Soul Absorption

"So I've taken a few hundred souls - big deal!"

― Snatcher (A Hat in Time)

"But despite your incarnation, too much of your essence is still bound up in your city and its people. It's unfortunate, but I have no other way to separate you. But it's all right. This was never about them. I've taken apart hundreds of mortal souls. They have nothing left to teach me."

― The Collector (Aurora (2019))

The power to devour subjects as souls. Sub-power of Soul Manipulation. Variation of Absorption.

Also Called[]

Dementor's Kiss (Harry Potter)
Soul/Spirit Collection/Consumption/Draining/Harvesting/Robbery/Stealing/Sucking/Theft

Capabilities[]

The user can absorb/devour individuals as souls, while removing them 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 a power source, etc., either temporarily or permanently.

Common advantages include adding the target's skills and abilities to users or using the absorbed souls to augment the user's own powers.

Applications[]

Absorbing Regeneration
Apparition Materialization
Assimilation Shield
Death Inducement
Energy Empowerment
Enhanced Condition/Supernatural Condition
Knowledge Absorption
- Memory Absorption
Mind Absorption
Life-Force Absorption
Power Absorption
Psychometry
Soul Carrier
- Multiple Souls
Soul Empowerment
Soul Energy Absorption
Soul Metabolization
Soul Removal
Reincarnation Denial
Obtain access to items hidden in the soul, like Soul-Bound Weapon.

Variations[]

Sleeping Soul Stealing

Associations[]

Absorption
Afterlife Prevention
Death Inducement
Death Empowerment
Life Reduction
Mind Absorption
Reincarnation Denial
Shapeshifting to the absorbed soul's former shape.
Soul Channeling
Soul Destruction
Soul Manipulation
Soul Mutilation

Limitations[]

May be limited to how much one can absorb.
May have a limit for how many souls one can contain.
May have limited range, including touch only.
May unintentionally gain Divided Mind due to souls having separate sentient minds.
May have to continually absorb souls to survive.
Soulless entities are immune.
May only be able to absorb certain kinds of souls, such as supernatural beings.
Absorbing the captured into the user's self may pose some inconsistencies, as that would then mean that at least two souls must now inhabit the same physical body.
While the user could also absorb elemental-based spirits without any difficulty, most elements can be extremely dangerous for the user to absorb, resulting in nasty outcomes. For example, if the user happens to absorb a soul that is of poisonous origin, the user could suffer and then physically die.
Users of Soul Restoration, Absolute Restoration/Flawless Restoration can restore souls, especially fitting them back into their bodily vessels.
Users of either Eternal Soul, Absorption Immunity and Soul Anchoring are immune.
- Offensive Immunity
Absorption Negation

Known Users[]

See Also: Your Soul Is Mine.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Arrancars (Bleach)
- Yammy Llargo; via Gonzui
Bounts (Bleach)
Hollows (Bleach)
Muramasa (Bleach)
Yhwach (Bleach)
Dolmeck (Cutey Honey)
Millennium Earl (D.Gray-Man)
Izanami/Yin (Darker than Black)
Franmalth (Fairy Tail)
Wraith (Fairy Tail: 100 Year Quest)
Father (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Laura (Goblin Hill/Why did you come to Goblin Hill?)
Vampires (Hellsing)
- Alucard
- Seras Victoria
Heewon (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
Kikyo (InuYasha)
Daniel J. D'Arby (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Osiris
Telence T. D'Arby (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Atum
Enrico Pucci (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); via Whitesnake
Demons (Kuroshitsuji)
Users of Shinigami (Naruto)
Nagato/Pain (Naruto); via the Ningendo/Human Path
Fuka (Naruto)
Valbanill (The Sacred Blacksmith)
Five Grand Elemental Spirits (Shaman King)
Demons (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Brynhildr (Shinmai Maou no Testament)
Hadou Gods (Shinza Bansho)
Soul Eater Evans (Soul Eater)
Inga (Un-Go)
D (Vampire Hunter D)
Left Hand (Vampire Hunter D)
Kaito Tenjo (Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal); via Photon hand
Gouki (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Shishiwakamaru (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Yu Kaito (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Hoaqin (Tower of God)
White (Tower of God)
Charlotte linlin/Big Mom (One Piece)

