Trait:Power Inheritance

Power Inheritance
Will Stronghold (Sky High) attains his Super Strength and Flight from both his Parents.
Power/Ability to:	Imitate the powers of your parents.

The condition to have the talents and/or powers of one or both of your parents. Sub-power of Ancestral Evocation.

Also Called

• Genetic Powers
• Inheritance
• Parental Heredity

Capabilities

The user can copy the powers of their parents. If one of their parents was an artist, they'd gain their artistic talents without any practice. If one of their parents was in the Marine Corps, they gain their physical endurance without any training. If their parents were superheroes, they gain either one or both of their powers.

Applications

• Genetic Memory
  • Genetic Traits
• Power Replication

Variations

• Generational Empowerment
• Guardian Inheritance - imitate the powers from past heroes and protectors.
• Father Mimicry - imitate the powers from your biological father.
• Mother Mimicry - imitate the powers from your biological mother.
• Grandfather Mimicry - imitate the powers from your biological grandfather.
• Grandmother Mimicry - imitate the powers from your biological grandmother.
• Sibling Inheritance - inherit the abilities of one's siblings.
• Aunt Mimicry - imitate the powers from your biological aunt.
• Uncle Mimicry - imitate the powers from your biological uncle.
• Parasitic Inheritance

Limitations

• Only works if your powers are passed down by your parents.
• May be limited to the powers from a single parent, but can gain the powers from the other parent later on in life.
• Power can be replicated by DNA Replication.

Known Users

See Also: Superpowerful Genetics.

Cartoons

• Jake and Haley Long (American Dragon: Jake Long); inherited dragon powers from their maternal kindship
• Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10 series); gains the Anodite and magical abilities from her paternal grandmother, Verdona
• Blythe Baxter (Littlest Pet Shop); has the ability to understand the language of animals which she got it from her mom
• The ninja, and other Elemental Masters (LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); inherited elemental powers from parents and ancestors
• Ashi (Samurai Jack); temporarily

Comics

• Bart Allen (DC Comics) gains super speed from his grandfather Barry Allen
• Thunder (DC Comics); gains electrical powers from her father Black Lightning
• Polaris (Marvel Comics), inherited metal manipulation from her father, Magneto
• Galacta (Marvel Comics); gains cosmic powers from her father Galactus
• Talisman (Marvel Comics); Inherited magical shaman abilities like her father, Shaman
• Wiccan (Marvel Comics); inherited Chaos Magic and spell casting from his mother, the Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff
• Speed (Marvel Comics); inherited super-speed and molecular oscillation from his uncle, Quicksilver/ Pietro Maximoff

Films

• Norm (Norm of the North); has the unique ability to talk to humans and emotes like one which was passed from his grandfather
• Will Stronghold (Sky High); gains Super Strength and Flight from his parents.
• Sisters Charisse Dolittle and Maya Dolittle (Dr. Dolittle); inherited their power to communicate with animals form thier father Dr. John Dolittle

Folklore/Mythology

• Demigods (Mythology); may have the power(s) of their godly parent
  • Heracles/Hercules (Greek/Roman Mythology); gains his strength from his father Zeus/Jupiter

Literature

• Gods and Demigods (Beauchamp Family and Summer on East End Series)
  • Freddie Beauchamp; inherited his father ability to create water.
  • Freya Beauchamp; inherited her mother's supernatural cooking talent.
  • Ingrid Beauchamp; inherited her mother ability to heal.
  • Jo Noble; inherited her mother goddess powers.
  • Mardi and Molly Overbrook; both of the girls powers and attributes are inherited from they're father and mother souls.
• Demigods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus); gain powers from their godly parents
• Chameleons (Shadow Falls); inherit powers from both their parents and their foreparents
• Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls); inherits protector powers from her father Daniel Brighten
• Vampires (Shadow Falls); most possess the vampire virus passed down by their families
• Renesmee Carlie Cullen (The Twilight Saga); inherited her parents' gifts but switched them around so instead of hearing thoughts, she can show people her thoughts, and instead of having her mother's shield, she penetrate any shield
• Jake Portman (Peculiar Children Series); inherited his ability to see and control Hallowgasts from his paternal grandfather Abe Portman
• Teddy Lumpin (Harry Potter) inherited his appearance alteration abilities from his mother
• Witches and Wizards (Harry Potter) inherit their magical abilities in many different ways
  • Pure-bloods and certain half-bloods inherit their magic capability from both parents
  • Half-bloods born to a witch/wizard and a non-magical person inherit inherit their abilities from their magical parent
  • Muggle-borns inherit their magic from a squib- non magic born to magical parent- ancestor
  • Half-breeds inherited the magic from their magical parent and abilities from their non-human parent

