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** Luffy undergoes his own Devil Fruit Awakening at the very climax of the Wano arc. [[spoiler:It turns out his fruit actually ''isn't'' a "mere" Paramecia granting the user RubberMan powers, but rather a Mythic Zoan variant of the Human-Human Fruit that turns its wielder into a living [[InkblotCartoonStyle "rubberhose animation" cartoon character]], complete with the ability to [[RealityWarper selectively warp reality]] to run on ToonPhysics.]]

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** Luffy undergoes his own Devil Fruit Awakening at the very climax of the Wano arc. [[spoiler:It turns out his fruit actually ''isn't'' a "mere" Paramecia granting the user RubberMan powers, but rather a Mythic Zoan variant of the Human-Human Fruit that turns its wielder into a living [[InkblotCartoonStyle "rubberhose animation" cartoon character]], complete with the ability to [[RealityWarper selectively warp reality]] to run on ToonPhysics.]]]] For their part, Nami has her Clima Tact upgraded by fusing it with Zeus (a sentient thundercloud), Sanji upgrades his Diable Jambe to Ifrit Jambe after his genetic modifications grant him an exoskeleton like the rest of his siblings, and Zoro replaces Shusui with Enma, a powerful sword that constantly drains his Haki but grants him a massive power boost once he learns to tame it [[spoiler:(and he also awakens [[AwesomenessIsAForce Conqueror's Haki]])]].
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** All [[DragonSlaying Dragon Slayers]] have access to Dragon Force when the mage eats a powerful source of magic like Lacrima, bringing them closer to a true dragon. Sting and Rogue can freely entire Dragon Force due to having Dragon Lacrima installed in them, but this is noted to be far weaker than a natural Dragon Force transformation. [[spoiler:Excessive use of Dragon Force would fully transform the user into a dragon, but the first- and third-generation Dragon Slayers had this outcome prevented by having their Dragon masters inhabit their bodies in secret, meaning Dragon Force is the highest form they can attain]]. With enough experience and training, Dragon Slayers with Dragon Force can truly defeat dragons.

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** All [[DragonSlaying [[TheDragonslayer Dragon Slayers]] have access to Dragon Force when the mage eats a powerful source of magic like Lacrima, bringing them closer to a true dragon. Sting and Rogue can freely entire Dragon Force due to having Dragon Lacrima installed in them, but this is noted to be far weaker than a natural Dragon Force transformation. [[spoiler:Excessive use of Dragon Force would fully transform the user into a dragon, but the first- and third-generation Dragon Slayers had this outcome prevented by having their Dragon masters inhabit their bodies in secret, meaning Dragon Force is the highest form they can attain]]. With enough experience and training, Dragon Slayers with Dragon Force can truly defeat dragons.

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** Natsu typically fights with his normal Flame Dragon Slayer magic, but has three different but arguably equally powerful power-ups. One is Dragon Force, which he gets when eating powerful magically imbued substance like Lacrima crystals and it increases his powers to that of a true dragon (although this is still debatable, seeing that he can barely make a dent in a fight with real dragons with his normal magic, though during the final leg of his battle with Mard Geer of Tartaros he managed to forcibly activate it at will (though still not enough to defeat the demon). His second power-up is the Lightning Flame Dragon mode, gained when he ate Laxus's lightning during the fight with Master Hades at Tenroujima, which allows him to combine his fire-based attacks with lightning, more than doubling its powers. He can enter Lightning Flame mode at will, but using it will exhaust him faster than usual. Finally, over the course of his year-long TrainingFromHell, he unlocks a new power-up known as Fire Dragon King Mode, where he draws upon the lingering Dragon magic of his adopted father Igneel stored in his body to achieve the power of a true dragon, [[ItOnlyWorksOnce though he's only able to use it to the fullest potential a few times due to being unable to regenerate it]]. Later, he's able to keep using the mode due to using his own power as a substitute, but the power boost isn't as great and likely closer to around Dragon Force.

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** All [[DragonSlaying Dragon Slayers]] have access to Dragon Force when the mage eats a powerful source of magic like Lacrima, bringing them closer to a true dragon. Sting and Rogue can freely entire Dragon Force due to having Dragon Lacrima installed in them, but this is noted to be far weaker than a natural Dragon Force transformation. [[spoiler:Excessive use of Dragon Force would fully transform the user into a dragon, but the first- and third-generation Dragon Slayers had this outcome prevented by having their Dragon masters inhabit their bodies in secret, meaning Dragon Force is the highest form they can attain]]. With enough experience and training, Dragon Slayers with Dragon Force can truly defeat dragons.
** Natsu typically fights with his normal Flame gains two distinct power-ups over the course of the series besides Dragon Slayer magic, but has three different but arguably equally powerful power-ups. One is Dragon Force, which he gets when eating powerful magically imbued substance like Lacrima crystals and it increases his powers to that of a true dragon (although this is still debatable, seeing that he can barely make a dent in a fight with real dragons with his normal magic, though during the final leg of his battle with Mard Geer of Tartaros he managed to forcibly activate it at will (though still not enough to defeat the demon). Force:
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His second first power-up is the Lightning Flame Dragon mode, gained when he ate Laxus's lightning during the fight with Master Hades at Tenroujima, Tenrou Island, which allows him to combine his fire-based attacks with lightning, more than doubling its powers. He can enter Lightning Flame mode at will, but using it will exhaust him faster than usual. Finally, over
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the course result of his year-long TrainingFromHell, he unlocks a new power-up known as is Fire Dragon King Mode, where he draws upon the lingering Dragon magic of his adopted father Igneel stored in his body to achieve the power of a true dragon, [[ItOnlyWorksOnce though he's only able to use it to the fullest potential a few times due to being unable to regenerate it]]. Later, he's able to keep using the mode due to using his own power as a substitute, but the power boost isn't as great and likely closer to around Dragon Force.



