Pride Degeneracy

The power to become degenerated via acts of extreme pride. Sub-power of Evil Degeneracy. 
==Also Called==
*Hubris Corruption/Degeneracy
*Pride Corruption
*Vanity Corruption/Degeneracy
==Capabilities==
Users with this ability are afflicted with a degenerative curse due to prolonged acts of extreme pride (which is a type of sin seen to come from excessive self-love, vanity and egomania).
Over time strange and often disturbing mutations occur in the individual afflicted with this condition, turning them into hideous monsters, yet retaining their former pride (to the point they see themselves as "perfect" of "beautiful" despite their obvious degenerative state).
The degeneration can start slowly or be a fairly rapid change but if left unchecked it can transform the individual into a demon or other negative-aligned creature, due to deforming not just the body and mind but the very soul itself.
Pride Degeneracy is one of many sub-types of degenerative curses and thus is reserved for individuals who succumb to what we traditionally see the Deadly Sin of Pride.
==Applications==
Pride Degeneracy is a highly varied state that varies between individuals in fiction, however it follows some basic "common" traits, such as:
*Corrupted Power Link
*Indomitable Pride
*Supernatural Ugliness
*Unnatural Quality
*Unnatural Shape
==Associations==
*Evil Degeneracy
*Pride Manipulation
*Spiritual Degradation
==Limitations==
*As a cursed state this inevitably weakens an individual in some fashion, be it body, mind or spirit.
*Prolonged degeneracy may result in destruction or demonization.
*Purification abilities may be able to reverse the degenerative qualities, in this case abilities that counter pride would be most useful.
*Often become addicted to their own social status, beauty and/or power, with no concern over their increasable mutated form.
==Known Users==
*Ao Nyobo (Japanese Folklore)
*Evil Queen (Disney's Snow White) <as the Hag>
*Lucifer (Abrahamic Legend)
==Gallery==
File:Lucifer01.jpg|Lucifer (Abharamic Legend) is often stated to have once been the greatest of all angels but fell from grace due, primarily, to his incredible pride, which saw him transform into Satan.
Ao Nyobo.jpg|Ao Nyobo (Japanese Folklore)
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