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"Men grow stronger through their tears."
― Koyomi Shirakawa (Da Capo)
"I remember when you were a nerdy little fourth grader. And now you're an emotionally crippled mini-Hulk!"
― Bart Simpson talking to teenage Milhouse Van Houten (The Simpsons)

The ability to be strengthened by sadness. Technique of Melancholy Manipulation. Variation of Emotion Empowerment.

Also Called[]

  • Dejection Affinity/Empowerment
  • Depression Affinity/Empowerment
  • Disappointment Affinity/Empowerment
  • Dismay Affinity/Empowerment
  • Distress Affinity/Empowerment
  • Grief Affinity/Empowerment
  • Melancholy Affinity/Empowerment
  • Nostalgia Affinity/Empowerment
  • Sadness Affinity
  • Misery Affinity/Empowerment
  • Sorrow Affinity/Empowerment
  • Tragedy Affinity/Empowerment
  • Unhappiness Affinity/Empowerment

Capabilities[]

Users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. by sadness of oneself and/or others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. Some users may be able draw sustenance from the sadness or even slow or stop aging.

Applications[]

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Limitations[]

  • User may lose power when deprived of sadness and/or exposed to happiness.
  • Extreme sadness may cloud the user's judgement.

Known Users[]

  • Yasha (Asura's Wrath)
  • Lankin (Class)
  • Penelope Spectra (Danny Phantom)
  • Captain Lachrymose (Dial H)
  • Hokuto Shinken Practitioners (Fist of the North Star); via Musou Tensei
  • Crying Man (Hero Inside)
  • Freeze (Kamen Rider Drive); Humiliation
  • Shiego Kageyama/Mob (Mob Psycho 100); via 100% Sadness Mode
  • Uchiha Clan (Naruto); via Mangekyou Sharingan
    • Itachi Uchiha
    • Madara Uchiha
    • Obito Uchiha
    • Sasuke Uchiha
  • Nighlok (Power Rangers)
  • HIM (Powerpuff Girls)
  • Ryoga Hibiki (Ranma 1/2)
  • Misery Cleaver (Record of Ragnarok)

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