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* This is one of the reasons the axolotl has become critically endangered (along with pollution and introduction of invasive species); some of the modern pagan movements active in central Mexico subscribe to the "eat it to gain its power" belief with various animals and find the axolotl especially attractive because of its exceptional regenerative abilities which enable it to regrow lost limbs and even parts of its nervous system, which has led to them being hunted and consumed for this reason.
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See also CapturedByCannibals, VictorGainsLosersPowers, {{Wendigo}}. Compare SoulEating and VampiricDraining. SuperTrope to EatBrainForMemories.
SubTrope of EatingTheEnemy
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See also CapturedByCannibals, VictorGainsLosersPowers, {{Wendigo}}. Compare SoulEating and VampiricDraining. SuperTrope to EatBrainForMemories.
EatBrainForMemories. Can be {{exploited}} to produce the EvolutionaryPressureCooker.
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EatingTheEnemy.
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* ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'': The [[Main/OurOgresAreHungrier Ogre religion]] states (in surprising unison with that of the humans), that in the early times, the Giant Ogeron was slain and shattered into thousands of pieces, each of which became an ogre. Their declared long term goal is to eat all of each other (along with all other tasty beings in the world) to reform Ogeron. So that he can eat the gods.
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* ''Literature/EmpireOfTheVampire'': Blood Esana vampires dedicate themselves to consuming others of their kind in order to "save their souls from damnation." It helps that the process of draining another vampire allows the Esana to steal all their accumulated strength and access powers belonging to other bloodlines, making the ''Faithful'' some of the strongest beings in the world. The process does have a flipside, however - consuming too many souls will eventually lead to most Esana developing some form of insanity, usually a multiple personality disorder, as the burden of carrying so many cursed souls takes its toll on the ''Faithful''.
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** [[TheHero Rimuru Tempest]] can use his ''Predator'' skill to absorb the powers of those he eats and sometimes combine them to make new abilities. And thanks to his nature as a [[BlobMonster slime]] he can shapeshift his body to manifest the physical characteristics of anything he's eaten as well. [[spoiler:Eventually, ''Predator'' upgrades to ''Gluttony'' and finally ''Gluttonous King Beelzebub'', which increases the potency and range of this ability to near godlike levels.]]
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** [[TheHero Rimuru Tempest]] can use his ''Predator'' skill to absorb the powers of those he eats and sometimes combine them to make new abilities. And thanks to his nature as a [[BlobMonster slime]] he can shapeshift his body to manifest the physical characteristics of anything he's eaten as well. [[spoiler:Eventually, ''Predator'' upgrades to ''Gluttony'' and finally ''Gluttony'', then ''Gluttonous King Beelzebub'', and finally to ''Void God Azathoth'', which increases the potency and range of this ability to near godlike levels.]]
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** Vega "The Power" has the skill ''Plunderer'', which allows him to absorb power and traits from his victims. Unlike Rimuru or Geld, however, Vega ''prefers'' [[SapientEatSapient devouring others]] whether alive or dead to gain their powers and get stronger.
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** Vega "The Power" has the skill ''Plunderer'', ''Scavenger'', which allows him to absorb power and traits from his victims. Unlike Rimuru or Geld, however, Vega ''prefers'' [[SapientEatSapient devouring others]] whether alive or dead to gain their powers and get stronger. [[spoiler:Eventually, ''Scavenger'' evolves into ''Evil Dragon Lord Azi Dahaka'', which allows Vega to forcibly assimilate victims through his flesh via "Organic Domination" rather than just be devoured.]]
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* ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'' embraces the popular fan theory that people in ''Manga/OnePiece'' can acquire [[PowerUpFood Devil Fruit]] powers directly by [[EatenAlive consuming the still-living current host]], with the antagonist of chapter 31 being a ''[[UpliftedAnimal bacteria]]'' that successfully absorbed the [[HumanShifting Human-Human, Model Type: Child Zoan]] by devouring its former host. [[spoiler:This means that EatingTheEnemy nearly [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu becomes a pyrrhic victory]] for Nabiki, as the conflict with her own Devil Fruit would have resulted in her being torn apart on a cellular level if she hadn't expelled her entire supply of blood, causing the second Devil Fruit to incarnate normally.]]
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* In the 1980s Hong Kong, one {{Wuxia}} series involved long-lost twin brothers who befriended each other despite different upbringing (one was raised by a village of rogues, while the other was raised in an order of martial artists who's princess was once in love with the twins' father). Their worst enemy was an EvilChancellor who got his hands on a scroll for a SupernaturalMartialArts that was best technique. Unfortunately the secret behind that martial art is that its powers only activate if the practitioner initiates themselves by eating the flesh of their child. So one day the chancellor lures out his son and drugs him, before eating him. Instantly the chancellor feels the power kicking in.
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* ''Manga/NoLongerAllowedInAnotherWorld'': Kashiwahara's skill "Eat of Be Eaten" gives him the ability to replicate the strength and abilities of ant enemy he eats, using King Siberian's own martial arts skills on Tama after having eaten his arm.
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* Subverted in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', where Sylar acquires other people's superpowers by slicing their head open and ''studying'' their brain. When asked if he eats the brains, he says "that's disgusting". The reason this trope being averted is noteworthy comes from the longstanding fandom joke/{{Fanon}} that he ''did'' gain people's superpowers by eating their brains, which was eventually {{Jossed}} because the writers (who had considered it) thought it was too silly.
