Speed Theft

Speed Theft
As a Speed Force Conduit, Jay Garrick (DC Comics) can steal speed from others, even beings as powerful as Superman, to render them immobile.
Power/Ability to:	Steal the motion/momentum.

The ability to steal the motion or momentum from objects or people to reduce their speed or even virtually stop them.

Also Called

• Momentum Siphoning/Stealing/Theft
• Speed/Momentum Siphoning/Stealing

Capabilities

The user can steal the motion or momentum from objects or people to reduce their speed and potentially stop them. This ability also allows the user to enhance their own movements by compounding the stolen kinetic energy with their own.

Applications

• Enhanced Speed/Supernatural Speed/Absolute Speed
• Molecular Deceleration
• Paralysis Inducement

Associations

• Absorption
• Friction Manipulation
• Speed Cancellation

Limitations

• May be limited to how much speed/momentum one can absorb.
• May have limited range, including touch only.
• Weak against Speed Cancellation.
• User may harm themselves without Acceleration Immunity.
• May not be able to steal Absolute Speed.

Known Users

• Jay Garrick (DC Comics)
• Barry Allen (DC Comics)
• Wally West (DC Comics)
• Eobard Thawne (DC Comics)
• Godspeed (DC Comics)
• Ban (Seven Deadly Sins)
• Elysium (Aldnoah.Zero)
• Hunter Zolomon/Zoom (Arrowverse)
• Harrison/Harry Wells (Arrowverse); with Speed Force Transmitter

Known Objects

• Battletide (Forgotten Realms)

Gallery

Elysium (Aldnoah.Zero) can sap the kinetic energy of all matter via Entropy Dilution Field.

Wally West (DC Comics)

Godspeed (DC Comics) siphoning the Flash's speed.