- " I know what it's like to lose. To feel so desperately that you're right, yet to fail nonetheless. It's frightening, turns the legs to jelly. I ask you to what end? Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now it's here. Or should I say, I am."
- ― Thanos (Avengers: Infinity War)
The power to perceive and affect fate/destiny concerning people and events. Opposite to Freedom.
Also Called
- Destiny Control
- Fate Control/Manipulation
- Predestination
- Predetermination
Capabilities
User is able to perceive, shape and manipulate destiny allowing them to affect reality in several ways both overt and hidden. Many users have an object that is physical manifestation of this power, common forms being Book or Spindle and a cutting tool.
Applications
- Action Inducement
- Destiny Assignment
- Destiny Negation
- Destiny Perception
- Epiphany Inducement
- Fate Denial
- Higher Consciousness
- Inevitable Event Creation
- Nigh Omniscience or Omniscience
- Obstacle Manipulation
- Probability Manipulation
- Purpose Manipulation
- Quantum String Manipulation
- Reality Anchoring
- Reality Restoration
- Time Manipulation
- Universal Irreversibility
Variations
- Causality Manipulation
- Cycle Manipulation
- Destiny Magic
- Destiny Weaving
- Fate Embodiment
- Future Manipulation
- Meta Fate Manipulation
- Prophecy Construction
Associations
- Almighty Law Creation
- Author Authority
- Destiny Chosen: Capable of choosing these people through manipulation.
- Destiny Weaponry
- Multi-Purpose
- Narration
- Node Manipulation
- Order Manipulation
- Red String Manipulation
Limitations
- User actions are likely bound in certain ways.
- Prophecy Construction may counter this power.
- Users of Freedom and Fate Immunity are unaffected by this power.
Known Users
See Also: Because Destiny Says So.
Mythology/Folklore
- Sisters of Fate (Greek Mythology)
- Moros (Greek Mythology)
- Fates (Mythology)
- Norns (Norse Mythology)
Comics
Manga/Anime
- Vanessa Enoteca (Black Clove); via Rouge/Red Thread of Fate
- Souta Hatate (Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara)
- Slow (Karakuri Dôji Ultimo)
- Oginome Momoka (Mawaru Penguindrum)
- Supreme Deity (Nanatsu no Taizai); via Perpetual Reincarnation Curse
- Users of Izanagi and Izanami (Naruto)
- Sul (Oban: Star Racers)
- Drosselmeyer (Princess Tutu)
Tabletop Games
- The Kalih (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
- Chaos Meister Users (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
- Omega, as the Lord of Infinity.
- True Fae and Changelings (Changeling: the Lost)
- Sidereals (Exalted)
- Mages using the Sphere of Entropy (Mage: the Ascension)
- Mages with the Fate Arcanum (Mage: the Awakening)
Television
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer)
- Angels of Destiny (Charmed)
- Bad Wolf (Doctor Who)
- Atropos (Supernatural)
Video Games
- The Great Rabbit (Armed & Delirious/Dementia/Granny/GrannyX)
- Theresa (Fable Trilogy)
- Sisters of Fate (God of War)
- Ithereal (Diablo)
- The Fateless One (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning)
- The Force/Gentle Pull (Super Mario Galaxy)
- Remilia Scarlet (Touhou Project)
- Sagume Kishin (Touhou Project)
- Clutho (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Lachesis (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Atropos (Valkyrie Crusade)
Cartoons
- Phasir (Aladdin)
- Mata Nui (Bionicle)
- The Fates (Disney's Hercules)
Literature
- Fate (Discworld)
- StarClan (Warriors)
- Coil (Worm); to a limited degree
Other
- The Vision (Fear Mythos)
Known Objects
- The Destiny Stone (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- The Cards of Fate (SCP Foundation); formerly
Gallery
Amenhotep (Anima: Beyond Fantasy), lords of gods and keeper of The Book of Destiny.
The Three (DC Comics) aka: The Kindly Ones, The Hecatae, the Erinyes; the Fates; the Three Witches; the Norns; the Three-in-One; Moirae; Eumenides; the Furies; Parcae; Fortuna; the Charities.
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Composite Superman (DC Comics) possesses Star Boy and Light Less' destiny control.
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The Fates (Disney's Hercules)
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Bad Wolf Entity (Doctor Who) manipulated her own destiny to cause her creation.
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The Izanagi technique (Naruto) allows the user to control their state of existence, escaping unfavorable outcomes and rewriting the results. Thus they can alter their destinies.
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Due to the fate altering aspect being abused, Izanami (Naruto) was designed to decide fate, by trapping the abuser in an infinite loop, until they accept their fate and cease using it.
The Cards of Fate (SCP Foundation) are a set of playing cards SCP-1440 won from the Great Death that were capable of manipulating fate until SCP-1440 overused them to prevent several deadly conflicts (wars, revolutions, etc.), rendering them powerless.
Remilia Scarlet (Touhou project)
Sagume Kishin (Touhou Project) can reverse any situation by talking about it, causing the opposite of however she speaks about a situation/event to occur no matter what.
Clutho (Valkyrie Crusade)
Lachesis (Valkyrie Crusade)
Atropos (Valkyrie Crusade)
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