Earth Manipulation

Earth Manipulation
Samuel Sullivan (Heroes) uses this ability to destroy a police station.
Power/Ability to:	Manipulate earth.

"The key to Earthbending is your stance - you've gotta be steady and strong. Rock is a stubborn element. If you're going to move it, you've gotta be like a rock yourself"

― Toph, Avatar: The Last Airbender

"Earth is the element of substance."

― Iroh to Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

The power to manipulate elements derived from earth. Variation of Elemental Manipulation and Solid Manipulation.

Also Called

• Earthbending
• Earth Element Control
• Earth Release/Doton
• Geokinesis
• Seismokinesis
• Terrakinesis

Capabilities

User can create, shape and manipulate earth and "earthen" elements including most solid objects, specifically all minerals and mineral compositions regardless of their state (mountain, boulder, sand or dust), dirt, soil, etc.

Applications

• Burrowing with choice between simply gliding through earth or leaving a tunnel.
  • Earth Swimming
• Cause Avalanches, Earthquakes, Mudslides or Quicksand.
• Earth Attacks
• Earth Detection
• Earth Generation
• Earth Solidification
• Geo-Telekinesis
  • Geokinetic Flight
  • Geokinetic Surfing
• Manipulate the properties of earthen materials.
  • Ground Liquification
  • Polish earthen material.
  • Repair objects of earthen material.
• Tectonic Plate Manipulation
• Terrakinetic Constructs

Techniques

• Burying
• Earth Absorption
• Earth Augmentation
• Earth Aura
• Earth Communication
• Earth Defense
• Earth Empowerment
• Earth Mimicry
• Earth Portal Creation
• Earth Transmutation
• Geokinetic Combat
• Geokinetic Invisibility
• Geokinetic Regeneration
• Geomancy
• Ground Rupturing
• Healing Earth
• Petrification
• Seismic Sense sense/perceive vibrations in the earth.
• Stone Scrying
• Terraportation
• Unearth

Variations

• Alloy Manipulation - control alloys.
• Asphalt Manipulation - control asphalt.
• Black Earth Manipulation
• Building Mixture Manipulation
• Calcium Manipulation - control calcium.
• Carbon Manipulation - control carbon.
• Clay Manipulation - control clay.
• Coal Manipulation - control coal.
• Conceptual Earth Manipulation
• Concrete Manipulation - control concrete.
• Cosmic-Earth Manipulation
• Crystal Manipulation - control crystalline materials.
• Death Earth Manipulation
• Demonic Earth Manipulation
• Divine Earth Manipulation
• Dust Manipulation - control dust particles.
  • Lunar Dust Manipulation - control lunar dust.
• Earth Embodiment
• Earth Energy Manipulation
• Earth Magic
• Empathic Earth Manipulation
• Esoteric Earth Manipulation
• Fossil Manipulation - control fossils.
• Glass Manipulation - control silica.
• Ground Manipulation - control the ground.
• Life Earth Manipulation
• Liquid Ground Manipulation - control quicksand, liquefied soil and quick clay.
• Magma Manipulation - control magma, lava or other extremely hot solids.
• Metal Manipulation - control metals.
• Mineral Manipulation - control minerals and rocks.
• Mud Manipulation - control mud.
• Oil Manipulation - control natural oils from within the earth.
• Plaster Manipulation - control plaster and stucco.
• Putty Manipulation - control putties.
• Primordial Earth Manipulation
• Psychic Earth Manipulation
• Pure Earth Manipulation
• Salt Manipulation - control salt.
• Sand Manipulation - control silicate particles of the earth.
• Soil Manipulation - control dirt and soil.
• Spiritual Earth Manipulation

Universe Variations

Some universes include Plant Manipulation as a form of earth manipulation.

Associations

• Architecture Manipulation
• Ash Manipulation control the ashes as they become part of the soil.
  • Smoke Manipulation smoke is basically microscopic ash.
• Cave Manipulation
• Earth Boundary
• Earth Weaponry
  • Earth Artillery
• Elemental Manipulation
• Erosion Manipulation
• Geoelectricity Manipulation
• Geomagnetism Manipulation
• Gravity Manipulation
• Hill Manipulation
• Mountain Manipulation
• Paint Manipulation
• Plains Manipulation
• Solid Manipulation
  • Asteroid Belt Manipulation
• Terrain Manipulation
• Valley Manipulation
• Underworld Lordship - the underworld is often said to reside under the earth.

As one of the classical Elements, Earth is associated with:

• Autumn Manipulation
• Fertility Inducement
• Melancholy Manipulation
• Pleasure Manipulation

Limitations

• May be unable to create earth, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
• Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user and their power's natural limits.
• May have to be/stay in contact with earth.
• Glass and artificial solids may be hard or impossible to control.
• Geokinetic Immunity
• May not be able to control extraterrestrial (Alien) earthen elements.
• Earthen materials may be weak against erosion caused by water, ice or air.

Known Users

See Also: Dishing Out Dirt.

