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{{Infobox
 
{{Infobox
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|Box title = Literary Manipulation
 
|Box title = Literary Manipulation
|image = File:The-unwritten 1.jpg
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|caption = The Unwritten Volume 1
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|caption = Literature is a luxury.
 
|Row 1 title = Power/Ability to:
 
|Row 1 title = Power/Ability to:
 
|Row 1 info = Manipulate literature.}}
 
|Row 1 info = Manipulate literature.}}
 
{{Quote|If you stop to think about it, you’ll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories.|Michael Ende}}
 
{{Quote|If you stop to think about it, you’ll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories.|Michael Ende}}
The power to '''manipulate literary objects'''. Sub-power of [[Recording Manipulation]]. Variation of [[Art Manipulation]] and [[Object Manipulation]].
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The power to '''manipulate literary objects'''. Sub-power of [[Record Manipulation]]. Variation of [[Art Manipulation]] and [[Object Manipulation]].
   
 
==Also Called==
 
==Also Called==
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==Applications==
 
==Applications==
 
Physical objects:
 
Physical objects:
 
* [[Book Constructs]]
 
* [[Control Manipulation]]
 
* [[Control Manipulation]]
 
** [[Object Creation Touch]]
 
** [[Object Creation Touch]]
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* Manipulate the [[Property Manipulation|properties]] of books.
 
* Manipulate the [[Property Manipulation|properties]] of books.
 
** [[Physical Restoration|Repair]] books.
 
** [[Physical Restoration|Repair]] books.
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* [[Telekinesis|Move/lift]] books.
* [[Telekinesis|Move/lift]] books at nearly any speed whether in/on surface, air or water. One could even do this on vacuum of space if one has way to survive the experience.
 
 
** [[Flight]] using books.
 
** [[Flight]] using books.
 
** [[Matter Surfing]] by riding books.
 
** [[Matter Surfing]] by riding books.
* [[Object Constructs]] using books.
 
 
* [[Object Possession]]
 
* [[Object Possession]]
 
* [[Projectile Enhancement]] with throwing books.
 
* [[Projectile Enhancement]] with throwing books.
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* [[Omnilingualism|Linguistic Intuition]] - to read every language.
 
* [[Omnilingualism|Linguistic Intuition]] - to read every language.
 
* [[Omnilegence]] - know all currently written material (this updates constantly).
 
* [[Omnilegence]] - know all currently written material (this updates constantly).
 
* [[Teleportation|Calling]] and/or [[Summoning|summoning]] books. May also allow the user to go to the books instead of summoning them.
* [[Summoning]] books.
 
 
** Summon [[Powerful Objects|items]], [[Monster Physiology|monsters]] and/or [[Magic|casting spells]] from the books.
 
** Summon [[Powerful Objects|items]], [[Monster Physiology|monsters]] and/or [[Magic|casting spells]] from the books.
   
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* ''[[Enhanced Forgery]]''
 
* ''[[Enhanced Forgery]]''
 
* ''[[Glyph Creation]]''
 
* ''[[Glyph Creation]]''
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* [[Inscription Casting|''Inscription Casting'']]
 
* ''[[Knowledge Replication]]'' to absorb information from books.
 
* ''[[Knowledge Replication]]'' to absorb information from books.
 
* ''[[Letter Empowerment]]'' to be empowered by letters.
 
* ''[[Letter Empowerment]]'' to be empowered by letters.
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* ''[[Story Manipulation]] ''
 
* ''[[Story Manipulation]] ''
 
** ''[[Story Creation]]''
 
** ''[[Story Creation]]''
 
* ''[[Story Mimicry]]''
 
* ''[[Storybook Mimicry]]'' to copy traits and abilities of character from a book.
 
* ''[[Storybook Mimicry]]'' to copy traits and abilities of character from a book.
 
** ''[[Book Jumping]]''
 
** ''[[Book Jumping]]''
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* ''[[Symbol Manipulation]]''
 
* ''[[Writing Manifestation]]'' to make written words manifest into physical/energy form/action.
 
* ''[[Writing Manifestation]]'' to make written words manifest into physical/energy form/action.
   
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*[[Card Manipulation]]
 
*[[Card Manipulation]]
 
*[[Character Manipulation]]
 
*[[Character Manipulation]]
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*[[Letter Manipulation]]
 
*[[Literature Embodiment]]
 
*[[Literature Embodiment]]
 
*[[Script Manipulation]]
 
*[[Script Manipulation]]
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* [[Data Manipulation]] allows manipulation of data and digital information.
 
