The power to absorb shadows and utilize them in some way. Technique of Darkness Manipulation. Variation of Elemental Absorption.

Also Called

• Darkness Absorption/Devouring/Eating/Stealing
• Shadow Absorption/Devouring/Eating/Stealing
• Shadow Extraction (Solo Leveling)
• Umbrakinetic Absorption/Devouring/Eating/Stealing

Capabilities

The user can absorb darkness/shadows, 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.

Users who absorb the shadows of others may be able to affect that target in various ways.

Applications

• Assimilation Shield
• Darkness Consumption
• Darkness Immunity
• Elemental Enhanced Condition
  • Darkness Empowerment
• Shadow Breath
• Umbrakinetic Regeneration

Associations

• Absorption
• Darkness Manipulation
• Darkness Mimicry
• Elemental Absorption
• Elemental Negation

Limitations

• May have limited range, including touch only.
• May have a limit to how many shadows one can absorb.
• Absorption Negation

Known Users

• The Shadow (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Erzesbet Bathory (Castlevania Nocturne)
• Shishimamon (Digimon)
• Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail)
• Rogue Cheney (Fairy Tail)
• Leech Shadowkhan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Fawful (Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story); via Vacuum Helmet
• Skillit (The Mask: Animated Series)
• Zeb (My Little Pony 'n Friends); via his satchel
• The Shadow (Once Upon a Time)
• Gecko Moriah (One Piece); via the Kage Kage no Mi
• Iori Katanagi (Phantom Seer)
• Shadow Serpent (Power Rangers Megaforce)
• Nico di Angelo (Riordanverse)
• Shadow Energy users (Shadow Fight)
  • Gizmo
  • Liquidators
    • Kate
• Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
• Sung Suho (Solo Leveling: Ragnarök)
• Uobouzu of the Nessie (Tensou Sentai Goseiger)
• Mut Thebes (Toaru Majutsu no Index/A Certain Magical Index)
• Shadow Goblin (UBOS: Ultimate Book of Spells)
• Lasombra Vampires (Vampire: The Masquerade); via Obtenebration
• Nyx (War on Olympus)

Gallery

Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail)

Rogue Cheney (Fairy Tail)

Kage Kage no Mi (One Piece)

Gizmo (Shadow Fight) using his Shadow Eater to steal Shadow's Descendant's Shadow Energy and instantly enter Shadow Form.

As a Liquidator, Kate (Shadow Fight) can use the Shadow Burning ability to burn the opponent's Shadow Energy and replenish her own.

Uobouzu of the Nessie (Tensou Sentai Goseiger)/Shadow Serpant (Power Rangers Megaforce)

Mut Thebes' (Toaru Majutsu no Index/A Certain Magical Index) magic is capable of acquiring weaponry by absorbing the shadows of those objects that come into contact with the shadow cast by the skin of her body, which she can then deploy from her body and wield as her own.

Dark Fawful (Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story)