History SuperMode / VideoGames

** Ludger, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'' has a second one in the form of his Chromatus transformation, which gives him a [[BladeOnAStick lance]], a new moveset, invincibility (Getting hit reduces the duration, however), the ability to perform nearly infinite combos (Only limited by the duration of the mode), and access to another Mystic Arte. It's a total GameBreaker if used properly, as not even the strongest bosses can survive a single combo from it if you trigger it while they've got a massive damage bonus on them from exploiting their weak points. If you ''really'' want to go for maximum overkill, it's possible to do a lengthy combo using the aforementioned Overlimit, end it with a Mystic Arte, then transition into this mode to keep the combo going, then hit them with ''another'' Mystic Arte before it ends.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', Aigis is able use "Orgia mode" which releases her limiter upon an order from MC. It increases her performance a lot. In FES her sister Metis is also able to use a somewhat improved version call "Neo Orgia Mode" since Aigis' own one has been fried after the battle with her. The downside is that after it runs out, they overheat and become inactive for a few turns.

* ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' introduces "Mega Evolutions" in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY''. Not to be confused with the [[EvolutionPowerup usual evolution]] in the series, Mega Evolution is a temporary in-battle form that requires [[TransformationTrinket special items]] to unlock. Not all Pokemon can Mega-Evolve, though. It's quite useful as it counts [[TransformationIsAFreeAction as a free action]] -- activating after the Speed stat check for the turn, but out-prioritising everything except switching and [[BackStab Pursuit]] targeted against aforementioned switchouts -- and can give some incredibly useful abilities. Depending on the changes, some function simply as a more powerful version of the original while others change a lot to the point where they function like a completely different Pokemon.
** ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'' introduced a slight variation for their two main legendaries: Primal Reversion. While still requiring Groudon and Kyogre to hold certain items, the transformation is automatic, activating as soon as they enter battle, and both can be used on the same team without affecting any other Pokémon's ability to Mega Evolve.

** Melee had a BonusBoss that was basically a OneWingedAngel version of Bowser called Giga Bowser. That form becomes his Final Smash starting in Brawl. Besides him, we have Yoshi gaining wings and fire breath, Wario turning into Wario Man, Diddy Kong going berserk with his jetpack and Peanut Popguns, Mr. Game and Watch turning into the Octopus, ROB continuamente atirando lasers de seus olhos, and Sonic turning into Super Sonic.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', the titular character doesn't actually have a Super Mode in-game, but in cut-scenes, usually when about to battle bosses, she unleashes her power which turns all her attacks into Wicked Weaves, [[GiantFootOfStomping ethereal gigantic versions of her own fists and feet]] which she normally summons only as combo finishers. In ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}'', she instead now have a gameplay mechanic Umbra Climax, which is similar to the Devil Trigger mentioned under ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' above: A temporary mode where her attacks becomes stronger and more far-reaching, in addition to gaining health.

* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'' has a few characters who can do things like this, but easily the most notable example would be [[spoiler: Euden himself. At the [[EleventhHourSuperpower very end of the game]], he and Zethia unlock the Bondforged forms, which is a physical manifestation of [[ThePowerofFriendship all of the bonds that they have gained on their journeys]]. Euden’s [[PowerMakesYourHairGrow hair grows]] and [[PowerDyesYourHair turns the bottom half of it green]]. His armor turns white with green accents, which help compliment Primal Midgardsormer. His pact is stronger than ever, and [[BlowYouAway their wind abilities are greatly enhanced]]. As for Zethia, he scarf turns gold, and she gets a white dress. Her healing and Auspex abilities also greatened. Together, they use their Bondforged Forms to defeat [[BigBad Xenos]]]].

