Machine Swarming

Machine Swarming
Elena Validus (Ben 10) can disperse into a swarm of nanites.
Power/Ability to:	Transform into a swarm of machines.

Power to separate and disperse into a swarm of machines. Technique of Technology Manipulation. Variation of Scattering.

Also Called

• Machine Scattering/Swarm
• Technological/Technology Swarming

Capabilities

User can disperse their body into a swarm of machines (RC/mini vehicles, robots, nanites, drones, etc.), either single type or many different ones, scattering into large area while retaining control over their fragments instead of staying in relatively cohesive form and reforming from any part.

Applications

• Hive Mind
• Reforming
• Spying/scouting large areas at once.
• Defensive dispersing making the user very hard to hurt and especially capture/kill since finding all of the fragments is practically impossible using normal methods.

Techniques

• Flash Step: By transforming into the machines and back while moving around the battlefield.
• Micromachine Generation: Generate ones own cluster swarm of microscopic machinery.

Associations

• Aim Dodging
• Disassembly
• Safe Mode
• Scattering
• Technological Assimilation
• Technology Manipulation

Limitations

• There's a limit for how far the scattered parts can be from any other part.
• May need most of the scattered pieces together to be able to reform.
  • Missing parts may cause the inability to reform or cause reforming in a diminished/wounded state or partially complete.
• Amount of scattered pieces may be limited by the user's body size.
• May require enhanced coordination to control all the fragments.

• If half or all the scattered parts are injured, the user will also be when they transform back.
• May be limited to certain machines/technologies to turn into.
• Technology Manipulation can weaken the user.

Known Users

• Elena Validus (Ben 10)
• SIVA (Destiny)
• Kamen Rider Zero-One Metal Cluster Hopper form (Kamen Rider Zero-One)
• Technovore (Marvel Comics)
• Galvatron (Transformers: Age of Extinction)
• T-3000 Infiltrators/Genisys (Terminator Genisys); via Machine-Phase Matter
  • John Connor
• Joker 2.0 (The Batman)
• Michael Tan/Swarm (Ultimate Spiderman)

Gallery

Joker 2.0 (The Batman)

SIVA Swarms (Destiny)

Technovore (Marvel Comics)

As a T-3000, John Connor (Terminator Genisys) could use his machine-phase matter to phase through people by scattering himself.

Kamen Rider Zero-One Metal Cluster Hopper form (Kamen Rider Zero-One) can manipulate swarms of mechanical grasshoppers that made-up his suit.