Changes: Chess Mimicry

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The power to use the abilities of archetypal chess pieces. Technique of Chess Manipulation. Variation of Board Game Mimicry.

Also Called

Chess Piece Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can transform into at least one of the sixteen pieces of the Chess. Each piece has certain abilities that are drawn directly from their abilities in the game and some that are conceptually connected to them.

Different variations of chess, and especially variant chess pieces may grant user other abilities.

Chess Pieces

King:

Conceptual:

Queen:

Conceptual:

Bishop:

Conceptual:

Knight:

Conceptual:

Animal Empathy
Authority second to the king and queens.
Penetration & Protection

Rook:

Conceptual:

Pawn:

Conceptual:

Variations

If the user is/becomes a chess-piece, they gain:

Defunct Physiology
Metal Mimicry, Plastic Mimicry, Rock Mimicry or Wood Mimicry depending on the material they are made of.

Associations

Limitations

May need to follow the rules of chess.
- May need to follow the movement of their chess pieces.

Known Users

See Also: Chess Motifs.

Literature

Several Characters (Through the Looking-Glass)
Carapricians (Homestuck)

Manga/Anime

Chessmon (Digimon)
Peerage members (Highschool DxD)
Check Mate (Ultimate Muscle)
Totto Land's Chess Soldiers (One Piece)
Shinei Kidan (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daobouken)
King Maximas (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken)

TCG

"Archfiend" Archetype monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Video Games

Damned Chessman (Devil May Cry 3)
Kingman.EXE (MegaMan Battle Network 3)
Chess (Valkyrie Crusade)

Web Animation

Pierce Rook (Dungeon Dynamite)
Bishop (Dungeon Dynamite)
Knight (Dungeon Dynamite)

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 {{Infobox
-|bgcolor = brown
+|bgcolor = lightgray
 |Box title = Chess Mimicry
-|image = File:Checkmate.gif
+|image = Chess_H.png
-|imagewidth = 250
+|imagewidth = 330
-|caption = Check Mate (Ultimate Muscle)
+|caption = Chess (Valkyrie Crusade)
 |Row 1 title = Power/Ability to:
-|Row 1 info = Mimic the archetypical chess pieces}}
+|Row 1 info = Use the traits of chess pieces}}
-The power to '''possess the traits and powers of archetypal chess pieces'''.
+The power to '''use the abilities of archetypal chess pieces'''. Technique of [[Chess Manipulation]]. Variation of [[Board Game Mimicry]].
 ==Also Called==
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 ==Capabilities==
-The user can mimic, is, or has the ability to take on the form of at least one of the sixteen pieces of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess Chess]. Each piece has certain abilities that are drawn directly from their abilities in the game and some that are conceptually connected to them.
+User with this ability either is or can transform into at least one of the sixteen pieces of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess Chess]. Each piece has certain abilities that are drawn directly from their abilities in the game and some that are conceptually connected to them.
 Different variations of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_variant chess], and especially variant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_chess_piece chess pieces] may grant user other abilities.
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 **[[Enhanced Speed]]
 *[[One-Man Army]]
-**[[Combat Adaption]]
+**[[Combat Adaptation]]
 **[[Visual Nullification]]
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 '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rook_(chess) Rook]:'''
 *[[Fortress Physiology]]
-**[[Enhanced Surveillance]]
 **[[Fortification Creation]]
 **[[Hidden Arsenal]]
 **[[Shield Construction]]
+**[[Surveillance Intuition]]
 **[[Transformation]]
 *[[Invulnerability]]
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 ==Associations==
-*[[Chess Empowerment]]
+*[[Board Game Mimicry]]
+*[[Chess Manipulation]]
 *[[Game Interaction]]
 *[[Inanimate Object Physiology]]
 *[[Intuitive Aptitude]]
+==Limitations==
+*May need to follow the rules of chess.
+**May need to follow the movement of their chess pieces.
 ==Known Users==
 ''See Also: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChessMotifs Chess Motifs]''.
+{{Scroll_box|
 ===Literature===
 *Several Characters (''Through the Looking-Glass'')
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 ===Manga/Anime===
+* [[w:c:digimon:Chessmon|Chessmon]] (''Digimon'')
+** [[w:c:digimon:BishopChessmon|BishopChessmon]]
+** [[w:c:digimon:KingChessmon|KingChessmon]]
+** [[w:c:digimon:KnightChessmon|KnightChessmon]]
+** [[w:c:digimon:PawnChessmon|PawnChessmon]]
+** [[w:c:digimon:QueenChessmon|QueenChessmon]]
+** [[w:c:digimon:RookChessmon|RookChessmon]]
 *Peerage members (''Highschool DxD'')
 *[[w:c:kinnikuman:Check Mate|Check Mate]] (''Ultimate Muscle'')
 *[http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Totto_Land#Chess_Soldiers Totto Land's Chess Soldiers] (''One Piece'')
+*Shinei Kidan (''Dragon Quest: Dai no Daobouken'')
+*King Maximas (''Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken'')
 ===TCG===
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 ===Video Games===
 *Damned Chessman (''Devil May Cry 3'')
-*Black and White PawnChessmon and their evolutions (''Digimon'')
 *Kingman.EXE (''MegaMan Battle Network 3'')
 *Chess (''Valkyrie Crusade'')
+===Web Animation===
+* [[w:c:dungeon-dynamite:Pierce_Rook|Pierce Rook]] (''Dungeon Dynamite'')
+* [[w:c:dungeon-dynamite:Bishop|Bishop]] (''Dungeon Dynamite'')
+* [[w:c:dungeon-dynamite:The_Knight|Knight]] (''Dungeon Dynamite'')}}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+File:Checkmate.gif|Check Mate (Ultimate Muscle)
 ArchfiendsRoar-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|"Archfiend" Archetype (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
+File:KingChessmon_b_(Digimon).jpg|KingChessmon (Digimon)
-Chess_H.png|Chess (Valkyrie Crusade)
+File:PawnChessmon_(Black)_b_(Digimon).jpg|PawnChessmon (Digimon)
+File:QueenChessmon_b_(Digimon).jpg|QueenChessmon (Digimon)
 </gallery>
 [[Category:Powers]]
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 [[Category:Personal Physical Powers]]
 [[Category:Appearance Alteration]]
-[[Category:Fighting Power]]
-[[Category:Non-Fighting Power]]
 [[Category:Powers by type]]
 [[Category:Enhancements]]
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 [[Category:Physiology]]
 [[Category:Silly Powers]]
-[[Category:Rare power]]