** In the Tartaros Arc, Gray also gets a variant of slayer magic called Devil Slayer Magic [[spoiler: which his undead father passed onto him.]] Not only does it make him stronger, but, unlike Dragon Slayer magic against dragons, it is ''very'' effective against demons, who just happened to be the main antagonists of that arc.

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** In the Tartaros Arc, Gray also gets a variant of slayer magic called Devil Slayer Magic [[spoiler: which his undead father passed onto him.]] Not only does it make him stronger, but, unlike Dragon Slayer magic against dragons, but it is ''very'' effective against demons, who just happened to be the main antagonists of that arc.
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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': In ''ComicBook/TheOther'', after becoming the receptacle of the totemic spider-deity called the Other, Spider-Man develops night-vision and venomous [[WolverineClaws stingers in his forearms]], and his strength gets boosted a second time to 20 tons.
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** Those who reach the Tenth Heightening (about fifty thousand Breaths) can issue Commands mentally, without needing to speak them aloud. They also can drain objects to white instead of gray, and cause white light to fracture into a prismatic halo in their presence.

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** Those who reach the Tenth Heightening (about fifty thousand Breaths) can issue Commands mentally, without needing to speak them aloud. They also can drain objects to white instead of gray, and cause white light to fracture into a prismatic halo in their presence. It also may come with other powers, but it is so rare that neither the audience nor the character who researches these things and writes summaries about them at the back of the book can be sure yet.
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* ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers, when Sonic converts his cyber corruption into power. [[spoiler: The main state, internally referred to as "Super Sonic 2", gives Super Sonic blue eyes, a reddish aura on top of the already-present gold, and empowers him to be able to use the Perfect Parry, which can reflect any attack- even ones that Super Sonic's normal abilities are completely unable to defend against. When Sonic uses the full extent of the Cyber Corruption-derived power, he enters a state internally referred to as "Super Sonic Cyber", a black and cyan, glitchy version of Super Sonic who has monochromatic ringed eyes and and visibly sharp fangs, almost reminiscent of [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway's iteration of Super Sonic]], which grants him enough power to outright one-shot SUPREME and THE END in one attack, though accessing the state quickly burns away all of his cyber corruption, causing him to permanently lose access to both forms.]]

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* ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers, Sonic gets two of these in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', when Sonic converts his cyber corruption into power. power during the "Another Story" scenario, serving as powered-up versions of Super Sonic. [[spoiler: The main state, first, internally referred to as "Super Sonic 2", gives Super Sonic blue eyes, a reddish aura on top of the already-present gold, and empowers him to be able to use the Perfect Parry, which can reflect any attack- even ones that Super Sonic's normal abilities are completely unable to defend against. When Sonic uses the full extent of the Cyber Corruption-derived power, he enters a state internally referred to as "Super Sonic Cyber", a black and cyan, glitchy version of Super Sonic who has monochromatic ringed eyes and and visibly sharp fangs, almost reminiscent of [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway's iteration of Super Sonic]], which grants him enough power to outright one-shot SUPREME and THE END in one attack, though accessing the state quickly burns away all of his cyber corruption, causing him to permanently lose access to both forms.]]
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** With that being said, Sonic does get another (albeit ''temporary'') one of these in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers, which manifests in two states, when he converts his cyber corruption into power. [[spoiler: The main state, internally referred to as "Super Sonic 2", gives Super Sonic blue eyes, a reddish aura on top of the already-present gold, and empowers him to be able to use the Perfect Parry, which can reflect any attack- even ones that Super Sonic's normal abilities are completely unable to defend against. When Sonic uses the full extent of the Cyber Corruption-derived power, he enters a state internally referred to as "Super Sonic Cyber", a black and cyan, glitchy version of Super Sonic who has monochromatic ringed eyes and and visibly sharp fangs, almost reminiscent of [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway's iteration of Super Sonic]], which grants him enough power to outright one-shot SUPREME and THE END in one attack, though accessing the state quickly burns away all of his cyber corruption, causing him to permanently lose access to both forms.]]

