- "When was it that the transformation to the legendary warrior of the Saiyan race was reduced to a child's plaything?!"
- ― Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z
- "It's strange. For the longest time, I've been watching this boy. Just as Ri Boku-sama did. Observing him mature... His growth but... his rate of growth has been... Far greater than anything we predicted. Just when did he reach this level of strength?!"
- ― Kei Sha on Li Xin during their duel, Kingdom
- "Prowl you have progressed so quickly you could be my greatest student if you can master the basic principles of Processor-over-Matter."
- ― Master Yoketron to Prowl, Transformers Animated
The ability to develop skills, traits, and abilities faster and more effectively than normal people can. Sub-power of Enhanced Potential, Child Prodigy, Old Prime, and Instant Learning. Not to be confused with Accelerated Aging, Accelerated Muscle Development, Growth Acceleration, Accelerated System Development, and Self-Power Augmentation.
Also Called
- Advanced Growth Rate
- Enhanced Development
- Fast Learner
- Prodigy Syndrome
- Rapid Adaptability/Learning/Personal Growth
- Quick Learning Ability/Speed
Capabilities
Users can improve their natural abilities far faster and to a greater extent or beyond the limitations of other members of their species. This applies at a genetic level, allowing the body to keep up with the user's own rapidly developing skills/physical attributes, and at an intellectual level, to which their mind/mental capabilities can develop beyond their normal limits. Users with superpowers benefit the same way, as this power even allows them to awaken any latent abilities within them.
As a result, user can (eventually) benefit from training that would otherwise cripple or kill a normal human being.
Applications
- Ability Transcendence
- Accelerated Activity
- Accelerated Body
- Accelerated Maturity
- Accelerated Movement
- Accelerated Muscle Development
- Accelerated Reprogramming
- Accelerated Sequence
- Accelerated System Development
- Accelerated Tasking
- Accelerated Thought Process
- Action Empowerment
- Desired Ability Manifestation
- Hyper/Omnicompetence in a fraction of the time required.
- Limitation Transcendence
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Condition via extensive training
- Power Activation/Potential Realization by unlocking the latent powers within them.
- Develop and amplify one's skills.
- Potentially surpass the greatest masters of your field.
Variations
Associations
- Ability Intuition
- Ability Learning
- Accelerated Aging
- Adaptive Development
- Alien Physiology
- Bionic Physiology
- Child Prodigy
- Endless Development
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Potential
- Instant Learning
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Mortality
- Old Prime
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Superior Adaptation
- Superior Human Physiology
- Video Game Mechanics
Limitations
- Power is not instantaneous; users still require time to develop skills.
- May require help to continue developing past a certain point.
- Some users may be limited to one area of expertise.
- Training is still required to maintain skills.
- May require drugs to help.
- May require a certain object, individual, concept, ritual, etc. to activate.
Known Users
See Also: Hard Work Hardly Works and Instant Expert.
Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa
- Alice Fuji (Arachnid)
- Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Uryu Ishida (Bleach)
- Yasutora "Chad" Sado (Bleach)
- Yu (The Boxer)
- Victoria (Hero Killer)
- Ihwa, the Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
- Rachel Sinclair (Hero Killer)
- Nenya (Hero Killer)
- Seiya Ryuguuin (The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious series)
- Occult Research Club (Highschool DxD)
- Cao Cao (Highschool DxD)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball series)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Wendy Marvell (Fairy Tail)
- Bell Cranel (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)
- Various Characters (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Various Characters (Gamaran)
- Chihiro Rokuhira (Kagurabachi)
- Various Characters (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Qiang Lei (Kingdom)
- Mou Ten (Kingdom)
- Wang Ben (Kingdom)
- Li Xin (Kingdom)
- Kou Yoku (Kingdom)
- Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box)
- Coordinators (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Minato Namikaze (Naruto)
- Boruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Sanji (One Piece)
- Garou (One-Punch Man)
- Saitama (One-Punch Man); via Training Regimen
- Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
- Ryoga Hibiki (Ranma 1/2)
- Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Zhen Ziqiang (Legend of Asura – The Venom Dragon)
- Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Jang Gihu (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Cheon Soso (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Yong Chorang (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Ha Dowan (Reality Quest)
- Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling); via the System; formerly
- Sung Suho (Solo Leveling: Ragnarök); via the System
- Loid Forger/Twilight (Spy x Family)
- Cid Kagenou (Minoru Kageno) (The Eminence in Shadow)
- Yu-no (Yu-No)
- Yudias Velgear (Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!)
- Suhyeon Kim (QUESTISM/PTJ Universe)
- Yun Jo (QUESTISM/PTJ Universe)
- Cheon Ma (Wolyaverse)
- Cheon Yeo Woon (Wolyaverse)
Cartoons/Comics
- Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Jasmine (Aladdin)
- Michael Holt/Mister Terrific (DC Comics)
- Thraxans (Image Comics)
- Po (Kung Fu Panda)
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- Finesse/Jeanne Foucault (Marvel Comics)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Skids (Transformers)
- Prowl (Transformers Animated)
Literature
- Chris Gordon (Demon Accords)
- Xiao Yan (Dou Po Cang Qion)
- Students at Shrek Academy (Douluo Dalu)
- Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls)
- The Young Guardians (The Young Guardians)
Live Action TV/Movies
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed)
- River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
- Guy (Free Guy)
- Chance Harbor Circle (The Secret Circle)
Video Games
- Cecil Harvey (Final Fantasy IV); after becoming a Paladin
- Gods (God of War)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear)
- Makoto Yuki (Persona 3)
- Kotone Shiomi (Persona 3)
- Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
- Ren Amamiya/Joker (Persona 5)
- Jake Muller (Resident Evil 6)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- Last Dragonborn (Skyrim)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Galen Marek/Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
- Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia,)
- Ultra V (War Of The Monsters)
Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original
- Che Heart (Ordeal)
- Sophia/Olympia/Subject/Zero/Olympia Zero/The Original/Europa (SCP Foundation)
Known Objects
- Anubis (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
- Super-Soldier Serum (Marvel Comics)
- Nano Machine (Nano Machine)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa
Alice Fuji (Arachnid) was able to become an incredibly dangerous assassin on the same level as her mentor after only two weeks of training.
