Gold Mimicry

The ability to turn one's body into gold. Not to be confused with dermal armor or metal manipulation. The ability is a sub-version of Metal Mimicry since gold is a type of metal.

Capabilities
Users can mimic gold at will but some users are permanently gold because they are either born that way or had accidental emission from a substance. There is no loss of flexibility or decrease of speed.

Applications

 * Users can turn object or an organism to gold by touch.
 * User's body will be protected from sharp objects such as dagger or sword.
 * Users can reflect light due to their ability, this might confuse the enemy.
 * Users might get extra strength.
 * User might be resistant, or even immune, to pain.
 * Users may be able to create constructs of gold as well as manipulate it on the molecular level.
 * Some users can perform vitakinesis.

Limitations

 * The user's golden skin will adapt to the room temperature.
 * Will reflect sunlight causing skin and hair to shine.
 * May not be immune from attack by those with metal manipulation since gold is a type of metal.
 * Gold is one of the softest metals, thus making the user somewhat fragile while in a golden state.

Known Users

 * Goldface (DC Comics)
 * Joshua Foley/Elixir (Marvel)
 * Ayesha/Kismet (Marvel)
 * Mark Raxton/Molten Man (Marvel)
 * Lifeguard (Marvel)
 * Adam Warlock/Magus (Marvel)
 * Ever (Marvel)
 * Blitziana (Marvel)
 * Mister Loa (Marvel)
 * Axon (Marvel)
 * Runner (Marvel)
 * Little Miss Goldenrod (Heroes)
 * Bob Bishop (Heroes)
 * Gold Monster (Scooby Doo)
 * Darkstar (Ben 10; one off)
 * Kevin 11 (Ben10)

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