- "Oh no, this child is having an out-of-body experience. This is very bad for...business."
- ― Apu (The Simpsons)
- "Like Mercury, I Slide From My Mortal Self and Dive Into...The Unknown."
- ― Doctor Strange (Doctor Strange: What's Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen?)
The power to separate one's spirit from one's body. Sub-power of Astral Manipulation.
Also Called
- Anemone Consciousness (Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution)
- Astral/Soul/Spirit Form/Mode
- Astral Transport
- Astral Travel
- Descensum
- Mind Traveling
- Out of Body Travel
- Soul/Spectral/Spiritual Exiting
- Spirit Walk
Capabilities
User can separate their spirit from the body by entering a trance, gaining access of travel the Astral Plane. Experienced individuals may control both the Astral and Corporeal presences.
Applications
- Project your consciousness/soul/astral form outside your body, gaining Spirit Physiology.
- Travel to Hell, Heaven, or another spiritual realm.
- Planes Dreaming
Associations
- Afterlife Traveling
- Astral Manipulation
- Astral Premonition
- Astral Suggestion
- Astral Trapping
- Dream Walking
- Energy Soul
- Non-Corporeal Form
- Possession
- Soul Removal
- Unbound Soul
Limitations
- User's body is essentially dead/in a coma and thus very vulnerable during astral projection:
- May become possessed while on the Astral Plane.
- May be killed trapping the user in astral form.
- May be vulnerable to Astral Trapping.
- May be unable to control corporeal and astral presences.
- May require user to be asleep or be in a meditative state while riding the astral plane.
- Some users may not be immune from those with Astral Manipulation while in spirit form.
- May be unable to use any other abilities they possess while in astral form.
- Most users are completely incapable of affecting the physical world in their projected state.
- Prolonged separation may prove harmful to the user's body or soul.
- Not returning to the host body in a period of time may render you a spirit forever.
Known Users
See Also: Astral Projection.
Comics
- Deadlock (2000 AD)
- Toa Matoro (BIONICLE); via Kanohi Iden
- Batman (DC Comics)
- John Constantine (DC Comics)
- Doctor Fate (DC Comics)
- Maxima (DC Comics)
- Miss Martian (DC Comics)
- Phantom Stranger (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Spectre (DC Comics)
- Swamp Thing (DC Comics)
- Negative Man (DC Comics)
- Johann Kraus (Hellboy/BPRD)
- Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
- Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Nate Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Hope Abbot (Marvel Comics)
- Onslaught (Marvel Comics)
- Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
- Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
- Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Franklin Richards (Marvel Comics)
- Adam Warlock (Marvel Comics)
- Charles Xavier/Professor X (Marvel Comics)
- The Shadow King (Marvel Comics)
- Dr. Strange (Marvel Comics)
- Wiccan (Marvel Comics)
- Ancient One (Marvel Comics)
- Trance (Marvel Comics)
- Ruth Aldine/Blindfold (Marvel Comics)
- Captain Universe (Marvel Comics)
- Mantis (Marvel Comics)
- Colin Phash (Starcraft Frontline)
- Leonardo (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Splinter (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Anime/Manga
- Towano Mykage (Aquarion Evol)
- Schierke (Berserk)
- Farnese de Vandimion (Berserk)
- Iki Hiyori (Noragami)
- Substitute-Shinigami (Bleach)
- Ichigo Kurosaki
- Fuuko (Clannad)
- Chris (Earth Maiden Arjuna)
- Mavis Vermillion (Fairy Tail)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Dhianeila Y Leisha Altoria Ol Yunos (Heroic Age)
- Ayu Tsukimiya (Kanon)
- Shiego Kageyama/Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
- Perona (One Piece); via the Horo Horo no Mi
- Brook (One Piece); via the Yomi Yomi no Mi
- Hanzo (Hunter X Hunter)
- Gods (Saint Seiya)
- Gemini Saga (Saint Seiya)
- Gemini Kanon (Saint Seiya)
- Virgo Shijima (Saint Seiya)
- Libra Dōko (Saint Seiya)
- Virgo Asmita (Saint Seiya)
- Altar Hakurei (Saint Seiya)
- Seiya (Saint Seiya)
- Dran (Sayounara Ryuusei, Konnichiwa Jinsei)
