- "Strength of body, when combined with strength of mind and spirit, can move mountains. But alone, the body shatters against rock like a brittle twig."
- ― Chikara-Shisho (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003) explaining to the Ninja Turtles of chi's effect on the body
- "You know, chi is the breath of life. It is what powers the Iron Fist."
- ― Davos (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
The power to manipulate the flow of latent energy that is present in the physical body. Variation of Energy Manipulation and Life-Force Manipulation. Esoteric counterpart of Bio-Energy Manipulation and metaphysical/physical counterpart of Aura Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Chi Energy Control/Manipulation
- Gi/Ki/Qi Control/Manipulation
- Gi/Ki/Qi Energy Control/Manipulation
- Inward Energy
- Material/Physical Life-Force Manipulation
Verse-Specific Terms[]
- Chigong/Qi/Qigong (Chinese)
- Prana/Pranayama (Indian)
- Gi (Korean)
- Ki/Kikou/Kikoujutsu (Japanese)
- Khí (Vietnamese)
- Motor Energy (Maxeeno Manervolkan)
- Senjutsu (Highschool DxD)
- Tao (Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku)
- Tōki (Fist of the Blue Sky/Fist of the North Star)
- Haku (InuYasha/Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon)
Capabilities[]
The user can create, shape, and manipulate chi, a life-force energy that exists in all beings. By learning to harness this inner latent energy, they can gain superhuman capabilities and use them in cases of extreme combat. Some examples include physically manifesting all of their inner strength and unleashing it through sheer force of will.
The control of one’s chi can allow for extraordinary abilities, strength, speed, stamina, durability, and reflexes, or in some cases enabling the use of energy blasts, elemental manipulation, hyper-awareness, and sometimes invulnerability.
In different cases, the user can produce chi by channeling energy through their physical body from the surrounding environment, the natural power of the planet/cosmos, and/or from one's very breath.
One can also have different forms of chi manipulation through circumstances of genetics, special bloodlines, moments of enlightenment through combative experiences, transferring of chi, and the growth of one's mental capabilities. They can even attain a new level of manipulation by eating special types of food pills or special herbs. These experiences can be acclimated in multiple forms of chi but three are the standard and most well-known levels - Enhanced Chi/Superior Chi/Absolute Chi.
Applications[]
- Ambient Energy Manipulation: Chi is often saturating the very environment of habitable worlds within universes; Ki masters can pull what they need from the very surroundings to empower themselves as well as redistribute their own to nurture it for practical use.
- Balance: If one learns to balance their Chi, then aside from allowing proper control, this will improve their various functions and abilities.
- Breathing Empowerment: The oxygen of all living creatures breathes to sustain life is considered the essential source of chi after food and water. Through precise and refined breathing, one can strengthen their body by constantly inhaled air-based chi and even sustain themselves without food and water.
- Capacitor: The user can store chi in their dantian or body's meridian system.
- Chi Absorption: Absorb chi from one's surroundings and objects to use in some capacity.
- Chi Bestowal: Suffuse one's chi into people and/or objects to imbue them with powers.
- Chi Channeling: The user can utilize their chi towards a great potential to use their chi for any kind of possibilities, causing change in a way that conforms with their will.
- Effect Generation: The user can cause various effects similar to casting spells, using their chi.
- Chi Concealment: Hide one's chi.
- Chi Detection: User can use their chi to sense others.
- Chi Elemental Manipulation: The user can manifest and use their chi into various elemental forces. The power of one's chi also grants the elements they wield a bludgeoning effect.
- Chi Flight: Use chi for flight.
- Chi Generation: Generate chi.
- Chi Healing: The user can repair the damage that has been done to the body whether it be internal or external.
- Chi Regeneration: The user can repair physical damage dealt to their body automatically.
- Chi Infusion: Infuse chi into objects, beings or powers empowering and energizing them and allowing the user to manipulate their qualities and efficiency, allowing them to use chi in various ways.
- Chi Invisibility; User can be invisible by using chi.
- Chi Mixture: Mix one's chi with the chi of others.
- Chi Portal Creation: The user can create portals using one's chi.
- Chi Projection: Emit chi outside of one's body.
- Chi Aura: Able to surround oneself in chi energy.
- Chi Augmentation: Use one's chi in order to increase their physical aspects.
