History Main / SelfMadeSuperpowers

** As a Side Effect of being the creator and controller of the Level Upper, Kiyama Harumi gains multi-skill, the ability to use the skills and powers of its users. Kihara Gensei later creates his own version.

** TheChessmaster and OmnidisciplinaryScientist extraordinaire Kisuke Urahara invents a device called ''Tenshinta'' that allows him to achieve the final form of his sword within 3 days, something that takes a decade for even the most gifted Shinigami.

** Dr. Wheelo from the movie ''Anime/DragonBallZTheWorldsStrongest'' is much like Dr.Gero, a brilliant scientist. HE transplanted his brain into a mecha. His goal is to take over Goku's body.

** Aizen Sosuke created the Hogyoku to break the limit of Shinigami potential and steals Kisuke Urahara's, the only person he acknowledges to be smarter than him, to create a single one. He gains so many transformations and powers that it is best to see his page.

* Giovanni of ''Manga/FireForce'' modified his body can transform into countless firebugs, gaining insect-like traits to increase his strength even further. Even when decapitated, he still survives as his head can move according to his thoughts.

* In the third season premiere of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Mohinder Suresh takes a syringe of Maya's blood/DNA/super-powered-{{Phlebotinum}} out onto a dock all by himself and injects it into himself, becoming a case of ProfessorGuineaPig; He gets insect-like super-strength, agility, and wall-climbing ability, but as a side effect appears to be mutating uncontrollably. Once the perfected formula he develops washes over him, he gains superhuman strength.

** Orochimaru, the BigBad of Part I and a brilliant scientist, [[BioAugmentation modified his body]] to be very [[VoluntaryShapeshifting malleable]] and snakelike, a power he refers to as the Power of the White Snake. He gains a HealingFactor, ability to reconnect body parts via snakes, shed his skin to regurgitate a new body free from all damage, etc. Most importantly, he gains the power to use Living Corpse Reincarnation, his path to immortality that allows him to [[GrandTheftMe transfer his consciousness to another body]]. He can store his consciousness within the cursed seals he brands others with, allowing him to revive himself even after being sealed by Itachi Uchiha's extremely powerful sealing jutsu.

->''"Well, not every superhero has powers, you know. You can be super without them. I invented [[RocketBoots these]]. I can fly. Can you fly?"''

->''"Well, not every superhero has powers, you know. You can be super without them. I invented these. I can fly. Can you fly?"''

** Obito Uchiha is a skilled surgeon and well-versed with genetics and transplants. He made up for his lack of natural talent by mastering Hashirama's cell, allowing him to phase through all attacks for 10 minutes with 1 Sharingan, and later transplants a Rinnegan stolen from Nagato's corpse.

** Orochimaru, a brilliant scientist, [[BioAugmentation modified his body]] to be very [[VoluntaryShapeshifting malleable]] and snakelike, a power he refers to as the Power of the White Snake. He gains a HealingFactor, ability to reconnect body parts via snakes, shed his skin to regurgitate a new body free from all damage, etc. Most importantly, he gains the power to use Living Corpse Reincarnation, his path to immortality that allows him to [[GrandTheftMe transfer his consciousness to another body]]. He can store his consciousness within the cursed seals he brands others with, allowing him to revive himself even after being sealed by Itachi Uchiha's extremely powerful sealing jutsu.

** Orochimaru's right-hand man and highly skilled spy and CombatMedic, Yakushi Kabuto, integrated multiple Kekkei Genkai (unique abilities) into himself, granting him among others, a powerful HealingFactor, ability to liquefy, create a clone, use a SuperMode indefinitely along with becoming a MasterOfIllusion capable of overcoming Itachi and Sauske Uchiha simultaneously.

