Air Manipulation

"Air is the element of freedom."

― Iroh to Zuko, Avatar: The Last Airbender

The power to manipulate air. Sub-power of Gas Manipulation. Variation of Elemental Manipulation.

Also Called

Aerokinesis
Airbending
Air Control
Air Element Control
Anemokinesis
Atmosphere Control/Manipulation
Atmospheric Gas Manipulation
Spirarekinesis
Wind Control/Manipulation
Wind Release/Fūton

Capabilities

User can create, shape and manipulate air, the common name given to the layer of atmospheric gases and various compounds (mostly oxygen and nitrogen) surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity, and wind, movement of air relative to the surface of the planet. It is an important factor in determining and controlling climate and weather, and the generating force of most ocean and freshwater waves. Wind occurs because of horizontal and vertical differences in atmospheric pressure, and include breezes, squalls, gusts, whirlwinds, zephyrs, gales, tempests, and hurricanes.

Since air cannot be seen by conventional methods, neither can the attacks and derivatives formed by/from it, making it an invisible and versatile weapon that is very difficult to block and dodge.

Applications

Create/generate/increase, shape and manipulate air and all forms of wind from tornadoes, hurricanes, vertical drafts, micro-bursts and other devastating forms of wind. Naturally can also create any less extreme air/wind movement.
- Ice Negation
Aero-Telekinesis by controlling the air around objects.
- Aerokinetic Flight
- Aerokinetic Surfing
- Air Walking
- Repel projectiles by controlling air vectors.
- Enhanced Strength/Tactile Telekinesis by using air pressure to lift heavy objects and land harder strikes.
Air Attacks
Air Negation
Air Solidification, Density Manipulation, and Pressure Manipulation via controlling air molecules.
- Aerokinetic Constructs, including weapons, walls, armor or allies/servants.
- Crushing by increasing air pressure.
- Vibration Emission by releasing bursts of compressed air molecules.
Atmospheric Adaptation
Electrical Immunity by using the air to insulate electricity.
Enhanced Senses using air/wind:
- Enhanced Hearing by amplifying air molecule vibrations.
- Enhanced Touch by reading the airwaves and feel any disturbances.
Enhanced Speed by reducing air resistance and utilizing pressurized air for propulsion.
- Jet Propulsion by using compressed air pressure for supersonic bursts.
Manipulate the various gaseous molecules within the atmosphere for various effects.
- Combustion/Explosion Inducement forcing volatile elements to ignite via friction.
- Deoxygenation by removing the oxygen in the atmosphere.
- Generate explosive and propulsive energy via nitrogen.
- Purification of the air by removing hazardous molecules.
- Rot/Rust Inducement by oxidizing the target's area.
- Vacuum Creation by removing all air molecules out of the area.

Techniques

Aerokinetic Combat
Aerokinetic Invisibility
Aeromancy
Aeroportation
Air Absorption
Air Aura
Air Current Sense
Air Empowerment
Air Mimicry
Air Portal Creation
Air Transmutation
Cyclone Spinning by spinning in a tornado-like manner.
Electricity Generation - by using/compressing air current friction.
Enhanced Breath
- Enhanced Lung Capacity
Explosion Inducement by causing air pressure inside an object to expand.
- Implosion Inducement by increasing external air pressure, causing a cave-in.
- Internal Rupturing by having internal air pressure crush and shatter organs.
Healing Wind
Sound Absorption/Nullification by keeping air still.
Sound Amplification by increasing vibration of airwaves.

Variations

Associations

Aerial Adaptation
Aerial Combat Mastery
Aerokinetic Immunity
Airwave Manipulation
Bubble Manipulation when combined with water.
Cloud Manipulation by manipulating clouds of atmospheric gas.
Electricity Manipulation by manipulating atoms in the air to make necessary ionization in order to produce electricity.
Elemental Manipulation
Erosion Manipulation
Gas Manipulation
Illusion Manipulation by manipulating air molecules through endomorphism in order to produce any kind of image of the user's choice.
Oxygen Independence
Periodic Table Powers limited to elements in the air.
Plasma Manipulation by compressing the air.
Sky Manipulation
- Sky Energy Manipulation
Sound Manipulation by controlling the air molecules' vibrations.
Weather Manipulation
Vibration Manipulation by controlling air molecule movements.
Wood Manipulation in Asian elements.