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Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) grasps the basic control of advanced techniques of Bankai in 3 days where it would take several years for even the most gifted Shinigami.
Son Goten and Trunks (Dragon Ball Z) unlocked the base Super Saiyan form with ease at age 7 and 8, respectively.
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Despite his childish intellect at best, Majin Buu (Dragon Ball series) is surprisingly able to learn new techniques and tactics on the spot, even after only seeing them performed once.
Caulifla (Dragon Ball Super) is a female Saiyan from Universe 6 said to have far more potential than her older brother, an experienced warrior...
...became Super Saiyan after being instructed once...
...reached Super Saiyan 2 afterward...
...and further developed by battling against Goku in the Tournament of Power.
Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box) is naturally gifted, able to learn, memorize, recall, understand, master, and utilize anything and any skill by experiencing or observing it, within seconds, and has a limitless capacity for learning and growth.
Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) can vastly accelerate training periods using his Shadow Clone Jutsu, creating a Collective Memory he can access.
Having an incredible gift for Haki, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) was able to learn everything Silvers Rayleigh had to teach him in a year and a half despite the old veteran saying that two years was too short a time to learn the basics.
Whether its martial arts or his military career, Li Xin (Kingdom) possesses adaptability and development that can only be called monstrous...
...by the age of 14 years old, he was already a master swordsman with martial prowess that had already suppressed the norm of an average soldier of the Qin Kingdom's military...
...and quickly rose through the ranks of the Qin Military with incredible ability and talent as he attained the ranks of 100-Man Commander - 5000-Man commander in his mid to late teens...
...eventually becoming a General in his early 20s in the span of 9 years since entering the military.
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Qiang Lei (Kingdom)
While already an impressive 1000-Men Commander, Kou Yoku (Kingdom) was able to lead a hastily assembled 5000 strong army just a day after being promoted...
...and later becoming a General of Chu capable of leading over 10,000 soldiers in his mid 20s.
Mahito (Jujutsu Kaisen) has the fastest growth out of the disaster curses, learning from every fight he survives.
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Yudias Velgear (Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!)
Cartoons/Comics
Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) has incredible aptitude in the bending arts, becoming an Airbending master at age 12 and a fully realized Avatar within a year.
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Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom) is able to quickly learn some new techniques by just one look and without having any training on his part.
Michael Holt/Mister Terrific (DC Comics) has a "natural aptitude for having natural aptitudes," allowing him to easily pick up and retaining complex skills and abilities that others spend their entire lives perfecting.
As a teen, James "Bucky" Barnes (Marvel Comics) studied every combat move of Steve Rogers in a few days and was trained with the same instructors who taught him.
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Po (Kung Fu Panda)
Prowl (Transformers Animated) Cyber Ninja Skills developed so fast that he earned his signature Shurikens after training under Master Yoketron for only a short amount of time.
Live Action TV/Movies
As the Slayer, Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) possesses a natural aptitude combat and demon hunting, mastering the quarterstaff during her first lesson.
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has a natural talent in magic and witchcraft, becoming so powerful after a mere four years of practicing it that, according to Amy Madison, other magic practitioners had to "work twice as hard to be half as good."
Guy (Free Guy)
Video Games
Link (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) is a natural prodigy in various regards, able to overcome grown men in sword fights by the time he was four years old.
Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear) can learn and use any tactic after witnessing it on the battlefield, enabling him to learn CQC moves on the fly and match Big Boss in hand-to-hand combat.
Jake Muller (Resident Evil 6) picks up skills very quickly, learning advanced combat skills quickly enough to defeat several more experienced attackers...
...and learning how to speak and read fluent Chinese after a few months of listening to it.
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) has a highly impressive growth rate...
...picking up swordsmanship quickly enough to defeat a dragon and the Knights of the Round Table after a few lessons...
...and getting the knack of operating Extreme Gear quickly enough to go toe-to-toe with Jet the Hawk, the Legendary Wind Master, in his first race.
Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) is Sonic's rival and his equal in almost every regard, being able to constantly match against him...
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...as well as master various vehicles and types of machinery.
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Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia) has an impressive growth rate, becoming proficient in swordplay after only a few lessons and learning how to perform Spirit Artes instinctively.
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Makoto Yuki and Kotone Shiomi (Persona 3) are both able to develop very quickly, being able to grow their Charm, Courage and Academics to extremely high levels in under a year. Even compared to other wild care users, they are considered to have infinite potential.
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Yu Narukami (Persona 4) is able to develop very quickly, being able to grow his courage understand, diligence, expression, and knowledge to extremely high levels in under a year.
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Ren Amamiya/Joker (Persona 5) is able to develop very quickly, being able to grow his knowledge, guts, proficiency, kindness, and charm to extremely high levels in under a year.
Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original
Che Heart (Ordeal)
Videos
Guy level Up From 1 to 100 Very Fast - Free Guy-2
Cole MacGrath vs Alex Mercer (Infamous VS Prototype) - DEATH BATTLE!-2