Animation

The power to animate inanimate objects. Sub-power of Life-Force Manipulation. Not to be confused with Life Creation. Opposite to Inanimation.

Also Called

Life to the Lifeless
Motion to the Motionless

Capabilities

The user can give life to inanimate objects/substances, animating them to act/move on their own accord out of the user’s control; however, they do seem to work in tandem to their animator.

Variations

Artistic Animation Artistic Manifestation, Drawing Animation
- The power to bestow sentience to drawings, illustrations, sketches, etc. The creations assume a 2D life, traveling along walls, or even coming into 3D reality.
- Use an Etch-A-Sketch to bring art to life.
  - If mixed with Technology Manipulation, digital drawing or photo can be brought to life.
Clay Animation
- Create figures out of clay and bring them to life.
Elemental Animation
- Bring any Elements to life, fire, water, wind, earth, wood, etc.
Literary Animation Literary Manifestation, Narrative Animation, or Storytelling
- The power in which one can project narrative stories into reality. The user can read a book aloud causing the narrative to assume tangible life, with the characters and environments manifesting within the user’s present surroundings.
Object Animation
- Bring any sort of object to life, such as statues, game stations, rugs, bottles, etc.
Reanimation
- The ability to reanimate dead beings, possibly restoring their consciousness.
Toy Manipulation
- Bring toys, like a Barbie Doll or Action Figures, to life and make part of an army.
- Make toy/water gunfire live rounds including toy tanks.
- Bring game pieces to life.
- Use Construction sets, like building blocks, to create a weapon or turn a toy vehicle to life-size and use it as a real vehicle.
- Complete an image puzzle in order to give life to the picture.

Associations

Limitations

May be limited on how long the object stays animated.
May be limited to animating objects without controlling them.
May have to give specific orders or program the target, which cannot deviate from them.
May have to keep various levels of attention to the target, without which it will either continue to follow the last orders, start acting erratically or simply stop completely.

Known Users

Anime/Manga

Gikon inside of Gigais (Bleach)
The Create Card (Card Captor Sakura)
Action Card (Card Captor Sakura: Clear Cards)
Users of Living Magic (Fairy Tail)
- Zeref
- Hades
Cherry (Fairy Tail)
Dante (Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 Anime)
Kotatsu (Inuyasha)
Giorno Giovanna (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5 Golden Wind)
Ungaro (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6 Stone Ocean)
Sai (Naruto)
Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece)
Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
Medusa Gorgon (Soul Eater)
Mutsumi (Sgt. Frog/Keroro Gunsou)
Kriem (Tiger & Bunny)
Jojo (Stitch!)
Experiment 610 Witch (Stitch!)
Experiment 112 "Toons" (Stitch!)

Comics/Cartoons

Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving (Adventure Time); via touch, the personality of the inanimate object is determined based on his mood, whether they be good or evil, etc.
Psyphon, Hex, Charmcaster, Adwaita, and Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Jade/Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Selene (Marvel Comics)
Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics)
Wiccan (Marvel Comics)
The Evillustrator (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Discord (My Little Pony series); via Chaos Magic
Mirror Man (The Shapies)
Crimson Witch (Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery)
Fairy Godmother (Shrek)
Control Freak (Teen Titans)
Kirby (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); via special gem on his pen
Mumbo Jumbo (Teen Titans)
Nerissa (W.I.T.C.H.)
Will Vandom (W.I.T.C.H.)
Anna Maht (World of Quest)
Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
Rainbow Quartz 2.0 (Steven Universe franchise)

Video Games

Sadida Class (Dofus/Wakfu)
Zeus (God of War)
Maxwell (Scribblenauts); via a magical notepad
Witches and warlocks (Shadow Falls)
Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls); as a witch
Pop Fizz (Skylanders); via purple potion
Kaos (Skylanders)
Master Hand (Super Smash Bros.); believed by many fans to be a metaphor for a child, who uses his/her imagination to 'animate' their toys and figurines
Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Matt Groening (The Simpsons Game); as a boss, summons Bender and Zoidberg from "Futurama" out of a notebook to attack the player