Darkness Manipulation

The power to repel photons effortlessly with the mind, and send forth darkness. Also known as Shadow Manipulation, Umbrakinesis or Lunarkinesis (Lunar).

Capability
The user can control shadows. One can even deactivate and/or repulse photons or travel through shadows, by converting deactivated photons into a dark version of a portal. Can surround foes in pitch black clouds of light-less space, turn deactivated photons into constructs, or shoot bolts of solid darkness at foes.

Usages

 * Ablility to create items/weapons from shadows/dark energy.
 * Modification of user's body through shadows/dark energy.
 * Regeneration via shadows/dark energy.
 * Ability to shoot bolts/blasts/orbs/beams of dark energy.
 * Ablity to absorb shadows/dark energy into the body to increase physical capabilities.
 * Ability to create shadow/dark energy appendages.
 * Abiltiy to create shields/force-fields from shadows/dark energy.
 * Ability to transform into a shadow to travel distances in short periods of time.
 * Limited flight capabilties.
 * Ability to create cages/binds/chains and other forms of bondage from shadows/dark energy.
 * Abiltiy to grant a person(s) limited control over shadows/dark energy via transference of shadows/dark energy into their body.
 * Manipulation of objects/people by surrounding or infusing them with shadows/dark energy.
 * Invisibility via manipulation of shadows.
 * Ability to create portals from shadows/dark energy for efficent transportation.
 * Ability to create paths of darkness/shadow energy for transportation.

Associations

 * Similar to Intangibility due to the abilty of some users' to phase through shadows.

Limits

 * Manipulation of shadows/dark energy can induce insanity/possession/evil in user.

Techniques
Some can perform:
 * "Umbrageous Teleportation": Travel by shadow.

Known Users

 * Raven (Teen Titans)
 * Black Doom (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Gecko Moria (One Piece)
 * Marshel D. Teach (One Piece)
 * Shikamaru Nara (Naruto)
 * Dark-type/Ghost-type (Pokemon)
 * Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Unicron (Transformers)
 * Galvatron (Transformers: Cybertron)
 * Peter Pan, though his shadow is sentient and usually tries to escape him. (Peter Pan)
 * Ebon (Static Shock)
 * Nemesis Prime (Transformers: Armada)
 * 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)
 * Pride(Full Metal Alchemist)
 * Khan (Paradox Saga)
 * Nightmare Master (Paradox Saga)
 * Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson and The Olympians)
 * Darklight (New Earth)