Dust Manipulation

Dust Manipulation
Shima (Naruto) using "Sage Art Wind Release: Dust Cloud" to whip up a dust storm.
Power/Ability to:	Manipulate dust.

The power to manipulate dust particles. Variation of Earth Manipulation.

Also Called

• Dust Control
• Koniokinesis
• Psochokinesis

Capabilities

Users can create, shape, and manipulate dust, fine particles of matter from various sources, such as soil dust lifted by weather (an aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and pollution. Dust in homes, offices, and other human environments contains small amounts of plant pollen, human and animal hair; textile fibers; paper fibers; minerals from outdoor soil; human skin cells; burnt meteorite particles; and many other materials which may be found in the local environment.

Applications

• Blindness Inducement via sand in the eyes.
• Death Inducement via sand in the lungs.
• Dust Attacks
• Dust Explosion Inducement
• Dust Generation
• Granulation to transform objects into dust.
• Manipulate the properties of dust.
• Move/lift dust.
  • Matter Surfing by riding a mass of dust.
• Terrakinetic Constructs of dust.
  • Dust Solidification

Techniques

• Abacomancy using dust.
• Dust Aura
• Dust Mimicry
• Dust Transmutation
• Elemental Invisibility using dust.
• Elemental Teleportation using dust.
• Koniokinetic Combat

Variations

• Dust Magic
• Lunar Dust Manipulation
• Magic Dust Manipulation
• Metal Dust Manipulation
  • Gold Dust Manipulation
  • Iron Sand Manipulation
• Powder Manipulation
• Sawdust Manipulation
• Sleep Dust Manipulation
• Stardust Manipulation

Associations

• Air Manipulation
• Earth Manipulation
• Molecular Manipulation
• Particle Manipulation
  • Ash Manipulation
  • Gunpowder Manipulation
  • Sand Manipulation
  • Sugar Manipulation

Conceptually, dust is associated with:

• Dehydration
• Erosion Manipulation
• Life and Death Inducement
• Personal Void

Limitations

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

Known Users

• Asuma Sarutobi (Naruto); via Wind Release: Dust Storm Technique
• Shima (Naruto); via Sage Art Wind Release: Dust Cloud
• Finn Mertens, Jake the Dog, Bufo, and various unnamed wizards (Adventure Time), via Dustomancy. Only in S1E11 "Wizard".

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Asuma Sarutobi (Naruto) using Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning to breathe out chakra-infused gunpowder that he can redirect using wind currents...

...and then detonate with flint in his teeth...

...and uses "Wind Release: Dust Storm Technique" to launch a powerful stream of dust particles.