He spends an absurd amount of time on the toilet. His frequent, aggressive bathroom breaks are a running joke among his peers.
Yami Sukehiro (Black Clover)
An angry high school kid spends all his time fighting older men, wild animals, and historical figures just to get the attention of his dad, who ultimately beats him up anyway.
Baki
Raised to be a weapon, he spent much of his life questioning whether any of his choices were truly his own.
Killua (HunterXHunter)
This transformation was triggered by grief, but its true significance was proving a centuries old legend wasn't just a myth.
Super Saiyan
An entire society is built around the assumption that almost everyone will randomly develop a superpower.
Quirk
She is known for her iconic Gothic Lolita fashion. She heavily wears black lace, chokers, cross jewelry, and styles her hair in blonde pigtails.
Misa Amane (Death Note)
Extremely muscular men in highly questionable high fashion outfits spend decades posing dramatically, breaking the laws of physics, and using invisible glowing punching ghosts to scream random catchphrases at each other until the universe literally implodes.
Jojo
After surviving countless deaths that no one else could remember, he developed trauma that he was physically incapable of fully explaining.
Subaru Natsuki (Re Zero)
Rather than a true power-up, this form is the result of a contract in which a young fighter exchanged all future potential for immediate strength.
Adult Gon
The stronger someone's conviction, the more effectively they can impose their will on the world around them.
Haki
She wears an artificial right eye. She lost her real eye during her childhood as a slave at the Tower of Heaven, and it was later replaced by a magical prosthetic.
Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
Tracksuit kid gets spawn killed by random thugs, giant rabbits, and a maid with a morning star just so he can cry in the lap of a silver-haired girl who forgets his name every Tuesday.
Re Zero
His quest for revenge against a king left him physically broken and willing to sacrifice everything he valued.
Thorfin (Vinland Saga)
This transformation drew its power from shortening the user's remaining lifespan rather than increasing their natural limits. Similar to Nuclear Fusion.
Baryon Mode
A supernatural force fueled almost entirely by humanity's worst emotions.
Cursed Energy
By day, he plays the role of a completely average, weak, and unnoticeable background character. By night, he leads a powerful underground organization.
Cid Kagenou/Shadow (Eminence In Shadow)
An impoverished minor slices his own face open with a power tool puppy to become a walking hardware store weapon, willingly slaughtering Eldritch meat monsters for a government agency just because a toxic corporate lady promised him a hug.
Chainsaw Man
Following years of abuse, experimentation, and family trauma, this half-human, half ghoul struggled with multiple identity crises.
Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
A group of teenagers inherit the ability to transform into giant humanoid creatures, inheriting both immense power and a shortened lifespan with each generation.
Titan Shifting
This power grants extraordinary abilities, but the cost is losing something most people take for granted.
Devil Fruit
His entire existence is driven by a burning desire for revenge against his former commander and best friend who betrayed their entire squad for power.
Guts (Berserk)
Ginger boy gets a massive butter knife from a magical lady and spends his whole life entering illegal portals just to slap emo ghosts, corporate landlords, and a literal mustache god because he hates when people do their actual jobs.
Bleach
This character's life includes child experimentation, loss of bodily autonomy, multiple identity crises, memory manipulation, genocide, and the realization that many of his defining choices may never have been his own.
Eren yeager (Attack On Titans)
A dead kid wakes up with totally unhinged brain rot and uses literal cartoon logic to laughably abuse a giant lizard for a really long time until the animal is completely defeated.
Gear 5
A power system where "because I said so" occasionally becomes a legitimate combat strategy.
Stands