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==Powers and Abilities==
==Powers and Abilities==
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By the end of the series, Simon becomes the most powerful Spiral warrior in the ''Gurren Lagann'' multiverse, both with and without the use of his Gurren Lagann mecha variants.<ref name=Japanator>God Len (10/17/2007), [http://www.japanator.com/the-secrets-of-gurren-lagann-answered--6714.phtml The secrets of Gurren Lagann answered!], Japanator</ref> One of his most important abilities for much of the series is that when Simon is driven to give his best during combat, his [[Spiral Energy|spiral power]] increases exponentially in an instant while also increasing the power of his mecha and his allies, something that was initially picked out by Kamina. By the end of the second film, Simon's spiral power is infinite. He can also create matter out of nothing (defying the law of mass-energy conservation), as he occasionally uses his Spiral Power (created from his will alone, which could also have been homage to his "fighting spirit" and "Spiral Power" working as one) to create new and exponentially larger versions of his Gurren Lagann mecha later in the series, by which point he creates weapons larger than galaxies (or in the second ''Gurren Lagann'' film, almost the size of the universe).<ref name=Gainax-2009/> Later in the series, it shows him having powers on a multi-dimensional scale that can distort the spacetime continum, while the epilogue shows Simon having metaphysical powers and compares him to a God, implying
that he is near-omnipotent
.<ref name=Gainax-2009/><ref name=Gainax-27>Gainax (2007). ''Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann'' Episode 27.</ref>
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By the end of the series, Simon becomes the most powerful Spiral warrior in the ''Gurren Lagann'' multiverse, both with and without the use of his Gurren Lagann mecha variants.<ref name=Japanator>God Len (10/17/2007), [http://www.japanator.com/the-secrets-of-gurren-lagann-answered--6714.phtml The secrets of Gurren Lagann answered!], Japanator</ref> One of his most important abilities for much of the series is that when Simon is driven to give his best during combat, his [[Spiral Energy|spiral power]] increases exponentially in an instant while also increasing the power of his mecha and his allies, something that was initially picked out by Kamina. By the end of the second film, Simon's spiral power is infinite. He can also create matter out of nothing (defying the law of mass-energy conservation), as he occasionally uses his Spiral Power (created from his will alone, which could also have been homage to his "fighting spirit" and "Spiral Power" working as one) to create new and exponentially larger versions of his Gurren Lagann mecha later in the series, by which point he creates weapons larger than galaxies (or in the second ''Gurren Lagann'' film, almost the size of the universe).<ref name=Gainax-2009/> Later in the series, it shows him having powers on a multi-dimensional scale that can distort the spacetime continum, while the epilogue shows Simon having metaphysical powers and compares him to a God, implying
omnipotence
.<ref name=Gainax-2009/><ref name=Gainax-27>Gainax (2007). ''Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann'' Episode 27.</ref>
===[[Spiral Energy|Spiral Power]]===
===[[Spiral Energy|Spiral Power]]===
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'''Reality-Warping Abilities:''' The physical law of mass-energy conservation is defied early in the series, with the [[Gurren Lagann]] using Spiral Power to create drills out of nothing (by the end of second film, he creates masses that are larger than universes). Later in the series, with the [[Arc-Gurren Lagann]] and [[Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann]] mecha, he has the ability to rip the fabric of space-time itself through sheer brute force. The Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann can transverse to other dimensions and universes, can alter probability at will, and is equipped with thousands of cannons that appear from the threads of the mecha's drills, each capable of shooting a beam straight through the time-space continuum, used for hitting targets regardless of their locality and temporality in the multiverse, being able to hit targets in the past, present and future.<ref>Gainax (2007). ''Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann'' Episode 25.</ref> The Super Spiral Space within the [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] allows the pilots' recognition to become reality.<ref name="Japanator" /> In the film ''[[Lagann-hen|Gurren Lagann: Lagann-hen]]'', it shows Simon escaping from the [[Infinite Multiverse Labyrinth]] of "infinite possibilities" created by the Anti-Spiral; he absorbs its energy, and combines it with his own spiral power and that of his comrades, to create the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
'''Reality-Warping Abilities:''' The physical law of mass-energy conservation is defied early in the series, with the [[Gurren Lagann]] using Spiral Power to create drills out of nothing (by the end of second film, he creates masses that are larger than universes). Later in the series, with the [[Arc-Gurren Lagann]] and [[Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann]] mecha, he has the ability to rip the fabric of space-time itself through sheer brute force. The Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann can transverse to other dimensions and universes, can alter probability at will, and is equipped with thousands of cannons that appear from the threads of the mecha's drills, each capable of shooting a beam straight through the time-space continuum, used for hitting targets regardless of their locality and temporality in the multiverse, being able to hit targets in the past, present and future.<ref>Gainax (2007). ''Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann'' Episode 25.</ref> The Super Spiral Space within the [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] allows the pilots' recognition to become reality.<ref name="Japanator" /> In the film ''[[Lagann-hen|Gurren Lagann: Lagann-hen]]'', it shows Simon escaping from the [[Infinite Multiverse Labyrinth]] of "infinite possibilities" created by the Anti-Spiral; he absorbs its energy, and combines it with his own spiral power and that of his comrades, to create the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
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'''Metaphysical Powers:''' The epilogue shows that Simon alone has the metaphysical power to extend anyone's life and revive everyone back from the dead, but he refuses to do so
in
order
to
avoid
a
possible
'[[Spiral Nemesis]]'
. In the epilogue, [[Yoko]] explains to [[Gimmy]] that he should stop viewing Simon as a God, implying that Simon is omnipotent.
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'''Metaphysical Powers:''' The epilogue shows that Simon alone has the metaphysical power to extend anyone's life and revive everyone back from the dead, but he refuses to do so
,
stating
that
the
dead
should
stay
dead
. In the epilogue, [[Yoko]] explains to [[Gimmy]] that he should stop viewing Simon as a God, implying that Simon is omnipotent.
'''Superhuman Durability:''' Lordgenome was able to utterly destroy Lagann with his bare hands yet Simon was shown to have little more than cuts and bruises after being punched by the man during their fated battle. This implies that Simon has a durability beyond that of an average human, even when he was a child. He was also able to withstand the blows of the Anti-Spiral, an omnipotent being, in the midst of their hand-to-hand melee.
'''Superhuman Durability:''' Lordgenome was able to utterly destroy Lagann with his bare hands yet Simon was shown to have little more than cuts and bruises after being punched by the man during their fated battle. This implies that Simon has a durability beyond that of an average human, even when he was a child. He was also able to withstand the blows of the Anti-Spiral, an omnipotent being, in the midst of their hand-to-hand melee.