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A PowerUp that yields temporary boost in speed, power, or damage for a character. Most common in the FirstPersonShooter, ThirdPersonShooter, and melee fighting games. A mild version of the InvincibilityPowerUp, and cousin to the NitroBoost and SprintShoes. Usually a TimedPowerUp.

Often accompanied by some sort of conspicuous glow or aura that lets players know who has the power up. Some CompetitiveMultiplayer games let the player pickup the Quad Damage after killing the player who holds it. These factors tend to make the player holding the Quad Damage a priority target.

A PowerUp that yields temporary boost in speed, power, or damage for a character. Most common in the FirstPersonShooter, ThirdPersonShooter, and melee fighting games. A mild version of the InvincibilityPowerUp, and cousin to the NitroBoost. Usually a TimedPowerUp.

* ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'' has a FunctionalMagic spell (Enchant Item) provides a boost of attack power to any weapon, but only if you cast the spell using the alignment that beats the enemy's in ElementalRockPaperScissors. Using the wrong alignment will either result in a very tiny bit of extra damage, or hardly any damage at all. [[spoiler]]The [[spoiler:Mantorok]] rune provides bonus damage against ''absolutely everything.''[[/spoiler]]

* ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'' plays with this a little. A FunctionalMagic spell (Enchant Item) provides a boost of attack power to any weapon, but only if you cast the spell using the alignment that beats the enemy's in ElementalRockPaperScissors. Using the wrong alignment will either result in a very tiny bit of extra damage, or hardly any damage at all.
** Played perfectly straight with the [[spoiler:Mantorok]] rune, though, which provided bonus damage against ''absolutely everything.''

** In ''Quake III: [[ExpansionPack Team Arena]]'' there's the Doubler rune, which can be combined with the QUad Damage in order to deal ''6x'' damage. [[GameBreaker Enjoy your easy Excellent awards]]!

** ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'' has a modal battery-like amplifier as an inventory item, which only affects energy weapons (the ASMD shock rifle and the Dispersion Pistol). Combined with the fully-upgraded Dispersion Pistol, you could fire {{Painfully Slow Projectile}}s that would one-hit kill '''''anything''''' in the retail version of the game (it was nerfed in later builds to only one-shot a [[EliteMooks Skaarj Lord]], which is still powerful but not broken). Amplified shots with the ASMD have a redd

** ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'' has a modal battery-like amplifier as an inventory item, which only affects energy weapons (the ASMD shock rifle and the Dispersion Pistol). Combined with the fully-upgraded Dispersion Pistol, you could fire PainfullySlowProjectile[=s=] that would one-hit kill '''''anything''''' in the retail version of the game (it was nerfed in later builds to only one-shot a [[EliteMooks Skaarj Lord]], which is still powerful but not broken). Amplified shots with the ASMD have a redd

* ''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}'' featured the Tome of Power, which not only powers up all your weapons, but [[SecondaryFire changes the way they functioned.]] For instance, a Tome-powered Elven Wand (think [[StandardFPSGuns pistol]]) shoots out a shotgun-like spread of pellets, and your Dragon Claw (think chaingun) shoots out large orbs which shoot bursts of pellets in all directions.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has {{critical hit}}s (300% base damage), which, while the power up for them is only available in Mannpower mode and around Halloween, it can also be triggered by a Medic wielding a fully-charged Kritzkrieg.
** Certain usable items can also grant brief moments of crits or mini-crits (135% base damage), with the Scout being their most notable user. The Crit-a-Cola gives you infinite mini-crits for a brief amount of time, but also causes any hits landed on you to become mini-crits. The Heavy has the KGB (Killing Gloves of Boxing), which briefly give guaranteed crits to all his weapons when he punches someone out. He can also consume the Buffalo Steak Sandvich to gain a boost to damage for 15 seconds in the form of unlimited mini-crits as well as a speed buff that boosts his speed above all other classes save the Medic and the Scout, but at the cost of only using his melee attacks and taking a higher amount of damage as well.

