Power Manipulation

**Power manipulation** is the ability to be able to affect the supernatural powers and abilities of others in various ways. This ability is also called ***ability manipulation***.

## Activation and Deactivation

**Activation and deactivation** is the ability to turn on and off mechanical, electronic, and biological systems. This ability has been shown to enable the user to turn "on" and "off" the supernatural powers and abilities of others.

## Aura Absorption

**Aura absorption** is the ability to be able to see and drain the auras of other individuals, effectively draining the victim of their life-force and supernatural abilities, if they possess any. If a victim's entire aura is drained, they die.

## Empathic Mimicry

**Empathic mimicry** is the ability to duplicate the supernatural powers and abilities of others when they are in one's presence and reproduce them at will subsequently when thinking about the original source of the ability.

### Users

* Arthur Petrelli (*Heroes*) stole this ability from Peter Petrelli
* Peter Petrelli (*Heroes*)

## Mental Detection

**Mental detection** is the ability to sense the presence of other beings with superhuman powers and abilities within a radius of oneself.

### Users

* Charles Xavier (*Marvel Comics*)
* Jean Grey (*Marvel Comics*)

## Power Absorption

**Power absorption** is the ability to permanently remove the supernatural powers and abilities of others and gain the use of the removed powers and abilities. This removal is typically permanent and the user of this ability usually retains the abilities permanently. This ability is also called ***ability absorption***.

### Users

* Arthur Petrelli (*Heroes*)
* Tommy Clark (*Heroes*)

## Power Augmentation

**Power augmentation** is the ability to strengthen and amplify the supernatural powers and abilities of others. This can be used to strengthen abilities so they become more powerful or augmenting them exponentially so the user can no longer control their abilities. This ability is also called ***ability augmentation*** and ***neural jumpstart***.

### Users

* Ando Masahashi (*Heroes*)
* Jean Grey (*Marvel Comics*)
* Paulette Hawkins (*Heroes*)

## Power Bestowal

**Power bestowal** is the ability to grant supernatural powers and abilities to others. This ability is also called ***ability bestowal***.

### Users

* Alex (*MisFits*) developed this ability after his power was inversed

## Power Channeling

**Power channeling** is the ability to channel and take control of the activated powers of others and use them for oneself. This ability is also called ***ability channeling***.

### Users

* Christy Jenkins (*Charmed*)
* Phoebe Halliwell (*Charmed*)
* Teresa (*Charmed*)

## Power Identification

**Power identification** is the ability to detect what kind of supernatural power or ability another individual has and sense its strength as well. This ability is also called ***ability identification***.

## Power Negation

**Power negation** is the ability to cancel out, or nullify, the supernatural powers and abilities of others. This ability is also called ***ability negation***, ***power dilation***, ***ability dilation***, ***power neutralization***, ***ability neutralization***, ***power nullification***, and ***ability nullification***.

### Users

* Jean Grey (*Marvel Comics*)
* Jordan Collier (*The 4400*)

## Power Removal

**Power removal** is the ability to remove the powers of others. this ability is also called ***ability removal***.

### Users

* Alex (*MisFits*) can remove powers through sexual intercourse

## Power Replication

**Power replication** is the ability to copy or mimic the supernatural powers and abilities of others, gaining the use of others' abilities without hindering the use of the original owner's abilities. This mimicry is usually only temporary or the individual can only replicate one supernatural ability at a time. This ability is also called ***ability replication***.

### Users

* Draph (*Heroes*)
* Peter Petrelli (*Heroes*)

## Power Sensing

**Power sensing** is the ability to sense when others possess superhuman powers and abilities. This is also called ***power detection***.

## Power Transferal

**Power transferal** is the ability to take powers from other individuals, store them within oneself, and give them to others. Users of this ability cannot use the powers and abilities that they have stored within themselves. This ability is also called ***ability transferal***.

## Promicin Diffusion

**Promicin diffusion** is an ability that is only presented within the show *The 4400*. In the show, promicin is a drug that can either kill an individual or grant them a supernatural ability. The supernatural ability of promicin diffusion allows the user to generate an excess of promicin and spread it through the air, causing everyone around the user to either die or manifest a supernatural ability.