- "You know, Cookie, being psychic is a gift. It's what makes us special."
- ― Viv to her Granddaughter (That's So Raven)
The condition to have the talents and/or powers of your grandmother. Variation of Power Inheritance. Female counterpart of Grandfather Inheritance.
Capabilities[]
The user inherits or is able to copy the powers or abilities of their grandmother.
Applications[]
- Ability Mastering
- Dominant Genetics
- Genetic Perfection
- Genetic Memory
- Superpower Replication
- Enhanced Power Use
- Supernatural Traits
Variations[]
- Attack Inheritance - imitate/inherit the Special Attacks/techniques of one's grandfather.
- Dominant Genetics - possess traits that make it likely to inherit powers.
- Family Inheritance - inherit powers from one's family members/bloodline.
- Generational Empowerment - power is boosted as more and more generations possess powers.
- Guardian Inheritance - imitate/inherit the powers from past heroes and protectors.
- Magic Inheritance - inherit traits and abilities from magic-users.
- Species Inheritance - inherit powers from one's biological race/species.
- Alien Inheritance - inherit traits and powers from aliens.
- Demon Inheritance - inherit traits and powers from demons.
- God Inheritance - inherit the traits and powers from gods.
- Meta-Human Inheritance - inherit powers from metahumans/mutants.
- Recessive Genetics - possess traits that make it unlikely to inherit powers.
- Royal Inheritance - inherit powers from one's royal bloodline.
Associated Powers[]
Limitations[]
- Only works if your powers are passed down by your grandmother.
- May be limited to the powers from a single grandparent but can gain the powers from the other grandparent later on in life.
- Power can be replicated by DNA Replication.
- Powers could skip a generation or two before manifesting later down the line.
- Certain powers may not be passed down to adopted grandchildren.
Known Users[]
- Ben Tennyson (Ben 10 franchise)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10 franchise)
- Sunny Tennyson (Ben 10 franchise)
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed); inherited Telekinesis from her grandmother Penny
- Raven Baxter (That's So Raven/Raven's Home); inherited Precognition from her grandmother Vivian
- Lydia Martin (Teen Wolf); inherited Banshee Physiology from her grandmother Lorraine
- Jin Kazama (Tekken)
Gallery[]
Both Gwen and her cousin Sunny Tennyson (Ben 10) inherited their magic powers by their Anodite alien Grandmother Verdona…
…as well as Ben 10,000, learned how to access his inherited Anodite powers to perform some level of magic like his cousins, but presumably not at the same level as them.
Penny Halliwell (Charmed) passed on her power of Telekinesis...
To her oldest granddaughter, Prue Halliwell (Charmed)
Jin Kazama (Tekken) inherited the power of the Devil Gene…
…from his paternal grandmother, Kazumi Mishima née Hachijo.