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Variant Power Copying

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Variant Power Copying	label	Variant Power Copying
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Variant Power Copying	comment	Variant Power Copying is the practice of duplicating powers or abilities in a different way than the original ability worked. In other words, they copy a variation of the ability and not the original one. This trope applies to works where "powers" are associated with a character or group, and are rare to see other people have. In works with martial arts, this can refer to techniques or abilities unique to a school or clan. However, due to differences in the learner's personality, innate gifts, field of expertise, etc., they learn to use the ability slightly differently. Or, because they lack access to the original source of the power, they have to find another way to achieve a similar effect. For example, if a Beast Man has a Healing Factor, the duplicator gets the same powers using Nanotechnology, sometimes based on data gotten from the original character. Or someone with Shock and Awe powers who got their abilities through some sort of accident or mutation, which inspires some sort of mage or witch to come up with their own electric spells. This is a Sub-Trope of both Awesomeness by Analysis (doing something awesome by learning how it works) and Power Copying, and a a subtrope of Meta Power as it deals with other powers. It can also overlap with Sufficiently Analyzed Magic, if one method of using the ability is magical and the other is mundane. Also a Sub-Trope of Effective Knockoff. See also Doing In the Wizard or Doing in the Scientist, for when science or magic replace each other as explanations for the powers or abilities. Compare to Shared Signature Move where multiple characters use the exact same technique. Though there can be variations in style or application that overlap with this trope.
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Variant Power Copying / int_1367cea0	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_1367cea0	comment	Worm Echidna can make clones of parahumans she captures, and each one has some variant of the original template's powers. Skitter's clone, for instance, has powers over rats, while a Grue clone has the ability to use his shadows to teleport. Upperhand, a minor character, can copy the powers of any person near him, but the output is replaced with crushing gravity. For instance, if he copied a person who throws fireballs, he would gain the ability to throw orbs of gravity. A variation is displayed by most Tinkers given focus in both Worm and its sequel, Ward. Through observation of parahumans within their vicinity, a Tinker can get an idea of something within their specialty that takes inspiration from the relevant parahuman.
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Variant Power Copying / int_1622155	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_1622155	comment	Kirby Super Star: While Kirby normally relies on typical Power Copying through the use of Copy Abilities, Copy is a noticeable exception. TAC, the enemy that grants the ability, steals Copy Abilities from Kirby by swiping the ability item off of him and storing it in a rucksack; as a helper, this swipe acts as an impromptu punch. Copy Kirby, meanwhile, steals abilities off of enemies by scanning them with a visor, gaining their ability immediately afterwards.
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Variant Power Copying / int_1a12bbee	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_1a12bbee	comment	Ragnarok, a cyborg clone of Thor, uses electronics to simulate Thor's Shock and Awe and Weather Manipulation powers. His copy of Mjolnir also uses remote control signals to fly around and return to him.
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Variant Power Copying / int_1f76648	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_1f76648	comment	In A Certain Magical Index, Accelerator has the power to change the direction of any force within a short distance of his body — this gives him the ability to launch objects at horrendous speeds by touching them, as well as a passive Attack Reflector field which makes him almost impervious to harm. Saiai Kinuhita and Umidori Kuroyoru are survivors of the Dark May Project, an experiment in boosting the powers of young espers by grafting Accelerator's thought patterns onto their own — as a result their original wind-based powers were modified into a layer of invisible "nitrogen armor" around Saiai's body, and destructive "nitrogen lances" fired from Umidori's hands.
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Variant Power Copying / int_2ef7cb74	comment	This is actually the default way of "copying" other mages' spells in Lyrical Nanoha: instead of taking spell formulas over verbatim, a mage usually adapts one of their own spells to emulate the effects of the one they want to learn. Two of Nanoha's students have "inherited" her signature spells in this fashion. Subaru developed her own Divine Buster from scratch after seeing Nanoha use it, and while the original spell could be used like a Sniper Rifle, Subaru's is more of a Short-Range Shotgun. Likewise, when Teana learned Starlight Breaker (a Finishing Move which concentrates mana from the surrounding area into a Divine Buster to boost it to Wave-Motion Gun levels) she did so by applying Nanoha's mana-gathering technique to her own Crossfire Shoot.
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Variant Power Copying / int_2f90633c	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_2f90633c	comment	Leviathan in Manehattan's Lone Guardian is shown to have copied Zero's charged slash for her own use between the events of Mega Man Zero 2 and 3, trading destructive power for freezing ability and utilizing it with her javelin instead of a beam weapon.
