- "Air is the element of freedom."
- ― Iroh to Zuko, Avatar: The Last Airbender
The power to manipulate air. Sub-power of Gas Manipulation. Variation of Elemental Manipulation.
Also Called
- Aerokinesis
- Airbending
- Air Control
- Air Element Control
- Anemokinesis
- Atmosphere Control/Manipulation
- Atmospheric Gas Manipulation
- Spirarekinesis
- Wind Control/Manipulation
- Wind Release/Fūton
Capabilities
User can create, shape and manipulate air, the common name given to the layer of atmospheric gases and various compounds (mostly oxygen and nitrogen) surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity, and wind, movement of air relative to the surface of the planet. It is an important factor in determining and controlling climate and weather, and the generating force of most ocean and freshwater waves. Wind occurs because of horizontal and vertical differences in atmospheric pressure, and include breezes, squalls, gusts, whirlwinds, zephyrs, gales, tempests, and hurricanes.
Since air cannot be seen by conventional methods, neither can the attacks and derivatives formed by/from it, making it an invisible and versatile weapon that is very difficult to block and dodge.
Applications
- Create/generate/increase, shape and manipulate air and all forms of wind from tornadoes, hurricanes, vertical drafts, micro-bursts and other devastating forms of wind. Naturally can also create any less extreme air/wind movement.
- Aero-Telekinesis by controlling the air around objects.
- Aerokinetic Flight
- Aerokinetic Surfing
- Air Walking
- Repel projectiles by controlling air vectors.
- Enhanced Strength/Tactile Telekinesis by using air pressure to lift heavy objects and land harder strikes.
- Air Attacks
- Air Negation
- Air Solidification, Density Manipulation, and Pressure Manipulation via controlling air molecules.
- Aerokinetic Constructs, including weapons, walls, armor or allies/servants.
- Crushing by increasing air pressure.
- Vibration Emission by releasing bursts of compressed air molecules.
- Atmospheric Adaptation
- Electrical Immunity by using the air to insulate electricity.
- Enhanced Senses using air/wind:
- Enhanced Hearing by amplifying air molecule vibrations.
- Enhanced Touch by reading the airwaves and feel any disturbances.
- Enhanced Speed by reducing air resistance and utilizing pressurized air for propulsion.
- Jet Propulsion by using compressed air pressure for supersonic bursts.
- Manipulate the various gaseous molecules within the atmosphere for various effects.
- Combustion/Explosion Inducement forcing volatile elements to ignite via friction.
- Deoxygenation by removing the oxygen in the atmosphere.
- Generate explosive and propulsive energy via nitrogen.
- Purification of the air by removing hazardous molecules.
- Rot/Rust Inducement by oxidizing the target's area.
- Vacuum Creation by removing all air molecules out of the area.
Techniques
- Aerokinetic Combat
- Aerokinetic Invisibility
- Aeromancy
- Aeroportation
- Air Absorption
- Air Aura
- Air Current Sense
- Air Empowerment
- Air Mimicry
- Air Portal Creation
- Air Transmutation
- Cyclone Spinning by spinning in a tornado-like manner.
- Enhanced Breath
- Explosion Inducement by causing air pressure inside an object to expand.
- Implosion Inducement by increasing external air pressure, causing a cave-in.
- Internal Rupturing by having internal air pressure crush and shatter organs.
- Healing Wind
- Sound Absorption/Nullification by keeping air still.
- Sound Amplification by increasing vibration of airwaves.
Variations
- Air Embodiment
- Air Magic
- Cold Air Manipulation
- Dark Wind Manipulation
- Empathic Air Manipulation
- Esoteric Wind Manipulation
- Hot Air Manipulation
- Nitrogen Manipulation
- Oxygen Manipulation
- Pure Wind Manipulation
- Smoke Manipulation
- Vacuum Manipulation
- Vapor Manipulation
Associations
- Aerial Adaptation
- Aerial Combat Mastery
- Aerokinetic Immunity
- Airwave Manipulation
- Bubble Manipulation when combined with water.
- Cloud Manipulation by manipulating clouds of atmospheric gas.
- Electricity Manipulation by manipulating atoms in the air to make necessary ionization in order to produce electricity.
- Electricity Generation by using air current friction to create static electricity.
- Elemental Manipulation
- Erosion Manipulation
- Gas Manipulation
- Illusion Manipulation by manipulating air molecules through endomorphism in order to produce any kind of image of the user's choice.
- Oxygen Independence
- Periodic Table Powers limited to elements in the air.
- Plasma Manipulation by compressing the air.
- Sky Manipulation
- Sound Manipulation by controlling the air molecules' vibrations.
- Weather Manipulation
- Vibration Manipulation by controlling air molecule movements.
- Wood Manipulation in Asian elements.
As one of the classical Elements, Air is associated with:
Limitations
- May be unable to create air/wind, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
- Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.
- Ineffective in a vacuum: atmosphere must be present.
- Variations in air-pressure may complicate things for beginners.
- May be weak against Fire Manipulation, as fire is fueled by the oxygen in the air, thus making the flames stronger.
- Higher level Electricity Manipulation users can use electrons to detonate the various compound molecules within the air, overwhelming the user.
