- "What can change the nature of a man?"
- ― The Nameless One (Planescape: Torment)
The ability to alter any aspect of anybody, including their identity. Sub-power of Biological Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Ego Manipulation/Changing
- Identity Changing/Modification/Tweaking
Capabilities[]
The user possesses the ability to manipulate identity at its core, shaping not only how a person perceives themselves but also how the world recognizes them. With a mere touch, a word, or even a focused thought, they can alter someone’s personality, preferences, and beliefs, twisting their memories to reflect a past that never was. A devoted friend can be turned into a bitter rival, a fearless leader into a meek follower, or a complete stranger into a trusted confidant. The victim won’t just act differently—they will genuinely believe that this is who they have always been.
This power extends beyond the mind, reaching into physical traits as well. A person’s sex, age, voice, or even genetic lineage can be rewritten to match the identity the user chooses for them. Someone weak can be made strong, an unfamiliar face can become instantly recognizable, and even a person’s heritage can be altered so completely that they would pass any test of authenticity. Unlike simple disguise or illusion, these changes are lasting, as if they were always meant to be.
For those with special abilities, identity manipulation holds even greater potential. The user can amplify, suppress, or modify a person’s powers to better align with their new sense of self. A telepath may be reshaped into a healer, an energy wielder might find themselves incapable of producing even a spark, or an ordinary person could awaken with talents they never trained for but somehow instinctively understand. Their skill, experience, and knowledge can be adjusted accordingly, making them either masters of their craft or clueless beginners overnight.
Perhaps most unsettling is the ability to create entirely new identities from nothing. The user can construct a fabricated past with intricate details, complete with records, relationships, and memories that seamlessly integrate into a person’s life. Everyone around them will recall events that never actually occurred, treating the new identity as though it had always been the truth. Conversely, the user can strip someone of their established identity, leaving them as a blank slate with no sense of who they are or where they came from. To the outside world, they might appear as a nameless drifter with no past, no history, and no recognition from those who once knew them.
This power is more than just deception or mind control—it is the ability to redefine a person’s very existence in the eyes of others. A person may wake up one day with a different life, a different face, and a different purpose, never questioning that it was ever any other way. In the hands of someone with intent, whether noble or malicious, identity manipulation can be a tool of transformation, a weapon of control, or a means to reshape people into whatever the user desires them to be.
Applications[]
- Change age, appearance, ethnicity, genetics, eye, hair and/or skin color, gender, size, memory, species, voice, weight, etc.
- Alter Ego Manipulation
- Guise Manipulation
- Hierarchy Manipulation
- Identity Concealment
- Identity Creation
- Identity Recognition
- Life Replacement
- Mental Mimicry
- Omni Identity
- Presence Manipulation
- Soul Replication
- Total Mimicry
- True-Self Deception
- True-Self Recognition
Techniques[]
Associations[]
- Belief Inducement
- Biological Essence Manipulation
- Biological Manipulation
- DNA Overwrite
- Existence Replication
- Shapeshifting
- Similarity Manipulation
- Status Manipulation
- Transmutation
- True Name Manipulation
Limitations[]
- Some can only change the identities of others.
- Some can only change their own identities.
Known Users[]
- Daddy Please (Academy Of Marginalized Superpowers); Names Only
- Mr. World (American Gods)
- Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker (Arrowverse/The Flash 2014)
- Veronica Lodge (Archie's Weird Mysteries)
- Koh, the Face-Stealer (Avatar: the Last Airbender)
- Mother of Faces (Avatar: the Last Airbender)
- The Joker (Batman: Arkham); via Mutagenic Blood
- Actuals (Chuubo's Marvellous Wish-Granting Engine and Nobilis: The Game Of Sovereign Powers)
- Seizhi Schwan
- Billy Sovereign
- Cybergirl (Cybergirl)
- The Master (Doctor Who)
- Mother Fudd (Duck Dodgers)
- Ichiya (Fairy Tail); via Forbidden Perfume
- Peter Griffin (Family Guy); in "Fatman and Robin", the second segment of "Family Guy Viewer Mail 2".
- Chrollo Lucifer (Hunter x Hunter); via Convert Hands
- Albert "Al" Simmons/Spawn (Image Comics)
- Domenico Pucci/Wes Bluemarine/Weather Report (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI Stone Ocean); via Heavy Weather, which makes people think that they're snails.
- Soichi Isurugi/Blood Stalk (Kamen Rider Build)
- Player (Madness: Project Nexus); via Imprints
- Chameleon/Dmitri Smerdyakov (Marvel Comics)
- Agent Smith (The Matrix)
- Juleka/Reflekta (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Galactic Emperor (Photon: The Idiot Adventures)
- Virox (Power Rangers Megaforce); via Sneeze Virus
- SCP-1539 - Semantic Dissociator (SCP Foundation)
- Gowther (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Joker (The Batman 2004 TV series)
- Homer Simpson (The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXXIV, "Lout Break")
- Vanitas (Vanitas no Shuki); via his Book
- Jeff Gerber (Watermelon Man)
Known Objects[]
- Joker venom (DC Comics)
- Nemesis (The Dresden Files)
- Repulse-inator (Phineas and Ferb)
- Evil Cookies (Sonic Boom)
- Vanitas' Book (Vanitas no Shuki)
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