- "The true measure of a man is what he does with power."
- ― Plato
The power to manipulate superpowers.
Also Called
- Ability Manipulation
- Paranormal Ability Manipulation
- Potentikinesis
- Potentiscinesis
- Power Domain/Manipulation
- Special Manipulation
- Special Talent Manipulation
- Supernatural Power Manipulation
- Supernatural Talent Manipulation
- The Great Force
Capabilities
Users have the ability to create, manipulate, remove, change, etc, the supernatural energies/properties in all beings that give them their powers, including themselves, thus allowing every variation of superpowers manipulative abilities.
Definitions
- Attack: The powers that release/use energy/matter (whether organic, inorganic, objects, etc.) to attacks of various shapes and/or intensities, either projected, used as a part of melee attacks, etc.
- Defense: The powers that release/use energy/matter (whether organic, inorganic, objects, etc.) to defenses of various shapes and/or intensities, either projected, used as a part of standard defense, etc.
- Specialist: The powers that are not categorized by attacks, defenses and supports. This uses powers that are capable of using abilities with a variety of effects. Such as channeling, inducing effects, manipulating, mimicking, empowering, replicating powers, absorbing powers, etc.
- Support: The powers that temporarily enhances a variety of abilities such as speed, strength, durability, accuracy, powers, etc. This power can also protect the target against any and/or all ailments that hinders them, accelerate their bodies healing process or apply more than one/all physical enhancements at the same time. The user can be a hindrance to enemies.
Applications
- Ability Creation
- Ability Focus
- Ability Imprinting
- Ability Recharging
- Achieve Nigh Omnipotence and Nigh Omniscience by combining an immense amount of abilities.
- Attack Creation
- Channeling
- Damage "true" immortals and other users possessing almighty defensive powers (e.g. Spatial-Temporal Lock) by circumventing the definition hence the restriction of the power.
- Enhanced Power Absorption
- Enhanced Power Borrowing
- Enhanced Power Learning
- Enhanced Power Replication
- Grant every single Enhancement on an advanced level.
- Immunity Manipulation
- Independently Active Power
- Power-Shifting
- Power Absorption
- Power Activation
- Power Anchoring
- Power Apex Inducement
- Power Augmentation
- Power Bestowal
- Power Borrowing
- Power Containment
- Power Control Negation
- Power Deactivation
- Power Destruction
- Power Detection
- Power Dilution
- Power Erasure
- Power Evolution
- Power Fluctuation
- Power Immunity
- Power Learning
- Power Level Manipulation
- Power Limitation Inducement
- Power Mixture
- Power Negation
- Power Opposition
- Power Recycling
- Power Refining
- Power Reflection
- Power Replication
- Power Restoration
- Power Reversal
- Power Scattering
- Power Sharing
- Power Transferal
- Power Transmutation
- Self-Adaptive Power
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Self-Power Bestowal
Variations
- Immortality Manipulation
- Meta Power Manipulation
- Power Embodiment
- Power Physiology
- Power Warping
- Precognition Manipulation
- Psychic Falsification
- Teleportation Manipulation
Associations
- Nigh Omnipotence
- Power Inheritance
- Supernatural Manipulation
- Superpower Devolution
- Superpower Evolution
Limitations
- Well defined or established powers, such as Universal Irreversibility, Omnilock, Probability Manipulation, etc. are slightly resistant to this power (re-scripting of a certain aspect is possible, but not the core properties)
- Cannot affect or create Omnipotence or Omnipotent Powers.
- Depending on the power and mastery of the power by the user, the scripting can range from minor superpowers to all powers (except well defined powers) and with a varying range from physical contact to all of existence.
- Energy expenditure in the form of mental power etc. can vary from little to extraordinary depending on the mastery of the power by the user (users could self-bestow Infinite Supply, eliminating this limit).
- Users of Power Anchoring cannot have their powers manipulated.
- May be unable to create powers, being limited to manipulating only already existing ones.
- May be limited to a certain nature of the abilities (DNA, Magic, etc).
- Usually requires the Powers as Programs trope to work.
