Trichokinesis

The power to animate and grow out one's own hair, manipulating it like a limb.

Capability
The user will animate their own hair, often growing it out rapidly to give themselves an adequate supply to work with [or simply never get a haircut, thus having extremely long hair to begin with]. Low-level users of this ability can only form it into tendrils that they can control like prehensile tails, however more advanced users can also weave the hair into different shapes, forming it into various constructions to suit their purposes.

Sometimes the power is limited to the hair on the head, while others can grow out and manipulate all the hair on their body. This power, although it can be considered a form of Shapeshifting [debatably] is unlike other forms in that the user isn't actually changing their body structure at all.

In battle, Trichokinesis offers several advantages to a user. First, it is quite adaptable, as the hair can be formed into different shapes to suit the user's needs at any given time. Still, perhaps the largest advantage is that the user can fight without actually putting themselves in danger. If the hair is damaged, it can usually simply be regenerated, and since hair has no nerves inside it, the user doesn't feel any pain from the hair getting attacked.

Techniques
""Hair Tendril"": The most basic technique of this power. All users of it can use this technique, as it is the most simple use of it. The user animates a portion of their hair, creating a tendril which can be used for a variety of things [whipping, constricting, grabbing].

Some can perform: ""Hair Whips"": By creating thin tendrils out of only a single lock, the user will extend it to long lengths and use it like a whip. An effective weapon, both practically and psychologically, this technique has many applications if used skillfully.

""Hair Snakes"": Ironically, although snakes, being reptiles, have no hair, this power is often associated with them. Hair tendrils move much like snakes, resembling them in many ways. Some users of the power accept this similarity, and actually create techniques specifically designed to replicate a snake's form [usually a tendril with a weaved snake head on the end].

Limits
Hair has a number of natural weaknesses, which it retains even when animated. These include, being fried, burned, frozen, dampened, and dried. It can also usually be cut, and in most cases, the hair has to actually be attached to the user for them to be able to manipulate it [thus providing an opponent with a trail back to them, even when fighting at a distance].

Known Users
Medusa (Marvel) Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) Kumadori (One Piece) Boa Sandersonia (One Piece) Boa Marigold (One Piece) Yura (Inuyasha) Nenki Mino (Basilisk)