Archetype:Ascended

Ascended
After aquiring the Fairy Heart, Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail) ascended to a state "surpassing a God of time and space".
Archetype of:	Characters who ascend to greater divinity through goodness

"When the mind is enlightened, the spirit is freed, and the body matters not."

― Oma Desala (Stargate SG-1)

"Eternal. Infinite. Immortal. The man I was knew these words. But only now do I truly understand them. Just as now I understand the full extent of his sacrifice. Through his death, I was created. Through my birth, his thoughts were freed."

― Commander Shepard, "Control" ending (Mass Effect 3)

"Goodbye! Have a good time evolving past the need for physical existence!"

― Phineas Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)

The character has received increased divine power as a reward for good. Opposite to Fallen.

Also Called

• The Ascended/Redeemed
• Ascendant Physiology
• Ascension
• Purified Physiology

Capabilities

The user has or can leave their body, enter a plane of higher existence, and become pure energy gaining various powers, the most obvious would be an intelligence that surpasses nearly every form of physical life that would give the user the ability to create incredibly advanced technology. The users still contain their bodies and can choose to switch between them when they want to.

Forms

Spiritual Ascension

A form of ascension involving leaving the physical body and existing as ethereal energy or spirit. This could be accomplished with the use of techniques such as meditation or sudden enlightenment.

Evolutionary Ascension

A form involving leaving the body and becoming pure energy through the use of advanced technology or a stage in the evolutionary process.

Nigh-Ascension

This is the ability to ascend but not completely. People who have this ability still have incredible powers but are still tied to the physical plane. These beings come in two different levels of power and although they are not fully ascended, they can still be considered powerful metahumans.

Applications

Ascension

• Adaptive Possession
• Dual Impregnability
• Experience Manipulation
• Form/Essence Manipulation
  • Immortality
  • Life and Death Manipulation
    • Life and Death Inducement
• Omni-Element Manipulation
  • Omni-Energy Manipulation
• Pinnacle Meta Physiology
  • Supernaturally Enhanced Physiology
    • Psychic Power
• Resurrection/Self-Resurrection
• Self Supremacy (Varies)
  • Body Supremacy
    • Self-Adaptation/Adaptive Augmentation
      • Body Transcendence
      • Evolving Absorbing Replication
        • Evolving Power Replication
  • Mindshifting
    • Neuro-Psychic Knowledge
      • Mental Evolution
        • Emotional Intelligence
        • Higher Consciousness
          • Enlightenment
        • Mental Continuation
• Universal Force/Essence Physiology
  • Omnifarious (Varies)

Nigh-Ascension

• Anima Manipulation
  • Spiritual Force Manipulation
• Biological Manipulation
• Cosmic Manipulation
  • Element/Energy Manipulation
    • Cosmic Energy/Ethereal Mimicry
    • Fundamental Forces Manipulation
• Empathic Creation
• Force-Field Generation
• Invulnerability
• Material Astral Projection
  • Astral Trapping
  • Possession
• Psionics
  • Empathy
  • Telekinesis
  • Telepathy
• Reactive/Preemptive Adaptation
• Superpowered Physiology
  • Flight
  • Shapeshifting
• Technology Manipulation
• Uplifting

Variations

• Ascended Cambion
• Ascended Demon
  • Ascended Demon Lord
  • Ascended Transcendent Demon
  • Ascended Succubus
• Ascended Human
• Ascended Spirit
• Ascended Vampire
• Patron Saint
• Prayer/Worship Empowerment: Users gain power from the prayer and worship of mortals.
• Supernatural/Absolute Condition

Associations

• Almighty Ascension
• Angel Deity
• Angel Physiology
• Death Inducement
• Demigod Physiology
• Evolution Manipulation
• Fairy Physiology
  • Transcendent Fairy Physiology
• Holy Power Induced Mutation
• Soul Materialization: The user's soul can exist at a higher plane and interact with the world even without a body.
• Spiritual Elevation
• Spiritual Meditation
• Transcendent Physiology

Known Users

Anime/Manga

• Sosuke Aizen (Bleach); via the Hogyoku
• Fu (Dragon Ball series)
• Infinite Zamasu (Dragon Ball series)
• Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail); via the Fairy Heart
• Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
• Akemi Homura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica); more than Madoka or any existence.

