- "Reality has exiled me. I am no longer bound by its laws."
- ― Ixidor, Reality Sculptor, Magic: The Gathering
- "Reality is often disappointing. That is, it was. Now, reality can be whatever I want."
- ― Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War
- "I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN *DO* THESE THINGS!!"
- ― Charlie the unicorn
The ability to manipulate reality.
Also Called
- Actuality Manipulation
- Essokinesis/Ontokinesis
- Existential State Manipulation
- Objective Reality Distortion
- Reality Adjustment/Alteration/Bending/Control/Distortion/Manipulation/Overwriting
- Self-Wish Granting
Capabilities
User can create, shape and manipulate reality just by thinking about it; while weaker users are limited to what is already considered "real", stronger ones can make changes from nothing. Depending on the power of a reality warper, they may alter something as tangible as physics and the universe to something inconceivable like logic.
The way the power really works is when the user controls the very existential state of anything depending on their proficiency, regardless of whether or not the entity in question is an object or subject, among so many or most others depending on their power scale. It can range from transmogrifying objects or subjects into something different, altering the laws of reality, logic and physics, creating things out of thin air, to even outright erasing it on the spot.
Applications
- Manipulations:
- Biological Manipulation:
- Cosmological Force Manipulation:
- Elemental Manipulation:
- Omni-Psionics
- Superpower Manipulation
- Unique Manipulations:
- Absolute Force Manipulation
- Absolute Law Manipulation
- Absolute Psionic Power
- Answer Manipulation
- Being Manipulation
- Beyondness Manipulation
- Bond Manipulation
- Boundary Manipulation
- Causality Manipulation
- Continuity Manipulation
- Detail Manipulation
- Determinant Manipulation
- Distinction Manipulation
- Event Manipulation
- Existence Manipulation
- Fact Manipulation
- Inner Nature Manipulation
- Interbeing Manipulation
- Link Manipulation
- Metaphysics Manipulation
- Meta Matter Manipulation
- Meta Power Manipulation
- Meta Probability Manipulation
- Meta Space-Time Manipulation
- Nothingness Manipulation
- Pataphysics Manipulation
- Realistic Appearance Manipulation
- Trans-Reality Manipulation
- Truth Manipulation
- Universal Manipulation
- World Manipulation
- Other:
Techniques
Variations
- Cartoon Physics: Replace or apply absurd laws of the universe.
- Choicifery: Manipulate reality via choices.
- Comic Narration: Control reality via comic books.
- Dual Warping: Warp reality both rationally and irrationally.
- Fairytale Warping: Alter reality by via the principles of storytelling.
- Faithifery: Alter reality according to one's belief.
- Gesturify: Affect the very fabric of reality simply by using different forms of gestures.
- Logic Manipulation: Control the very rules of logic and reason.
- Mentifery: Power to turn thoughts and imagination into reality; the original and purest form of reality warping.
- Miming: Interact and change reality via miming.
- Narration: Manipulate reality via writing.
- Natural Warping: Change reality via tapping natural energies.
- Oneiric Reality Manipulation: Warp reality via dreams/nightmares.
- Pathifery: Control reality based on instincts/emotions, rather than actual coherent thoughts or words.
- Phenomenon Manipulation: Control, as well as create supernatural phenomenon/anomalies which defy the laws of physics.
- Possibility Reconstruction: Control reality with already existing possibilities.
- Primordial Reality Manipulation: Control the original pre-reality.
- Quantum String Manipulation: Distort reality by manipulating quantum strings.
- Reality Artistry: Control reality via art.
- Reality Field Projection: Project an effect field that grants the user control over all reality in it.
- Reality Level Manipulation: Control the various levels of reality.
- Reality Magic: Control reality through magic.
- Reality Playing: Transform games into reality.
- Reality Randomization: Control reality in a random way.
- Reality Weaponry: Manipulate reality with weapons.
- Science Manipulation: Control reality by controlling the scientific law.
- Subjective Reality: Turn fantasies into a reality by manipulating the boundary between them.
- True Illusion: Turn your illusions into reality.
- Uncertainty Manipulation: Warp reality via paranormal and unfathomable feats, allowing creations of anomalies and among other things.
- Virtual Warping: Control reality in computer-like fashion.