* [[Data Manipulation]] allows manipulation of data and digital information.
 
* [[Drawing Creation]]
 
* [[Drawing Creation]]
* [[Teleportation|Calling]] and/or [[Summoning]] books. May also allow the user to go to the books instead of summoning them.
 
 
* [[Earth Manipulation]] allows manipulation of records in stone, metal, jewels and clay.
 
* [[Earth Manipulation]] allows manipulation of records in stone, metal, jewels and clay.
 
* [[Electronic Communication]] allows manipulation of digital and electronic records.
 
* [[Electronic Communication]] allows manipulation of digital and electronic records.
 
* [[Electronic-Media Jumping]] allows manipulation of electronic media.
 
* [[Electronic-Media Jumping]] allows manipulation of electronic media.
 
* [[Encyclopedic Knowledge]]
 
* [[Encyclopedic Knowledge]]
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* [[Fictional Mimicry]]
* [[Entertainment Materialization]]
 
 
* [[Fictional Summoning]]
 
** [[Entertainment Materialization]]
 
** [[Cartoon Materialization]]
 
** [[Cartoon Materialization]]
 
** [[Animation & Comics Materialization]]
 
** [[Animation & Comics Materialization]]
* [[Fictional Mimicry]]
 
 
* [[Genre Embodiment]]
 
* [[Genre Embodiment]]
 
* [[Indexing]]
 
* [[Indexing]]
* [[Inscriptive Magic]]
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* [[Inscription Casting]]
 
* [[Knowledge Manipulation]] allows manipulation of information/knowledge.
 
* [[Knowledge Manipulation]] allows manipulation of information/knowledge.
 
* [[Letter/Number/Word Projection]]
 
* [[Letter/Number/Word Projection]]
 
* [[Linguistic Manipulation]]
 
* [[Linguistic Manipulation]]
 
* [[Literature Embodiment]]
 
* [[Literature Embodiment]]
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* [[Literary Intuition]]
 
* [[Magic Books]]
 
* [[Magic Books]]
 
* [[Object Manipulation]]
 
* [[Object Manipulation]]
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* [[Projected Thermography]] could also play a role when creating the words to be used as weapons.
 
* [[Projected Thermography]] could also play a role when creating the words to be used as weapons.
 
* [[Reading Empowerment]]
 
* [[Reading Empowerment]]
* [[Recording Manipulation]]
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* [[Record Manipulation]]
 
* [[Story Manipulation]]
 
* [[Story Manipulation]]
 
* [[Omniscience|True Omnilegence]] know all ''every-when'' and ''everywhere'' written material or [[Omniscience]] using books.
 
* [[Omniscience|True Omnilegence]] know all ''every-when'' and ''everywhere'' written material or [[Omniscience]] using books.
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==Known Users==
 
==Known Users==
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''See Also: [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BookishTropes Bookish Tropes].''
 
{{scroll box|
 
{{scroll box|
 
*Pagemaster (''The Pagemaster'')
 
*Pagemaster (''The Pagemaster'')
 
*Cable (''Marvel Comics''); temporarily
 
*Cable (''Marvel Comics''); temporarily
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*Reader (''Marvel Comics'')
 
*[[w:c:inkheart:Meggie_Folchart|Meggie Folchart]] (''Inkheart Trilogy'')
 
*[[w:c:inkheart:Meggie_Folchart|Meggie Folchart]] (''Inkheart Trilogy'')
 
*[[w:c:inkheart:Mo_Folchart|Mortimer Folchart]] (''Inkheart Trilogy'')
 
*[[w:c:inkheart:Mo_Folchart|Mortimer Folchart]] (''Inkheart Trilogy'')
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*Lana (''Hyrule Warriors'')
 
*Lana (''Hyrule Warriors'')
 
*Alexander Anderson (''Hellsing'')
 
*Alexander Anderson (''Hellsing'')
*Levy McGarden (''Fairy Tail'')
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*Libriomancers (''Magic ex Libris'')
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*[https://havenmaine.wikia.com/wiki/T._J._Smith T.J. Smith] (''Haven'')
*Lucy Heartfilia (''Fairy Tail'')
 
*Maurella (''True Blood'')}}
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*Maurella (''True Blood'')
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*Ungalo, Stand, Bohemian Rhapsody (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part 6: Stone Ocean'')
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*Kevin Thorn (''Fables'')
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*Shinigami/Grim Reapers (''Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler'')}}
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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Anderson Pages.jpg|Alexander Anderson (Hellsing) uses pages from the Bible for such purposes as teleportation, restraining enemies, and creating holy barriers.
 
