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(uh, yea. like Empathic mimicry, personal domain or omniarch are are typical of an actual king piece? in real chess it's just a pawn with multi-directional ability. why shouldn't and couldn't the queen have something like or similar to this?)
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|Box title = Chess Mimicry
  
|Box title = Chess Mimicry
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|image = Chess_H.png
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|caption = Check Mate (Ultimate Muscle)
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|caption = Chess (Valkyrie Crusade)
 
|Row 1 title = Power/Ability to:
  
|Row 1 title = Power/Ability to:
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|Row 1 info = mimic the archetypical chess pieces}}
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|Row 1 info = Use the traits of chess pieces}}
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The power to '''possess the traits and powers of archetypal chess pieces'''
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The power to '''use the abilities of archetypal chess pieces'''. Technique of [[Chess Manipulation]]. Variation of [[Board Game Mimicry]].
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==Also Called==
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*Chess Piece Mimicry/Physiology
   
 
==Capabilities==
  
==Capabilities==
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The sixteen pieces of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess Chess] are objects used to entire the subconscious. All human beings share the collective unconscious, a set of established archetypal symbols that all instantly recognized by the mind. A user of this ability will become the very incarnation of one of these archetypes, since it is not possible to possess more than one.
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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.
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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.
   
 
==Chess Pieces==
  
==Chess Pieces==
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'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_(chess) King]:'''
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*'''King:'''
  
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**[[Ambition Manipulation]]
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*[[Army Manipulation]]
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*[[Prime Being]]
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***[[Force Armor Generation|Armor Aura]]
  
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***[[Submission]]
  
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***[[Absolute Hearing]]
  
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**[[Flash Step]]
  
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**[[Omniarch]]
  
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***[[Population Control]]
  
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**[[Personal Domain]]
  
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***[[Logic Manipulation]]
  
 
**[[Subordination Manipulation]]
  
**[[Subordination Manipulation]]
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***[[Army Manipulation]]
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***[[Loyalty Based Power Replication]]
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***[[Empathic Mimicry]]
  
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***[[Enhanced Charisma]]
  
   
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*'''Queen:'''
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''Conceptual:''
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**[[Enhanced Condition]]
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*[[Ambition Manipulation]]
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***[[Enhanced Speed]]
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**[[Force Armor Generation]]
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**[[Submission]]
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**[[Extra-dimensional Energy Generation]]
  
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*[[Law Manipulation]]
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***[[Dimensional Barrier Distortion]]
  
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****[[Subspace Travel]]
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*[[Logic Manipulation]]
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****[[Portal Creation]]
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*[[Personal Domain]]
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*[[Population Control]]
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***[[Energy Amplification]]
  
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****[[Energy Wave Emission]]
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*[[Supreme Voice]]
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****[[Omnidirectional Energy Waves]]
  
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**[[Life Mastery]]
  
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***[[Mind Link]]
  
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**[[One-Man Army]]
  
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***[[Combat Adaption]]
  
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**[[Supernatural Beauty]]
  
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***[[Persuasion]]
  
   
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'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(chess) Queen]:'''
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*'''Bishop:'''
  
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*[[Enhanced Condition]]
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**[[Divine Power]] or [[Demonic Power]]
  
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**[[Enhanced Speed]]
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***[[Divine Magic]] or [[Demonic Magic]]
  
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***[[Spell Creation]]
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*[[One-Man Army]]
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**[[Combat Adaptation]]
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**[[Divine Weaponry]] or [[Demonic Weaponry]]
  
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***[[Mystic Object]]
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**[[Visual Nullification]]
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***[[Potion Creation]]
  
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**[[Power Augmentation]]
  
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***[[Support Enhancements]]
  
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***[[Magical Empowerment]]
  
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**[[Magic Books]]
  
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***[[Magical Energy Manipulation]]
  
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***[[Spell Casting]]
  
   
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*'''Knight:'''
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''Conceptual:''
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*[[Extra-Dimensional Energy Generation]]
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**[[Alien-Beast Manipulation]]
  