Comics

• Roden (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight)
• Tara Markov/Terra (DC Comics/Teen Titans)
• Geo-Force (DC Comics)
• Red Volcano (DC Comics)
• Doc Seismic (Image Comics/Doc Seismic)
• Magma (Marvel Comics)
• Petra (Marvel Comics)
• Hiro Sokuto (Marvel Comics)
• Crystal (Marvel Comics)
• Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
• Skaar (Marvel Comics)
• David Haller (Marvel Comics); via Small purple good one
• Avalanche (Marvel Comics)
• Quake (Marvel Comics)

Anime/Manga

• Ivan Goncharov (Bungou Stray Dogs)
• Jura (Fairy Tail)
• Sol (Fairy Tail)
• Hoteye (Fairy Tail)
• Rauji Ooyama (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
• Misaki (Needless Zero)
• Candice (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Pixie-Bob/Ryuko Tsuchikawa (My Hero Academia)
• Earth Release Shinobi (Naruto)
• Pica (One Piece)
• The Earthy (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Eshros and Shin (Zatch Bell!)
• Terra of the Left (To Aru Majutsu no Index)
• Archangel Raphael (To Aru Majutsu no Index)
• Wolf Haruto (Saint Seiya Omega)
• Aries Kiki (Saint Seiya Omega)
• Uriel (Bastard!!)
• Kilik (Air Gear)
• Nike (Air Gear)
• Spirit of Earth (Shaman King)
• Kabeyama (Inazuma Eleven)
• Subterra Bakugan (Bakugan)
• Giant Clan (The Seven Deadly Sins)
  • Diane
  • Matrona
  • Dolores
  • Drole
• Terra (Mirmo Zibang)
• Shu Rei Fang/Kento Rei Fang (Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers/Ronin Warriors)

Television/Movies

• Nate Heywood (Arrowverse/DC Comics); via theEarth Totem
• Sparrow Redhouse (Heroes)
• Samuel Sullivan (Heroes)
• Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
• The Goddess of Earth (Charmed)
• Neena (Charmed)
• Kat Gardener (Eastwick)
• Eleanor Rougemont (Eastwick)
• Diwani Quassia (Enchanted Garden)
• High-tier Demons (Supernatural)
• Archangels (Supernatural)
• Hael (Supernatural)
• Dustin Brooks (Power Rangers Ninja Storm)
• Xander Bly (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
• Emily (Power Rangers Samurai)
• Jake Riles (Nowhere Boys)
• Saskia Bloom (Nowhere Boys)
• Tegan (Nowhere Boys)
• Nicco Pandelis (Nowhere Boys)
• Danaya (Encantadia)

Cartoons

• Earthbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
• All Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
• Badgermoles (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Earthmover (Batman Beyond)
• Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10); via magic
• Charmcaster (Ben 10); via magic
• Hex (Ben 10); via magic
• Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Heatblast (Ben 10 Series); Limited
• Armodrillo (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Andreas (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Cornelia Hale (W.I.T.C.H)
• Kadma (W.I.T.C.H.)
• Clay Bailey (Xiaolin Showdown/Xiaolin Chronicles)
• Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown/Xiaolin Chronicles)
• Manic the Hedgehog (Sonic Underground); via drum set
• Dai Gui (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• The Ethereal (Aladdin: the Animated Series)
• Kwame (Captain Planet)
• Captain Planet (Captain Planet)
• Nick (Gormiti); in his gormiti form
• Earth Gormiti (Gormiti)
• Cole (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Toa of Earth (Bionicle)
  • Toa Onua
  • Toa Whenua
  • Toa Nuparu
  • Toa Bomonga
• Elemental Lord of Earth (Bionicle)
• Jafar (Disney's Aladdin)
• Dr. Dare (Loonatics Unleashed)

Literature

• Enero de Las Tierras Olvidadas (Concept's Forever)
• Derek Marvin (The Young Guardians)
• Users of Earth Magic (The Secrets of the Inmortal Nicolas Flamel)
• Nico Di Angelo (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
• Hazel Levesque (Heroes of Olympus)
• Children of Hades/Pluto (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
• Earth Sorcerers (Kane Chronicles)
• Stevie Rae Johnson (House of Night)
• Earth Witch (Wild Cards series)
• Simoon (Wild Cards)
• Dragon Riders (Inheritance Cycle)
• Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant)
• Ghastly Bespoke (Skulduggery Pleasant)
• Billy-Ray Sanguine (Skulduggery Pleasant)
• Jill Groom (Psychic Tale saga series)
• Earth-using Moroi (Vampire Academy)
  • Victor Dashkov
  • Natalie Dashkov
  • Ibrahim Mazur
• Muriel Hammond (Charmed novel)
• Zach McCoy (The Eidolon Saga)
• Orogenes (Broken Earth series)
• Jackson Collins (Frenzy Series)
• Anthony Ryeo (Frenzy Series)