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** With that being said, Sonic does get another (albeit ''temporary'') one of these in * ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers, which manifests in two states, when he Sonic converts his cyber corruption into power. [[spoiler: The main state, internally referred to as "Super Sonic 2", gives Super Sonic blue eyes, a reddish aura on top of the already-present gold, and empowers him to be able to use the Perfect Parry, which can reflect any attack- even ones that Super Sonic's normal abilities are completely unable to defend against. When Sonic uses the full extent of the Cyber Corruption-derived power, he enters a state internally referred to as "Super Sonic Cyber", a black and cyan, glitchy version of Super Sonic who has monochromatic ringed eyes and and visibly sharp fangs, almost reminiscent of [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway's iteration of Super Sonic]], which grants him enough power to outright one-shot SUPREME and THE END in one attack, though accessing the state quickly burns away all of his cyber corruption, causing him to permanently lose access to both forms.]]
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** With that being said, Sonic does get another (albeit ''temporary'') one of these in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers, which manifests in two states, when he converts his cyber corruption into power. [[spoiler: The main state, internally referred to as "Super Sonic 2", gives Super Sonic blue eyes, a reddish aura on top of the already-present gold, and empowers him to be able to use the Perfect Parry, which can reflect any attack- even ones that Super Sonic's normal abilities are completely unable to defend against. When Sonic uses the full extent of the Cyber Corruption-derived power, he enters a state internally referred to as "Super Sonic Cyber", a black and cyan, glitchy version of Super Sonic who has monochromatic ringed eyes and and visibly sharp fangs, almost reminiscent of [[ComicBook/SonicTheComic Fleetway's iteration of Super Sonic]], which grants him enough power to outright one-shot SUPREME and THE END in one attack, though accessing the state quickly burns away all of his cyber corruption, causing him to permanently lose access to both forms.]]
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* In ''Anime/{{Transformers}}'', it's traditional for the Autobot/Maximal leader to get some sort of upgrade or SuperMode before the final scene.

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* In ''Anime/{{Transformers}}'', ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', it's traditional for the Autobot/Maximal leader to get some sort of upgrade or SuperMode before the final scene.
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* In ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'' there is the Gigantic upgrade for each character equipped with a Guyver. Only problem there is a limit on using it and is essentially a suit that can be worn by only one character at a time. Aptom himself can qualify in which he slowly gains more power by absorbing more Zoanoid types. Guyver I can take the Gigantic upgrade a step further by transforming into the Gigantic Exceed, an [[HumongousMecha apartment-sized bio-armor]]. He's used it once so far, to fight the Zoalord Kabarl Khan in his equally huge zoanoid form.

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* In ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'' there is the Gigantic upgrade for each character equipped with a Guyver. Only problem there is a limit on using it and is essentially a suit that can be worn by only one character at a time. Aptom himself can qualify in which he slowly gains more power by absorbing more Zoanoid types. Guyver I can take the Gigantic upgrade a step further by transforming into the Gigantic Exceed, an [[HumongousMecha apartment-sized bio-armor]]. He's used it once so far, to fight the Zoalord Kabarl Khan in his equally huge zoanoid form. Later issues gave Agito his own Gigantic Dark bio-armor to use against the combined Zoalords and Apollyon.
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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' usually averts this trope, at least measured by the standards of shonen series: characters will by and large have the same powers from the beginning of their respective part to the end, and evolutions in their fighting style will come from training in a new way of fighting [[note]]e.g. Joseph learning Hamon[[/note]] or applying their existing powers in unexpected ways [[note]]e.g. Josuke "repairing" a blood stain on a shard of glass, turning it into a homing missile as it flies towards the spot of blood on his opponent's clothing[[/note]]. However, there are several instances where characters have spontaneously gained new powers:

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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' usually averts this trope, at least measured by the standards of shonen series: characters will by and large have the same powers from the beginning of their respective part to the end, and evolutions in their fighting style will come from training in a new way of fighting [[note]]e.g. Joseph learning Hamon[[/note]] or applying their existing powers in unexpected ways [[note]]e.g. Josuke "repairing" a blood stain on a shard of glass, [[LethalHarmlessPowers turning it into a homing missile as it flies towards the spot of blood on his opponent's clothing[[/note]].clothing]][[/note]]. However, there are several instances where characters have spontaneously gained new powers:
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* ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' introduces "Hyper" forms for Sonic and Knuckles: after collecting the Chaos Emeralds during the ''Sonic 3'' Zones, and unlocking the power of the Super Emeralds during the ''[=S&K=]'' Zones, Sonic and Knuckles's super forms are upgraded. In their Hyper forms, Sonic can perform an air dash that also destroys all Badniks on screen, and Knuckles can cause a small earthquake that also clears the screen of Badniks by gliding into a wall at top speed. Visually, they both gain additional sparkles, SpeedEchoes, and Sonic flashes the colors of all of the Emeralds in lieu of his standard golden hue.