Cartoons/Comics

• The Avatar (Avatar: The Last Airbender/Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
  • Roku
  • Aang
  • Korra
• Kyle Rayner (DC Comics); via Ion entity
• Daniel Hall (DC Comics/Sandman)
• Ancient One (Marvel Comics)
• Celestials (Marvel Comics)
• Kid Omega (Marvel Comics)
• Lilith (Marvel Comics)

Folklore/Mythology

• Metatron (Abrahamic Mythology)
• Sandalphon (Abrahamic Mythology)
• Buddah (Buddhism)
• Dionysus (Greco-Roman Mythology)
• Heracles/Hercules (Greco-Roman Mythology)
• Santa Muerte (Mexican Folklore)

Literature

• Arthur Penhaligon/The New Architect (The Keys to the Kingdom)

Live Televions/Movies

• Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
• Future whitelighters (Charmed)
• Time Lords (Doctor Who)
• Khione (The Flash 2014)
• The Great Leader (Kamen Rider)
• Takeru Tenkuuji (Kamen Rider Ghost)
• Adria (Stargate SG-1)
• Ancients (Stargate SG-1)
• Ori (Stargate SG-1)
• Dr. Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG-1); formerly
• Anubis (Stargate SG-1); half-ascension
• Shifu (Stargate SG-1)

Video Games

• Ebudan (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
• Yūki Terumi (BlazBlue)
• "Unknown" Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII Remake); from the Edge of Creation
• Athena (God of War)
• Palutena (Kid Icarus)
• Xerath (League of Legends)
• Esther (Mr. Hopp's Playhouse)
• Celestials (My Singing Monsters); via Celestial Ascension
• The Black Signal/John (The Secret World)
• Tao Isonokami (Shin Megami Tensei V)
• Hadou Gods (Shinza Banshou series)
  • Amaterasu
  • Mara/Hajun
  • Marie
  • Mithra
  • Mercurius
  • Muzan
  • Nerose Satanael
  • Reinhard Heydrich
  • Ren Fuji
• Gouken (Street Fighter series); via Power Of Nothingness
• Lion King (TYPE-MOON)
• Nero Claudius (TYPE-MOON); as Saber Venus
• Romulus-Quirinus (TYPE-MOON)
• Tenshi Hinanawi (Touhou Project)
• Oracle Ascendant (Valkyrie Crusade)

Other

• Toa Inika Matoro (Bionicle)
• Godtier Players (Homestuck)
• Church (Red vs Blue)
• SCP-3396 - The Empyrean Parasite (SCP Foundation)
• Monica Pinkston (SCP Foundation)

Known Objects

• Pancresta (Family Guy)

Gallery

Whenever an Ebudan (Anima: Beyond Fantasy) fulfill its Sue' Aman they can choose between transcend the Nexus of Souls and turn into a quasi-divine spiritual being or remain in the physical world.

Through the use of the Hogyoku, Sosuke Aizen (Bleach) ascended to a state that surpassed the very concept of shinigami.

Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) has ascended to become a higher power.

Time Lord high council (Doctor Who)

After his body was destroyed by Future Trunks, Fusion Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super) ascended to become a bodiless, reality-encompassing entity.

"Unknown" Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII Remake) from the "Edge of Creation", is a mysterious version of Sephiroth who ascended to a higher form of Existence, at Creation's very edge.

Jade Harley (Homestuck), immediately after Ascension

At the climax of the game, Tao Isonokami (Shin Megami Tensei V) ascends to become the Goddess of Creation.

Anubis (Stargate SG-1) managed to ascend but was sent back half-way by the Others.

Daniel Jackson (Stargate) gained this power as a result of Spiritual Ascension.

Through the use of the Holy Spear Rhongymiad, the Lion King (TYPE-MOON), ascended into a divine spirit.

By using the Sword of Mars, Nero Claudius (TYPE-MOON) was empowered by the gods of Olympus and ascended to a Divine Spirit.

After his death, the demigod Romulus ascended into the divine sprit known as Romulus-Quirinus (TYPE-MOON).

Oracle Ascendant (Valkyrie Crusade)

Videos

My Singing Monsters - Story in the Stars (Official Celestial Ascension Trailer)-2