Defense Augmentation

The power to enhance the defensive capabilities of oneself and/or others. Technique of Defense Manipulation. Variation of Combat Augmentation. Opposite to Attack Augmentation and Defense Reduction.
==Also Called==
* Defense/Durability Amplification/Enhancement/Increase
==Capabilities==
The user can enhance the defensive capabilities of themselves and/or others so that they can reach high-level mastery and control instantaneously, even reach a level of power that is usually beyond their limits alone. Users cannot steal or give power, only enhance the ones their targets already have.
==Applications==
*Damage Reduction
*Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Agility
*Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Defense
*Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Endurance
*Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Durability/Invulnerability/Absolute Invulnerability 
**Durability Concentration
*Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Reflexes
*Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Stamina
*Reflex Augmentation
*Stamina Augmentation
==Variations==
*Defense Calling
*Dermal Armor
*Elemental Durability
*Force Field Generation
*Layer Reinforcement
*Skin Hardening
==Associations==
*Augmentation
*Defense Calling
*Defense Manipulation
*Durability Infinitum
*Physical Augmentation
==Limitations==
*Can be countered by Defense Break.
*Target effects usually fade over time.
*May only be able to enhance one's own defense or others.
==Known Users==
==Known Objects==
*Batteries (Half-Life)
*Suit Chargers (Half-Life)
*Regulus Nemea (High School DxD)
*Rook and Queen Evil Pieces (High School DxD)
*Scabbard of Excalibur (High School DxD)
*Key of Domination (Honkai Impact 3rd)
*5-U-93-R (Injustice video game series)
*John Wick's Suit (John Wick)
*Maverick's Body Armor (Marvel Comics)
*Vibranium (Marvel Comics)
*Battalion's Backup (Team Fortress 2); via Augmentation Field Projection
==Gallery==
Ichigo Blut Vene (Bleach) - anime.webp|Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) using Blut Vene to compress spiritual pressure into his bloodstream, drastically increasing his defensive powers and sealing wounds shut.
Goku's Ki Finger.gif|Using his Ki, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) enhances his defensive abilities to the extent that he can block sword attacks with one finger.
Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist) armor.gif|Using his Ultimate Shield, Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist) hardens his skin into carbon, enhancing his defenses.
Half-Life's batteries and Suit Chargers.png|Batteries and Suit Chargers (Half-Life) can increase HEV Suits and PCVs' protective power, but it can also be depleted when taking too much damage.
Gabimaru's Hardening (Hell’s Paradise Jigokuraku).png|Using his Iwagakure Ninpo, Gabimaru (Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku) can boost his body with defensive, harden effects.
Bennet shoots Sylar.JPG|Using telekinesis, Sylar (Heroes) enhances his defensive ability to survive being shot.
Regulus Nemea’s Axe form.jpg|The Regulus Nemea (High School DxD) has the secondary ability to protect its wielder from projectile weapons and attacks.
John Smith (Hitman Agent 47) defense.gif|John Smith (Hitman Agent 47) has subdermal body amour which can protect his body against knives and even gunfire.
Cole takes damage from a Reaper Conduit.PNG|Using Reduce Damage, Cole MacGrath (Infamous) permanently augments his defensive capability.
5-U-93-R Injustice.jpg|5-U-93-R (Injustice video game series) is a Kryptonian nanotech drug that increases the user's durability to superhuman levels.
Mavericks-Armor.jpg|Christopher Nord/Maverick's (Marvel Comics) initial body armor was connected to an artificial booster field pack device with large cylinders above it...
Zero's vibranium armor.jpg|...As Agent Zero, he was adorned in a battle suit comprised of a vibranium microweave mesh which not only enable it to absorb light impacts.
Iron-fist-living-weapon.jpg|Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics) can focus his chi to generate an "aura" to protect himself from energy-based attacks to a varying degree and make himself more resilient against physical damage.
TK Force Field by Cable.jpg|When he had his telekinesis, Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics) could use TK fields to deflect projectiles...
Force Field by Cable.jpg|...and slow down their inertia.
Armstrong Nanomachines MGRV.gif|Steven Armstrong (Metal Gear) has nanotech infusion, which causes his skin to harden different parts of his skin in response to physical trauma while also giving him immense strength.
Psychic Force Field Generation by Mob.gif|Shiego Kageyama/Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
Multi-layered barrier.png|Teruki Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100)
Toichirobarrier.gif|Toichiro Suzuki (Mob Psycho 100)
KirishimaHardening.gif|Eijiro Kirishima/Red Riot's (My Hero Academia) Quirk allows him to harden his skin for defense and attack.
Katakuri (One Piece) bypass Armament Haki.gif|Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece) can enhance his Armament Haki to extreme levels in conjunction with his Mochi Mochi no Mi which makes it a lot stronger than regular Haki-enhanced armor.
Jinbe's Kairagi Glaze.gif|Jinbe (One Piece) uses Armament Haki to protect his arms from bladed attacks as well as to increase the power of his arms.
Busoshoku Koka.gif|Using 'Armament Haki, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) can increase his defensive power.
Pica's Full Body Busoshoku Haki.png|Pica (One Piece) can coat his whole body in Armament Haki to drastically increase his offensive and defensive powers.
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) Busoshoku Haki.gif|Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) specializes in Armament Haki to protect his katanas from damage and increase their cutting power.
Sanji-Buso gif.gif|Sanji (One Piece) uses Armament Haki to protect his legs from attacks as well as increasing the power of his kicks.
Law's Haki Defense.gif|Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece) using Armament Haki to defend himself against Doflamingo's Five String of Color.
Vergo's Haki Armor One Piece.png|Vergo (One Piece) can coat his whole body in Armament Haki to drastically increasing his offense and defense.
Ironclad ability stubborn as a mule.gif|Every time he gets hit, Artemis "Ironclad" Kurkaiser (Shadow Fight) becomes more durable thanks to his Stubborn Hothead/Stubborn as a Mule power.
Luke's Force Barrier Star Wars.jpg|Force Barrier (Star Wars) allows the user to create an invisible force field that repels blaster fire...
Force Field by Darth Vader.jpg|...or falling debris.
Team Fortress 2 Battalion's Backup Augmentation Field Projection and Defense Augmentation.gif|The Battalion's Backup's (Team Fortress 2) augmentative field augment the defense of anyone within the field.
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