- "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
- ― Abraham Lincoln
The ability to bestow powers upon another. Opposite to Power Erasure.
Also Called
- Ability Bestowal
- Power/Ability Dealing
- Power/Ability Distribution
- Power/Ability Granting
Capabilities
The user can give superpowers to others, either permanently or temporarily.
Applications
- Ability Recharging
- Power Activation
- Power Restoration - By granting the same erased power.
Variations
- Charisma Bestowal
- Divine Power Bestowal
- Enhancement Calling
- Flame Shield
- Future Sight Bestowal
- Immortality Bestowal
- Invulnerability Bestowal
- Magic Bestowal
- Mental Shield Creation
- Nigh Omnipotence Bestowal
- Omniscience Bestowal
- Power Immunity Bestowal
- Regeneration Bestowal
- Summon Bestowal
- Travel Bestowal
Associations
- Ability Creation
- Chemical-Based Powers
- Conversion
- Lightning Induced Powers
- Meteorite Induced Powers
- Self-Power Bestowal
- Superpower Manipulation
- Title Bestowal
- Vocifery
Limitations
- In some cases the powers granted are based on the subject's DNA structure, so the user can't choose powers to give (See Ability Creation).
- Low-level Users can only grant powers that last for a limited time.
- The powers the user gives may come with psychological or physical detriments
- May be able to bestow only certain types of powers.
- Bestowed powers may be entirely random.
- Target may need certain qualities/accomplishments beforehand.
Known Users
- Phantom (Date A Live)
- Calamity (The Reckoners Trilogy)
- Danny Ferrell (4400)
- Kagura Tennōzu (Speed Grapher)
- Mikan Sakura (Gakuen Alice)
- Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians)
- Akuro/Mitama (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Latifah Fullanza (Amagi Brilliant Park)
- Leon Nunez (Marvel Comics)
- Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)
- Power Broker (Marvel Comics)
- The Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics)
- Dr. Doom (Marvel Comics)
- Dormammu (Marvel Comics)
- Galactus (Marvel Comics); via Power Cosmic
- Mithra (Asura's Wrath)
- Synergy (Wildstorm)
- Kali (Charmed)
- Avatars (Charmed)
- The Woogyman (Charmed)
- Elders (Charmed)
- Witches (Charmed); via Spell Casting
- Kevin (Charmed); via Thought Projection
- Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
- C2 (Code Geass)
- Captain Marvel, Black Adam, and Shazam (DC Comics)
- Trigon (DC Comics)
- Raven (Teen Titans Go!)
- Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon)
- Shinigami (Bleach)
- Joseph Bertrand III (inFamous 2)
- Cole MacGrath (inFamous 2); Evil Ending
- Van Kleiss (Generator Rex)
- Ragtag (Static Shock)
- Othala (Worm)
- Philemon (Shin Megami Tensei: Persona)
- Loophole (Wild Cards)
- Izanami (Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4)
- Him (Powerpuff Girls)
- Him (Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z)
- Crimson Chin (Fairly Odd Parents)
- AdamFenix (Super/Lette)
- Devon Coven (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- The First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Fujiwara Nenene (Code: Breaker)
- The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
- Mata Nui (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype 2)
- Palutena (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Viridi (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Anna (Hiling)
- Mavis Vermillion (Fairy Tail)
- Silver Fullbuster (Fairy Tail)
- Celestial Spirit King (Fairy Tail)
- Miaka Yūki (Fushigi Yûgi)
- Yui Hongo (Fushigi Yûgi)
- Suzuno Osugi (Fushigi Yûgi)
- Takiko Okuda (Fushigi Yûgi and Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden)
- Lion Turtles (Avatar: The Last Aibender/The Legend of Korra)
- Wizards of Black Circle (Winx Club)
- Ethereal Fairies (Winx Club)
- Cleff (Magic Knight RayEarth)
- Gurrotto (Marina)
- Victoria Raymundo (Marina)
- Harimon (Krystala)
- Jacob (Lost)
- The Storm (MisFits); via lightning strike.