- Combat Empowerment: The more the user fights, the stronger their bodies grow, thus strengthening their chi.
- Optimal Finesse: The user can use their chi to enhance their finesse to the highest potential.
- Chi Pressure: Concentrate a large amount of chi, capable of causing damage to one's surroundings.
- Chi Augmentation: Use one's chi in order to increase their physical aspects.
- Chi Constructs: The user can form their chi into powerful energy constructs.
- Chi Blade Construction: Use one's chi to construct a blade.
- Enhanced/Supernatural Roar (Kiai): One can channel their chi to unleash a destructive battle cry.
- Chi Aura: Able to surround oneself in chi energy.
- Chi Summoning: Using chi to summon/materialize various things.
- Control Negation: The user can break themselves, and others free of control effects.
- Decelerated Aging: The user can slow their aging with chi.
- Enhanced Self-Awareness: Complete mastery of chi grants one absolute control over oneself, and everything related to themselves.
- Personal/Body Meridian Manipulation: The user can manipulate the meridian system (of oneself or others) the bodily network through which life energy flows, by connecting with their various nodes to affect their body's physiological energy flow and functionality.
- Indomitable Will: The full power of chi can be unleashed through sheer force of will.
- Invisible Energy Manipulation: Utilize chi to exert invisible energy from the physical body.
- Life-Force Inhibition: Inhibit the flow of chi in one's own body and that of others.
- Nature Unity: The user of chi can become one with nature.
- Battlefield Adaptation: The user can orientate their entire body to combat, allowing them to fight in any environment.
- Nature Empowerment: Chi users can absorb nature-based chi to empower their own life energy and body.
- Unity: User becomes one with everything as there is the presence of chi everywhere and in everything.
- Power-Skill Combo: Rarely some can have a great amount of power coupled with equal finesse so great it can redefine reality on grand scales.
- Supernatural Arts: Use one's chi as an esoteric class of practices based around particular paranormal phenomena.
- Tangible Energy Manipulation: Consolidate ones Chi into a physical, perceptible, presence.
Techniques[]
- Ambition Manipulation: Chi is also fueled by one's fighting spirit and the act of not doubting.
- Domination: Using the force of one's chi, users of chi can cause their will to take effect. This could be permanent or temporary depending on users' level of mastery.
- Intimidation: Bring even lower the will and fighting spirit of one's weaker-willed opponent(s).
- Submission: Submit any weaker-willed being under one's powerful will, be they man, beast, or monster.
- Chi Attacks: Utilize one's chi for powerful offensive attacks. The user can release/use chi attacks of various shapes and/or intensities either projected or be used as a part melee attacks. etc.
- Chi Combat: The user can augment their fighting style with chi.
- Internal Rupturing: Emit chi into a person or object to damage them from the inside out.
- Chi Defense: The user can augment their defense with chi.
- Chi Conversion: The user can convert their chi into other forms of matter.
- Chi Enhanced Physiology: The user has all their physical capabilities completely augmented in all aspects.
- Chi Empowerment: The user is empowered by exposure to chi.
- Chi Psionics: Using chi as a medium to mimic/replicate the effects of various forms of psychic abilities or powers.
- Chi Shapeshifting: Using chi to alter one's appearance at will.
- Chi Transformation: Transform into a higher state via one's chi.
- Cultivation: Meditate to obtain absolute focus in order to fully manifest one's chi & increase its power.
- Clear Mind: The clearest state of mind.
- Inner Power: One can gain access to untapped power and awaken their full potential.
- True Power: One can have their full potential to achieve its true nature.
- Refining/Power Refining: Refine one's body through chi.
- Tranquil State: The user is able to place themselves in a calm mindful state.
- Feng Shui Manipulation: Most chi practitioners can attain harmony with everyone through their environments.
- Internal Bodily Cleansing: Cleanse any impurities in the body.
- Material Astral Projection: Through intense concentration, the user can project the inner consciousness of themselves or others out of their bodies. More skilled individuals can give their Ki Apparition physical substance.
- Qigong/Chi Mastery: The user has complete control over their chi and any abilities connected to it.
- Wu Xing Manipulation: Elemental chi can be used in the form of the Chinese five elements.
Variations[]
- Chi Arts: The user is a master of supernatural arts that are related to or empowered by chi.
- Chi Magic: Using chi to perform effects like magic spells.
