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"It's a double-edged sword...The fighting technique could cost them their life."
― Brook on the Mink's Sulong Form (One Piece)
"If this power of yours is truly absolute, then naturally, you too should be vulnerable to it..."
― Hachigen Ushōda (Bleach)
"All magic comes with a price!"
― Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time)

The circumstance in which the user possesses great strength and ability at a cost. Not to be confused with Aversion.

Also Called[]

  • Double-Edged Sword
  • Faustian Powers
  • Flesh for Bones
  • Power at a Cost/Price

Capabilities[]

The user possesses great skill and power, but prolonged usage of it may come at a cost. Overuse or misuse of said power may result in, among other things, insanity and physical damage to the user's body.

Variations[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

  • Some double-edged powers may affect people other than the user, including friends and allies.
  • They may require something to keep their limits restrained.
  • With enough training, they may be able to overcome their limitations.
  • Overuse may result in critical injury, madness or death depending on the nature of the power.

Known Users[]

See Also: Power At A Price and Desperation Attack, Equivalent Exchange.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

  • Julie Sigtuna (Absolute Duo)
  • Titan-Shifters (Attack on Titan); via Curse of Ymir
  • Dark Schneider (Bastard!!); via Judas Pain
  • Untrained Tao Users (Black Cat)
  • Est Contractors (Bladedance of Elementalers)
  • Baraggan Louisenbairn (Bleach)
  • Bounts (Bleach); via Dolls
  • Sajin Komamura (Bleach); via Humanization Technique
  • Giriko Kutsuzawa (Bleach)
  • Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach); via being controlled by his Inner Hollow and Mugetsu
  • Several Shinigami (Bleach); via Bankai
  • Uryū Ishida (Bleach); via Quincy: Letzt Stil
  • Hatsuna Wakabayashi (Brynhildr in the Darkness)
  • Kanade Sakurada (Castle-Town Dandelion)
  • Denji (Chainsaw Man); via his Chainsaw Devil form
  • Shunsuke Otosaka (Charlotte)
  • Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)
  • Claymores (Claymore)
  • All Ability Users and Rare Kinds (Code:Breaker)
  • Kurumi Tokisaki (Date A Live)
  • Contractors except Hel (Darker than Black); they're required to perform a task in order to use their powers
  • Death Note Users (Death Note)
  • Humans who make a deal for Shinigami Eyes (Death Note)
  • Frieza (Dragon Ball series); via 100% Full Power and Golden Frieza (initially)
  • Guldo (Dragon Ball series)
  • Saiyans (Dragon Ball series); via Great Ape Form and Super Saiyan 3
  • Son Goku (Dragon Ball series); via Kaio-Ken and Ultra Instinct (initially)
  • Future Trunks (Dragon Ball series); via Super Saiyan Third Grade
  • Tienshinhan (Dragon Ball series); via Kikoho
  • Ultimate Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
  • Granolah (Dragon Ball Super); after becoming the strongest in the universe
  • Gas (Dragon Ball Super); after becoming the strongest in the universe
  • Rebecca Bluegarden (Edens Zero); via overuse of Cat Leaper
  • Users of Law (Fairy Tail)
  • Acnologia (Fairy Tail); after ingesting the Time Rift
  • August (Fairy Tail); via Ars Magia
  • Users of Iced Shell and Lost Iced Shell (Fairy Tail)
  • Kyouka (Fairy Tail)
  • Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail); via eating etherion's ethernano and Fire Dragon King Mode
  • Sherria Blendy (Fairy Tail); via Third Origin
  • Ultear Milkovich (Fairy Tail); via Last Ages
  • Practitioners of Hokuto Ryu Ken/Big Dipper Lapis Lazuli Fist (Fist of the North Star)
  • Alchemists (Fullmetal Alchemist); via Human Transmutation
  • Vessels of The Torch (Hero Killer)
  • Issei Hyoudou (High School DxD); via Juggernaut Drive
  • Seidou Goui Users (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
  • Toori Aoi (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere); via getting sad/upset will cause death
  • Sakuma Jirou (Inazuma Eleven); via Emperor Penguin no01 causes bone and muscle tissues to break down after 2nd use
  • Genda Koujirou (Inazuma Eleven); via Beast Fang, causes bone and muscle tissues to break down after 2nd use
  • Inuyasha (InuYasha); via becoming full demon
  • Miroku (InuYasha); formerly via Wind Tunnel
  • Eucliwood Hellscythe (Is This a Zombie?); when she heals someone, she feels the pain inflicted. Talking gives reality warping powers but headaches.
  • Mahoro Andou (Mahoromatic)
  • Wamuu (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency); via Final Mode: Atmospheric Rift
  • Some Stand Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); if the user doesn't have a fighting spirit
  • Most Domain Expansion Users (Jujutsu Kaisen)
  • Priestess Dance Users (Kingdom)
  • Ohma Tokita (Kenganverse); via his "Advance" technique
  • Various Demons (Konjiki no Gash Bell!); via casting certain spells
  • Riou (Konjiki no Gash Bell!); via performing his family's curse.
  • Megumin (Konosuba)
