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|caption = King Midas (Greek Mythology) was cursed with the ability to turn anything and anyone he touches into gold.
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|caption = King Midas (Greek Mythology) was cursed with the ability to turn anything and anyone he touched to gold.
 
|Row 1 title = Power/Ability to:
 
|Row 1 title = Power/Ability to:
 
|Row 1 info = Transform matter into gold.}}
 
|Row 1 info = Transform matter into gold.}}
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{{Quote|Midas they say possess'd the art of old; of turning whatsoe'er he touched to gold.|King Midas}}
{{Quote|You want to see something strange and mystical?"
 
:''"No!! Get out of here with that watch! Lay off the poor beavers will ya?''|Jeepers and Freakazoid (Freakazoid)}}
 
 
Power to '''transform matter into gold'''. Technique of [[Gold Manipulation]]. Variation of [[Metal Transmutation]].
 
Power to '''transform matter into gold'''. Technique of [[Gold Manipulation]]. Variation of [[Metal Transmutation]].
   
 
==Also Called==
 
==Also Called==
 
* [http://heroeswiki.com/Alchemy Alchemy] (''Heroes'')
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* Aurification
 
* Gilding
 
* Gilding
 
* Gold Transformation/Transmutation
 
* Gold Transformation/Transmutation
 
* Golden/Midas Touch
 
* Golden/Midas Touch
* Alchemy (''Heroes'')
 
   
 
==Capabilities==
 
==Capabilities==
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*[[Gold Mimicry]]
 
*[[Gold Mimicry]]
 
*[[Metal Transmutation]]
 
*[[Metal Transmutation]]
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*[[Petrification]]
   
 
==​Limitations==
 
==​Limitations==
 
*May require constant contact with the object/person to prevent it from returning to its normal form.
 
*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.
 
*May require eye-contact, touch or some other action.
*Effects may be temporary or irreversible.
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*Effects may be either temporary or permanently irreversible.
 
*Some targets may be immune.
 
*Some targets may be immune.
 
*May be limited on how much matter can be changed at once.
 
*May be limited on how much matter can be changed at once.
 
*May be involuntary/always on, so touching food may render it inedible.
 
*May be involuntary/always on, so touching food may render it inedible.
 
*[[Restoration]] can undo the transmutation.
 
*[[Restoration]] can undo the transmutation.
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*[[Transmutation Immunity]]
   
 
==Known Users==
 
==Known Users==
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===Folklore/Mythology===
 
===Folklore/Mythology===
 
*King Midas (''Greek Mythology'')
 
*King Midas (''Greek Mythology'')
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*Silenus (''Greek Mythology'')
 
*Chrysus (''Greek Mythology'')
 
*Chrysus (''Greek Mythology'')
   
 
===Literature===
 
===Literature===
*Rumpelstiltskin (''Grimms Fairy Tails'')
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*Rumpelstiltskin (''Grimm's Fairy Tales'')
   
 
===Television===
 
===Television===
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*Sylvia (''Heroes Reborn'')
 
*Sylvia (''Heroes Reborn'')
 
*Tony Lewis (''10th Kingdom''); one-use
 
*Tony Lewis (''10th Kingdom''); one-use
*Mr. Gold/Rumpelstilskin (''Once Upon a Time'')
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*Mr. Gold/Rumpelstiltskin (''Once Upon a Time'')
 
*Cora (''Once Upon a Time'')
 
*Cora (''Once Upon a Time'')
   
 
===Comics===
 
===Comics===
*Midas (''DC'')
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*Midas (''DC Comics'')
*Algon (''Marvel'')
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*Algon (''Marvel Comics'')
*Dr. Midas (''Marvel'')
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*Dr. Midas (''Marvel Comics'')
*The Phoenix Force (''Marvel'')
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*The Phoenix Force (''Marvel Comics'')
   
 
===Video Games===
 
===Video Games===
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*Yuu Otosaka (''Charlotte'')
 
*Yuu Otosaka (''Charlotte'')
 
*Gild Tesoro (''One Piece'')
 
*Gild Tesoro (''One Piece'')
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*No Face (''Spirited Away'')
   
 
===Cartoons===
 
===Cartoons===
 
*Golden Goose (''DuckTales'')
 
*Golden Goose (''DuckTales'')
 
*[http://elenaofavalor.wikia.com/wiki/Noblins Noblins] (''Elena of Avalor'')
 
