Metal Manipulation

"If you open your mind, you will see that all the elements are one. Four parts of the same whole. Even metal is just a part of Earth, that has been purified and refined."

― Guru Pathik talking to Aang about metal (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

The power to manipulate metal. Sub-power of Magnetism Manipulation. Variation of Earth Manipulation, Elemental Manipulation and Solid Manipulation. Opposite to Nonmetal Manipulation.

Also Called[]

Metal Bending/Control
Metallic Control/Manipulation
Metal Element Control/Manipulation
Metallokinesis/Metalkinesis/Ferrokinesis

Fiction-Specific Terms[]

Metalbending (Avatar series)

Capabilities[]

The user can create, shape and manipulate metal, a solid material (an element, compound, or alloy) that is typically hard, shiny, and features good electrical and thermal conductivity. Metals are generally malleable—they can be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking—as well as fusible (able to be fused or melted) and ductile (able to be drawn out into a thin wire).

Applications[]

Manipulate the properties of metals.
- Polish metals.
- Repair metal objects.
- Metal Attacks
Metal Constructs
Metal Detection
Metal Dust Manipulation
Metal Generation
Metal Solidification
Move/lift metal.
- Elemental Flight using metal.
- Matter Surfing by riding metallic object

Techniques[]

Variations[]

Associations[]

Architecture Manipulation
Bullet Manipulation
Cold Manipulation - metals are cold due to conducting heat away.
Conductivity Manipulation - metals are excellent conductors of heat, electricity, and sound.
Corrosion Manipulation
Earth Manipulation
Electron Manipulation - metals contain free-flowing electrons.
- Electromagnetism Manipulation
  - Elemental Manipulation
Furniture Manipulation
Gun Manipulation
Jewelry Manipulation
Matter Manipulation by affecting the metallic particles in the non-metallic objects.
Magma Manipulation
Magnet Manipulation
Magnetic Skin
Magnetism Manipulation though only metals that are magnetic
Metal Morphing
Mineral Manipulation
Technology Manipulation
Weapon Manipulation

As one of the Chinese Five Elements, metal is associated with:

Limitations[]

May be unable to create metal, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user and their power's natural limits.
May be limited to certain metals.
Metal may be affected by everything that normal metals would be, although the user may be perfectly able to use their power to return the metal to its original shape and/or controlling it even under these forces:
- Melt under extreme heat (Fire Manipulation, Magma Manipulation or Thermal Manipulation).
- Turn brittle and shatter under extreme cold (Freezing).
- Can be rusted (Oxygen Manipulation, Water Manipulation or Rust Manipulation).
- Susceptible to corroding (Plasma Manipulation or Acid Manipulation).
Extremely vulnerable to Electricity Manipulation as metal conducts electricity.
May be weak against Magnetism Manipulation, although some metals (such as gold) are not magnetic/not strongly magnetic.
If it derives from Earth Manipulation, the user may only be able to manipulate the earth within metals; pure or refined metals would be nearly or entirely impossible to manipulate.

Known Users[]

See Also: Extra Ore Dinary.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Dalk (Bleach)
Michizō Tachihara (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Nenene Fujiwara (Code:Breaker)
Toki Fujiwara (Code:Breaker)
Watts (Darwin's Game)
Grigory (Darwin's Game)
General Rilldo (Dragon Ball GT)
Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail)
Alchemists (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Edward Elric; formerly
Ihwa/Hero Kiler (Hero Killer)
Jasper Libera (High Card); via Metallical Parade card
Forever (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); via Strength
Mariah (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part); via Bastet
Risotto Nero (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); via Metallica
Mike O. (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run); via Tubular Bells
Metal Demons (Konjiki no Gash!!/Zatch Bell)
Luca (Metallica Metalluca)
Wolfram (My Hero Academia)
Sasha (Seikon no Qwaser/The Qwaser of Stigmata)
Eva Silver (Seikon no Qwaser/The Qwaser of Stigmata)
Eva-Q/R (Seikon no Qwaser/The Qwaser of Stigmata)
Jackal (Seikon no Qwaser/The Qwaser of Stigmata)
Electromasters (Toaru Majutsu no Index/A Certain Magical Index/Toaru Kagaku no Railgun/A Certain Scientific Railgun)
- Mikoto Misaka
- Misaka Worst
Gin Momokane (Tougen Anki)
Taguri Kanayama (Tsugumomo)
Metalfoes Archetype (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Cartoons

Metalbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
BoBoiBoy Rumble (BoBoiBoy franchise)
Annette (Castlevania: Nocturne)
Karlof (Lego Ninjago: Master of Spinjitzu)
Mallory Mastermind (Loonatics Unleashed)
Metal Elementor (Max Steel (2013))
The Silver Scorpion (Silver Scorpion)
Peridot (Steven Universe)
Metal Foot Mystic (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003))
Cornelia Hale (W.I.T.C.H.)
Jason James/Z-Strap (Zero-3)

Comics

Iron Butterfly (DC Comics)
Cosmic Boy (DC Comics)
Shrapnel (DC Comics)
Scrapmetal (DC Comics)
Max Eisenhardt/Magneto (Marvel Comics)
Crystal (Marvel Comics); via Earth Manipulation
Doctor Octopus (Ultimate Marvel Comics)

Literature

Declan O'Carroll (Demon Accords)
Magnetrons (Red Queen)
- Lucas Samos
- Volo Samos
- Evangeline Samos
- Ptomelus Samos
Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows)
All Mistborn (Mistborn Series)
Coinshots (Mistborn Series)
Lurchers (Mistborn Series)
David (The Grisha Trilogy)
Irina (The Grisha Trilogy)
Hazel Levesque (Heroes of Olympus); can manipulate precious metals.