Energy Absorption

The power to absorb various forms of energy and utilize it in some way. Sub-power of Energy Manipulation. Variation of Absorption and Elemental Absorption.

Also Called[]

• Energetic Battery
• Energy Absorber

Capabilities[]

The user can absorb various forms of energy, while removing it 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 power source etc., either temporarily or permanently.

Applications[]

Techniques[]

• Absolute Energy Absorption
• Remote Energy Absorption

Variations[]

Associations[]

• Absorption
• Alien Physiology
• Bionic Physiology
  • Android Physiology
    • Biodroid Physiology
• Elemental Absorption
• Energy Assimilation
• Energy Manipulation
• Energy Negation
• Energy Sourcing
• Superior Human Physiology
  • Energy Human Physiology
• Telekinesis

Limitations[]

• Can't absorb self-generated energy.
• May have limited range, including touch only.
• May be limited to how much one can absorb.
  • Overloading: Too much power could result in incapacitation, corruption or death, Explosion.
  • Overuse: Using more power than stored may exhaust the user after expending too much energy.
  • Under Loading: User may not be in a position to absorb power for some time, causing them to deplete their power supply. Attackers who know of the weakness may hide or wait until the absorber has little or no energy left and take them to a secure location when they are weakened.
  • Crossed Energies: If the person has a specific energy absorption (such as kinetic, electric, or solar energy) other energies may be in-absorbable.
• May not absorb energy for sustenance.
• Absorption Immunity/Absorption Negation

Known Users[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Movies[]

• Godzilla (Godzilla/MonsterVerse)
• King Ghidorah (Godzilla)
• Meganulon/Meganula (Godzilla)
  • Megaguirus
• Tutaminis Users (Star Wars)
• Bishop (X-Men film series)
• Sebastian Shaw (X-Men film series)
• Rogue (X-Men film series)
• Vuk (X-Men film series)
• Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
• Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
• Dr. Stephen Strange/Strange Supreme (Marvel Cinematic Universe/What If ...?)
• Monica Rambeau/Photon (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
• Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)

Cartoons / Comics[]

Literature[]

• Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians)

Live Television[]

Video Games[]

Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original[]

• Remi (unOrdinary)
• Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
• Adam Taurus (RWBY)
• Shadow Hand (RWBY)
• Dragon, Summer's Exile/Gaoler's Hubris/The Last Dragon/Reptilia Supernus/Levon Tarasque/Exile of the Flesh/The Recalcitrant Prodigal Son/Death's Mother/Leviathan/Atanti-ql-Paneu/SCP-682 - Hard-To-Destroy-Reptile (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1887 - Quantum Mechanic (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2925 - Sphere of Influence (SCP Foundation)
• Olympia (SCP Foundation)

Other[]

• Vorahk (BIONICLE)

Known Objects[]

• Axonite (Doctor Who)
• Blue Crystal (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); when combined with Chronosteel
• Chronosteel (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via Elemental Absorption and Power Absorption, only generated Elemental Energy.
• Chakra Armour (Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow)
• Yo-Kai Watches (Yo-Kai Watch Films); via Power Absorption only generated Yō-kai energy
• Infinite Kujaku Armour (Naruto)
• Samehada (Naruto)
• Gravity Gloves (Half-Life)

Known Powers[]

• Force Alive (Bakugan Original Series)
• Kazami Style-Fire Illusion (Bakugan Original Series)
• Power Ditch (Bakugan Original Series)
• Tutaminis (Star Wars franchise)

Gallery[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) absorbing Kurama's chakra from Naruto.

Yhwach (Bleach) using Auswählen to take the powers, and life-force, of other Quincy to empower himself, or to revive his fallen Sternritter elites.

Uryu (Bleach) like all Quincies can absorb Reishi to create spirit weapons or increase power.

As a Quincy, Candice Catnipp (Bleach) can manipulate reishi. With Sklaverei, she can completely dominate it & absorb it at an extremely high rate.

As a Quincy, Robert Accutrone (Bleach) using Sklaverei to absorb nearby Reishi to increase his Vollständig power and speed.

Using Sklaverei, Quincy such as Quilge Opie (Bleach) can absorb any spiritual matter around themselves...

...including other living beings.