Anderson Pages.jpg|Alexander Anderson (Hellsing) uses pages from the Bible for such purposes as teleportation, restraining enemies, and creating holy barriers.
 
Hyrule_Warriors_-_Lana_Book_Artwork.png|Lana (Hyrule Warriors) uses the pages of her Book of Sorcery in combat.
 
Hyrule_Warriors_-_Lana_Book_Artwork.png|Lana (Hyrule Warriors) uses the pages of her Book of Sorcery in combat.
Pagemaster.jpg|Pagemaster (The Pagemaster)
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Pagemaster.jpg|Pagemaster (The Pagemaster) is known as the "Keeper of the Books", and "Guardian of Written Words".
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File:The-unwritten 1.jpg|The Unwritten Volume 1
library.jpg
 
 
Erazor_Djinn.jpg|The Erazor Djinn (Sonic and The Secret Rings) harnessed the stories of the Arabian Nights to augment his own power.
 
Erazor_Djinn.jpg|The Erazor Djinn (Sonic and The Secret Rings) harnessed the stories of the Arabian Nights to augment his own power.
 
Paulina_H.png|Paulina (Valkyrie Crusade) manipulating books.
 
Paulina_H.png|Paulina (Valkyrie Crusade) manipulating books.
 
Mont-d'Or's_Ability.png|Charlotte Mont-d'Or (One Piece) manipulating books.
 
Mont-d'Or's_Ability.png|Charlotte Mont-d'Or (One Piece) manipulating books.
 
File:Dancing_books.gif|Dancing with books.
 
File:Dancing_books.gif|Dancing with books.
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File:Bohemian Rhapsody-0.png|Ungalo's Stand, ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part 6: Stone Ocean)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   

Revision as of 16:57, 21 November 2019

"If you stop to think about it, you’ll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories."
― Michael Ende

The power to manipulate literary objects. Sub-power of Record Manipulation. Variation of Art Manipulation and Object Manipulation.

Also Called

  • Bibliokinesis
  • Book Control/Manipulation
  • Literature Control/Manipulation

Capabilities

User can create, shape and manipulate all forms of physical literary objects that are printed, written or drawn (books, comics, magazines, etc.), including their physical forms/materials and anything written, printed, illustrated, or drawn in them.

In extreme cases the user may have access even to the media that doesn't truly exist, but is only mentioned in other media or imagined to exist.

Applications

Physical objects:

Literature/Illustrations/text:

Techniques

Following may need specific Books or tools to use:

Variations

Associations

Limitations

  • May be unable to create books, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
  • Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user.
  • User who doesn't have a book at hand is helpless.
  • Books aren't the most portable or compact objects.
  • Usefulness depends of the quality (fashion magazine vs RPG Bestiary) and quantity (single book vs library).

Known Users

See Also: Bookish Tropes.

  • Pagemaster (The Pagemaster)
  • Cable (Marvel Comics); temporarily
  • Reader (Marvel Comics)
  • Meggie Folchart (Inkheart Trilogy)
  • Mortimer Folchart (Inkheart Trilogy)
  • Darius (Inkheart Trilogy)
  • Alien Step-Mother (My Step Mother's an Alien)
  • The Archive "Ivy" (The Dresden Files)
  • The Erazor Djinn (Sonic and The Secret Rings)
  • Jefferson Reed (The Meteor Man)
  • Jamaerah (Darksiders 2)
  • Noah (Soul Eater)
  • Thomas Shakespeare (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere)
  • Charlotte Mont-d'Or (One Piece)
  • Index (Soul Eater)
  • Libris (Charmed)
  • Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed); via the Smart Spell
  • Wizard Storybook (Wizards of Waverly Place)
  • Selina (Winx Club); via the Legendarium
  • Levy McGarden (Fairy Tail)
  • Paulina (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Dylan Piper (Return to Halloweentown); via Magic
  • Lana (Hyrule Warriors)
  • Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
  • Libriomancers (Magic ex Libris)
  • T.J. Smith (Haven)
  • Maurella (True Blood)
  • Ungalo, Stand, Bohemian Rhapsody (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part 6: Stone Ocean)
  • Kevin Thorn (Fables)
  • Shinigami/Grim Reapers (Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler)

Gallery

Videos