Unarmed Empowerment

Unarmed Empowerment
Through the Knuckle Lore passive skill, Monks (Bravely Default) gain a physical attack bonus equal to twice their level when fighting unarmed.
Power/Ability:	Gain strength from unarmed combat.

The power to gain strength from/when fighting unarmed. Variation of Combat Empowerment. Opposite to Weapon Empowerment.

Also Called

• Fist-Fighting Affinity/Empowerment
• Unarmed Combat Affinity/Empowerment
• Unarmed Affinity

Capabilities

Users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when they come in contact with unarmed/fist-fighting combat scenarios, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. Some users may be able draw sustenance from the fighting or even slow or stop aging.

Applications

• Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
  • Enhanced Durability
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Stamina
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Strength
  • Regenerative Healing Factor/Supernatural Regeneration
• Metabolization
• Self-Power Augmentation
• Self-Sustenance

Associations

• Combat Empowerment
• Enhanced Unarmed Combat
• Unarmed Combat Mode
• Unarmed Fighter

Limitations

• Any increase to power/strength/speed/etc. may only be temporary, fading after the conclusion of the fight.
  • Increased attributes may be tied to a specific ability and may reset to their original parameters when said ability is deactivated or nullified.
• It may take a sufficient amount of time for the user's power to increase significantly during battle, leaving them at a disadvantage against anything capable of taking them down before or early on in a fight when they are at their base power.
• Lack of combat may cause decay in the user's strength.
• User's boosts may fade or be negated if they fight with a weapon.

Known Users

• Monks (Bravely Default)

Known Objects

• Vanquisher's Seal (Dark Souls II)

Gallery

The Vanquisher's Seal (Dark Souls II) vastly increases the power of a user's unarmed blows.