Animation

The power to animate inanimate objects. Sub-power of Life-Force Manipulation. Not to be confused with Life Creation. Opposite to Inanimation.

Also Called

 * Life to the Lifeless
 * Motion to the Motionless

Capabilities
The user can give a life to inanimate objects/substances, animating them to act/move on their own accord out of the user’s control; however, they do seem to work in tandem to their animator.

Variations

 * Artistic Animation Artistic Manifestation, Drawing Animation
 * The power to bestow sentience to drawings, illustrations, sketches, etc. The creations assume a 2D life, traveling along walls, or even coming into 3D reality.
 * Use an Etch-A-Sketch to bring art to life.
 * If mixed with Technology Manipulation, digital drawing or photo can be brought to life.
 * Clay Animation
 * Create figures out of clay and bring them to life.
 * Elemental Animation
 * Bring any Elements to life, fire, water, wind, earth, wood, etc.
 * Literary Animation Literary Manifestation, Narrative Animation, or Storytelling
 * The power in which one can project narrative stories into reality. The user can read a book aloud causing the narrative to assume tangible life, with the characters and environments manifesting within the user’s present surroundings.
 * Object Animation
 * Bring any sort of object to life, such as statues, game stations, rugs, bottles, etc.
 * Reanimation
 * The ability to reanimate dead beings, possibly restoring their consciousness.
 * Toy Manipulation
 * Bring toys, like a Barbie Doll or Action Figures, to life and make part of an army.
 * Make toy/water gun fire live rounds including toy tanks.
 * Bring game pieces to life.
 * Use Construction sets, like building blocks, to create a weapon or turn a toy vehicle to life-size and use it like a real vehicle.
 * Complete an image puzzle in order to give life to the picture.

Associations

 * Activation & Deactivation
 * Animancy
 * Animation Manipulation
 * Object Possession

Limitations

 * May be limited on how long object stays animated.
 * May be limited to animating objects without controlling them.
 * May have to give specific orders or program the target, which cannot deviate from them.
 * May have to keep various levels of attention to the target, without which it will either continue to follow the last orders, start acting erratically or simply stop completely.

Comics/Cartoons
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 * Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving (Adventure Time); via touch, the personality of the inanimate object is determined based on his mood, whether they be good or evil, etc.
 * Psyphon, Hex, Charmcaster, Adwaita,and Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
 * Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
 * Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
 * Selene (Marvel Comics)
 * Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics)
 * Wiccan (Marvel Comics)
 * Le Dessinateur/Evillustrator (Miraculous Ladybug)
 * Discord (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)
 * Jojo (Stitch!)
 * Toons, A.K.A. Experiment 112 (Stitch!)
 * Control Freak (Teen Titans)
 * Kirby (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series); via special gem on his pen
 * Nerissa (W.I.T.C.H.)
 * Will Vandom (W.I.T.C.H.)
 * Anna Maht (World of Quest)
 * Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)

Anime/Manga

 * Gikon inside of Gigais (Bleach)
 * The Create Card (Card Captor Sakura)
 * Action Card (Card Captor Sakura: Clear Cards)
 * Zeref and Hades (Fairy Tail); via Living Magic
 * Cherry (Fairy Tail); via Doll Play Magic
 * Dante (Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 Anime)
 * Kotatsu (Inuyasha)
 * Ungaro (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
 * Giorno Giovanna (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part V Vento Aureo); via Gold Experience
 * Sai (Naruto)
 * Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece); via Soru Soru No Mi
 * Gekko Moriah (One Piece); via Kage Kage No Mi
 * Medusa Gorgon (Soul Eater)
 * Mutsumi (Sgt. Frog/Keroro Gunsou)
 * Kriem (Tiger & Bunny)}}

Video Games
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 * Sadida Class (Dofus/Wakfu)
 * Zeus (God of War)
 * Maxwell (Scribblenauts); via a magical notepad
 * Witches and warlocks (Shadow Falls)
 * Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls); as a witch
 * Pop Fizz (Skylanders); via purple potion
 * Kaos (Skylanders)
 * Master Hand (Super Smash Bros.); believed by many fans to be a metaphor for a child, who uses his/her imagination to 'animate' their toys and figurines
 * Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
 * Matt Groening (The Simpsons Game); as a boss, summons Bender and Zoidberg from "Futurama" out of a notebook to attack the player

Literature

 * Magickinds (Arkwell Academy)
 * Eric Shellhorn (Charlie Bone)
 * Magic Users (Harry Potter); via Spell Casting
 * Enoch O'Connor (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
 * Awakeners (Warbreaker)
 * Returned (Warbreaker)

Live Television/Movies

 * Kevin (Charmed)
 * Flora, Fauna, Merryweather (Disney's Sleeping Beauty)
 * Merlin (Disney’s The Sword in the Stone)
 * Weeping Angels (Doctor Who); limited to statues
 * Hervoken (Doctor Who: Forever Autumn)
 * Grandpa Mason (Grandpa in My Pocket); via his cap
 * Mo Folchart, Meggie Folchart, and Dário (Inkheart)
 * Erazer (MisFits)
 * Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
 * Reverend Henry Kane/The Beast (Poltergeist Series)
 * Lord Zedd (Power Rangers)
 * Sarah Ravencroft (Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost)
 * Kibaoni Army Corps (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger)
 * Black Bison (The Flash)
 * Prince Koura (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad)
 * Zeebad (The Magic Roundabout)
 * Sorcerers (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
 * Wizards (Wizards of Waverly Place); via Murrieta Animata spell

Others

 * Animators (Loki IRL); limited to cartoons
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Known Spells

 * Ocktoon Eradiko (Ben 10)
 * Ocktoon (Ben 10)