* The original ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' had an item called Berserker Pack, which would not only allow players to do as much damage with their fists as they would with the rocket launcher, but also [[LudicrousGibs make them rip and tear enemy guts]] for the rest of the level.
** ''VideoGame/Doom3: Resurrection of Evil'' featured a rechargeable artifact that, as the player sequentially defeated specific bosses, would stop time, make the player invincible, and exponentially increase the player's attack power for a few seconds.
** ''VideoGame/Doom2016'' has an actual Quad Damage power up (sans ''Quake'' logo but with the original sounds) that's usable in both single and multiplayer, as well as the classic Berserker Pack. An interesting tidbit is that in single player under Berserker Pack every monster even with full health can be killed by initiating a Glory Kill, so with the rune increasing Glory Kill initiation radius one can chain-kill tens of enemies in rapid succession without actually caring for movement.
* ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' had the "steroids", which, when activated, increase running speed, jumping distance, and melee damage with the kick attack. It also returned you to normal size if you had been hit with the Shrink Ray.
* All the games in the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' franchise have the [=UDamage=]/Damage Amplifier: a floaty-rotatey gold or purple double-damage powerup vaguely in the shape of the letter U or the Skaarj claws shape, depending on the game.
** ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'' only had a toggled power-amp inventory item which only affected energy weapons. Combined with the unpatched, fully-upgraded Dispersion Pistol, you could fire PainfullySlowProjectile[=s=] that would one-hit kill '''''anything in the game'''''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'' has the GunsAkimbo powerup. It allows you to fire two weapons at once, doubling your firepower. ''Blood II'' went for more standard Talismans, including a "Willpower" one that negated 95% of all damage dealt to you, a "Stealth" one that turned you invisible, and "The Anger", which tripled your damage.
* ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'' has the Serious Damage PowerUp.

* The TropeNamer is the eponymous item from the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' franchise, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin which does exactly what the name implies]] (except in ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'', [[NonIndicativeName where it only triples the damage)]].
** In ''Quake III: [[ExpansionPack Team Arena]]'' it can be coupled with the Doubler rune in order to deal ''6x'' damage. [[GameBreaker Enjoy your easy Excellent awards!]]

* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' - At several points in [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII the third game]], as well as ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity Vice City]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas San Andreas]]'', you can find an "adrenaline pill". If you pick it up, everything slows to a crawl for a brief time, and when you punch anyone, they literally go flying twenty or so feet backwards, usually dying on impact. Unfortunately, the pill cannot be picked up and used somewhere else, so its effectiveness is somewhat limited.

** Note that the adrenaline pill is not normally available in ''San Andreas'' (most likely due to [[DrugsAreBad the strong anti-drugs theme]] of the game), only available through mods or trainers.

** R.O.B.'s Final Smash [[spoiler:in Brawl]] is like this too, giving him constant laser eyes for a little while.

* The TropeNamer is the eponymous item from the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' franchise, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin which does exactly what the name implies]] [[NonIndicativeName (except in 3, where it only triples the damage)]].
** In ''[[VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena Quake III:]] [[ExpansionPack Team Arena]]'' it can be coupled with the Doubler rune in order to deal 6X Damage. [[GameBreaker Enjoy your easy Excellent awards!]]
* The original ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' had an item called ''Berserker Pack'', which would not only allow players to do as much damage with their fists as they would with the rocket launcher, but also [[LudicrousGibs make them rip and tear enemy guts]] for the rest of the level.
** ''Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil'' featured a rechargeable artifact that would stop time, make the player invincible, and exponentially increase the player's attack power.

** ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'' only had a toggled power-amp inventory item which only affected energy weapons.
** ''[[VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004 Unreal Tournament 2003]]'' introduced the adrenaline meter. When filled, by your actions or by finding pickups, it allowed a player to enter a button combo for a specific bonus: speed, extra damage, extra armor or regenerating health.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has [[CriticalHit critical hits]] (300% base damage), which, while the power up for them is only available in mannpower mode and around hallowen, it can also be triggered by a Medic wielding a fully-charged Kritzkrieg.