Live Action TV

• Wyatt, Chris, and Melinda Halliwell (Charmed); gain Whitelighter powers from their father Leo Wyatt
• P.J. Halliwell (Charmed); gains Cupid powers from her father Coop
• Piper Halliwell (Charmed); gains power to freeze from her mother Patty Halliwell
• Paige Matthews (Charmed); gains Whitelighter powers from her father Sam Wilder
• Kat Mitchell (Charmed); gains Molecular Deceleration from her aunt Piper Halliwell
• Tamora Mitchell (Charmed); gains Molecular Acceleration from her aunt Piper Halliwell
• Gordon family (Ghost Whisperer)
  • Beth Gordon
  • Melinda Gordon
  • Aiden Lucas
  • Mary Ann Patterson
  • Tessa
• Jennie Bowman (Heroes); inherited Fire Breathing from both her parents
• Matt Parkman (Heroes); inherited Telepathy from his father
• Sylar (Heroes); inherited Intuitive Aptitude from his father
• Tommy Clark (Heroes Reborn); inherited Power Absorption from his great-grandfather
• Ariel, Bridgette, and Marie Dubois (Medium); gains the medium powers from their mother Allison Dubois
• Alan Diaz (Mighty Med); gains Animal Morphing from his grandfather
• Raven Baxter (That's so Raven/Raven's home) inherited her Precognition abilities from her maternal grandmother Vivian, she also past the ability down to her son Booker Carter

Manga/Anime

• Kazui Kurosaki (Bleach)
• All Might (Boku No Hero Academia)
• Shoto Todoroki (Boku No Hero Academia); inherited both his father's fire abilities and his mother's ice abilities.
• Sakurada Family (Castle-Town Dandelion)
• Alice Users (Gakuen Alice); can inherit the Alice of one of the parents or if their parents both have Alice's they can inherit both of them or one in most cases
• Laxus Dreyar (Fairy Tail)
• Hyoudou Children (Highschool DxD Ex)
• Iris (Konosuba)
• The Key's to Exile (Last Exile)
• Kekkei Genkai users (Naruto)
• A-ko/Eiko Magami (Project A-ko)
• Sierra Zadou (PuiPui!)
• The Saint (Rewrite)
• Saints (Rokka no Yuusha)
• Ashikabi (Sekirei)
• Maka Albarn (Soul Eater); gains the weapon manifestation from her father (anime only)
• Death the kid (Soul Eater); gains the Shinigami power from his father
• Hinami Fueguchi (Tokyo Ghoul)

Video Games

• Dante and Vergil (Devil May Cry series); inherited their power from their father, The Dark Knight, Sparda
• Jin Kazama/Devil Jin (Tekken)

Gallery

Laxus (Fairy Tail) inherited his great-grandfathers Yuri Dreyars red lightning magic.

Natsume Hyuuga (Gakuen Alice) inherited his Fire Alice from his father.

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Mikan Sakura (Gakuen Alice) inherited her Alice's from both of her parents.

Jennie Bowman (Heroes) inherited her Fire Breath from both her parents.

Alvis Hamilton (Last Exile) is a Key to Exile who carries the genetic information necessary to activate one of the Exile ships, which is passed down from mother to daughter.

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Jin Kazama (Tekken) inherited the power of the Devil Gene from his father, Kazuya.

Hinami Fueguchi (Tokyo Ghoul) is one of the rare Ghouls to have inherited two different kagune types from both of her parents; a Rinkaku from her father and a Koukaku from her mother

Norm (Norm of the North) possess a unique trait to speak and emote like a human which he got it from his grandfather.