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Petrification — The power to turn a living being to stone by looking them in the eye. Phytokinesis — The ability to control plants with one's mind. [citation needed] Prophecy (also prediction, premonition, or prognostication) — the ability to foretell events without using induction or deduction from known facts. [7]
All characters in this category have the power to control other characters' bodies or minds. This includes possessing bodies to directly control a victim, the use of telepathic hypnosis and brainwashing to alter behavior, manipulation of their emotions, removing or modifying memories, or distorting someone's senses and perceptions through illusions and hallucinations.
Any person with superhuman powers obtained from a Devil Fruit has said powers temporarily neutralized if they come into contact with Seastone. Used mainly by the Marines for apprehension and/or containment of such persons, using it to build devices like batons, bullets, handcuffs, nets etc.
Supernatural entities and powers are common in various works of fantasy. Examples include the television shows Supernatural and The X-Files, the magic of the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings series, The Wheel of Time series and A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Ruyi (As Desired or As [You] Wish), a curved decorative object that serves as a ceremonial sceptre in Chinese Buddhism or a talisman symbolizing power and good fortune in Chinese folklore. (Chinese folklore) Was (Power or Dominion), a scepter associated with the gods as well as with the pharaoh. In later use, it was a symbol of control over the ...
Chickcharney - (Bahamas) magical owl with powers over fate, sometimes encountered by travellers in pine forests. Nyctimene (Roman) – Transformed into an owl by Minerva. Owlman – compared to America's Mothman (England) Sirin – birds with women heads, lured men to their death; Strix – owl that ate human flesh (Greek)
Slavic fairies – Supernatural beings in Slavic folklore. Sluagh – (Irish) type of fairy extremely similar to the Slavic Vila, flying Undead who escape their Graves by night and feed on the living in swarms. Sphinx – A creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. Spriggan – A grotesquely ugly mischievous fairy or forest spirit.
The types of powers featured vary from series to series. Some, such as Dragon Ball and Fullmetal Alchemist , feature many different characters who have the same types of powers. Others, like One Piece and Bleach , feature characters with a wide range of different powers, with many powers being unique to only one or a few characters.