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"He does not breath or eat. He has no internal organs and minimal fluids. He is almost solid throughout, nourished by solar energy he can store for a millennia if necessary."
― Bertron describing Doomsday (DC Comics)

The power to reduce or remove the need for necessities.

Also Called[]

  • Self-Contained/Suppressed/Sustainment
  • Deprivation
  • Sustenance Repression/Suppression

Capabilities[]

The user's physical needs are greatly diminished or completely eliminated. These needs encompass air/breathing, sleep/rest, food, drink, bodily evacuations, shelter from environmental effects and their absence (heat/cold, dryness/wetness), etc. Additionally, the user can remain immobile without experiencing the usual effects. Advanced users' bodies could also self-sanitize, providing excellent health and immunity to any kind of disease.

Applications[]

Techniques[]

Variations[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

  • May only be able to disregard some needs.
  • May have limited time period available.
  • Even user may not suffer from any physical effects, they may feel the psychological effects of hunger.
  • Disregarding some needs may cause certain capacities to degrade, regardless of maintaining stable health. Eg: Forgoing eating may lead to muscular dystrophy, etc.

Known Users[]

See Also: The Needless and Perpetual Motion Monster.

Literature[]

  • Invisible dragons (Invisible Dragon)
    • Invisible Dragon
    • Invisivisible Dragon
  • Colbob (Invisible Dragon)
  • Sally Sandwich (Sweet Story)
  • Timmy Taco (Sweet Story)

Movies/Television[]

  • Hypercognitive Alphas (Alphas)
    • Stanton Parish (​Alphas)
  • Adam (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Davros (Doctor Who)
  • The Golden Army (Hellboy II)
  • Immortals (Highlander)
  • Neil Cuddahy (Mutant X)
  • Gods (New Legends Of Monkey)
  • Changelings (Star Trek)
  • Borg drones (Star Trek); only when connected to the Collective
  • Data (Star Trek)
  • Jem'Hadar (Star Trek); only when supplied with Ketracel White
  • Angels (Supernatural)
  • Terminators (Terminator Series)
  • Daggon/Cole Hauser (Tracker)
  • Hybrids (Twilight Saga)
  • Various Supernatural Beings (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
  • Sheldon Sampson/Utopian (Jupiter’s Legacy)
  • Walter Sampson/Brainwave (Jupiter’s Legacy)
  • Grace Kennedy Sampson/Lady Liberty (Jupiter’s Legacy)
  • George Hutchence/Skyfox (Jupiter’s Legacy)
  • Brandon Sampson/Paragon (Jupiter’s Legacy)

Cartoons[]

  • Kevin Levin (Ben 10); in his Ultimate form
  • Professor Paradox (Ben 10: Alien Force)
  • Ghosts and Half-Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
    • Vlad Masters/Plasmius
  • Emotions (Inside Out)
  • Aku (Samurai Jack)
  • The Guardian (Samurai Jack)
  • Gems (Steven Universe)

Comics[]

  • Kryptonians (DC Comics); under a yellow or blue sun
  • Doomsday (DC Comics)
  • Firestorm (DC Comics)
  • Martians (DC Comics)
  • Various Metahumans (DC Comics)
  • Captain Atom (DC Comics)
  • The Flash (DC Comics)
  • Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy (DC Comics)
  • Dr. Manhattan (DC Comics)
  • Amazons of Themyscira (DC Comics)
    • Hippolyta
  • Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
  • Mr. Majestic (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
  • Supreme (Image Comics)
  • Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)
  • Emma Frost (Marvel Comics); in diamond form
  • Stepford Cuckoos (Marvel Comics); in diamond form
  • /Piotr Rasputin/Colossus (Marvel Comics); in Steel form
  • Cain Marko/Juggernaut (Marvel Comics)
  • Original Xorn (Marvel Comics)
  • Sprite/Jia Jing (Marvel Comics)
  • Hulk (Marvel Comics)
  • A-Bomb (Marvel Comics)
  • Skaar (Marvel Comics)
  • Adam Warlock (Marvel Comics)
  • Adam Brashear/Blue Marvel (Marvel Comics)
  • Adam Destine (Marvel Comics)
  • Dead Girl (Marvel Comics)
  • Heralds of Galactus (Marvel Comics)
  • Asgardians (Marvel Comics)
    • Thor Odinson
  • Olympians (Marvel Comics)
    • Hercules Panhellenios
  • Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)
  • Emery Schaub/Butterball (Marvel Comics)
  • Sentry (Marvel Comics)
  • Sunspot (Marvel Comics)
  • Hyperion (Marvel Comics)
  • Chamber (Marvel Comics)
  • Leonard Williams/Tyrone Cash (Ultimate Marvel)
  • Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Ultimate Marvel)
  • Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

  • Empty Cans (Akikan!)
  • Titans (Attack on Titan); only need sunlight to stay active
  • Immortals (Baccano)
  • Pseudomonas (Cells At Work)
  • Klaxo-Sapiens and Klaxo-Sapien Hybrids (Darling In The FranXX)
  • Shinigami (Death Note)
  • Asato Tsuzuki (Descendants Of Darkness)
  • Artificial Humans (Dragon Ball series)
  • Namekians (Dragon Ball series); only require water
  • Majin Buu (Dragon Ball series)
  • Angels (Dragon Ball Super)
  • Dragon (Fire Force)
  • Agni (Fire Punch)
  • Kang Han Soo (Is This Hero For Real?)
  • Immortals (Highlander: The Search for Vengeance)
    • Colin Macleod
    • Kyala
    • Marcus Octavius
  • Isaac Netero (Hunter X Hunter)
  • Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
  • Black Zetsu (Naruto)
  • White Zetsu clones (Naruto)
  • Genos (One-Punch Man)
  • Demon Lord (Sekai Maou)
  • Ban (Seven Deadly Sins)
  • Ryoko Hakubi (Tenchi Muyo)
  • Ladylee Tangleroad (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
  • Tsukasa Tsukuyomi (Tonikaku Kawaii)
  • Andy (Undead Unluck)
  • Victor (Undead Unluck)

Video Games[]

  • Skeletons (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
  • Necromorphs (Dead Space)
  • Darkspawn (Dragon Age)
  • Ghouls (Fallout)
  • Herrscher of the Void (Honkai Impact 3rd)
  • Reapers (Mass Effect)
  • Porygon, Porygon2, & Porygon-Z (Pokémon)
  • Androids (Detroit: Become human)

Tabletop Games[]

  • Vampires (Vampire the Masquerade); only need blood to stay conscious
  • Warforged (Dungeons & Dragons)

Web Comic/Series/Original[]

Known Objects[]

  • Cure-All Elixir (Baccano)
  • Grand Panacea (Baccano)
  • Eternal Atoms (Bastard!!)
  • Oxy-Chew (Ducktales)
  • Mayan Sun Amulet (Gargoyles)
  • Ring of Sustenance (Overlord)
  • Ambrosia (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
  • Hourai Elixir (Tonikaku Kawaii)
  • Perfected Hulk Serum Pill (Ultimate Marvel Comics)

Gallery[]

Videos[]

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