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* ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' introduces "Hyper" forms for Sonic and Knuckles: after collecting the Chaos Emeralds during the ''Sonic 3'' Zones, and unlocking the power of the Super Emeralds during the ''[=S&K=]'' Zones, Sonic and Knuckles's super forms are upgraded. In their Hyper forms, Sonic can perform an air dash that also destroys all Badniks on screen, and Knuckles can cause a small earthquake that also clears the screen of Badniks by gliding into a wall at top speed. Visually, they both gain additional sparkles, SpeedEchoes, and Sonic flashes the colors of all of the Emeralds in lieu of his standard golden hue. WordOfGod is that the reason these forms have not appeared since then is because the developers don't want to deal with this trope and how out of control it can get.
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* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': Half way through the series it is revealed that [[StockShonenHero Kazuki's]] kakugane is actually one of the three black kakugane capable of turning its wielder into a super-powered WalkingWasteland that drains the life from everyone around them. [[spoiler: The upgrade actually becomes the driving force of the second half of the story, since Kazuki needs his kakugane to live, and the transformation is supposedly irreversible and will eventually cause him to remain in that form permanently, causing his former allies to turn on him.]] The transformation also causes a more standard upgrade, in the form of a new [[BladeOnAStick Sunlight Heart]].

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* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': Half way through the series it is revealed that [[StockShonenHero Kazuki's]] kakugane is actually one of the three black kakugane capable of turning its wielder into a super-powered WalkingWasteland that drains the life from everyone around them. [[spoiler: The upgrade actually becomes the driving force of the second half of the story, since Kazuki needs his kakugane to live, and the transformation is supposedly irreversible and will eventually cause him to remain in that form permanently, causing his former allies to turn on him.]] The transformation also causes a more standard upgrade, in the form of a new [[BladeOnAStick Sunlight Heart]].Heart.

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* ''Anime/FairyMusketeers'': Akazukin's Princess mode.

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* ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' introduces "Hyper" forms for Sonic and Knuckles: after collecting the Chaos Emeralds during the ''Sonic 3'' Zones, and unlocking the power of the Super Emeralds during the ''[=S&K=]'' Zones, Sonic and Knuckles's super forms are upgraded. In their Hyper forms, Sonic can perform an air dash that also destroys all Badniks on screen, and Knuckles can cause a small earthquake that also clears the screen of Badniks by gliding into a wall at top speed. Visually, they both gain additional sparkles, SpeedEchoes, and Sonic flashes the colors of all of the Emeralds in lieu of his standard golden hue.
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* In ''VideoGame/CounterSide'', various characters receive their power-ups in story results in their Awakened forms, which either amplify their current Counter abilities, or bestow new forms.
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'''Goku:''' ''[begins powering up]'' ''is... TO GO...'' '''EVEN FURTHER...''' '''''BEYOND!!'''''

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'''Goku:''' ''[begins powering up]'' ''is... TO GO...'' '''EVEN FURTHER...''' '''''BEYOND!!''''''''''BEYOND!'''''



** Famously, in the climax of ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'', Jotaro [[spoiler: realizes that his Stand Star Platinum has the same [[TimeStandStill time stop]] ability as [[BigBad DIO]]'s The World.]]
** In ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'' [[spoiler:Yoshikage Kira]] is pierced by the same Stand Arrow that originally gave him his powers, which gives his stand [[spoiler:Killer Queen]] the ability [[spoiler:Bites the Dust: a small version of Killer Queen that possesses his fake son Hayato. If anybody learns from Hayato that Kira is impersonating the boy's dead father, that person will spontaneously explode, and [[GroundhogDayLoop time will reset to that morning]], but that person will explode at the same time on every subsequent loop]].
** Also in Diamond Is Unbreakable, Koichi's Stand Echoes is originally just a large egg, but has the power to evolve into various "Acts", each with their own ability:

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** Famously, in the climax of ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', Jotaro [[spoiler: realizes that his Stand Star Platinum has the same [[TimeStandStill time stop]] ability as [[BigBad DIO]]'s The World.]]
** In ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'' ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', [[spoiler:Yoshikage Kira]] is pierced by the same Stand Arrow that originally gave him his powers, which gives his stand [[spoiler:Killer Queen]] the ability [[spoiler:Bites the Dust: a small version of Killer Queen that possesses his fake son Hayato. If anybody learns from Hayato that Kira is impersonating the boy's dead father, that person will spontaneously explode, and [[GroundhogDayLoop time will reset to that morning]], but that person will explode at the same time on every subsequent loop]].
** Also in Diamond Is Unbreakable, ''Diamond is Unbreakable'', Koichi's Stand Echoes is originally just a large egg, but has the power to evolve into various "Acts", each with their own ability:



** Similar to [[spoiler: Kira]] in part 4, ''Manga/GoldenWind'' has two characters gain additional abilities from a Stand Arrow:
*** [[spoiler: Polnareff's Stand Silver Chariot becomes Silver Chariot Requiem, who has the ability to swap the minds of sentient creatures in a wide radius around the user.]]
*** [[spoiler: Giorno's Stand Gold Experience becomes Gold Experience Requiem, who has the ability to "reset to zero", essentially erasing the consequences of actions from time.]]
** Pucci from ''Manga/StoneOcean'' evolves his stand White Snake twice throughout the series, first into C-Moon, and then into Made in Heaven
** In ''Manga/SteelBallRun'' Johnny Joestar's Stand Tusk evolves into 4 distinct Acts, reminiscent of Echoes.