Known Users
See Also: Blow You Away
Manga/Anime
- Vento of the Front (A Certain Magical Index)
- Archangel Uriel (A Certain Magical Index)
- Ikki Minami (Air Gear)
- Sora (Air Gear)
- Nike (Air Gear)
- Team Sleipnir (Air Gear)
- Takumi Yura (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Kenichirou Morio (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Aquila Yuna (Saint Seiya Omega)
- Andromed Shun (Saint Seiya Omega)
- Gemini Paradox (Saint Seiya Omega)
- Capricorn Ionia (Saint Seiya Omega)
- Ventus Bakugan (Bakugan)
- Leon Elliott (Black Cat)
- Suì-Fēng (Bleach)
- Kensei Mugurama (Bleach)
- The Windy (Card Captor Sakura)
- Kouji (Code: Breaker)
- Luco (Darker then Black)
- April (Darker than Black)
- Mystogan (Fairy Tail)
- Wendy Marvel (Fairy Tail)
- Ren Akatsuki (Fairy Tail)
- Aria (Fairy Tail)
- Erigor (Fairy Tail)
- Fuuko Kirisawa (Flame of Recca)
- InuYasha (InuYasha)
- Spirit of Wind (Shaman King)
- Wamuu (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency)
- Stray Cat (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable)
- Kazuma Yagami (Kaze no Stigma)
- Fuu Hououji (Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Wind Release users (Naruto)
- Cure Windy (Pretty Cure Splash Star)
- Kazehana (Sekirei)
- Cure March/Nao Midorikawa (Smile Precure)
- Keith Goodman/Sky High (Tiger and Bunny)
- Setsuno (Toriko)
- Jin (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Hyde and Eido (Zatch Bell!)
- Howzer (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Elaine (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Tornadotwister (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
- Windbeat (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
- All Aero Dragons (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
- All Aero Mustangons (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
- Erden Grevark (Infinity Vikings)
- Leolo (Mirmo Zibang)
- Harpy (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
Video Games
- Ashtarth (Bomberman: 64 The Second Attack)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Ivan (Golden Sun)
- Sheba (Golden Sun)
- Karis (Golden Sun)
- Sveta (Golden Sun)
- Xaldin (Kingdom Hearts)
- Janna (League of Legends)
- Harpuia (Mega Man Zero)
- Wind Man (Mega Man 6)
- Tornado Man (Mega Man 9)
- Fujin (Mortal Kombat)
- Musashi (Musashi: Samurai Legend)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- Flying type Pokémon (Pokemon)
- Gale (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
- Law Hero/Yuji (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Jet-Vac (Skylanders: Giants)
- Espio the Chameleon (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Jet the Hawk (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Talim (Soul Calibur)
- Leopold Goenitz (The King of Fighters '96)
- Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Demise (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Vaati (The Legend of Zelda)
- Aya Shameimaru (Touhou Project)
- Sanae Kochiya (Touhou Project)
- Kanako Yasaka (Touhou Project)
- Hresvelgr (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Jinn (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Plantain Fan (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Ariel (Dark) (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Wind Dinosaurs (Dinosaur King)
Western Comics
- Hera (DC Comics)
- Red Tornado (DC Comics)
- John Egbert (Homestuck)
- Crystal (Marvel Comics)
- Meggan (Marvel Comics)
- Riptide (Marvel Comics)
- Storm (Marvel Comics)
- Thor (Marvel Comics)
- Wind Dancer (Marvel Comics)
- Squall (Sonic the Comic)
- Ixis Naugus (Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie))
- Hay Lin (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Yan Lin (W.I.T.C.H.)
Western Series
- The Evil Enchantress (Charmed)
- Necron (Charmed)
- Freckles (Charmed)
- Shax (Charmed)
- The Goddess of Earth (Charmed)
- Amihan (Encantadia)
- Death (Final Destination 1-5)
- Cleo Sertori (H2O Just Add Water)
- Kat Gardener (Eastwick)
- Eleanor Rougemont (Eastwick)
- Darryl Van Horne (The Witches of Eastwick)
- Luna Raymundo (Marina Philippine)
- Rick Bellamy (Mutant X)
- Sam Conte (Nowhere Boys)
- Mia (Power Rangers Samurai)
- Shane Clarke (Power Rangers Ninja Storm)
- Vida (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
Western Animation
- Roc (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- Sirocco the Wind Jackal (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- Air Nomads (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
- Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
- Terraspin (Ben 10)
- Linka (Captain Planet)
- Captain Planet (Captain Planet)
- Vidia (Disney Fairies)
- Fast-flying Fairies (Disney Fairies)
- Prince Dev of the Norvagen (Dragons Fire & Ice)
- Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown/Xiaolin Chronicles)
- Stormy (Winx Club)
- Morro (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Western Literature
- Damien Maslin (House of Night)
- Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Valkyrie Cain (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Ghastly Bespoke (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Nicci (Sword of Truth)
- Wizards and Sorceresses with Addictive Magic (Sword of Truth)
- Jason Grace (The Heroes of Olympus)
- Josh and Sophie Newman (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
- Witch of Endor (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
- Virginia Dare (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
- Users of Air Magic (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
- Joshua Rauje (The Young Guardians)
- Air-using Moroi (Vampire Academy)
- Kenneth
- Rhonda
- Lee Donahue
Western Merchandise
- Lehvak-Kal (Bionicle)
- Toa of Air (Bionicle)
- Toa Lewa (Bionicle)
- Toa Matau (Bionicle)
- Toa Kongu (Bionicle)
- Toa Lesovikk (Bionicle)
- Glatorian Gresh (Bionicle)
- Glatorian Vastus (Bionicle)
- Jessica (Gormiti)
- Air Gormiti (Gormiti)