The power to absorb various forms of energy and utilize it in some way. Sub-power of Energy Manipulation. Variation of Absorption and Elemental Absorption.
Capabilities
The user can absorb various forms of energy, while removing it from the source, into their body and use it in various ways, gaining some form of advantage, either by enhancing themselves, gaining the drained power, using it as power source etc., either temporarily or permanently.
Applications
- Assimilation Shield
- Elemental Enhanced Condition
- Elemental Regeneration
- Energy Breath
- Energy Empowerment
- Energy Immunity/Energy Resistance
- Energy Metabolization
Variations
- Ambient Energy Absorption: Absorb all ambient energy in the surrounding, whether it is natural, gravitational, electromagnetic, wind or life.
- Capacitor: The most simple method of storing energy for later use, to hold it inside the user's cells.
- Cosmic Energy Absorption: Absorb cosmic energy.
- Dimensional Energy Absorption: Absorb dimensional energy.
- Electricity Absorption: Absorb electricity.
- Energized Body: Absorb energy to improve the bodily functions.
- Energy Drain: Simply absorb energy from surroundings to weaken them, without making any intricate usage.
- Energy Redirection: Taking the energy absorbed, and redirect it as their own energy.
- Energy Conversion: Exact energies are redirected, such as Fire being redirected as fire or electrical energy as electrical energy.
- Energy Transferal: Take energies from one object/person and put it into another object/person.
- Explosion Absorption: Absorb explosions.
- Fire Absorption: Absorb flames.
- Heat Absorption: Absorb heat.
- Kinetic Energy Absorption: Absorbing the kinetic energy, or energy in physical movement. Being able to absorb the energy of physical attacks, such as punches, bullets, and concussive forces, making this person very hard to fight or incapacitate.
- Life-Force Absorption: Absorb the life-force of living beings.
- Soul Energy Absorption: Absorb spiritual energy.
- Light Absorption: Absorb light.
- Magical Energy Absorption: Absorb magical energy.
- Natural Energy Absorption: Absorb ambient energy from nature and surroundings, such as air and plant energy, a variation of Elemental Energy Manipulation and/or Life-Force Manipulation or Energy Manipulation.
- Psychic Energy Absorption: Absorb psychic energy.
- Psionic Energy Conversion: Convert and transform psychic energy into another psionic abilities and/or different energies.
- Radioactive Energy Absorption: Absorb radioactive energies.
- Solar Energy Absorption: Absorb solar energy.
- Sound Absorption: Absorb sound.
- Time Energy Absorption: Absorb time energy.
Associations
- Absolute Energy Absorption
- Absorption
- Elemental Absorption
- Energy Assimilation
- Energy Manipulation
- Energy Negation
- Energy Sourcing
- Telekinesis
Limitations
- Can't absorb self-generated energy.
- May have limited range, including touch only.
- May be limited to how much one can absorb.
- Overloading: Too much power could result in incapacitation or death.
- Overuse: Using more power than stored may exhaust the user after expending too much energy.
- Under Loading: User may not be in a position to absorb power for some time, causing them to deplete their power supply. Attackers who know of the superpower may hide or wait until the absorber has little or no power and take them to a secure location when they are weakened.
- Crossed Energies: If the person has an energy specific absorption (such as kinetic, electric, or solar energy) other energies may be in-absorbable.
Known Users
Manga/Anime
- Quincy (Bleach)
- Neliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach)
- Nozomi Kujo (Bleach)
- Kazuki Muto (Buso Renkin)
- Victor Powered (Buso Renkin)
- Toki Fujiwara (Code:Breaker)
- Shakkoumon (Digimon)
- Medas (Dragon Ball Z)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball GT)
- Dr. Gero (Dragon Ball Z)
- Android 19 (Dragon Ball Z)
- Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
- Super 17 (Dragon Ball GT)
- Many Users via Ki Transfer (Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball GT)
- Kappelmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Hamelin (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Yoroi (Naruto)
- Jirobo (Naruto)
- Ten-Tails (Naruto)
- Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
- Nagato (Naruto); via Rinnegan
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto); via Rinnegan
- Hiruko (Naruto)
- White Zetsu (Naruto)
- Black Zetsu (Naruto)
- Kaguya Ōtsusuki (Naruto)
- Toneri Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
- Vali Lucifer (Highschool DxD)
- Albion (Highschool DxD)
Video Games
- Vorahk (Bionicle)
- Vezon (Bionicle)
- Fire Lord (Hero Factory)
- Cole MacGrath (inFamous/inFamous 2)
- Kessler (Infamous)
- Jak (Jak and Daxter)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- N'rrgal (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Comics
- Icon (DC Comics)
- Parasite (DC Comics)
- The Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
- Tokamak (DC Comics)
- Bishop (Marvel Comics)
- Meggan (Marvel Comics)
- Sauron (Marvel Comics)
- Sebastian Shaw (Marvel Comics)
- Strong Guy (Marvel Comics)
- Speedball (Marvel Comics)
- Sunspot (Marvel Comics)
- Maverick/Agent Zero (Marvel Comics)
- Electro (Marvel Comics)
- Ms. Marvel (Marvel Comics)
- Ultron (Marvel Comics)
- Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
- Winter/Nikolas Kamarov (Stormwatch)
- Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians)
- Luke Washington (UN Comics)
Films
- Meganulon/Meganula (Godzilla)
- Megaguirus
- Force-users (Star Wars)
Cartoons
- NRG (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
- P'andor (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Osmosians (Ben 10/Ben 10 Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Kevin Levin
- Aggregor
- AmpFibian (Ben 10)
- Darkstar
- Crystalsapiens (Ben 10 Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Chromastone
- Ultimate Kevin
- Jetray (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Conductoids (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Feedback
- Kevin's Omniverse Mutation
- Petrosapiens (Ben 10/Ben 10 Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Diamondhead
TV Series
- Axos (Doctor Who)
- Sidmodius (Sendokai Champions)
- Severin (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Mindy Sprague (Heroes)
- Gigabyte (ReBoot)
- Lana Lang (Smallville)
- Victor Krane (Lab Rats)
- Leo Dooley (Lab Rats)
- Dr. Gao (Lab Rats)
Other
- Frankenstein's monster (TYPE-MOON)
Known Objects
- Axonite (Doctor Who)
- Samehada (Naruto)
- Chakra Armour (Naruto)
- Infinite Armour (Naruto)