Talent Theft

The ability to steal the skill/talent from others. Technique of Talent Manipulation. Opposite of Talent Bestowal.
==Also Called==
*Skill/Specialty Theft
*Talent/Skill/Specialty Absorption
==Capabilities==
The user can steal the physical and mental skills, talents and specialties of another person. In some cases, the user gains that skill or talents for themselves while in other cases they simply remove the talent from someone else.
==Applications==
*Ability Imprinting
**Ability Intuition
*Intuitive Replication
**Adoptive Muscle Memory
*Skill Erasure - by stealing one's skills/talents
==Variations==
* Supernatural Arts Theft
==Associations==
*Absorption
*Power Absorption
*Talent Manipulation
*Usurp Worth
==Limitations==
*Knowledge Anchoring
*May only be temporary.
*May only be able to take a specific type of talent.
*User may not have the physical, mental or emotional capabilities to put their stolen talents to use.
*Talent Bestowal and Talent Generation can return or give new talents.
==Known Users==
*Lord Shyamalan (Channel Awesome)
*Sarah (Disney's So Weird: Rewind)
*Puzzle Dopant (Futo Detective); via Arm
*Talent Suckers (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
* Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
*Chrollo Lucilfer (Hunter x Hunter)
*The Morrigan (Lost Girl)
*Ann Marie LeBeau/Rogue (Marvel Comics)
*Starlight Glimmer (My Little Pony Series)
*Meltlilith (Nasuverse)
*Baron Von Rocha (Sofia the First); only musical talents
*Nerdlucks/Monstars (Space Jam)
*Mrs. Pollywinkle (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
*Bryan (Thunderstruck)
*Tinker Bell (World of Winx)
*Talent Thief (World of Winx)
*Victor (Worm)
*Taskmaster (Marvel Comics); only fighting styles
*All For One (My Hero Academia)
*Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)
*Yun Jo (QUESTISM)
*Velvet and Veneer (Trolls Band Together); only musical talents
*The Chameleon (Kung Fu Panda)
==Gallery==
Lord_Shyamalan.png|Lord Shyamalan (Channel Awesome) has mastered the art of "Talentbending", the ability to suck the acting talents out of anybody using his thumb, leaving them as dull, wide-eyed and emotionless as characters in M. Night Shyamalan movies...
Shyamalan Pixels.png|...preparing to steal a victim's talent.
Nerdlucks.jpg|The Nerdlucks (Space Jam) are small aliens who steal the talents out of several famous Basketball stars...
Space Jam Basketball.jpg|...storing it into a basketball, and using it to become...
Monstars.jpg|...the monstrous Monstars.
Talent Suckers.jpg|The Talent Suckers (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi) are a rock band composed of vampires that can literally suck the talent from others, taking their talent for their own.
Chrollo-using-bandit-secret-book.gif|Chrollo Lucifer's (Hunter x Hunter) Bandit Secret technique allows him to steal the abilities of other people to use it for his own.
Absorption by Rogue.jpg|Ann Marie LeBeau/Rogue (Marvel Comics) along with memories and powers, can temporarily take the talent from those she touches and incorporate them into her own skill set.
File:My Little Pony Starlight Glimmer Steals Cutie Marks.gif|Starlight Glimmer (My Little Pony Series) used Staff of Sameness to steal ponies' cutie marks that is related to their talents.
File:Chameleon tounge.gif|The Chameleon (Kung Fu Panda) can take the Kung fu right out of master's with her tongue.
==Videos==
Rogue VS Wonder Woman (Marvel VS DC) - DEATH BATTLE!-2
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