- Arietta/Phorni (Symphonic Rain)
- Sumireko Usami (Touhou Project)
- Yuushi Inaba (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga); after achieving divine inspiration
- Vandalieu (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time)
Live Television/Movies
- Witches (Vampire Diaries/The Originals); via Magic
- Luka Martin & Jonas Martin
- Malachai Parker
- Esther Mikaelson
- Freya Mikaelson
- Davina Claire
- Cordelia Foxx (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Madison Montgomery (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Misty Day (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Queenie (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Zoe Benson (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed)
- Mrs. Winterbourne (Charmed)
- Miss Donovan (Charmed)
- Rex Buckland (Charmed)
- Barbas (Charmed)
- Amenome (Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution)
- Josh Lambert (Insidious)
- Dalton Lambert (Insidious)
- Tonda (Krabat)
- Cyrus Payton (Mutant X)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Mercy Lewis (Salem)
- Mary Sibley (Salem)
- Countess Von Marburg (Salem)
- Anne Hale (Salem)
- Amara/Darkness (Supernatural)
- God (Supernatural)
- Angel (Supernatural)
- Archangels (Supernatural)
- Death (Supernatural)
- Witches (Supernatural); via Magic
- James Frampton
- Rowena
- Drew French (Vampire High)
- Freya and Frederick Beauchamp (Witches of East End)
- Ye He Na La Xiong Ba (The X-Family)
- Xia Liu (The X-Family)
- Leonard Trimble (X-Files)
- Doc (Z Nation)
- Rhys (The Sparticle Mystery)
- Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
- Sabrina Spellman (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
- Hilda Spellman (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
- Ambrose Spellman (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
- Zelda Spellman (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
Cartoons
- Finn (Adventure Time)
- Sage (All Hail King Julien)
- Clover (All Hail King Julien)
- Kaos (Skylanders Academy)
- Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
- Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Korra (The Legend of Korra)
- Jinora (The Legend of Korra)
- Anodites (Ben 10 series)
- Gwen Tennyson
- Adwaita (Ben 10)
- Paul Metcalfe/Captain Scarlet (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- The Dazzlings/Sirens (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Nelson Muntz (The Simpson)
- Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
- Ninja Tribunal acolytes (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
- Leonardo
- Faraji Ngala
- Adam McKay
- Joi Reynard
- Tora Yoshida
- April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2012 series)
- Mumm-Ra (Thundercats)
- Tye Longshadow (Young Justice)
- Morgana (Takes of Arcadia)
- Jade/Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Jade (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Literature
- Laura Leander (Laura and the Secret of Aventerra)
- Percy Valiant (Laura and the Secret of Aventerra)
- Marius Leander (Laura and the Secret of Aventerra)
- Lestat de Lioncourt (The Vampire Chronicles)
- Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson series)
- Grace Tempest (Vampirates)
- Connor Tempest (Vampirates)
- Darcy (Vampirates)
- Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)
Video Games
- Umbra Witches (Bayonetta)
- Cpt. Xavier Jones (Clive Barker's Jericho)
- Lucifer (Dante's Inferno)
- Oryx (Destiny)
- Kat (DmC: Devil May Cry)
- Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
- Ermac (Mortal Kombat)
- Nikolai (Nexus Wars)
- Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- The Doctor (Paradox Saga)
- Nicole (Paradox Saga)
- John Vattic (Second Sight)
- Kaos (Skylanders)
- Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)
- Zeus (God of War)
- Athena (God of War)
- Billie Lurk (Dishonored: Death of the Outsider); via Foresight
Web Animation
- Salem (RWBY)
Books
▪Adam Parrish (The Raven series and The Dreamer Trilogy)
Known Objects
- Sheep Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Kanohi Iden (Bionicle)
- Ghost Key (Locke and Key)