The power to possess various abilities granted by specific sources. Sub-power of Power Source Manipulation. Not to be confused with Derivation or Power Derivation.
Also Called
- Power Core/Source Affinity
- Source Affinity/Empowerment
Capabilities
The user derives their powers from a singular source, an intrinsic aspect either nestled within they're very being or bestowed upon them by a supernatural force inherent in their respective universes. This source becomes the bedrock of their existence, granting them extraordinary abilities beyond the realm of ordinary beings.
Such a potent power source can manifest in various unique forms, ranging from ethereal elements to otherworldly substances. Traditionally, this energy hails from an external force that the users adeptly channel as living conduits, thus enabling them to wield innate abilities derived directly from the source.
The user's influence stretches beyond the realm of self-manipulation but also possess the remarkable capacity to control the raw power enmeshed within themselves as much controlling the substance/energy within their surroundings that can be intricately linked to the source due to its intrinsic connection to their very respective universe.
Applications
- Empowering Affinity: Draw strength directly from their source of power.
- Output Manipulation: Control, deviate and impart the amount of dynamic force delineated between different focal outlets.
- Charging Manipulation: Pass around the energy or other core source needed to fuel certain aspects of the facilities posited all around yourself.
- Charging: be your own fueling station for appliances and electronics when it calls for it.
- Charging Manipulation: Pass around the energy or other core source needed to fuel certain aspects of the facilities posited all around yourself.
- Energy Source Selection: Alter their source of power to any energy source can reformat their power source to that different energy source to adapt this varies based on the sources itself.
- Energy Sourcing: Change between different energy types to fuel one's powers and energize the various equipment users have on hand.
- Power Source Manipulation: Create, manipulate, and destroy power sources of oneself/and or others (like Power Objects, one's own Life Force, etc...) allowing them to recharge their powers, deactivate them, conserve and store them for later use, etc. What the power source varies based on the power it provides or methods of gaining superpowers, or specific sources of Powers. Not powers themselves.
- Power Source Augmentation: Enhance one’s powers using the power sources of others.
- Power Source Creation: Create and develop even form power sources to help them with their powers. They can recharge their powers, conserve and store their energy for later use, and anything else they desire.
- Power Source Removal/Restoration: Remove or restore the power sources one or those of others.
- Remote Power Source: Not needing or requiring physical contact to recharge objects/others from a distance.
Variations
Forms
- Angelic Source
- Creative Source
- Demonic Source
- Destructive Source
- Divine Spark
- Divinity
- Draconic Source
- Emotional Source
- Temporal Source
Types
- Inner Source
- Other Soul
- Personal Power Source
- Power Catalyst
- Power Via Blood
- Powers Via Chi
- Power by Color
- Power Via Gesture
- Powers via Inner Being/Inner Being Mastery
- Power Via Medium
- Powers Via Object
- Powers Via Psionics
- Powers Via Technology
- Training Regimen
- Unborn Power Channeling
Associations
- Alien Physiology
- Energy Manipulation
- Power Source Arts
- Power Source Manipulation
- Quintessence Force
- Superior Human Physiology
- Superpower Manipulation
- Transcendent Physiology
Limitations
- Power Source may be stolen.
- Destruction of the source may render the user powerless.
- Power may come at a price.
- Under certain circumstances, the destruction of the power source may destroy the user or those who gained their powers from it.
