- "The Multiverse, every universe in it, is irrational, sloppy. I try to make it rational. I try to make it neat. You call it murder. How can I murder myself 123 times? I just took those wasted energies and transferred them to one container: me. What if that is our fate? To unite with ourselves, to be unified forever. To be one. I will be The One."
- ― Gabriel Yulaw (The One)
The ability to absorb/assimilate alternate versions of oneself to gain power. Sub-power of Alternate-Self Manipulation. Not to be confused with Duplication Absorption or Alternate-Self Merging.
Also Called
- Alternate Self-Assimilation
Capabilities
The user can absorb an alternate version of themselves from a different time-stream or universe to gain immense power. This power brings the user closer towards becoming a singular being and as such allows them to obtain a divine level of power if all their alternate selves are absorbed.
Associations
- Absorption
- Alternate-Self Manipulation
- Alternate-Self Merging
- Alternate-Self Mimicry
- Collective Entity Physiology
- Gestalt Form
- Imbued Godhood
Limitations
- User may become more unstable for each alternate self that is absorbed.
Known Users
- Gabriel Ulaw (The One); via killing and absorbing their life essence.
- Black Mage Evilwizardington (8-bit Theater)
- Mort (All Hail King Julien/Madagascar)
- Lady Lilith (Final Fantasy series)
- Schala/Kid (Chrono Cross)
- Captain Atom/Monarch (DC Comics)
- Eon (Ben 10)
- Kanade Tachibana (Angel Beats); via Guard Skill: Absorb
- Jade (Homestuck)
- Kotarou Tennouji (Rewrite); Moon Timeline version only
- Ryoko (Tenchi Muyo)
Gallery
Lady Lilith (pre-transformation)
Eon's minions (Ben 10) are actually alternate versions of Ben 10 that were absorbed by Eon himself and converted into their present state.
Captain Atom/Monarch (DC Comics) was able to gain vast power by absorbing various incarnations of himself in the DC Multiverse.