The ability to reduce the powers of oneself or others. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation. Variation of Reduction. Opposite to Power Augmentation and Upgrading. Superior version of Power Dilution.
Also Called
- Break-Down
- Elemental Power Reduction
- Power/Ability Dampening/Weakening/Cutting/Rebate/Devaluating/Decrease/Shrinkage/Abatement
Capabilities
The user can reduce the potency of powers around oneself or others. Note that the user of this power cannot turn off the powers altogether, but simply decrease what exist, no matter how weak or powerful they are.
Applications
- Condition Reduction
- Effectiveness Negation
- Potential Reduction
- Power Deactivation
- Power Dilution
- Power Level Division
- Power Negation
- Quality Reduction
Techniques
Variations
- Connection Removal
- Energy Dilution
- Healing Factor Nullification
- Magic Negation
- Powerlessness Inducement
- Power Level Separation
- Power Erasure
- Power-Erasing DNA
- Power Reduction Field
- Psionic Negation
- Size Reduction
- Sound Nullification
- Spell Mitigation
- Supernatural Arts Reduction
- Superpower Devolution
- Telepathic Dilation
Associations
Limitations
- Usually temporary. (but it depends on how you get the power)
- May have limited range, including touch only.
- May indiscriminately weaken both allies and enemies.
- May be limited to reducing at certain places or times.
Known Users
- Cicada (Arrowverse); with Lightning Dagger
- Power Negation Users (Danny Phantom)
- Desiree
- Skulktech 9.9
- Undergrowth
- Aquaman (DC Comics); as the Waterbearer
- Cameron Chase (DC Comics)
- Pale Vicars (DC Comics)
- Mikhail Arkadin/Pozhar (DC Comics)
- Rose Wilson/Ravager (DC Comics); formerly
- Zade (DC Comics)
- Nega Chin (Fairly Odd Parents)
- Souls in the River Styx (God of War)
- Maiho Kurioka (Maburaho)
- Ambient-Energy Dampening Actualization Module Unit Zero (Marvel Comics)
- Caretaker (Marvel Comics)
- Chance (Marvel Comics)
- Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Claudine Renko/Ms. Sinister (Marvel Comics)
- Leech (Marvel Comics)
- Zachary/Amp (Marvel Comics)
- Kim Il Sung/Scrambler (Marvel Comics)
- Miltonduff (Mokushiroku no Yonshiki/Four Knights of the Apocalypse);via Weakness
- Setsuyaku No.1 (No.1 Sentai Gozyuger)
- Joe Junkee/Joe Eyeball (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987)
- Garson Grunge/Muckman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987)
- Ollerus (Toaru Majutsu no Index); via Turn into a fairy spell
- Fiamma of the Right (Toaru Majutsu no Index); via Turn into a fairy spell
- Othinus (Toaru Majutsu no Index); via Turn into a fairy spell
- Hidden Moon (Valiant Entertainment)
Known Objects
- Relic's Technologies (DC Comics)
- Warworld (DC Comics)
- Worm Eaters (Dead Man Wonderland)
- Various Ghost Hunting Gadgets (Danny Phantom)
- Blade of Olympus (God of War)
- Quirk Destroying Drug (My Hero Academia)
- Power Dampeners (Marvel Comics)
- Power Gem (Marvel Comics)
- S.P.I.N Tech (Marvel Comics)
- Sea-Prism Stone/Seastone (One Piece)
- Sea-Prisim Cuffs
- Nanashaku Jitte
- Energy Dampaning Capsule (Wildstorm Comics)
Known Events
- Fimbulwinter (God of War)
Gallery
Ghost Hunting Gadgets like the Specter Deflector (Danny Phantom) can weaken a ghost and their abilities when they come in contact with it or by simply wearing it. It allows it wearers to avoid any paranormal effects that are caused by powerful ghosts.
Skulktech 9.9's (Danny Phantom) suit can fire special ghost rays that can short out Danny's powers and briefly revert him to his human form.
Warworld (DC Comics) an infamous megastructure which Mongul outfitted with lantern energy dampening technologies.
Rose Wilson/Ravager (DC Comics)
Zade (DC Comics)
Kim Il Sung/Scrambler (Marvel Comics)
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Mikhail Arkadin/Pozhar (DC Comics)
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Claudine Renko/Ms. Sinister (Marvel Comics)
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Zachary/Amp (Marvel Comics)
Kheran Dampener Capsules (Wildstorm Comics) can weaken the energy levels of Kheran superpowers for short intervals.
Smoker's Nightstick (One Piece) has a bit of Sea-Prism Stone/Seastone in the tip for negating and weakening Devil Fruit power users.
(Wakfu) that object can block magical powers of others.
Vulcan (Marvel Comics) could apparently use his powers to override those of another person's mutagenic aura by manipulating the electrical current of their brain, making them temporarily unable to use them. He can drain mutants of their powers, additionally using this ability to incapacitate people.