Power Erasure

Power Erasure
Arthur Petrelli (Heroes) draining Adam Monroe of his power.
Power/Ability to:	Permanently remove the powers/abilities of another

The powerful ability to permanently eliminate the supernatural powers of others. A sub-power of Superpower Manipulation, a superior ability to Power Negation, and the opposing power of Power Bestowal.

Also Called

• Ability Deletion
• Power Extraction
• Power Stripping

Capability

The user can erase the powers of others. To remove another's power completely, similar powers such as Power Absorption, and Power Negation can replicate the effect, but when out of range powers will return. Power Erasure will completely and permanently remove powers from a target.

Methods

• Most can voluntarily delete by physical contact with a target.
• Seldom can erase from a distance (close proximity).

Limits

• May become inflicted/infected with target's emotions.
• Some might be immune

Known Users

• Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender, via Energy Bending)
• Amon (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
• Arthur Petrelli (Heroes)
• Jordan Collier (The 4400)
• Sakura Mikan (Gakuen Alice)
• Lex Luthor (Justice League Unlimited) by Power Disruptor Ray
• Red Hulk (Marvel Comics) by absorbing the Gamma Radiation out of other gamma beings (such as the Hulk himself) he could permently take away their powers away from them leaving them base line humans again.
• Rex Salazar (Generator Rex) by deactiving the nanites in EVO's he can make them normal again.
• Power Brokers (Charmed)
• Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (Smallville)
• Anti-Venom (Marvel) By draining radiation based powers, he can strip mutates of their powers, if they gained them from radiation, and still had radiation in their bodies.
• Rougue (Marvel)
• Orochimaru (Naruto Shippuden) then extracted his chakra from Kabuto

Gallery

orchimaru regains his powers from his right hand kabuto