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"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

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)

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-|caption =  King Midas (Greek Mythology) was cursed with the ability to turn anything and anyone he touches into gold.
+|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 info = Transform matter into gold.}}
-{{Quote|Midas they say possed the art of old; of turning whatsoe'er he touched to gold.|King Midas}}
+{{Quote|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==
 * [http://heroeswiki.com/Alchemy Alchemy] (''Heroes'')
+* Aurification
 * Gilding
 * Gold Transformation/Transmutation
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 *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 temporary or irreversible.
+*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.
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 ===Literature===
-*Rumpelstiltskin (''Grimms Fairy Tails'')
+*Rumpelstiltskin (''Grimm's Fairy Tales'')
 ===Television===
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 *Sylvia (''Heroes Reborn'')
 *Tony Lewis (''10th Kingdom''); one-use
-*Mr. Gold/Rumpelstilskin (''Once Upon a Time'')
+*Mr. Gold/Rumpelstiltskin (''Once Upon a Time'')
 *Cora (''Once Upon a Time'')
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 *Golden Goose (''DuckTales'')
 *[http://elenaofavalor.wikia.com/wiki/Noblins Noblins] (''Elena of Avalor'')
+*Ramsey Murdoch (''Epithet Erased'')
 *Bill Cipher (''Gravity Falls'')
-*Style Queen (''Miraculous Ladybug'')}}
+*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'')
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 *Alchemy Coin (''Shovel Knight'')
 *Philosopher’s Stone (''Various Sources'')
+*Style Queen's scepter (''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'')
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+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.
+File:Bob_Bishop_(Heroes)_gold_spoon.gif|Bob Bishop (Heroes) turns a spoon into gold
+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)
+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|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.
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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.
 File:Golden_Queen_(Skylanders).png|Golden Queen (Skylanders)
+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>
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