** Orochimaru, a brilliant scientist, [[BioAugmentation modified his body]] to be very [[VoluntaryShapeshifting malleable]] and snakelike, a power he refers to as the Power of the White Snake. He gains a HealingFactor, ability to reconnect body parts via snakes, shed his skin to regurgitate a new body free from all damage, etc. Most importantly, he gains the power to use Living Corpse Reincarnation, his path to immortality that allows him to [[GrandTheftMe transfer his consciousness to another body]]. He can store his consciousness within the cursed seals he brands others with, allowing him to revive himself even after being sealed by Itachi Uchiha' extremely powerful sealing jutsu.

** Orochimaru, a brilliant scientist, [[BioAugmentation modified his body]] to be very [[VoluntaryShapeshifting malleable]] and snakelike, a power he refers to as the Power of the White Snake. He gains a HealingFactor, ability to reconnect body parts via snakes, shed his skin to regurgitate a new body free from all damage, etc. Most importantly, he gains the power to use Living Corpse Reincarnation, his path to immortality that allows him to [[GrandTheftMe transfer his consciousness to another body]].

** Orochimaru, a brilliant scientist, [[BioAugmentation modified his body]] to be very [[VoluntaryShapeshifting malleable]] and snakelike, a power he refers to as the Power of the White Snake. He gains a HealingFactor, ability to reconnect body parts via snakes, shed his skin to regurgitate a new body free from all damage, etc. Most importantly, he gains the power to use Living Corpse Reincarnation, his path to immortality that allows him to [[GrandTheftMe transfer his consciousness to another body]]

The solution is simple. Use your incredibly advanced mind to give yourself powers. Do some self-BioAugmentation. Create a ritual because it's TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential that only the ChosenOne is entitled to. Build a device to [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke mutate your genes]] into that of the resident RealityWarper. Integrate the {{Magitek}} you have stolen to your brain. Develop a SuperSerum to give yourself TheGift and become an InstantExpert.

** TheChessmaster and OmnidisciplinaryScientist extraordinaire Kisuke Urahara invents a device that allows him to achieve the final form of his sword within 3 days, something that takes a decade for even the most gifted Shinigami.

** Orochimaru, a brilliant scientist, [[BioAugmentation modified his body]] to be very [[VoluntaryShapeshifting malleable]] and snakelike, letting him shed his skin to recover FromASingleCell.

** Orochimaru, a brilliant scientist, gives himself powerful BioAugmentation, making himself immortal, be able to shed his body like a snake, and strong enough to fight Naruto in 3 tails form, without his jutsu.

The key point is that the character does the upgrading to themselves by giving themselves innate superpowers by themselves and can do so safely.

The solution is simple. Use your incredibly advanced mind to give yourself powers. Create a ritual because it's TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential that only the ChosenOne is entitled to. Build a device to mutate your genes into that of the resident RealityWarper. Integrate the {{Magitek}} you have stolen to your brain. Develop a serum to give yourself TheGift and become an InstantExpert.

Not to be confused with ProfessorGuineaPig, which is about testing inventions on themselves while these people know what they are doing.

Compare CharlesAtlasSuperpower, when vigorous training is used to gain superpowers.

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** Dr. Gero is so brilliant that he creates multiple cyborgs and Android more powerful than the second strongest being in the universe, Freeza and the strongest Super Saiyans '' without ever leaving the Earth'', a very remote and weak planet. He then converts himself into a cyborg.

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* ''ComicBook/IronMan'': During the "Extremis" six-issue arc, Tony Stark modified the titular virus to store his armor inside his body, directly interface with technology, use some of its powers without manifesting it, enhanced reflexes and regeneration of both his body and armor.
** He later develops Extremis 3.0, which grants him the ability to alter his appearance, HealingFactor, Enhanced Strength, Agility and Reflexes. He also claimed it can make people immortal.

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* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex: ''
** Level Six Shift was claimed by Kihara Gensei to used to give Aleister Crowley this, though it remains unknown whether it is true.
** As a Side Effect of being the creator and controller of the Level Upper, Kiyama Harumi gains multi-skill, the ability to use the skills and powers of its users. Kihara Gensei later creates his own version.
** Becoming a Magic God involves "mastering a path to the very end" and becoming a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper.