* The VideoGame/NaziZombies mode in Treyarch's ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' games has "instakill", causing all damage to be lethal for a short amount of time.
* ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'' has the GunsAkimbo powerup. It allows you to fire two weapons at once, doubling your firepower.

* ''Lineage 2'' has Soulshots and Spiritshots (Including it's "Blessed" variation), they're wasted depending on the weapon (though they're bough in thousands usually) and are divided in grades (no-grade, grade D,C,B,A and S).

* The TropeNamer is the eponymous item from the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' franchise, [[ExactlyWhatitSaysontheTin which does exactly what the name implies]] [[NonIndicativeName (except in 3, where it only triples the damage)]].

* The TropeNamer is the eponymous item from the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' franchise, which does exactly what the name implies [[NonIndicativeName (except in 3, where it only triples the damage)]].

** ''VideoGame/Doom2016'' has an actual Quad Damage power up (sans ''Quake'' logo but with the original sounds) that's usable in both single and multiplayer, as well as the classic Berserker Pack.

* Common in FinalFantasy games:

* ''{{Heretic}}'' featured the Tome of Power, which not only powers up all your weapons, but [[SecondaryFire changes the way they functioned.]] For instance, a Tome-powered Elven Wand (think [[StandardFPSGuns pistol]]) shoots out a shotgun-like spread of pellets, and your Dragon Claw (think chaingun) shoots out large orbs which shoot bursts of pellets in all directions.

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto2'' had some "Fast reload" and "Double damage" pickups, which do exactly what they say.

* ''{{Painkiller}}'' used the Black Tarot mechanic, where players could complete optional challenges in levels to get new cards, which were places using gold collected in the levels. Two types of cards, Silver and Golden cards. Silver cards were permanent, meaning they lasted through the entire level, but there were only two slots for them. Golden cards had three slots, and could be activated one per level. (More with the right Silver cards.) In fact, one of these is a literal quad damage card, and with a card that doubles your attack speed, it's possible to get effective octuple damage.

* ''EternalDarkness'' plays with this a little. A FunctionalMagic spell (Enchant Item) provides a boost of attack power to any weapon, but only if you cast the spell using the alignment that beats the enemy's in ElementalRockPaperScissors. Using the wrong alignment will either result in a very tiny bit of extra damage, or hardly any damage at all.

** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoII'' had some "Fast reload" and "Double damage" pickups, which do exactly what they say.

* More recent games in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series have the Damage Boost power-up. It doubles your damage output, but it also causes your Spartan to noticeably glow red.

Named for one such item in the first ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' game, which does exactly what the name implies [[NonIndicativeName (except in 3, where it only triples the damage)]]. Later appeared in ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'', ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'' and subsequent ''Quake'' iterations.

* ''[[VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004 Unreal Tournament 2003]]'' introduced the adrenaline meter. When filled, by your actions or by finding pickups, it allowed a player to enter a button combo for a specific bonus: speed, extra damage, extra armor or regenerating health.
** ''All'' the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' games had the [=UDamage=]; a floaty-rotatey gold or purple double-damage powerup vaguely in the shape of the letter U. (''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'' only had a toggled power-amp inventory item which only affected energy weapons.)

** ''VideoGame/Doom2016'' has an actual Quad Damage power up (sans Quake logo) that's usable in both single and multiplayer, as well as the classic Berserker Pack.

* The original ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' had an item called ''Berserker pack'', which would not only allow players to do as much damage with their fists as they would with the rocket launcher, but also [[LudicrousGibs make them rip and tear enemy guts]] for the rest of the level.

** ''VideoGame/Doom2016'' has an actual Quad Damage power up (sans Quake logo) that's usable in both single and multiplayer.