As one of the classical Elements, Air is associated with:

Limitations

May be unable to create air/wind, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.
Ineffective in a vacuum: atmosphere must be present.
Variations in air-pressure may complicate things for beginners.
May be weak against Fire Manipulation, as fire is fueled by the oxygen in the air, thus making the flames stronger.
Higher level Electricity Manipulation users can use electrons to detonate the various compound molecules within the air, overwhelming the user.

Known Users

See Also: Blow You Away.

Manga/Anime

Vento of the Front (A Certain Magical Index)
Archangel Uriel (A Certain Magical Index)
Ikki Minami (Air Gear)
Sora (Air Gear)
Nike (Air Gear)
Team Sleipnir (Air Gear)
Takumi Yura (Alive: The Final Evolution)
Kenichirou Morio (Alive: The Final Evolution)
Aquila Yuna (Saint Seiya Omega)
Andromed Shun (Saint Seiya Omega)
Gemini Paradox (Saint Seiya Omega)
Capricorn Ionia (Saint Seiya Omega)
Ventus Bakugan (Bakugan)
Leon Elliott (Black Cat)
Suì-Fēng (Bleach)
Kensei Mugurama (Bleach)
The Windy (Card Captor Sakura)
Kouji (Code: Breaker)
Luco (Darker then Black)
April (Darker than Black)
Kazemon-Zephyrmon (Digimon)
Mystogan (Fairy Tail)
Wendy Marvel (Fairy Tail)
Ren Akatsuki (Fairy Tail)
Aria (Fairy Tail)
Erigor (Fairy Tail)
Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail); via Wind God Armor
Fuuko Kirisawa (Flame of Recca)
InuYasha (InuYasha)
Spirit of Wind (Shaman King)
Wamuu (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency)
Stray Cat (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable)
Kazuma Yagami (Kaze no Stigma)
Fuu Hououji (Magic Knight Rayearth)
Wind Release users (Naruto)
Cure Windy (Pretty Cure Splash Star)
Kazehana (Sekirei)
Cure March/Nao Midorikawa (Smile Precure)
Keith Goodman/Sky High (Tiger and Bunny)
Setsuno (Toriko)
Jin (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Hyde and Eido (Zatch Bell!)
Howzer (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Elaine (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Tornadotwister (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
Windbeat (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
All Aero Dragons (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
All Aero Mustangons (Nindragon: Scale Squad 5)
Erden Grevark (Infinity Vikings)
Leolo (Mirmo Zibang)
Harpy (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)

Video Games

Ashtarth (Bomberman: 64 The Second Attack)
Kratos (God of War)
Ivan (Golden Sun)
Sheba (Golden Sun)
Karis (Golden Sun)
Sveta (Golden Sun)
Xaldin (Kingdom Hearts)
Janna (League of Legends)
Yasuo (League of Legends)
Harpuia (Mega Man Zero)
Wind Man (Mega Man 6)
Tornado Man (Mega Man 9)
Fujin (Mortal Kombat)
Musashi (Musashi: Samurai Legend)
Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
Flying type Pokémon (Pokemon)
Gale (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
Law Hero/Yuji (Shin Megami Tensei)
Jet-Vac (Skylanders: Giants)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Espio the Chameleon (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Jet the Hawk (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Talim (Soul Calibur)
Leopold Goenitz (The King of Fighters '96)
Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Demise (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Link (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker); via Wind Waker
Vaati (The Legend of Zelda)
Aya Shameimaru (Touhou Project)
Sanae Kochiya (Touhou Project)
Kanako Yasaka (Touhou Project)
Hresvelgr (Valkyrie Crusade)
Jinn (Valkyrie Crusade)
Plantain Fan (Valkyrie Crusade)
Ariel (Dark) (Valkyrie Crusade)
Therapoda dinosaurs (Dinosaur King)
- Ceratopsauridae dinosaurs
- Megalosauridae dinosaurs
- Coelophysoidea dinosaurs
- Dilophosauridae dinosaurs
- Abelisauridae dinosaurs
- Allosauridae dinosaurs
- Metriacanthosauridae dinosaurs
- Neovenatoridae dinosaurs
- Ornithomimidae dinosaurs
- Troodontidae dinosaurs
- Dromaeosauridae dinosaurs
Nora (Islands of Wakfu)
Cynder (The Legend of Spyro: A New Dawn)

