Worthiness Enchantment

Worthiness Enchantment
Odin (Thor/Marvel Comics) enchanting Mjolnir to be used by only those worthy
Power/Ability to:	Enchant objects to be used only by those who are worthy

"Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of THOR!"

― Odin (Thor/Marvel Comics)

"For countless eons I have guarded this magical power of time travel. All have been denied, from the mightiest of giants, to the tiniest of warriors. You see samurai, only one man has been prophesied to defeat me. And that man is the only man who can use this time passage. And you, my man... ain't that man."

― The Guardian (Samurai Jack)

"Then I shall be holding it forever...if not longer."

― The Rock of Ages (Merlin)

"A human deserving of such great power isn't always found in every era."

― Old Man/Oliver (Ni No Kuni: The Movie)

The power to enchant objects to be used by only those who are worthy. Sub-power of Enchantment and Magic.

Also Called

• Object Authority (Sword Art Online)

Capabilities

The user can enchant any object (weapons, jewelry, furniture, etc.) to be used by only those who have proven themselves worthy (as defined by the user) of using said object. Unworthy can not use the object or it's powers or even pick it up at all due to the enchantment, even if the person in question has Enhanced Strength or Supernatural Strength.

Associations

• Empathic Weaponry
• Enchantment
• Magic
• Powerful Objects
• Powers via Object
• Sentient Weaponry
• Soul-Bound Weapon
• Weapon Manipulation

Limitations

• Worthiness Bypassing
• Controlling the enchantment:
  • Enchantment may lock out its creator if they're not worthy.
  • If the controller is exempt, this may create a "back door" that others can exploit.
  • Moral Manipulation, or Morality Manipulation of the controller, may change the enchantment's definition of "worthy".
• Using the object:
  • May take years before a worthy wielder appears.
  • Something may happen to make the wielder unworthy.
  • Usurp Worth can bypass the worthiness requirement.
• Beings that are neither worthy nor unworthy may be immune to the enchantment:
  • Non-sentient beings (e.g. artificial intelligences).
  • Morality Transcendence
  • Alien/Formless Mind
  • Soullessness

Known Users

• Livlaster Entity (Captain Earth)
• Odin (Marvel Comics/MCU)
• Merlin (Folklore)
• King Arthur (Folklore)
• Zelda (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
• Inu no Taishō (InuYasha)
• Rock of Ages (Merlin)
• Princess Celestia (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• The Three Gods (Samurai Jack)
• Origin (Tales of Symphonia)

Known Objects

• Hope's Dagger (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds)
• Livlasters (Captain Earth)
• Mjolnir (Marvel Comics/MCU)
• The Sword In The Stone (Arthurian Mythology)
• Master Sword (Legend of Zelda series)
• The Tessaiga (InuYasha)
• Dragon Sword (Ninja Gaiden series)
• Mani Katti (Fire Emblem)
• The Elements of Harmony (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• The Worthy Hammers (Marvel Comics)
  • Skadi
  • Kuurth
  • Nul
  • Nerkkod
  • Skirn
  • Mokk
  • Greithoth
  • Angrir
• Quasar Sabers (Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy)
• Egyptian God cards (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Legendary Dragon cards (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Stand Arrows (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Gallery

Hope's Dagger (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds)

Mani Katti (Fire Emblem)

Merlin (Folklore)

Tessaiga (Inuyasha)

Stand Arrows (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) must deem the subject "worthy" to grant a Stand to whoever the arrow pierces.

The Master Sword (The Legend of Zelda)

Zelda (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)

Captain America (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has been deemed worthy of Mjolnir.

Mjolnir (Marvel Comics)

The Hammers of The Worthy (Marvel Comics)

Princess Celestia (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Dragon Sword (Ninja Gaiden series)

Video

Quasar Sabers Pulled

The Quasar Sabers being pulled from the stone.

Thor Gets Back His Power.

Thor becomes worthy of his power.

Merlin - Arthur pulls Excalibur from the stone 4x13-0

Arthur pulls Excalibur from the stone.