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** Similar to [[spoiler: Kira]] [[spoiler:Kira]] in part 4, ''Manga/GoldenWind'' ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' has two characters gain additional abilities from a Stand Arrow:
*** [[spoiler: Polnareff's [[spoiler:Polnareff's Stand Silver Chariot becomes Silver Chariot Requiem, who has the ability to swap the minds of sentient creatures in a wide radius around the user.]]
*** [[spoiler: Giorno's [[spoiler:Giorno's Stand Gold Experience becomes Gold Experience Requiem, who has the ability to "reset to zero", essentially erasing the consequences of actions from time.]]
** Pucci from ''Manga/StoneOcean'' ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'' evolves his stand White Snake twice throughout the series, first into C-Moon, and then into Made in Heaven
** In ''Manga/SteelBallRun'' ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'', Johnny Joestar's Stand Tusk evolves into 4 distinct Acts, reminiscent of Echoes.



* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, this is subverted because no matter what evolutions Ash's team go through, and what he learns about battles during the story arc, he resets to Pikachu for the next region. [[StatusQuoIsGod Causing no change at all.]]

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* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', this is subverted because no matter what evolutions Ash's team go through, and what he learns about battles during the story arc, he resets to Pikachu for the next region. [[StatusQuoIsGod Causing no change at all.]]



* In ''LightNovel/HighschoolDxD'', a [[EmpathicWeapon Sacred Gear]] exposed to [[PsychoactivePowers particularly intense emotions]] can evolve into a devastatingly powerful form called a Balance Breaker -- so named because it allows its wielder to [[OffTheRails step outside of boundaries imposed on humans by God]], making it effectively a real-life GameBreakingBug. Initially forbidden by both angels and demons, by the present day Balance Breakers [[GoodBadBugs are sought after by both sides]], and many characters have unlocking or [[EvolvingWeapon improving]] one as a crux of their CharacterArc.

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* In ''LightNovel/HighschoolDxD'', ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'', a [[EmpathicWeapon Sacred Gear]] exposed to [[PsychoactivePowers particularly intense emotions]] can evolve into a devastatingly powerful form called a Balance Breaker -- so named because it allows its wielder to [[OffTheRails step outside of boundaries imposed on humans by God]], making it effectively a real-life GameBreakingBug. Initially forbidden by both angels and demons, by the present day Balance Breakers [[GoodBadBugs are sought after by both sides]], and many characters have unlocking or [[EvolvingWeapon improving]] one as a crux of their CharacterArc.
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* During the "Zombizou" chapter in ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'', the eponymous NominalHero falls prey to the Akuma, leaving Marinette/Marigold as the only Miraculous hero capable of fighting. Her despair and panic at the fact that she can't stop Zombizou without the Lucky Charm allows her to unlock Bee Balm, a low-tier WorldHealingWave that undoes an Akuma's effect near her.
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** In seven days, Uryuu goes from being unable to fight a lieutenant that's at 20% power to being able to one-shot a captain and his Bankai. Afterwards, he loses his power from the type of power-up he used and is chewed out by his father for it. His father comments that had he not run off half-cocked (before his power was ready for the power-up), he'd actually have been able to win his fight off his base abilities without needing that special power-up at all. Cue the final arc, and his power has suddenly become extremely important to everyone's fate; not only is he receiving Ichigo-style power-ups as a result, he's also destined to surpass [[spoiler: Yhwach]], in power.

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** In seven days, Uryuu goes from being unable to fight a lieutenant that's at 20% power to being able to one-shot a captain and his Bankai. Afterwards, he loses his power from the type of power-up he used and is chewed out by his father for it. His father comments that had he not run off half-cocked (before his power was ready for the power-up), he'd actually have been able to win his fight off his base abilities without needing that special power-up at all. Cue the final arc, and his power has suddenly become extremely important to everyone's fate; not only is he receiving Ichigo-style power-ups as a result, he's also destined to surpass [[spoiler: Yhwach]], Yhwach]] in power.



* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' uses this fairly often; the evolving each digimon does could be considered a possible version of this trope, although a straighter example is the Burst Mode from Digimon Data Squad/Savers. The Burst Mode granted the digimon partners incredible power, beyond that of Mega/Ultimate level, but had a downside in that if negative emotions were used to generate it, the digimon would enter Ruin Mode instead, which would send it on a mindless rampage until it destroyed itself.
** Adventure did this too, you can mark the change in the plot based on the last Champion level (Angemon), the first 'proper' Ultimate level (Metalgreymon), and the [[EleventhHourSuperpower Arrows of Light and Hope]] creating Megas (Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon).
** Adventure 02 shifts between two significant modes of evolution, from Armor Digivolving in the early series to [[FusionDance DNA Digivolving]] in the second half.