- Data Warping: Control reality by Data, Information and Knowledge.
- Vocifery: Change reality by always being right.
- Figurative Vocifery: Warp reality by speaking metaphorically.
- Wish Granting: Control reality by granting wishes.
- Absolute Wish - Wishes without limits.
- Xenopsychic Reality Warping: Control reality based on the thoughts and imagination of others.
Power Level
- Users of this stage cannot break the laws of physics, but they can bend them, such as running on vertical walls. They are the weakest of reality warpers, being severely limited and are debatable to being called "Reality Warpers".
- Users of this can mimic animated characters. Users of this level of power can perform a seemingly impossible feat (e.g. producing a mallet out of thin air). Some may be able to impose their laws onto others.
- Users of this power level are a very powerful force to be reckoned with. They can manipulate physics, allowing them to not only bend, but even break the laws of physics. Being the general form of reality warper, 'Physics Manipulators' can invent their own physical laws and impose them on the rest of the universe.
- These are the rarest among other reality warpers. Not only that they can break the laws of physics, they can control the very rules of logic and reason to perform feats that are not only impossible, but also inconceivable. They are so powerful, they may appear to be practically nigh omnipotent.
Associations
- Absolute Existence
- Absolute Wish
- Actuality Manipulation
- Alpha Reality
- Alternate Reality Insertion
- Existence Assignment
- Foreign Reality Manipulation
- Ideal Manipulation
- Meta Probability Manipulation
- Nigh Omnipotence - Powerful reality warpers can do almost anything they want.
- Objectivity Manipulation
- Omega Reality
- Possibility Manipulation
- Psycho Warping
- Real World Immunity
- Reality Embodiment
- Reality Evasion
- Reality Exchange
- Reality Guardianship
- Reality Immunity
- Reality Inducement
- Reality Mutation
- Reality Power Link
- Rumor Manipulation
- Subjective Reality
- Unreality Manipulation
- Wish Granting
Limitations
- Users of Anti-World are so overwhelmingly powerful that they can destroy realities, thus rendering the power extremely useless against them.
- Can be outdone by users of Alpha Reality and Omega Reality.
- Users of Reality Anchoring and Reality Separation are immune.
- Limited by how much raw power the user actually possesses.
- Overpowered by Omnipotence, Omnilock, Omni-Negation and other Omnipotent Powers.
- Users of Reality Restoration can simply undo everything.
- Reality Warping and Paradox Manipulation tend to cancel each other out.
- Basic knowledge of things, creativity, and desire for things to happen are needed for the user to warp reality effectively.
- Cannot fool users of Reality Perception.
- Power can be negated by users of Reality Alteration Negation.
- May need to be within a reality to be able to bend it.
- If user is placed in a realm with its reality is destroyed, they may be powerless.
- Unless they have Reality Awareness or Reality Perception, user may be vulnerable to Illusion Manipulation.
- May need to perform certain actions to use the power (rhyming, writing, etc.).
- May be hard to control.
Universal Differences
- In Marvel Comics, reality manipulators affect the atomic structure of matter as well as energy (much like all kinds of Matter Manipulating powers) in order to affect reality, when outside of it, it actually revolves around altering the existential state of things. This is just because Marvel has their own subjective view of how it might be used.
Known Users
See Also: Reality Warper.
Comics
- Chaos Knuckles (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Enerjak (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Mammoth Mogul (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed comics)
- Joel (Concession)
- Anti-Monitor (DC Comics)
- Bat-Mite (DC Comics)
- Captain Atom (DC Comics)
- Matthew Stuart/Bedlam (DC Comics)
- Rift (DC Comics)
- Mr. Mxyzptlk (DC Comics); via Gesturify
- Superman Prime One Million (DC Comics), with the power of another 5th Dimensional Imp
- The Great Evil Beast (DC Comics)
- Trigon (DC Comics)
- The Spectre (DC Comics)
- The First Lantern/Volthoom (DC Comics)
- The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics); via Dark Metal Cards
- Locus (DC Comics)
- Dave Strider (Homestuck)
- Dirk Strider (Homestuck)
- Alt-Calliope (Homestuck)
- Spawn (Image Comics); via Omni-Magic
- Abraxas (Marvel Comics)
- Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics)
- Amenhotep IV (Marvel Comics)
- Alfie O'Meagan (Marvel Comics)
- Galactus (Marvel Comics)
- Jamie Braddock (Marvel Comics); via Quantum String Manipulation
- The Beyonder (Marvel Comics)
- Franklin Richards (Marvel Comics)
- Miranda (Marvel Comics)
- Nathaniel Grey/X-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Onslaught (Marvel Comics)
- Proteus (Marvel Comics)
- Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics); via Chaos Magic.
