Power to transform into or have a physical body made up of inorganic elements. Technique of Elemental Manipulation.
Also Called
- Elemental Body/Form/Physiology
Capabilities
User is or can transform their body completely into fundamental elements, including air, earth, electricity, fire, light, shadow, water, etc. User's transformed form can be either anatomically identical to their normal form, aside of being made of element, in which case it contains all organs and is somewhat vulnerable to attacks. Alternately user can transform into homogenous matter, without any part of their form being more important than the other.
Applications
- Contaminant Immunity
- Dermal Armor
- Disease Immunity
- Elemental Generation/Energy Generation
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition - exact powers depend on the element transformed.
Techniques
Variations
- Acid Mimicry
- Ash Mimicry
- Earth Mimicry
- Energy Physiology
- Ethereal Physiology - considered the fifth Classical Element.
- Gas Mimicry
- Liquid Mimicry
- Shadow Mimicry
- Weather Mimicry
Associations
- Amorphous Physiology
- Defunct Physiology
- Elemental Aura
- Elemental Energy Manipulation
- Elemental Entity Creation
- Elemental Intangibility
- Elemental Manipulation
- Elemental Regeneration
- Elemental Transmutation
- Golem Creation - most golems have a variation of this power.
- Golem Physiology - most golems have a variation of this power.
- Reforming
- Scattering - some users are able spread their transformed form over vast areas.
- Size Manipulation
- Spatial Mimicry
- Thermal Resistance
Limitations
- Some users may not be able to return to their original body/form.
- May only be able to mimic substances they can touch.
- May require constant contact with element to stay in transformed state.
- Cannot merge with existing material.
- Opposite elements may contradict each other.
- If the user is rendered unconscious, their body might automatically transform into their normal state.
Known Users
- Aquamaria (Blood Syndicate)
- Fathom (Comico Comics' Elementals)
- Metamorphae (DC Comics)
- Metamorpho (DC Comics)
- Ahk-Ton (DC Comics)
- Livewire (DC Comics)
- Element Girl (DC Comics)
- Black Lightning (DC Comics)
- Kain Hikaru (Fairy Tail); through "Mr. Cursy"
- Aspen Matthews (Fathom)
- the Breath (From Dust)
- Percival "Grunge" Chang (Gen13)
- Elisa (Heroes)
- Donald Essex (Heroes)
- Tracy Strauss (Heroes)
- Absorbing Man (Marvel)
- Emma Frost (Marvel)
- Stepford Cuckoos (Marvel)
- Hydro-Man (Marvel)
- Molten Man (Marvel)
- Electro (Marvel)
- Sandman (Marvel)
- Quicksand (Marvel)
- Human Torch (Marvel)
- Iceman (Marvel)
- Mercury (Marvel)
- Colossus (Marvel)
- Elementor (Max Steel)
- Nick Bluetooth (Galidor)
- Logia Fruit eaters (One Piece)
- Jellica (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
- Sydney Drew (Power Rangers SPD)
- Aquamaria (Static Shock)
- Number Five (The Lorien Legacies)
Gallery
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As well of having psychic powers, Emma Frost (Marvel) can change to a diamond-like substance
Aspen Matthews (Fathom)
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Husk (Marvel)
In order to save her free will, Emma Frost (Marvel) must remain in her diamond form
Tyzonn (Power Rangers) can mimic Mercury and also fire it.
The Absorbing Man (Marvel).
Ahk-Ton (DC Comics): ancient Metamorphae and a Tyrant.
Percival "Grunge" Chang (Gen13) has the power to replicate the properties of any material he touches.
Meggan (Marvel)
Elementor (Max Steel) to be made of Elementium, can transform his body into any element of nature.
Aokiji (One Piece) can transform into ice at will.