Metal Manipulation
Toph (Avatar the Last Airbender) "seeing" with her new found power over metal.
Power/Ability to:	Manipulate metal

The ability to manipulate metal. Sub-power of Earth Manipulation. Not to be confused with Magnetism Manipulation.

Also Called

• Ferrokinesis
• Ferrous Manipulation/Control
• Metal Bending
• Metal Control
• Metallic Manipulation/Control
• Metallokinesis

Capabilities

User can move, shape and otherwise manipulate any metal and metallic substances, allowing them to make weapons, armor, or even floating metal platforms. Like Magnetism Manipulation, users can control metal and bend it to their will. Unlike it though, some metal are not magnetic, thus this ability can control those metal that even magnetism cannot.

Applications

• Create/generate/increase metallic materials.
• Shape, compress, liquefy and/or otherwise manipulate all metallic substances.
  • Repair metal objects.
  • Sharpen/dull metal objects.
• Ferrokinetic Constructs, including weapons/missiles, walls, armor or allies/servants.
• Iron Sand Manipulation
  • Construct any objects made of metal.
  • Dermal Armor by forming metal around one's body.
• Metal Attacks
• Move/lift metal at nearly any speed whether in/on surface, air or water. One could even do this on vacuum of space if one has way to survive the experience.
  • Matter Surfing by riding metallic object.

Techniques

• Bullet Manipulation
• Burying
• Chrysopoeia
• Ferrokinetic Combat
• Gun Manipulation
• Liquid Metal Manipulation
• Metal Aura
• Metal Mimicry
  • Gold Mimicry
  • Mercury Mimicry
  • Silver Mimicry
• Molten Metal Manipulation
• Occamy
• Wire Manipulation

Variations

• Black Metal Manipulation
• Copper Manipulation
• Gold Manipulation
• Lead Manipulation
• Rust Manipulation
• Silver Manipulation
• Spoon Manipulation
• Titanium Manipulation
• Trace Metal Manipulation

Associations

• Earth Manipulation
• Furniture Manipulation
• Magma Manipulation
• Magnetic Skin
• Magnetism Manipulation

Limitations

• Users may only be able to manipulate one element, or one type of metal (e.g. Iron).
• Controlled metal is affected by everything that normal metals would be, although the user is perfectly able to use their power to return the metal in its original shape and/or controlling it even under these forces:
  • melt under extreme heat (Fire Manipulation or Magma Manipulation).
  • turn brittle and shatter under extreme cold (Freezing).
  • Can be rusted (Water Manipulation).
• Extremely vulnerable to Electricity and Magnetism Manipulation, though some metals (such as gold) are not magnetic.
• Certain metals, such as platinum and other precious metal, may be unable to be manipulated due to their high purity.

Known Users

• Zaria (BIONICLE)
• Toa of Iron (BIONICLE)
• Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Chief Bei Fong and the Metalbending Police (The Legend of Korra)
• General Rilldo (Dragon Ball GT)
• The Silver Scorpion (Silver Scorpion)
• Edward Elric (Full Metal Alchemist/FMA: Brotherhood)
• Alchemists (Full Metal Alchemist/FMA: Brotherhood)
• Pluto (Roman Mythology)
• Hazel Levesque (Heroes of Olympus); can manipulate precious metals. Any metal she pulls from the earth is cursed.
• Luca (Metallica Metalluca)
• Some people with Magnetism Manipulation, such as Magneto
• Toki Fujiwara (Code: Breaker)
• Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail)
• Eustass Kid (One Piece)
• Risotto Nero (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Gallery

Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: The Last Airbender) using Metal Bending to protect herself from a fiery attack.

Again, Toph Metal Bends to lead the way to Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Lin Bei Fong (The Legend of Korra) follows in her mother Toph's footsteps...

General Rilldo (Dragon Ball GT) is composed of liquid metal and can merge with and manipulate any metal in his area.

Silver Scorpion (Liquid) creates a golem out of metal beams.

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