- William Kaplan (Marvel Comics); aka: Wiccan, Demiurge, Asgardian, Thor Jr., Warlock Boy, Magic Lad, etc.
- The Living Tribunal (Marvel Comics)
- The Shaper of Worlds (Marvel Comics)
- Sir James Jaspers/Mad Jim Jaspers (Marvel Comics)
- David Haller/Legion/Gestalt/The Origamist/X (Marvel Comics); personas of Legion
- Amatsu-Mikaboshi/The Chaos King (Marvel Comics)
- Reader (Marvel Comics)
- Matthew Malloy (Marvel Comics)
- Clyde Wyncham Jr./Marquis of Dead (Marvel Comics)
- The Doctor (Wildstorm)
- The Mask (The Mask)
- Galactose (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Primus (Transformers)
- Unicron (Transformers)
- Allison Hargreeves/The Rumor (Dark Horse/The Umbrella Academy)
- Dr. Manhattan (Watchmen/DC Comics)
Anime/Manga
- Uriel (Bastard!!)
- The Doctor (Black Cat); only his own Warp World
- Aureolus Izzard (A Certain Magical Index)
- Orihime Inoue (Bleach); via Reality Rejection
- Gremmy Thoumeaux (Bleach); via Mentifery
- Yhwach (Bleach); after assimilating the Soul King
- Hei (Darker than Black); Only within Hell's Gate or when extremely angry
- Mio Takamiya (Date A Live); via Ain Soph
- Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott (Date A Live); via Belial
- Akuto Sai (Demon King Daimao)
- Demonbane (Demonbane)
- Nyarlathotep (Demonbane)
- X (DICE: The Cube That Changes Everything); via the Final Die
- Nono (Diebuster)
- Shenron (Dragon Ball); via Wish Granting
- Super Shenron (Dragon Ball Super); via Absolute Wish
- Angels (Dragon Ball Super)
- Porunga (Dragon Ball Z); via Wish Granting
- Janemba (Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn)
- Archer (Fate/stay night); called Reality Marble
- Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay night); called Reality Marble
- Alexander the Great (Fate/Zero); called Reality Marble
- Ginji Amano (GetBackers)
- Guu (Hare + Guu)
- Mr. VTR (Kinnikuman)
- Eucliwood Hellscythe (Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka?)
- Libertà (La storia della Arcana Famiglia)
- Hadou Gods (Masadaverse)
- Misogi Kumagawa (Medaka Box)
- Ajimu Najimi (Medaka Box)
- Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya); via Pathifery
- Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
- Akasha/Akashic Records (Nasuverse)
- Lilith (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Noein (Noein: To Your Other Self)
- Haruka Kaminogi (Noein: To Your Other Self)
- Electra Roberts (Paradox Saga)
- Vashun (Paradox Saga)
- Hikaru (The Red Team)
- Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)
- Most Deities (Saint Seiya)
- Lain Iwakura (Serial Experiments Lain)
- Kami Tenchi (Tenchi Muyo!)
- Z (Tenchi Muyo!)
- The Chousin (Tenchi Muyo!)
- The Counter-Actor (Tenchi Muyo!)
- Arcueid Brunestud (Tsukihime); called Marble Phantasm
- Beatrice (Umineko: When They Cry)
- Virgilia (Umineko: When They Cry)
- Eva-Beatrice (Umineko: When They Cry)
- Maria Ushiromiya (Umineko: When They Cry)
- Battler Ushiromiya (Umineko: When They Cry)
- Bernkastel (Umineko: When They Cry)
- Lambdadelta (Umineko: When They Cry)
- Featherine Augustus Aurora (Umineko: When They Cry)
- Takeo (X-Men Anime)
- Experiment 610 "Witch" (Stitch!)
