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A '''Power Booster''' is a superpower that increases characters' abilities and even other's superpowers. Individuals who possess this power can increase their and others' physical abilities beyond their limits. When it comes to superpowers, it gives a stronger output. These effects are usually temporary, especially if range is involved. Boosting superpowers too much may also make others' powers uncontrollable, inducing [[Power Incontinence]]. |
A '''Power Booster''' is a superpower that increases characters' abilities and even other's superpowers. Individuals who possess this power can increase their and others' physical abilities beyond their limits. When it comes to superpowers, it gives a stronger output. These effects are usually temporary, especially if range is involved. Boosting superpowers too much may also make others' powers uncontrollable, inducing [[Power Incontinence]]. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* In ''[[The Raven Cycle]]'', Blue Sargent can amplify the abilities of psychics and other supernatural beings. |
* In ''[[The Raven Cycle]]'', Blue Sargent can amplify the abilities of psychics and other supernatural beings. |
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* ''[[Keeper of the Lost Cities]]''{{'}} Enhancers are elves with the Ability to enhance others' Abilities. |
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== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
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* In ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Ando Masahashi can project red energy conducts through enhanced humans, amplifying their powers. |
* In ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Ando Masahashi can project red energy conducts through enhanced humans, amplifying their powers. |
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* ''[[Charmed]]'': [[The Empath|empathy]] can increase powers because all magical powers are tied to emotions. |
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== [[Music]] == |
== [[Music]] == |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* In ''[[Miraculous Ladybug|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir]]'', Nathalie Sancoeur is akumatized into Catalyst, who has the power to enhance the powers of others. Hawk Moth uses her superpower to boost his power of Akumatization, where he can Akumatize multiple people at once. |
* In ''[[Miraculous Ladybug|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir]]'', Nathalie Sancoeur is akumatized into Catalyst, who has the power to enhance the powers of others. Hawk Moth uses her superpower to boost his power of Akumatization, where he can Akumatize multiple people at once. |
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* ''[[Generator Rex]]'': Amp is an EVO who can charge up Nanintes, causing EVO's powers to go out of control. He can even charge inanimate objects to explode. |
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== [[Other Media]] == |
== [[Other Media]] == |
Revision as of 01:56, 13 January 2024
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A Power Booster is a superpower that increases characters' abilities and even other's superpowers. Individuals who possess this power can increase their and others' physical abilities beyond their limits. When it comes to superpowers, it gives a stronger output. These effects are usually temporary, especially if range is involved. Boosting superpowers too much may also make others' powers uncontrollable, inducing Power Incontinence.
Inversion/opposite of Power Limiter, which limits a person's power.
The objectified form of this trope is Amplifier Artifact.
Examples of Power Buff include:
Advertising
Anime and Manga
- Psyren: Rise is the part of PSI where the PSI waves are used internally to enhance the body. This means it increases physical prowess to superhuman levels like strength, speed, durability, sense, etc.
- A Certain Magical Index's Shin'enkouji Rurikakesu power as an epser is Shield, which can boost physical abilities or make a defensive layer around them.
- In Fairy Tail, Kyoka uses the Curse called Enhancement to enhance a target's attributes as she sees fit. She uses it on herself to increase her physical strength. She also uses Enhancement to boost people's senses, such as pain, to make torturing them more efficient.
Art
Ballads
Comic Books
- As seen above, from Marvel Comics, Zach, aka Amp, is a mutant who can output energy to anything around him, such as technology or other mutants. By using this superpower, he can bolster other mutants' powers but could also short-circuit them.
Fan Works
Film
Literature
- In The Raven Cycle, Blue Sargent can amplify the abilities of psychics and other supernatural beings.
- Keeper of the Lost Cities' Enhancers are elves with the Ability to enhance others' Abilities.
Live-Action TV
- In Heroes, Ando Masahashi can project red energy conducts through enhanced humans, amplifying their powers.
- Charmed: empathy can increase powers because all magical powers are tied to emotions.
Music
New Media
Newspaper Comics
Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends
Pinball
Podcasts
Professional Wrestling
Puppet Shows
Radio
Recorded and Stand Up Comedy
Tabletop Games
Theatre
Video Games
- Infamous 2 has The Beast, a Conduit that has many abilities, including amplifying other Conduits' capabilities.
- Joule, an ally to Azure Striker Gunvolt, is an Adept with a Septima that can resonate with other Adepts' powers when she sings, which amps other Adepts' Septima.
Visual Novels
Web Animation
- RWBY's Jaune Arc possesses the Semblance Aura Amp, which allows him to transfer Aura to others and enhances Aura abilities, like regeneration and their Semblances. He can use it to increase his own Aura as well.
Web Comics
Web Original
Western Animation
- In Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, Nathalie Sancoeur is akumatized into Catalyst, who has the power to enhance the powers of others. Hawk Moth uses her superpower to boost his power of Akumatization, where he can Akumatize multiple people at once.
- Generator Rex: Amp is an EVO who can charge up Nanintes, causing EVO's powers to go out of control. He can even charge inanimate objects to explode.
Other Media
Real Life