#powers explained

[celestiall0tus]

Holders Powers Master List

Decided to make this as I feel it'll be important. Here I will provide all the links to prior posts that are from asks regarding the powers of the holders and I thoroughly explained the use of the powers across the AUs that I work on.

So, here is the list (please note that the list will be updated with the links as they come out):

Ladybug of Creation

Black Cat of Destruction

Bee of Devotion

Spider of Betrayal

Mouse of Perception

Pig of Ignorance

Fox of Deception

Lynx of Honesty

Dog of Love

Rooster of Animosity

Bat of Fear

Tiger of Valor

Ant of Drudgery

Goat of Revelry

Monkey of Joy

Raven of Sorrow

Wolf/Deer of Intuition

Owl of Knowledge

Ox of Determination

Koala of Lethargy

Horse/Wolf/White Cat of Freedom

Rabbit of Connection

Peacock of Beauty

Butterfly of Transformation

Snake of Life

Dragon of Nature

Turtle of Protection

Cicada of Reality

Chameleon of Imagination

Swan of Soul

Cow of Body

Robin of Genesis

Dove of Destiny

Dolphin of Memory

Seal of Oblivion

Shark of Time

[gale-gentlepenguin]

I had a bunch of idea for new posts and I’m curious on what you all would be interested in.

Character on Trial: Is when I take a divisive character and make a ruling on whether they are Good or bad, and if it’s their fault or bad writing

Powers Explained: I take a power or ability in fiction and explain what the powers constitute, it’s potential, limits, and give a rating on how good the power is.

Digging into Plotholes: I dig into shows or movies that have a plothole/s and go into the following: How noticeable it is, How impactful on the plot it is? How it could be fixed, and a rating of how it personally impacted me

Counterpoint: I take a popular take about show, manga, comic, character, etc. and turn it on its head. Using sources to try and disprove popular fanon.

Adulting 101: I step out of the fictional world and explain some IRL things that should have been taught to you all before going into the realm of adulthood.

[sleepyyghostt]

inspired by the scariest words my dm has ever said to me and the subsequent coolest (AND SCARIEST) scene of my life

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

why aren't there more mysteries that take place in nursing homes & retirement communities. i want to watch a group of deranged retirees-cum-amateur-detectives combine their powers of:

decades of life experience

boredom-fueled busybody shamelessness

access to the most gossipy next-door-neighbors in existence

"I am too old to be arrested and/or give a shit" attitude

and solve crimes. this should be an enormous subgenre.

[yuwuta]

satoru physically withers and crumbles every time you return his belongings. he doesn’t know how to tell you that he can only accidentally on purpose leave his glasses on your nightstand, or his jacket on your couch, or his shirt in your laundry so many times before he loses his mind. every time you don’t take he bait, he folds into himself and wonders why you don’t love him anymore and it costs him $22.50 to hear ieiri tell him to suck it up and use his words because he literally has to buy her company (and drinks).

but when you do take the bait, when you do wear his things, satoru thinks it’s all worth it. he can’t explain why it does what it does to him. it’s a sinister kind of possession he wants to have over you, knowing you’re your own person, free to do as you please, but also knowing you’re caged in him. it’s a lovesick kind of gooeyness that melts his heart seeing you fumble with the sleeves of a sweater that’s too long for you. it’s the vision of you seeing you drowning in him—in his clothes, in his things, in him, in him, in him. he’s selfish, he wants to consume you in as many ways as possible, wants you to drown in him, would die happily knowing you were one tenth as enraptured by him as he is with you. he doesn’t know how or why or when you gained so much power over him, but he doesn’t care, he doesn’t want you to ever stop, so if he has to keep pretending to leave his clothes and bags and glasses around then so be it.

[egophiliac]

still absolutely losing my mind over Lilia

[fictional2dcharacters]

When Cale gains a new ancient power or ability, he never tells anyone. The only way you know of his powers is if he uses them in a fight or you were there when he got it.

No one knew about Record until Cale used it trying to find the White Stars reincarnations. Heck, they still don’t know what that was.

To them, Cale just suddenly gained the ability to remember everything he read and he was also getting a fever from it, so no one knows what that was.

