via Power Absorption
- Master Chen (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) via Power Absorption
- Skylor; via Elemental Absorption
Video Games
- Rhino (Growtopia)
Web Original
- Djoric/Dmatix SCP-001 Proposal - Thirty-Six (SCP Foundation)
Known Objects
- Power Disruptor Ray (Justice League Unlimited)
- Power Stripping Potion (Charmed)
- Anti-Promicin (The 4400)
- Quirk Destroying Bullets (My Hero Academia)
- Gold Kryptonite (DC Comics)
- Chronosteel (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via Energy Absorption/Elemental Absorption/Power Absorption
- Antidote X (The Powerpuff Girls)
Gallery
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Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) use Energybending to eliminate one's bending abilities.
As the progenitor of all Quincy, Yhwach (Bleach) can grant and take away their powers as he sees fit.
Through severing and manipulating someone's true name, Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach) can remove the powers of anyone he hits.
Alex (Misfits) gained the power to remove a person's power through sexual intercourse after having a lung transplant from the previous owner of the power.
Penny (Charmed) with the power stripping potion.
Mikan Sakura (Gakuen Alice) can permanently steal an Alice at will or by accident.
Tommy Clark (Heroes Reborn) erases Hiro's power just by being held by him.
Amon (Avatar: The Legend of Korra) can use Bloodbending to sever the connection between a bender and their bending abilities by disrupting their chi paths.
Enrico Pucci's Stand, Whitesnake (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) 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.
Through a contract, Hades (Disney's Hercules) erases Hercules' superhuman strength.
Mojo Jojo with the Antidote X (The Powerpuff Girls)
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Edward Brock/Anti-Venom (Marvel Comics) tries to cure Spider-Man of his radioactive blood and his powers...
...and attempting to "erase" the Venom Symbiote from Mac Gargan's body.
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