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* Subverted in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', where Sylar acquires other people's superpowers by slicing their head open and ''studying'' removing their brain. brain to ''study'' them. Because his victims' corpses are found without brains, the FBI concludes he is taking them as surgical trophies. When directly asked if he eats the brains, he says he's confused by the question, saying "that's disgusting".disgusting" (though it's not specified ''what'' he does with them once he's successfully copied a power. The reason this trope being averted is noteworthy comes from the longstanding fandom joke/{{Fanon}} that he ''did'' gain people's superpowers by eating their brains, which was eventually {{Jossed}} because the writers (who had considered it) thought it was too silly.
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** [[spoiler:[[Literature/AngelNotes ORT]], [[UltimateLifeform the Ultimate One of the Oort Cloud]], possesses this power. Notably, this extends beyond just absorbing the strength and power of its opponents, as during the final portion of its BossBattle in Nahui Mictlan, it's able to use data from the Servants it ate to ''hijack the Throne of Heroes and summon itself as the Grand Foreigner'', which should be ''[[BeyondTheImpossible completely impossible by the rules of the setting]]''. This is why ORT is considered unbeatable on Earth - it would keep consuming plants, animals, people, and phantasmal beasts to develop knew powers and techniques if it found something it couldn't crush by brute force]].
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** [[spoiler:[[Literature/AngelNotes ORT]], [[UltimateLifeform the Ultimate One of the Oort Cloud]], possesses this power. Notably, this extends beyond just absorbing the strength and power of its opponents, as during the final portion of its BossBattle in Nahui Mictlan, it's able to use data from the Servants it ate to ''hijack the Throne of Heroes and summon itself as the Grand Foreigner'', which should be ''[[BeyondTheImpossible completely impossible by the rules of the setting]]''. This is why ORT is considered unbeatable on Earth - it would keep consuming plants, animals, people, and phantasmal beasts to develop knew new powers and techniques if it found something it couldn't crush by brute force]].
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* ''VideoGame/PhysicalExorcismSeries'': Any spirits Brucie eats can be summoned as an ally under his control. Additionally, any spirits they eat get added to his collection too.
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* In the Greek myth of the Seven Against Thebes, Tydeus devours his fallen enemy's brain to gain his strength. It backfires terribly, as he was already mortally wounded, and Athena is so appalled when she sees this that she changes her mind about making Tydeus immortal.
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* While Franchise/{{Digimon}} normally have BornAgainImmortality, ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' was an exception to the rule. In this setting, Digimon die after being defeated, leaving behind data that can be absorbed by the victor in order to become stronger and steal their special attacks.
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* In an odd example where the superpower is a political one, in ''WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged'' the Namekian Grand Elder is apparently whoever devours the old Grand Elder.
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** Goku gained the ability to perform [[StealthyTeleportation Instant Transmission]] by the Yardrats feeding him their ill (unlike in canon, where they simply taught him how to do it).
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* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': [[spoiler:[[Literature/AngelNotes ORT]], [[UltimateLifeform the Ultimate One of the Oort Cloud]], possesses this power. Notably, this extends beyond just absorbing the strength and power of its opponents, as during the final portion of its BossBattle in Nahui Mictlan, it's able to use data from the Servants it ate to ''hijack the Throne of Heroes and summon itself as the Grand Foreigner'', which should be ''[[BeyondTheImpossible completely impossible by the rules of the setting]]''. This is why ORT is considered unbeatable on Earth - it would keep consuming plants, animals, people, and phantasmal beasts to develop knew powers and techniques if it found something it couldn't crush by brute force]].
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** Tam Lin Gawain/[[spoiler:Barghest]] can acquire the special powers of any other faeries she eats if she’s compatible with them and doesn’t exceed her capacity. She is driven to seek out and consume strong faeries [[spoiler:as the result of a curse placed on her clan by the Storm King of the mors]]. Two hundred years ago, she challenged and consumed Foul Weather of the Earth Clan so she could use his abilities against the Caterpillar Calamity; she still has his abilities in the present day, which serve as her third skill, and she says she’s still full on power from that.
** [[spoiler:[[Literature/AngelNotes ORT]], [[UltimateLifeform the Ultimate One of the Oort Cloud]], possesses this power. Notably, this extends beyond just absorbing the strength and power of its opponents, as during the final portion of its BossBattle in Nahui Mictlan, it's able to use data from the Servants it ate to ''hijack the Throne of Heroes and summon itself as the Grand Foreigner'', which should be ''[[BeyondTheImpossible completely impossible by the rules of the setting]]''. This is why ORT is considered unbeatable on Earth - it would keep consuming plants, animals, people, and phantasmal beasts to develop knew powers and techniques if it found something it couldn't crush by brute force]].
** Tam Lin Gawain/[[spoiler:Barghest]] can acquire the special powers of any other faeries she eats if she’s compatible with them and doesn’t exceed her capacity. She is driven to seek out and consume strong faeries [[spoiler:as the result of a curse placed on her clan by the Storm King of the mors]]. Two hundred years ago, she challenged and consumed Foul Weather of the Earth Clan so she could use his abilities against the Caterpillar Calamity; she still has his abilities in the present day, which serve as her third skill, and she says she’s still full on power from that.
** [[spoiler:[[Literature/AngelNotes ORT]], [[UltimateLifeform the Ultimate One of the Oort Cloud]], possesses this power. Notably, this extends beyond just absorbing the strength and power of its opponents, as during the final portion of its BossBattle in Nahui Mictlan, it's able to use data from the Servants it ate to ''hijack the Throne of Heroes and summon itself as the Grand Foreigner'', which should be ''[[BeyondTheImpossible completely impossible by the rules of the setting]]''. This is why ORT is considered unbeatable on Earth - it would keep consuming plants, animals, people, and phantasmal beasts to develop knew powers and techniques if it found something it couldn't crush by brute force]].
