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* Several characters from ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]'' have an ability referred to as State of Self-Actualisation (Muga no Kyouchi), which allows them to subconsciously replicate any techniques ever witnessed. Some other characters, while not possessing Muga, can also duplicate their opponents' moves, giving them a mental edge.
** While this doesn't sound like much, considering this is tennis, after all, well, it's probably better if you [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA1rC0GPAWA look into it yourself].
* While it didn't exactly happen overnight, [[Kid Samurai]] Yahiko from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' nonetheless managed to duplicate one of Kenshin's signature techniques solely from
** Shishio does 'learn' moves he sees to an extent, but only to be able to perform a perfect counter rather than executing the move itself.
** Massively subverted at the end of the manga. [[The Quiet One|Aoshi]] fights a member of a [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] who specializes in copying the sword techniques of his enemies. It appears to be working and the guy seems to have an edge on Aoshi until Aoshi suddenly kicks him right in the face, informs him that as a martial arts master using swords is only a part of his technique. (And the copycat can't copy his kenpo skills). The angry copycat tries to kill Aoshi with his own techniques, but Aoshi correctly anticipates the moves, comments on how dumb it is trying to kill him with moves he knows inside and out, and then promptly breaks the copycat's swords and beats the crap out of him.
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** Gourmet, an enemy from the third season, had a [[Cannibalism Superpower]]. This unfortunately proved to be his downfall when he ate the Elder Toguro, who regenerated and took over Gourmet's body from within in the most horrible way possible.
* According to Decepticon rumor, Thrust of ''[[Transformers Armada]]'' can copy his opponent's fighting style just by watching him. He's never actually done this in canon, but since everyone's fighting styles seem to be either "run at enemy and grab his fists forcefully", "swing sword like baseball bat" or "shoot from a distance", he doesn't seem to have a reason to.
* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As]]'', the final
** Hayate also makes use of this same power shortly thereafter to become an [[Instant Expert]] in magical combat.
* Takeshi Yoshida, from the baseball manga ''[[Touch]]'' is able to imitate a pitcher's style perfectly just by watching them. He develops an impressive repertoire {{spoiler|but is undone in the end by a lack of endurance}}.
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** {{spoiler|Blackbeard was revealed as being able to do this when he took the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit from the recently deceased Whitebeard. How he does it is unknown. He has another fruit power that allows him to absorb things, but the dialog implies that it may have something to do with having a unique body structure. This became a more literal example of Mega Manning later on, as it was revealed that he can take the Devil Fruit powers of anyone that he's killed, seemingly without any limit to the amount of powers he can hold.}}
* In ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' the leader of the Phantom Troupe can steal the Nen abilities of others by learning about them, asking questions, and knowing its name. The original user of that ability can then no longer use that ability again.
* In ''[[Guyver]]'', the zoanoid Aptom has a particularly terrifying version of this power. At first he could only poorly mimic other forms: admittedly he could do this after only ''looking'' at them, but his imitations were far inferior to the originals. Once he's reworked by one of the series' [[Big Bad
* In ''[[Gakuen Alice]]'', Mikan and {{spoiler|her mother}} Yuka [[In the Blood|both]] have the ability to turn other peoples abilities into gems and then absorb said gems into their body, gaining those powers.
* Nanami from ''[[Katanagatari]]'' can learn any technique she sees once, and master it if she's seen it twice.
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* ''[[Mega Man Megamix]]'': Not as prominent as other versions, but Mega Man DOES copy powers here.
* Kise of ''[[Kuroko no Basuke]]'' has the ability to copy any basketball technique he's seen and make it his own.
* In ''[[Kinnikuman]]'' Stecasse King, a giant cassette player, inserts tapes from the Choujin Encyclopedia into his chest, gaining the abilities of whichever wrestler the tape covers. This proves his downfall when he tries to copy
* Tachimukai from ''[[Inazuma Eleven]]'' is able to copy Endou's Hisatsu Techniques just by watching him, on TV!
* Hana from ''[[Gate 7]]'' is described as "''Not''" and therefore "Everything is taken in" meaning that zhe can adopt opponents's techniques as offense or deffense as zhe likes. {{spoiler|This serves to differentiate hir as much as associate hir to Chikahito who is "Not" as well}}
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** Cole, after being sent to the demon afterlife, managed to avoid disintegration and found he could absorb the lingering powers left behind by all the demons sent there to be destroyed. Eventually he absorbed enough powers to kill the serpent that devoured the souls sent there and was able to return to earth, with a ridiculously large array of random abilities.