- Chi Symbiosis: The power to have a symbiotic relationship with a chi-based entity or creature.
- Chi Warping: The user may attain an ultimate form of chi, able to warp reality with it.
- Dark Chi Manipulation: Chi can be tainted by dark forces.
- Dragon Chi Manipulation: Chi can possess draconic properties.
- Powers via Chi: To have powers linked to one's chi.
- Pure Chi Manipulation: One's chi can be purified against evil influences to better fight against them.
- Transcendent Chi Manipulation: The user may attain a godly form of chi.
Associations[]
- Aura Manipulation: Follows a similar concept but is purely spiritual.
- Bio-Electricity Manipulation: Can be seen as the "real-life" version of chi given how similar they function.
- Draconic Energy Manipulation: In certain cases of fiction, the chi of the dragon is regarded as incredibly powerful, if not the most powerful.
- Genetics: One's chi can be affected by their genetic code, allowing their chi to become unique and possibly more powerful in some way.
- Enhanced Power Level: Few members of one's species have more in power level in their chi than most.
- Raw Power: Certain individuals can master their Qi to such an extent that the veritable dynamic force they exude is insurmountable.
- Training Regimen: As one trains and develops their body, their chi will also become strong.
- Transformation: In some case within fictional media, chi can induce a transformation. Likewise, transformations can affect one's chi. Given that chi is dependent on the user's physical body, turning into a different form can result in various changes.
- Dark Form: Should the user's body become warped by dark powers, their chi will become dark and twisted, able to cause great destruction, but at the cost of the user's force of will.
- Empowered State: When channeled throughout the body, chi grants the user an enhanced state that increase their abilities with little to no change to their appearance.
- Super Form: A super form greatly increases the reserves and potency of one's chi, as well as enhances their abilities.
- Hyper Form: A hyper from increases the reserves and potency of one's chi exponentially beyond Super Form but leaves them at risk of burning out their power too quickly.
Limitations[]
- Anti-Energy Manipulation
- Takes time to build up chi depending on the amount.
- Chi is often finite and can be used up quickly.
- May require extensive training to control the chi within them.
- Excessive use of chi will lead to fatigue or even death.
- If one's dantian or body's meridian system is damaged or destroyed they may lose the ability to manipulate their chi.
- Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.
- Vulnerable to corruption, resulting in dark chi.
- If one's body is not physically prepared, then the chi could be sent into flux.
- User may need to be a practitioner of martial arts or combative practices.
- Life-Force Inhibition is the perfect counter.
Trivia[]
- The concept of Chi originated in ancient China.
- Chi can be seen as the counterpart of Aura (Chi is seen as material meanwhile Aura as mental or directly spiritual).
Known Users[]
See Also: Ki Manipulation.
Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa[]
- Users of Ki (Akatsuki/Sakigake Otokojuku)
- Xiao Yan (Battle Through the Heavens)
- Users of Chi/Ki (Black Cat)
- Master Pai and Fan (Buster Keel)
- Antylamon/Andiramon (Digimon)
- Users of Ki (Dragon Ball series)
- Various Characters (Fist of The North Star)
- Master Son (Gintama)
- Various Martial Artists (Gosu/Yongbi the Invincible)
- Users of Ki (Id-The Greatest Fusion Fantasy)
- Ryō-shihan (Jungle King Tar-chan)
- Users of Ki (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
- Takeuchi (Mob Psycho 100)
- Teruki Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100)
- Tsuchiya (Mob Psycho 100)
- Various Characters (Murim Login)
- Various Characters (Nano Machine)
- Cheon Yeo Woon
- Kaede Nagase (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
- Ku Fei (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
- Setsuna Sakurazaki (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
- Asuna Kagurazaka (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
- Kotarou Inugami (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
- Tatsumaki/Tornado (One-Punch Man)
- Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
- Ryoga Hibiki (Ranma 1/2)
- Cologne (Ranma 1/2)
- Herb (Ranma 1/2)
- Happosai (Ranma 1/2)
- Various Characters (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
- Various Characters (Return of the Mad Demon)
- Riki-Oh (Riki-Oh)
- Chou Zenki (Riki-Oh)
- Users of Ki (The Ruler of the Land)
- Various Characters (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Chinmi (Tekken Chinmi)
- Users of Ki (Tenjou Tenge)
- Han Jee-Han (The Gamer)
- Shin Sun-Il (The Gamer)
- Chunbumoon Disciples (The Gamer)
- Various Characters (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
- Wu Li (Zui Wu Dao)
- Shiba Kyouichi (Shinmai Maou no Testament)
- Akatsuki Ousawa (Hagure Yuusha no Estetica)
- Granseiz (Hagure Yuusha no Estetica)
- Senjutsu Users (Highschool DxD)
- Kuroka (Highschool DxD)
- Koneko Toujou (Highschool DxD)
- Bikou (Highschool DxD)
- Sun Wukong (Highschool DxD)
- Ouryuu Naikiri (Highschool DxD)
- Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
- Kyou Rei (Kingdom)
- Hou Ken (Kingdom)
- Seven/Killer Seven (Scissor Seven)
- Chairman Jiang (Scissor Seven)
- Lloyd de Saloum (Tensei Shitara Dai Nana Ōji)
- Tao Yuifa (Tensei Shitara Dai Nana Ōji)
- Alkahestry users (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- May Chang
- Tao Magic users (Outlaw Star)
- Various Characters (World’s Greatest Senior Disciple)
Cartoons[]
- Benders (Avatar series); chi serves as the root of bending.
