Energy sourcing
Ability to draw energy from the cores of stars or other large sources of energy, such as turning kinetic energy into physical blasts.
Magical powers
Ability to use supernatural forces to varying degrees. Often used to simulate other powers, such as mind control and elemental attacks. Note that not all "magical" superpowers are actually supernatural (Mxyzptlk's abilities, for instance, rely on a set of physics different from our dimension's), but are still so beyond our understanding of science as to be completely unexplainable.
Power bestowal
Ability to bestow powers or jump-start latent powers.
Power mimicry or absorption
Ability to copy or absorb another's powers or skills.
Power negation
Ability to cancel the superpowers of others.
Power sensing
Ability to sense or recognize superhuman powers.
Technopathy
Ability to manipulate technology. It could manifest as a special form of electrical manipulation, a special form of shapeshifting which allows physical interaction with machines, or even a special form of ESP that allows for mental interface with computer data.
Telekinesis
Ability to manipulate and control objects with the mind, often in ways not visible to the naked eye. An extremely powerful telekinetic might be able to control individual atoms.
Accelerated healing
Ability to heal rapidly from any injury; the rate of recovery varies from character to character.
Acid generation
Ability to generate acid, can be manifested through touch or as a spray.
Animal mimicry
Ability to take on the abilities of certain animals.
Biological manipulation
Ability to control all aspects of a living creature's biological make-up. This includes, but is not limited to, genetic alterations, physical distortion/augmentations, healing, disease, and biological functions.
Body part substitution
Ability to replace one's limbs or other body parts with those of another.
Bone manipulation
Ability to manipulate the bones in one's own body. This includes, but is not limited to, the generation of new bone mass, projecting bones out from the skin or rearranging one's own bones.
Duplication
Ability to create physical clones of oneself.
Temporal duplication
Ability to bring past and future versions of oneself back to the present.
Echolocation
Ability to determine location of items in the environment by use of reflected sound waves, whether generated by the character or ambient sound. Also known as sonar sense.
Invisibility
Ability to render the user unseen to the naked eye.
Invulnerability
Ability to be immune to one or more forms of physical damage or injury.
Kinetic absorption
Ability to absorb forms of kinetic energy into oneself and convert it into physical strength.
Matter ingestion
Ability to consume any sort of matter without any ill effects on the user.
Merge
Ability to temporarily merge two beings into a single being, which results in a completely new and stronger being.
Omnipotent
Where one is all-powerful.
Pheromone manipulation
Ability to generate and control pheromones which may have various effects.
Poison generation
Ability to assault others with one or more varieties of toxins, with widely disparate effects.
Prehensile/Animated Hair
The ability to animate and lengthen one's hair.
Reactive adaptation/evolution
Ability to develop a resistance or immunity to whatever they were injured by or exposed to. This effect can be permanent or temporary.
Self-detonation or explosion
Ability to explode one's body mass and reform.
Sonic scream
Ability to generate vocal sounds of a higher amplitude than a normal human.
Superhuman physical resistance
Ability to have a higher resistance to one or more forms of damage before being injured.
Superhuman reflexes
Ability to react faster than a normal human.
Superhuman senses
Ability to see, smell, taste, feel, or hear more than a normal human.
Superhuman strength
Ability to have a level of physical strength higher than that possible by a normal human.
Superhuman vision
Ability to see more than a normal human.
Night vision
Ability to see clearly in darkness.
* Examples: The Owl or Doctor Mid-Nite
X-ray vision
Main article: X-ray vision
Ability to see through solid objects.
* Examples: Peepers or Lar Gand
Telescopic or microscopic vision
Ability to magnify vision to various levels.
* Examples: Hyperion or Power Girl
Wallcrawling
Ability to cling to objects or surfaces by a variety of means.
* Examples: Spider-Man or Anole
Waterbreathing
Main article: Waterbreathing
Ability to respirate through water in lieu of a gaseous medium. Not to be confused with an ability to go without breathing or to be able to breathe an alternate air supply.
* Examples: Namor or Aquaman
Mental faculty and knowledge-based abilities
Innate capability
Ability to naturally have skills and/or knowledge typically earned through learning.
* Examples: Forge and Razorback
Omni-linguism
Ability to understand any form of language. This can be accomplished in various ways.
* Examples: Cypher or Starfire
Omniscience
Main article: Omniscience
Ability to know anything and everything.
* Examples: Infinity and Mageddon
Superhuman intelligence
Ability to have intelligence far above genius level.
* Examples: Leader or Brainiac 5
ESP
Main article: Extra sensory perception
The abilities of extra-sensory perception (ESP) and communication.
Astral projection
Main article: Astral projection
Ability to separate and control one's astral body.
