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Energy absorption was the ability to drain magical energy and life force from another being. This power could be used for sustenance,[1] empowerment,[2][3] or even currency.[4]

Examples[]

Demons[]

Humans[]

  • Willow Rosenberg absorbed all the magic Rack possessed,[2] and later did the same to Rupert Giles.[9]
  • Severin, the Siphon, could completely drain the magic from any supernatural being,[3] incorporating their powers and abilities to himself.[10] Depending on the target, the process could prove lethal to them.[3]

Others[]

  • The Inca Princess absorbed life force from her victims through a kiss, allowing her to temporarily restore herself to a human appearance. The process was involuntary, and the victim would die in a mummified state.[11]
  • The offspring of the Bezoar drained the energy of a future human host in order to be operational before the hatching.[12]
  • Glorificus could drain sanity from humans in order to restore her own, leaving her victims permanently insane.[13][14]

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