*[http://elenaofavalor.wikia.com/wiki/Noblins Noblins] (''Elena of Avalor'')
*Bill Cipher (''Gravity Falls'')}}
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*Ramsey Murdoch (''Epithet Erased'')
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*Bill Cipher (''Gravity Falls'')
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*Style Queen (''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'')}}
   
 
==Known Objects==
 
==Known Objects==
 
*Hand of Midas (''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'')
 
*Hand of Midas (''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'')
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*Golden Egg (''Angry Birds Stella TV series'')
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*Hand of Midas (''Tomb Raider'')
 
*Jeepers Watch (''Freakazoid'')
 
*Jeepers Watch (''Freakazoid'')
*Philosopher’s Stone (''Various Sources'')
 
 
*Gol Gol no Mi (''One Piece'')
 
*Gol Gol no Mi (''One Piece'')
*Golden Pan (''Team Fortress 2'')
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*Golden Frying Pan (''Team Fortress 2'')
 
*Golden Wrench (''Team Fortress 2'')
 
*Golden Wrench (''Team Fortress 2'')
 
*Alchemy Coin (''Shovel Knight'')
 
*Alchemy Coin (''Shovel Knight'')
 
*Philosopher’s Stone (''Various Sources'')
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*Style Queen's scepter (''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'')
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Ramsey_Murdoch_(Epithet_Erased).png|Ramsey (Epithet Erased)'s epithet, Goldbricker, allows him to turn matter into gold.
Trustthemidastouch.jpeg|Bob Bishop (Heroes) turns a spoon into gold
 
Sylar gold gun.jpg|After taking Bob Bishop's power, Sylar (Heroes) turns a gun into gold.
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File:Bob_Bishop_(Heroes)_gold_spoon.gif|Bob Bishop (Heroes) turns a spoon into gold
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File:Sylar_(Heroes)_gold_gun.gif|After taking Bob Bishop's power, Sylar (Heroes) turns a gun into gold.
File:Philosopher_Stone_-_Real_Adventures_of_Jonny_Quest.png|Philosopher’s Stone (Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures)
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File:Philosopher_Stone_-_Real_Adventures_of_Jonny_Quest.png|Philosopher’s Stone (Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures - The Alchemist)
File:Gold_Generation_By_Phoenix.jpg|The Phoenix (Marvel) turns tree into gold.
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File:Gold_Generation_By_Phoenix.jpg|Jean Grey/The Dark Phoenix (Marvel Comics) turns a tree into gold.
 
Rumpelstiltskin OUTA.jpg|Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time) is famous for turning straw into gold as a hobby, the gold itself holding no worth to him.
 
Rumpelstiltskin OUTA.jpg|Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time) is famous for turning straw into gold as a hobby, the gold itself holding no worth to him.
 
Cora OUAT.jpg|The first thing Rumpelstiltskin taught Cora (Once Upon a Time) was how to turn straw into gold.
 
Cora OUAT.jpg|The first thing Rumpelstiltskin taught Cora (Once Upon a Time) was how to turn straw into gold.
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Gol Gol no Mi Trap.png|…that he can bind and steadily transmute anything or anyone into solid gold via his power.
 
Gol Gol no Mi Trap.png|…that he can bind and steadily transmute anything or anyone into solid gold via his power.
 
File:Golden_Queen_(Skylanders).png|Golden Queen (Skylanders)
 
File:Golden_Queen_(Skylanders).png|Golden Queen (Skylanders)
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File:Golden_Wrench_(Team_Fortress_2).gif|Created from a special kind of metal known as australium, the Golden Wrench (Team Fortress 2) possesses the ability to turn whoever the wielder kills into gold like statues.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
[[Category:Powers]]
 
[[Category:Powers]]

Revision as of 02:26, 9 March 2020

"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

Associations

​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 (Grimm's Fairy Tales)

Television

  • Bob Bishop (Heroes)
  • Sylar (Heroes)
  • Sylvia (Heroes Reborn)
  • Tony Lewis (10th Kingdom); one-use
  • Mr. Gold/Rumpelstiltskin (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)
  • Ramsey Murdoch (Epithet Erased)
  • Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
  • Style Queen (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

Known Objects

  • Hand of Midas (Aladdin and the King of Thieves)
  • Golden Egg (Angry Birds Stella TV series)
  • 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)
  • Style Queen's scepter (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

Gallery