Darkness Manipulation


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

The power to summon, create, control or manipulate darkness.

Also Called

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

Capabilities
The user can create, control, manipulate, materialize and summon darkness in various ways, often by accessing a dimension of dark energy and the beings that exist there.

Applications

 * Absorb/merge shadows/darkness into users body/mind/soul for greatly increased capabilities, the users blood may turn black, or resemble dark mist.
 * Elemental Healing by using the darkness to mend/fill the wounds of others.
 * Intangibility by turning the body into darkness.
 * Invulnerability by solidifying the darkness in the body.
 * Life-Force Absorption
 * Modification of user's body by manipulating the darkness in/on user.
 * Psionic Shield "solidifying" the darkness in the mind/soul.
 * Shadow Camouflage by letting the difference/border between the user and shadow unravel. Cloaking is done by doing the same for something else than the user.
 * Create areas of darkness of variable size, shape and intensity level.
 * Depending of the level of strength, one can blanket an entire city, country or world in eternal darkness.
 * Darkness "Mist".
 * Light Absorption
 * Darkness Adaptation
 * Night Vision
 * Flight
 * Materialize, shape and manipulate darkness at will:
 * Animating shadows, whether users own or cast by anything else.
 * Darkness Blasts/Bombs, tentacles/tendrils and/or wires for direct effects.
 * Energy Strike/Weapon Infusion by surrounding their limbs and/or weapons in darkness.
 * Manifesting Multiple Arms/Tentacle Extension or similar extensions
 * Elemental Constructs of darkness, including weapons, missiles, walls, armor or allies/servants.
 * Binding/imprisoning/stopping people/objects etc. either by engulfing or binding them.
 * Portal Creation/Teleportation using shadows/darkness by understanding the fundamental connection all shadows/darkness share.
 * Dimensional Storage to store stuff into shadows, 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.

Associations

 * Black Lightning Manipulation
 * Darkforce Manipulation by tapping into the source of their power directly.
 * 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 is cold absence of heat.
 * Gravity Manipulation by using darkness in a way that it gains the power of a Black Hole.
 * Dark Element Manipulation by merging the darkness into elements.
 * Dark Flame by tapping the devouring/destroying aspect of Darkness.
 * Nothingness Manipulation by understanding the true nature of Darkness: the Absence of Being.
 * If user also has Light Manipulation user could develop Twilight Manipulation.

Limitation

 * User may be limited to either creating darkness without ability to control it, or be only able to control existing one.
 * User may have to be in sync with darkness, whether their own or the source of their power.
 * Users may become corrupted through extended exposure.
 * Light Manipulation and Light Generation are especially effective against this power.

Known Users

 * Darcy (Winx Club)
 * Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heros of Olympus)