Clay Manipulation

Clay Manipulation
Deidara (Naruto) can expand, mold, move and cause his clay creations to explode.
Power/Ability to:	Manipulate clay.

The power to manipulate clay. Variation of Earth Manipulation.

Also Called

• Clay Molding
• Lutumkinesis
• Terra-Cotta Manipulation
• Agilokinesis

Capabilities

User can create, shape and manipulate clay/clay minerals, separated into three or four main groups of clays: kaolinite, montmorillonite-smectite, illite, and chlorite, which is not always considered a clay, sometimes being classified as a separate group within the phyllosilicates.

Applications

• Burrowing with choice between simply gliding through clay or leaving a tunnel.
• Clay Attacks
• Clay Constructs
• Clay Generation
• Clay Solidification
• Manipulate the properties of clay.
  • Repair objects of clay.
• Move/lift clay at nearly any speed whether in/on surface, air or water. One could even do this on vacuum of space if one has way to survive the experience.
  • Geokinetic Flight using clay.
  • Matter Surfing by riding a mass of clay.
• Remove and/or purify the pollutants from water/air.

Techniques

• Burying
• Clay Mimicry
• Clay Transmutation
• Earth Aura
• Geokinetic Combat using clay.
• Geokinetic Invisibility using clay.
• Healing Earth using clay.
• Seismic Sense sense/perceive vibrations in the clay.
• Terraportation using clay.

Variations

• Ceramic Manipulation
• Clay Magic
• Plasticine Manipulation

Associations

• Architecture Manipulation for buildings of clay or clay-based materials (bricks).
• Earth Manipulation
• Mud Manipulation
• Putty Manipulation

Conceptually clay is associated with:

• Healing
• Life Creation

Limitations

• May be unable to create clay, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
• Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.

Known Users

• Clayface (DC Comics)
• Enju (InuYasha)
• Urasue (InuYasha)
• Puppet Master (Marvel)
• Deidara (Naruto Shippuden); via Explosive Clay Minions
• Gargamel (The Smurfs)
• The Smurflings (The Smurfs)
• Clay Master (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Cameo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Judgement

Gallery

Clay Master (Valkyrie Crusade)

Clayface (DC Comics)