The ability to manipulate the muscular structure of oneself or others. Variation of Body Manipulation.
Also Called
- Muscle Alteration/Control/Modification/Modifying
- Myokinesis
Capabilities
The user has complete control over the muscles of oneself and others, allowing them to freely alter and manipulate them, including altering muscle tissue itself, its development, increase/decrease muscle mass/strength and thus stamina, flexibility, reflexes, etc. They can move muscles without or keep them from moving, cause them to over or under-react to nerve-impulses, etc. The user can cause/remove any muscle related ailments/diseases or cause muscles to react so violently they rip the tendons from their connections, snap bones or are themselves damaged
Applications
- 100 Percent Muscle Usage/Enhanced Muscle Usage
- Death Inducement by expanding muscles until they snap vital bones, explode, or crush themselves under their own weight.
- Motor-Skill Manipulation by controlling muscles.
- Muscle Mass Enhancement
- Muscle Mass Weakening
- Muscle Tension Refinement
- Mutilation by tearing muscles in the opponent's body.
- Muting
- Prehensile Muscles By expanding/contracting muscles.
- Strength Absorption
Associations
Limitations
- If used many times, it can cause a cut in the muscle, known as heller myotomy.
- If used many times, muscle might tear.
- If used too many times, muscle cramps may occur.
- Increase in muscle may decrease speed due to increased mass.
- Increase in the muscle may weaken its resistance from the strain.
- May be limited to manipulating the muscles of others or only themselves.
Known Users
- Gentle (Marvel Comics)
- Agent X/Nijo (Marvel Comics)
- Vibranium (Marvel Comics)
- Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Skinless Man (Marvel Comics)
- David Haller/Legion/Sally (Marvel Comics); persona of Legion
- Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- Bruiser (Marvel Comics)
- Bane (DC Comics); via Venom
- Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Urouge (One Piece)
- Popeye (Popeye the Sailor) via Spinach
- Vilgax (Ben 10)
- Suigetsu Hozuki (Naruto)
- Mangetsu Hozuki (Naruto)
- Gozu (Naruto Shippuden)
- Master Roshi (Dragonball Z)
- Goku (Dragonball Z)
- Gohan (Dragonball Z)
- Broly (Dragonball Z)
- Saiyans (Dragonball Z)
- Majin Buu (Dragonball Z)
- Kid Buu (Dragonball Z)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box)
- Fukurou Tsurobomi (Medaka Box)
- Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Boy Meats (Biological Skill)
- Gaston King (The Immortal Knights)
- Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)
- Joy Fullbun (Fairy Tail)
- Machi (Hunter x Hunter)
- Gyanza Rujike (Black Cat)
- Toriko (Toriko)
- Mansam (Toriko)
- Shigematsu (Toriko)
- Tommyrod (Toriko)
- Meteor Garlic consumers (Toriko)
- Skull (Reborn)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic)
- Garlic Jr. (Dragon Ball Z)
- Humungousaur (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)
- Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
- Fighting type Pokemon or using the move Bulk Up (Pokemon)
- Ikkaku Madarame (Bleach)
- Kinniku Clan (Kinnikuman)
- Lao G (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Gyro Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7 Steel Ball Run)
- Edajima Heihachi (Sakigake Otokojuku)
- Date Omito (Sakigake Otokojuku)
- Hong En-Lai (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
- Akira Kongou (Kongou Banchou)
- Biscuit Olivia (Baki the Grappler)
- Muscular (My Hero Academia)
- All-Might (My Hero Academia)
- Izuku Midorira/Deku (My Hero Academia)