Nozomi Kujō (Bleach) using her Arazome Shigure to absorb spiritual energy and is then free to use it as she pleases.

Ōko Yushima (Bleach) using Hajō Kūri to absorb energy and converting it into blasts...

...using Renzan: Hajō Kūri to absorb energy at a much higher scale and firing it back as destructive beams.

Kazuki Mutō (Buso Renkin) is in a state where he absorbs life force from all living beings around him, this power being like breathing that he cannot turn it off.

Victor Powered (Buso Renkin) is in a state where he absorbs life force from all living beings around him, this power being like breathing that he cannot turn it off.

Toki Fujiwara (Code:Breaker) absorbs geomagnetism to replenish his powers.

Ryugumon (Digimon) can absorb energy and redistribute it using the fins on its tail.

Android 19 (Dragon Ball Z) using the pads on his palm to absorb ki energy, taking in Son Goku's Kamehameha...

...and his ki by physical contact.

Moro (Dragon Ball Super) absorbing the life force to from anything to sustain himself, ranging from individuals to entire planets.

Son Goku (Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13) absorbing a Spirit Bomb.

Son Goku (Drgaon Ball GT) absorbing Great Ape Baby Vegeta's Revenge Death Ball Final.

Super 17 (Dragon Ball GT) has an energy absorption barrier installed in him, absorbing energy attacks to increase his own strength, even the 10x Kamehameha.

Tiir (The Legend of the Legendary Heroes) absorbing a huge blast of energy to augment his physical capabilities.

Yoroi (Naruto) absorbing Sasuke's chakra.

Nagato/Pain's Gakido/Preta Path (Naruto) using the Blocking Technique Absorption Seal to absorb chakra from a technique/jutsu...

...and uses the Gakido/Preta Path's Blocking Technique Absorption Seal to absorb chakra from a technique/jutsu.

Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto) wielding the Samehada, a sentient and ever voracious sword that can detect and eat chakra via cutting through it.

...and by merging with Samehada, to share its energy shaving function with his skin.

Madara Uchiha (Naruto) using Wood Release: Wood Dragon to drain the victims of their chakra, enough to even capture a Tailed Beast.

With her absolute mastery of chakra, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki (Naruto) can absorb chakra from any source.

Fūka (Naruto) draining Naruto's chakra using her Execution by Kiss technique, which allows her to gain his life force and elemental chakra affinity, as well as enforcing her own.

Enma (One Piece) is a legendary Katana with a mythical ability to absorb massive amounts of life energy from its user.

Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance) turns on his own Ghost Chess soldiers and absorbs them into his body.

Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) can absorb any magical power that makes contact with him.

Hamelin (Marchen Awakens Romance) can absorb the magical power from whoever hears the melody of his Darkness ÄRM, Soul Flute.

Kazuma (s-CRY-ed) is able to use the duct embedded in his Shell Bullet to absorb atmospheric traces of "Alter" energy in the local environment and redirect it into his personal reserves.

Taylean (Bakugan Original Series) can use his ability Kazami Style-Fire Illusion to absorb energy from his allies like Drago's excess energy and use it to attack his enemies.

Upon contact with any spiritual matter, Byakko (Yu Yu Hakusho) can absorb spirit energy that drains the target while making himself stronger.

Cartoons[]

Charmcaster (Ben 10)

Michael Morningstar (Ben 10)

Ultimate Aggregor (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)

Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Chromastone's energy absorption.

Omniverse Kevin (Ben 10: Omniverse) possesses feedback's energy absorption.

Shock Rock (Ben 10: Reboot)

Crystalsapiens (Ben 10 series)

Conductoids (Ben 10: Omniverse) like Feedback can Absorb Energy.

Petrosapiens (Ben 10 series)

NRG (Ben 10)

Jetray (Ben 10: Alien Force)

AmpFibian (Ben 10 Ultimate Alien)

Starchild Paul Stanley (Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery)

Gigabyte (Reboot) is a Class 5 Energy Absorbing Super Virus.

One of NOS-4-A2 (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command) powers is to drain energy from robots, machines, weapons, environmental suits, and if no other source is available, batteries. Energy is his sole source of food and serves to strengthen him.

Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom) (Danny Phantom) can either absorb energy or redirect it back at the attacker...

Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom) using his Ghost Shield to absorb the attacker's energy attacks.

Galvatron (Transformers Cybertron)

Starfire (Teen Titans)

Blackfire (Teen Titans)

When Blue Crystal (Ninjago) is combined with Chronosteel it can absorb and drain energy and elemental energy and store it as a power.

Crackler (Godzilla: The Series)

Skeetera (Godzilla: The Series)

Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Spider-Verse trilogy) can absorb electrical energy from all shapes and sizes, as in this case Miguel's suit, and upgrade his Venom Strike technique...

...create high tech energy cages and even overpower Miguel O'Hara.

Comics[]

The Entities (DC Comics) controls and absorbs emotional energy.

Lantern Power Rings (DC Comics)

Captain Atom (DC Comics)

Perpetua (DC Comics) can absorb massive amounts of energy to fuel her powers.

Sebastian Shaw (Marvel Comics) absorbs the kinetic energy of Colossus's punch and redirects back at him.

Dark Phoenix (Marvel Comics)

Guido Carosella/Strong Guy (Marvel Comics)

Victor Alverez/Power Man (Marvel Comics)

Selene (Marvel Comics) can drain the life force of beings by physical touch.

Sunspot (Marvel Comics)

Monica Rambeau (Marvel Comics) is capable of absorbing energy given her own energy form is at the right wavelength.

Speedball (Marvel Comics) makes multicolored bubbles around him to absorb and redirect kinetic energy, usually for bouncing.

Meggan (Marvel Comics)

Carol Danvors/Ms.Marvel (Marvel Comics)

Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics) is a master energy absorber to such a grand degree that he can absorb other entities.

Luke Washington (UN Comics) absorbing solar energy.

Pui Chung/Third Rail (Milestone Media/DC Comics)

Lash (Marvel Comics) has the Inhuman ability to absorb various forms of energy & convert it for various purposes.

Apocalypse (Marvel Comics) can absorb energy to empower himself, & refill/enhance his over all power.

Roger (Hellboy/Dark Horse Comics)

Live TV[]

Lana Lang (Smallville) nanites under her skin not only granted her abilities similar to those of Kryptonians, but also allow her to absorb all the energy of Kryptonite into her body…

…as she absorbs the Kryptonite radiation from a bomb into herself, but at a cost she was infected with meteorite and had to leave Clark.

Sean Kelvin (Smallville) drains Clark of his body heat.

Leo Dooley (Lab Rats) Bionic Arm grants him super strength, Laser Spheres Generation, and Energy Transference.

By focusing energy on his Ultra Holes to open them and receiving energy from a fellow Ultra, Ultraman Z Beta Smash (Ultraman series) can use Space Z to form a powerful sphere of energy that he throws at the enemy.

Literature[]

Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians) can absorb thermal and heat energy to augment his strength, stamina, and durability to superhuman levels.

Exar Kun (Star Wars) can use Tutaminis to absorb energy.

Movies[]

Sebastian Shaw (X-Men First Class) absorbing thermal energy.

Video Games[]

By using its Staff of Hunger, Vorahk (Bionicle) was able to absorb energy from others and amplify its own strength.

Tutaminis (Star Wars) is a Force technique that allows users to absorb various forms of energy. This technique is often used to redirect energy attacks of defensively absorb attacks.

Jak (Jak and Daxter) can absorb and channel the various kinds of Eco energy to incredible affect.

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII franchise) is capable of absorbing multiple forms of energy, and wielding them to his will...

...he can absorb the Lifestream's energy...

...cosmic energy...

...even energy transcendent of the universe, such as The Whispers, to which he not only absorbed, but also became their living nexus embodiment.

Cole Macgrath (Infamous)

Nergigante (Monster Hunter Series) absorbs large amounts of bioenergy off of Elder Dragons it consumes.

delsin rowe (infamous second son)

N'rrgal (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original[]

Remi (unOrdinary) absorbing John's powerful Lightning.

Videos[]

What We Do In The Shadows - Season 2 Ep. 5- Colin Drains the Office Highlight - FX-2

Colin Robinson (What We Do In The Shadows) drains both the mental and physical energy of his victims to feed.

The Team Vs Parasite - The Original Team - Young Justice Fights-2