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Variant Power Copying / int_30a5ebfd	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_30a5ebfd	comment	Naruto: Early on in the story, neither Sasuke nor Naruto can do Rock Lee's Front Lotus attack combination, so they make new versions. The Front Lotus kicks an opponent in the air and then uses a Spinning Piledriver to smash an opponent on the head. Sasuke's variation is the Lion Barrage, which copies the initial kick (the only part of the Front Lotus Sasuke had seen at the time) but instead kicks them all the way down. Naruto's variation (a copy of a copy, since he based it on the Lion Barrage) is the Naruto Uzumaki Barrage, which uses clones to perform the multiple attacks and falling attacks, since he lacks the skill to do it normally. Naruto's signature move, the Rasengan, was created by the Fourth Hokage as an imitation of the destructive energy balls used by Tailed Beasts — due to the different properties of human and Tailed Beast chakra, he had to add its signature spinning to hold it together. Kakashi's Chidori (a technique which gives him an electrified Razor-Sharp Hand) was in turn developed while he was trying to create a lightning-based version of the Rasengan. Later in the story, Naruto gains proper control over the Nine-Tailed Fox's chakra and combines the energies of a Tailed Beast Ball with his Rasengan techniques to create a hybrid "Tailed Beast Rasengan".
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Variant Power Copying / int_36c59070	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_36c59070	comment	In the "Amazo Virus" arc of Justice League (2011), Dr. Armen Ikarus, Patient Zero to the virus, develops the ability to replicate organic variations of any powers he sees. This includes growing wings to replicate flight, and having his eyes mutate to replicate heat vision, among others.
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Variant Power Copying / int_36f2432	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_36f2432	comment	unOrdinary: John can copy and "amp" the abilities of those weaker than him, with him sometimes doing things which the original user cannot do with their powers by amping them, though usually he just has a more powerful version.
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Variant Power Copying / int_43a5d860	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_43a5d860	comment	Izuku in My Hero Academia: Mega Izuku has a Quirk that lets him recreate any guns with his hands, as well as "copy" Quirks by touching a person, which gives him access to special weapons with a power similar to the Quirk. Normally, the copy lasts for five minutes, but if Izuku gets permission or defeats the other person in combat, the copy is permanent, and he can also train to make the new gun more powerful or enduring.
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Variant Power Copying / int_44fe781e	comment	In Neon Genesis Evangelion, the Mass-Production Evas have all the abilities of the classic ones, plus a Healing Factor, despite not using pilots.
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Variant Power Copying / int_4c095a1f	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_4c095a1f	comment	The Transformers: In "Sea Change", Human Alien Alana uses the Well of Transformation to change her into a Transformer. However, she doesn't transform physically like a regular Transformer does, with her transformation being more akin to the shapeshifting enabled by the Well, dissolving into energy between forms.
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Variant Power Copying / int_5a3dae52	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_5a3dae52	comment	Some superpowers from Misfits work differently or better when transferred to other people; Ollie could only teleport a couple meters after concentrating hard. When Nikki becomes able to teleport after getting a heart transplant from Ollie, she can teleport longer distances easily. When Seth removed Curtis' Mental Time Travel and sold it to Friedrich, the latter was able to physically teleport to Hitler's office back in World War II. Kelly also later gets this power and teleports back to Hitler when Curtis could only use it to relive parts of his own life.
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Variant Power Copying / int_69daf29	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_69daf29	comment	In Grrl Power Varia gets powers that are similar, but not identical to those whom she touches. For instance, Harem allows her to teleport alongside her, while Jiggawatt has lightning abilities but gives Varia magnetic control instead.
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Variant Power Copying / int_6a4bddd6	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_6a4bddd6	comment	Iron Man's suits usually have this ability, such as being able to copy Captain America's fighting moves by replicating them and then performing the motions, or copying Magneto's abilities using orbital satellites that can absorb electro-magnetic energy, or copying Venom's symbiote by using nanomachines that approximate the symbiote's biological abilities.
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Variant Power Copying / int_6cd819eb	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_6cd819eb	comment	Valkyrie's power copying in Skulduggery Pleasant can give her a better version of the magic she's copying. The only example we get is when copying a healer's ability, she's able to heal injuries that he wouldn't have been able to. Though she is Unskilled, but Strong without the years of training and practice the original mage would have had.
