- For a gallery of examples for Light Manipulation, see here.
The power to manipulate light. Sub-power of Electromagnetism Manipulation and EM Spectrum Manipulation. The opposite of Darkness Manipulation.
Also Called
- Light Control
- Photokinesis
- Photon Manipulation
Capabilities
User can create, shape and manipulate visible light, commonly referred to simply 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 polarisation, 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 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
- Create/generate/increase, absorb, shape and manipulate light and colors.
- Absolute Light
- Bend and/or shift light particles:
- Flight/Levitation
- Light Attacks
- Light Solidification via controlling light.
- Move at light-speed.
Techniques
- Light Aura
- Light Empowerment
- Light Healing
- Light Mimicry
- Light Portal Creation
- Light Warp
- Photokinetic Combat
- Photokinetic Invisibility
- Photokinetic Regeneration
- Photokinetic Surfing
- Photoportation
Variations
- Dark Light Manipulation
- Esoteric Light Manipulation
- Image Subjection bending visual and photonic semblance to make people and the world experience/take after whatever user envisions it as.
- Laser Manipulation
- Light Embodiment
- Primordial Light Manipulation
- White Light Manipulation
Associations
- Big Bang Inducement
- Combined with Darkness Manipulation, may develop into Twilight Manipulation
- Highly advanced users 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.
- Electromagnetism Manipulation
- Elemental Manipulation
- EM Spectrum Manipulation
- Energy Manipulation
- Holy Breath
- Light Embodiment
- Light Form
- Lightside View by manipulating the bright areas of one's mind and soul.
- Mental Manipulation by learning to control light of mind and soul.
- Spark Manipulation
- Tachyon Manipulation
Limitations
- May be unable to create light, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
- Distance, energy mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user.
- 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.
Known Users
See Also: Light 'em Up
Mythology
- Aether (Greek Mythology)
- Iris/Arcus (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Amaterasu (Shinto Mythology)
Literature
- Children of Apollo (Percy Jackson series)
- John Smith/Number Four (Lorien Legacies)
- Sam Temple (Gone)
TV Series
- 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)
Comic Books
- Kiran aka Solstice (DC Comics)
- Dr Light (DC Comics)
- 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)
- Lucifer Morningstar (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- Luz (Marvel Comics)
- Northstar (Marvel Comics)
- Aurora (Marvel Comics)
- Dazzler (Marvel Comics)
- Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Mandarin (Marvel Comics)
- Genis-Vell (Marvel Comics)
- Polearis (Marvel Comics)
- Living Laser (Marvel Comics)
- Photon (Marvel Comics)
- The Angelus (Top Cow Comics)
- Chase (UN Comics)
- Noora the Light (The 99)
Manga/Anime
- Maya Yotsuba (Irregular at Magic High School)
- Makarov Dreyar (Fairy Tail)
- Sting Eucliffe (Fairy Tail)
- Loke (Fairy Tail)
- Maki Ichinose (Bleach)
- Kizaru/Borsalino (One Piece)
- Kars (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency); via Light Mode
- J. Gail (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders); via Hanged Man
- Lobomon/KendoGarurumon/Beowulfmon/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)
- Fairy Type Pokémon (Pokemon)
- 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)
- 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)
Video Games
- 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)
- 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)
- Jak via his Light Jak form (Jak and Daxter series)
- Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy/Dissidia)
- Tsubaki Yayoi (Blazblue)
- Sunny Milk (Touhou)
- Lux (League of Legends)
- Shana (Legend of Dragoon)
- Razeluxe Meitzen (Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy); via his light ring
TCG
- Light-Attribute Cards (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Fairy-Type Cards (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Light Cards (Duel Masters)
- Lugh (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Light Mystic (Valkyrie Crusade)
Western Animation
- Takua/Takanuva (Bionicle)
- Av-Matoran (Bionicle)
- Teridax (Bionicle);The Melding Alternate Universe
- Elyon Brown (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Stella (Winx Club)
- Iridessa (Disney Fairies)
- Light Fairies (Disney Fairies)
- Paleman (Lego Ninjago)
- Toilet Brush of Illumination (Yin Yang Yo)
Other
- Cynthia Andrews (The Young Guardians)
- Byun Baekhyun (EXO-K)