- "You know, almost everyone has a moment in their lives when they exceed their own limits, achieve what seems to be impossible. The tricky part is what happens afterwards. You almost always feel a sense of loss. But it is possible to carry something of that experience through the rest of your life in ways that you're not even aware of now."
- ― Deanna Troi and Geordi Laforge (Star Trek: TNG)
- "You are still within human limits! In order to become a master of martial arts, you must break the wall of humanity! That is the challenge."
- ― Master Roshi to Son Goku and Krillin (Dragon Ball)
- "I am a Man who Transcends Humanity!!"
- ― Kan Mei, the Giant of Chu to Mou Bu (Kingdom)
The power to go beyond one's limits. Sub-power of Boundary Manipulation, and Transcendence Manipulation. Not to be confused with Evolution.
Also Called
- Ascending/Transcending Potential
- Limitless/Unlimited Potential
- Supernatural Metamorphosis
Capabilities
Users can transcend their being beyond their normal limitations, whether physically, mentally, existentially, etc. Leveling towards a new level of capacity beyond the surrounding environment. If one is to transcend one in itself, it would be truthfully illogical and therefore transcendent of it.
Applications
Existential
- Ability Transcendence
- Absolute Potential
- Alpha Physiology
- Ascension
- Aspect Expulsion
- Higher/Transcendent Consciousness
- Limitation Transcendence
- Omnilock
- Potential Creation/Realization
- Self-Adaptation
- Rule Bending/Living Anomaly
- Rule Transcendence
- Transcendent Physiology
Mental
- Ability Intuition
- Ability Learning
- Clear Mind
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Wisdom
- Enlightenment
- Illusion Awareness
- Intelligence Infinitum
- Mental Evolution
- Mindshifting
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Psionics
Physical
- Adaptive Appearance
- Body Supremacy
- Durability Infinitum
- Immortality
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Condition
- Movement Transcendence
- Strength Infinitum
- Speed Infinitum
- Supernatural Genetics
Spiritual
Variations
- Almighty Ascension
- Body Transcendence
- Conceptual Transcendence
- Combative Transcendence
- Cycle Transcendence
- Dependency Transcendence
- Duality Transcendence
- Fictional Transcendence
- Form Transcendence
- Hierarchy Transcendence
- Life and Death Transcendence
- Mind Transcendence
- Numerical Transcendence
- Obstacle Transcendence
- Origin Transcendence
- Personal Evolution
- Rule Transcendence
- Reality Border Transcendence
- Spatial-Temporal Transcendence
- Selective Unity
Associations
- Accelerated Development
- Absolute Transcendence
- Eternal Transcendence
- Indomitable Will
- Personal Mastery
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Selective Transcendence
- Training Regimen
- Transcendence Manipulation
Limitations
- Might only be able to perform just a handful of feats.
- May strain the user.
- May require an incomprehensible amount of training and practice to achieve.
Known Users
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua
- Galatea (Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040)
- Agatsuma Zenitsu (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Rimuru Tempest (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken)
- Satou Pendragon (Death March to Parallel World Rhapsody)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Miyu's Brother (Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya)
- Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box)
- Negi Springfield (Negima)
- Might Guy (Naruto)
- Rock Lee (Naruto)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Shin (The New Gate); via Linchpin
- Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece); via Rumble Balls
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Sanji (One Piece)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Saitama (One-Punch Man)
- Various Saints (Saint Seyia)
- Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
- Ryuho (s-CRY-ed)
- Yukihira Soma (Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma)
- Cha Shi-Hun (Soul Cartel)
- Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
- Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
- Yeonseung Choi (The Constellation That Returned From Hell)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
Cartoons
- Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
- Cyborg (Teen Titans)
Comics
- Half-Ghosts (5 Years Later)
- Captain Atom (DC Comics)
- Kryptonians (DC Comics)
- Martians (DC Comics)
- Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
- Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
- Adam Warlock (Marvel Comics); via Infinity Gem
Literature
- D (Vampire Hunter D); via drinking his own blood
Tabletop Games
- Daurgothoth (Forgotten Realms)
Video Games
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Eve (Elsword); as Code: Ultimate
- Add (Elsword)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII franchise)
- Kratos (God of War)
- X (Mega Man X)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- Zenyatta (Overwatch)
- Persona users (Persona series); via Personas (Inner Beast)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
Web Original
- SCP-2693 - Transcendent Trial-and-error (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2719 - Inside (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3080 - The Power of Love (SCP Foundation)
- Sam Howell/SCP-3812 - A Voice Behind Me (SCP Foundation)
Movies
- Various Star Wars characters:
- Luke Skywalker
- Anikan Skywalker/Darth Vader
- Palpatine
- Rey
Visual Novels
- Witches (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
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Agatsuma Zenitsu (Kimetsu no Yaiba) transcended his limited knowledge of the Thunder Breathing First Form - Thunderclap and Flash into Thunder Breathing First Form - Thunderclap and Flash: Sixfolds.
As a Saiyan, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) is capable exceeding his limits after every battle and even just through training only, as well a using the Kaio-Ken technique and Super Saiyan transformations to further increase his strength.
Namekians such as Piccolo (Dragon Ball series) are capable of unlocking a higher consciousness from within to become Super Namekians and achieve great power.
Might Guy (Naruto)Through a great force of will and perseverance, he managed to break the limits of a human being and became the most powerful shinobi of all.
Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
By eating three Rumble Balls, Tony Tony Chopper's (One Piece) Devil Fruit powers transcend itself, manifesting into a monster of immense power with no rational...
...and after training for 2 years, he only needs to eat one Rumble Ball to transform into his Monster Point form, having mastered it.
Saitama (One-Punch Man) has transcended his own limitations and broke his limiter through years of his intense training regime.
Cartoons/Comics
As a Kryptonian, the closer Superman (DC Comics) is to a yellow or blue star, the more powerful he becomes...
...In fact, if he has the right amount of solar energy, he can overcome any difficulty.
The Hulk (Marvel Comics) is famous for his "madder he is, stronger he gets" power.
Video Games
As Code: Ultimate, Eve (Elsword) transcended the limits of her own programming and the very Nasod Race, creating a whole new code with a whole new realm of capabilities.
Parallel Shirou Emiya (Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya) has transcended the limits of the original Emiya, since he can not only easily use Unlimited Blade Works but also project Divine Noble Phantasms, which should be physically impossible.
Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) is well known for pushing his abilities beyond their limits.
Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII Franchise) has demonstrated numerous forms of Self Transcendence, from becoming "Safer Sephiroth", nexus of the Whispers, and his (mysterious) transcendence at the Edge of Creation.
