Superpower Replication

Power Replication
Peter Petrelli (Heroes) copying Nathan/Sylar's ability of flight.
Power/Ability to:	Copy and use the powers/abilities of others.

"Every demon has an aspect of the Diaboli. I was born with the most curious ability: copy those aspects!"

― Marneao, explaining about his main power to replicate abilities. (My Best Friend Marneao)

The power to replicate the powers of others. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Not to be confused with Power Absorption.

Also Called

• Ability Copying/Duplication/Imitation/Mimicry/Replication
• Absorption Cells (DC Comics)
• Copy Ability (Kirby)
• Power Copying/Duplication/Imitation/Mimicry
• Pluripotent Echopraxia (Marvel Comics)
• Aura manipulation (unordinary)

Capabilities

The user is able to mimic and replicate the powers of objects and/or subjects around oneself. Unlike Empathic Mimicry, this is not empathetic, but strictly physical or psychic as it simply mimics the psychic energy outputs, genetic structure or superhuman physiology that enable abilities in other people. User can even stack several powers together, which may lead to Power Mixture.

Applications

• Attack Recording
• Replicate a person's powers and use it as one's own.
• Power Echo
• Power Mixture by combining copied powers.
• Power-Shifting

Variations

• Ability Learning
  • Ability Imprinting
• Adaptive Power Replication: replicate another power and become immune to that power.
• Animal Imitation: mimic the traits of animals.This ability can be accompanied by touching the animal first or looking at the animal. One with this ability can mimic the Tri-chromatic color vision of a salamander, the agility of a gazelle, the flight of a hawk, the climbing ability of a spider, or the strength of an ant. Some times users may be able to mimic the skills, traits and or powers of higher order animals like humans or sentient demons.
• Attack Replication: replicate the attacks/techniques of others.
• Attribute Replication: replicate the physical and mental attributes of others.
• Deceased Power Replication: replicate the powers and abilities of the the deceased.
• Defense Replication: replicate the defenses and defense techniques of others.
• Diminished Power Replication: copy the powers and abilities of others but at a weaker level.
• Empathic Mimicry: absorb abilities and reproduce them based on the emotions that they are connected with.
• Energy Emulation: scan and mimic the differing energy signatures spread across the ergokinetic spectrum.
• Enhanced Power Replication: gaining enhanced variants of powers.
• Evolving Power Replication: acquire and tactfully augment originally weaker copied abilities.
• Fashion-Based Mimicry, also called Wardrobe-Based Mimicry, Clothing-Based Mimicry, Fashion-Based Abilities, Wardrobe-Based Abilities, or Clothing-Based Abilities or Clothing Generation: gain superhuman powers based on the clothes one wears. By simply wearing a tuxedo, one with this ability might gain the ability Spying Skill; by wearing a lab coat and/or glasses, one might gain Superhuman Intelligence; by wearing a chef’s uniform, one might gain supreme cooking skill, and the like. This ability may be accompanied by a Fashion Sense.
  • Note: One with this ability employs a quantum sympathetic connection between a costume/outfit and the subject that the costume/outfit is supposed to look like (this same quantum connection may also make the user act like the subject they’re dressed like, until the user takes the costume off)
• Haemopotent Replication: copy powers using blood as a medium
• Hereditary Mimicry: copy/emulate a trait, characteristic, or ability exhibited by one’s ancestors, or living relatives. See also Ancestral Evocation
• Illusory Power Replication: creating the illusion of copying another's powers only this illusion is a real illusion that simulates multiple abilities perfectly in reality.
• Intuitive Replication: copy and intuitively understand abilities.
• Knowledge Replication: mimic non-power abilities (such as acrobatic skills or the ability to do math) by absorbing the knowledge, training, and memories of the target.
• Loyalty Based Power Replication: copy powers by anyone being loyal to the user.
• Magic Replication: replicate the magic of others or anything.
• Potential Replication: replicate the potential of others or anything.
• Power Replication Field: emit a field that allows the user to copy the powers of others within the field.
• Property Replication: replicate properties.
• Psyche/Aura Mimicry: mimic the aura or psyche of subjects, instead of psychically realigning their genetics/psychic output/physical features.
• Reactionary Replication: copy the powers of others after they have been used on the user.
• Sensory Replication: copy the senses of other people.
• Telepathic Mimicry: copy another's power via a telepathic link.
• Visual Power Mimicry: copy the powers of others through observation.

