- "My attachment to my children cannot be described as an emotion. They are a part of my identity, and I am... incomplete without them."
- ― Tuvok (Star Trek Voyager)
- "Children can't cut ties with their parents."
- ― Seigi's Father (The Case Files of Jeweler Richard)
The power to manipulate biological relatedness of people. Sub-power of Bond Manipulation.
Also Called
- Family Tree Alteration/Manipulation
- Lineage Alteration/Manipulation
- Relatedness Alteration/Manipulation
Capabilities
User can manipulate the relatedness between people, such as causing siblings to become half-siblings or unrelated to each other, strangers to become parent and child and so on. The changes may be done on on a biological level, changing only DNA, or on a cosmic level, rewriting history so the new relationship has always existed, being recognized and accepted by family members, documentation, etc.
Applications
- Connection Removal
- DNA Manipulation
- DNA Absorption
- Existence Replication
- Genetic Access
- Genetic Curing
- Genetic Disease Inducement
- Identity Manipulation
- Parental Selection
- Power Inheritance
Techniques
Associations
- Biological Manipulation
- Bond Manipulation
- Paradox Inducement
- Reality Warping
- Relationship Manipulation
Limitations
- May have a range, duration or quantity limit.
- May be limited to inner changes, keeping the subjects's appearance intact.
- May be limited to human relationships.
- May be limited to only one's own relationships.
- May be unable to choose which genes are shared, creating the possibility of inheritance of genetic disorders.
- May be unable to keep any change permanently.
Known Users
- Jane (All You Zombies); via Time Travel
- Modders (Crusader Kings/The Sims)
- Miyu Edelfelt/Emiya (Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya)
- Egyptian gods (The Kane Chronicles); depending on that of their vessels
- Vocaloids (Vocaloid)
- Rin and Len Kagamine
- Elsea de Lute Irma (The World God Only Knows); as the Ultimate Weiss
Gallery
Example of a paradox caused by this ability (Crusader Kings II)
Miyu (Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya) altered her DNA and lineage in order to become Shirou's true sister, which was signified by her eye color changing to match his own.
The family relationships between legendary figures, such as The Twelve Olympians, often vary between each version of their tale.
Rin & Len Kagamine (Vocaloid) like all other vocaloids, can be related, twins, lovers or even strangers depending on which song they appear in.