Absorption

"Inhale an opponent. You can then copy one of their abilities or spit them out as a star."

Background

Absorption is the ability to absorb something, be it energy or other living things, and use it for oneself. This ability has many potential applications and forms such as power attacks, healing, and even the acquisition of new abilities through something absorbed.

Applications

Biological Absorption

The user can absorb biological mass/matter, 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, knowledge, skills, etcetera, using it as power source etcetera, either temporarily or permanently.

Energy Absorption

The user can absorb various forms of energy, 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 etcetera, either temporarily or permanently.

Power Absorption

Power Absorption is the ability not only to copy the abilities of others but also to steal them for one's own use, thus depriving the original holder of his powers while having access to more. This case may not be accomplished by a literal absorption, but it may be among several other potential means. The user's copied abilities may be inferior to the original or may only be retained for a short time, but others may enhance those powers.

Users

• Kirby (Kirby): Kirby with his fabled inhale ability is able to absorb his opponents and steal their abilities from it.

Soul Absorption

The user can absorb souls, while removing them 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 a power source, etcetera, either temporarily or permanently.

Users

• Asriel Dreemurr (Undertale): Asriel Dreemurr absorbed every monsters SOUL in the underground to achieve his new form.

Life-Force Absorption

The user can absorb life-force/energy, vitality and health, 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 etcetera, either temporarily or permanently.

Mind Absorption

The user can absorb minds, while removing them 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 etcetera, either temporarily or permanently.

Abstract Absorption

The user can absorb abstractions such as ideas, concepts, words, etcetera. Being able to fuse with them and become the concept of something or become an abstract being.

Users

• Mario (Super Mario Bros.): Mario has displayed multiple cases of being able to absorb such as, absorbing paint from people and objects, and absorbing people and gaining powers from it.

Space-Time Absorption

The user can absorb space-time, and different aspects of reality itself, essentially becoming one with space-time in some scenarios.

Users

• Ness (EarthBound): Ness upon learning his destiny, absorbs the entirety of magicant into himself getting a massive stat increase.