- "Then go and scream Tatsumi with all the fire in your soul!!!!"
- ― Bulat (Akame ga Kill)
- "That's not it. It's about souls. Basically, here's the story, Sid. Someone like you who's let his soul rot can't measure up by just gaining some power, not to someone with a real soul. That's not how it works down here."
- ― Dante (Devil May Cry: The Animated Series)
- "They can forget me, for all I care. My soul will live on!!"
- ― Kozuki Oden (One Piece)
The ability to possess an uncommonly potent soul and gain highly formidable abilities as a result of the soul's power. Sub-power of Supernatural Condition. Advanced version of Enhanced Soul.
Also Called[]
- Independent Soul/Life-Force/Spirit
- Indomitable Soul/Life-Force/Spirit
- Restless Life-Force/Spirit/Soul
- Sheer Soul/Life-Force/Spirit
- Strong Life-Force/Spirit
- Superior Life-Force/Soul/Spirit
- Strong Soul
Capabilities[]
The user has a strong soul that is equivalent to the power of many souls which comes in handy in situations that test one's spiritual fortitude and grants spiritual abilities. The user's soul is unable to be bound by anything and lives free without anything holding it back. It is also strengthened by the user's sense of purpose, no matter the cost.
Applications[]
- Energetic Pressure
- Indomitable Nature
- Soul Anchoring
- Spiritual Adaptation/Elevation (Varies)
- Spiritual Power
- Strong/Symbolic Heart
- Supernatural/Absolute Life-Force
- Soulmate Connection
- Spiritual Adaptation
- Spiritual Alchemy
- Spiritual Combat
- Spirit Manipulation
- Symbolic Power Manifestation
- Unbound Soul
- Undead Soul
- Weapon Soul
- Weather Soul
- World Soul Manipulation
- Soul Lordship
- Yin & Yang Manipulation
- Extra Life Bestowal
- Greater Divinity
- Personal Soul
- Afterlife Manipulation
- Reanimation
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Though resistant, a user's soul can still be manipulated and even absorbed with enough effort
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Characters with very strong Spiritual Power (Bleach)
- Evil Dragons (Highschool DxD)
- Sairaorg Bael (Highschool DxD)
- Issei Hyoudou (Highschool DxD)
- Ryomen Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Yuji Itadori (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Senju Clan (Naruto)
- Uzumaki Clan (Naruto)
- Charlotte "Big Mom" Linlin (One Piece); via the Soru Soru no Mi
- Big Mom’s Homies (One Piece)
- Brook (One Piece); via the Yomi Yomi no Mi
- Lao G (One Piece)
- Escanor (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Kazuma (s-CRY-ed)
- Ryuho (s-CRY-ed)
- Haimura Mohora (Seiken Tsukai no World Break)
- Saviors (Seiken Tsukai no World Break)
- Mifune (Soul Eater)
- Dartz (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Yami Yugi (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Jack Atlas (Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds)
- Rimuru Tempest (That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime)
Literature
- Sauron (Tolkien’s Legendarium)
Tabletop Games
- Jander Sunstar (Forgotten Realms)
Video Games
- Asura (Asura’s Wrath)
- Gabriel Belmont (Castlevania: Lord of Shadows)
- Dante Alighieri (Dante’s Inferno)
- Furtive Pygmy (Dark Souls)
- Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight (Dark Souls)
- Gravelord Nito (Dark Souls)
- The Witch of Izalith (Dark Souls)
- S Class Nobles (Darkstalkers)
- Morrigan Aensland
- Lilith
- Jedah Dohma
- Belial Aensland
- Galnon Voshtal
- Dragons (The Elder Scrolls)
- Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Frisk (Undertale)
- Pelagos (Warcraft series); as the Arbiter
- Zovaal the Jailer (Warcraft series)
Web Series
- Huntsmen/Huntresses (RWBY)
Known Souls[]
- Lord Souls (Dark Souls)
- Strong Souls (Soul Eater)
- Witch Souls (Soul Eater)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga[]
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach) possesses such an exceedingly powerful and large amounts of Reiryoku, that he can paralyze weaker Shinigami by looking at them.
