- "Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do."
- ― Selenia, dark angel, Lightning Blast, Magic: The Gathering
- "Light can do a lot of things. It can illuminate. It can welcome. It can warm. As it turns out, it can also make laser beams that slice through protosteel"
- ― Toa Takanuva, BIONICLE
- "Light is the symbol of truth."
- ― James Russell Lowell
The power to manipulate light. Opposite to Darkness Manipulation.
Also Called
- Light Element Control
- Photokinesis
- Photon Manipulation
- Visible Light Manipulation
- Visible Radiation Manipulation
Capabilities
The user can create, shape and manipulate visible light, commonly referred to as light, is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye, and is responsible for the sense of sight.
Primary properties of visible light are intensity, propagation direction, frequency or wavelength spectrum, and polarization, while its speed in a vacuum (299,792,458 meters per second/186,000 MPS) is one of the fundamental constants of nature. Visible light, as with all types of electromagnetic radiation (EMR), is experimentally found to always move at this speed in a vacuum.
In common with all types of EMR, visible light is emitted and absorbed in tiny "packets" called photons and exhibits properties of both waves and particles. This property is referred to as the wave–particle duality. The study of light, known as optics, is an important research area in modern physics.
Applications
- Absolute Light
- Bend and/or shift light particles:
- Color Manipulation
- Light Absorption
- Light Attacks
- Light Contact
- Light Generation/Color Generation
- Light Negation
- Light Solidification
- Manipulate the properties of light.
- Move at light-speed.
- Photo-Telekinesis
- Photokinetic Constructs
Techniques
- Light Aura
- Light Boundary
- Light Defense
- Light Empowerment
- Light Healing
- Light Mimicry
- Light Portal Creation
- Light Transmutation
- Light Warp
- Photokinetic Combat
- Photokinetic Invisibility
- Photokinetic Regeneration
- Photokinetic Surfing
- Photoportation
Variations
- Conceptual Light Manipulation
- Dark Light Manipulation
- Demonic Light Manipulation
- Empathic Light Manipulation
- Esoteric Light Manipulation
- Laser Manipulation
- Life Light Manipulation
- Light Energy Manipulation
- Light Magic
- Optical Phenomena Manipulation
- Primordial Light Manipulation
- Psychic Light Manipulation
- Sacred Light Manipulation
- Spiritual Light Manipulation
- Ultraviolet Manipulation
- White Light Manipulation
Associations
- Big Bang Inducement
- Day Embodiment
- Electromagnetism Manipulation
- Elemental Manipulation
- EM Spectrum Manipulation
- Energy Manipulation
- Emotional Energy Manipulation - through empathic light.
- Life-Force Manipulation - light is often associated with life force.
- Light Boundary
- Light Element Manipulation
- Light Embodiment
- Light-Darkness Manipulation
- Light Form
- Light Weaponry
- Lightside View - by manipulating the bright areas of one's mind and soul.
- Mental Manipulation - by learning to control light of mind and soul.
- Perception Manipulation - by controlling peoples visual perception of reality.
- Photokinetic/Blindness Immunity
- Rainbow Manipulation
- Reflection Manipulation
- Solar Manipulation by manipulating sunlight.
- Spark Manipulation
- Tachyon Manipulation
- Truth Manipulation - light is associated with truth.
- Twilight Manipulation when combined with Darkness Manipulation.
- Vision Manipulation - light grants the sense of sight.
Limitations
- Photokinetic Immunity
- May be unable to create light, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
- Distance, energy mass, precision, etc. depend upon the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.
- Users light is affected by everything that all light is, unless they are powerful/skilled enough to overcome these limits:
- Glass Manipulation and/or Reflection Manipulation bounces back by a reflective surface.
- Gravity Manipulation bends light.
- No matter how powerful the light is it will pass through anything completely transparent.
- May be overwhelmed by Darkness Manipulation.
- Since light is a constant existing element, the user will have to keep any light constructs in check to keep them from going on forever.
- Weak against Light Boundary/Light Absorption.
Known Users
See Also: Light 'em Up.