  • Refal (Legend of the Legendary Heroes)
  • Tigre Vorn (Madan no Ou to Vanadis); via The Black Bow
  • Kōta Shibaki (Majmoji Rurumo); via Wish Tickets
  • Darkness ÄRM users (Marchen Awakens Romance); via the side effects most Darkness ÄRMs have
  • Ghost ÄRM users (Marchen Awakens Romance); via the life force that is drained every time a Ghost ÄRM is used
  • Torch Vessels (Hero Killer); via Power Overload
  • Various Quirk users (My Hero Academia)
    • Users of "One For All"
  • Yoite (Nabari no Ou); via the Kira Technique
  • Creation Rebirth users (Naruto)
  • Cursed Seal users (Naruto)
  • Eight Gates users (Naruto)
  • Akimichi Clan (Naruto); via Three Colored Pills
  • Jinchuriki (Nauto); via their initial Jinchuriki forms
  • Kakashi Hatake (Naruto); via his Sharingan (initially)
  • Mizuki (Naruto); anime only
  • Uchiha Clan (Naruto); via Izanagi and Izanami
  • Itachi Uchiha (Naruto); via his Mangekyō Sharingan
  • Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto); via the Cursed Seal of Heaven (formerly), his Mangekyō Sharingan, and his Rinnegan
  • Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto); via his initial Jinchuriki forms and Baryon Mode
  • Mitsuki (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations); via continuous use of Sage Mode
  • Isshiki Otsutsuki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations); in Jigen’s body
  • Eve Neuschwanstein (Needless); via Doppelganger's energy use
  • Negi Springfield (Negima! Magister Negi Magi) via Magia Erebea
  • Various Devil Fruit users (One Piece)
    • Mansherry; via overuse of the Chiyu Chiyu no Mi restoration power
    • Marco; via overuse of Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix healing power
    • Marshall D. Teach/Blackbeard; more susceptible to pain via gravity-element drawback
    • Monkey D. Luffy; via Gear Second & Gear Third (pre-timeskip), Gear Fourth - Boundman, Haoshoku Haki (pre-timeskip) and Gear Fifth
    • Nico Robin
    • Tony Tony Chopper; over-dosage of the Rumble Ball (pre-timeskip) and (post-timeskip) Rumble Ball only needed to use Monster Point; later additional side-effects after the improved Rumble Ball time limit
    • Trafalgar D. Water Law; via overuse of Ope Ope no Mi
    • Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom; via Soru Soru no Mi power-up
    • Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece); via transference of pain/suffering with the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi
    • Awakened Devil Fruit Users; via inexperience
  • Lunarians (One Piece)
  • Minks (One Piece); via Sulong transformation
  • Tsumegeri Guards (One Piece); via Hero Water
  • Boros (One Punch Man)
  • Limiter Breakers (One Punch Man)
  • Gene Starwind (Outlaw Star); via use of #4, #9, and #13 Caster Shells
  • Aun Freya (Photon: The Idiot Adventures)
  • Celebi (Pokémon Adventures); from forced time travel
  • Niebel (Rave Master); via Last Moment
  • Naofumi Iwatani (The Rising of the Shield Hero); via Blutopfer/Blood Sacrifice
  • Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire)
  • Ruby Tojo (Rosario + Vampire); via Iron Maiden
  • Yukishiro Enishi (Rurouni Kenshin)
  • Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
  • Refined Alters (s-CRY-ed)
  • Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon); via the Legendary Silver Crystal
  • Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon); using her full destructive and deathly powers also causes her to perish
  • Ruki (Senyu)
  • Maka Albarn and Soul Evans (Soul Eater) using the black blood can risk them falling into madness and becoming deranged at the cost of using its power.
  • Adam (Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok); via overusing "Eye of the Lords"
  • Zeus (Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok); via Adamas form
  • Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins); via his Revenge Counter technique
  • Ten Commandments (The Seven Deadly Sins); via their signature Commandments
  • Escanor (The Seven Deadly Sins); as "The One Ultimate"
  • Acqua of the Back (Toaru Majutsu no Index); via absorption half of Misha Kreutzev Telesma
  • Shana (Shakugan No Shana); via Tenpa Josai
  • Lina Inverse (Slayers); via Giga Slave
  • Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
  • Wrath/Sasajima Kyouya (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
  • Males of Cosmo's species (Sonic X); in Mover Mode transformation
  • Hrotsvit Lesedrama (Swordsman of Magic Technique School and Summoned Vasreus)
  • Users of the "Swan Song" (Symphogear)
  • Half-Humans (Tokyo Ghoul)
    • Kishou Amira
    • Ching-Li Hsiaso
  • Toriko (Toriko); via his Original Appetite Demon
  • Masane Amaha (Witchblade)
  • Moroha (Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon); via using Izayoi's makeup
  • Byakko (Yu Yu Hakusho)
  • Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho); via using the Dragon of the Darkness Flame
  • Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
  • Lestion (Yumekui Merry); firing his gun

