Telekinesis

For a gallery of examples for Telekinesis, see here.

"What powers, you ask? I dunno, how 'bout the power of flight? That do anything for ya? That's levitation, Holmes. How 'bout the power to kill a yak, from 200 yards away... with mind bullets! That's telekinesis, Kyle! How 'bout the power... to move you?"

― Jack Black (of Tenacious D), "Wonderboy"

The power to manipulate objects with the mind.

Also Called

Mind-Over-Matter
Mind Power
Object Manipulation
PK
Psychokinesis
TK

Capabilities

User can influence/manipulate/move matter with their mind. Telekinesis is one of the basis of many superpowers that are based on "controlling/manipulating", and may evolve to the point that a Telekinetic can control anything at a subatomic level.

Applications

"Psychokinesis" is an umbrella term for any ability that involves using the mind to influence/manipulate/move matter/objects.

Basic level

Binding: to keep object/being from moving.
Levitation: to lift an object, e.g. raising a pitcher several inches into the air.
Psionic Strength: to augment the user's physical strength, e.g.punching through a steel wall.
Telekinetic Bullets: to project telekinetic energy or objects as bullets.
Telekinetic Choking: to strangle others.
Telekinetic Maneuver: to alter an object's directional course, e.g. changing what number a dice lands on or deflect an opponent attack.
Telekinetic Grip: to grasp an object firmly in place, e.g. keeping the tides from washing a friend away.
Telekinetic Pull/Push: to pull objects towards the user or to push objects away from the user, e.g. yanking a book off a shelf or sliding a cup across a table.

Advanced level

Homing Effect: to make any object automatically follow, home in and lock onto its target or targets until it hits them.
Elemental Manipulation: alternate the natural elements of existence at a sub-molecular level.
Molecular Manipulation: to manipulate matter and energy at molecular level.
- Motion Manipulation: guide or shift directional vectors through direct molecular motion manipulation.
- Property Manipulation: change the physical and chemical properties.
- Transmutation: ability of changing molecules turning anything into most anything else.
Motor-Skill Manipulation: to manipulate the movement of others.
Object Manipulation: to alter an object's inner workings, e.g. unlocking a door.
Spatial Sense: to "see" one's surroundings using telekinesis, e.g. sensing a target from a distance.
Telekinetic Blast: emit telekinetic energy to make blast that destroys anything in the user's path.
Telekinetic Compression: to crush an object, e.g. squeezing a chair into a ball.
Telekinetic Destruction: to make an object explode, e.g. blowing up a table.
Telekinetically Enhanced Condition: To use telekinesis to enhance the user's condition.
Telekinetic Flight: to use telekinesis to fly.
Telekinetic Constructs: to create objects, weapons and creatures out of telekinetic energy.
Unarmed Weapon Wielding: to use weapons without touching them.

Master level

Dimensional Travel: to bend the very fabric of dimensional barriers, allowing travel through wormholes or teleportation-like movement.
Atomic Manipulation/Energy Manipulation: to control matter and energy at the atomic levels. e.g. rearranging atoms and controlling energy.
- Chemistry Manipulation: by directly applying change to the sub-molecular bonds.
- Cosmological Force Manipulation: bend the very energies of the universe via thought alone.
- Energy Absorption/Conversion: to absorb and convert energy.
- Matter Manipulation: change the very nature of physical nature of substance.
Neural Impulse Manipulation: to redirect the electrical signals between the brain and nerves, achieving control over thoughts, feelings, and movement of a body.
- Mental Manipulation: by controlling the electrical signals in the brain.
- Reanimation: to reanimate corpses.
Organic Manipulation: to manipulate organic matter.
- Age Shifting: by manipulating the cells through telekinesis, could potentially achieve Immortality.
- Telekinetic Regeneration: to regenerate one's own cells via telekinetic manipulation or gathering telekinetic energy to do so, e.g. using telekinesis to induce molecular/biological manipulation.
Psionic Explosion: to create and discharge a destructive psychic energy across a wide range.
Remote Telekinesis: to manipulate matter that is not within the user's location, e.g. controlling a rock 2000 miles away.
Vibration Emission: to emit a powerful vibration strong enough to make objects shatter, i.e. sonic boom.
Weather Manipulation: to manipulate the weather, e.g. create lightning storms.