* Examples: Rachel Summers or Ravager
Cross-dimensional awareness
Ability to detect actions and events in other dimensions. This is occasionally used in comics as an awareness of the fourth wall between the characters and the artist or audience.
* Examples: She-Hulk or Ambush Bug
Empathy
Main article: Empathy
Ability to read or sense the emotions and/or control the emotions or feelings of others.
* Examples: Empath or Psycho-Pirate
Mediumship
Ability to see and communicate with the dead (ghosts).
* Examples: Wicked or Lionel Zerb
Precognition
Main article: Precognition
Main article: Clairvoyance
Ability to perceive the future. It may be expressed in vague dreams while asleep, other times it can be clear and can occur at will. It may also be used as a form of "Danger sense" to show the user that they are being threatened and from what direction it is coming from.
* Examples: Destiny or Dream Girl
Psychometry
Main article: Psychometry
Ability to relate details about the past or future condition of an object, person or location, usually by being in close contact with it.
* Examples: Adrienne Frost or Abe Sapien
Telepathy
Main article: Telepathy
Ability to read the thoughts of, or to mentally communicate with others.
* Examples: Emma Frost or Saturn Girl
Domination and mind control
The ability to alter the perceptions of others, and general mind-control.
Astral trapping
Ability to cause an astral projection to stay on the astral plane, usually in one specific place.
* Examples: Shadow King
Memory manipulation
Ability to erase or enhance the memories of another.
* Example: Professor X or Zatanna
Mind control
Main article: Mind control
Ability to control the actions or reasoning of another with the mind.
* Examples: Mesmero or Maxwell Lord
Possession
Main article: Spiritual possession
Ability to take control of another person’s body via astral projection or mind transfer.
* Examples: Nocturne or Jericho
Psionic blast
Ability to overload another's mind causing pain, memory loss, loss of consciousness, vegetative state or death after having created a psionic link into that person's mind.
* Examples: Psylocke or Gorilla Grodd
Psychic weapons
Ability to create a weapon of psionic energy that can harm mentally and not physically.
* Examples: Danielle Moonstar or Wild Thing
Manipulate fundamental forces or reality
These powers may be manifested by various methods, including: by some method of molecular control; by access to, or partially or fully shifting to another dimension; by manipulating the geometric dimensions of time or space; or by some other unnamed method.
Animation
Ability to bring inanimate objects to life or to free a person from petrification.
* Examples: Selene or Mr. Mxyzptlk
Darkness or shadow manipulation
Ability to create or manipulate darkness, often by mentally accessing a dimension of dark energy (the Darkforce dimension in Marvel Comics, and the Shadowlands in DC Comics) and manipulating it.
* Examples: Black Death or Obsidian
Density control
Ability to increase the natural density of an object and/or one's self.
* Examples: Vision or Martian Manhunter
Disintegration
Ability to disintegrate matter through touch.
* Examples: Wither or Plasmus
Elemental transmutation
Main article: Transmutation
The ability to alter chemical elements, changing them from one substance to another by rearranging the atomic structure . May be limited to self-transmutation. (Also known as alchemy)
* Examples: Alchemy or Metamorpho
Gravity manipulation
Ability to manipulate or generate gravitons, or other types of gravitational interactions.
* Examples: Alex Power or Geo-Force
Immortality
Main article: Immortality
Ability to live forever. This may be complete immortality in which the character cannot be killed in any way, appears to die but is resurrected somehow, or simply an inability to age normally, or even only be killed in specific ways (i.e. decapitation).
* Examples: Mr. Immortal or Vandal Savage
Intangibility or phasing
Ability to phase through solid matter without harm.
* Examples: Kitty Pryde or Phantom Girl
Light manipulation
Ability to control, generate or absorb photons (particles of light).
* Examples: Northstar or Dr. Light
Magnetism manipulation
Ability to control and/or generate magnetic fields.
* Examples: Magneto or Doctor Polaris
Mass manipulation
Ability to increase or decrease mass in an object or person.
* Examples: Harry Leland or Star Boy
Molecular manipulation
Ability to mentally manipulate molecules and objects on a molecular level.
* Examples: Mr. M or Firestorm or Solar
Probability manipulation
Main article: Probability
Ability to alter probability, causing unlikely things to happen or likely things to not happen.
* Examples: Black Cat or Calamity King
Radiation manipulation
Ability to generate, manipulate or have immunity to toxic radiation.
* Examples: X-Ray or Captain Atom
Reality warping
Main article: Reality warper
Ability to change or manipulate reality itself.
* Examples: Franklin Richards or Mister Mxyzptlk
Sound manipulation
Ability to manipulate sound waves.
* Examples: Klaw or The Fiddler
Time manipulation
Ability to effect the flow of time, slowing, accelerating or even stopping it.
