The ability to use magic based on crystals/gems. Form of Magic. Variation of Crystal Manipulation
Also Called
- Gem/Jewel Magic
- Lithomancy (Magic the Gathering)
Capabilities
User can use magic with/through crystals/gems, using them for various magical purposes like heal wounds, summon entities, creating a contract, impose/break seals, etc.
Applications
Associations
Limitations
- May be unable to create crystals/gems through magic, being dependent on already existing sources.
- Can only use this type of magic through the use of crystals/gems
- Distance, mass, precision, max power, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user.
Known Users
Cartoons
- King Sombra (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
- Gems (Steven Universe)
- Steven Universe (Steven Universe); as a half-Gem
- Trollz (Trollz)
Literature
- Dragon Riders (The Inheritance Cycle); via the gems in their swords
- Hazel Levesque (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus)
Manga/Anime
- Dartz (Yu-Gi-Oh!); via the Orichalcos Stone
TCG
- Crystal Beasts (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Gem-Knights (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Video Games
- fal'Cie (Final Fantasy XIII)
- l'Cie (Final Fantasy XIII)
- Gnasty Gnorc (Spyro the Dragon)
- Red (Spyro: A Hero's Journey)
- Luviagelita Edelfelt (TYPE-MOON)
- Paracelsus (TYPE-MOON)
- Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg (TYPE-MOON)
- Tohsaka family of magi (TYPE-MOON):
- Urcaguary (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Urcaguary Ex (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Big Hat Logan (Dark Souls)
- Seath The Scaleless (Dark Souls)
Other
- Passionpomp (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
Known Objects
Manga/Anime
- Orichalcos Stone (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Other
- Black Opal (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Don K. Ristmas's Rosary (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Krystoff's Emerald (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Orneus Amethyst (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Passionpomp's Wishing Stone (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Stones of the Kneeling Horizon (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Zafiro de las Lágrimas (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
Gallery
Cartoons
King Sombra (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
All Gems and Gem-hybrids (Steven Universe) can use crystal magic, such as Amethyst, ...
... Garnet, ...
... Jasper, ...
... Lapis Lazuli, ...
... Pearl, ...
... Peridot, ...
... Rose Quartz, ...
... Ruby, ...
... Sapphire, ...
... Steven Universe ...
and Yellow Diamond.
Manga/Anime
With the Orichalcos Stone on his forehead, Dartz (Yu-Gi-Oh!) was granted great archaic power and immortality at the cost of his humanity, becoming a willing slave to the Leviathan.
TCG
Crystal Beasts (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Gem-Knights (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Video Games
The fal'Cie (Final Fantasy XIII) are a divine angel/machine like race with a notable affinity for crystal magic.
l'Cie (Final Fantasy XIII) are humans branded by Fal'Cie, granting them magical capabilities that grow organically like crystal.
Gnasty Gnorc (Spyro the Dragon) was able to imprison every dragon - with the exception of Spyro - in pure crystal, and was able to turn their treasury of gems into his gnorc army.
Red (Spyro: A Hero's Journey) is a Dragon Elder that harnessed the forbidden power of Dark Gems.
Urcaguary (Valkyrie Crusade)
Urcaguary (Valkyrie Crusade); at a higher level
Urcaguary Ex (Valkyrie Crusade)
Urcaguary Ex (Valkyrie Crusade); at a higher level
Other
To stabilize his metaphysical body, Passionpomp gave Gila Monster a magical Black Opal (Grindhouse and Watercolors) to allow him to dwell in the physical plane.
In order to save his life, Passionpomp gave Krystoff an emerald (Grindhouse and Watercolors) buried deep inside the decaying Pratyekabuddha, rebuilding his destroyed body with the exception of his mind.
After stealing a mysterious ruby (Grindhouse and Watercolors) from Passionpomp, Don. K. Ristmas uses the ruby's power - the gem itself now grafted in his rosary - to create a fanatical cult that worships him like a god.
Plucked from the Realm of Dreams, Pinhead was given the Orneus Amethyst (Grindhouse and Watercolors) by Passionpomp as a powerful magic tool in his studies as his apprentice.
Passionpomp (Grindhouse and Watercolors), with his Wishing Stone, has become a powerful guru and master of the Collective unconscious, using the power of his Stone and powerful crystals he find within the immaterial to grant his pupils the same abilities.
After creating him, Passionpomp provided Poppet with a necklace made from the Stones of the Kneeling Horizon (Grindhouse and Watercolors) to calm the primal magic that he was made from.
When Team Miasma steals the Zafiro de las Lágrimas (Grindhouse and Watercolors), the cursed Sapphire created a monstrous entity known as The Presence, a shadow that forever haunts the group to this day.