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* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' uses this fairly often; the evolving each digimon does could be considered a possible version of this trope, although a straighter example is the Burst Mode from Digimon Data Squad/Savers.''Anime/DigimonDataSquad/Savers''. The Burst Mode granted the digimon partners incredible power, beyond that of Mega/Ultimate level, but had a downside in that if negative emotions were used to generate it, the digimon would enter Ruin Mode instead, which would send it on a mindless rampage until it destroyed itself.
** Adventure ''[[Anime/DigimonAdventure Adventure]]'' did this too, you can mark the change in the plot based on the last Champion level (Angemon), the first 'proper' Ultimate level (Metalgreymon), and the [[EleventhHourSuperpower Arrows of Light and Hope]] creating Megas (Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon).
** ''[[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Adventure 02 02]]'' shifts between two significant modes of evolution, from Armor Digivolving in the early series to [[FusionDance DNA Digivolving]] in the second half.



* Most of the ''Franchise/OnePiece'' characters gained a new weapon, tool, or power in the Skypiea arc. Specifically, Zoro gained a RazorWind attack (which, as it was used with only one sword, it served as the basis for being used with two and three swords) and Nami got a Jet Ski.
** The real upgrade-showcasing arc before the time skip was the Enies Lobby Arc, when Luffy gained Gear Second and Gear Third by exploiting the properties of his Devil Fruit, Chopper became TheBerserker (albeit temporarily for overusing his Rumble Balls), Nami and Usopp upgraded their previous weapons, Usopp started to gain confidence, Sanji learned to set his kick attacks on fire, and Zoro realized a technique to triple his swords to nine.

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* Most Some of the Straw Hats in ''Franchise/OnePiece'' characters gained a new weapon, tool, tool or power in the Skypiea arc. Specifically, Zoro gained a RazorWind attack (which, as it was used with only one sword, it served as the basis for being used with two and three swords) and Nami got a Jet Ski.
** The real upgrade-showcasing arc before the time skip TimeSkip was the Enies Lobby Arc, when Luffy gained Gear Second and Gear Third by exploiting the properties of his Devil Fruit, Chopper became TheBerserker (albeit temporarily for overusing his Rumble Balls), Nami and Usopp upgraded their previous weapons, Usopp started to gain confidence, Sanji learned to set his kick attacks on fire, and Zoro realized a technique to triple his swords to nine.



* In the anime of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' this is subverted because no matter what evolutions Ash's team go through, and what he learns about battles during the story arc, he resets to Pikachu for the next region. [[StatusQuoIsGod Causing no change at all.]]

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* In the anime of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, this is subverted because no matter what evolutions Ash's team go through, and what he learns about battles during the story arc, he resets to Pikachu for the next region. [[StatusQuoIsGod Causing no change at all.]]



* In ''Anime/SCryed'', Kazuma goes out to upgrade his Alter power because it is too weak, then later gets an additional upgrade at the end of the series through willpower. Ryuho also follows this, but his first upgrade is more an IAmNotLeftHanded, in that he had it retroactively.

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* In ''Anime/SCryed'', ''Anime/{{Scryed}}'', Kazuma goes out to upgrade his Alter power because it is too weak, then later gets an additional upgrade at the end of the series through willpower. Ryuho also follows this, but his first upgrade is more an IAmNotLeftHanded, in that he had it retroactively.



* In ''Manga/SoulEater'', the main duo's driving goal is to obtain their Next Tier Power-Up by turning Soul into a Death Scythe. [[spoiler: They eventually succeed.]] Black*Star and Tsubaki also get the Uncanny Sword upgrade. After some training in Japan, Black Star and Tsubaki unlock the ''true'' potential of the Uncanny Sword, gaining a [[DarkIsNotEvil shadow form]] of every one of Tsubaki's forms. Death the Kid gets a kind of innate version as he matures, as the connection of each line of Sanzu increases his power level. [[spoiler:Connecting the first allows him to fight on even terms with Mosquito's form from 400 Years Ago, who had previously [[CurbStompBattle defeated him in under a second]], the second allowed him to kill the sorcerer Noah, and the third made him a True Shinigami with the Madness of Order and sufficient power to help defeat Asura.]]

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* In ''Manga/SoulEater'', the main duo's driving goal is to obtain their Next Tier Power-Up by turning Soul into a Death Scythe. [[spoiler: They [[spoiler:They eventually succeed.]] Black*Star and Tsubaki also get the Uncanny Sword upgrade. After some training in Japan, Black Star and Tsubaki unlock the ''true'' potential of the Uncanny Sword, gaining a [[DarkIsNotEvil shadow form]] of every one of Tsubaki's forms. Death the Kid gets a kind of innate version as he matures, as the connection of each line of Sanzu increases his power level. [[spoiler:Connecting the first allows him to fight on even terms with Mosquito's form from 400 Years Ago, who had previously [[CurbStompBattle defeated him in under a second]], the second allowed him to kill the sorcerer Noah, and the third made him a True Shinigami with the Madness of Order and sufficient power to help defeat Asura.]]
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* Starting from the third ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' game, characters gain access to subclasses, usually after the second or third stratum (out of six, five of which are needed to minimally complete the game). Subclassing allows a character to learn the skills of another class while retaining their original class; for example, an offensive caster-type class can subclass as a healer-type class and learn healing skills that their base class does not have access to while still being able to cast magic attacks that they've already learned, or a frontline damage-focused class can subclass as a tank-type class and learn some buffs and passives to improve their survivability, especially if [[GlassCannon they don't have much in the way of defense]] otherwise. ''Etrian Odyssey V'' swaps out subclassing in favor of [[PrestigeClass Legendary Titles]], in which a character can take up one of two mutually-exclusive extensions to their class's TechTree.