* This is the gist of the titular core mechanic of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage''. Any unit that is equipped with an Emblem Ring (or Bracelet, if you have the DLC) has an "Engage Meter" that, when full, can allow the user to "Engage" with the equipped Emblem, gaining more powerful skills and access to a once-per-transformation [[LimitBreak Engage Attack]]. [[spoiler:Alear must have another character Engage with them in order to access their abilities as the Fire Emblem once it's unlocked, but the mechanics are otherwise almost identical, the main difference from other Engages (and other Emblems in general) being that Alear is a separate unit from the character they are Engaged with.]]

* In ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf'', [[TheBrute Wei]] can power himself up temporarily by invoking different super modes that boost his speed, strength or defense for around five seconds. His EX allows him to summon all three at the same time, and his Super makes him pretty much invincible for around 10 seconds.
* In ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast'', powerups made you successively more muscular, until you max out and gained your beast form and powers.
* In ''VideoGame/AnnoMutationem'', the protagonist, Ann Flores, can eventually access "Super Ann" mode (as her best friend Ayane refers to it), which gives her rapidly regenerating health that makes her effectively invincible, dual katanas that are far more powerful than any of her normal weapons, an infinite supply of ninja throwing stars, and vastly increased stats that will utterly wipe the floor with normal enemies or deal severe damage to bosses.
* In ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', The Guardian Generals of the Demigod race can enter a special mode called a Vajra Form, where they have a halo behind their back that represents their Mantra type, and is the only one any of them can obtain naturally without extra Mantra from Humans. There are some occasional differences, however:

* In ''Videogame/{{Warframe}}'', certain Tenno Warframes are able to achieve this with their final abilities. For example, [[TheBerserker Valkyr]] is able to fly into a mad rage in which she becomes invincible and deals massive melee damage at the expense of not being able to use her guns. Excalibur can switch to Exalted Blade mode, giving him a very powerful sword of pure energy that can fire {{Sword Beam}}s. [[TheGunslinger Mesa]] can initiate Peacemaker, which lets her deploy literal {{Finger Gun}}s that can be fired at incredible speeds. But the ultimate example of this is Operator Mode, where the Tenno [[spoiler:summons their Operator, the human controlling the Warframe, who has several abilities such as teleportation, intangibility, and can use powerful beams and blasts of [[PowerofTheVoid Void energy]] that [[ArmorPiercingAttack no enemy has any resistances to]].]] Ironically, going into Operator Mode makes the Tenno ''more'' vulnerable, as [[spoiler:the Operator is a lightly-armored human teenager who relies on their stealth and teleportation to avoid damage. If "killed" the Operator returns back to their Warframe and it takes some damage but otherwise there are no consequences]].
* In ''VideoGame/TheWarriors'', every playable character has a "Rage" meter of varying length. When it fills up, the character can use a highly effective radial attack and their grapple specials become a great deal more violent, usually capable of outright killing an opponent regardless of health. Later on, you can even trigger it by using a healing item with full health.

** In ''Monster Hunter 4'', the Frenzy Virus simply causes monsters to behave erratically and potentially spread the virus to hunters, but ''4 Ultimate'' introduces the Apex status, which not only allows the host monster to spread the virus, but also higher attack power, complete immunity to elements, traps, and status effects, super-hard skin/scales/hide that bounces off even purple-sharpness attacks except in a few select areas of the monster's body, and the abilities of the monster's subspecies. Apex monsters can only be effectively fought with the Drive Wystone active, which allows the user to pierce its super-hard defenses and (like the other Wystones) temporarily knock it out of Apex status.

** In ''VideoGame/MegadimensionNeptuniaVII'', the four main [=CPUs=] get an upgrade to their HDD forms to achieve greater power. In addition, the new [[AntiVillain antagonist group]] called the Gold Third have their own Super Modes called "Gold Form", with which they curbstomp [[SoLastSeason the Goddess's HDD forms]].

** ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' has its own spin on super mode mechanics with the "Terastal Phenomenon": when using a Tera Orb on a Pokemon to "Terastallize", its body becomes encased in a gem-like shell with a distinctive Tera Jewel adorning their head. Terastillization greatly increases the effectiveness of abilities that match the Pokémon's "Tera Type", and while the Tera Type of most Pokémon are the same as one of its original types, it is possible for a Pokémon to have a completely different Tera Type to their original types. As one example: the Teddiursa used by the Cortondo Gym Leader Katy is a Normal Type with a Bug Tera Type: when Terastillized, the Teddiursa's Bug Tera Type overrides its Normal Type, and as such, any Bug-type moves it knows is strengthened when the Teddiursa is Terrastilized. At the same time, however, it also becomes vulnerable to moves that would be super effective against Bug types, so knowledge of Pokémon type match-ups is key.

** ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' introduces a new super mode in the form of "Dynamax", which allows trainers to [[MakeMyMonsterGrow grow their Pokemon to the size of a]] {{Kaiju}}. Some Pokemon can also "Gigantamax", which not only makes them larger, but gives them a new look and a G-Max move.

* Among the various [[LimitBreak Special Weapons]] in ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' is the Kraken, which temporarily transforms the user into a sized-up, invincible version of their squid form that can OneHitKill enemies just by jumping into them.

* In ''VideoGame/TheWarriors'', every playable character has a "Rage" meter of varying length. When it fills up, the character can use a highly effective radial attack and their grapple specials become a great deal more violent, usually capable of outright killing an opponent regardless of health. Later on, you can even trigger it by using a healing item with full health. Subverted, though, considering that most playable characters are criminals of some sort.

** Enemies can also Devil Trigger in [[HarderThanHard Dante Must Die]] difficulty, making them tougher. Usually, the weaker the enemy, the sooner they will Devil Trigger. Taken UpToEleven in ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'' unlockable Gods Must Die mode, where enemies ''spawn'' in Devil Trigger state.

*** For X, it's X Fire, and after defeat certain BonusBoss, the aforementioned Ultimate X.

* ''VideoGame/MegadimensionNeptuniaVII'': The four main [=CPUs=] get an upgrade to their HDD forms to achieve greater power. In addition, the new [[AntiVillain antagonist group]] called the Gold Third have their own Super Modes called "Gold Form", with which they curbstomp [[SoLastSeason the Goddess's HDD forms]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Blazblue}}'':

** Melee had a BonusBoss that was basically a OneWingedAngel version of Bowser called Giga Bowser. That form becomes his Final Smash starting in Brawl. Besides him, we have Yoshi gaining wings and fire breath, Wario turning into Wario Man, Diddy Kong going berserk with his jetpack and Peanut Popguns, Mr. Game and Watch turning into the Octopus, and Sonic turning into Super Sonic.

** Melee had a BonusBoss that was basically a OneWingedAngel version of Bowser called Giga Bowser. That form becomes his Final Smash starting in Brawl. Besides him, we have Yoshi gaining wings and fire breath, Wario turning into Wario Man, Diddy Kong going berserk with his jetpack and Peanut Popguns, Mr. Game and Watch turning into the Octopus, R.O.B. perpetually shooting lasers out of its eyes, and Sonic turning into Super Sonic.

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'': Once Riku gets 30 Dark Points (obtained by taking damage or breaking enemy cards), he will enter Dark Mode. Dark Mode gives Riku increased speed and power, plus it lets him use sleights without requiring the Mickey Friend Card.
* Sora's Drive Forms (particularly the Final Form) in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', with the exception of Anti Form, which is more of a SuperpoweredEvilSide. The Command Styles in ''Birth by Sleep'' may also count.

** Taken to the next level with the [[UpToEleven NEXT]] forms in ''VideoGame/MegadimensionNeptuniaVII'', in which the four main [=CPUs=] get an upgrade to their HDD forms to achieve greater power. In addition, the new [[AntiVillain antagonist group]] called the Gold Third have their own Super Modes called "Gold Form", with which they curbstomp [[SoLastSeason the Goddess's HDD forms]].
* Travis Touchdown of ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' utilizes an ability called Dark Side mode that randomly triggers as he kills enemies. Depending on the matching slots shown, the powers he gains are different such as moving at fast speed, killing single enemies instantly and destroying all enemies in the area.
** In the sequel, getting all [=BARs=] will cause Travis to turn into a tiger for some reason. It scares the shit out of your enemies and lasts a surprising amount of time.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' has Super High Tension mode which turns the aura of the character purple and quadruple the attack damage. The US and PAL versions both add a bonus by having the hero gain purple spiky hair ala ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.