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) possesses an immense amount of Reiryoku/Spiritual Power, signifying his unusually strong soul.
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Kenpachi Zaraki's (Bleach) monstrous Reiryoku.
The top 3 Espada (Bleach)
Coyote Starrk's (Bleach) Reiryoku was so powerful and uncontrolled, lesser Hollows died from simply being in his presence.
Tier Harribel (Bleach) manifesting her immense Reiryoku.
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As a former Espada level Arrancar, Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach) has unnaturally high Reiryoku.
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As one of the oldest Shinigami in existence, Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach) has immense amounts of Reiryoku.
As a member of the Royal Guard alongside Ichibē, Ōetsu Nimaiya (Bleach) has exceptionally high Reiryoku.
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As a member of the Royal Guard, Kirio Hikifune (Bleach) has far higher than normal amounts of Reiryoku.
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Aura Michibane (Bleach) is a Fullbringer whose Reiryoku is comparable to some of the strongest Shinigami.
As the son of the Soul King and the progenitor of the Quincy race, Yhwach (Bleach) has a godly amount of Reiryoku, surpassing even the strongest Shinigami.
Evil Dragons (High School DxD) are irregular dragons who won't die even if their bodies are destroyed, being able to revive themselves as long as their souls remain active…
…Vritra, the Prison Dragon, in particular remained conscious even after his soul was split into four parts and sealed into four individual sacred gears.
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Issei Hyoudou (High School DxD) has the soul of Ddraig within him, granting him great power, strengthened passed the previous holders through his perverted mind. His soul soon received the power of the two Dragon Gods, Ophis and Great Red, as even Thanatos couldn't touch his soul.
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The Yomi Yomi no Mi/Revive-Revive Fruit (One Piece) grants its eater an inhumanly powerful soul, allowing them to come back to life once.
Brook (One Piece) using the Yomi Yomi no Mi to project his own, powerful soul, incapacitating an army of Big Mom's homies due to them possessing weak souls that aren't their own.
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Having eaten the Soru Soru no Mi/Soul-Soul fruit, Charlotte "Big Mom" Linlin (One Piece) has a very powerful soul as well.
Prometheus, Zeus and Napoleon (One Piece) were created from Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom's own soul, making them the strongest homies among her collection.
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Kazuma and Ryuho (s-CRY-ed) possess a strong, independent spirit, driven by their desire to live free without being controlled by anyone or anything.
Witch Souls (Soul Eater) are known to hold great power, making them a sought after prize to meister, weapon and kishin alike.
Dartz (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Others[]
Asura (Asura's Wrath) has a strong enough soul to escape the depth of Naraka.
Dante Alighieri (Dante's Inferno) possessed a strong enough soul to defeat Death and traverse all nine circles of Hell to save his wife, Beatrice.
When the first flame was lit, the Furtive Pygmy (Dark Souls) obtained the Dark Soul, passing it down through its descendants as Humanity.
When the first flame was lit, Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight (Dark Souls) obtained the Lord Soul of Light, using such power to fight against the dragons and become a god to the new world.
When the first flame was lit, Gravelord Nito (Dark Souls) obtained the Lord Soul of Death, using such power to fight against the dragons and become a god to the new world.
When the first flame was lit, the Witch of Izalith (Dark Souls) obtained the Lord Soul of Life, using such power to fight against the dragons and become a god of the new world.
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A Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls) is a mortal with a soul of a Dragon, the immortal, divine children/aspects of Akatosh, the god of time.
Kratos' (God of War) soul is powerful enough to escape the Underworld more than once.
Huntsmen/Huntresses (RWBY)
Frisk's (Undertale) soul is matched and fueled with determination.
The souls of all Saviors (Seiken Tsukai no World Break) are strong enough to survive eons and then reincarnate retaining memories of their old lives and their perspective and superhuman or magic abilities…
…Moroha Haimura, in particular, has a far powerful soul compared to other as it survived two lives in its third life being called an Ancient Dragon retaining his superhuman and magical powers.
Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) has a special and strong soul, maintaining his memories of his old life despite him reincarnated into a different world, something that Veldora stated has never occurred before…
…as a testament to this, Rimuru became a being comparable to the True Dragon.