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[]
- Der Kindestod drained life force from sick children.[5]
- Tak horns sported by Kungai demons had the ability to drain the life of those stabbed with it, leaving behind little more than blackened ashes.[6]
- The root monster had the ability to drain life force from any living being, including the half-demon Groosalugg. However, it could not drain undead beings such as vampires and died after trying to feed on Angel.[7]
- The puppet demons used the Smile Time show to absorb life energy from children, in order to use it as currency in hell dimensions.[4]
- Non had the ability of draining the life force of living humans around her, turning them into weakly zombies, in order to empower herself.[8]
- Incubi fed on a human's life energy through intimate contact.[1]
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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