Known Users
Comics/Cartoons
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Verdona (Ben 10)
- Charmcaster (Ben 10)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Black Alice (DC Comics)
- Gog (DC Comics)
- Nemesis Kid (DC Comics)
- Parasite (DC Comics)
- The Master of Games (DC: Teen Titans)
- Feakins (Generator Rex)
- The First Spinjitzu Master (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Adam Warlock (Marvel Comics); via Evolutionary Cocoon
- Dr. Doom (Marvel Comics)
- Fabian Cortez (Marvel Comics)
- Franklin Richards (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Nate Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Hope Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Kismet (Marvel Comics); via Evolutionary Cocoon
- Leech (Marvel Comics)
- Leon Nunez (Marvel Comics); via tattooing others
- Meggan (Marvel Comics)
- Mister Sinister (Marvel Comics); on certain occasions with medical expertise
- Mister Negative (Marvel Comics)
- No-Girl (Marvel Comics)
- Protege (Marvel Comics)
- Sage (Marvel Comics)
- Kim Il Sung/Scrambler (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics); via Power Cosmic
- The Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
- Him (Powerpuff Girls)
- Inhabitants of the Shadow Dimension (Sonic the Comic)
- Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic)
- Everyman (The Simpsons)
- Algernon (UN Comics)
- Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
- The Tick (The Tick); via "drama power" his other abilities increase as the situation becomes more dramatic
- Madame Web (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
- Synergy (Wildstorm)
- Ragtag (Static Shock)
- Drake Sypher (Loonatics Unleashed)
Anime/Manga
- Quincy (Bleach); via Medallion
- Shinigami (Bleach)
- Visored (Bleach)
- Sakurakouji Sakura (Code: Breaker)
- Shibuya (Code: Breaker)
- C2 (Code Geass)
- Him (Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z)
- Byro Cracy (Fairy Tail)
- Kurohebi (Fairy Tail)
- Obra (Fairy Tail)
- Yuka Suzuki (Fairy Tail)
- Kurapika (Hunter X Hunter); Only using chain
- Hansode Shiranui (Medaka Box); via Real Eater
- Hanten Shiranui (Medaka Box)
- Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon)
- The Old One (Soul Eater)
- Sakura Mikan (Gakuen Alice)
- Cleff (Magic Knight RayEarth)
- Sakura Mikan (Gakuen Alice)
- Father (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Hunger Path (Naruto)
- All for One (Boku no Hero Academia)
- Pandora (Campione!)
- Service (Karakuri Dôji Ultimo)
- Yuka (Gakuen Alice)
- Kagura Tennōzu (Speed Grapher); by kissing or having sex with someone
- Akuro/Mitama (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Ludger (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Yukichi Fukuzawa (Bungou Stray Dogs); via All Men Are Equal
- Hawk Moth (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Live Television/Movies
- Severin (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine)
- Paulette Hawkins (Heroes)
- Darth Nihilus (Star Wars)
- The Hollow (Charmed)
- Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
- Empaths (Charmed)
- Telepaths (Charmed)
- Wyatt Halliwell (Charmed)
- Kali (Charmed)
- Avatars (Charmed)
- The Source of All Evil (Charmed)
- Super-Z (Krystala TV Series)
- First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Gurrotto (Marina)
- Victoria Raymundo (Marina)
- Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (Smallville)
- Power Brokers (Charmed)
- Renee/The Haitian (Heroes)
- Usutu (Heroes)
- Shinichi Ozaki (Godzilla: Final War)
- MechaMew2 (Pokémon Live!)
- Sisters of the Dark (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth series)
- The Dacra (Legend of the Seeker)
- Camille (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
- Seth (Misfits); Can give and take powers
- The Storm (MisFits); via lightning strike
- Jacob (Lost)
- Dana (Gone)
- Jordan Collier (The 4400)
- Mord-Siths (Legend of the Seeker)
- Cal (The Medusa Project)
- Magdalene Adams (COVEN)
- Wang Da Dong (KO One)
- Xia Tian (The X-Family)
Literature
- Hekate (The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
- The Quillion (Sword of Truth series)
- Sister Ulicia (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- Sister Armina (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold & Confessor)
- Sister Tovi (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- Sister Nicci (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- SisterCecilia (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- Sister Merissa (Sword of Truth series: Blood of the Fold)
- Sister Greta (Sword of Truth series: Confessor)
- Sister Julia (Sword of Truth series: Confessor)
- Loophole (Wild Cards)
- Tinisha Dolaira (The Young Guardians); via The Genesis Spell
- Harimon (Krystala)
- Felix Campbell (Super Sales on Superheroes)
Video Games
- The Beast/John White (inFamous)
- Cole MacGrath (inFamous 2); via Infamous ending.
- Geno (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
- Mithra (Asura's Wrath)
- Joseph Bertrand III (inFamous 2)
- Philemon (Shin Megami Tensei: Persona)
- Izanami (Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4)
- John White/The Beast (Infamous 2)
- Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat)
- Shujinko (Mortal Kombat)
- Shinnok (Mortal Kombat)
- Dark Eyes Unveiled (Valkyrie Crusade)
- AdamFenix (Super/Lette)
- RaKais (Super/Lette)
- Monsieur-Folie (Super/Lette)
- Master Powers (Super Smash Stadium)
- Mecha Sonic (Super Mario Bros. Z)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype 2)
- Dmitrii Blinov (Castlevania)
- All characters (Bloody Roar)
Other
- Kraata (BIONICLE)
- Makuta Teridax (BIONICLE)
- Rahkshi (BIONICLE)
- Mata Nui (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn)
- Toa Pouks (BIONICLE)
- Piraka Vezok (BIONICLE)
- Archangel (person) (Paradox Saga)
- The Canadian (The Guardian 30)
- The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
- Blaire Vherestorm (Stupid Mario Brothers)
- Iparu (Chaotic)
- Scion (Worm)
Known Objects
- Hōgyoku (Bleach)
- Nine Stuff (Sidekicks)
- Triad Prana (Sidekicks)
- Power Gem (Marvel Comics)
- Chaos Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog)