The power to gain strength from sin. Technique of Sin Manipulation. Variation of Affinity. Opposite of Virtue Empowerment.
Also Called
- Sin Affinity
- Vice Affinity/Empowerment
Capabilities
Users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. by sins, vices, etc. (Pride, Envy, Lust, Wrath, Gluttony, Sloth, Greed, etc) of oneself and others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing their existing powers. Some users may be able to draw sustenance from the sins or even slow or stop aging.
Applications
- Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
- Metabolization
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Self-Sustenance
Variations
- Envy Empowerment
- Fraud Empowerment
- Gluttony Empowerment
- Greed Empowerment
- Heresy Empowerment
- Lust Empowerment
- Pride Empowerment
- Sloth Empowerment
- Treachery Empowerment
- Violence Empowerment
- Wrath Empowerment
Associations
Limitations
- Virtue Empowerment and Virtue Inducement may weaken or even render the user powerless.
- May have to be in the area of the sins committed to be empowered.
Known Users
- Demons (Mythology/Folklore/Religion)
- HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Mephisto (Marvel Comics)
- Sabbac (DC Comics)
- Trigon (DC Comics)
- Spawn and/or his costume Leetha (Image Comics)
- Maenads (Greek Mythology/True Blood)
- The Seven Deities (Asura's Wrath)
- Azmodan (Diablo)
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- The Four Heroes (Rising of the Shield Hero); via the Sin Series and New Sin Series equipment
Gallery
Spawn (Image Comics)
The Hearts of Sin (Diablo) can channel the power of sin into strengthening demons.
Mephisto (Marvel Comics)
The Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) was born from the collection of evil energy. As a result he is able to feed on the sin and errors of humanity to grow stronger and more evil.
The Curse Series (Rising of the Shield Hero) powers depends on the sin the Holy Heroes feel. In Naofumi case, Wrath...
... in Ren's case; Greed and Gluttony.