Associations

• Action Replication
• Almighty Replication
• Avatar Replication
• Concept Replication
• Elemental Replication
• Energy Replication
• Future Replication
• Interior Mimicry
• Mimicry Inducement
• Opposite Mimicry
• Past Replication
• Power Mimicry Bestowal
• Reactionary Power
• Superior Traits Combination
• Total Mimicry
• Type Replication

Limitations

• Cannot replicate Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Omniscience or other Omnipotent Powers.
• Despite the powers being replicated from other opponents, the powers will still have every single limitation that the abilities would possibly possess, for example, Fire Manipulation is useless against Fire Immunity.
• Unlike Power Absorption, the users are unable to steal the powers, just replicate them as their own.
• Cannot copy the powers of users of Power Mimicry Immunity and Singularity.
  • Offensive Immunity
• May have a time-limit for how long the powers are retained.
• Accumulation may cause a power overload.
• Physical powers, like Multiple Hearts, and Fang Retraction, may be painful to replicate.
• May only be able to copy a limited amount of powers at a time.
• May need to be within a certain distance.
• Does not work against Replication Negation.
• May need physical contact.
• May not be able to access full capabilities of powers.
• May be able to copy powers only in inferior/weakened form.
• May lose replicated powers and need to re-replicate again to retain them.
• May not be able to replicate technology-based abilities, only to replicate the power to manipulate it.
• May not be able to choose what powers they can copy from their opponents. In short, the power in question will be quite unruly as it'll just simply copy every single power possible that the opponent or ally has.
• May be permanent on the target and/or user, meaning they wouldn't be able to discard the powers as they choose to, unless they possess Power Discarding.
• Higher level powers may be more difficult to copy.
• Certain combination of powers may be painful together.
• May be unable to mimic copied/stolen powers.
• May not be capable to replicate powers from objects.
• May be unable to evolve/improve the power as the original user can.

Known Users

See also: Power Copying.

Cartoons

• Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom); with his ghost shield
• Slimebiotes (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Eunice (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Toa Pouks (BIONICLE); Via Mask of Emulation
• Piraka Vezok (BIONICLE)
• Duplico (Combo Ninos)
• Elemental Masters of Amber (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
  • Skylor
  • Skylor's Mother
• Chameleon (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Carol/Silver Spark (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
• Lon (Sendokai Champions)
• Everyman (The Simpsons)
• Mimkey (Slugterra)
• Anathar (Wakfu)
• Copycat (Paw Patrol) via meteor power

Live Television

• Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed); via Empathy
• Matthew Tate (Charmed); has to be physically exposed to another power first
• Zachary (Charmed); via Telepathy
• A.M.A.Z.O. (The Flash/Supergirl)
• Samson Gray (Heroes)
• Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
• Sylar (Heroes)
• Daniel Davenport (Lab Rats: Bionic Island)

Comics

• AMAZO (DC Comics)
• Thrust (DC Comics)
• Composite Superman (DC Comics)
• Composite Man (DC Comics)
• Paragon (DC Comics)
• The Canadian (The Guardian Project)
• Josef Huber/The Isolationist (Marvel Comics)
• Meggan (Marvel Comics)
• Mimic (Marvel Comics)
• Geiger (Marvel Comics); limited to gamma mutates
• Protege (Marvel Comics)
• Hope Summers (Marvel Comics); limited to mutants
• Super Adaptoid (Marvel Comics)
• Symbiotes (Marvel Comics)
• Super-Skrull (Marvel Comics)
• Regent (Marvel Comics)
• Bootleg (New Men)
• Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic)
• Inhabitants of the Shadow Dimension (Sonic the Comic)

