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The power to absorb the health and life of others and make it one’s own. Combination of Power Absorption and Life-Force Manipulation. A variation of Absorption.
Also Called
- Life Draining
- Life Energy Absorption
- Life-Force Drainage
- Life-Force Draining
- Life Force Siphoning
- Vitality Absorption
- Plunder
Capabilities
User regains health and vitality while the victim declines in their vigor. If the target has a superpower, the user can absorb them well. Extended drain may result in extended or permanent effects, or even death.
Applications
Variations
- Aura Absorption: absorb the auras of others.
- Biological Absorption: absorb the biomass of others into one's own body.
- Blood Consumption: consume the blood and/or bodily fluids of others.
- Soul Energy Absorption: absorb energy from the souls of others.
Associations
- Absorption
- Blood Empowerment
- Life-Force Manipulation
- Memory Absorption
- Power Absorption
- Time Theft
- Vampire Physiology
Limitations
- May be involuntary or constantly active.
- May need physical touch.
Known Users
- Omega Red (Marvel)
- Most Characters/Creatures (Final Fantasy)
- Pokémon with Leech Life or related moves (Pokémon)
- Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
- Jiangshis/Chi Vampires (Chinese Mythology)
- Cole MacGrath (inFamous)
- David Warner (inFamous)
- Queen Ravenna (Snow White and the Huntsman)
- Linda Tavara (Heroes)
- Kessler/Alternate Future Cole (inFamous)
- Javna (Charmed)
- Necron (Charmed)
- Parasite Demons (Charmed)
- Spider Demons (Charmed)
- Selene (Marvel)
- Rogue (Marvel)
- Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
- Imhotep (The Mummy)
- The Ghostmaker (Torchwood)
- Paragon (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
- Kevin Levin (Ben 10)
- Aggregor (Ben 10)
- Osmosians (Ben 10)
- Michael Morningstar/Darkstar (Ben 10)
- Mad Mod - Through use of jeweled cane (Teen Titans)
- Mem Aleph (Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey)
- Shibuya (Code: Breaker)
- Sakurakouji Sakura (Code: Breaker)
- Beelzebub (Code: Breaker)
- Houkabe (Code: Breaker)
- Inca Mummy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Kungai Demons with Tak horn (Angel)
- Soul Eaters (Angel)
- Severin (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine)
- Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Lou Landers/Hourglass (Superhero Movie)
- Metroid species (Metroid)
- Riku Replica (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
- Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Non (Angel: After the Fall)
- N'rrgal (Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood)
- Nocturnus (Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Shadow Queen (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Shroobs (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)
- Slashuur (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus)
- Birdo (Super Mario series)
- Morinth (Mass Effect)
- Baby (Dragon Ball GT)
- Xion (Kingdom Hearts)
- N'Garai (Marvel Comics)
- Selene (Underworld)
- Oozes (Resident Evil: Revelations)
- Kimahri Ronso (Final Fantasy X)
- Trevor Fitzroy (Marvel Comics)
- Galactus (Marvel Comics)
- Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Cloak (Marvel Comics)
- Krakoa (Marvel Comics)
- Mephisto (Marvel Comics)
- Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
- Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
- Wyrm (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Bloodsucker (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Proteus (Marvel Comics)
- Halflife (Marvel Comics)
- Prince Wayfinder (Marvel Comics)
- Black Tarantula (Fox Feature Syndicate)
- Simone Lenoir (Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island)
- Hannibal King (Marvel Comics)
- Satana Hellstrom (Marvel Comics)
- Elric (Conan the Barbarian)
- Vivi Orunitia (Final Fantasy IX/Kingdom Hearts)
- Carnage (Marvel Comics)
- Dream Demon (Marvel Comics)
- Demitri Maximoff (Darkstalkers)
- Black Witch (DC Comics)
- Black Hand (DC Comics)
- Elixir (Marvel Comics)
- Non (Angel: After the Fall)
- Michael Pointer (House of M)
- RoboCop (RoboCop)
- Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars)
- Paperdoll (Marvel Comics)
- Galactiac (Amalgam Comics)
- Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
- Technarx (Marvel Comics)
- Mikaboshi (Marvel Comics)
- Count Dracula (Dracula)
- Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
- Aswang (Marvel Comics)
- Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers)
- Skeletor (Masters of the Universe)
- Berserker (Marvel Comics)
- Captain Universe (Marvel Comics)
- Blade Doppelganger (Marvel Comics)
- Chi Creature (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Makuta Krika (Bionicle)
- Airi (Queen's Blade)
- Rune of Punishment (Suikoden IV)
- Vladimir (League of Legends)
- Will Vandom & Nerissa (W.I.T.C.H.); Quintessence, the lifeblood essence of life itself
- Fox demons (Japanese/Korean/Chinese mythology)
- Lifestealer (DoTA 2)
- Tohno Akiha (Tsukihime)
- Network (Armed With Wings)
- Rozen Maidens (Rozen Maiden)
- Kratos (God of War series)
- Tamao Ichinose and the Swim Club (Rosario+Vampire)
- Fiona Goode (American Horror Story)