Card Manipulation

Card Manipulation
Nimue Inwudu/Madame Xanadu (DC Comics) predicts the future via tarot cards.
Power/Ability to:	Manipulate cards.

"I know that the spades are the swords of the soldier

I know that the clubs are weapons of war

I know the diamonds mean money for this art

But that’s not the shape of my heart."

― Sting, "Shape of My Heart"

The power to manipulate cards. Variation of Object Manipulation and Literary Manipulation.

Also Called

• Card Bending/Control
• Kártakinesis

Capabilities

The user can create, shape and manipulate cards of all kinds, including playing cards, tarot cards, trading cards/Trading Card Game (TCG) cards, etc., shaping and combining them as needed, or moving them with telekinesis.

Applications

• Card Attacks
• Card Constructs
• Card Detection
• Card Generation
  • Object Creation Touch
• Card Imprisonment
• Card Negation
• Card Power
• Improbable Weapon Proficiency - by using cards as a weapon.
• Manipulate the properties of cards.
  • Repair cards.
• Move/lift cards.
  • Card Flight
  • Matter Surfing by riding cards.
• Projectile Enhancement with throwing cards.
• Summoning items or monsters and/or casting spells from the cards.
• Supernatural Detection via cards.

Techniques

• Artistic Creation: Design and create new cards.
• Card Absorption: Absorb cards.
• Card Aura: Surround oneself with cards.
• Card Combat: Use cards in physical combat.
• Card Empowerment: Gain strength from cards.
• Card Mimicry: Transform into cards.
• Card Teleportation: Teleport using cards.
• Card Transmutation: Transform matter into cards.
• Cartomancy/Tarot Reading: See into the past, present and future using cards.

Variations

• Card Magic
• Tarot Manipulation
• TCG Manipulation

Associations

• Literary Manipulation
• Object Manipulation

Limitations

• May be unable to create cards, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
• May be limited by the number of cards which they have in their deck/hand.
• Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.

Known Users

See Also: Cards Of Power and Playing Card Motifs.

• Dr. Facilier (Disney Villains)
• Nimue Inwudu/Madame Xanadu (DC Comics)
• Marie-Ange Colbert/Tarot (Marvel Comics)
• King Dice (Cuphead)
• Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Eggman Nega (Sonic the Hedgehog); via camera
• Joanna Beauchamp (Witches of East End); Via Telekinesis
• Lily Hojo (Hand Shakers)
• Masaru Hojo (Hand Shakers)
• Tubalcain Alhambra (Hellsing)
• Luxord (Kingdom Hearts)
• Cana Alberona (Fairy Tail)
• Shô (Fairy Tail)
• Ren Suzugamori (Cardfight! Vanguard)
• Aichi Sendou (Cardfight! Vanguard)
• PSY Qualia users (Cardfight! Vanguard)
• Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Clow Reed (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Lizzie Hearts (Ever After High)
• Twisted Fate (League of Legends)
• Spider (Megaman X)
• Ace (Final Fantasy Type-0)
• Phantom (Fantasy War Tactics)
• Yukari Sendo (Rosario+Vampire)
• Alas (Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom)
• Kamen Rider Blade (Kamen Rider Series)
• Kamen Rider Decade (Kamen Rider Series)
• Kamen Rider Ryuki (Kamen Rider Series)
• Loki (Bayonetta)
• Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter)
• Goseigers (Tensou Sentai Goseiger)
• Mega Rangers (Power Rangers Megaforce)
• Luxord (Kingdom Hearts)
• Friederich Tanner (Seikon no Qwaser)
• Roxis Rosenkrantz (Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis)
• Most Homestuck Characters (Homestuck)
• Loretta Oratorio (Wild Arms: Twilight Venom)
• All Alchemists (Little Alchemist)
• James (Death Vigil)
• Green Garam and THAT (Shaman King)
• Future Force Users (Future Card Buddyfight)
• Disaster Force Users (Future Card Buddyfight)
• Buddy Fighters (Future Card Buddyfight)
• Phantom (Maplestory)
• Haiji Senri (Len'en Project)
• All Along the Watchtower (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Purple Haze Feedback)

Gallery

Marie-Ange Colbert/Tarot (Marvel Comics)

Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura) uses the Clow Cards to gain all sorts of powers.

Kana Alberona (Fairy Tail) user of Card Magic

Phantom (Fantasy War Tactics)

Luxord (Kingdom Hearts) uses his cards; Fair Game, to trap and attack his opponents.

Loki (Bayonetta 2) makes heavy use of enchanted cards in combat.

Tubalcain Alhambra (Hellsing)