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* ''{{Literature/Worm}}'':

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* ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople2013'': Jedikiah Price, an EvilutionaryBiologist, narrows down the superhuman gene and artificially "breaks out", gaining considerable psychic powers.
* In the third season premiere of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Mohinder Suresh takes a syringe of Maya's blood/DNA/super-powered-{{Phlebotinum}} out onto a dock all by himself and injects it into himself, becoming a case of ProfessorGuineaPig; He gets insect-like super-strength, agility, and wall-climbing ability, but as a side effect appears to be mutating uncontrollably. Once the perfected formula he develops washes over him, he gains superhuman strength.
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* Anime/DragonBallZ:

* LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex:

** As a Side Effect of being the creator and controller of the Level Upper, Kiyama Harumi gains multi-skill, the ability to use the skills and powers of its users.

*** Kihara Gensei later creates his own version.

* {{Literature/Worm}}: The following Tinkerers, people with the ability to create advanced technology exceeding contemporary ones.

** Armsmaster as Defiant, replaced his internal organs and parts of his brain with artificial equivalents, reducing his need to sleep, eat and eliminate waste to less than fifteen minutes a day.

** Mannequin a tinker who specialized in sustaining life, modified himself to have inhuman reflexes, Internal Rifle, Multiple arms and various types of lethal gas.

* Series/TheTomorrowPeople2013: Jedikiah Price, an EvilutionaryBiologist, narrows down the superhuman gene and artificially "breaks out", gaining considerable psychic powers.

* Rick Sanchez of the WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty fame grafts cybernetic parts into himself, though the exact effects remain unknown.

* Professor Membrane from WesternAnimation/InvaderZim replaced his arms with cybernetics of his own inventions capable of firing energy blasts.

* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}''

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''

** Dr, Gero is so brilliant that he creates multiple cyborgs and Android more powerful than the second strongest being in the universe, Freeza and the strongest Super Saiyans '' without ever leaving the Earth'', a very remote and weak planet. He then converts himself into a cyborg.

** Dr. Wheelo from the movie Anime/DragonBallZTheWorldsStrongest is much like Dr.Gero, a brilliant scientist. HE transplanted his brain into a mecha. His goal is to take over Goku's body.

* Kengan Asura gives us Hanafusa Hajime, a CombatMedic who modified his body to have wolverine-style claws, air canisters in his foot to increase speed and power of his kicks, immunity to pain, a device to prevent his heart from stopping, and several others.

* Manga/OnePiece: Franky performed self-surgery on himself twice and turned himself into a cyborg, despite not specializing in it (he is a shipwright), and displays superhuman strength, durability, and hearing. His cyborg body also has its own arsenal.

* Giovanni of Manga/FireForce modified his body can transform into countless firebugs, gaining insect-like traits to increase his strength even further. Even when decapitated, he still survives as his head can move according to his thoughts.

*** He later develops Extremis 3.0, which grants him the ability to alter his appearance, HealingFactor, Enhanced Strength, Agility and Reflexes. He also claimed it can make people immortal.

* {{ComicBook/Thanos}}: Creator/MarvelComics Supervillain Thanos uses his considerable intellect to argument his powers through bionic modifications.

* Nathaniel Essex, better known as Mr. Sinister of {{ComicBook/XMen}}, gave himself quite a few powers by implanting x-genes of other mutants, such as shapeshifting.

* Henry McCoy (Earth-295) of {{ComicBook/XMen}}, better knows as Dark Beast, continuously experimented on himself and others and gained Superhuman Strength, retarded aging, etc. The full extent of his capability remains unknown as he continuously changes them. He also received cybernetic enhancements from Nathaniel Essex, better known as Mr. Sinister.

* ComicBook/EobardThawne of Comicbook/Flash is a brilliant scientist who recreated the incident that gave the Flash his powers.