Empowered

Empowered is a positive status effect and a battle mechanic that appeared in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. Empowered can be used by both playable characters and certain enemies. Empowered can be given to a target by performing certain POW moves, such as Blow Kiss, though playable characters can also obtain Empowered by using Rock Salt.

When a target is affected by Empowered, he or she does more damage to the enemy in battle, though only for a few rounds; by then, Empowered will wear off. Targets with the Empowered status is signified by a spiking blue aura surrounding them.