The ability to permanently eliminate the powers of others. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Opposite to Power Bestowal and Power Restoration.
Also Called
- Ability Erasure
- Ability/Power Extraction/Deletion/Removal/Stripping
Capabilities
The user can permanently eliminate the supernatural powers of others.
Associations
- Conversion
- Energy Scattering
- Humanization
- Phenomenon Elimination
- Physical Law Erasure
- Power Absorption
- Power Containment
- Power Negation
- Superpower Manipulation
Limitations
- May become inflicted/infected with target's emotions.
- Some may be immune.
- Power Restoration can reverse this power's effects.
- May have a limited distance/amount of targets, including touch only.
Known Users
TV/Film
- 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
- Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (Smallville)
- Castiel (Supernatural)
- Miranda (Twitches)
- Professor Crumbs (Wizards of Waverly Place)
- Wizards (Wizards of Waverly Place)
Manga/Anime
- Yhwach (Bleach)
- Kūgo Ginjō (Bleach)
- Ichibei Hyosube (Bleach)
- Users of the Quincy medallion (Bleach); by removing a target's bankai
- Sakura Mikan (Gakuen Alice)
- 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)
Comic/Cartoon
- Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender); via Energybending
- Amon (Avatar: The Legend of Korra); via Bloodbending
- 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
- Anti-Venom (Marvel Comics); by draining radiation-based powers
- Deathstorm (DC Comics); by removing the DNA that gave Captain Cold his Cryokinesis powers
Gallery
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