Insect Manipulation

Insect Manipulation
Adriana Soria/Queen's (Marvel Comics) control over the insect species was so refined she could control any being that contained the insect gene, including humans
Power/Ability to:	Control insects

The ability to control insects. Variation of Animal Manipulation.

Also Called

• Bug Manipulation
• Entomopathy
• Insect Control
• Volukinesis

Capabilities

Users can control various insects. They control them to do their bidding, for example, helping them during situations, using them against foes, and using them to see locations and gather information about a particular place. Some can see through the insects' eyes that are controlled allowing them to spy on others. Users can also understand or communicate with them, hence creating and strengthening friendships.

Applications

• Animal Scrying - to perceive through insect senses.
• Insect Empathy - to understand/feel their emotions.
• Mind Control - to control various kinds of insects.
• Mind Link - to have a mental bond.
• Taming - to tame their nature.
• Zoolingualism - to allow verbal communication.

Techniques

• Animal Empowerment - to gain strength from insects.

Variations

• Ant Manipulation
• Bee Manipulation
• Butterfly Manipulation

Associations

• Animal Manipulation
  • Volant Life Manipulation
• Animal Telepathy - limited to insects.
• Arachnid Manipulation - several users are also able to control spiders.
• Crustacean Manipulation - Insects are descended from crustaceans.
• Infestation
• Insect Generation/Summoning - create or summon insects.
• Insect Magic
• Insect Physiology - constant physical/mental bond may allow the user to adapt to certain insect-like traits.
• Living Hive
• Pestilence Manipulation - to command insects to spread disease and devour crops.
• Psychic Persuasion and/or Mind Control - limited to insects.

Limitations

• May be limited to only certain species.
• Some can only control the insects they create or summon.
• Range may be limited.
• Depends on the environment.

Known Users

• Mushizo (Ninja Scroll)
• Agitha (Agitha)
• Clancy (Ben 10)
• Makuta species (BIONICLE)
• Shiki (Black Cat)
• Tania (Cagaster of an Insect Cage)
• Irwina Allen (Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers); only bees and via mind control machine
• Insecto (Combo Ninos)
• Insectiva (Grossology)
• Tanya (Darker Than Black)
• Lilliput (Darkwing Duck)
• Queen Bee/Zazzala (DC Comics); only bees
• Insect Queen (DC Comics)
• Beelzebub (Demonology)
• Belial (Diablo)
• Dark Man/Mr. Dark (Fables)
• Tanya Christoff/The AntAgonizer (Fallout 3)
• Mambabarang (Filipino Mythology)
• Ponzu (Hunter x Hunter); only bees/via her hat
• Menomaru (InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time)
• Beekeeper (Johnny Test)
• Jupiter Jones (Jupiter Ascending)
• Byaku (Kekkaishi)
• Noah Wilder (The Last Mimzy); only Arthopods
• Alingasaw (Lastikman)
• Michelle (Los Protegidos)
• Jane Prentiss (The Magnus Archives)
• Ferio (Magic Knight Rayearth)
• Uranus (Marchen Awakens Romance); only moths
• Adriana Soria/Queen (Marvel Comics)
• Ant-Man (Marvel Comics); via cybernetic helmet
• David Haller/Legion/Styx (Marvel Comics); only flies
• The Pain/Hornet Soldier (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
• D'Vorah (Mortal Kombat)
• Imhotep (The Mummy)
• Aburame Clan (Naruto)
• Kamizuru Clan (Naruto); only bees
• Oogie Boogie (The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge)
• Mosquito Girl (One Punch Man); only mosquitoes
• Entoma Vasilissa Zeta (Overlord)
• Mambabarang (Pedro Penduko - Episode 6)
• Jennifer Corvino (Phenomena)
• Roach Coach (The Powerpuff Girls); only cockroaches
• Marguerite Baker (Resident Evil 7)
• Grandma Moonbeam (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)
• Friesia (The Seven Deadly Sins)
• Krypt King (Skylanders)
• Sasha Woodman/Queen Bee (Smallville)
• Ah Muzen Cab (Smite); only bees
• Princess Ivy (Sofia the First); only butterflies and fireflies
• Baxter Stockman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series); only flies
• Lord Dregg (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Tommyrod (Toriko)
• Wriggle Nightbug (Touhou Project)
• Mystia Lorelei (Touhou Project); mainly Winged Insects.
• Beelzebub (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Lucy (Winx Club)
• Mandragora (Winx Club)
• Taylor Hebert/Skitter/Weaver (Worm)
• Minoru Kamiya (YuYu Hakusho)
• Queen Hornet (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder); only bees
• Kuin Hachisuka (Vigilante - My Hero Academia: Illegals); only bees
• Arakune (Blazblue)
• Brick Bradley/Bugman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987)
• Jack (BioShock); via Insect Swarm Plasmid
• Subject Delta (BioShock 2); via Insect Swarm Plasmid
• Subject Sigma (BioShock 2: Minerva's Den); via Insect Swarm Plasmid
• Zinogre (Monster Hunter); only Fulgurbugs
• Queen Wasp/Miracle Queen (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir); only wasps
• The Intrusion (Fear Mythos)

Gallery

Shino Aburame (Naruto)

Wriggle Nightbug (Touhou Project) can manipulate insects, arachnids and other arthropods.

Shiki (Black Cat) can create and control insects and even modify their physiology to grant exotic abilities.

Minoru Kamiya (YuYu Hakusho) can control demon insects to have them inject his virus into humans.

Tanya Akulova (Darker Than Black: Gemini of The Meteor)

Adriana Soria (Marvel) using her manipulation power to attempt to control Spider-Man's mind.

Ant-Man (Marvel) can command ants by using a special Cybernetic helmet.

Styx (Marvel) can command and control vast armies of flies.

The Pain/Hornet Soldier (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) can control massive swarms of hornets.

Michelle (Los Protegidos) has control over all insects

Clancy (Ben 10) can mentally talk and control insects.

Clancy covers himself with armor made out of cockroaches.

Ah Muzen Cab (Smite) Mayan god of Bees and Honey

Dark Man/Mr. Dark (Fables) controlling all of the flies in New York

Weaver/Skitter (Worm), controlling her swarm through her powerful insect and arachnid controlling abilities..

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Beelzebub (Valkyrie Crusade) the archdemon of gluttony and the lord of flies.

Irwina Allen (Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers), uses a mind control machine to control bees.

Princess Ivy (Sofia the First), control black and white butterflies to drain colors away...

...and fireflies to erase somebody's memory.

Byaku (Kekkaishi) can control varies types of insect demons using his left eye.

Roach Coach (The Powerpuff Girls)

Uranus (Marchen Awakens Romance) can summon and command the Guardian ÄRM, Nachtfalter which takes the form of a giant moth.

Queen Wasp (Miraculous Ladybug) can control a large swarm of wasps.

Kuin Hachisuka (Vigilante - My Hero Academia: Illegals)