Are you afraid of thunder and lightning? What if you are given the power to control and manipulate the frightening lightning? Well, it’s not a joke any more. I am talking about the Lightning Manipulation Superpower that allows you to control lightning. You might have seen the anime characters do that in the movies, and in this article we will discuss everything about this amazing superpower.
Lightning manipulation allows the user to manipulate lightning and use it for various positive and negative purposes. It is the sub-power of Storm manipulation and a combination of strong superpowers like Weather manipulation and Electrical phenomena manipulation. Wait a minute! Thunder and lightning surely go hand-hand when it rains heavily, but when talking about superpowers, both lightning manipulation and thunder manipulation are different from each other.
Confused how can the ability to control lightening be a superpower? Well, through this article, we shall dig deep into the details of this superpower and check every essential detail related to it.
Lightning Manipulation Superpower – What is it?
As discussed above, lightning manipulation is a superpower that allows the user to control lightning according to his wish or requirements. The user through this power can psychically create lightning strikes in the sky according to his wish. Along with this, the user can also psychically create electrical discharge corresponding to a lightning strike.
The user of this power can subliminally use lightning bolts in the form of weapons or shape lightning according to their needs.
What are the other names of Lightning Manipulation?
Some other names of this superpower include:
- Fulgurkinesis
- Fulminokinesis
- Lightning Bolt Manipulation
- Lightning Channeling
- Lightning Control
- Lightning Warping
- Lightning Strike Manipulation
It is also termed as Force Lightning (a name the superpower was given in Star Wars movie) in the Fiction world.
What are the capabilities of Lightning manipulation?
As mentioned above, this is a superpower that allows the user to manipulate lightning. The users through this power can manipulate, shape, and even create lightning, a strong form of electricity in the atmosphere that occur when the charged particles move.
With the help of Electrokinesis, the users of Lightning manipulation can control and excite among negative and positive particles to create lightning as per their needs or wish. They can also redirect the lightning through channeling them to different directions with utmost difficulty and control power.
Many entities have infatuated this ability including meta-humans, magicians, mutants, fairies, monsters, demons, angels, deities, and even spirits including Gods and Goddesses of lightning. Lightning manipulation allows the user to influence or control electrical phenomena at a huge range of the upper atmosphere compared to other electrical manipulation powers.
Lightning Manipulation – Applications
Here is the list of various applications related with this amazing superpower –
- Electric concentration
- Electric accumulation
- Electric field manipulation (including electric pressure, lightning detection, personal electricity, personal static, and static electricity manipulation)
- Electrical immunity
- Lightning absorption
- Lightning solidification
- Lightning redirection
- Lightning attacks (including electric blast, electric arc emission, electric pillar projection, electrical bolt projection, lightning ball projection, lightning bolt projection, lightning strike barrage, and prevalent discharge)
- Lightning generation (including electric discharge, electric shock, and electric heating)
- Lightning summoning
- Multicolored lightning manipulation
- Thunder manipulation
What are the different techniques used in lightning manipulation?
This super power serves the user with various techniques. Here are the various techniques used for lightning manipulation.
- Electrokinesis bestowal
- Lightning defense
- Lightning Aura (including electrically enhanced speed)
- Lightning empowerment
- Lightning infusion
- Lightning flash
- Lightning levitation
- Lightning mimicry (including lightning ball form and lightning regeneration)
- Lightning teleportation
- Lightning sealing
- Positive lightning manipulation
- Lightning transformation
- Storm manipulation (including thundercloud generation, thunderstorm creation, and storm generation)
Lightning Manipulation – Variations
Scroll down to go through the variations of lightning manipulation.
- Esoteric lightning manipulation (including demonic lightning manipulation, chi lightning manipulation, divine lightning manipulation, spiritual lightning manipulation, and psychic lightning manipulation)
- Conceptual lightning manipulation
- Pure lightning manipulation
- Multicolored lightning manipulation
- Physical lightning manipulation
- Primordial lightning manipulation
Light Manipulation – Associations
Thinking what other powers are associated with lightning manipulation? Here is the list you can go through.
- Electrical phenomena manipulation
- Lightning induced powers
- Electricity manipulation (including electric discharge and static electricity manipulation)
- Lightning soul
- Weather manipulation
- Storm manipulation
What are the limitations of lightning manipulation power?