Mythology/Folklore
- Aether (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Iris/Arcus (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Apollo/Phoebus (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Hyperion (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Helios (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Amaterasu (Shinto Mythology)
Literature
- Lone Star (The Cloak Society)
- Alice Quinn (The Magicians)
- Children of Apollo (Percy Jackson series)
- Knights of the Borrowed Dark (Knights of the Borrowed Dark series)
- Denizen Hardwick
- Vivian Hardwick
- John Smith/Number Four (Lorien Legacies)
- Sam Temple (Gone)
- Alina Starkov (The Grisha Triology)
- Brooke Richardson (The Eidolon Saga)
- Shadows (Red Queen)
- Elane Haven
- Stralian Haven
- Cynthia Andrews (The Young Guardians)
Live Television/Movies
- Alice Quinn (The Magicians)
- Lost Galaxy Rangers (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy); via Lights of Orion Armor
- Antonio Garcia (Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai)
- Whitelighters and Elders (Charmed)
- Leo Wyatt (Charmed)
- Paige Matthews (Charmed)
- Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood)
- Lexa Pierce (Mutant X)
- Fairies (True Blood)
- Luminax (Krsytala TV Series)
- Nikolas Beauchamp (Witches of East End)
- James Freeman (Bomb Squad)
- Will Freeman (Bomb Squad)
- Light-talent Fairies (Disney Fairies)
- Iridessa
- Illumi
Comics
- Ray Terrill/The Ray (DC Comics)
- Kiran/Solstice (DC Comics)
- Dr. Light (DC Comics)
- Ion (DC Comics)
- Martians (DC Comics)
- The Predator (DC Comics)
- The Butcher (DC Comics)
- Parallax (DC Comics)
- Ophidian (DC Comics)
- Adara (DC Comics)
- Proselyte (DC Comics)
- The White Entity (DC Comics)
- Lucifer Morningstar (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- Luz (Marvel Comics)
- Northstar (Marvel Comics)
- Aurora (Marvel Comics)
- Dazzler (Marvel Comics)
- Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Karolina Dean (Marvel Comics)
- Mandarin (Marvel Comics)
- Genis-Vell (Marvel Comics)
- Polaris (Marvel Comics)
- Living Laser (Marvel Comics)
- Photon (Marvel Comics)
- The Angelus (Top Cow Comics)
- Chase (UN Comics)
- Noora the Light (The 99)
- Richard Spender (Paranatural)
Anime/Manga
- Maya Yotsuba (Irregular at Magic High School)
- Makarov Dreyar (Fairy Tail)
- Sting Eucliffe (Fairy Tail)
- Loke (Fairy Tail)
- Maki Ichinose (Bleach)
- Borsalino/Kizaru (One Piece)
- Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II Battle Tendency); via Light Mode
- J. Gail/Centerfold (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders); via Hanged Man
- Lobomon/KendoGarurumon/Beowolfmon/MagnaGarurumon (Digimon)
- Angel Digimon (Digimon)
- Masaomi Heike (Code:Breaker manga)
- The Light (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Sartorius/"The Light of Destruction" (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)
- Moonlight (Soul Eater)
- Deng Dinka (Soul Eater)
- Cure Heart/Mana Aida (Doki Doki Precure)
- Sailor Venus (Sailor Moon)
- Sekirei Number 8: Yume (Sekirei)
- Haos Bakugan (Bakugan)
- Cure Happy/Miyuki Hoshizora (Smile Precure)
- Cure Sunshine/Itsuki Myoudouin (Heartcatch Precure)
- Cure Dream/Nozomi Yumehara (Precure 5/Yes! Precure 5 GOGO!)
- Masaki Kurusu (Getbackers)
- Rano (LESSA)
- Escanor (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Goddess Clan (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Pegasus Kouga (Saint Seiya Omega)
- Sagittarius Seiya (Saint Seiya Omega)
- Aria (Saint Seiya Omega)
- Athena (Saint Seiya Omega)
- Uriel (Bastard!!)
- Sigmund (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
- Kirara Amanogawa/Cure Twinkle (Go! Princess Precure)
- Haruko Amaya (Maken-Ki!); via Murakumo
- Cao Cao (Highschool DxD); via True Longinus
- Azazel (Highschool DxD)
- Angels (High School DxD)
- Seji Date/Sage Date (Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers/Ronin Warriors)
Video Games
- Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
- Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)
- Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight (Dark Souls); before using all of his strength to further his Age of Fire
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
- Mickey Mouse (Kingdom Hearts)
- Queen Minnie (Kingdom Hearts)
- Eraqus (Kingdom Hearts)
- Princesses of Heart (Kingdom Hearts)
- Dante (Devil May Cry); via Beowulf Gauntlets
- Vergil (Devil May Cry); via Beowulf Gauntlets
- Beowulf (Devil May Cry)
- Palutena (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Baldur (God Of War)
- Jak via his Light Jak form (Jak and Daxter series)
- Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy/Dissidia)
- Satya Vaswani/Symmetra (Overwatch)
- Tsubaki Yayoi (Blazblue)
- Sunny Milk (Touhou)
- Lux (League of Legends)
- Shana (Legend of Dragoon)
- Light Skylanders (Skylanders)
- Luminous (Skylanders)
- Galeem (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
- Razeluxe Meitzen (Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy); via his light ring
- Chip/Light Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Necrozma (Pokémon)
- Fairy Type Pokémon (Pokémon)
- Galeem (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
- Eve (Elsword); as Code: Battle Seraph/Code: Sariel
- Ain (Elsword)
- Hel (SMITE); in her light stance
- Ra (SMITE)
- Khepri (SMITE)
- Amaterasu (SMITE)
- Isis (SMITE)
- Delsin Rowe (InFAMOUS: Second Son); via manipulating neon
- Abigail Walker (InFAMOUS: Second Son)
TCG
- Light-Attribute Cards (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Fairy-Type Cards (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Light Cards (Duel Masters)
- Light Civilization (Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters)
- Lugh (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Light Mystic (Valkyrie Crusade)
Cartoons
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
- BoBoiBoy Light/Solar (BoBoiBoy Galaxy)
- Matoran/Toa/Turaga of light (Bionicle)
- Toa Takanuva
- Teridax (Bionicle); The Melding Alternate Universe
- Raava (Legend of Korra)
- Elyon Brown (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Stella (Winx Club)
- Paleman (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Toilet Brush of Illumination (Yin Yang Yo)
- Lucifer (Ao No Exorcist)
- Atomix's Species (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Atomix
- Zadavia (Loonatics Unleashed)
- Optimatus (Loonatics Unleashed)
- Flora, Fauna, & Merryweather (Disney's Sleeping Beauty)
Known Objects
- Murakumo (Maken-Ki!)