Known Users
See Also: Power Source.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Altered (Area D-Inoue Ryouiki)
- Alter Users (s-CRY-ed)
- 8 original DigiDestineds' Digimon (Digimon Adventure series)
- Veemon (Digimon Adventure 02)
- Wormmon (Digimon Adventure 02)
- Dungeon Dwellers (Dungeon Odyssey)
- Dungeon Babies (Dungeon Odyssey)
- Traces (Trace)
- Espers (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Bell Carnell (Is It Wrong to Try and Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon)
- The One Magic (Fairy Tail)
- Cheon Ma (Wolyaverse)
- Genkai (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Cartoons
- Anodites (Ben 10)
- Gwen Tennyson
- Verdona Tennyson
- Sunny Tennyson
- Supers (The Incredibles)
- All Miraculous Users (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- All Akumatized Villains (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Fairies (Winx Club)
Comics
- Melanated beings (Black Sands Entertainment)
- Kryptonians (DC Comics)
- Superman
- Supergirl
- Dru-Zod
- Speedsters (DC Comics)
- Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- Witches and Warlocks (Charmed comic); via the All
- Red Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
- Orange Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
- Sinestro Corps (DC Comics)
- Green Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
- Blue Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
- Indigo Tribe (DC Comics)
- Star Sapphire Corps (DC Comics)
- Black Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
- White Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
- Asgardians (Marvel Comics)
Folklore/Mythology
- Witches (Various)
Literature
- Naturekinds (Arkwell Academy series)
- Declan O'Carroll (Demon Accords)
Live Movies
- M-Base Beings (Godzilla: Final Wars)
- Ego (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Hela (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Live Television
- Speedsters/Speed Force Conducts (Arrowverse)
- Evolved Humans (Heroes)
- Several Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider)
- Homo Superior/Tomorrow People (The Tomorrow People)
- Power Rangers (Power Rangers)
- Specials (Rising Stars)
- Eva (The Secret Circle)
- Several Sentai Rangers (Super Sentai)
Video Games
- Armored Core pilots (Armored Core)
- Conduits (Infamous)
Known Sources
- Paths (Attack on Titan)
- Source of All Living Matter/"The Anomaly" (Attack on Titan)
- Zangetsu (Zanpakutō Spirit) (Bleach)
- Zangetsu (Quincy powers) (Bleach)
- Seed of Wonder (Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic)
- Dark Lord/Satan/Lucifer Morningstar (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina); for Witchcraft
- Hecate (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina); for Witchcraft
- Gem of Power (Danny Phantom)
- Sephira Crystals (Date A Live)
- Azulongmon (Digimon Adventure 02)
- Crests (Digimon Adventure series)
- Destiny Stones (Digimon Adventure 02)
- Eye of Harmony (Doctor Who)
- Big Wand (Fairly Oddparents)
- Nen (Hunter X Hunter)
- Ray Field Energy (inFamous)
- Gold Energy (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Web of Life (Marvel Comics)
- Arc Reactor (Marvel Comics)
- Asgard (Marvel Comics)
- The One Below All (Marvel Comics); for Gamma Mutates
- Infinity Gems/Stones (Marvel Comics)
- Mind
- Power
- Reality
- Soul
- Space
- Time
- Miraculouses (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir); via kwamis
- Eternatus (Pokémon); for Dynamax and Gigantamax
- Ultra Necrozma (Pokémon); for Z-moves
- Morphing Grid (Power Rangers)
- Well of the Dark Side (Star Wars)
- The Power (The Covenant); with a price
- Power Totem (The Secret Circle)
- Dragon's Flame (Winx Club)
- The Sacred Sprout/Sacred Bud (Winx Club); source of earth's nature
- Power Cosmic (Marvel Comics)
- Power Primordial (Marvel Comics)
- Enigma Force (Marvel Comics)
- Thor Force (Marvel Comics)
- Odin Force (Marvel Comics)
- The Source (DC Comics)
- Aspects of Olgrun (DC Comics)
- Genesis Fragments (DC Comics)
- Speed Force (DC Comics)
- Heart of Atlantis crystals (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
- Red Prism Shard (Sonic Prime)
- Sunstones (Dinotopia)
- Moonstone (Zombies 3)
- Various power sources (Kamen Rider)
- Amadam
- Advent Cards
- Mission Memories
- Rouse Cards
- Zecters
- Catasthrope Gore Nightmare
- System (QUESTISM)
- Generators (Armored Core)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
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The Paths (Attack on Titan) are the invisible channels that connect all Subjects of Ymir and are what allow for the Titan powers to exist in the first place.
The Source of all Living Matter (Attack on Titan) is the enigmatic entity that bonded with Ymir Fritz and caused the Titan powers to come into being.
Zangetsu (Bleach) is the source of Ichigo Kurosaki's Shinigami and Hollow powers...
...while Quincy Zangetsu is the source of Ichigo's Quincy powers.
Bell Carnell's (Is it Wrong to Try and Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon) Single Minded Pursuit skill is powered by his romantic feelings for Ais Wallenstein.
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The System (QUESTISM) is a driving force within the PTJ universe that's capable of supernatural phenomena in form of video games-based abilities through Cards and assigning quests.
The Spirit Orb (Yu Yu Hakusho) is the source of Genkai's power, who spent decades storing and compressing spirit energy into a small orb comparable to a small sun withing one's body. It serves as the bulk of her power and the succession technique of the Spirit Wave.
Cartoon/Comics
Iron Man (Marvel Comics) became Iron God when he acquired the Power Cosmic.
The Seed of Wonder (Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic), the source of all magic on Earth.
The Red Lantern Corps (DC Comics) are an intergalactic organization that gain their power through their rings from the Red Lantern Central Power Battery, a prison containing the embodiment of rage the Butcher Entity.
