Targeting

Targeting
Rip Van Winkle (Hellsing) never misses her target.
Power/Ability to:	Cause the object to home in on any target

The ability to sheathe any object or projectile in an invisible aura that will cause the charged object to home in target. Variation of Bullet Manipulation and Homing Effect.

Also Called

• Target Locking
• Pin Point

Capabilities

User can sheathe any object or projectile (bullet, rock, user's breath, etc.) in an invisible aura that will cause the charged object, when set in motion, to home in on any target the user wishes. Can be used to hit target from miles away only by throwing a rock that the user has charged, causing it to "lock on" to the user's intended target.

Applications

• Homing Effect
• Bullet Manipulation
• GPS Manipulation - GPS can pin point a location by targeting it.
• Projectile Enhancement - make the thrown object accelerate to speeds greater than that which the user threw it with.
• Throw objects and cause them to follow a target.
• Imitate Flight by making one's body target another subject, then jumping.
• Cause bullets to home in on a target.
• Never lose cellular phone service by causing the out-going waves to lock onto, and enter the target phone, despite lack of service.
• Cause sunburn, or even skin cancer, by charging the UV rays from the sun.
• Light foes on fire by charging a fire source, and causing the flames to follow the target, making a "homing flamethrower."
• Hit targets from vast distances by throwing mere pebbles or stones.

Associations

• Bullet Manipulation
• Enhanced Gunmanship
• Enhanced Marksmanship
• Digital Vision
• Homing Effect

Limitations

• The thrown object can't dodge obstructions, and will stop following the target if it is blocked by an obstacle.
• Practicing is needed to improve the ability.
• Some targets, those with Density Manipulation, Enhanced Speed or Intangibility, could escape harm.
• Some targets, like those with Invulnerability or those who can obtain it like Metal Mimicry, wouldn't be harmed.
• The target might be able to use the user of this ability as a human shield if they can't cancel their power.

Known Users

• Vander Decken IX (One Piece)
• James Stark (House of Night Series)
• Lt. Abigail Black (Clive Barker's Jericho)
• Bullseye (Marvel)
• Lady Bullseye (Marvel)
• Deadpool (Marvel)
• Daredevil (Marvel)
• Kaname Hagiri/Sniper (YuYu Hakusho)
• Rip Van Winkle (Hellsing)
• In Cho (Houshin Engi)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
• Matrix (ReBoot)
• Durham Glaster (Black Cat)
• Pokemon (Pokemon); via Lock On

Gallery

Durham can have his bullets (made of his ki) to redirect into his opponent.

Freeza's Tsuibi Kienzan can chase down and cut anything, as long as he maintains his concentration on its movements.

Darui's Storm Release: Laser Circus fires lasers that he guides towards the target.

All Decken has to do is touch his opponent and anything he throws will home in as a deadly projectile.

Kaname marks his opponent...

...and all projectiles he launches will strike the bulls-eyes without fail.