The power to manipulate ink. Sub-power of Art Manipulation. Variation of Organic Manipulation.
Also Called
- Ink Control
- Melanokinesis
Capabilities
The user can create, shape and manipulate ink, including moving ink, change the color, consistency/viscosity between solid and liquid, etc., even if the ink is printed/written/tattooed. They can write/scribe/tattoo without tools by manipulating ink.
Applications
- Ink Attacks
- Ink Generation
- Ink Solidification
- Manipulate the properties of ink.
- Melanokinetic Constructs
- Move/lift ink.
- Ink Flight
- Matter Surfing by riding a mass of ink.
- Projected Thermography
Techniques
- Enhanced Forgery
- Ink Bestowal
- Ink Defense
- Ink Mimicry
- Ink Portal Creation
- Ink Transmutation
- Invisibility via invisible ink.
- Melanokinetic Combat
Variations
Associations
- Acid Manipulation - iron gall ink.
- Art Manipulation
- Darkness Manipulation - black ink.
- Ink Weaponry
- Liquid Manipulation
- Literary Manipulation
- Organic Manipulation
- Paint Manipulation
- Poison Manipulation - ink can be hazardous to one's health.
- Tattoo Manipulation - tattoos are often drawn by special ink.
- Writing Implement Manipulation
Limitations
- Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user.
- May be unable to create ink and are limited manipulating existing ones.
Known Users
- Inque (Batman Beyond)
- Ink Bendy (Bendy and the Ink Machine)
- Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach)
- Tattooed Man (DC Comics)
- Skwydd (Generator Rex)
- Samuel Sullivan (Heroes)
- Tudo Sukoto/Tattoo (Marvel Comics)
- Leon Nunez (Marvel Comics)
- Vince (Misfits)
- Sai (Naruto)
- Killer B/Gyuki (Naruto)
- Amaterasu (Okami)
- Chibiterasu (Okami Den)
- Ikaros Much (One Piece)
- Kurozumi Kanjuro (One Piece); via the Fude Fude no Mi/Brush-Brush Fruit
- Pokémon that use the move Octazooka (Pokémon)
- Various Characters of (Tattoo Assassins)
- Brushogun (Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo)
- Ink (Wild Cards)
- Tsubakura Enraku (Len'en Project)
- Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Known Objects
- Ichimonji (Bleach)
- Fude Fude no Mi/Brush-Brush Fruit (One Piece)
Gallery
Samuel Sullivan (Heroes) manipulating ink in a jar.
Ink Bendy (Bendy and the Ink Machine) can manipulate ink in a variety of ways, such as flooding the studio with ink or creating raining ink on the ceiling.
Sai (Naruto) can use ninjutsu to manipulate ink...
...and use to animate ink paintings which he can control for combat.
Tudo Sukoto/Tattoo (Elektra) animating his body art.
Shadow Mario (Super Mario Sunshine) wielding the Magic Paintbrush, allowing him to create various types of goops.
Ichibē Hyōsube's (Bleach) Zanpakuto "Ichimonji" can generate spiritual ink which causes anything that touches it to lose it's name and power...
... he can also use Ichimonji's ink to manifest writing into reality.
Through dark magic, Brushogun (Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo) had the power to create powerful entities out of ink.
Amaterasu (Okami) can use the Celestial Brush and the power of the Celestial Brush Gods.
Due to the Fude Fude no Mi, Kanjuro (One Piece) can produced ink and shaped it in various ways…
…including animating any ink wash paintings he draw with the produced ink.
