Trait:Workplace-Acquired Abilities

Workplace Acquired Abilities
Through a lifetime of farm work, Rolf (Ed, Edd n Eddy) has developed the strength to uproot massive trees with his bare hands.
Circumstance in which:	One develops incredible abilities and skills through their profession.

"What I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you."

― Bryan Mills (Taken)

The circumstance in which one develops incredible abilities via their chosen profession(s). Sub-power of Profession Manipulation. Variation of Training Regimen and Power Acquirement.

Also Called

• Career/Job/Profession/Workplace-Acquired Powers
• Career/Job/Profession/Workplace Acquirement

Capabilities

The user has developed incredible abilities and/or skills as a product of working in various professions and/or jobs, generally their chosen/preferred job.

Applications

General

• Archetype:Character Class/Personal Class System
• Diligence Empowerment
• Exceptional Skill
• Limitation Transcendence
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Exercise
• Potential Creation/Realization
• Profession Mastery
  • Hyper Profession
    • Omni Profession
• Skill Enhancement
  • Complete Mastery/Omni-Mastery

Examples

• Enhanced/Supernatural Inventing due to working as an inventor
• Military Mastery via work in the armed forces
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Condition through physical labor
• Sport Mastery by playing professional sports

Associations

• Profession Manipulation
• Profession Mastery
• Training Regimen

Limitations

• Will take time and dedication to develop full mastery over their abilities.
• Lack of job experience may cause the user's abilities to fluctuate.
• May be limited to specific jobs and/or professions.

Known Users

See also: Workplace-Acquired Abilities

• Ellen Ripley (Aliens)
• Edward Kenway (Assassin's Creed)
• Rokuro Okajima/Rock (Black Lagoon)
• Suou Pavlichenko (Darker than Black)
• Sam Porter Bridges (Death Stranding)
• Quasimodo (Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
• Rolf (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
• Derek Maza/Talon (Gargoyles)
• Augustus "Cole Train" Cole (Gears of War)
• Hayate Ayasaki (Hayate no Gotoku!)
• Niki Sanders (Heroes)
• Takumi Fujiwara (Initial D)
• Durkon Thundershield (The Order of the Stick)
• Haley Starshine (The Order of the Stick)
• Minrah Shaleshoe (The Order of the Stick)
• Augustus "Cole Train" Cole (Gears of War)
• Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
• Kim Suho/Lloyd Frontera (The Greatest Estate Developer)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
• Kobayashi (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid)
• Various Characters (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Mario and Luigi (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)
• Mr. Slave (South Park)
• John Winchester (Supernatural)
• Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics)
• Bryan Mills (Taken)
• Derek Stiles (Trauma Center)
• Yūma Kuga (World Trigger)
• Hyuk Musang (World’s Greatest Senior Disciple)
• Murong Geomhwa (World’s Greatest Senior Disciple)

Gallery

Rock's (Black Lagoon) extensive experience as a salaryman gives him all of the skills, he needs to survive in the cutthroat world of Roanapur.

Suou Pavlichenko's (Darker than Black) mastery of photography also makes her an accomplished sniper.

Sam Porter Bridges' (Death Stranding) work as a porter carrying heavy cargo on his back across long distances have left him at peak physical condition.

A lifetime of ringing the heavy bells of Notre Dame has granted Quasimodo (Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame) a level of strength that borders on superhuman...

...enabling him such feats as bodily lifting Phoebus, an adult man in full armor, one-armed without noticing...

...and breaking free of steel chains with such force that the pillars they're bound to topple.

Derek Maza/Talon's (Gargoyles) previous work as a pilot left him in the perfect position to master his winged Mutate form, learning unsupported flight with ease.

Hayate Ayasaki (Hayate no Gotoku!) has acquired a vast variety of skills other than Housekeeping Aptitude due to various jobs he took to support himself since age eight.

Takumi Fujiwara's (Initial D) talent in driving and racing comes from making nightly tofu deliveries.

The Hero of Twilight incarnation of Link's (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) work as a goatherder has granted him incredible strength...

...allowing him to sumo wrestle Gorons several times his size and weight...

...and match the superhuman mage Ganondorf in a swordfight.

Mario and Luigi's (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) plumbing expertise translate into other fields, enabling them to perform such feats as creating fully functional submarines out of bathtubs...

...and functioning trumpets out of pipes.

Mr. Slave (South Park) lifestyle and occupation as a sex worker has granted him an elastic rear end...

...enough to fit entire humans inside.

John Winchester's (Supernatural) career as a Vietnam Marine Corporal and Sniper easily translated into his work as a Supernatural Hunter, making him one of the best hunters in history.

Derek Stiles' (Trauma Center) surgical skills enable him to defuse a time bomb.

Applejack (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Party Favor (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Videos

Initial D - Takumi Vs keisuke

Hugo's Mind Palace (PILOT)

John Returns to Hunt Some Vampires - Supernatural-2

The Day the Earth Stood Still - Supernatural-2

Dean Gives His Dad Car Advice - Supernatural-2

Nick Sharpes His Grimm Skills - Grimm-2