- Arthur Pendragon (Nanatsu no Taizai)
Live Television/Movies
- Cyvus Vail (Angel)
- Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice)
- Vengeance Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer); via Wish Granting
- Poltergeists (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed); As the nexus of the All
- Angels of Destiny (Charmed)
- The Tribunal (Charmed)
- The Cleaners (Charmed)
- Avatars (Charmed)
- Genies (Charmed); via Wish Granting
- Wyatt Halliwell (Charmed)
- Billie Jenkins (Charmed)
- The Strangers (Dark City)
- John Murdock (Dark City)
- The Trickster and his Brigade (Doctor Who/The Sarah Jane Adventures)
- Emma Alonso (Every Witch Way)
- Kayako Saeki (Ju-On/The Grudge franchise)
- Users/wielders of Forbidden Fruit (Kamen Rider Gaim)
- Jareth (Labyrinth)
- Trick/The Blood King (Lost Girl); via writing in his own blood
- Nathan Young (Misfits)
- Casanova Frankenstein (Mystery Men); via the Psycho Frakulator
- Reverend Henry Kane/The Beast (Poltergeist series); via Uncertainty Manipulation
- Jeggorabax Energy Entity (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
- Q (Star Trek)
- Amara (Supernatural)
- God (Supernatural)
- Archangels (Supernatural)
- Demons (Supernatural)
- Deities (Supernatural)
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Witches (Supernatural)
- Howard (Supernatural); via Fear Manifestation
- Fred Jones (Supernatural); via Psycho Warping
- Fairies (Supernatural)
- Jesse Turner (Supernatural); via Faithifery
- Tricksters (Supernatural)
- Loki (Supernatural)
- Anthony Fremont (The Twilight Zone)
- Bullton (Ultraman series)
Literature
- Crayak (Animorphs)
- The Drode (Animorphs)
- Ellimist (Animorphs)
- Shapers (The Kingkiller Chronicles)
- Maliki (Maliki)
- Universe (Maliki)
- Members of the royal family of Amber and their descendants (Chronicles of Amber)
- Little Pete (Gone)
- Madman (The Nightside)
- Firefight/Megan Tarash (The Reckoners Series)
- Asmodeus (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Dark One (The Wheel of Time)
Cartoons
- Freakshow (Danny Phantom); via the Reality Gauntlet
- Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom); via the Reality Gauntlet
- Richard Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball); via getting a job
- Rob (The Amazing World of Gumball); via the Universal Remote
- Gumball (The Amazing World of Gumball); via the Universal Remote
- Anodites (Ben 10)
- Verdona Tennyson
- Gwen Tennyson
- Celestialsapiens (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Fairies (The Fairly Odd Parents); via Wish Granting
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Jack-Jack Parr (The Incredibles)
- Ray Thompson (Justice League)
- The Chaos Beast (Martin Mystery)
- Discord (My Little Pony series)
- Him (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Butters Stotch (South Park); when in Imaginationland
- Kyle Broflovski (South Park)
- Flying Dutchman (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Lord Poltergeist (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Dwayne McCall (Static Shock/DCAU)
- Experiment 610 "Witch" (Stitch!)
