The ability to control insects. Variation of Animal Manipulation.
Also Called
- Bug Manipulation
- Entomopathy
- Insect Control
- Volukinesis
Capabilities
Users can control various insects. They control them to do their bidding, for example, helping them during situations, using them against foes, and using them to see locations and gather information about a particular place. Some can see through the insects' eyes that are controlled allowing them to spy on others. Users can also understand or communicate with them, hence creating and strengthening friendships.
Applications
- Animal Scrying - to perceive through insect senses.
- Insect Empathy - to understand/feel their emotions.
- Mind Control - to control various kinds of insects.
- Mind Link - to have mental bond.
- Taming - to tame their nature.
- Zoolingualism - to allow verbal communication.
Techniques
- Animal Empowerment - to gain strength from insects.
Associations
- Animal Manipulation
- Animal Telepathy - limited to insects.
- Arachnid Manipulation - several users are also able to control spiders.
- Infestation
- Insect Generation/Summoning - create or summon insects.
- Insect Physiology - constant physical/mental bond may allow user to adapt to certain insect-like traits.
- Living Hive
- Pestilence Manipulation - to command insects to spread disease and devour crops.
- Psychic Persuasion and/or Mind Control - limited to insects.
Limitations
- May be limited to only certain species.
- Some can only control the insects they create or summon.
- Range maybe limited.
- Depends on environment.
Known Users
- Belial (Diablo)
- Beelzebub (Demonology)
- Michelle (Los Protegidos)
- Aburame Clan (Naruto)
- Kamizuru Clan (Naruto); bees only
- Tanya Christoff/The AntAgonizer (Fallout 3)
- Adriana Soria/Queen (Marvel Comics)
- Clancy (Ben 10)
- Lucy (Winx Club)
- Mandragora (Winx Club)
- Ant-Man (Marvel Comics); via cybernetic helmet
- Insect Queen (DC Comics)
- Tanya (Darker Than Black)
- The Pain (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
- Insecto (Combo Ninos)
- The Bee Keeper (Johnny Test)
- Lilliput (Darkwing Duck)
- Wriggle Nightbug (Touhou Project)
- Mystia Lorelei (Touhou Project); mainly Winged Insects.
- Ferio (Magic Knight Rayearth)
- Shiki (Black Cat)
- Tommyrod (Toriko)
- Menomaru (InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time)
- Minoru Kamiya (YuYu Hakusho)
- Taylor Hebert/Skitter/Weaver (Worm)
- Alingasaw (Lastikman)
- Mambabarang (Pedro Penduko - Episode 6)
- Mambabarang (Filipino Mythology)
- Insectiva (Grossology)
- Sasha Woodman/Queen Bee (Smallville)
- Grandma Moonbeam (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)
- Ah Muzen Cab (Smite)
- Agitha (Agitha)
- D'Vorah (Mortal Kombat)
- Dark Man/Mr. Dark (Fables)
- Friesia (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Lord Dregg (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012))
- Roach Coach (Powerpuff Girls); Cockroaches only
- Noah Wilder (The Last Mimzy); Limited to Arthopods
- Beelzebub (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Princess Ivy (Sofia the First); only butterflies and fireflies
- Irwina Allen (Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers); only bees and via mind control machine
- Imhotep (The Mummy)
- Ponzu (Hunter x Hunter); only bees and via her hat
- Byaku (Kekkaishi)
Gallery
Shino Aburame (Naruto) controlling a small amount of his insects.
Shino Aburame (Naruto) can command insects.
Wriggle Nightbug (Touhou Project) along with Insect Mimicry can manipulate fireflies to attack other youkai.
Shiki (Black Cat) can create and control insects and even modify their physiology to grant exotic abilities.
Minoru Kamiya (YuYu Hakusho) can control demon insects to have them inject his virus into humans.
Tanya Akulova (Darker Than Black: Gemini of The Meteor)
Adriana Soria (Marvel) using her manipulation power to attempt to control Spider-Man's mind.
The Pain (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) can control massive swarms of hornets.
Michelle (Los Protegidos) has control over all insects
Clancy (Ben 10) can mentally talk and control insects.
Clancy covers himself with armor made out of cockroaches.
Ah Muzen Cab (Smite) Mayan god of Bees and Honey
Dark Man/Mr. Dark (Fables) controlling all of the flies in New York
Weaver/Skitter (Worm), controlling her swarm through her powerful insect and arachnid controlling abilities..
Beelzebub (Valkyrie Crusade) the archdemon of gluttony and the lord of flies.
Irwina Allen (Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers), uses a mind control machine to control bees.
Princess Ivy (Sofia the First), control black and white butterflies to drain colors away...
...and fireflies to erase somebody's memory.
Byaku (Kekkaishi) can control varies types of insect demons using his left eye.