Comics

Hera (DC Comics)
Red Tornado (DC Comics)
John Egbert (Homestuck)
Crystal (Marvel Comics)
Meggan (Marvel Comics)
Riptide (Marvel Comics)
Storm (Marvel Comics)
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Wind Dancer (Marvel Comics)
Squall (Sonic the Comic)
Ixis Naugus (Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie))
Hay Lin (W.I.T.C.H.)
Yan Lin (W.I.T.C.H.)

Television

The Evil Enchantress (Charmed)
Necron (Charmed)
Freckles (Charmed)
Shax (Charmed)
The Goddess of Earth (Charmed)
Amihan (Encantadia)
Death (Final Destination 1-5)
Cleo Sertori (H₂O Just Add Water)
Charlotte Watsford (H₂O Just Add Water)
Kat Gardener (Eastwick)
Eleanor Rougemont (Eastwick)
Darryl Van Horne (The Witches of Eastwick)
Luna Raymundo (Marina Philippine)
Rick Bellamy (Mutant X)
Sam Conte (Nowhere Boys)
Mia (Power Rangers Samurai)
Shane Clarke (Power Rangers Ninja Storm)
Vida (Power Rangers Mystic Force)

Cartoons

Maja (Adventure Time)
Roc (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
Sirocco the Wind Jackal (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
Air Nomads (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
Geochelone Aerios (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Terraspin
- Adwaita
- Ultimate Aggergor
- Ultimate Kevin
Linka (Captain Planet)
Captain Planet (Captain Planet)
Prince Dev of the Norvagen (Dragons Fire & Ice)
Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown/Xiaolin Chronicles)
Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
Stormy (Winx Club)
Morro (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Xiao Fung (Jackie Chan Adventures)

Movies

Fast-flying fairies (Disney Fairies)
- Vidia

Literature

Damien Maslin (House of Night)
Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant)
Valkyrie Cain (Skulduggery Pleasant)
Ghastly Bespoke (Skulduggery Pleasant)
Nicci (Sword of Truth)
Wizards and Sorceresses with Addictive Magic (Sword of Truth)
Jason Grace (The Heroes of Olympus)
Josh and Sophie Newman (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
Witch of Endor (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
Virginia Dare (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
Users of Air Magic (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
Joshua Rauje (The Young Guardians)
Air-using Moroi (Vampire Academy)
- Kenneth
- Rhonda
- Lee Donahue
Marko Collins (The Eidolon Saga)
Windweavers (Red Queen)
- Oliver Laris

Merchandise

Lehvak-Kal (Bionicle)
Toa of Air (Bionicle)
- Toa Lewa (Bionicle)
- Toa Matau (Bionicle)
- Toa Kongu (Bionicle)
- Toa Lesovikk (Bionicle)
Glatorian Gresh (Bionicle)
Glatorian Vastus (Bionicle)
Jessica (Gormiti)
Air Gormiti (Gormiti)

Mythology/Folklore

Deities of wind, sky, weather, etc. (Mythology)
- Thor (Norse Mythology)
- Zeus/Jupiter (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Aeolus (Greek Mythology)
- Hera (Greek Mythology)
- Anemoi (Greco-Roman Mythology)