Sand Mimicry

Sand Mimicry
Sandman (Marvel Comics) gives Spider-Man a demonstration of a sand physiology.
Power/Ability to:	Have a body made up of sand.

The power to transform into or have a physical body made up of sand. Technique of Sand Manipulation. Variation of Earth Mimicry.

Also Called

• Psammokinetic Mimicry/Physiology
• Sand Physiology

Capabilities

User is made up of or can transform their body completely into sand. Users' transformed form is either anatomically identical to their normal form, aside of being made of sand, in which case it contains all to organs and is somewhat vulnerable to attacks. Alternately the user can transform into homogenous matter, without any part of their form being more important than the other.

While sand lacks the raw power and durability of stone and metal, it more than makes up with flexibility. User can manipulate their form with ease rivaling Water Mimicry, being able to shift from solid to sand-cloud, form weapons or scatter themselves over wast areas.

Applications

• Amorphous Physiology
• Contaminant Immunity
• Dermal Armor
  • Natural Weaponry
  • Pain Suppression
• Disease Immunity
• Electrical Immunity
• Enhanced Durability/Invulnerability
• Enhanced Endurance
• Enhanced Lung Capacity or Oxygen Independence
• Enhanced Strength
• Poison Generation
• Self-Sustenance
• Scattering
• Supernaturally Dense Tissue
• Thermal Resistance

Techniques

• Psammokinetic Invisibility
• Psammokinetic Shapeshifting
• Psammoportation

Variations

• Dust Mimicry Instead of sand user becomes dust:
  • Flight/Gliding
  • Near Intangibility: as long as the obstacle isn't air-proofed they can pass through it.
• Glass Mimicry

Associations

• Desert Adaptation
• Electricity Generation
• Golem Creation
• Golem Physiology
• Psammokinetic Creature Creation
• Psammokinetic Regeneration
• Quartz Mimicry
• Sand Manipulation
• Sandstorm Creation

Limitations

• Water-based abilities can make sand heavier and harder to manipulate.
  • Blood Manipulation (and any other liquid-based abilities) does the same.
• Fire Manipulation can melt sand into glass.
• Ice Manipulation/Freezing can turn sand solid.

Known Users

Films

• Imhotep (The Mummy)

Cartoons

• Mort (All Hail King Julien/Madagascar)
• Murray (Hotel Transylvania)
• Sanderson McSnoozy (Rise of the Guardians)

Comics

• Sand Demon (DC Comics)
• Sandman (Marvel Comics)
• Dust (Marvel Comics)
• Quicksand (Marvel Comics)

Manga/Anime

• Battikaroa (Bleach)
• Runuganga (Bleach)
• Ajeel Ramal (Fairy Tail)
• The Fool (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Sunshine (Kinnikuman)
• Shukaku (Naruto)
• Gaara (Naruto)
• Crocodile (One Piece)
• Sand Slimes (Only Sense Online)

Television

• Sandkings (The Outer Limits)

Video Games

• Dahaka (Prince of Persia: Warrior Within)
• Earth Geargolems (Skylanders)
• Hinnagami (Valkyrie Crusade)

Other

• SCP-777 - "Kingdom of Sand" (SCP-Foundation)

Gallery

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Dust (Marvel Comics) turning herself into a sandstorm, causing heavy damage and resistance to physical and telepathic attacks.

Shukaku (Naruto) is a tanuki composed of compact sand, allowing it to take debilitating hits without bleeding.

Gaara (Naruto) deconstructing his own body into sand, granting him invulnerability to attacks and flight.

Crocodile (One Piece) ate the Suna Suna no Mi, allowing him to transform into an intangible body of sand.

Sanderson Mansnoozie (Rise of the Guardians) has a body completely composed of his own dream-sand, hence his position as Sandman.

The area marked SCP-777 (SCP Foundation) will form animal-like constructs of sand and attack any human within range if any liquid touch the ground.

Sandy Mandy (The Disrespectoids) is composed of sand.

Sunshine (Kinnikuman) is composed of sand and can reassemble into other forms, like a pyramid.

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Hinnagami (Valkyrie Crusade) is a living doll made of dust.

Ajeel Ramal (Fairy Tail) can turn his body into sand including other objects.