Comics/Cartoons[]

Fabrication Machine (9); via Talisman
Hunson Abadeer (Adventure Time)
Marceline Abadeer (Adventure Time)
Jasmine (American Dragon: Jake Long)
Liss Hubble (Angel: After the Fall)
Knuckles the Echidna/Enerjak of Dark Mobius (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Megatron (Beast Wars)
Charmcaster (Ben 10)
The Beldam (Coraline)
Trigon (DC Comics)
Mrs. Pollywinkle (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
Ogdru Jahad (Hellboy/BPRD)
Spawn (Image Comics)
Kai (Kung Fu Panda)
Nadakhan (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via Djinn Blade
Skylor (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
Selene (Marvel Comics)
Soul-Eaters (Marvel Comics)
- Devondra
- Spurrgog the Hell-Breather
Walker (Marvel Comics)
David Haller/Legion/Styx (Marvel Comics)
Mephisto (Marvel Comics)
Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
Shuma-Gorath (Marvel Comics)
Zarathos (Marvel Comics)
Enid (OK K.O! Let's Be Heroes)
The Drunn (Raya and the Last Dragon)
Demongo (Samurai Jack)
Meteora Butterfly/Miss Heinous (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
Kavaxas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
Opticarns (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage)
Soulvex (Undertaker comics)
Keradon The Soulbender (Wetworks)
The Darkness (Witchblade/Top Cow)
Jackie Estacado (Witchblade/Top Cow)
Spirit Drinker (X-Men: The Animated Series)

Folklore/Mythology[]

Nalusa Chito (Choctaw Mythology)
Soul Eaters (Folklore)

Literature/Web Original[]

Saya Terumi (Bloodedge Experience); via Soul Eater
Zalgo (Creepypasta)
Elluka Clockworker (The Evillious Chronicles)
Dementors (Harry Potter)
Darth Vitiate (Star Wars Legends); via Ritual of Nathema
Kore (Goblins: Life Through Their Eyes)
Glaistig Uaine (Worm)
Various Spirits (Magium)
- Selkram
- Ulruk
- Various Banshees
  - Arraka
  - Illuna

Live Television/Movies[]

Soul Eaters (Angel)
The Beast (Angel)
D'Hoffryn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Kathy Newman (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Mok'tugar Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Donna Gilchrist (Being Human)
Armand the Necromancer (Charmed)
Angel of Death (Charmed)
Guardian Demons (Charmed)
Soul Collectors (Charmed)
Lord Marshal Zhylaw (The Chronicles of Riddick)
Morgan Sinclair (The Curse of King Tut's Tomb)
Set (The Curse of King Tut's Tomb)
Mirror Demon (The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang)
Nie Xiaoqian (The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang)
Alexia (Los Protegidos)
Stephanie (My Babysitter's a Vampire); via Symbol Magic and Spell Casting
Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Splitface (Power Rangers Samurai)
Halloween Hound (Spooky Buddies); via Howl Breath
Castiel (Supernatural)
The Darkness/Amara (Supernatural)
Famine (Supernatural)
Crocottas (Supernatural)
Shtrigas (Supernatural)
Soul Eaters (Supernatural)
Migar Prisoners (Tracker)
Darkness (Twitches)
Arcadius (The Vampire Diaries)

Video Games[]

