The ability to power up or suppress one's own power source. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Technique of Life-Force Manipulation
Also Called
- Power Increased and Masking
- Power Increased and Decreased
- Powering Up and Suppressing
Capabilities
The user can manipulate their own power source, allowing them such feats as increasing their attack power or suppressing their power to avoid being detected.
Applications
- Adaptive Power-Level
- Ki Masking
- Limiter Removal
- Power Balance
- Power Compression
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Supernatural Concealment
- Zenith
Associations
- Aura Manipulation
- Chi Manipulation
- Life-Force Manipulation
- Physical Augmentation
- Power Level Measuring
- Reactive Adaptation
- Superpower Manipulation
Limitations
- Raising the user's power level too much may be fatal.
- User's power level may raise involuntarily, typically via their emotional state.
Known Users
- Users of Ki (Dragon Ball series)
- Soul Reapers (Bleach)
- Lexaeus (Kingdom Hearts)
- Users of Spirit, Demon, or Sacred Energy (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Wang Dadong (KO One, KO One Return, KO One Re-act)
- Xia Tian (The X-Family)
- Sui (Atsumare! Gakuen Tengoku)
- Little Mac (Punch-Out!!/Super Smash Bros.)
- Several characters (Rosario + Vampire)
- Abel Nightroad (Trinity Blood)
- Chakra users (Naruto)
- Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
- Hulk (Marvel Comics)
Gallery
Goku (Dragon Ball) powering up.
Lexaeus (Kingdom Hearts) constantly increases his power level during his fight with Sora.
The Hulk's (Marvel Comics) power levels increase and decrease in proportion to his anger.
Rock Lee (Naruto) powers up by unlocking five of the Eight Gates.
Little Mac (Punch-Out!!/Super Smash Bros.) can continually increase his power level until he releases it all at once as the KO Uppercut.
Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire) powers up, emitting a massive column of light.
Yang Xiao Long (RWBY) continually increases her power level throughout a fight, either by absorpting impacts from attacks or through anger.
Abel Nightroad (Trinity Blood) controls his power level by releasing it in three stages: 40%, 80%, and 100%.
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho) can freely manipulate his own power, ranging from 0% to 100%...
...and when pushed beyond his limits, he goes even further into 120%.
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Younger Toguro's power levels in the order of 30%, 45%, 60%, 80%, 100%, and 120%.