--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-absorption-power-up type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-absorption-power-up lang: en title: Absorption power-up summary: Absorbed attacks or objects strengthen the boss. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-absorption-power-up/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-absorption-power-up.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-absorption-power-up.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Defense sourceIds: - source-c76a017431de6ea9 - source-e705907470637a06 - source-0babf83f08333361 - source-b85cc2e9a4913087 - source-27f6df80d52390fc - source-5a18f11d710f9fae - source-5f1ae371a10dd762 - source-9865cec7d3bc5126 - source-bc295ad7d58cf5c1 sources: - id: source-c76a017431de6ea9 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Absorption power-up (RU)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/absorption-power-up/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-e705907470637a06 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Absorption power-up (EN)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/absorption-power-up/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-0babf83f08333361 title: Crow's absorbing mech · Nefarious url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g&t=558s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-b85cc2e9a4913087 title: Sheegoth · Metroid Prime Remastered url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2NoBFsqiBA&t=1s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-27f6df80d52390fc title: Prism Slime · Genshin Impact url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCKxeJa5kQg&t=1s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-5a18f11d710f9fae title: Game Developer · Josh Hano on Nefarious's four-shot absorption and laser url: >- https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/designing-boss-fights-from-the-bad-guy-s-pov-in-i-nefarious-i- verifiedAt: null - id: source-5f1ae371a10dd762 title: Metroid Prime logbook · Sheegoth's energy-absorbing crystals url: 'https://www.metroidwiki.org/wiki/Sheegoth' verifiedAt: null - id: source-9865cec7d3bc5126 title: HoYoLAB · Prism Slime boss guide url: 'https://www.hoyolab.com/article/45841215' verifiedAt: null - id: source-bc295ad7d58cf5c1 title: Nefarious url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g&t=600s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-absorption-power-up title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-absorption-power-up categoryIds: - catalog-part-8 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Absorption power-up description: Absorbed attacks or objects strengthen the boss. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-final-bj-0kld9x7g-600.webp width: 854 height: 480 game: Nefarious sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g&t=600s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g' sourceFrameSeconds: 600 credit: StarBlade / Digerati; gameplay capture by Gellot rights: >- Game graphics © StarBlade / Digerati. Gameplay recording by Gellot. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Nefarious: the player controls Crow’s mech and fires its powered beam' alt: 'Nefarious: the player controls Crow’s mech and fires its powered beam' markers: - x: 65 'y': 48 label: Absorbed shots charge the mech’s enhanced laser tips: - >- Distinguish absorption from blocking and show stored charge and its expenditure. examples: - title: Nefarious url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g&t=600s' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas --- # Absorption power-up id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-absorption-power-up type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-absorption-power-up lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-absorption-power-up/ Absorbed attacks or objects strengthen the boss. ## At a glance ![Nefarious: the player controls Crow’s mech and fires its powered beam](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-final-bj-0kld9x7g-600.webp) [Nefarious](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g&t=600s) · Game graphics © StarBlade / Digerati. Gameplay recording by Gellot. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g), 600 s 1. Absorbed shots charge the mech’s enhanced laser - Distinguish absorption from blocking and show stored charge and its expenditure. - [Nefarious](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g&t=600s) ## How it works Absorbed attacks or objects strengthen the boss. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Absorbed attacks or objects strengthen the boss. ## Context and limits A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Boss Fight Atlas: Absorption power-up (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/absorption-power-up/) (id: source-c76a017431de6ea9) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Absorption power-up (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/absorption-power-up/) (id: source-e705907470637a06) - [Crow's absorbing mech · Nefarious](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g&t=558s) (id: source-0babf83f08333361) - [Sheegoth · Metroid Prime Remastered](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2NoBFsqiBA&t=1s) (id: source-b85cc2e9a4913087) - [Prism Slime · Genshin Impact](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCKxeJa5kQg&t=1s) (id: source-27f6df80d52390fc) - [Game Developer · Josh Hano on Nefarious's four-shot absorption and laser](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/designing-boss-fights-from-the-bad-guy-s-pov-in-i-nefarious-i-) (id: source-5a18f11d710f9fae) - [Metroid Prime logbook · Sheegoth's energy-absorbing crystals](https://www.metroidwiki.org/wiki/Sheegoth) (id: source-5f1ae371a10dd762) - [HoYoLAB · Prism Slime boss guide](https://www.hoyolab.com/article/45841215) (id: source-9865cec7d3bc5126) - [Nefarious](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ-0kld9x7g&t=600s) (id: source-bc295ad7d58cf5c1) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors