- "The city shrieks at sundown and Jack Hawksmoor is the only one who can hear it."
- ― Narration (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
The power to manipulate urban areas and everything in them. Variation of Environment Manipulation. Opposite to Nature Manipulation and Rural Manipulation. Not to be confused with Industry Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Astikóskinesis
- City/Town Control/Manipulation
- Urban Environment Control/Manipulation
Capabilities[]
The user can create, shape and manipulate urban areas (including cities, towns, suburbs, etc.), and everything in them, including all the aspects of urban areas, from the purely physical ones and also mythical/conceptual ones.
Applications[]
- Animal Manipulation (animals dwelling on urban areas)
- Architecture Manipulation
- Asphalt Manipulation
- City Creation
- Disaster Manipulation
- Earth Manipulation
- Economy Manipulation
- Electricity Manipulation
- Electricity Generation
- Wire Manipulation (electrical/telephone/cable)
- Enhanced Crafting
- Glass Manipulation
- Light Manipulation (street lights)
- Lake/River Manipulation (limited to parks)
- Object Manipulation
- Organic/Artificial Element/Elemental Constructs for creating and manipulating items from and of the urban areas.
- Pollution Manipulation
- Smoke Manipulation
- Technology Manipulation
- Tunnel Manipulation regarding subways
- Urban Intuition
- Citified Sense
- Nigh Omniscience regarding urban areas.
- Urban Communication
- Urban Empowerment
- Vehicle Intuition
Techniques[]
Variations[]
- Amusement Park Manipulation
- Cyberspace Manipulation
- Fallout Manipulation
- Home Manipulation
- Industry Magic
- Industry Manipulation
- Port Manipulation
- Urban Magic
Associations[]
- Civilization Manipulation
- Environment Manipulation
- Home Manipulation
- Industry Manipulation
- Nuclear Manipulation
- Park Lordship
- Radiation Manipulation
- Ruins Manipulation
Limitations[]
- Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user.
- Uncontrolled, this power can go out of control and destroy everything in the area, including citizens and friends/allies.
- The user may be unable creating urban areas, being limited to manipulating already existing one.
- Urban areas may change over time, which can be troublesome if the user can't keep up with the change.
- Completely powerless if in a wild environment.
- Opposed by Nature Manipulation.
- Will not work on Meta Nature Manipulation.
Known Users[]
- Danny the Street (DC Comics)
- Jack Hawksmoor (DC Comics)
- Cameron Kim/City Boy (DC Comics)
- Castle Heterodyne (Girl Genius); only Mechanicsburg
- Simon Voltaire (Girl Genius); only Paris
- Colette Voltaire (Girl Genius); only Paris
- Delsin Rowe (INFAMOUS second son): via concrete manipulation
- GLaDOS (Portal series)
- Isabella Borgia/MOTHER (Predator: Concrete Jungle)
- Ziggurat (Worm)
- Bohu (Worm)
- The Empty City (Fear Mythos)
Gallery[]
Isabella Borgia (Predator: Concrete Jungle), a woman who helped rebuild the ruined New Way City into Neonopolis - City of Light. As her years passed, she became the 'living brain and nervous system' of the city, controlling it's every aspect.