Literature

• Emmaline Duchannes (The Caster Chronicles); Empath Caster
• The Overlord (Frenzy Series)
• Pittacus Lore (The Lorien Legacies)
• Number Four (The Lorien Legacies)
• Zaniff/Banshevus (The Lorien Legacies)
• Grue (Worm)

Movies

• Sentinels (X-Men Movie Series)

Anime/Manga

• Ludger (Alive: The Final Evolution)
• Jin Kazaragi (Area D)
• Loyd Lloyd (Bleach)
• Monoma Neito (Boku no Hero Academia)
• Himiko Toga (Boku no Hero Academia); via Digestive Shapeshifting
• Rensa (A Certain Magical Index)
• Takitsubo Rikou (A Certain Magical Index)
• OG73-1/Seventhree (Dragon Ball Super manga)
• August (Fairy Tail); limited to Caster-type magic
• Gemini (Fairy Tail)
• Kurohebi (Fairy Tail)
• Rufus Lohr (Fairy Tail); via Memory Make
• Velveno (Fairy Tail)
• Chloe von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA); via Archer Card
• Illyasviel von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA); via Class Cards
• Miyu Edelfelt (Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA); via Class Cards
• Mikan Sakura (Gakuen Alice)
• Meruem (Hunter X Hunter)
• Stecasse King (Kinnikuman)
• Magical Roe (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box)
• Adam Blade (Needless)
• Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto)
• Sharingan users (Naruto)
• Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
• Gyokuro Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire II)
• Kaede Kaburagi (Tiger And Bunny)
• Baam (Tower of God)
• Guitar (Violinist of Hameln)
• Ryu Yamada (Yamada-kun to Nana Nin no Majo)
• Majari (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Collectible Card Game

• Iparu (Chaotic)

Web Original

• John Doe (UnOrdinary)
• Blaire Vherestorm (Stupid Mario Brothers)
• Mecha Sonic (Super Mario Bros. Z)
• Counterpoint (Whateley Universe)

Theater

• MechaMew2 (Pokemon Live!)

Video Games

• Copen (Azure Striker: Gunvolt); via a variety of gadgets
• All Bloody Roar characters (Bloody Roar)
• Dmitrii Blinov (Castlevania)
• Raidou (Dead or Alive)
• Apocalymon (Digimon)
• Sephirothmon/Sakkakaumon (Digimon)
• Rubick the Grand Magus (Dota 2)
• Bartz Klauser (Final Fantasy V/Dissidia Final Fantasy)
• Kimahri Ronso (Final Fantasy X)
• Yuna, Rikku, and Paine (Final Fantasy X-2); via Blue Mage dressphere
• Arfoire (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
• Ultradimension Neptune (Hyperdimension Neptunia); via Nep-Note
• Delsin Rowe (Infamous Second Son)
• Kirby (Kirby series)
• Sylas (League of Legends)
• Lux (League of Legends); as stated in her lore
• Bass (Megaman)
• Megaman (Megaman)
• Protoman (Megaman)
• X (Mega Man X)
• Axl (Mega Man X); via Copy Shot and Weapon Change (X7 only)
• Model A (Mega Man ZX Advent)
• Beck (Mighty No.9); via ReXelection
• Chameleon (Mortal Kombat)
• Khameleon (Mortal Kombat)
• Shinnok (Mortal Kombat)
• Shujinko (Mortal Kombat)
• Duplighosts (Paper Mario Series)
  • Doopliss (Paper Mario Series)
  • Lee (Paper Mario Series)
• Ditto (Pokemon)
• Mew (Pokemon)
• Pokemon that learn "Copycat", "Mimic", "Sketch", "Me First", or "Mirror Move" (Pokemon)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• The Morrigan (Smite)
• Emerl (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Mei Mei (Valkyrie Crusade)

Known Objects

• Second Prana (Sidekicks)
• Meteor (Paw Patrol)

Gallery

Comics

Calvin Rankin/The Mimic (Marvel Comics) is able to copy the knowledge, skills, and powers (if any) of every individual within a certain range of him...

