- "Blasphemous infidel in the side pocket!"
- ― Zeus (Disney's Hercules: The Animated Series, "Hercules and the King of Thessaly")
The ability to strike a target with an unusually heavy force. Sub-power of Divine Force Manipulation and possibly stem from Concussive Force. Variation of Punishment.
Also Called[]
- Holy/Divine Smite
- Overkilling
- Smite
Capabilities[]
The user can strike their targets with an unusually superior force/blow, usually resulting in a One Hit Kill against almost anything. Mostly used by gods, this ability may have a divine aspect imbued into it, dealing even more damage to unholy or evil enemies.
Applications[]
- Absolute Attack
- Banishment
- Concussive Force
- Critical Impact
- Death Inducement
- Destruction
- Impurity Destruction
- Mutilation
- One Hit Kill
- Physical Deformation
- Psychic Torture
- Punishment
- Purification
- Soul Mutilation
Associations[]
- Absolute Death Inducement
- Divine Force Manipulation
- Penance Stare (Although more demonic than devine, both powers include to punish the evil ones)
- Transcendent Physiology
Limitations[]
- Users of Absolute Immortality, Meta Power Immunity and Omnilock are immune.
- Users of Absolute Invulnerability and Flawless Indestructibility are unaffected.
- May only work on unholy beings.
- Beings stronger than the user or the source of their power.
- Targets may have to be fully identified.
- May have a charge time before use.
- Users may have to reveal themselves first.
- May be limited by how many targets may be smite at once.
- May require a being to be of a certain nature or alignment to affect them.
Known Users[]
- The Judge (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Zeus (Disney's Hercules: The Animated Series)
- Leon (Disciple of the Holy Sword)
- Templars (Dragon Age series); via Holy Smite
- Alistair
- Gods of Destruction (Dragon Ball series); via Hakai
- Paladins (Dungeons & Dragons); via Smite Evil/Divine Smite
- Man-Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box)
- Archangel Michael (Michael)
- Swords (Minecraft); via enchantments
- God (Most Religions)
- Lady of Pain (Planescape)
- Players (Runescape); via Divine Empowerment
- Angol Mois (Sgt Frog)
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Cain (Supernatural); Demonic Smiting
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural); Mental Smiting
- Asmodeus (Supernatural); Mental Smiting
- God/Chuck Shurley (Supernatural)
- Star Butterfly (Star vs. the Forces of Evil); via Butterfly form
- Zeus/Jupiter (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Various Characters (The Order of the Stick)
Known Objects[]
- Ark of the Covenant (Indiana Jones)