Empathic Masochism

Empathic Masochism
Hidan (Naruto) becomes a living voodoo doll of sorts with his technique.
Power/Ability to:	transfer wounds and pain.

"If I have to listen to one more of your word salads in the guise of a plan, I will kill myself so hard it will kill you instead"

― Black Mage (8-Bit Theater)

The ability to harm or inflict pain on others by inflicting damage upon one's own body. Sub-power of Wound Transferal and Pain Inducement.

Also Called

• Living Voodoo Doll
• Mirrored Pain
• Psychic Voodoo
• Reflective Damage

Capabilities

User can harm or inflict pain on others by inflicting damage upon their own body. This ability allows the user maintain an offensive advantage at the behest of the user's health as with every attack the opponent deals to the user, the damage is also reflected on the opponent.

Associations

• Enhanced Endurance
• Pain Suppression
• Possession - harm "your body" whilst making your host feel it.
• Regenerative Healing Factor
• Sensorial Link
• Superior Human Physiology
• Voodoo
• Voodoo Doll Creation
• Voodoo Doll Mimicry

Limitations

• Often takes focus and can drain the user.
• Is limited in the damage one can deal without some means of healing or negating damage to the user, such as a Regenerative Healing Factor.
• Could cause irreversible damage to the user if trying to attack someone with Power Negation.
• Takes a while in meditation and sometimes something connected to the user (objects belonging to the user work but for best results use genetic material such as a hair) to affect right user.
• Concentration be easily broken by shocks or external damage for low end users.

Known Users

• Mitsuyoshi (Corpse Princess)
• Peter Smith (The Goth)
• Kagero (Naruto)
• Hidan (Naruto)
• Queenie (American Horror Story: Coven)
• Cutter (Irredeemable)
• Szayelaporro Granz (Bleach)
• The Bleeding Image (Marvel Comics); persona of Legion.
• Maguilty Sense Magic users (Fairy Tail); via Sensorial Link Inducement
  • Meredy
• Shibuki Shibushi (Medaka Box)
• Hoodude Voodoo (Monster High)
• Illyasviel von Einzbern (Fate/Kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA)
• Avenger (Fate/Hollow Ataraxia)
• Vince (Voodoo Vince)
• Dan of Steel/Steely Dan (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Lovers
• Thunder McQueen (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); via Highway to Hell
• Merry Nightmare (Yumekui Merry); when borrowing Yumeji's body
• Alphonso Hargreeves/Number Four (The Umbrella Academy)
• Mirror Demon (Mirrors); via possessing its victim's reflection
• Carpaccio ("Mashle: Magic and Muscle")

Gallery

Queenie (American Horror Story: Coven/Hotel) is a human voodoo doll, so if someone inflicts pain on her or she inflicts pain on herself, the pain is transferred to another.

Dan of Steel/Steely Dan (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Lovers

The Bleeding Image (Marvel Comics) utilizing his ability against Rogue.

Alphonso Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy) can reflect damage he takes towards his attackers, making them hurt themselves.