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Variant Power Copying / int_747d9a6f	comment	In [PROTOTYPE] and [PROTOTYPE 2], while the Player Characters develop powers that are very similar to the beings they take them from, they each have their own variations. For instance, the blade or claws are similar to, but distinct from the sources, with James Heller's take on the former being even akin to a combat knife, similar to his military background.
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Variant Power Copying / int_81f5d35d	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_81f5d35d	comment	Kamen Rider: Recent series' have done this in the annual Crisis Crossover movies, leading to the current heroes wearing variants of their usual armors now based on their predeccesors, and occasionally the other way around, as well. Kamen Rider Zi-O does this as the primary gimmick, being the only method by which the villains' Evil Knockoff Monster of the Week can be defeated (at first, anyway).
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Variant Power Copying / int_8df52a8d	comment	This was the original idea of the Connor Kent Superboy: he wasn't a true clone of Superman, but rather an attempt to create something about as close as science could manage. Consequently, instead of the standard Kryptonian Combo Platter Powers, he has "tactile telekinesis", normally one of Superman's Required Secondary Powers: he can manipulate objects telekinetically, but only if he's touching them or they're at very close range. So he effectively has Super-Strength, flight, and invincibility to physical harm (he can lift himself up, lift objects, or repel them when they'd touch him), but with a lot of extra caveats (he's not invulnerable to anything he can't affect telekinetically, but he also has the ability to disassemble an object just by touching it). Later on, this would be retconned and he started developing traditional Superman powers, but writers occasionally remember his original powerset.
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Variant Power Copying / int_8ec33a88	comment	This happens with Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Job System as the party can't do all the moves used by Heroes in their inherited classes, but can replicate their effects. For example, Ashera jumps into the air and then slams her weapon into the ground for one Art, but instead the main party just spins the weapon with both Arts sending the opponent into the air if they are toppled.
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Variant Power Copying / int_9322493f	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_9322493f	comment	Kamen Rider Zi-O does this as the primary gimmick, being the only method by which the villains' Evil Knockoff Monster of the Week can be defeated (at first, anyway).
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Variant Power Copying / int_93fdfb2f	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_93fdfb2f	comment	In Street Fighter V, Karin Kanzuki's Story Mode has her suddenly master one of the Kanzuki-ryu school's greatest arts, which allows her to repel enemies using nothing but her Battle Aura. This trope is Played for Laughs when Zangief sees her do this and (because Zangief's style is based entirely on his muscles) he learns how to vibrate his body at just the right rhythm to achieve the same ability. Karin's steward, Shibasaki, is awestruck by Karin's achievement, but dumbstruck that Zangief can do it in such a crude manner, too.
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Variant Power Copying / int_960062b7	comment	My Hero Academia : Each inheritor of One for All is stronger than the last, and Izuku Midoriya has crossed a threshold where the insane strength of the quirk devastates his body. At first he only uses it as a Desperation Attack, but he gradually develops a fighting style vastly different than his predecessor in order to mitigate the new drawbacks, for example, focusing on heavily armored kicks rather than All Might's signature punches. Then it turns out that One for All has grown strong enough that Izuku can use the Quirks of all the previous One for All bearers. During the final battle, All Might uses a suit of Powered Armor to compensate for having burnt out all of his Quirk's power. This armor has various functions based on the Class 1-A students' Quirks and named after their hero aliases, such as Red Riot armor plating, Uravity and Ingenium jet thrusters, and the Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight, a last-resort suicide bomb.
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Variant Power Copying / int_981900a1	type	Variant Power Copying
Variant Power Copying / int_981900a1	comment	In Kuroko's Basketball, while Kise can normally just rely on standard Power Copying when replicating ordinary techniques, he often has to resort to this trope when copying the techniques of the Generation of Miracles. For example, while he doesn't have the Emperor Eye, he can replicate its effects closely enough with the observational skills and reflexes he uses to copy opponents in the first place.
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Variant Power Copying / int_9e2f90f4	comment	One Piece: In the Thriller Bark arc, by virtue of merging the gigantic zombie Oars' shadow with his own, Gekko Moria the shadow-man can manipulate Oars' shadow to shape-shift his body (think shadow puppets, but in reverse), including copying the moves of Luffy, the Rubber Man. In the Fishman Island arc, Luffy, with his Haki and Gear Second, can emulate his brother Ace's signature Fire Fist attack (called Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk) even though Ace is a flame user and Luffy isn't. The anime adaptation of the Dressrosa arc has Luffy use his rubbery nature combined with Armament Haki (which hardens his body) to replicate Bellamy's ability to transform his limbs into metal springs. Katakuri, at one point of the Whole Cake Island arc, copies several of Luffy's attacks, with "improvements" such as creating multiple arms for his gatling, and making his Elephant Gun even bigger than the original. Bonney displays the ability to potentially mimic different Devil Fruit powers by aging herself into an alternative future. The first time she does this by giving herself a Nika-like body, unknowingly mimicking Luffy's Gear Third before he even came up with it.