Ultimate level

Fundamental Forces Manipulation: to manipulate the fundamental forces of the universe.
Particle Manipulation: to manipulate matter at the basest of levels.
- Particle Energy Manipulation: to manipulate particle energy.
Reality Warping: to manipulate reality by bending quantum strings in a localized area.
Space-Time Manipulation: to manipulate and distort the space-time continuum.
Subatomic Manipulation/Energy Manipulation: to control matter and energy at subatomic levels.
Universal Force Manipulation: to manipulate both the physical and esoteric forces of the universe.

Techniques

Deflation: to make objects to deflate.
Telekinetic Combat: to utilize telekinesis in combination of physical combat.
Telekinetic Cutting: to use telekinesis to cut things.

Variations

Ballistic Telekinesis: where the user causes any nearby objects to be moved around the user at high speeds, explode or to be propelled away from the user at high speeds without conscious effort from the user of the power.
Elemental Matter Manipulation: using certain elements that have the potential to manipulate objects' movements (such as electromagnetism, gravity, and air).
Lessen: where the user can lessen an outside force dew to the physical body, (such as bullets, etc)
Tactile Telekinesis: where the user has to be in physical contact with an object to be able to move it telekinetically. Other uses include focusing it inward increasing ones physical traits, while simulating Invulnerability via skin-layer Barrier by surrounding the body in a field of psychokinetic force.
Telekinetic Aura: to use aura to telekinetically move objects/subjects.
- Vector Manipulation: user creates telekinetic energy appendages to move the object, giving it vector, making it easier to move and more effective than normal telekinesis.
Telekinetic Force Manipulation: specialized variation concentrate on simple but (extremely) strong TK Force itself.
Telekinetic Teleportation: as well as manipulating objects, user can teleport them/themselves by telekinetically altering/folding the fabric of space.

Associations

Omnikinesis
Psionic Manipulation

Limitations

May only be capable of moving objects they could physically move.
May not be able to manipulate magic-based matters/energies.
Psychic strength may be proportional to user's capacity, meaning an opponent with physical strength stronger than the user's mental strength may break free, or even be immune to the ability altogether.
May be able to move only the objects that they can see.
May be unable to move certain objects, or move only certain objects.
Psychic Energy Absorption can negate this power.
Could be ineffective against those who control themselves at fundamental levels.

Known Users

See Also: Mind Over Matter

Comic

Raven (DC)
Martians (DC)
Meggan (Marvel)
Superboy (DC Comics)
Jacob (UN Comics)
Maxima (DC Comics)
Tomorrow Woman (DC Comics)
Icon (DC Comics)
Hector Hammond (DC Comics)
Fiona Knoblach (Marvel)
Cable (Marvel)
Aliya Dayspring (Marvel)
Tyler Dayspring (Marvel)
Psylocke (Marvel)
Jean Grey (Marvel)
Nate Grey (Marvel)
Hellion (Marvel)
Rachel Summers (Marvel)
Hyperstorm (Marvel)
Franklin Richards (Marvel)
David Richards (Marvel)
Justice (Marvel)
Apocalypse (Marvel)
Armageddon (Marvel)
Madelyne Pryor (Marvel)
Debrii (Marvel)
Sadecki Demons (Angel: After the Fall)
Quentin Quire (Marvel)
David Haller/Jack Wayne (Marvel)
Todd Ingram (Scott Pilgrim VS The World)
Ruth Aldine (Marvel)
Brody (Brody's Ghost)
Aradia Megido (Homestuck)
Nitecore (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
Requiem (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
All Psychic Dragons (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
All Psychic Mustangons (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
All Psychic Vikings (Infinity Vikings)

