- For a gallery of examples for Light Manipulation, see here.
The power to generate, manipulate and/or absorb light particles. Sub-power of Electromagnetism Manipulation and EM Spectrum Manipulation. The opposite of Darkness Manipulation.
Also Called
- Light Control
- Photokinesis
- Photomancy
- Photon Manipulation
Capabilities
Users can control light: electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye and which is emitted and absorbed in tiny "packets" called photons. They can generate, bend, shift, focus, scatter and/or generally manipulate light to various decrees and effects.
The user is capable of bending the light around them in order to become invisible, generate blasts of photon energy, create force-fields and shields of light, and ride light-waves in order to fly. One can also create constructs, holographs,mentally repel photons in order to bring an area in total darkness, and become stronger by absorbing the ambient light in an area.
Applications
- Absorb and/or generate light and/or only certain colors and manipulate it on various ways.
- Bend and/or shift light particles:
- Project light in various ways including breath, balls, beams, explosions, or infusing weapons/limbs in combat.
- Formulated Light Blasts
- Flight/Levitation
- Light Healing
- Limited Darkness Manipulation by absorbing and manipulating light particles.
- Move at light-speed.
- Photokinetic Constructs, including weapons, armor, walls, clones or allies/servants.
Techniques
Variations
- Holy Light Manipulation
Associations
- Big Bang Inducement
- Combined with Darkness Manipulation, may develop into Twilight Manipulation
- Highly advanced user may be able to even absorb and manipulate the energy of light rays/particles that come from the sun, eventually gaining the ability of Solar Manipulation.
- Holy Breath
- Light Embodiment
- Light Form
- Spark Manipulation
- Speed Force
- User may be able to learn Magnetism Manipulation as light is a part of electromagnetic spectrum.
Limitations
- 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 bounced 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.
Known Users
- Lucifer Morningstar (Vertigo)
- Cynthia Andrews (The Young Guardians)
- Wizards and Witches (Harry Potter)
- Fairies (True Blood)
- Sting (Fairy Tail)
- Admiral Kizaru/Borsalino (One Piece)
- Kiran aka Solstice (DC Comics)
- Dr Light (DC Comics)
- Northstar (Marvel)
- Aurora (Marvel)
- Dazzler (Marvel)
- Magneto (Marvel)
- Sentry (Marvel)
- Mandarin (Marvel)
- Genis-Vell (Marvel)
- Maki Ichinose (Bleach)
- John Smith/Number Four (Lorien Legacies)
- Mike Morningstar/Darkstar (Ben 10 AF/UA)
- Lobomon/KendoGarurumon/MagnaGarurumon (Digimon Frontier)
- Beowulf (Devil May Cry)
- Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
- Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
- Mickey Mouse (Kingdom Hearts)
- Queen Minnie (Kingdom Hearts)
- Eraqus (Kingdom Hearts)
- Pennywise/IT/The Spider (Stephen King's IT) Via Deadlights
- Dante (Devil May Cry) via Beowulf Gauntlets
- Vergil (Devil May Cry) via Beowulf Gauntlets
- Orphanimon (Digimon)
- Sunny Milk (Touhou)
- Antonio Garcia (Power Rangers Samurai)
- Sam Temple (Gone)
- Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood)
- Lexa Pierce (Mutant X)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10 series)
- Verdona Tennyson (Ben 10 series)
- Anodites (Ben 10 series)
- Masaomi Heike (Code:Breaker manga)
- The Light (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- The Glow (Cardcaptor Sakura); creates small glowing orbs of light, which resembles fireflies
- Sartorius/"The Light of Destruction" (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)
- Moonlight (Soul Eater)
- Deng Dinka (Soul Eater)
- Toa Takanuva (BIONICLE)
- Jak via his Light Jak form (Jak and Daxter series)
- Starfire (Teen Titans)
- Living Laser (Marvel)
- Byun Baekhyun (EXO-K)
- Whitelighters (Charmed)
- Leo Wyatt (Charmed)
- Paige Matthews (Charmed)
- Children of Apollo (Percy Jackson Series)
- Lux (League of Legends)
- Palutena (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Photon (Marvel)
- Luminax (Krsytala TV Series)
- Masaki Kurusu (Getbackers)
- Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy/Dissidia)
- The Angelus (Top Cow Comics)
- Polearis (Marvel)
- Ion (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)
- Sailor Venus (Sailor Moon)
- Sekirei Number 8: Yume (Sekirei)
- Elyon Brown (W.I.T.C.H.)