- True Longinus (Highschool DxD)
- Pika Pika no Mi (One Piece)
- Noro Noro no Mi (One Piece)
Gallery
Comics
The Angelus (Top Cow Comics) is an undeniable master of light.
Ion (DC Comics)
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The Predator (DC Comics)
The Butcher (DC Comics)
Parallax (DC Comics)
Ophidian (DC Comics)
Adara (DC Comics)
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Proselyte (DC Comics)
The White Entity (DC Comics)
Doctor Light (DC Comics)
Dazzler (Marvel Comics) shooting a "photon blast".
Luz (Marvel Comics) creating constructs from light.
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Karolina Dean (Marvel Comics)
The Sentry (Marvel Comics) has the ability to generate, control, and emit photon particles of light.
Games
Sora (Kingdom Hearts series)
Warrior of Light (Dissidia Final Fantasy)
Lugh (Valkyrie Crusade) the goddess of light.
Light Mystic (Valkyrie Crusade)
Chip/Light Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Symmetra (Overwatch) can bend light in order to warp reality.
Galeem (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) can vaporize fighters with beams of light and use his power to create "Puppet Fighters".
Anime/Manga
The Light Card (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Heike Masaomi (Code Breaker) can manipulate photons.
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Makarov Dreyar (Fairy Tail) a powerful user of Light Magic.
Rano (LESSA) is able to manipulate light, his use only limited by his imagination.
Sting Eucliffe (Fairy Tail) the Light Dragon Slayer.
Kendogarurumon (Digimon series)
Cure Sunshine (Heartcatch Precure)
Cure Happy (Smile Precure)
Cure Dream (Precure 5)
The Light (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Sailor Venus (Sailor Moon) is Senshi of Light and can create beams of golden light to attack enemy.
Cure Honey (Happiness Charge Pretty Cure) can control the Light to attack and purify enemy.
Escanor (Nanatsu no Taizai) can use his ability Sunshine to radiate intense waves of light and heat capable of easily melting and vaporizing stone.
Haruko (Maken-Ki!) can summon Murakumo that allows her to turn her element into photons around the blade.
Cao Cao (Highschool DxD) is the wielder of the True Longinus, a divine spear with tremendous light based powers.
Foxy (One Piece) manipulating "Noroma Photons".
Movies
Takanuva (Bionicle) channeling his immense light powers.
Cartoons
Dr. Light (DC Comics) using Light Manipulation.
Along with manipulating light, Noora the Light (The 99) can also see the goodness and darkness in people.
Stella (Winx Club) is the Fairy of the Sun, Moon and Stars and can control any kind of Light.
Iridessa (Disney Fairies) like all light faries can touch, bend, manipulate, control, and create light for various purposes, such as moving sunbeams into a different position.
Zadavia (Loonatics Unleashed)
Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
Literature
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Alina Starkov (The Grisha Triology)
Television
Sookie (True Blood) can manipulate and create light. While using this ability she also channels nature.
Sookie (True Blood) zaps a witch
Cordelia Chase (Angel) uncontrollably generates a large amount of offensive light.
Start a Discussion Discussions about Light Manipulation
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Power Workshop: Shadow Manipulation
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True, but does the distinction really warrant renaming a power and changing all links associated with it?
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It would definitely have to be a group effort, but yeah
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What if the person would wields light manipulation is evil?
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Dr Light is a DC villain who raped a woman. Guess what his main superpower is -
yeah... we could probably give a hint of Galeem instead. Sure, Galeem is the ironically the darkest villian i've ever seen. I'm ...
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