* In ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'', the eponymous hero possesses the ability to transform into one of his nine predecessors ([[Kamen Rider Kuuga|Kuuga]] [[Kamen Rider Agito|t]][[Kamen Rider Ryuki|h]][[Kamen Rider Faiz|r]][[Kamen Rider Blade|o]][[Kamen Rider Hibiki|u]][[Kamen Rider Kabuto|g]][[Kamen Rider Den-O|h]] [[Kamen Rider Kiva|Kiva]]), gaining all the abilities and equipment that comes with them. The only difference is that he retains his own [[Transformation Trinket]] belt, since his powers operate by using a [[Card Battle Game|card reader in the buckle]].
** The new ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' series, ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'', uses a similar concept, with the main character having to take Core Medals from the [[Big Bad
* And then ''[[Super Sentai]]'' got in on the act. In ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'', the heroes have a stash of Ranger Keys, which unlock the powers of previous Sentai teams. Exactly like Decade and his cards.
** And of course, when [[Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: The Great Superhero War|both franchises had a Big Dang Crossover]], one of the main selling points was Decade and GokaiRed using their copied powers against ''each other''.
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** One minor character has the ability to become the master of any activity he sees being performed. This doesn't encompass powers, but it does let him, say, become proficient in the melee fighting style of his opponent. And be better at it.
** Vezok can absorb powers used against him. He can also combine them, though it's unclear how long he can keep one power.
* The Mega Man action figures (based on the [[Mega Man (animation)|Ruby-Spears animated series]],) has this as its main feature. Every robot figure in the line can replace one hand with a spring loaded arm cannon (though only a couple actually COME with an arm cannon) and all the various weapons are completely interchangeable, which not only allows Mega Man himself to do his thing, but many other wild
== Video Games ==
* Former [[Trope Namer]] [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] has the ability to utilize the weapons of the various Robot Masters that serve as the bosses for the
** Taken [[Up to Eleven|up to the extreme]] in ''[[Mega Man Zero]] 4'', where you can take each and every one of the mook's weapon using your [[Tricked-Out Gloves|Z-Knuckle]].
** [[Mega Man Battle Network|Bass.EXE]] has his Get ability, which he uses to absorb data to gain more power and abilities, not unlike his Classic counterpart. Which is inherited in ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]'' by the Geo Stelar/Omega Xis fusion Mega Man. If you curbstomp mooks with sufficient skill, you gain a battle card representing their attack. Usually you can use it ''better'' than they can - in ''2'', the Mettenna's GrndWave1, for example, does a lot more damage in Geo's hands ''and'' can hit multiple targets.
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** ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'' introduces the Class World, where a character who's leading a school club can learn the magic, weapon skills, and abilities (Or "evilities", as they're called in-game) possessed by any characters in the same club, albeit for a much higher price then what they purchased them for. It also gives [[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories|Yukimaru]] a unique primary evility that makes her to copy the primary evility of a target she kills.
** ''Dark Hero Days'' adds the Magichange 2 ability, which allows a humanoid character to use the special attacks of the monster who performs it on them.
* Many variations on the Blue Mage from the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series of games work like this. The precise variant varies from game to
** Another variant is the Mime, who can repeat the last action taken by an ally, no matter what it was, with no MP or item cost.
** Blue Mages in [[Final Fantasy XI|Aht Urhgan]] are able to use monster abilities because ''[[Body Horror|monster parts are grafted onto their body]]''. Story-wise, becoming a Blue Mage is akin to [[Deal with the Devil|selling your soul]].
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== Webcomics ==
* Red Mage of ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'' can copy the last action he's seen, though only once. This is because his class was changed to
** Also on 8-Bit Theater, Black Mage has the blue magic ability to learn attacks from others. Naturally, since he's the official [[Butt Monkey]], he has the most inconvenient form of blue magic - he needs to get hit with an attack to learn it. One of the only three that he's learned actually ''keeps him as the target'' when he uses it.
{{quote|'''Black Mage''': When Sarda casts a spell to hurt you and you learn that spell, you learn to ''cast a spell that hurts you.''}}
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