Just as every power possesses certain pros and cons, lightning manipulation users also need to keep in mind the limitations of the power. Here is the list of limitations.
- They might not perform as desired against storm negation and electricity negation
- At times, lightning can be very difficult to control and might be limited to only the users who are capable of controlling it
- When harmed with their powers, the users might not also have any immunities with them due to lightning immunity
- The users in the initial stage have the ability to create abundant lightning strikes, however, they still aren’t ready to control it as they would be limited to control strikes in small scale
Who are the known users of lightning manipulation?
There are various popular users of this superpower. Here is the list of the known users in different niches.
Anime/ Manhwa/ Manga
- Gadjah from Black Clover
- Hitomi from Code: Breaker
- Kazuchimon from Digimon
- Kirin, Elexion, and God Serene from Fairy Tail
- Sinbad from Magic: The Labyrinth of Magic
- Thor from Record of Ragnarok
- Mercurius from SD Gundam Force
- Faunaria from Trinity Seven
- Gash Bell from Zatch Bell
- Brunch from Toriko
- Bose from Tesla Note
- Woltekamui from Ragna Crimson
- Sailor Jupiter from Sailor Moon
- Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece
Cartoons/ Comics
- Heron and Zeus from Blood of Zeus
- Lightning Redirection users from Avatar – The Last Airbender
- Ororo Munroe from Marvel Comics
- Zeus from DC Comics
- Susanoo from The Wicked and the Divine Comics
- Stormy and Tharma from Winx Club
- Nerissa, Will Vandom, and Xin Jing from W.I.T.C.H
- Retka’ka Voltra from BoBoiBoy Franchise
- Kira’na from BoBoiBoy franchise
- Thunderella from Happily Ever After
Folklore/ Mythology
- Barachel from Abrahamic mythology
- Shango from African mythology
- Marduk from Babylonian mythology
- Taranis from Celtic mythology
- Leigong from Chinese mythology
- Jupiter from Greco-Roman mythology
- Indra, Agni, and Rudra from Hinduism
- Raijin from Japanese mythology
- Yopaat from Mayan mythology
- Kanehekili from Oceanic mythology
- Summanus from Roman mythology
- Perun from Slavic mythology
Literature
- Mare Barrow from Red Queen
- Zeus from Riordanverse
- Children of Zeus from Riordanverse
- Declan O’Corroll from Demon Accords
Live Television/ Movies
- Piper from Charmed: Oh My Goddess – Part 2
- Lightning from Big Trouble in Little China 1986
- Andrew Detmer from Chronicle 2012
- Kat Gardner from Eastwick
- Zeus from Clash of the Titans 2010
- Thor Odinson from Marvel Films
- Enchantress from Suicide Squad
- Manon from The Craft 1996
- Raphael from Supernatural
- Ororo Munroe from X-Men Cinematic Universal
Video Games
- King Boo by Luigi’s Mansion
- Lightning by Final Fantasy
- Raiden Mei from Hankai Impact 3rd
- Sharla Qualle Ae-Andrias from MARDEK
- Fire God Liu Kang from Mortal Kombat
- Vulkin from Undertale
- Iku Nagae from Touhou Project
- Raiko Horikawa from Touhou Project
Web Animation
- Kota from Talon
- Soya from Dreamscape
Web Originals
- Special Trees from The Monument Mythos
Known Objects
- Adramelech from Akame Ga Kill
- Zeus’s Bolt from Greek Mythology
- Storm Wheels from Kung Fu Panda- The Dragon Knight
- Goro Goro na Mi from One Piece
- Heart of Candracar from W.I.T.C.H
- Tesla Shard # 5 from Tesla note
- Thunderbolt from Thor – Love and Thunder
- Glove of Myhnegon from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Known Techniques/ Powers
- Lightning Release by Naturo
- Living Bolt by Disney – Twisted-Wonderland
- Lightning bending from Avatar – The Last Airbender
Conclusion
Lightning manipulation is a powerful and dangerous superpower that if used properly can give desired outcomes. However, it is advised to keep in mind the limitations to avoid any kind of harm to oneself. As the lightning bolts are nothing but huge sparks formed due to electrical discharges from high voltage caused due to imbalance in the clouds themselves, the user needs to have a strong control over the electrical strikes for obtaining desired results without any damage or destruction.