The power to upgrade properties and abilities. Sub-power of Augmentation, Variable Manipulation, Evolution and Remaking/Customization. Opposite to Downgrading.

Also Called

• Refinement/Refining
• Updating

Capabilities

The user is able to upgrade both entities and objects by significantly increasing their traits and capabilities in an either temporary or permanent way, be it their physical, mental or spiritual properties, their supernatural abilities both in raw power and mastery, any skill they may already possess, or all of the above either immediately via the unlocking of superior forms or gradually through the enhancement of their latent potential.

Applications

• Condition Augmentation
  • Advanced Powers
  • Potential Enhancement
• Power Augmentation
  • Energy Augmentation
  • Skill Enhancement
  • Upgrading Subordination
• Quality Enhancement
  • Enhanced Properties
  • Object Enhancement
• Self Transcendence/Selective Transcendence/Eternal Transcendence and/or Eternal Evolution/Absolute Transcendence (Varies)
• Transformation
  • Transformation Advancement
  • Transformation Ascendancy
• Upgraded Form/Transcendent Enhancement
  • Super Form
  • Hyper Form/Legendary Form

Associations

• Augmentation
• Customization
• Remaking
• Variable Manipulation
• Video Game Mimicry

Limitations

• May be limited to specific fields and/or require associated resources.
• User may experience physical and/or mental side effects.
• Users may not be able to directly update/upgrade themselves.

Known Users

• Galvanic Mechamorphs (Ben 10)
• Nicolai Technus (Danny Phantom)
• Guy (Free Guy)
• Galactus (Marvel Comics)
• Machines (The Matri)
• D (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
• Ryuji Five Upgrade Armor Form (Ryuji Five/D-5 Warriors) ริวจิไฟว์
• Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Be Reincarnated as a Slime)
• Unicron (Transformers: Prime)
• Felix (Super Sales on Super Heroes)
• Fix it Felix (Wreak It Ralph)
• Norma Selner (Solo Leveling)
• Suhyeon Kim (QUESTISM)
• Persephone (Skylanders)
• Hyper Zecters (Kamen Rider Kabuto)
• Tatsulot (Kamen Rider Den-O)
• Xtreme Memory (Kamen Rider W)
• Shift High Speed (Kamen Rider Drive)
• Shift Next Special (Kamen Rider Drive)
• Shift Tridoron (Kamen Rider Drive)
• Cross-Z Dragon (Kamen Rider Build); as Great Cross-Z Dragon
• Daiohni (Kamen Rider Gotchard); as Metal Daiohni
• Madwheel (Kamen Rider Gotchard); as Metal Machwheel
• Hopper1 (Kamen Rider Gotchard); as Crosshopper, Hopper101 and Ultima Hopper1
• Steamliner (Kamen Rider Gotchard); as Tenliner, Gigantliner and Ultima Steamliner
• The Sun (Kamen Rider Gotchard); as Twilight The Sun
• Unicon (Kamen Rider Gotchard); as Twilight Unicon
• Scratch (Stitch & Ai)

Known Items/Forces/Locations

• Black Vortex (Marvel Comics)
• Light Capsules (Mega Man X)
• Refinement (s-CRY-ed)
• The Light/Other Side (s-CRY-ed)
• Armor of Unicron (Transformers: Cybertron)
• Forge of Solus Prime (Transformers: Prime)
• T-Cogs (Transformers One)
• Gems of Cyttorak (X-Men: Evolution)
• Nanobots (Ultimate Spider-Man)
• Firmware Updater (Pragmata)
• Unit Printer at the Shelter (Pragmata)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa

After coming in contact the backbone of the Crystal, Kazuma (s-CRY-ed) acquired the power of The Light/Other Side, transforming his Shell Bullet into the Shell Bullet Ultimate.

Through the System, Suhyeon Kim (QUESTISM) can upgrade his crew members' preexisting abilities and skills through the System's Cards.

Cartoons/Comics

Galvanic Mechamorphs like Upgrade (Ben 10 series) truly live up to their name to upgrade anything, including Nanobots that are even in people like Rex to create the Upgrade Suit.

Galvanic Mechamorph Hybrids (Ben 10)

Nicolai Technus (Danny Phantom) can upgrade his own body from Technus 1.0 to Technus 2.0...

...or upgrade any form of technology, he was able to upgrade Valerie's ghost hunting suit into a new, more powerful armor equipped with more advanced weapons.

