Chrysopoeia

Chrysopoeia
King Midas (Greek Mythology) was cursed with the ability to turn anything and anyone he touched to gold.
Power/Ability to:	Transform matter into gold.

"Midas they say possess'd the art of old; of turning whatsoe'er he touched to gold."

― King Midas

Power to transform matter into gold. Technique of Gold Manipulation. Variation of Metal Transmutation.

Also Called

• Alchemy (Heroes)
• Aurification
• Gilding
• Gold Transformation/Transmutation
• Golden/Midas Touch

Capabilities

The user can transform matter and objects, including living beings, into gold.

Applications

• Gold Generation

Associations

• Alchemy
• Argentopoeia
• Elemental Transmutation
• Gold Manipulation
• Gold Mimicry
• Metal Transmutation
• Petrification

​Limitations

• May require constant contact with the object/person to prevent it from returning to its normal form.
• May require eye-contact, touch or some other action.
• Effects may be either temporary or permanently irreversible.
• Some targets may be immune.
• May be limited on how much matter can be changed at once.
• May be involuntary/always on, so touching food may render it inedible.
• Restoration can undo the transmutation.
• Transmutation Immunity

Known Users

Folklore/Mythology

• King Midas (Greek Mythology)
• Silenus (Greek Mythology)
• Chrysus (Greek Mythology)

Literature

• Rumpelstiltskin (Grimms Fairy Tails)

Television

• Bob Bishop (Heroes)
• Sylar (Heroes)
• Sylvia (Heroes Reborn)
• Tony Lewis (10th Kingdom); one-use
• Mr. Gold/Rumpelstilskin (Once Upon a Time)
• Cora (Once Upon a Time)

Comics

• Midas (DC Comics)
• Algon (Marvel Comics)
• Dr. Midas (Marvel Comics)
• The Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics)

Video Games

• Golden Queen (Skylanders)

Manga/Anime

• Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
• Ogre (Rave Master)
• Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)
• Gild Tesoro (One Piece)
• No Face (Spirited Away)

Cartoons

• Golden Goose (DuckTales)
• Noblins (Elena of Avalor)
• Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
• Style Queen (Miraculous Ladybug)

Known Objects

• Hand of Midas (Aladdin and the King of Thieves)
• Hand of Midas (Tomb Raider)
• Jeepers Watch (Freakazoid)
• Gol Gol no Mi (One Piece)
• Golden Frying Pan (Team Fortress 2)
• Golden Wrench (Team Fortress 2)
• Alchemy Coin (Shovel Knight)
• Philosopher’s Stone (Various Sources)

Gallery

Bob Bishop (Heroes) turns a spoon into gold

After taking Bob Bishop's power, Sylar (Heroes) turns a gun into gold.

Philosopher’s Stone (Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures - The Alchemist)

Jean Grey/The Dark Phoenix (Marvel Comics) turns a tree into gold.

Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time) is famous for turning straw into gold as a hobby, the gold itself holding no worth to him.

The first thing Rumpelstiltskin taught Cora (Once Upon a Time) was how to turn straw into gold.

Gild Tesoro (One Piece) mastered and awakened the Gol Gol no Mi to such an extent…

…that he can bind and steadily transmute anything or anyone into solid gold via his power.

Golden Queen (Skylanders)