Sand Mimicry

Sand Mimicry
William Baker/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. Not to be confused with Sandman Physiology.

Also Called

• Psammokinetic Body/Mimicry/Physiology
• Sand Body/Physiology

Capabilities

User is made up of or can transform their body completely into sand. Users' transformed form is 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 homogeneous 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
• Thermal Resistance

Techniques

• Psammokinetic Invisibility
• Psammokinetic Shapeshifting
• Psammoportation

Variations

• Dust Mimicry
• 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

Movies

• Imhotep (The Mummy)

Cartoons

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

Comics

• Sanderson "Sandy" Hawkins/Sandman/Sand (DC Comics)
• Sand Demon (DC Comics)
• William Baker/Sandman (Marvel Comics)
• Sooraya Qadir/Dust (Marvel Comics)
• Quicksand (Marvel Comics)

Anime/Manga

• Battikaroa (Bleach)
• Runuganga (Bleach)
• Ajeel Ramal (Fairy Tail)
• Iggy (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders); via the Fool
• Sunshine (Kinnikuman)
• Shukaku (Naruto)
• Gaara (Naruto)
• Snatch (My Hero Academia)
• Crocodile (One Piece)
• Sand Slimes (Only Sense Online)
• Sandygast-Palossand (Pokemon)

Live Television

• Sandkings (The Outer Limits)

Video Games

• Dahaka (Prince of Persia: Warrior Within)
• Earth Geargolems (Skylanders)
• Hinnagami (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Sandygast (Pokemon)
• Palossand (Pokemon)
• Felix (Golden Sun)

Web Original

• SCP-777-1 - Kingdom of Sand (SCP-Foundation)

Gallery

Sanderson Hawkins/Sand (DC Comics) has the ability to transform into a malleable sand-like substance.

Sandy Mandy (The Disrespectoids) is composed of sand.

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

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

Quicksand (Marvel Comics)

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

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

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

After eating the Sand Sand Fruit/Suna Suna no Mi, Crocodile (One Piece) can transform his body into an intangible sand.

Sandygast (Pokemon)

Palossand (Pokemon)

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

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