Sand Manipulation

Sand Manipulation
Gaara (Naruto) manipulating sand.
Power/Ability to:	Manipulate sand.

"As long as there is sand, anything is possible."

― Gaara (Naruto)

The power to manipulate sand. Variation of Earth Manipulation.

Also Called

• Harenkinesis
• Psammokinesis
• Sand Control
• Sandbending
• Sunakinesis

Capabilities

User can create, shape and manipulate sand, a naturally occurring loose, fragmented/granular sedimentary material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles ranging in diameter from 0.0625 mm (or 1⁄16 mm) to 2 mm.

The most common sand is composed of particles of quartz (colorless/slightly pink) and feldspar (pink/amber). Black sands, such as those found in Hawaii, are composed of particles of obsidian formed by volcanic activity. Other black sands include materials such as magnetite and homblende. Coral sands are white or gray, and sands composed of broken shell fragments are usually light brown.

Applications

• Blindness Inducement via sand in eyes.
• Burrowing with choice between simply gliding through sand or leaving tunnel.
• Death Inducement via sand in lungs.
• Manipulate the properties of sand.
  • Ground Liquification
• Move/lift sand at nearly any speed whether in/on surface, air or water.
  • Psammokinetic Flight
  • Psammokinetic Surfing by riding a mass/wave of sand.
• Psammokinetic Constructs
• Sand Attacks
• Sand Generation
• Sand Solidification

Techniques

• Abacomancy using sand.
• Burying
• Crushing
• Dehydration
• Motor-Skill Manipulation by implanting sand into opponents' body and manipulating them.
• Psammokinetic Invisibility
• Psammokinetic Regeneration
• Psammoportation
• Quicksand Generation
• Sand Absorption
• Sand Aura
• Sand Mimicry
• Sand Transmutation
• Sandstorm Creation
• Seismic Sense sense/perceive vibrations in the sand.

Variations

• Glass Manipulation
• Magic Dust Manipulation
• Powder Manipulation
• Quicksand Manipulation
• Sand Magic
• Sands of Time Manipulation

Associations

• Desert Adaptation
• Desert Manipulation
• Erosion Manipulation
• Earth Manipulation
  • Crystal Manipulation - sand is composed out of quartz and silica crystals.
  • Mineral Manipulation
• Metal Dust Manipulation

Limitations

• Psammokinetic Immunity
• May be unable to create sand, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
• Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.
• Water and Blood Manipulation can make sand heavier and harder to manipulate.
• Fire Manipulation can melt sand into glass.
• Ice Manipulation/Freezing can turn sand solid.
• Sand can be weighed down when mixed with a powder of higher density, such as iron or gold dust, thus reducing manipulation.

Known Users

Movies

• Imhotep (The Mummy)
• Sandman (Rise of the Guardians)
• Pitch (Rise of the Guardians)

Live Television

• Jeric (Charmed)
• Gordon Hovey (Heroes)
• Tim Westcott (Smallville)
• Freya Beauchamp (Witches of East End); past life

Cartoons

• Sandbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Hotep-Ra (Danny Phantom)
• Murray (Hotel Transylvania)
• Gressil (Ghost Rider)
• Pearl (Steven Universe)
• Ramses De Nile (Monster High: Boo York, Boo York)
• Cole (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)

Comics

• The Element Lord of Sand (BIONICLE)
• Sanderson "Sandy" Hawkins/Sandman/Sand (DC Comics)
• William Baker/Sandman (Marvel Comics)
• Quicksand (Marvel Comics)

Anime/Manga

• Ganju Shiba (Bleach)
• Runuganga (Bleach)
• The Sand (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Ajeel Ramal (Fairy Tail)
• Max Alors (Fairy Tail)
• Scorpio (Fairy Tail)
• Sol (Fairy Tail)
• Snarl (Fairy Tail)
• Iggy (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders); via The Fool
• DesertMan.EXE (Mega Man NT Warrior)
• Gaara (Naruto)
• Shukaku (Naruto)
• Crocodile (One Piece); via the Suna Suna no Mi

Literature

• Jo Noble (Summer on East End Series)

Video Games

• Ground-Type Pokemon (Pokemon)
• Pokemon Who Can Learn "Sand Attack", "Sandstorm" and "Sand Tomb" (Pokemon)
• The Sand King (DOTA2)
• Kan-Ra (Killer Instinct)
• Azir (League of Legends)
• Inaros (Warframe)
• Sorcerers (Wizard 101)
• Kukri (The King of Fighters)
• Geras (Mortal Kombat 11)

Known Objects

• Desert Glass (Steven Universe)
• Suna Suna no Mi (One Piece)
• Sand Orbs (Mortal Kombat X)

Gallery

Sandbenders (Avatar: The Last Aribender) manipulating the sand to propell their sand-sailers.

Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: The Last Airbender) showing Aang her practice of sandbending.

Crocodile (One Piece) has trained his Suna Suna no Mi powers to be powerful enough to turn nearly anything he comes in contact into sand...

...as well as transform into sand by reflex.

Shukaku (Naruto) can manipulate sand, and the cursed seal on its body allows it to add a seal within any sand binding constructs.

Sandman (Marvel Comics) can transform his body into sand, harden it to enhance his durability and shape his hands into weapons.

Quicksand (Marvel Comics)

Roggenrola (Pokemon) manipulating sand to generate a Sandstorm.

Ajeel Ramal (Fairy Tail) is a master of Sand Magic on a monstrous level.

Max Alors (Fairy Tail) using his Sand Magic.

The Desert Glass (Steven Universe) is a corrupted gem that constructs sandstorms and structures whenever it touches a large body of sand.

Pearl (Steven Universe) can manipulate sand, using it to demonstrate the mechanics of fusion.

Iggy (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders) summoning his Stand, The Fool.

The Sandman (Rise of the Guardians) has power over a magical sand that he creates constructs and gives people good dreams with it.

Pitch Black (Rise of the Guardians) can corrupt the Sandman's sand, turning it black, taking control of it and use it to give people nightmares.