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***[[Animal Empathy]]
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**[[Dimensional Distortion]]
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***[[Alternate Matter Materialization]]
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***[[Taming]]
  
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**[[Chivalry]]
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***[[Subspace Travel]]
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***[[Combat Perception]]
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**[[Energy Amplification]]
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***[[Enhanced Horsemanship]]
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***[[Energy Concentration]]
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***[[Enhanced Swordsmanship]]
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***[[Energy Wave Emission]]
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**[[Defense Break]]
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**[[Mystic Derivation]]
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**[[Weapon Proficiency]]
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***[[Power Bestowal]]
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***[[Weapon Improvisation]]
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*[[Life Mastery]]
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**[[Mind Link]]
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**[[Resurrection]]
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*[[Supernatural Beauty]]
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**[[Enchanted Allure]]
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**[[Persuasion]]
   
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'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_(chess) Bishop]:'''
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*'''Rook:'''
  
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*[[Divine Power]] or [[Demonic Power]]
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**[[Fortress Physiology]]
  
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**[[Divine Magic]] or [[Demonic Magic]]
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***[[Fortification Creation]]
  
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***[[Force-Field Manipulation]]
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**[[Spell Creation]]
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*[[Divine Weaponry]] or [[Demonic Weaponry]]
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**[[Enhanced Forging]]
  
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***[[Weapon Creation]]
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**[[Mystic Object]]
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***[[Weapon Upgrade]]
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**[[Potion Creation]]
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***[[Weapon Transmutation]]
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*[[Enhanced Speed]]
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**[[Invulnerability]]
  
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**[[Mechanical Intuition]]
  
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***[[Vehicle Manipulation]]
  
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****[[Vehicle Spawning]]
  
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***[[Mechanical Constructs]]
  
   
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*'''Pawn:'''
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''Conceptual:''
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**[[Enhanced Combat]]
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*[[Energy Circle Combat]]
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**[[Mode Switching]]
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**[[Conjuration]]
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**[[Replication]]
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**[[Symbol Magic]]
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***[[Inorganic Duplication]]
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*[[Power Augmentation]]
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**[[Sacrificial Creation]]
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**[[Magic Empowerment]]
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***[[Decoy Creation]]
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**[[Support Enhancements]]
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*[[Magic Books]]
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**[[Magical Energy Manipulation]]
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**[[Spell Casting]]
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'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_(chess) Knight]:'''
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*[[Chivalry]]
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**[[Combat Perception]]
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**[[Enhanced Charisma]]
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**[[Tranquil State]]
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*[[Flash Step]]
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*[[Taming]]
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**[[Bond Empowerment]]
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**[[Hyper Connection]]
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*[[Weapon Proficiency]]
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**[[Enhanced Swordsmanship]]
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**[[Multi-Weapon Wielding]]
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**[[Weapon Improvisation]]
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''Conceptual:''
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*[[Animal Empathy]]
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*[[Authority]] second to the king and queens.
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*[[Penetration & Protection]]
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**[[Barrier Generation]]
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**[[Ductility Manipulation]]
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**[[Shield Penetration]]
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'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rook_(chess) Rook]:'''
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*[[Fortress Physiology]]
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**[[Fortification Creation]]
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**[[Hidden Arsenal]]
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**[[Shield Construction]]
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**[[Surveillance Intuition]]
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**[[Transformation]]
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*[[Invulnerability]]
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''Conceptual:''
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*[[Enhanced Crafting]]
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**[[Automaton Creation]]
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**[[Enchanted Armor]]
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**[[Weapon Creation]]
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**[[Weapon Transmutation]]
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**[[Weapon Upgrade]]
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*[[Mechanical Intuition]]
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**[[Mecha Creation]]
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***[[Mecha Physiology]]
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**[[Vehicle Manipulation]]
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***[[Vehicle Spawning]]
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'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawn_(chess) Pawn]:'''
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*[[Enhanced Combat]]
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*[[Mode Switching]]
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*[[Replication]]
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**[[Duplication Absorption]]
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**[[Inorganic Duplication]]
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**[[Shifting]]
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*[[Sacrificial Creation]]
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**[[Decoy Creation]]
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**[[Substitution Creation]]
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''Conceptual:''
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*[[Mech Piloting Intuition]]
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*[[Trapping Combat]]
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*[[Vehicle Intuition]]
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==Variations==
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If the user is/becomes a chess-piece, they gain:
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*[[Defunct Physiology]]
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*[[Metal Mimicry]], [[Plastic Mimicry]], [[Rock Mimicry]] or [[Wood Mimicry]] depending on the material they are made of.
   
