Power Nullification

==Summary==
Power Nullification, or Negation, is the ability to nullify the powers and abilities of others, preventing or disabling their effects. The mechanisms by which this effect is accomplished and their restrictions vary from character to character, but the ability is often limited to a certain type of power, such as supernatural phenomena in general, or magic. In some cases, an ability can only be negated once it's been used or activated, but in others, powers can be nullified before they're even utilized. The effect may be temporary or permanent, and may be restricted by touch, or be something that the user can apply to any ability they see, or within a field that negates any powers within.
Some characters accomplish these effects through applications of other abilities rather than a standalone ability in itself, such as using Power Modification to render powers useless. In addition, there are characters who combine this ability with Power Mimicry to not just seal the abilities of others, but steal them for themselves; this is known as Power Absorption.
It would be a No Limits Fallacy to assume someone with this ability can nullify anything that falls within the phenomena their powers are made to counter. It is to be assumed that any negation power has its limitations based on the strongest thing it has nullified, and also that a character may be resistant to the ability, at least in one of its forms, preventing it from having its usual effects.
However, certain forms of Power Nullification may prevent the usage of powers through less direct methods, making resistance less useful and the strength of the ability less relevant.
==Users==
* Asta (Black Clover)
* Mestarien Mestari (Noita)
* Scion (Parahumans)
* Osamu Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs)
* Szeth (The Stormlight Archive)
* Khârn the Betrayer (Warhammer 40,000)
==Types==
Anti-Magic: Abilities that focus on nullifying magic, potentially even rejecting physical characteristics augmented by magic or making it so that the user cannot be harmed by magic at all. This can negate spells, from simple blasts to more complicated effects, and may be capable of stripping magical items of their enchantments and magical properties.
While useful against magic users, this ability cannot nullify non-magical supernatural abilities, such as those based on chi. A similar ability is known as Counterspelling, which are characters who can counter the spells and magical abilities of others through their own magical knowledge, often requiring some knowledge on the spell to do so.
== Resistance Negation ==
Resistance Negation is the ability to remove an opponent's ability to resist the effects of other powers, allowing the user to then affect them with those abilities. In extreme cases, this ability can even override apparent immunity.
However, simply overwhelming something with hax stronger than what they can resist normally wouldn't qualify. Keep in mind, there are limits when it comes to this ability. Characters who do have Resistance Negation wouldn't be capable of negating all of their opponent's resistances unless there is more to their power than what has been shown. 
==Users==
*Lavos (Chrono Trigger)
*Nicol Bolas (Magic: The Gathering)
*Nanashi (Megami Tensei)
*Basilisk (Warhammer Fantasy)
Category:Powers and Abilities