- Alex (MisFits); by sexual intercourse, after he took ecstacy.
- Azazel (Supernatural); via dripping his blood into babies' mouths.
- The Man in the Moon (Rise of the Guardians)
- Algernon (UN Comics)
- Yellow (Pokemon Adventures); via Viridian Forest
- Azami (Kagerou Days)
- Professor Crumbs (Wizards of Waverly Place)
- The Outsider (Dishonored)
- Daud (Dishonored)
- Vera Moray (Dishonored)
- Delilah Copperspoon (Dishonored)
- Lord Hades (The End)
- Slenderman (Slendermythos)
- Galactic Layline (Outlaw Star)
- Honoka Takamiya (Witch Craft Work)
- The Annihilator (Mighty Med)
- Grim (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
- Jadoo (Koi...Mil Gaya)
- Shinichi Ozaki (Godzilla: Final Wars)
- John White/The Beast (Infamous 2)
- Deus Ex Machina (Future Diary)
- Yhwach (Bleach)
- Cain (Supernatural)
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
- Hawk Moth (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Puppeteer (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Onomatopoeia (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Polpo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5); via his Stand, Black Sabbath
- Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Trigon (Teen Titans)
- All Might (My Hero Academia)
Known Objects
- Promicin (The 4400)
- Moon Rings (Mako Mermaids)
- Infuser (Megamind)
- Training wands (Wizards of Waverly Place)
- Ancient Urn (Charmed); contains the divine powers of godhood
- The Formula (Heroes)
- Training Necklaces (Balala Fairies)
- The Ray Sphere (Infamous)
- Devil Fruits (One Piece)
- Camp Bloodbath (The Final Girls)
- Butterfly/Moth Miraculous (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Space-Time Feather (Valkyrie Crusade)
- The Bow and Arrows (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Black Particles (Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z)
- Charlotte (Charlotte); gives random superpowers to teens/adolescents that wear out once they reach adulthood
Known Locations
- Moon Pool (H2O: Just Add Water/Mako Mermaids)
Gallery
Ragtag (Static Shock) can give powers to others, but they are only temporary.
Upon arriving on Earth, Akuro (Alive: The Final Evolution) granted many humans special powers, at the cost of including suicidal urges that most find hard to resist.
The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
The First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) merges with Caleb to grant him superhuman strength and durability.
Mata Nui (Bionicle) gave his fellow Glatorian warriors elemental powers of fire, water, and wind
Kagura Tennōzu (Speed Grapher) carries a virus that can be transmitted to grant people's desires
Harimon (Krystalia) has the power to bestow powers to others using the power of his red stones.
While under a blue sun, Superman (DC Comics) develops "Superman Vision" that enables him to grant Kryptonian powers to others...
...as demonstrated here on Jonathan Kent.
When Alex (Misfits) took ecstasy, the powers he took will be given to the person he had sex with, similar to Seth, but, he gives all the powers he took away.
Mikan Sakura (Gakuen Alice) can insert Alices at will.
Cain (Supernatural) transfers the Mark of Cain to Dean Winchester, granting him Demonic Power Immunity and the power to wield the First Blade.
The Formula (Heroes)
Devil Fruits (One Piece)
Onomatopoeia's (Valkyrie Crusade) words can give power.
An Space-Time Feather (Valkyrie Crusade) can grant time-traveling powers.
With the power of the Butterfly/Moth Miraculous, Hawk Moth (Miraculous Ladybug) has the power to turn others into supervillains, bestowing on them an arsenal of unique superpowers.
Puppeteer (Miraculous Ladybug) is able to possess anyone who's doll she possesses. Should the doll be of a purified supervillain, they regain their villain identity along with their powers.
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Him (Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z) is able to create black dust, a mass of evil particles that are able to turn normal people or objects into supervillains, along with their own set of superpowers and persona.