- "Meet the League of Misunderstood Maniacs! We're giving Orderrealm an enema. And when we're done, who knows where we'll crash next? Maybe we'll come to your house and slip live grenades under your pillow. Maybe we'll gut your favorite pet. Or maybe we'll just... BREAK YOUR TV RIGHT NOW!"
- ― Joker (Mortal Kombat 11)
The power to manipulate the audience. Sub-power of 4th Wall Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Listener Manipulation
- Player Manipulation
- Reader Manipulation
Capabilities[]
The user can manipulate the audience, a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature (in which they are called "readers"), theatre, music (in which they are called "listeners"), video games (in which they are called "players"), or academics in any medium. This can translate to communicating to said audience, directly interacting with them, or even pulling them into their fictional universe.
Applications[]
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- May be limited to either in-universe or out-of-universe audiences.
Known Users[]
See also: The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You
- Magnus von Grapple 2.0 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Hooktail (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Cortez (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
- Shadow Queen (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
Gallery[]
Various bosses (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) can interact with and control the audience in different ways, such as Hooktail eating them to regain health...
...Cortez stealing their souls...
...and the Shadow Queen dragging them into darkness.