Darkness Manipulation

Ability to summon, create, control or manipulate darkness, often by mentally accessing a dimension of dark energy and controlling and manipulating it in a variety of effective ways.

Also Called

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

Capabilities
The user can control and manipulate darkness in surrounding areas.

Limitation

 * Some users may have to be in sync with darkness.
 * Users may become corrupted through extended exposure to the darkness.
 * May be easily overwhelmed by Light Manipulation or Light Generation.

Associations

 * Some users of a higher level may soon achieve the ability of Darkforce Manipulation
 * If one can master darkness's true nature, they may be able to control Nothingness Manipulation
 * Can be used in a way that the darkness gains the power of a black hole, thus aquiring a sub-power of Gravitation Manipulation
 * If contacted by any hellish magic user may develop Hellfire Manipulation.
 * Can be used if having Demonic Mimicry as a Power/Ability.
 * If user also has Light Manipulation, it will develop into Twilight Manipulation.
 * By manipulating the darknes in one's body its possible to have a minimal Biokinesis ability
 * By solitifying the Darkness in the body its possible to have a form of Invulnerability, the result may cause blood to bleed black

Applications

 * Some, mostly high-level users, can create darkness of their own
 * Darkness Energy Constructs
 * Modification of user's body through shadows/dark energy
 * Darkness Energy Blasts
 * Ability to absorb shadows/dark energy into the body to greaty strengthen and increase physical capabilities
 * Darkness Force-field Generation
 * Darkness Cloaking
 * Darkness Telekinesis
 * Life-Force Absorption
 * Darkness Teleportation
 * Shadow Mimicry: can transform entire physical body into a being of pure darkness/shadow energy.
 * Shadow Absorption
 * Flight
 * Minor Gravity Manipulation, given the ability to create miniature/large black holes
 * Limited Invisibility, similar to Randall Blake, a Chromatic who controls Darkness
 * Darkness Mists
 * Darkness Summoning
 * Darkness Hands/Tentacles
 * Animated Shadow
 * Darkness Combat
 * Darkness Weapon Infusion
 * On highest power and strength level; one can blanket an entire city, planet or world in pure eternal darkness.
 * Encase enemeis in impenetrable orbs or spheres of darkness energy.
 * Night Vision

Known Users

 * Raven (Teen Titans)
 * Trigon (Teen Titans)
 * The Shade (DC Comics)
 * Black Doom (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)
 * Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
 * Marshall D. Teach (One Piece)
 * Jellal Fernandes (Fairy Tail)
 * Brain/Zero (Fairy Tail)
 * Jose Porla (Fairy Tail)
 * Shikamaru Nara (Naruto)
 * Pokémon with Dark or Shadow-type moves (Pokémon)
 * Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Yuzuki Mikage (Jigoku Shoujo: Mitsuganae)
 * Ai Enma (Hell Girl)
 * Unicron (Transformers)
 * Galvatron (Transformers: Cybertron)
 * Peter Pan, though his shadow is sentient and usually tries to escape him. (Peter Pan)
 * Ebon (Static Shock)
 * Nightingale (Static Shock)
 * Nemesis Prime (Transformers: Armada)
 * Jackie Estacado (Top Cow / Image Comics)
 * The Darkness (Top Cow / Image Comics)
 * The Makuta species (BIONICLE)
 * Toa of Darkness (BIONICLE)
 * Highly royal dark mane (Mane-online)
 * Shaidar Haran (The Wheel of Time)
 * Hikaru (The Red Team)
 * Father (Fullmetal Alchemist)
 * Pride (Fullmetal Alchemist)
 * Khan (Paradox Saga)
 * Nightmare Master (Paradox Saga)
 * Erebos (Greek Mythology)
 * Hades (Greek Mythology)
 * Pluto (Roman Mythology)
 * Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson and The Olympians)
 * Nero the Sable (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII)
 * Darklight (New Earth)
 * Darkstar (Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
 * The Dark (Card Captor Sakura)
 * The Shadow (Card Captor Sakura)
 * Dark Jak (Jak and Daxter)
 * Dark Daxter (Jak and Daxter)
 * Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Zexion (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)
 * Terra (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep)
 * Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep)
 * Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts:Birth by Sleep)
 * Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty/Kingdom Hearts series)
 * Some Chromatics can control darkness (Mutant X)
 * Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat)
 * Rumia (Touhou Project)
 * Moonchild (Wild Cards series)
 * Faraboo the Caretaker (Aladdin: the Animated Series)
 * Black*Star (Soul Eater)
 * Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
 * Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda)
 * Rui Hachiouji (Code: Breaker)
 * Saechika Hachiouji (Code: Breaker)
 * Obsidian (DC Comics)