Cartoons/Comics[]

  • Mozenrath (Aladdin: The Animated Series); via Gauntlet
  • Anne Boonchuy (Amphibia); via her Calamity powers
  • Sasha Waybright (Amphibia); via her Calamity powers
  • Marcy Wu (Amphibia); via her Calamity powers
  • Avatars (Avatar series); via the Avatar State
  • Shredder (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10 series)
  • Heat Jaws (Ben 10 series)
  • Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom); formerly
  • Darkwing Duck (Darkwing Duck); via former use of Super Speed powers
  • Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics); via the Hellbat armor.
  • Speedsters (DC Comics); via Speed Force
  • Kid Psycho (DC Comics)
  • Thaddeus Sivana (DC Comics)
  • Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics); via Solar Flare, later Kryptonite energy infusion
  • Henry Clover Jr./Gotham (DC Comics)
  • Claire Clover/Gotham Girl (DC Comics)
  • Lord Commander (Final Space)
  • Spark (Girl Genius); there's a reason it's called The madness place.
  • Ace (Justice League Unlimited)
  • Miraculous holders (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
  • Some Akumatized villains (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
  • Mar-Vell/Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)
  • Guido Carosella/Strong Guy (Marvel Comics)
  • Wielders of the Ebony Blade (Marvel Comics)
  • Zombie Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
  • Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House); via her curse
  • Lilith Clawthorne (The Owl House); after sharing the curse with Eda
  • Emperor Belos/Philip Wittebane (The Owl House)
  • Mewman (Star vs. the Forces of Evil); via the Solarian Metamorphosis ritual
  • Heavyman/Dr. Koenig (Static Shock)
  • Eli Shane (Slugterra)
  • Maul (WildStorm)

Folklore/Mythology[]

  • King Midas (Greek Mythology)

Literature[]

  • Dark Wizards (Harry Potter); especially when creating Horcruxes
  • Mundanes (Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Lilith's blood
  • Spirit Users (Vampire Academy/Bloodlines)
  • Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)
  • Witchers (The Witcher)

Movies[]

  • Bagi (Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature)
  • The Five Family Members (The Covenant)
    • Chase Collins
    • Caleb; after his ascension.
  • Godzilla (Godzilla)

Live Television[]

  • Griffin Grey (Arrowverse)
  • Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
  • Dr. Curtis Williamson (Charmed)
  • Hiro Nakamura (Heroes)
  • Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
  • Sylar (Heroes)
  • Magic Users (Once Upon A Time)
  • Castiel (Supernatural)
  • Users of the Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
  • Sam Winchester (Supernatural); via Demon Blood

Video Games[]

  • Asura (Asura's Wrath); via his Wrath Form
  • ADAM users (BioShock)
  • Ragna the Bloodedge (Blazblue)
  • Non-Belmont users of the Vampire Killer (Castlevania)
  • Power Within Users (Dark Souls)
  • Centaur Warrunner (Dota 2)
  • Blood Mages (Dragon Age)
  • Crusader (Final Fantasy VI)
  • Users of Para-Magic (Final Fantasy VIII)
  • Users of the "Eyes of Etro" (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
  • Azura (Fire Emblem Fates)
  • Sora (Kingdom Hearts); via Anti-Form and Rage Form
  • Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts); via Zettaflare
  • Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
  • Secret Stone Users (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom); by swallowing it to become a Dragon
  • Mega Man (Mega Man); via Double Gear system.
  • Users of Phazon-Enhancement Devices (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)
  • Samus Aran (Metroid); via Metroid DNA
    • Metroid Suit (Metroid Dread)
  • Fire God Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat); after regaining his power as Keeper of Time
  • Pokémon that know "Perish Song" (Pokémon)
  • Pokémon that know recoil inflicting attacks (Pokémon)
  • Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
  • Zephyr (Resonance of Fate)
  • Lord Genichiro (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)
  • Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog); via V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
  • Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); without Inhibitor Rings
  • Claudio Serafino (Tekken); via the Spear of Kephalos
  • Sieg (TYPE-MOON/Fate/Apcrypha); via Dead Count Shapeshifter
  • Shirou Emiya (TYPE-MOON); after fusing with Archer's arm
  • Shiki Tohno (TYPE-MOON/Tsukihime)
  • Infeliz (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Users of the Void (Warcraft series)
  • Deathwing (World of Warcraft)

