User:Kuma/sandbox
Superpower Superpower is the trope where a power can do anything with other powers. They can manipulate every aspect of these abilities, which include these applications:
- Boost superpowers
- Limit superpowers
- Nullify superpowers
- Copy superpowers
- Absorb superpowers
- Bestow superpowers
It goes without saying that someone with this type of power has hit the Superpower Lottery. Some superpowers can also be used to manipulate people. For example, Telepathy, where superpowers are controlled by the brain; thus, a telepath can control people's powers.
Examples of Kuma/sandbox include:
Anime and Manga
- From Medaka Box, Hansode Shiranui's Minus allows her to eat other Abnormalities and Minuses then alters their properties.
Comic Books
- Marvel Comics{'} Professor Xavier can use his telepathy to manipulate Mutants' powers due to how they function through the brain.
- In W.I.T.C.H., the Heart of Kandrakar can empower Guardians and even use the power of the Aurameres due to its link with them.
Literature
Live-Action TV
- Seth from Misfits (TV series) has the superpower of taking and bestowing powers to people, reflecting his past profession as a drug dealer.
Video Games
Web Animation
Western Animation
- In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Energybending is bending the chi within oneself and others. It can be used to bestow or take away others Bending.