Failure Empowerment

Failure Empowerment
Alundra (Alundra) gains strength from his failures when equipped with the "Legend Sword".
Power/Ability to:	Gain strength from failure

"True battle comes after losing"

― Opening Words (Ao no Kanata Four Rhythm)

The power to gain strength from failure. Technique of Failure Manipulation. Variation of Affinity. Opposite to Conquest Empowerment and Success Empowerment.

Also Called

• Defeat Affinity/Empowerment
• Failure Affinity
• Inefficacy Affinity/Empowerment
• Losing Affinity/Empowerment
• Loss Affinity/Empowerment
• Mistake Affinity/Empowerment

Capabilities

User becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. from the failure of oneself or others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing their existing powers. Some users may be able to draw sustenance from failure or even slow or stop aging.

Applications

• Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
• 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

• Affinity
  • Cowardice Empowerment
  • Despair Empowerment
  • Envy Empowerment
  • Guilt Empowerment
  • Pain Empowerment
  • Sadness Empowerment
  • Shame Empowerment
  • Suffering Empowerment
  • Weakness Empowerment
• Challenge Creation
• Defeat Inducement
• Difficulty Manipulation
• Failure Manipulation
• Jinxed
• Obstacle Manipulation
• Submission

Limitations

• Success may weaken the user.
• Useless if failure results in the user's death before they can gain power.
• Weak against Victory Inducement.

Known Users

• Alundra (Alundra)
• Ryu (Breath of Fire III); via Kaiser when combined with Failure Gene
• Users of the Failure Title (Phantom Brave)