Web Comics[]

  • Che Heart (Ordeal)
  • Anton King (Ordeal)
  • Garen (Skylark)

Known Objects[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

  • The Berserker Armor (Berserk)
  • Bakkōtō (Bleach)
  • Enrakyōten (Bleach)
  • Most Cursed Tools (C3: CubexCursedxCurious)
  • Ros-series Heart Hybrid Gears (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
  • Locacaca Fruits (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VIII: Jojolion)
  • Wish Tickets (Majimoji Rurumo)
  • Darkness ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
  • Ghost ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
  • Mobile Suits equipped with Trans-Am (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
  • Akimichi Three-Colored Pills (Naruto)
  • Hero Water (Naruto)
  • Devil Fruits (One Piece)
  • Energy Steroids (One Piece)
  • Hero Water (One Piece)
  • Reject Dials (One Piece)
  • Rumble Balls (One Piece)
  • Curse Series of the Legendary Hero Weapons (Rising of the Shield Hero)
  • Cybernetics (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)
  • Silver Crystal (Sailor Moon)
  • Black Blood ("Soul Eater")
  • Crown Series Gollems (In Another World with my Smartphone)

Cartoons

  • Mozenrath's Gauntlet (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
  • Telecephaloscope (Blake and Mortimer - The Yellow "M")
  • The Red Sweater of Courage (Dave the Barbarian)
  • The Memory Gun (Gravity Falls)
  • Miraculouses (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
  • Alicorn Amulet and Inspiration Manifestation spell book (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
  • The Sword of Tengu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
  • Sonic's Mech Suit (Sonic Boom)

Comics

  • Ebony Blade (Marvel Comics)

Literature

  • Soulcutter (Book of Swords)
  • One Ring (The Lord of the Rings)

Live Television/Movies

  • Infinity Gauntlet (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
  • Darkhold (Marvel Cinematic Universe), prolonged use of the Dark Magic in this book causes profound corruption in the soul of the user.
  • All-Black the Necrosword (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
  • The Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
  • Equalizer/Hammurabi (Supernatural)
  • Hazard Trigger (Kamen Rider Build)
  • GeizRevive Ridewatch (Kamen Rider Zi-O)

Video Games/Visual Novels

  • Beast Spear (Breath of Fire III)
  • Red Lyrium (Dragon Age)
  • Boots of Blinding Speed (The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind)
  • Kōkai Gyoku (Flame of Recca)
  • Secret Stones (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)
  • Double Gear System (Mega Man 11)
  • Phazon Enhancement Device (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)
  • Rejuvenating Waters (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)
  • Vulture's Artificial Wings (Spider-Man PS4)
  • Archer's Arm (TYPE-MOON/Fate/stay Night)
  • Dead Count Shapeshifter (TYPE-MOON/FateApcrypha)

Web Animation/Comic/Series/Original

Known Powers[]

  • Project Daycare (American Dad!)
  • Quincy: Letzt Stil (Bleach)
  • Various Bankai (Bleach)
  • Valhalla's Gate (Cautious Hero)
  • Demon Slayer Mark (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
  • Magic (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland); via Blot
  • Kaioken (Dragon Ball series)
  • Lucid Gadget (Dream Eater Merry); when used in reality.
  • Dark Magic (Marvel Cinematic Universe), via the Darkhold
  • Angel Zafkiel (Date A Live)
  • Law (Fairy Tail)
  • Third Origin (Fairy Tail)
  • Tao (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
  • Priestess Dance (Kingdom)
  • Mangekyō Sharingan (Naruto)
  • Last Moment (Rave Master)
  • Sunshine (The Seven Deadly Sins)
  • Blastor Mode (Tekkaman)
  • Magic (Skylark)
  • Bloodlust (Skylark)
  • The Void (Warcraft series)
  • Cyber corruption (Sonic the Hedgehog)

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