Darkness Manipulation


 * For a gallery of examples for Darkness Manipulation, see here.

The power to manipulate darkness/shadows. The opposite of Light Manipulation.

Also Called

 * Darkness Control
 * Erebokinesis
 * Obtenebration
 * Umbrakinesis
 * Umbragenesis
 * Shadow Manipulation

Capabilities
User can create, shape and manipulate darkness and shadows. By itself, darkness is mostly used to cloud everything into total darkness, but by accessing a dimension of dark energy it can be channeled to a variety of effects, both as an absence of light and a solid substance: one can also control and manipulate the beings that exist there, create and dispel shields and areas of total darkness, create a variety of constructs and weapons, and teleport one's self through massive distances via shadows. User can also use it as projectiles.

Applications

 * Create/generate/increase, absorb, shape and manipulate darkness/shadow for various effects, sizes, shapes and intensity levels.
 * Depending of the level of strength, one can blanket an entire city, country or world in eternal darkness.
 * Absolute Darkness
 * Darkness "Mist"
 * Light Absorption
 * Shadow Camouflage/Cloaking
 * Darkness Adaptation
 * Night Vision
 * Darkness Attacks
 * Flight/Levitation
 * Solidification via controlling darkness/shadow:
 * Animating/manipulate darkness/shadow, whether users own or cast by anything else.
 * Tentacles/tendrils, chains and/or threads to attack or bind.
 * Umbrakinetic Constructs, including weapons, walls, armor or allies/servants.

Techniques

 * Darkness Aura
 * Darkness Healing
 * Portal Creation/Umbrageous Teleportation using darkness/shadow by understanding the fundamental connection all shadows/darkness share.
 * Dimensional Storage to store stuff into darkness/shadow, user may be able to enter their own pocket dimension.
 * When the user realizes from where they draw their power, they can enter there and summon beings/tools from there.
 * Shadow Mimicry
 * Umbrakinetic Combat

Variations

 * Corrupted Darkness Manipulation
 * Dark Energy Manipulation
 * Primordial Darkness Manipulation
 * Sacred Darkness Manipulation

Associations

 * Dark Element Manipulation by merging the darkness into elements.
 * Dark Form
 * Darkside View by manipulating the dark corners of one's mind and soul.
 * Mental Manipulation by learning to control dark corners of mind and soul.
 * Freezing as darkness is absence of light, so cold is the absence of heat.
 * Gravity Manipulation by using darkness in a way that it gains the power of a Black Hole.
 * If user also has Light Manipulation, they could learn Twilight Manipulation.
 * Night Embodiment
 * Umbrakinetic Immunity

Limitations

 * May be unable to create darkness/shadow, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
 * May have to be in sync with darkness, whether their own or the source of their power.
 * May become affected/corrupted through extended exposure.
 * Light Manipulation and Light Generation are especially effective against this power. However it should be noted that darkness can overpower light as well.

Known Users
See Also: Casting a Shadow

Both

 * Darkus Bakugan (Bakugan)
 * Dark Type Pokémon (Pokemon)