Video Games

• Delsin Rowe (Infamous Second Son)
• Brooke Augustine (Infamous Second Son)
• Deathwing (Warcraft)
• Earth Skylanders (Skylanders)
• Tremor (Mortal Kombat)
• Aganos (Killer Instinct)
• Pokémon with Ground, Rock, or Steel-type moves (Pokémon)
• Tenshi Hinanawi (Touhou Project)
• Patchouli Knowledge (Touhou Project)
• Suwako Moriya (Touhou Project)
• Lexaeus (Kingdom Hearts)
• Jet Brody (Fracture); via Entrencher gun
• Cragalanch (Kid Icarus Uprising)
• Bouldergeist (Super Mario Galaxy)
• Thardus (Metroid Prime)
• Torterra (Pokémon)
• Terra (Smite)
• Taric (League of Legends)
• Taliyah (Leauge of Legends)
• Malphite (League of Legends)
• Azir (League of Legends)
• Titan (Final Fantasy series)
• Isaac (Golden Sun)
• Groudon (Pokémon)
• Sand King (Defense of the Ancients)
• Stone mane (Mane-online)
• Epicsniper321 (BeGone)
• Yashiro Nanakase (The King of Fighters '97)
• Musashi (Musashi: Samurai Legend); via Sword of Earth
• Demi-Fiend (Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne)
• Several Demons (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
• Rhea (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Gnome (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Stegosaurid and ankylosaurid dinosaurs (Dinosaur King)
• Edna (Tales of Zestiria)
• Atlas (Warframe)
• Geb (SMITE)
• Terra (SMITE)
• BoBoiBoy (BoBoiBoy franchise)

Folklore/Mythology

• Hades/Pluto (Greek /Roman Mythology)
• Demeter/Ceres (Greek /Roman Mythology)
• Gaea/Terra (Greek /Roman Mythology)

See Also

For fan-fictional to non-canon characters, see here.

Gallery

Cartoons

Earthbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender) controlling and manipulating rock and stone.

Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: The Last Airbender) earth bending.

Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) earth bending.

Korra (Avatar: The Legend of Korra) earth bending.

Adwatia (Ben 10)

Hex (Ben 10)

Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Armodrillo and Ultimate Aggregor's earth eruption.

Terra (DC Comics) displays her earth abilities.

Manic the Hedgehog (Sonic Underground) uses a drum set that doubles as an earth controller.

Terra (Teen Titans)

Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown) possesses such skill in this ability that she can create beings of rock.

Clay Bailey (Xiaolin Showdown) is the Xiaolin Dragon of Earth; he has the ability to control, manipulate, and create the Earth into whatever he wishes.

Cornelia Hale (W.I.T.C.H) the Guardian of Earth.

Kadma (W.I.T.C.H.) is past guardian of Earth.

Live Television/Movies

Nate Heywood (Arrowverse/DC Comics); via the Earth Totem

The Goddess of Earth (Charmed) could cause earthquakes, and opened a chasm in the Earth in the conservatory that swallowed the Titans.

Diwani Quassia (Enchanted Garden) has this ability.

Ling Feng (Magic to Win) creates a sphere of earth magic.

Anime/Manga

Jura (Fairy Tail) is a master of Earth Magic.

Rhydon (Pokemon) can use ground-based attacks.

The Earthy (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Yamato (Naruto) using Earth Release: Earth Flow Rampart.

Kitsuchi (Naruto) using Earth Release: Opening Earth Rising Excavation.

Jirōbō (Naruto) using Earth Release Barrier: Earth Prison Dome of Magnificent Nothingness.

Kū (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) using Earth Release Barrier: Earth Prison Dome of Magnificent Nothingness.

Kakuzu (Naruto) turning his skin to earth.

Kū (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) can create unlimited numbers of Akuta as a living weapons with limited lifespan and intelligence.

Spirit of Earth (Shaman King)

Diane (Nanatsu no Taizai) uses her power Creation to manipulate the earth.

Cure Mint (Yes Pretty Cure) represents Earth.

Candice’s (Marchen Awakens Romance) ÄRM focus primarily on the manipulation of stone. She is one of the Chess Pieces' 13 Zodiac Knights and the 11th strongest.

Comics

Onua (Bionicle) creating a huge explosion of mud and dirt.

The Bahrag (Bionicle) using their elemental earth and stone powers.

Neena (Charmed)

Terra (Teen Titans) using her earth abilities.

Tara Markov/Terra (DC Comics)

After being exposed to the Genesis Spell, Derek Marvin can control all forms of earth.

As a son of Gaea, the Mother of Earth, Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics) holds sweay over the various landmasses of Midgard.

Avalanche (Marvel Comics)

Quake (Marvel Comics)

Games

Hinanai Tenshi (Touhou Project) tearing the Earth open with the help of her Sword of Hisou.

Suwako Moriya (Touhou Project) has the ability to create, manipulate, and swim through earth.

True Earth Rune (Suikoden III)

Isaac (Golden Sun) lifting a boulder.

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Rhea (Valkyrie Crusade) the goddess of the earth.

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Gnome (Valkyrie Crusade) is an earth apparition,and control the elements of the earth.

Edna (Tales of Zestiria) is a seraph of Earth.

Tremor (Mortal Kombat) is capable of manipulating the earth on an elemental level, even altering his body to take on properties of rock and stone.

Geb (SMITE) God of Earth.

Terra (SMITE) The Earth Mother.

Saichania/Tank (Dinosaur King)