- "Sometimes, a dead man will rise from the darkness. Sometimes, hell will send something back."
- ― Alfred Pennyworth (The Dark Knight Rises)
- "I, Geras, am a fixed point in time. With every death and rebirth, I grow stronger."
- ― Geras (Mortal Kombat 11)
- "Whatever kills me, makes me stronger."
- ― Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
The power to become stronger after resurrection. Sub-power of Blessed Resurrection. Variation of Resurrection.
Also Called
- Came Back Strong
- Resurrection Affinity
- Revival Affinity/Empowerment
- What Kills Me, Makes Me Stronger
Capabilities
The user can resurrect themselves stronger than they were before they died, increasing their conditions including strength, stamina, etc. and having their powers increased.
Applications
- Enhanced Condition/Supernatural Condition - user's condition may be augmented after each resurrection
- Metabolization
- Self-Power Augmentation - user's powers are strengthened after each resurrection.
- Self-Resurrection
Associations
Limitations
- Effects may not be permanent.
Known Users
See Also: Came Back Strong.
- Phoenix Man (One Punch man)
- Dominus Ghaul (Destiny)
- Guardians (Destiny); via Radiance
- Theo Galavan (Gotham); gained enhanced physical abilities after his resurrection and became Azrael.
- Students of Neo-Deava (Aquarion Evol)
- Shades (Inheritance Cycle)
- Major Force (DC Comics)
- Doomsday (DC Comics)
- Mitch Shelley/Resurrection Man (DC Comics)
- Milon (Final Fantasy IV)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Guyver Units (Bio Booster Armor Guyver)
- Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- The FreakAngels (FreakAngels)
- Arthur Gaz (Hitsugime no Chaika)
- Lazarus Demon (Charmed)
- Metroid Prime (Metroid Prime Trilogy)
- Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
- Phoenix Ikki (Saint Seiya)
- Orichalcos Gigas (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Geras (Mortal Kombat 11)
- Koschei (Worm)
Gallery
Every time Doomsday (DC Comics) is killed, he returns from the dead immune to what previously killed him.
Whenever Mitch Shelley/The Resurrection Man (DC Comics) is killed, he returns to life with a new power that correlates in some way to his death.
Guardians (Destiny) who use Radiance comes back to life even if in a Darkness Zone which negates resurrection and gains a boost in Light and Solar power.
Dominus Ghaul (Destiny) after stealing the Light, is able to resurrect himself and become immortal.
After being killed by Tommy Jarvis and resurrected by a bolt of lightning, Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th) has developed superhuman strength, near-invulnerability, accelerated healing, and virtual immortality.
Clifford Zmeck/Major Force (DC Comics) is able to revive an endless number of times growing more powerful with every death due to his connection to the quantum field.
Madara Uchiha (Naruto) resurrected himself into flesh.
Orichalcos Gigas (Yu-Gi-Oh!) resurrects itself every time it dies, cumulatively gaining 500 more attack points.
Every time Geras (Mortal Kombat 11) is killed, he returns to life stronger and more powerful, allowing him to fight on par with gods such as Raiden.
After being killed a second time, Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho) underwent the Atavism of the Mazoku, becoming a more powerful half-demon.