- "What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger."
- ― Friedrich Nietzsche
- "As long as the nucleus in my head is intact, my body can continue to regenerate. And a nice benefit of this most recent rebirth is... thanks to the Saiyan cells in me, I grow stronger after every near-fatal injury."
- ― Cell, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
The power to recover from any damage and grow much stronger. Variation of Supernatural Regeneration.
Also Called[]
- Crying Warmonger (Nasuverse)
- Empowering Regeneration
- Recovery Empowerment/Affinity
- Regenerative Affinity
- Regenerative Evolution
Capabilities[]
User can recover from virtually any damage almost instantly, growing substantially stronger in the process. Reckless users may even damage/destroy themselves to accelerate their empowerment even further.
Applications[]
- Adaptive Regeneration
- Incorporative Regeneration
- Mutative Regeneration
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Nigh-Absolute/Absolute Regeneration
- Weaponized Body
Variations[]
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Effects may be temporary
- User may be vulnerable to neutralization methods that cause no damage.
- Powers capable of causing instant death may be able to bypass this ability.
- The endless reconstruction/upgrading may chip away the user's humanity.
- Healing Factor Nullification can prevent the user from regenerating.
- Might be partially countered by Healing Impairment.
Known Users[]
- Mohra Demons (Angel)
- Slug Count (Berserk)
- Gerard Valkyrie (Bleach); via "The Miracle"
- Priscilla (Claymore)
- Makina Hoshimura (Corpse Princess)
- All Shikabane Hime (Corpse Princess); after killing 108 Shikabane
- Gozu (Area D-Inou Ryouiki)
- Genocyber (Genocyber)
- Bruce Banner/The Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Doomsday (DC Comics)
- Evangelion Mark. 09 (Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo)
- Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
- Meta Cooler (Dragon Ball Z)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball Z); via Zenkai
- Goku Black (Dragon Ball Super); via Zenkai
- Phoenix Ikki (Saint Seiya)
- Spartacus (TYPE-MOON); via Crying Warmonger
- Tennyo (Whateley Academy)
- Waylon Jones/Killer Croc (Arkham Game Series)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics)
- Allen the Alien (Image Comics)
- SCP-682 (Hard-to-Destroy Reptile) ("SCP")