- "Ah, the life of an adventuring cleric. I remember it well. A perpetual struggle to maintain the hit points totals of four of five nigh-suicidal tomb robbers determined to deplete them at all costs. Like bailing out a sinking ship with a thimble, most days."
- ― Malack to Durkon Thundershield (The Order of the Stick)
The power to enhance or otherwise benefit the performance of oneself or others. Sub-power of Assistance Manipulation. Defined by Superpower Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Assist Powers
- Enhancing Powers
- Performance Enhancement
- Power-Up Powers
- Protection Powers
- Support Enhancements
Capabilities[]
The user can enhance or otherwise affect a variety of a target's performance such as speed, strength, durability, accuracy, powers, intelligence, etc. This power can also protect the target against any and/or all ailments that hinders them as well as accelerate their bodies healing process to gain a regenerative healing factor. The user can even apply more than one/all enhancements at the same time.
The user can also cause hindrance to the enemy in powers, physical and spiritual nature.
Applications[]
- Ability Creation
- Ability Recharging
- Affinity Bestowal
- Affinity Creation
- All Support Powers
- Assistance Inducement
- Attribute Bestowal
- Augmentation
- Aura Generation
- Automatic Support
- Attack Creation
- Aversion Creation
- Buffering
- Charging
- Coating
- Damage Amplification
- Damage Inducement
- Damage Removal
- Decoy Creation
- Defense Creation
- Defense Recovery
- Downgrading
- Effect Field Projection
- Effect Stacking
- Enhancement Calling
- Extreme Progression
- Force-Field Generation
- Healing
- Illusion Generation
- Impairment Calling
- Medium Creation
- Negation
- Penetration & Protection
- Personal Support
- Power Reduction
- Power Negation
- Power Replication
- Reduction
- Restoration
- Special Supports: Develop and utilize special supportive arts/techniques.
- Status Effect Inducement
- Support Augmentation
- Support Mixture
- Support Mode
- Support Modification
- Weakness Creation
- Weakness Reduction
- Weakness Removal
Variations[]
- Abjuration
- Conceptual Support
- Mode Support
- Object Support
- Subtle Body Support
- Support Embodiment
- Utility Powers
- Verbal Support
Associations[]
- Assistance Manipulation
- Drug Usage
- Enchantment
- Health Manipulation
- Magic
- Mysticism
- Purification
- Resurrection
- Summoning
Limitations[]
- May need to perform specific action (dancing, singing, etc.).
- May be limited to supporting of either oneself or others.
- The duration of the enhancement depends on the nature of the ability/the user's strength/proficiency with the ability.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Wendy Marvell (Fairy Tail)
- Issei Hyoudou (Highschool DxD); via Boosted Gear
- Tori Aoi (Horizon In The Middle Of Nowhere)
- Tio (Konjiki no Gash Bell!)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
- Ilia (Trinity Seven)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- Rapunzel Corona (Tangled)
Literature[]
- Defensive Charm users (Harry Potter)
- Healers (Harry Potter)
- Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls)
- Miranda Kane (Shadow Falls)
- Shadowhunters (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Grace Tempest (Vampirates)
- Mosh Zu (Vampirates)
- Witches (Witches of East End)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Witches (Charmed)
- Whitelighters (Charmed)
RPG[]
- Clerics, Paladins, and Divine Magic users (RPGs)
Tabletop Games[]
- Wizards/Abjurer (Dungeons & Dragons)
Video Games[]
- Trinity Glassfille (BlazBlue)
- Celica A. Mercury (BlazBlue)
- Nina (Breath of Fire)
- Streak Users (Call of Duty franchise)
- Support role heroes (Dota 2)
- Synergist (Final Fantasy XIII)
- Firion (Final Fantasy)
- Cloud (Final Fantasy)
- Terra (Final Fantasy)
- Hound of Nita (Kaiju Combat)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
- Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)
- Amumu (League of Legends)
- Braum (League of Legends)
- Cassiopeia (League of Legends)
- Natilus (League of Legends)
- Support Characters (Marvel Strike Force)
- Support Heroes (Overwatch)
- Fuuka Yamagishi (Persona 3)
- Rise Kujikawa (Persona 4)
- Pokémon (Pokémon)
- "Helping Hand"
- Vespiquen
- Pikachu
- Venusaur
- Meganium
- Camerupt
- Broccoli Guy (Skylanders)
- Ryphia (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Hex (Skylanders)
- Spell Punks (Skylanders)
- Abathur (Starcraft)
- Geno (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
- The Medic (Team Fortress 2)
- The Soldier (Team Fortress 2); when using the Battalion's Backup, Buff Banner, or Concheror
Web Animation/Comics[]
- Various Characters (The Order of the Stick)
Gallery[]
Nina (Breath of Fire) is skillful in support magic
Users of Streaks (Call of Duty) can call for outside factors to support them in battle.
While many Heroes (Dota 2) have some abilities to help their teammates, support role heroes, like the examples above, are tailored specifically for this purpose.
Hound of Nita (Kaiju Combat) can use her powers to heal, protect and support others.
Iron Man's armor (Marvel Comics) can provide him with a variety of support powers, such as strength amplification.
Zenyatta (Overwatch) is a support type of hero, who can heal allies or damage enemies.
Rise Kujikawa's (Persona 4) Persona revolves around support magic.
Abathur (Starcraft) has a variety of support powers to his allies.
Vila (Reverse: 1999) is a powerful support, providing healing and durability, as well as purifying and empowering her allies.
Videos[]
Meet the Engineer
Meet the Medic
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