The 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 made of or can transform their body completely into fundamental elements, including air, earth, electricity, fire, light, shadow, water, etc. Users' transformed form is 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, the 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.
- Fallout Mimicry
- Gas Mimicry
- Liquid Mimicry
- Mercury Mimicry
- Water Mimicry
- Bubble Mimicry (when combined with air)
- Ice Mimicry
- Vapor Mimicry
- Shadow Mimicry
- Weather Mimicry
Associations
- Amorphous Physiology
- Defunct Physiology
- Elemental Aura
- Elemental Energy Manipulation
- Elemental Entity Creation
- Elemental Intangibility
- Elemental Manipulation
- Elemental-Mechanical Physiology
- 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.
- User is subject to all effects that affect the material they are made of.
- If composed of reactionary elements, the user can be rendered inert at sub-zero temperatures due to chemical reactions ceasing at that point.
Known Users
See Also: Elemental Shapeshifter
- Aquamaria (Blood Syndicate)
- Fallen Angels/Blue/Silver Bloods/Vampires (Blue Bloods Series); Called Mutatio
- 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 Comics)
- Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
- Stepford Cuckoos (Marvel Comics)
- Hydro-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Molten Man (Marvel Comics)
- Electro (Marvel Comics)
- Sandman (Marvel Comics)
- Quicksand (Marvel Comics)
- Human Torch (Marvel Comics)
- Iceman (Marvel Comics)
- Mercury (Marvel Comics)
- Colossus (Marvel Comics)
- 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)
- Gems (Steven Universe)
- Ormagöden (Brütal Legend)
- Deilson Rowe (Infamous: Second Son)