Sentient Power

Sentient Power
Orihime (Bleach) meeting Shun Shun Rikka.
Power/Ability to:	Have a power with sentience.

The ability to have power with its own sentience. Not to be confused with Power Physiology.

Also Called

• Inner Being/Self
• Self Sentient Power

Capabilities

At least part of the user's power exists as an independent being with its own mind and body that exist mainly inside the user's mind/soul and manifests as it wants or when summoned. Sometimes this link is usually represented by a physical object.

Variations

• Astral Projection: Users are able to project the entity in an astral form.
• Divided Mind: The entity is an individual soul but is part of the user's soul or mind.
• Enigma Force: The power may seek to bond with its host.
• Empathic Weaponry: Weapon chooses who wields its power.
• Gains powers from entity.
• Inner Beast: Sentient power may be a creature.
• Inner Power: Both parties are able to unleash their hidden potential.
• Living Illusion Creation: The being is a living illusion.
• Possession: An individual may possess another to grant power to the host.
• Power Infusion: Being infuses users with its power.
• Soul-Bound Weapon: The entity manifests itself via an object.
• State of Mind: Both users and sentient power understands themselves.
• Summoning: Can summon the entity.
  • Materialized Guardian: Manifest the power as a guardian.
• Symbiotic Costume: The entity is able to wrap itself around the user's body for protection and enhancements to their abilities.
• True Form: Users and sentient power can combine their powers to reveal their true form.

Associations

• Cosmic Symbiosis
• Living Wing Manifestation
• Spiritual Symbiosis
• Symbiosis

Limitations

• The entity can try or may be able to control the user.
• The entity can refuse to let users use its power if parties are not getting along.
• Sentient power may have a gender and name, and may have the same emotions as other beings, meaning they can get angry, happy or sad about anything and they may like or feel.

Known Users

• Alien X (Ben 10); Bellicus and Serena
• Shinigami (Bleach); Zanpakutō Spirits
• Orihime Inoue (Bleach); Shun Shun Rikka Fairies
• Visored (Bleach); in addition to Zanpakutō spirits, Visored have Inner Hollows
• Lavos/Time Devourer (Chrono Cross); via Frozen Flame
• Omega (Final Fantasy Unlimited)
• Issei Hyoudo (Highschool DxD); The Sacred Gear is possessed by the soul of a dragon
• Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD)
• Kouki Samejima (Highschool DxD)
• Natsume Minagawa (Highschool DxD)
• Fumikage Tokoyami (My Hero Academia); Dark Shadow
• Jinchūriki (Naruto); due to being hosts of a Tailed Beast
• Charlotte Linlin (One Piece); Prometheus and Zeus
• Kagenui (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians); Entity called Dragon's Fire
• Gregory Kennedy (The Young Guardians); Entity called the Inquisitor
• Derek Marvin (The Young Guardians); Entity called Grand Golem

Known Objects

• Livlaster (Captain Earth)
• Independent Avatar Sacred Gear (Highschool DxD)

Gallery

Kagenui's shadow power (Valkyrie Crusade) has it's own sentience.

The Vizards (Bleach) gain full control of their Hollow powers by overcoming their inner Hollows.

Charlotte Linlin's (One Piece) sentient sun and thundercloud serve as the source of her elemental powers.

Natsume Minagawa and Kouki Samejima (Highschool DxD) possessed two of the Four Fiends Sacred Gear named Griffin and Byakusa.

Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD) and his Longinus the Canis Lykaon Inugami he named Jin.