- " 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 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 Weaving
- Fate Embodiment
- Future Manipulation
- Meta Fate Manipulation
- Prophecy Construction
Associations
- Almighty Law Creation
- Destiny Chosen: Capable of choosing these people through manipulation.
- Destiny Weaponry
- Meta Story Manipulation
- Narration
- Order Manipulation
- Red String Manipulation
Limitations
- User actions are likely bound in certain ways.
- Prophecy Construction may counter this power.
- Users of Freedom 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
- Oginome Momoka (Mawaru Penguindrum)
- Users of Izanagi and Izanami (Naruto)
- Sul (Oban: Star Racers)
- Slow (Karakuri Dôji Ultimo)
- Drosselmeyer (Princess Tutu)
- Souta Hatate (Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara)
Tabletop Games
- Mages with the Fate Arcanum (Mage: the Awakening)
- Mages using the Sphere of Entropy (Mage: the Ascension)
- True Fae and Changelings (Changeling: the Lost)
Television
- Atropos (Supernatural)
- Bad Wolf (Doctor Who)
- Angels of Destiny (Charmed)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer)
Video Games
- Sidereals (Exalted)
- Remilia Scarlet (Touhou Project)
- Sagume Kishin (Touhou Project)
- Sisters of Fate (God of War)
- Theresa (Fable Trilogy)
- The Great Rabbit (Armed and Delirious)
- Ithereal (Diablo)
- The Force/Gentle Pull (Super Mario Galaxy)
- Clutho (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Lachesis (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Atropos (Valkyrie Crusade)
- The Fateless One (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning)
Cartoons
- Phasir (Aladdin)
- 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)
Gallery
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.
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.
Due to Izanagi's 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 Izanagi.
Bad Wolf (Doctor Who) manipulated her own destiny to cause her creation.
Clutho (Valkyrie Crusade)
Lachesis (Valkyrie Crusade)
Atropos (Valkyrie Crusade)
Remilia Scarlet (Touhou project)
The Fates (Disney's Hercules)
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.