Cartoon

Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
Ghostfreak (Ben 10)
Zs'Skayr (Ben 10)
Xylene (Ben 10)
Synaptak (Ben 10)
Stewie Griffin (Family Guy); one-off
Tengu Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
All Unicorns (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
All Alicorns (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Mumm-Ra (Thundercats)
Yumi Ishiyama (Code Lyoko)
Cornelia Hale (W.I.T.C.H)
Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
Pariah Dark (Danny Phantom)
The Box Ghost (Danny Phantom) - only affects boxes.
Sidney Poindexter (Danny Phantom)
Lexi Bunny (Loonatics Unleashed)
Aku (Samurai Jack)
Jericho (Phantom Investigators)
Edit Stone/Lady Fantastic (Norman Normal)
Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
Goliad (Adventure Time)
William (The Amazing World of Gumball)
Coverton (Monsters vs Aliens)
Chris (Bravest Warriors)
Antauri (Super Robot Monkey Team HyperForce Go!)
Hunter Crowley (Storytellers)
Celia Crowley (Storytellers)
Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
Billy Joe Cobra (Dude, That's My Ghost)

Manga/Anime

Sesshomaru (InuYasha)
Psychic-type Pokémon (Pokémon)
Ghost-type Pokémon (Pokémon)
Sabrina (Pokémon)
Oshizu Murasame (To Love-ru)
Azenda the Tyrant (To Love-ru Darkness)
Several Characters (Saint Seiya)
Akiza Izinski (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)
Psychic duelists (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)
Quinton (Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal)
Vector (Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal)
Frieza (Dragon Ball Z)
Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
Ginyu (Dragon Ball Z)
Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
Piccolo (Dragon Ball Z)
Garlic Jr. (Dragon Ball Z)
King Cold (Dragon Ball Z)
Cooler (Dragon Ball Z)
Lord Slug (Dragon Ball Z)
Goku (Dragon Ball Z)
Vegeta (Dragonball Z)
Miss Blizzard (One Punch Man)
Tornado (One Punch Man)
Dyst (Fairy Tail)
Five Bridge Familia Mage (Fairy Tail)
Naraku (InuYasha)
Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)
Diclonius (Elfen Lied)
Hiei (YuYu Hakusho)
Akira (Akira)
Tetsuo (Akira)
Dufort (Zatch Bell)
Asok the Intern (Dilbert)
John Vattic (Second Sight)
Balder/Lumen Sages (Bayonetta)
Isaac Clarke (Dead Space)
Spacegodzilla (Godzilla)
The Doctor (Paradox Saga)
Donovan Silvestre (Nexus Wars)
Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
Sir Reberal (Poptropica)
Lt. Abigail Black (Clive Barker's Jericho)
Jack Ryan (Bioshock)
Subject Delta (Bioshock 2)
Big Sisters (Bioshock 2)
Hexadecimal (ReBoot)
Daemon (ReBoot)
Battalion (Wildstorm)
Fortunato (Wild Cards)
Koichi Kamiya (Babel II: Beyond Infinity)
Razputin (Psychonauts)
Coach Oleander (Psychonauts)
Sasha Nein (Psychonauts)
Milla Vodello (Psychonauts)
Ford Cruller (Psychonauts)
Vampires (Legacy of Kain)
Hylden (Legacy of Kain)
Caine (Gone)
Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia (Beast Wars: Transformers)
Nox Decious (Stupid Mario Brothers)
The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
Hiroto Sakurai (Gantz)
Kenzo Sakata (Gantz)
Walken (Baoh)
Warp/Kaiba (Kaiba)
Engkantao Josef (Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao)
Hyoubu Kyousuke (Zettai Karen Children)
Umage Naomi (Zettai Karen Children)
Tsubomi Fujiko (Zettai Karen Children)
Kugutsu Takeshi (Zettai Karen Children)
Akashi Kaoru (Zettai Karen Children)
Towano Mykage (Aquarion Evol)
Cantus Users (Shinsekai Yori)
Kiyama Harumi (A Certain Scientific Railgun); via Level Upper
Kirifu Megumi (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
Angel Roman (Moses was here)
Esper (Valkyrie Crusade)

