The power to use the abilities of archetypal chess pieces. Technique of Chess Manipulation. Variation of Board Game Mimicry.
Also Called[]
- Chess Piece Mimicry/Physiology/
- Chess Piece Channeling
- Chess Empowerment
Capabilities[]
User with this ability either is or can transform into at least one of the sixteen pieces of the Chess. Each piece has certain abilities that are drawn directly from their abilities in the game and some that are conceptually connected to them.
Different variations of chess, and especially variant chess pieces may grant user other abilities.
Chess Pieces[]
King:
Conceptual:
- Ambition Manipulation
- Law Manipulation
- Logic Manipulation
- Personal Domain
- Population Control
- Supreme Voice
Conceptual:
Conceptual:
Conceptual:
- Animal Empathy
- Authority second to the king and queens.
- Penetration & Protection
Rook:
Conceptual:
Pawn:
Conceptual:
Variations[]
If the user is/becomes a chess-piece, they gain:
- Defunct Physiology
- Metal Mimicry, Plastic Mimicry, Rock Mimicry or Wood Mimicry depending on the material they are made of.
Associations[]
- Board Game Mimicry
- Chess Manipulation
- Game Interaction
- Inanimate Object Physiology
- Intuitive Aptitude
Limitations[]
- May need to follow the rules of chess.
- May need to follow the movement of their chess pieces.
Known Users[]
See Also: Chess Motifs.
Literature
- Several Characters (Through the Looking-Glass)
- Carapricians (Homestuck)
Live Action TV
- Jyamato (Kamen Rider Geats)
- Warfare Tribe Druidon Generals (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger)
Manga/Anime
- Chessmon (Digimon)
- Drametal (Future Card Buddyfight)
- Peerage members (Highschool DxD)
- Check Mate (Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy)
- Totto Land's Chess Soldiers (One Piece)
- Shinei Kidan (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daobouken)
- King Maximas (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken)
TCG
- "Archfiend" Archetype monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Puppet Chess Archetype Monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Video Games
- Chess Choco Cookie (Cookie Run)
- Damned Chessman (Devil May Cry 3)
- Kingman.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network)
- Chess (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Pawniard and Bisharp (Pokémon)
Web Animation
- Pierce Rook (Dungeon Dynamite)
- Bishop (Dungeon Dynamite)
- Knight (Dungeon Dynamite)