Illusion Manipulation

"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."

- George Bernard Shaw

The power to manipulate illusions.

Also Called

 * Genjutsu (Naruto)
 * Hallucikinesis
 * Hallucinogen
 * Illusion Casting/Creation
 * Illusions
 * Mirage Generation
 * Vision Manipulation
 * Visual Projection

Capabilities
User can create, shape and manipulate illusions, causing targets to see, hear, touch, smell and/or taste things which do not actually exist or cause them to perceive things differently from what they truly are. Some users can create complex and detailed worlds, others may be able to only alter the way they or the target are perceived.

Applications

 * Afterimage Creation
 * Death by Illusion: If the illusion is powerful enough, it can literally convince the brain to copy anything that happens to the victim within the illusion, making it possible to kill the target with illusions.
 * Illusion of Death: Target thinks they are being killed over and over again. This may lead to insanity.
 * Decoy Creation
 * Evolving Illusions
 * Holographic Projection: Project illusions based on only sight.
 * Illusionary Environment: Change environment with illusions.
 * Illusive Appearance: Most users who are not exactly combat savvy would use their ability as a defense mechanism to camouflage themselves, and even alter their physical appearance to look like someone or something else.
 * Illusive Suggestion: Use illusions to subjugate others.
 * Invisibility
 * Pain Illusion
 * Phobia Exploitation: Targets experience their worst fears.
 * Sense Inducement: Targets can be forced with overlapping visions, causing several negative symptoms.
 * Torment Inducement

Techniques

 * Bottomless Pit Creation
 * Illusion Physiology
 * Illusion Transformation
 * Illusory Combat
 * Layered Illusions
 * Time Perception Manipulation

Variations

 * Hallucination Solidification - solidify any/all illusions or hallucinations.
 * Illusion Eye - project illusions via eyes.
 * Mental Hallucination - create high level mental hallucinations.
 * Mirage Inducing is a version of Illusion (a mix of Summoning or limited Reality Warping and Illusion) in which the user can generate illusions which last, and are entirely real, as long as the targets do not know that they are illusions. One with this ability could cause any type of illusion they desire, but the second that someone calls out “It’s not real!”, shakes subjects out of their deluded state or the subjects see the illusionist working his power, then the illusions will wear off, entirely (or until the user can go unnoticed to use his ability again).
 * Psychosomatic Illusion - create illusions that are so realistic and powerful they can cause physical effects on the target.
 * Selective Illusions - induce illusions onto specific targets without affecting the others.
 * Self Perception - alter own perception of reality.

Associations

 * Absolute Illusion
 * Hypnosis
 * Illusory Power Replication
 * Imagination Manipulation
 * Light Manipulation
 * Living Illusion Creation
 * Mental Manipulation
 * Mind Control
 * Perception Manipulation
 * Sense Manipulation
 * Telepathy
 * True Illusion

Limitations

 * Some users are limited to creating illusions that affect only certain senses, sight being the most common as a result people with Enhanced Senses might be able to see through it.
 * Some users may have to limit the amount of mental powers to control the illusion.
 * Some targets may be immune, mainly those who either have this ability as well or other mental ability.
 * User may be unable to create accurate illusions, such as making things that don't exist or situations that would never happen in a million years. One common mistake is misplacing a feature on a person, or forgetting to add shadows to their forms.
 * Users of Illusion Awareness and Illusion Reflection.
 * User of Psychic Shield are either immune or highly resistant.
 * People with Danger Sense may be able to distinguish a fake illusion by telling which one is really a threat.

Known Users
See Also: Master of Illusion

Television
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 * Ghosts (Ghost Whisperer)
 * Silas (The Vampire Diaries)
 * Candace Wilmer (Heroes)
 * Sylar of the Explosion future (Heroes)
 * Rex Buckland (Charmed)
 * Demon of Illusion (Charmed)
 * Black Heart (Charmed)
 * Avatars (Charmed)
 * Tess Harding (Roswell)
 * Illusionists (Mutant X)
 * Emma de Lauro (Mutant X)
 * ShadowEmz (Super/Lette)
 * Glarghk Guhl Kashmas’nik Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Ecliptor (Power Rangers in Space)
 * Tygra (Thundercats)
 * Skeletor (Masters of the Universe)
 * Rahkshi (BIONICLE)
 * Kraata (BIONICLE)
 * Dr. Clef (SCP Foundation); his face does not appear in photographs
 * Gabriel/The Trickster (Supernatural)
 * Regina Mills/ Evil Queen (Once Upon A Time)

Cartoons

 * Mirage (Aladdin: the Animated Series)
 * Chaos (Aladdin: the Animated Series)
 * Karzahni (Bionicle)
 * Makuta (Bionicle)
 * Matau (Bionicle)
 * Darcy (Winx Club)
 * Mirta (Winx Club)
 * Charmcaster (Ben 10)
 * Hobgoblin 2099 (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
 * Thuglett slugs (SlugTerra)
 * Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
 * Fungus Humungous (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2012 TV series); via hallucinatory spores
 * Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)

Film

 * Naga Sadow (Star Wars)
 * Abeloth (Star Wars)
 * Connor MacLeod (Highlander)
 * Jeon Woo-chi (Jeon Woo-chi)
 * Lillith "Lily" Sullivan (Case 39)
 * James Freeman (Bomb Squad)
 * Bianca Freeman (Bomb Squad)
 * Jonah and Seth Trimble (Seconds Apart)
 * Evil (Time Bandits)}}

Video Games
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 * Tisiphone (God of War)
 * Reisen Udongein Inaba (Touhou Project)
 * Chakravartin (Asura's Wrath)
 * Mirage (Static Shock)
 * Mariska (Lollipop Chainsaw)
 * Zexion (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Halicarnassus (Final Fantasy 5)
 * Tezca Tlipoca (Soul Eater)
 * Asura (Soul Eater)
 * Sasha (inFamous)
 * Talim (Soul Calibur)
 * Terumi Yuuki (BlazBlue)
 * Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Black Doom (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Jack Norman/Ultimate Abyss (Resident Evil: Revelations)
 * Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)
 * Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
 * Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
 * Desann (Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast)
 * Illusionist (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Wei Lu (Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy)
 * Dark Sun Gwendolin (Dark Souls)

Literature

 * Pennywise the Dancing Clown/It (Stephen King's It)
 * Ghosts (Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark)
 * Penny (GONE Series)
 * The Infectus Markers (Dead Space, Exodus Trilogy)
 * Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
 * Zafrina (Twilight)
 * Olivia Vertigo (Charlie Bone)
 * Larkin Kent (The Caster Chronicles); Illusionist Caster
 * Hécate (Greek mythology)
 * Hazel Levesque (Heroes of Olympus)}}