Editing Brian Laborn (section)

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After his second Trigger Event,<ref>[[Snare 13.9]]</ref> Brian's darkness became thicker, heavier, and came out less quickly, but grew exponentially. He also gained a [[Trump]] ability, that let him use the powers of other parahumans while they were in his darkness, suppressing their powers at the same time. He can only access one person's powers at a time,<ref name="19.5 c1">He steals one at a time. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-74957 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Scourge 19.5]]</ref> though he can rapidly switch between the abilities he uses.

While using these powers, he was essentially using them for the first time, lacking the experience and skill of previous users. He generally didn't receive the benefit of [[thinker]] powers, including secondary thinker powers used to handle the fine details of a power.<ref name="26.5 c1">He has stated he doesn’t get a lot out of thinker powers. Also, he doesn’t get the passenger assistance, so a lot of the administrative/coordinating stuff for the power isn’t acquired (ie. controlling where the power is applied). - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/sting-26-5/#comment-35182 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sting 26.5]]</ref>

After the resurrection his power was adjusted by [[Valkyrie]], specifically by scaling down his trump aspect.<ref>“I’d need Valkyrie to undo the tweaks she did, and she’s gone,” he told us.<br><br>“What fucking tweaks?”<br><br>“It’s complicated.  Needed-[...]–To try something.  To try and shake the memories those new powers were attached to.  Didn’t work.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/15/last-20-6/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.6]]</ref> Presumably, to avoid power interference between them.