Sergei (Asura's Wrath)
The Gohma (Asura's Wrath)
Ragna the Bloodedge (Blazblue); via Soul Eater
Edward Richtofen (Call of Duty: Black Ops III); via Summoning Key.
Dracula (Castlevania)
Soma Cruz (Castlevania)
Dmitrii Blinov (Castlevania)
Dante (Dante's Inferno)
Vulgrim (Darksiders)
Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)
Soul Bees (Darkstalkers)
Q-Bee (Darkstalkers)
War (Darkstalkers)
Several characters (Dark Souls series)
Several characters (Demon's Souls)
Dante (Devil May Cry)
Vergil (Devil May Cry)
Malthael (Diablo)
Doom Slayer (Doom (2016)/Doom Eternal); souls of those he has killed
Mages (The Elder Scrolls); via Soul Gems and Soul Trap spells.
Alduin (The Elder Scrolls)
Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls); limited to dragon souls.
- Miraak
- The Last Dragonborn
Lu/Ciel (Elsword)
Soul Eaters (Evil Dead Regeneration)
Seymour Guado (Final Fantasy X)
Grima (Fire Emblem)
Hades (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
Hades (God of War); via the Claws of Hades
Kratos (God of War); via the Claws of Hades
Soul Devourers (God of War)
Soul Eaters (God of War)
Vessels (Hollow Knight)
Bayonetta (Bayonetta); Via Shuraba, your other weapons and summons
Herrscher of the Void (Honkai Impact 3rd)
Swain (League of Legends)
Kain (Legacy of Kain)
Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
Saradin vampires (Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun)
Demise/The Imprisoned (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat)
Ermac (Mortal Kombat)
Sindel (Mortal Kombat)
Revenant Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat)
Cortez (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
Black Hoshipon (Patapon 2)
Reaper (Patapon 3)
Death (Patapon 3)
The Moon Bear King (The Puppeteer)
Dr. Jack Bright (SCP Foundation)
Undead Imaginators (Skylanders)
Nightmare (Soulcalibur)
Aloysius Kallig (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
Necalli (Street Fighter)
Saigyou Ayakashi (Touhou Project)
Shion (Len'en Project)
Any monster (Undertale); can't absorb the soul of another monster
Any human (Undertale); can't absorb the soul of another human
Flowey (Undertale)
Soul Eater (Valkyrie Crusade)
Amduscias (Valkyrie Crusade)
Vesanis (League Of Legends)
Ahri The Nine Tails Fox (League Of Legends)
Illaoi The Kraken Priestess (League Of Legends)
Holy Grail vessels (TYPE-MOON)
- Illyasviel von Einzbern
- Irisviel von Einzbern
- Sakura Matou
Hanzo ("Mobile Legends:Bang Bang")
The Knight ("Hollow Knight")
Reyna (VALORANT)
X ("Sonic.exe")
Die Ewigkeit users/Apostles (Dies Irae)

Known Objects[]

The Talisman (9)
Alpha Rune (Ben 10)
Soul Taker (Beware The Batman)
Summoning Key (Call of Duty: Black Ops III)
Dragon Blade (Charmed)
Crystal Sword (Charmed)
Agape Ring (Dark Souls II)
Soul Gems (The Elder Scrolls series)
Azura's Star/The Black Star (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
Mournblade and Stormbringer (The Elric Saga)
Claws of Hades (God of War)
Gehaburn (Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2)
Kalista's The Black Spear (League of Legends)
Thresh's Soul Lantern (League of Legends)
The Soul Reaver (Legacy of Kain)
Djinn Blade/Sword of Souls (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Soul Stone/Gem (Marvel Comics)
Various artifacts (Minecraft Dungeons)
Cubile Animus (My Babysitter's a Vampire)
Daemon Ritus (Scooby-Doo 2002 film)
Brynhildr (Shinmai Maou no Testament) formerly a Valkryie who collected souls for the Chief Gods before being corrupted and sealed inside of a demon sword.
Soul Edge (Soulcalibur)
The Collector (Tracker)
The Transistor (Transistor)
Anima Aucupe (Witches of East End)
Orb of Baast (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Charms (Hollow Knight)
- Soul Catcher
- Soul Eater
- Grubsong
- Dream Wielder
- Kingsoul

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