** Velvet from ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' has her Therion mode, in which she turns her arm into [[RedRightHand demonic claw]]. It maker her invincible, increases her attack power and prevents debuffs, but constantly [[CastFromHitPoints drains her HP]]. Velvet exits this state after hitting 1 HP, but it's okay, since bu then you'll probably have resources to [[GameBreaker enter Therion mode once again]].

** In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', Pyra and Mythra have one in [[spoiler:Pnuema]]. The form can only be activated with a full party gauge, Rex can't switch Blades while they are in this form, Rex has permanent aggro for the duration, and it can only be used once per battle, but the form gives out increased defenses and damage, the ability to save Rex from death once, damage is always done against the enemy's weakness, blocked damage is reflected back to the enemy, the party gets increased Critical rate, evasion, and accuracy, but the two biggest boons are the form's ability to change the element of the the form's Special attack, allowing them to use any Elemental combo, and when they attack during a chain attack, their special hits all elemental orbs, but at less damage than when in their normal form. Story-wise, [[spoiler:Pneuma is Pyra and Mythra's true form. They are eventually reverted back to said form and keep said form during end-game cutscenes, but [[GameplayAndStorySegregation the game continues to treat their true form as a Super Mode.]]]]

** Most human bosses will not hestitate to use Brain Drive themselves, and several will even bust out Brain Field. Your best course of action is to run like hell until the mode wears off.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', Pyra and Mythra have one in [[spoiler:Pnuema]]. The form can only be activated with a full party gauge, Rex can't switch Blades while they are in this form, Rex has permanent aggro for the duration, and it can only be used once per battle, but the form gives out increased defenses and damage, the ability to save Rex from death once, damage is always done against the enemy's weakness, blocked damage is reflected back to the enemy, the party gets increased Critical rate, evasion, and accuracy, but the two biggest boons are the form's ability to change the element of the the form's Special attack, allowing them to use any Elemental combo, and when they attack during a chain attack, their special hits all elemental orbs, but at less damage than when in their normal form. Story-wise, [[spoiler:Pneuma is Pyra and Mythra's true form. They are eventually reverted back to said form and keep said form during end-game cutscenes, but [[GameplayAndStorySegregation the game continues to treat their true form as a Super Mode.]]]]
** Zeke gets '''''Eye of Shining Justice''''' when wielding his signature Blade, Pandoria, in NewGamePlus when you unlock it in his Hidden Affinity Chart. He gets increased damage, immunity to all debuffs, and faster attacking animations and movement speed, but can only use once per battle, cannot Switch Blades while using it, and will be inflicted with Blowdown when it ends.
** Elma returns from her [[VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX home game]] as a [[DownloadableContent DLC]] Blade and brings along that game's Super Mode, modified slightly for this game. Overdrive brings back the counter (maxing it out at 999), the buffs Overdrive gives to the party increases as the counter increases, and anyone can increase the counter with Arts and Specials, with Specials giving out more, but Overdrive does use a full Party gauge like the other Super Modes and the Party Gauge increases more slowly, but unlike the other Super Modes ''can be used basically infinitely if you can build up the party gauge again''.
* In the game ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'', you will unlock an ability called Overdrive that multiplies your attack power by as much as 6 times its base value. With a good setup, you can maintain it indefinitely and easily overpower most enemies in the game.

* ''VideoGame/GianaSistersDS'': Punk Giana. Giana turns into Fiery Redhead version of herself with Perky Goth clothes, who is much stronger and can shoot fireballs.