Sari Sumdac (Transformers: Animated) upgrades herself by placing her AllSpark key into her chest and transforms into a teenager with a battle armor-like dress.

After using the power of the Armor of Unicron to infuse himself with the power of Gigantion's Cyber Planet Key, Megatron (Transformers: Cybertron) upgraded into Galvatron, acquiring far greater strength and electrical abilities, raw power, the power to absorb energy, and the power to form his energy into a destructive sword.

Unicron upgrade Megatron into Galvatron (Transformers Generation 1) when he resurrected him.

The Forge of Solus Prime (Transformers Prime) is a powerful relic of the Primes, design to create anything from any material, even capable upgrading anything to any level by its user's thoughts and will...

...Optimus Prime 2.0 was restored and upgraded by The Forge of Solus Prime, granting him new strengths, weapons and abilities that most autobots wouldn’t have making him twice as more powerful than ever before.

After Henry McCoy/Beast (Marvel Comics) submitted to the power of the Black Vortex its cosmic energies infused into him, augmenting both his genius intellect and mutant capabilities, boosting his already impressive power set and understanding of the universe to new heights.

After Gamora (Marvel Comics) was exposed to the power of the Black Vortex, cosmic potential was unleashed, vastly improving on all of her previous abilities and bestowing additional ones such flight and fabricating weapons out of cosmic energy.

As result of being under the cosmic power of the Black Vortex, Warren Worthington III/Angel (Marvel Comics) gained new and incredible abilities including new cosmic wings that allow him to fly faster than light.

After exposure to the power of the Black Vortex, Kitty Pryde (Marvel Comics) became able to phase through different planes of existence and ascend to a cosmic plane.

After utilizing the power of the Black Vortex, Ronan the Accuser (Marvel Comics) became cosmically infused with its power, gaining new enhancements and abilities including the ability to trap people within micro-realities that take shape based on its victim's deepest feelings of guilt.

After exposure to the power of the Black Vortex, Scott Summer/Cyclops, Robert Drake/Iceman, and Groot (Marvel Comics) all had their cosmic potential unleashed, vastly improving on all of his previous abilities and bestowing additional ones.

Doctor Octopus (Ultimate Spider-Man) had his body upgraded thanks to nanobots.

Unicron (Transformers: Prime) upgraded Megatron's old body and made improvements like creating weapons from Dark Energon and his jet mode also had a superluminal space drive capable of lightspeed capability.

The T-Cogs (Transformers One) upgrade the cogless Cybertronians, making them larger and used their abilities to manifest weapons and equipment.

After inserting Megatronus Prime's T-Cog, Megatron (Transformers One) gained a new upgraded form that made him larger, newer weapons like it gave him a triple-barrel fusion canon, and allowed him to fight his recent revived friend Optimus Prime.

Optimus Prime (Transformer One) was given the Matrix of Leadership, which upgraded him, restored his lost arm, and gave him the weapons of Zeta Prime.

Live Action TV Series

Johnson, Jackson and Thompson (The Matrix Reloaded) have all been upgraded by the Machines, making them strong enough to briefly combat Neo.

Cybertronians (Transformers film series) can upgrade their vehicle form to a different kind of model such as when Optimus Prime scans a nearby trailer truck, it changes from 1977 Marmon 97 to a 2014 Western Star 5700 XE.

Guy (Free Guy)

Video Games

The Light Capsules (Mega Man X series) can outfit X with various armor upgrades, or upgrade Zero's current armor to enhance the abilities and defenses...

...such X's Ultimate Armor which reduces any damage taken by half, allows X to fire the powerful Plasma Charge Shot, air dash and hover in midair, fire endless uncharged special weapons, and use his incredibly powerful Nova Strike for an unlimited amount of time...

...and Zero's Black Zero enhancement which reduces any damage taken by half, allows Zero to destroy projectile with his upgrade Z-Saber, and increases his attack power.

Persephone (Skylanders)

Videos

Rodimus Prime vs Galvatron (Stan Bush - Touch) - The Transformers- The Movie (1986)-2

Guy level Up From 1 to 100 Very Fast - Free Guy-2

Ben 10 Generator Rex Upgrade Rex Fight

Omniverse- How About an Upgrade - Ben 10 - Cartoon Network

Danny Phantom Technus 2.0 Forms

Danny Phantom Technus 2.0 VS Both Dannys-2

Danny Phantom VS Satellite Technus and Valerie 2.0