- Dragons (Dragonkeeper)
- Dragonkeepers (Dragonkeeper)
- Ping
- Wang Chao
- Chi Wizards (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Kung Fu Masters (Kung Fu Panda)
- Po
- Oogway
- Kai
- Shifu
- Monkey King/Sun Wukong (LEGO Monkie Kid)
- Tang (LEGO Monkie Kid)
- Users of Chi (Samurai Jack)
- Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series); via training from the Ninja Tribunal.
- Shredder (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Master Monk Guan (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
- The Four Xiaolin Dragons (Xiaolin Showdown); via the Sun Chi Lantern.
- Asami Koizumi (Young Justice)
Comics[]
- Benjamin Turner/Bronze Tiger (DC Comics)
- Richard Dragon (DC Comics)
- Kong Kenan/Super-Man (DC Comics)
- Val Armorr/Karate Kid (DC Comics)
- Salvador Joel Alonday/Grail (Wildstorm Universe)
- Immortal Weapons (Marvel Comics)
- Victor Alvarez/Power Man (Marvel Comics)
- Temujin (Marvel Comics)
- Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)
- The Mandarin (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Various Mages (Marvel Comics)
- Baron Mordo
- Dr. Stephen Strange
- Ninja Turtles (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); via Chi/Qigong.
- Shredder (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Wallace Wells (Scott Pilgrim)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Phoebe (The Babysitter: Killer Queen); via Video Game Physics
- Dairangers (Gosei Sentai Dairanger)
- Jack Brewer (Kickin' It)
- Tommy Oliver (Power Rangers)
Tabletop/Video Games[]
- Jon Talbain (Darkstalkers)
- Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII Remake)
- Users of Ki (Forgotten Realms)
- Jin (Grand Chase)
- Shiori Kujou (Kajiri Kamui Kagura)
- Dr. Light (Mega Man)
- X (Mega Man X)
- Ninetails (Mega Man X: Command Mission)
- Users of Ninpo (Ninja Gaiden)
- Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
- Lo Wang (Shadow Warrior)
- Sensei Skylanders (Skylanders)
- Users of Chi (The King of Fighters/Fatal Fury)
- Users of Ki (Street Fighter)
- Various Fighters (Tekken)
- Hong Meiling (Touhou Project)
- Takane Yamashiro (Touhou Project)
- Robloxians (ROBLOX); via R-Orb
Web Animation/Comics[]
- Users of Motor Energy (Maxeeno Manervolkan)
- Kimyos (Ordeal)
References[]
To learn more about how the concept of chi is used in fictional universes and real life, visit the following websites.
- Chi in Kung Fu Panda
- Chi in the world of Avatar
- Dantian, the centers chi
- Chi in the DC Multiverse
- Ki in Dragon Ball
- Ki and Senjutsu in Street Fighter
- Tōki in Fist of the North Star
- Chi in Jackie Chan Adventures
- Ki, Sei, Dou, Dual Ki, and Seidou Gouitsu of Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
- Chi in the Marvel Multiverse
- Ki in Tenjou Tenge
- Kiai
- Chi/Qi in Samurai Jack
- Senjutsu in Highschool DxD