The Orange Lantern Corps (DC Comics) is an intergalactic organization that gain their power through their rings from the Orange Lantern Central Power Battery, a prison containing the embodiment of avarice the Ophidian Entity.
The Sinestro Corps (DC Comics) is an intergalactic organization that gain their power through their rings from the Qwardian Lantern Central Power Battery, a prison containing the embodiment of fear the Parallax Entity.
The Green Lantern Corps (DC Comics) is an intergalactic organization that gain their power through their rings from the Green Lantern Central Power Battery, a prison containing the embodiment of will the Ion Entity.
The Blue Lantern Corps (DC Comics) is an intergalactic organization that gain their power through their rings from the Blue Lantern Central Power Battery, a prison containing the embodiment of hope the Adara Entity.
The Indigo Tribe (DC Comics) is an intergalactic organization that gain their power through their rings from the Indigo Lantern Central Power Battery, a prison containing the embodiment of compassion the Proselyte Entity.
The Star Sapphires (DC Comics) are an intergalactic organization that gain their power through their rings from the Star Sapphire Central Power Battery, a prison containing the embodiment of love the Predator Entity.
The Black Lantern Corps (DC Comics) is an intergalactic organization that gain their power through their rings from the Black Lantern Central Power Battery, a prison containing the Anti-Monitor built by the demonic entity Nekron.
White Lantern Corps (DC Comics) is an intergalactic organization that gain their power through their rings from the embodiment of life the Life Entity.
Speedsters (DC Comics) get their power from the Speed Force - an interdimensional power source that grants speed to those that conduct it.
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The Big Wand (Fairly Oddparents), Source of All Fairy Magic
Infinity Gems/Stones (Marvel Comics)
Along with all beings with spider-based powers, Peter Parker/Spider-Man's (Marvel Comics) powers are derived from a connection to the Web of Life, an arachnid-based supernatural force.
The One Below All (Marvel Comics) is the source of the mutagenic aspects of Gamma Radiation, allowing for Gamma Mutates such as the Hulk to exist and gain their immense power.
Miraculouses (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) are pieces of jewelry that are able to bestow superpowers on those that wear them, given magical power by sprite-like creatures called Kwamis.
Tikki (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is the kwami that grants magic power to the ladybug miraculous…
…allowing Marinette Dupain-Cheng to transform into Ladybug.
Plagg (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is the kwami that grants magic power to the cat miraculous…
…allowing Adrien Agreste to transform into Chat Noir.
Nooroo (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is the kwami that grants magical power to the Butterfly/Moth miraculous…
…granting Hawk Moth his powers.
Wayzz (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is the kwami that grants magic power to the turtle miraculous, granting its wearer magical powers.
Hawk Moth (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is able to bestow other superpowers through akumas and the power of his miraculous…
…granting them a variety of different abilities and a new identity.
The red Prism Shard (Sonic Prime) can power robots and machinery in New Yoke City.
Both He-Man and She-Ra (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe/She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) derive their powers from Castle Grayskull, the primordial source of power for all magic in the universe.
Live Television/Movies
Speedsters (Arrowverse) get their power from the Speed Force - an interdimensional power source that grants speed to those that conduct it.
Ego (Marvel Cinematic Universe) is a celestial that holds incredible telekinetic power, being able to manipulate the matter of the planet that makes up his true form…
…a power that his son Peter Quill is able to tap in to. When Ego dies, Peter loses his celestial power but regain some of them like superhuman prowess.
Hela (Marvel Cinematic Universe) powers come from Asgard itself, as it is the source of her powers.
Gods (Gods of Egypt)
The Catastrophe Gore Nightmare (Kamen Rider Zeztz) is a Nightmare that exists within Baku Yorozu/Kamen Rider Zeztz since he was an infant. It embodies calamity and is the source of Baku's power.
Video Games
Conduits (inFamous) are humans with a special gene that can either be activated naturally or through scientific means, granting them unique powers.
Fragmented parts of Necrozma's (Pokémon) body are the Z-crystals that allow Pokémon to perform Z-moves.
Videos
Kashekim Dies - Atlantis (HD)-2
Origin Of The Indigo Lanterns (Green Lantern- Blackest Night Origins)-2
Music
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-네이버 웹툰 BGM- 퀘스트지상주의 - Ready-2
-네이버 웹툰 BGM- 퀘스트지상주의 - Critical-2
-네이버 웹툰 BGM- 퀘스트지상주의 - Awaken 2-2
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-네이버 웹툰 BGM- 퀘스트지상주의 - Doom-2
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-네이버 웹툰 BGM- 퀘스트지상주의 - Tutorial-2
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