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* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyIIITheDrownedCity'': Starting from the third this game, characters in the ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' game, characters series gain access to subclasses, usually after the second or third stratum (out of six, five of which are needed to minimally complete the game). Subclassing allows a character to learn the skills of another class while retaining their original class; for example, an offensive caster-type class can subclass as a healer-type class and learn healing skills that their base class does not have access to while still being able to cast magic attacks that they've already learned, or a frontline damage-focused class can subclass as a tank-type class and learn some buffs and passives to improve their survivability, especially if [[GlassCannon they don't have much in the way of defense]] otherwise. ''Etrian Odyssey V'' ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyVBeyondTheMyth'' swaps out subclassing in favor of [[PrestigeClass Legendary Titles]], in which a character can take up one of two mutually-exclusive extensions to their class's TechTree.
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* Deku's One For All Full Cowl from ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'' is an inversion. Instead of an upgrade, it's a strategic ''downgrade'', using only a small fraction of One For All's power spread across Deku's body to giving him enhanced power and speed. Before this, Deku was limited to using One For All at full power and with only one body part, which was AwesomeButImpractical as doing so [[HeroicRROD utterly destroyed his body due to him not being able to handle the full power of his Quirk yet.]]

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* Deku's One For All Full Cowl from ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'' ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is an inversion. Instead of an upgrade, it's a strategic ''downgrade'', using only a small fraction of One For All's power spread across Deku's body to giving him enhanced power and speed. Before this, Deku was limited to using One For All at full power and with only one body part, which was AwesomeButImpractical as doing so [[HeroicRROD utterly destroyed his body due to him not being able to handle the full power of his Quirk yet.]]
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* ''Manga/BoboboBoBoBobo'''s Next Tier Power Ups are direct parodies of ''Anime/DragonballZ'''s Super Saiyan and Fusions.

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* ''Manga/BoboboBoBoBobo'''s ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo''[='=]s Next Tier Power Ups are direct parodies of ''Anime/DragonballZ'''s ''Anime/DragonballZ''[='=]s Super Saiyan and Fusions.



* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', the title character's Kyuubi tails are a form of this, as is the forming of Sasuke Uchiha's Sharingan mid-fight-scene. Choji Akimichi's special Food Pills also count. There is also Orochimaru's Curse Seal, which Kimimaro, the Sound Four, and Sasuke all have. Kankuro gains more Ninja Puppets, while Tenten gets Weapon Scrolls. Later on, there is Jiraya and [[spoiler:Naruto ''again'']] with Sage Mode. Naruto then gains [[spoiler:full access to the Kyuubi's chakra by [[ThePowerOfFriendship befriending it.]]]] And, of course, Rock Lee and Might Guy have the Eight Gates to move up through. Naruto uses the trope a lot.

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* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', the title character's Kyuubi tails are a form of this, as is the forming of Sasuke Uchiha's Sharingan mid-fight-scene. Choji Akimichi's special Food Pills also count. There is also Orochimaru's Curse Seal, which Kimimaro, the Sound Four, and Sasuke all have. Kankuro gains more Ninja Puppets, while Tenten gets Weapon Scrolls. Later on, there is Jiraya Jiraiya and [[spoiler:Naruto ''again'']] with Sage Mode. Naruto then gains [[spoiler:full access to the Kyuubi's chakra by [[ThePowerOfFriendship befriending it.]]]] And, of course, Rock Lee and Might Guy have the Eight Gates to move up through. Naruto uses the trope a lot.



** Luffy undergoes his own Devil Fruit Awakening at the very climax of the Wano arc. [[spoiler:It turns out his fruit actually ''isn't'' a "mere" Paramecia granting the user RubberMan powers, but rather a Mythic Zoan variant of the Human-Human Fruit that turns its wielder into a living [[InkblotCartoonStyle "rubberhose animation" cartoon character]]. Complete with the ability to [[RealityWarper selectively warp reality]] to run on ToonPhysics.]]

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** Luffy undergoes his own Devil Fruit Awakening at the very climax of the Wano arc. [[spoiler:It turns out his fruit actually ''isn't'' a "mere" Paramecia granting the user RubberMan powers, but rather a Mythic Zoan variant of the Human-Human Fruit that turns its wielder into a living [[InkblotCartoonStyle "rubberhose animation" cartoon character]]. Complete character]], complete with the ability to [[RealityWarper selectively warp reality]] to run on ToonPhysics.]]