 
==Associations==
  
==Associations==
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*[[Chess Empowerment]]
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*[[Board Game Mimicry]]
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*[[Chess Manipulation]]
 
*[[Game Interaction]]
  
*[[Game Interaction]]
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*[[Inanimate Object Physiology]]
 
*[[Intuitive Aptitude]]
  
*[[Intuitive Aptitude]]
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==Limitations==
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*May need to follow the rules of chess.
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**May need to follow the movement of their chess pieces.
   
 
==Known Users==
  
==Known Users==
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''See Also: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChessMotifs Chess Motifs]''
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''See Also: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChessMotifs Chess Motifs]''.
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*Archfiend Cards (''Yugioh'')
  
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{{Scroll_box|
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*[http://kinnikuman.wikia.com/wiki/Check_Mate Check Mate] (''Ultimate Muscle'')
  
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===Literature===
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*Several Characters in ''Through the Looking-Glass''
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*Several Characters (''Through the Looking-Glass'')
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*Carapricians (''Homestuck'')
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===Manga/Anime===
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* [[w:c:digimon:Chessmon|Chessmon]] (''Digimon'')
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** [[w:c:digimon:BishopChessmon|BishopChessmon]]
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** [[w:c:digimon:KingChessmon|KingChessmon]]
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** [[w:c:digimon:KnightChessmon|KnightChessmon]]
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** [[w:c:digimon:PawnChessmon|PawnChessmon]]
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** [[w:c:digimon:QueenChessmon|QueenChessmon]]
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** [[w:c:digimon:RookChessmon|RookChessmon]]
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*Peerage members (''Highschool DxD'')
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*[[w:c:kinnikuman:Check Mate|Check Mate]] (''Ultimate Muscle'')
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*[http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Totto_Land#Chess_Soldiers Totto Land's Chess Soldiers] (''One Piece'')
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*Shinei Kidan (''Dragon Quest: Dai no Daobouken'')
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*King Maximas (''Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken'')
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===TCG===
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*"Archfiend" Archetype monsters (''Yu-Gi-Oh!'')
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===Video Games===
 
*Damned Chessman (''Devil May Cry 3'')
  
*Damned Chessman (''Devil May Cry 3'')
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*Kingman.EXE (''MegaMan Battle Network 3'')
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*Peraege members (''Highscoll DxD'')
  
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*Chess (''Valkyrie Crusade'')
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*Kingman.EXE
  
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*Ace (''DC'')
  
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===Web Animation===
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* [[w:c:dungeon-dynamite:Pierce_Rook|Pierce Rook]] (''Dungeon Dynamite'')
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* [[w:c:dungeon-dynamite:Bishop|Bishop]] (''Dungeon Dynamite'')
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* [[w:c:dungeon-dynamite:The_Knight|Knight]] (''Dungeon Dynamite'')}}
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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File:Checkmate.gif|Check Mate (Ultimate Muscle)
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ArchfiendsRoar-TF04-JP-VG.jpg|"Archfiend" Archetype (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
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File:KingChessmon_b_(Digimon).jpg|KingChessmon (Digimon)
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File:PawnChessmon_(Black)_b_(Digimon).jpg|PawnChessmon (Digimon)
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File:QueenChessmon_b_(Digimon).jpg|QueenChessmon (Digimon)
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</gallery>
 
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Revision as of 15:24, 29 June 2020

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:

Rook:

Conceptual:

Pawn:

Conceptual:

Variations

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

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

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

Gallery

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