The ability to reduce the powers of oneself or others. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Variation of Reduction. Opposite to Power Augmentation. Superior version of Power Dilution.
Also Called
- Break-Down
- Power/Ability Dampening/Weakening/Cutting/Rebate/Devaluating/Decrease/Shrinkage/Abatement
Capabilities
The user can reduce the powers of oneself or others. Note that user cannot actually create anything, simply decrease what exist, no matter how little or big there is.
Applications
Variations
- Connection Removal
- Energy Dilution
- Healing Factor Nullification
- Magic Negation
- Powerlessness
- Powerlessness Inducement
- Psionic Negation
- Size Reduction
- Sound Nullification
- Superpower Devolution
- Telepathic Dilation
Associations
Limitations
- Usually temporary.
- May have limited range, including touch only.
- May indiscriminately weaken both allies and enemes.
- May be limited to reducing at certain places or times.
Known Users
- Cicada (Arrowverse); with Lightning Dagger
- Skulktech 9.9 (Danny Phantom); via to the Phantom Palm Pummeler
- Aquaman (DC Comics); as the Waterbearer
- Cameron Chase (DC Comics)
- Pale Vicars (DC Comics)
- Mikhail Arkadin/Pozhar (DC Comics)
- Rose Wilson/Ravager (DC Comics)
- Zade (DC Comics)
- Nega Chin (Fairly Odd Parents)
- Maiho Kurioka (Maburaho)
- Ambient-Energy Dampening Actualization Module Unit Zero (Marvel Comics)
- Caretaker (Marvel Comics)
- Chance (Marvel Comics)
- Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Claudine Renko/Ms. Sinister (Marvel Comics)
- Leech (Marvel Comics)
- Zachary/Amp (Marvel Comics)
- Kim Il Sung/Scrambler (Marvel Comics)
- Hidden Moon (Valiant Entertainment)
Known Objects
- Relic's Technologies (DC Comics)
- Warworld (DC Comics)
- Worm Eaters (Dead Man Wonderland)
- Various Anti-Ghost Gadgets (Danny Phantom)
- Quirk Destroying Drug (My Hero Academia)
- Power Dampeners (Marvel Comics)
- S.P.I.N Tech (Marvel Comics)
- Sea-Prism Stone/Seastone (One Piece)
- Sea-Prisim Cuffs
- Nanashaku Jitte
- Energy Dampaning Capsule (Wildstorm Comics)
Gallery
Warworld (DC Comics) an infamous megastructure which Mongul outfitted with lantern energy dampening technologies.
Rose Wilson/Ravager (DC Comics)
Zade (DC Comics)
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Kim Il Sung/Scrambler (Marvel Comics)
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Mikhail Arkadin/Pozhar (DC Comics)
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Claudine Renko/Ms. Sinister (Marvel Comics)
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Zachary/Amp (Marvel Comics)
Kheran Dampener Capsules (Wildstorm Comics) can weaken the energy levels of Kheran superpowers for short intervals.
Smoker's Nightstick (One Piece) has a bit of Sea-Prism Stone/Seastone in the tip for negating and weakening Devil Fruit power users.
Fenton Works gadgets like the Specter Deflector (Danny Phantom) can weaken/cancel out ghost powers when they wear or come in contact with it. It allows it wearers to avoid any ghost power affects
Skulktech 9.9 (Danny Phantom) has special ghost rays called the Phantom Palm Pummeler to weaken their half-ghost nemesis Danny Phantom and briefly revert him back to his human form.
(Wakfu) that object can block magical powers of others