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"You rise with the moon, I rise with the sun."
― Zuko to Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
"Only once every hundred years can a firebender experience this kind of power."
― Iroh commenting on the power granted by Sozin's Comet (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

The power to gain strength from a certain objects, abstract concept, powers, or when an event occurs. Sub-power of Affinity Manipulation. Combination of Power Augmentation and Enhanced Condition. Lesser version of Omni-Empowerment. Opposite to Charging and Aversion.

Also Called[]

  • Empowerment
  • Self Augmentation via Affinity

Capabilities[]

The users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when they come in contact with a certain concept, object, event, or emotion, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers (E.g.: those with Water Empowerment may be able to unlock Water Manipulation when they are in a large body of water). Some users may be able draw sustenance from their affinity or even slow or stop aging.

Key to an empowering affinity is that the ability to draw power resides in the user, and it is not a power bestowal by some supernatural object, concept, power, or event.

Applications[]

Usages[]

Associations/Relationships[]

Major Affinities[]

Affinities[]

Limitations/Weaknesses[]

  • Loss of power without the affinity around or from going without contact with the affinity for an extended period.
  • May be limited on the amount of strength you gain.
  • May overload from absorbing too much.
  • May be weakened by some opposing affinity.
  • May not be able to choose which Affinity you have.
    • May be limited to one affinity only.
  • Constant use of Affinity may increase dependency.
  • Weak to Affinity Negation.

Known/Example Characters[]

Comics/Cartoons

  • Waterbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender); grow stronger during a full moon and lose their powers during a lunar eclipse
  • Firebenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender); grow stronger when Sozin's comet passes, or when it is daytime, and lose their powers during a solar eclipse
  • Mana/Magic users (Ben 10); while in Ledgerdomain have their magical powers and abilities enhanced.
  • Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
  • Rachel Roth/Raven (DC comics);New Earth Empowers Others
  • Aquaman (DC Comics); becomes stronger in water
  • Uncle Sam (DC Comics); gains superhuman strength, speed, and size depending on the American people's beliefs in the ideals of America
  • All Kryptonians under a Yellow Sun (DC Comics)
  • Desiree (Danny Phantom); gains strength from those she has granted wishes for
  • Jackie Estacado (The Darkness); becomes stronger when in the shadows
  • Van Kleiss (Generator Rex); strongest when in the radius of the Nanite Explosion area
  • Jonas Graymalkin (Marvel Comics); gains superhuman strength and endurance while in the dark
  • Moon Knight (Marvel Comics); becomes stronger depending on the phases of the moon
  • The Hulk (Marvel Comics); grows stronger whenever he becomes angry
  • Hydro-Man (Marvel Comics); becomes stronger near water
  • Sand-Man (Marvel Comics); becomes stronger near sand
  • Hosts of Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics)
  • Tengu Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003); ley lines

Anime/Manga

  • Kili (Double Arts); becomes stronger when touching someone
  • Mio Takamiya (Date A Live); via distributing the Sephira Crystals to Spirits
  • Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail); via specific element
  • "Big Mom" Charlotte Linlin (One Piece); once so driven by hunger
  • Ginei Morioka (Rosario + Vampire); becomes stronger & faster when the moon is out
  • Blackmore (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VII: Steel Ball Run); can use his Stand, Catch The Rainbow, only while its raining
  • Guardian Characters (Shugo Chara); help their masters access their inner strengths

Life-Action TV/Films

  • The Charmed Ones (Charmed); stronger together, and when emotional
  • Cupids (Charmed); when around love
  • Samuel Sullivan (Heroes); becomes stronger with more evolved humans around
  • The Chance Harbor Circle (The Secret Circle); stronger together

Literature

  • Ethan Wate (Caster Chronicles); his love for Lena makes him resistant to magic powers
  • Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians); becomes stronger in water

Video Games

  • Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII franchise); via multiple forces
  • Cole MacGrath (inFamous); is able to draw power from electrical appliances and storms
  • Kahoko Hino (La Corda d'Oro); passion for music
  • Yu Narukami (Persona 4); Bond Empowerment
  • Giratina (Pokémon); Via Griseous Orb
  • Pokémon with the skill "Swift Swim" (Pokémon); become faster in rain
  • Talim (Soul Calibur); jumps higher-up on her stages, most likely to be Wind affinity

Others

  • The Bahrag (Bionicle); Twin queens of the Bohrok swarms would grow more powerful when close to each other
  • Ares/Mars (Greco-Roman Mythology); becomes stronger when in conflict
  • SCP-096 - The "Shy Guy" (SCP Foundation); when someone or something looks at its face, he gets stronger, faster, and even more durable
  • SCP-4043 - Gaia (SCP Foundation); empowered by the biosphere of the earth
  • Buelsar Elliot (Tower of God); gets stronger the stronger his enemy is

Known Natural Occurrences[]

  • Limbo (Charmed); expands magical powers and transcends laws of physics
  • The Nexus of the All (Charmed); maximizes all powers
  • The Nexus of the Halliwell Manor (Charmed); intensifies all magical powers
  • Yellow Sun (DC Comics); grants Kryptonians and Daxamites supernatural powers
  • Full Moon (Various franchise); werewolves are at their strongest and most volatile state
  • Natural elements (Various franchise); empowers someone with elemental powers
  • Elemental Moon (H2O: Just Add Water)

Known Artifacts[]

  • Emphyreal Sword (Charmed); strengthens whitelighters
  • Deadly Virus (Charmed); temporarily strengthens all magical creatures before killing them
  • Moon Pools (H2O: Just Add Water/Mako: Island of Secrets)
  • Silver Crystal (Sailor Moon)
  • Humpty Lock (Shugo Chara); grants Amu Hinamori powers
  • Dumpty Key (Shugo Chara); grants Ikuto Tsukiyomi powers
  • Fairy blood (True Blood); vampires become resistant to fairy magic after drinking fairy blood
  • Serpens Clavem (Witches of East End); strengthens witches whilst corrupting them

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