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This is a very simple revision and shouldn't be problematic. Danny should have Reactive Evolution, and here is the powers description...
Reactive Evolution is the ability to, in response to threats and adverse situations, evolve in ways the user previously lacked. This allowing them to be better capable of dealing with said issues faced, and this evolution can come in the following ways:
* Developing new powers or abilities
* Developing new resistances
* Developing greater statistics. However, if this is the only way in which they "evolve", then Accelerated Development should be given instead to avoid redundancy.
This ability is also similar to Adaptation, but with the powers & resistances gained being more varied and extreme, rather than simply adapting to better utilize one's resources to survive environments or having only occasionally grown new abilities or resistances. With Reactive Evolution, a user is ideally always supposed to be able to "evolve", if over long periods of time, with new abilities or resistances, while Adaptation meets clear limits in this regard. While Reactive Evolution is often always active, its effects may not always activate to benefit the user, and this needs to be evaluated through feats & scaling. Likewise, the latter determines the complexity and scale of the powers, resistances and statistics gained.
Evidence
Statistics
In this revision, it was accepted that Danny had a form of Reactive Power level/Accelerated Development because his power had multiple clear showings that it increased during combat against foes more powerful than himself. No more self evident when he first fought the Fright Knight and literally couldn't even make him flinch, and even commented saying "Doesn't anything work on this guy?". Yet only about a few minutes at most did Danny literally grow powerful enough to trade blows with him. It was clear Danny's power increases immensely when battling people stronger than himself. This also applies to his speed, as he admitted he couldn't fly as fast as Tucker Phantom, but once they fought and Tucker went through two more transformations, Danny could keep ahead of him in speed which means his speed quickly increased to match Tucker's More evidence can be found in the thread itself but you get the idea.
Resistances
Now, Reactive Evolution requires more than just growing in strength and speed against a higher opponent which is why there is evidence of Danny's resistances evolving. In season 1, episode "Splitting Images", Poindexter attempts to overshadow Danny and after an intense struggle, Poindexter won. However, when Poindexter tries it again in the same episode during their fight, it only takes Danny a few seconds to take control from Poindexter. This proves his resistances also increase in response to the same thing.
This is also made apparent with Danny's future self in season 2, episode "The Ultimate Enemy". Here we see the Specter Deflector work on Dan, negating his powers and shocking him. Yet the moment he recovers he's able to take it off and you can see the belt is still trying to send a shock through him 'evident by the electric sparks' but it's not effecting him.
So that's more evidence of Danny's resistances evolving and making it so something that previously worked on him, had little to no effect.
Abilities
Danny's future self gains a new power called the Ghostly Wail ten years in the future. However, when backed into a corner and about to be destroyed, past Danny unlocks the Ghostly Wail 10 years early. And he did it again against Dan who states "That's not possible, I don't get that move until 10 years from now".
If this doesn't nail the last hammer in the coffin, I don't know what will. It's clear these events only happened in response to combat situations and life or death moments. Danny's power, speed and resistances are evolving and he gained a new ability that he shouldn't have gain until 10 years in the future in response to almost being killed. Danny's Reactive Power level/Accelerated Development should be changed to Reactive Evolution.
Thoughts?
Reactive Evolution is the ability to, in response to threats and adverse situations, evolve in ways the user previously lacked. This allowing them to be better capable of dealing with said issues faced, and this evolution can come in the following ways:
* Developing new powers or abilities
* Developing new resistances
* Developing greater statistics. However, if this is the only way in which they "evolve", then Accelerated Development should be given instead to avoid redundancy.
This ability is also similar to Adaptation, but with the powers & resistances gained being more varied and extreme, rather than simply adapting to better utilize one's resources to survive environments or having only occasionally grown new abilities or resistances. With Reactive Evolution, a user is ideally always supposed to be able to "evolve", if over long periods of time, with new abilities or resistances, while Adaptation meets clear limits in this regard. While Reactive Evolution is often always active, its effects may not always activate to benefit the user, and this needs to be evaluated through feats & scaling. Likewise, the latter determines the complexity and scale of the powers, resistances and statistics gained.
Evidence
Statistics
In this revision, it was accepted that Danny had a form of Reactive Power level/Accelerated Development because his power had multiple clear showings that it increased during combat against foes more powerful than himself. No more self evident when he first fought the Fright Knight and literally couldn't even make him flinch, and even commented saying "Doesn't anything work on this guy?". Yet only about a few minutes at most did Danny literally grow powerful enough to trade blows with him. It was clear Danny's power increases immensely when battling people stronger than himself. This also applies to his speed, as he admitted he couldn't fly as fast as Tucker Phantom, but once they fought and Tucker went through two more transformations, Danny could keep ahead of him in speed which means his speed quickly increased to match Tucker's More evidence can be found in the thread itself but you get the idea.
Resistances
Now, Reactive Evolution requires more than just growing in strength and speed against a higher opponent which is why there is evidence of Danny's resistances evolving. In season 1, episode "Splitting Images", Poindexter attempts to overshadow Danny and after an intense struggle, Poindexter won. However, when Poindexter tries it again in the same episode during their fight, it only takes Danny a few seconds to take control from Poindexter. This proves his resistances also increase in response to the same thing.
This is also made apparent with Danny's future self in season 2, episode "The Ultimate Enemy". Here we see the Specter Deflector work on Dan, negating his powers and shocking him. Yet the moment he recovers he's able to take it off and you can see the belt is still trying to send a shock through him 'evident by the electric sparks' but it's not effecting him.
So that's more evidence of Danny's resistances evolving and making it so something that previously worked on him, had little to no effect.
Abilities
Danny's future self gains a new power called the Ghostly Wail ten years in the future. However, when backed into a corner and about to be destroyed, past Danny unlocks the Ghostly Wail 10 years early. And he did it again against Dan who states "That's not possible, I don't get that move until 10 years from now".
If this doesn't nail the last hammer in the coffin, I don't know what will. It's clear these events only happened in response to combat situations and life or death moments. Danny's power, speed and resistances are evolving and he gained a new ability that he shouldn't have gain until 10 years in the future in response to almost being killed. Danny's Reactive Power level/Accelerated Development should be changed to Reactive Evolution.
Thoughts?