* Examples: Sway or Zoom
Classical elements
Ability to control or manipulate the classical elements.
Air and wind manipulation
Ability to control, generate, or absorb air or wind.
* Examples: Wind Dancer or Red Tornado
Cold and ice manipulation
Ability to reduce the kinetic energy of atoms and thus reduce temperature, can be used to control, generate, or absorb ice.
* Examples: Iceman or Killer Frost
Earth manipulation
Ability to control earth; sand, stone, rock, lava, dirt, or minerals.
* Examples: Dust or Terra
Electric manipulation
Ability to control, generate or absorb electrical fields.
* Examples: Electro or Black Lightning
Fire and heat manipulation
Main article: Pyrokinesis
Ability to control the kinetic energy of atoms to generate, control or absorb fire.
* Examples: Pyro or Fire
Plant manipulation
Ability to accelerate the growth of, control or animate plant life.
* Examples: Gardener or Poison Ivy
Water and moisture manipulation
Ability to control, generate or absorb water.
* Examples: Hydro-Man or Garth
Weather manipulation
Ability to control or mentally affect the weather. This includes the ability to generate various natural phenomena (rain, tornadoes, lightning, etc.) or control the intensity of the weather.
* Examples: Monsoon or Typhoon or Sarah Rainmaker
Energy manipulation
Main article: Energy
These powers deal with energy generation, conversion and manipulation. In addition to generic energy, versions of these powers exist that deal with such things as light, sound, electricity, nuclear energy, and "darkforce".
Concussion beams
Ability to generate or transform various forms of energy into a "solid" or concussive beam of energy.
* Examples: Cyclops or Gunfire
Energy blasts
Main article: Energy blast
See also: Heat vision
Ability to expel various forms of energy from the body.
* Examples: Havok or Ray
Energy constructs
Ability to create complex shapes (such as giant boxing gloves or cages) or even functional machinery (such as fire extinguishers or laser rifles) out of solid energy.
* Examples: Cerise or Jade
Energy conversion
Ability to absorb one form of energy and convert it into another form of energy.
* Examples: Dazzler or Bishop
Force field generation
Main article: Force field (science fiction)
Ability to generate a shield of energy produced as a form of protection.
* Examples: Radius or Argent
Transportation or travel
Dimensional transportation
Ability to create wormholes, portation "discs" or other spatial portals for transport between two non-adjacent locations
* Examples: Blink or Spot
Electrical transportation
Ability to travel through electrical conduits (such as power lines, or telephone lines). Can enter through devices such as televisions, electrical poles or computers.
* Examples: Atom or Air Wave
Omnipresence
Ability to be present anywhere and everywhere always.
* Examples: Eternity or The Source
Summoning
Ability to summon objects or beings for assistance.
* Examples: Magik or Kid Eternity
Superhuman speed
Main article: List of characters who can move at superhuman speeds
Ability to move at speeds faster than a normal human.
* Examples: Quicksilver or The Flash
Teleportation
Main article: Teleportation
Ability to move from one place to another without occupying the space in between.
* Examples: Nightcrawler or Misfit
Time travel
Main article: Time travel
Ability to travel back and forth through time.
* Examples: Kang the Conqueror or Chronos
Miscellaneous
The following powers could be manifested in any number of ways.
Flight
Main article: Flight
See also: Gliding and Levitation
Ability to lift off the ground, to ride air currents or to fly self-propelled through the air.
* Examples: Characters with flight
Different forms of flight include:
Energy propulsion methods
* Cosmic energy control
o Examples: Ms. Marvel
* Energy aura projection
o Examples: Sunfire or Looker
* Gravitational manipulation
o Examples: Gravity
* Magnetic levitation
o Examples: Magneto or Static
* Sonic repulsion field
o Examples: Siryn
* Telekinetic power
o Examples: Justice or Match
* Thermo-chemical energy
o Examples: Cannonball
Physical propulsion methods
* Insectoid form
o Examples: Wasp or Insect Queen
* Wind current control
o Examples: Storm
* Wings
o Examples: Angel or Northwind
Illusion
Ability to alter or deceive the perceptions of another. Can be sensory, a light or sound-based effect, or an alteration of mental perceptions.
Shapeshifting
Ability to change appearance or body structure.
Types of shapeshifting include:
* Animal morphing: Ability to take on animal forms. May be able to take on the abilities of the altered form.
* Elasticity: Ability to stretch, deform, expand and contract one's body into any form they can imagine.
* Inorganic: Ability to transform completely into an inorganic substance while retaining organic properties.
* Liquification: Ability to turn partially or completely into a liquid.
* Size shifting: Ability to increase or decrease one's size.
* Sublimation: Ability to transform into a gaseous, mist, or fog-like form.
* Transformation: Ability to transform into substance touched.
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