...the powers of the original X-Men and Professor X...

...the fighting ability of a boxing expert...

Like his 616 counterpart, Calvin Rankin/The Mimic of Earth-12 (Marvel Comics) had the mutant ability to mimic the abilities of superhumans...

...Cyclops' optic blast and Colossus's steel skin.

Meggan (Marvel Comics)

Protege (Marvel Comics)

Hope Summers (Marvel Comics) can copy powers by Empathic Mimicry.

The Klyntar, or better known as Symbiotes (Marvel Comics), can replicate the powers of their current host and pass it on to the next host and the symbiote's progeny. They include Anti-Venom, ...

... Carnage, ...

... Hybrid, ...

... Phage, ...

... Scream, ...

... She-Venom, ...

... Toxin, ...

... and Venom.

Super-Adaptoid (Marvel Comics)

Super-Skrull (Marvel Comics)

Regent (Marvel Comics)

Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic) can adapt certain powers along with her shapeshifting form; for example, by morphing into Sonic, she can mimic his speed.

AMAZO (DC Comics)

Composite Superman (DC Comics) possessed all legion of super-heroes' powers.

Composite Man (DC Comics)

Paragon (DC Comics)

Cartoons

Skylor (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) replicating Kai's Pyrokinesis Abilities

Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom) replicate Vortex's power to control the weather.

Everyman (The Simpsons) absorbs any superheroes' powers, abilities and armors like...

...Plastic Man's powers and...

...Iron Man's armor by touching a comic book.

Live Television

Matthew Tate (Charmed) copies Prue's power.

Peter Petrelli (Heroes) mimics Precognitive Artistry.

Anime/Manga

Ludger (Alive: The Final Evolution) can copy powers of "Comrades".

OG73-1/Seventhree (Dragon Ball Super manga) is an artificial lifeform capable to copy the powers of other by grabbing their necks.

August (Fairy Tail) can replicate any caster type magic and nullify his enemies powers.

Velveno (Fairy Tail) using Magical Drain to copy the Magic of any person he come in contact with.

Mikan Sakura (Gakuen Alice) can either permanently steal an Alice or copy the Alice at will.

Magical Roe (Marchen Awakens Romance) is in possession of a Unique type ÄRM called Mimic Medallion. With this, Roe is able to copy the powers of an opponent's ÄRM.

Neito Monoma (My Hero Academia) can use his Quirk Copy to replicate the Quirk of anyone who he touches.

Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) using Shadow Paralysis Jutsu after he stole it from Shikadai...

...and Temari's Wind Style: Sea Dragon.

After removing her limiter, Gyokuro Shuzen's (Rosario + Vampire) Enemy Zero ability expands to allow her to copy other monsters' powers.

Theater

MechaMew2 (Pokemon Live!) can learn any Pokemon attack that is used on it.

Video Games

Raidou (Dead or Alive) can copy any ninja skill or technique upon observation.

The ultimate technique of Rubick the Grand Magus (Dota 2) is to copy the last technique used by his enemy and use it just as well.

Bartz Klauser (Final Fantasy V/Dissidia Final Fantasy)

Mega Man (Mega Man) can copy the weapons and powers of other Robot Masters.

Alex Mercer (Prototype)

James Heller (Prototype 2)

Emerl (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Seth (Street Fighter) is able to copy the special abilities and techniques of other fighters via the Tanden Engine embedded in his abdomen.

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Mei Mei (Valkyrie Crusade) can copy and master any ability/technique she sees.

After defeating and absorbing Brandish corrupted Xel, Beck (Mighty No.9) can change his appearance and able use few move of Brandish had.

Kirby (Kirby) is a well known user of this ability, capable of copying the powers of his enemies by swallowing them or their attacks.

Web Original

Blaire Vherestorm (Stupid Mario Brothers) is able to "learn" power.

Mecha Sonic (Super Mario Bros. Z)