- The Warden (Superjail)
- The Twins (Superjail)
- nosyarG kciD/Larry (Teen Titans)
- Lord Simultaneous (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Ultimate Daimyo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Ultimate Drako (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Demon Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
- Uncle Grandpa (Uncle Grandpa)
- Lillian Hale (W.I.T.C.H)
- Yin (Yin Yang Yo); via Chaos Magic
- Yang (Yin Yang Yo); via Chaos Magic
- Yo (Yin Yang Yo); via Chaos Magic
- Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
Video Games
- Terumi Yuuki (BlazeBlue); via Phenomena Intervention
- Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)
- Kain as Scion of Balance (Legacy of Kain)
- Mundus (Devil May Cry)
- Fu (Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2)
- Giygas (Earthbound)
- Daedra Princes and Gods (The Elder Scrolls)
- DIO, Gone To Heaven/Heaven Ascension DIO (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven)
- Tisiphone (God of War)
- Macrosaurus (Kaiju Combat)
- Magolor (Kirby)
- The Three Golden Goddesses (The Legend of Zelda)
- Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet)
- Emperor Vigoor (Ninja Gaiden)
- Trenia (Nipponverse)
- Takuto Maruki (Persona 5: The Royal)
- Unown (Pokémon); in large numbers
- Lucifer (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Micheal (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Demiurge (Shin Megami Tensei)
- YHVH (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Philemon and Nyarlathotep (Shin Megami Tensei: Persona)
- Alessa Gillespie (Silent Hill)
- Dreamcatcher (Skylanders)
- Brain (Skylanders)
- Solaris (Sonic the Hedgehog 2006)
- Alf-Layla-Wa-Layla (Sonic and the Secret Rings)
- Darkspine Sonic (Sonic and the Secret Rings)
- Infinite (Sonic Forces)
- Mysterio (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions); via the Tablet of Order and Chaos
- The Hero (Titan Quest)
- Yukari Yakumo (Touhou Project)
- Brush Master (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Loki (Valkyrie Crusade)
- The Wave of Existence (Xenogears)
Web Original
- The Glitch (The Fear Mythos)
- SCP-001 Proposal - The Children (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-001 Proposal Atonement (SCP Foundation); via Gravity Manipulation
- SCP-001 Past and Future (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-239 - The Witch Child (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-343 - "God" (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-795 - Reality-Bending Cat (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1384 - Taker of Turns (SCP Foundation); only if certain conditions are met.
- SCP-1765 - Sisters (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1915 - Status Quo (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2090 - Potentially XK Tim Duncan (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2241 - Cameron The Crusader (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2343 - How I Got To Memphis (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2404 - Enki and Enki (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2498 - The Rainbow Body (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2599 - Not Good Enough (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3293 - You Can't Go Home (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3477-7 - Will the Real Harold Holt Please Stand Up? (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3480-2 instances - Olympus Mons (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3740 - God Is Dumb (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3744 - Dungeons And D-Class Personnel (SCP Foundation); only during Dungeons & Dragons sessions
- SCP-3812 - A Voice Behind Me (SCP Foundation)
- Reality Benders (SCP Foundation)
- Grand Karcist Ion (SCP Foundation)
- Robert Bumaro (SCP Foundation)
- The Kingdom of Abaddon (SCP Foundation)
Other
- The Awakened (Mage: The Awakening)
- Coyote (Gunnerkrigg Court)
- Darkiplier (Markiplier)
- Wilfred Warfstache (Markiplier)
- The Colonel (Who Killed Markiplier?)
- The pink & blue unicorn (Charlie the unicorn)
Known Objects
Comics/Cartoons
- Meldar Prime's matrix cufflinks (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Win, Lose and Kaboom!)
- Reality Gauntlet (Danny Phantom)
- The Mask of Loki (Dark Horse Comics)
- The Cosmic Cube (Marvel Comics)
- The Heart of the Universe (Marvel Comics)
- Reality Gem (Marvel Comics)
- The Power (Regular Show)
- Control Freak's remote control (Teen Titans)
- The Time Scepter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
- The War Staff (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
- Universal Remote (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Remote control (Tracey McBean)
Video Games
- Sheriff improbability drive (Madness Combat)
- Two Soul Reaver (Legacy of Kain)
- Hylden Gylphs (Legacy of Kain)
- Portable improbability drive (Madness Combat)
- Improbability drive management (Madness Combat)
- Chaos Emeralds (Sonic series)
- Phantom Ruby (Sonic series)
Movies
- The Jumanji Game Board (Jumanji)
- Reality Stone (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- The Mask (The Mask)
- Psycho-frakulator (Mystery Men)
- The Zathura Game Board (Zathura)
Others
- Shun Shun Rikka (Bleach)
- Spear of Destiny (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)
- Final Die (DICE: The Cube That Changes Everything)
- What-If Phone Booth (Doraemon)
- The Glasses (Eyes of Kevin Midas)
- SBURB computer game (Homestuck)
- The Forbidden Fruit (Kamen Rider Gaim)
- Libris Fabula (The Librarians)
- Twist family's remote control (Round the Twist); via lightning strike
- Kate McTiriss's SCP-001 Proposal - A Record (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-946 - A Formal Discussion (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1425 - Star Signals (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3301 - THE FOUNDATION (SCP Foundation)
- Tablet of Order and Chaos (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
- Tiamat Talisman (Supernatural)
- Celestine (Valkyrie Crusade)