Tattoo Manipulation

The power to animate and manipulate or control body art. Sub-power of Ink Manipulation, variation of Animation.

Also Called

 * Body Art Manipulation/Control
 * Tattoo Control

Capability
User can manipulate their own body-art (usually tattoos) and either make them manifest in physical form or gain their powers directly. Thus user with a bird-tattoo could make the bird manifest physically or gain its abilities or form.

Applications

 * Animation - animating body art.
 * Artistry Animation

Variations

 * Summoning: body-art acts as a conduit for summoning.
 * Tattoo Empathy: to tattoo people and affect on how they feel.

Associations

 * Power Bestowal/Powers Via Object - with body-art as the medium.

Limitations

 * May be limited in how many body-arts they have activated simultaneously.
 * May be limited to having only single manifestation of the same body-art active at once.

Known Users

 * Acat (Mayan Mythology)
 * Abel Tarrant (DC Comics)
 * Tudo Sukoto (Marvel)
 * Tattooed Man (Marvel)
 * Benisato (Ninja Scroll)
 * Samuel Sullivan (Heroes)
 * Curtis Dean Mays (Reaper)
 * Joaquin Bordado (Carlo J. Caparas Comics)