* In ''Manga/SoulEater'', the main duo's driving goal is to obtain their Next Tier Power-Up by turning Soul into a Death Scythe. [[spoiler: They eventually succeed.]] Black*Star and Tsubaki also get the Uncanny Sword upgrade. After some training in Japan (manga-only), Black Star and Tsubaki unlock the ''true'' potential of the Uncanny Sword, gaining a [[DarkIsNotEvil shadow form]] of every one of Tsubaki's forms. Death the Kid gets a kind of innate version as he matures, as the connection of each line of Sanzu increases his power level. [[spoiler:Connecting the first allows him to fight on even terms with Mosquito's form from 400 Years Ago, who had previously [[CurbStompBattle defeated him in under a second]], the second allowed him to kill the sorcerer Noah, and the third made him a True Shinigami with the Madness of Order and sufficient power to help defeat Asura.]]

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* In ''Manga/SoulEater'', the main duo's driving goal is to obtain their Next Tier Power-Up by turning Soul into a Death Scythe. [[spoiler: They eventually succeed.]] Black*Star and Tsubaki also get the Uncanny Sword upgrade. After some training in Japan (manga-only), Japan, Black Star and Tsubaki unlock the ''true'' potential of the Uncanny Sword, gaining a [[DarkIsNotEvil shadow form]] of every one of Tsubaki's forms. Death the Kid gets a kind of innate version as he matures, as the connection of each line of Sanzu increases his power level. [[spoiler:Connecting the first allows him to fight on even terms with Mosquito's form from 400 Years Ago, who had previously [[CurbStompBattle defeated him in under a second]], the second allowed him to kill the sorcerer Noah, and the third made him a True Shinigami with the Madness of Order and sufficient power to help defeat Asura.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', Dante gets a power-up of his own when [[spoiler:he runs himself through on a broken piece of his sword, Rebellion. His subsequently absorbing the Devil Sword Sparda unlocks a new form of his [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] ability: ''Sin'' Devil Trigger. At the same time, he also gains a new, more powerful sword: Devil Sword Dante. Vergil, similarly, gains his own Sin Devil Trigger after [[SplitPersonalityMerge V and Urizen are re-merged]]. Additionally, while Nero doesn't gain a Sin Devil Trigger, his own Devil Trigger fully unlocks in the game's final climax, allowing him to enter a super form of his own like Dante and Vergil (as an upgrade to his DT in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'', which functioned more akin to a FightingSpirit).]]

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* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', Dante gets a power-up of his own when [[spoiler:he runs himself through on a broken piece of his sword, Rebellion. His subsequently absorbing the Devil Sword Sparda unlocks a new form of his [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] ability: ''Sin'' Devil Trigger.Trigger, which completely changes his moveset and massively buffs his damage. At the same time, he also gains a new, more powerful sword: Devil Sword Dante. Vergil, similarly, Similarly, Vergil gains his own Sin Devil Trigger after [[SplitPersonalityMerge V and Urizen are re-merged]]. Additionally, re-merged]] to bring him back, though a written lore implies he obtained this form thanks to Urizen. As a gameplay mechanic, Dante and Vergil access these forms by sacrificing bars of the DT Gauge to fill the SDT Gauge. And while Nero doesn't gain a Sin Devil Trigger, his own Devil Trigger is fully unlocks unlocked in the game's final climax, allowing him to enter a super physical demonic form of his own ''his own'' like Dante and Vergil (as Vergil's standard DT. This is an upgrade to his DT first Devil Trigger in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'', ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' which functioned more akin to a FightingSpirit).FightingSpirit that mimicked and enhanced his attacks.]]
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** The sequel, ''Inazuma Eleven GO'' ramps it UpToEleven with the avaliabilty of [[Manga/SaintSeiya power armors]], [[Franchise/DragonBall transformations]], and [[VideoGame/BlueDragon shadow avatars]]. Arguably almost every possible Next Tier Power-Up is in this one show.

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** The sequel, ''Inazuma Eleven GO'' ramps it UpToEleven with the avaliabilty of has [[Manga/SaintSeiya power armors]], [[Franchise/DragonBall transformations]], and [[VideoGame/BlueDragon shadow avatars]]. Arguably almost every possible Next Tier Power-Up is in this one show.
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** Luffy undergoes his own Devil Fruit Awakening at the very climax of the Wano arc. [[spoiler:It turns out his fruit actually ''isn't'' a "mere" Paramecia granting the user RubberMan powers, but rather a Mythic Zoan variant of the Human-Human Fruit that turns its wielder into a living [[InkblotCartoonStyle "rubberhose animation" cartoon character]]. Complete with the ability to [[RealityWarper selectively warp reality]] to run on ToonPhysics.]]
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* ''Manga/BoboboBoBoBobo'' 's Next Tier Power Ups are direct parodies of ''Anime/DragonballZ'''s Super Saiyan and Fusions.

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* ''Manga/BoboboBoBoBobo'' 's ''Manga/BoboboBoBoBobo'''s Next Tier Power Ups are direct parodies of ''Anime/DragonballZ'''s Super Saiyan and Fusions.

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