Film

Summer Jones/Wonder (Zoom)
Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Theodora (Oz the Great and Powerful)
The Jade Warlord (The Forbidden Kingdom)
Monkey King (The Forbidden Kingdom)
Caleb Danvers (The Covenant)
Pogue Parry (The Covenant)
Reid Garwin (The Covenant)
Tyler Simms (The Covenant)
Chase Collins (The Covenant)
Matilda (Matilda)
Carrie White (Carrie)
Rachel Lang (The Rage: Carrie 2)
Neo (The Matrix)
E.T. (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
Sara (Race to Witch Mountain)
Movers (Push)
Andrew Detmer (Chronicle)
Steve Montgomery (Chronicle)
Matt Garetty (Chronicle)
Imhotep (The Mummy)
Alex (5ive Girls)
Necromancer (Island of Lost Souls)
The Mirror Queen (The Brothers Grimm)
Muriel (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
Redhead Witch (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
Pazuzu (The Exorcist)
Members of the Adjustment Bureau (The Adjustment Bureau)
Paco (Dream Warrior)
Zo (Dream Warrior)
Heather Fasulo (The Woods)
Sapphire Roseblood (Silver Moon Chronicles)
Ali Bin Schick (Vampire Sisters)
Juro (Krabat)
Tina Shepard (Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood)
Tetsuo (Akira)
Jedi (Star Wars)
Sith (Star Wars)
Krrish (Krrish series)
Kaal (Krrish series)
Jadoo (Krrish series)
Shinichi Ozaki (Godzilla: Final War)
The Controller (Godzilla: Final Wars)
Lucy (Lucy)
The Fallen (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)

Television

Orson Bailey (The 4400)
Richard Tyler (The 4400)
Isabelle Tyler (The 4400)
Kathy Weir (The 4400)
Joanna Frankel (Eastwick)
Gloria Spofford (Eastwick)
Mermaids and mermen (Mako Mermaids)
- Zac Blakely
- Lyla
- Nixie
- Sirena
Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
Max Miller (Supernatural)
Azazel (Supernatural)
Castiel (Supernatural)
Crowley (Supernatural)
Jimmy Tomorrow (Supernatural)
Fred Jones (Supernatural)
Angels, Seraphim and Archangels (Supernatural)
Demons (Supernatural)
Deities (Supernatural)
Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse (Supernatural)
Witches (Supernatural)
Marty Strickland (Vampire High)
Sylar (Heroes)
Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
Brian Davis (Heroes)
Arthur Petrelli (Heroes)
Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
Greta Martin (The Vampire Diaries)
Jonas Martin (The Vampire Diaries)
Maddox (The Vampire Diaries)
Emily Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
Silas (The Vampire Diaries)
Qetsiyah (The Vampire Diaries)
All Witches and Warlocks (The Vampire Diaries)
Elizabeth Maxwell/ The Starchild (V)
Alex Mack (The Secret World of Alex Mack)
Prue Halliwell (Charmed)
Billie Jenkins (Charmed)
Chris Halliwell (Charmed)
Melinda Warren (Charmed)
Penny Halliwell (Charmed)
Cole Turner (Charmed)
Zankou (Charmed)
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Catherine Madison (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Amy Madison (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Tara Maclay (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Vengeance Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
Shrouded Man (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Wodan (Stargate SG-1)
Daniel Jackson as a Prior (Stargate SG-1)
Cassandra Frasier (Stargate SG-1)
Roden (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight)
Rack (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Eyghon the Sleepwalker (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Bethany Chaulk (Angel)
Ethros Demons (Angel)
Lindsey McDonald (Angel)
Cyvus Vail (Angel)
Archduke Sebassis (Angel)
Lazarus Demons (Charmed)
Valkyries (Charmed)
Richard Montana (Charmed)
Simon Marx (Charmed)
Gary Mitchell (Star Trek: The Original Series)
Red (Spirits)
Nathael (Ángel o Demonio)
Iris (Ángel o Demonio)
Valeria (Ángel o Demonio)
Damian (Ángel o Demonio)
Alexia (Ángel o Demonio)
Graziel (Ángel o Demonio)
Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Once Upon A Time)
Cora (Once Upon A Time)
Rumpelstilskin/Mr. Gold (Once Upon A Time)
The Red Queen (Once Upon A Time in Wonderland)
Jafar (Once Upon A Time in Wonderland)
Sister Nicci (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth)
Homo Superiors (The Tomorrow People)
Zoe Benson (American Horror Story: Coven)
Fiona Goode (American Horror Story: Coven)
Madison Montgomery (American Horror Story: Coven)
Cordelia Foxx (American Horror Story: Coven)
Bo Adams (Believe)
Nina Adams (Believe)
Danni (Believe)
Joshua Carpenter (Believe)
Annie Sawyer (Being Human U.K)
Alex Millar (Being Human U.K)
Finn (Misfits)
Elliot (MisFits)
Miles (The Haunted Hathaways)
Louie (The Haunted Hathaways)
Glenda (The Haunted Hathaways)
Phoebe Thunderman (The Thundermans)
Max Thunderman (The Thundermans)
Drew McCormick (Big Bad Beetleborgs)
Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
Marcus Davenport (Lab Rats)
Victor Krane (Lab Rats)
Alan Diaz (Mighty Med)
Skylar Storm (Mighty Med)
Mara (Los Unicos)
Lucas Miller (Los Unicos)
Carlitos (Los Protegidos)
Ana Mclaiern (Chica Vampiro)
Gloria Dinallo (Misfits of Science)
Andros (Power Rangers in Space)
Zhane (Power Rangers in Space)

Video Game

Jack Ryan (Bioshock); via Telekinesis Plasmid
Subject Delta (Bioshock 2); via Telekinesis Plasmid
Subject Sigma (Bioshock 2: Minerva's Den); via Telekinesis Plasmid
Turel (Legacy of Kain: Defiance)
Kain (Legacy of Kain)
Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
Daud (Dishonored)
Kamek (Super Mario series)
Ce-Matoran/Toa/Turaga of Psionics (Bionicle)
Nuju (Bionicle)
Female Skrall (Bionicle)
Ermac (Mortal Kombat)
Alden Tate (inFamous)
Cole MacGrath (inFamous 2)
Kenshi (Mortal Kombat)
Ogre/True Ogre (Tekken)
Apolycolelipse (Bluehog Gaming Studio)
Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy VI)
Didact (Halo)
Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Dante (Devil May Cry)
Layle (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: the Crystal Bearers)
Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Demise (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Biotics (Mass Effect series)
Black Doom (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Princess Peach (Super Mario series)
Cryptosporidium/Furons (Destroy All Humans)
Ness (EarthBound/Mother 2)
Nick Scryer (Psi Ops MindGate)
Psychic type Pokémon (Pokemon)
Deus (Asura's Wrath)
Chakravartin (Asura's Wrath)
Yuriko Omega (Red Alert 3)
Umbra Witches (Bayonetta)
Lumen Sages (Bayonetta)

Book

Gregory Kennedy (The Young Guardians book series)
Witches and Wizards (Harry Potter) via the Levitation Spell, among other means
All the Loric Garde (I am Number Four)
Witches, faes, and witch-chameleons (Shadow Falls)
Mario Esparza (Shadow Falls)
Lord Hades (The End)
Caine (Gone)
The Great and Powerful Turtle (Wild Cards)
Nico (The Medusa Project)
Bradley (The Medusa Project)
Lissa Dragomir (Vampire Academy)
Robert Doru (Vampire Academy)
Adrian Ivashkov (Vampire Academy)
Rebecka (Engelsfors)
Mika (The Roar)
Ellie (The Roar)
Audrey (The Roar)
Ruben Snaith (The Roar)
Zelda Dobinski (Charlie Bone)
Natalia Dobinski (Charlie Bone)
Beth Strong (Charlie Bone)
Idith Branko (Charlie Bone)
Inez Branko (Charlie Bone)
Laura Leander (Laura and the Secret of Aventerra)
Aurelius Morgenstern (Laura and the Secret of Aventerra)

Known Objects

Mystic Amulet (Gravity Falls)
Ruby of Ramses (Xiaolin Showdown)
Rooster Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)