For a gallery of examples for Water Manipulation, see here.

Water Manipulation
Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender) manipulating water.
Power/Ability To:	Manipulate water

The power to control, generate and/or absorb water and moisture.

Also Called

• Aquakinesis
• Gelidkinesis
• Hydrokinesis
• Waterbending
• Water Control
• Water Release

Capabilities

The user can control, generate and/ absorb liquids, moving and shaping bodies of water to the user's desire: lifting, parting or otherwise manipulating its form and/or density. Water can easily serve as a weapon, either by shaping into gigantic whips, swung repeatedly at a target as a snake-like body, formed into a razor-sharp edge that can cut through even metal, or simply dropped to smother opponent or put out a fire. On the sea or ocean, user can create several natural phenomena related to water, such as: whirlpools, waterspouts, tidal waves, etc.

Applications

• Generate, shape and manipulate water, issuing in different forms such as beams, balls, or focused bullets/edges:
  • Manipulate tides.
  • Control ocean currents.
  • Create water bubbles that can travel underwater.
  • Tidal Wave Generation
• Aquatic Adaptation
• Density Manipulation and Pressure Manipulation controlling water molecules to make water 'solid'.
  • Hydrokinetic Constructs, including weapons, walls, armor or allies/servants.
  • Harden and enhance the body by collecting and manipulating water pressure within it.
• Water Walking
• Water Surfing

Techniques

• Bubble Generation
• Cloud Generation
• Drowning
• Healing Water
• Hydrokinetic Combat
• Hydroportation
• Liquid Surveillance Communication
• Moisture Absorption
  • Dehydration
• Motor-Skill Manipulation by manipulating the water contents (about 70%) within a human body.
  • Internal Rupturing
• Water Aura
• Water Cutting
• Water Mimicry
• Vapor Manipulation
• Viscosity Manipulation

Variations

• Bubble Manipulation
• Dark Water Manipulation
• Ice Manipulation
  • Ice Mimicry
• Steam Manipulation
  • Scald Generation
• White Water Manipulation

Associations

• Acid Manipulation
• Alcohol Manipulation
• Blood Manipulation
• Erosion Manipulation
• Lake/River Manipulation
• Liquid Manipulation
• Lunar Manipulation may increase the power of this ability.
• Ocean Manipulation
• Oil Manipulation
• Salt Manipulation
• Water Form Manipulation
• Water Propulsion
• Vibration Emission in/on water including inside someone.

Limitations

• Susceptible to Electricity Manipulation.
• Controlling and manipulating great bodies of water (lakes, ponds, seas, oceans) is exhausting.
• Can be opposed by Fire Manipulation, Magma Manipulation, or Ice Manipulation.
• Those with Sand Manipulation could use silicate particles to absorb the moisture from water.
• May not be effective against Oil Manipulation since oil is hydrophobic, meaning repelled from water.

Known Users