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Variant Power Copying / int_a46e4b5b	comment	RosenkreuzStilette Freudenstachel: Freudia, the protagonist, primarily is An Ice Person. She can't copy actual abilities like her friend Spiritia does, but she can emulate the powers of the fellow Magus she defeated using his ice powers. For example, her Weissteufel technique is her creating a field of cold air that slows down enemies, taken from Sichte Meister, the Time Master magus.
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Variant Power Copying / int_b0028436	comment	Stand Proud gives Taylor a Stand that can copy powers, but with tweaks to avoid being redundant with a Stand's natural power: from Mush (who can make golems out of rubbish for him to wear) she gets the ability to create regenerating golems out of pretty much anything. She can only keep these powers permanently after she understands how it works, and until then she has to "recharge" from time to time
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Variant Power Copying / int_d616724d	comment	Udyr from League of Legends has the ability to channel the powers of animals and animalistic demigods into his combat, with three of his four abilities being directly based on those found in other playable demigod champions. From Volibear, Udyr gains his massive lightning claws, from Ornn, he gains his immunity to flinching and on-hit stuns, and from Anivia, he gains her wide area-of-effect ice storms.
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Variant Power Copying / int_de0c0303	comment	Mega Man X: While X is capable of regular Power Copying, Zero goes with this instead, emulating whatever technique the boss has with his Z-Saber to accommodate his close-range style.
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Variant Power Copying / int_ef661e97	comment	Street Fighter: This is how Divergent Character Evolution and Shotoclones work in the series. Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Dan, Sakura, Sean, and Gouken all have the same basic moves (Hadoken, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku), but perform them differently from each other. Even Sagat learned his Tiger Uppercut by copying elements of Ryu's Shoryuken. Zangief developed his Spinning Piledriver by watching Mike Haggar perform his Spinning Lariat, and he also copied the Lariat as well. Then, Mike Haggar got him right back by stealing the piledriver, but that was more or less regular copying instead. In Street Fighter V, Karin Kanzuki's Story Mode has her suddenly master one of the Kanzuki-ryu school's greatest arts, which allows her to repel enemies using nothing but her Battle Aura. This trope is Played for Laughs when Zangief sees her do this and (because Zangief's style is based entirely on his muscles) he learns how to vibrate his body at just the right rhythm to achieve the same ability. Karin's steward, Shibasaki, is awestruck by Karin's achievement, but dumbstruck that Zangief can do it in such a crude manner, too. Ed was trained by Balrog, and uses his own variations of similar moves like his rushing attacks, using Psycho Power to propel himself instead of his own muscle. He also has variations of Bison's Devil Reverse ability, except his version kicks upward before coming down with a secondary attack. Menat was trained by Rose and uses her Soul Throw and Soul Reflect abilities. However, Menat's versions utilize her Crystal Ball rather than a scarf like Rose. Menat also has her own version of Rose's Soul Satellite which, instead of surrounding her with active orbs which make enemies hesitant to attack, do nothing to the enemy while inert but can be activated separately to force the enemy to defend or to extend combos. Luke had some training from Guile from which his Sand Blaster as well as Rock Smasher and Thermobaric Thrash are variants of Guile's Sonic Boom and Solid Puncher (which themselves are variants of Charlie's Sonic Boom and Sonic Break).
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Variant Power Copying	processingCategory2	Magic and Powers
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Manehattan's Lone Guardian (Fanfic) / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
My Hero Academia: Mega Izuku (Fanfic) / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
SeerKing's Asylum for Plot Bunnies That Won't Stop Bugging Me (Fanfic) / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
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Ultra Series (Franchise) / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
Boruto (Manga) / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
Kamen Rider Zi-O / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
Go! Go! Hypergrind (Video Game) / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
Kirby Super Star (Video Game) / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
RosenkreuzStilette (Video Game) / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Video Game) / int_6cdd9ea8	type	Variant Power Copying
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