The power to manipulate latex. Variation of Colloid Manipulation, Rubber Manipulation and Artificial Element Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Latexkinesis
- Natural Rubber Manipulation
- Spandex Manipulation
Capabilities[]
The user can create, shape and manipulate latex. Latex is a stable dispersion (emulsion) of polymer micro-particles in an aqueous medium. It is found in nature, but synthetic latexes can be made by polymerizing a monomer such as styrene that has been emulsified with surfactants.
Latex is normally as found in nature is a milky fluid found in 10% of all flowering plants (angiosperms). It is a complex emulsion consisting of proteins, alkaloids, starches, sugars, oils, tannins, resins, and gums that coagulate on exposure to air. It is usually exuded after tissue injury. In most plants, latex is white, but some have yellow, orange, or scarlet latex. Since the 17th century, latex has been used as a term for the fluid substance in plants. It serves mainly as defense against herbivorous insects. Latex is not to be confused with plant sap; it is a separate substance, separately produced, and with separate functions.
The word latex is also used to refer to natural latex rubber, particularly non-vulcanized rubber. Such is the case in products like latex gloves, latex clothing and more.
Latex has also been used in the both Medical and Drug fields, for medical equipment, certain kinds of pain killers, and addictive substances. It has been used for clothing, making replicas, and creating disguises, among other things. So the user could help their allies by numbing pain for them, or getting enemies addicted to one of the substances created by latex.
Given the large versatility of latex, and where it can be applied, it could be boasted that Latex is more versatile than synthetic rubber given its properties, and where it has been used, vs. where Rubber has been used.
If the enemies of the user have sensitivity to latex, this ability can be quite lethal, though one could just thrust globs onto a enemies air passages, or strangle them to death. One could also make a bunch of Superballs/latex rubber balls and use them in a enclosed area to devastating effect... even making them a sticky latex web of some kind.
Given the various makeups of latex, it could be seen as a chemical cocktail, and certain properties added or taken away, such as flammability, or toxicity, or to the opposite end and make it flame resistant, though latex can only endure so much on ether end of heat and cold. If Latex becomes too cold it becomes brittle, if it becomes to hot it ether melts or combusts. Through certain processes, latex can be made harder, more durable, used to impede damage. One could replicate weaponry, though not as lethal as their counterparts, given the user has only made replicas of something that should be made of proper materials..
In the end, latex can be used offensively, defensively, as support, and/or as a utility type ability, it is highly versatile.
Applications[]
- Artificial/Organic Generation of latex.
- Artificial/Organic Attacks using latex as a medium.
- Artificial/Organic Constructs using latex.
- Clothing Creation: create armor, clothing, etc using latex.
- Object Creation: create various objects from latex.
- Weapon Creation: to form solid latex hardened weapons.
- Improbable Weapon Proficiency: by using latex as a weapon.
- Manipulate the properties of latex.
- Drug Creation: latex can be turned into, and be used as drugs.
- Medicine Creation: The properties of Latex can be used in a medicinal way.
- Move/lift latex.
- Flight using latex
- Matter Surfing by riding a mass/or a object made of latex.
Techniques[]
- Binding - trap/restrain targets in latex, like trapping them in cocoons of latex.
- Disguise Mastery: use/create prosthetics to change up one's body.
- Deoxygenation by cutting off airways of a victim trapped in latex.
- Artificial/Organic Mimicry to turn into living latex.
- Artificial/Organic Combat using latex.
- Artificial/Organic Aura of latex.
- Artificial/Organic Empowerment using latex.
Associations[]
- Artificial Element Manipulation
- Cloth Manipulation - latex is often used in certain types of clothing
- Colloid Manipulation - latex is a type of colloid.
- Elasticity
- Intimidation Intuition - dominatrices often wear black latex to appear intimidating.
- Medicine Manipulation - latex is used in certain types of medicine.
- Organic Manipulation - natural latex is organic.
- Plant Manipulation
- Poison Manipulation - latex can be poisonous depending on how its used.
- Sap Manipulation
- Rubber Manipulation - latex is synonymous with natural rubber, however the two are different chemically speaking.
Limitations[]
- May be unable to create latex, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
- Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.
- Both extreme heat and cold can affect latex.
- Extreme Ultraviolet exposure can degrade latex.
- Can be broken down, when exposed to certain solvents.
Known Users[]
- Professor Vale (DC Comics)
- Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box)
- Latex creatures (Changed)
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