When he used Instant to destroy to the statues, NO ONE knew whatever THE FUCK THAT WAS—LIKE— Cale transcended time to destroy and statue, and then he looked like he took a shower in KNIVES SOMEHOW?? AND THEN HIS PLATE STARTED TO BREAK???

When Cale first used the super rock in the gorge of death no one knew a single thing about whatever the fuck was happening, but they just had to accept it

[this bit was added on later- whenever Cale used the “Blood-drenched rock” or whatever it was called while he was trying to use Embrace on the White Star, and he ended up using Embrace on one of the White Stars attacks but the button or whatever was holding it started to break so it was basically a bomb and he just ran through the castle like a mad man, and to everyone else it looked like Cale was covered in blood. Absolutely no one had any clue that he wasn’t in fact bleeding from everywhere on his body so that’s literally what they were assuming]

When Cale helped the Jungle because Arm had taken an island hostage and rigged dead mana bombs around the shore and everyone’s like

“oh no, what do we do, if we try to take it back all the hostages will die” and Cale is just like “leave it to me. I will eat all of the dead mana” LIKE SIR-💀

THAT IS NOT A NORMAL THING TO SAY.

And then they go along with the plan anyways!?! AND THEN CALE STARTS CONTROLLING THE FUCKING TREES???

AND THE ALLIES JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT IT AND KEEP GOING WITH THE PLAN BECAUSE IF THEY DON’T EVERYTHING WOULD GO TO SHIT?

Just-

Cale:*reveals a new power in the heat of battle*

The enemies:😨

The allies:😨

[winesharksea]

cats bringing hunted offerings to their owners but it's jem humbly depositing new slang he heard at the bakery in front of kit for an explanation

[julijbee]

girlbossing too close to the sun.

[secretmellowblog]

In love with how Victor Hugo just casually drops that Javert has Night Vision and then doesn't explain any further

Javert possessed in his eye the feline phosphorescence of night birds. He deciphered the few lines written by Marius,

Victor Hugo: Javert has semimagical night vision so he can basically see in the dark like an owl. anyway moving on--

[nelkcats]

Scamming the scammer

John Constantine was the biggest headache Danny had managed to get, ever. After becoming King he did not think that his first task would be to solve the man's soul problems.

And it seemed quite incredible to him that the hellbazer would consider selling his soul as if it were a used car that he wants to get rid of to buy a new one. He was aware that he needed a soul, wasn't he? That it was not possible to buy a new one? Because he didn't want to be the one to inform him if that was not the case.

To top it off, beings from different domains within his kingdom came explicitly to claim the British's soul, which didn't even make sense, there were thousands of souls! Why did everyone want the same one? And why did he have to be the one to take care of it?

Completely frustrated, he placed all the paperwork for John Constantine in an empty room and locked the door. He smiled as he came up with a plan to improve the situation, it might be worth it.

That's how a drunk John Constantine found himself signing a dubious contract in exchange for the power to turn any liquid into beer, he didn't bother to read the contract, most demons just wanted his soul and this guy looked so human, with a presence so light it must be a minor demon for sure.

This turned out to be a bad decision when the next morning he found himself trapped in a room full of documents, the door locked. Taped to the door was a green note that said "Enjoy doing your own paperwork sir, I hope you're pleased with yourself", and well, maybe he should have read that contract after all.

[celestiall0tus]

So, can Marinette also make physical illusions? (Also, I love that Paradise went from a simple genderbend au to probably your darkest au)

Yes. Simply put, illusions are extremely versatile. so allow me. Also, time to fine tune this bitch in here.

We start with this Volpina.

Volpina in Miraculous AU is terrifying as she realizes the true power of illusions. She can create invisible illusions to patrol the city and stalk the other heroes, camouflage herself with the environment so only a truly perceptive eye can see her, create illusionary nine tailed foxes as combative guards that are real until harmed when they vanish, mimic other voices, false environments, and just so much more.

In a certain chapter I'm fine tuning, you see just how easily she can manipulate things with illusions. She watches the situations from afar through her illusions, sharing "false" memories to the other heroes, eavesdrop, and possibly more. In a scene with Viperion, she's able to showcase her using the voice mimic and makes Viperion de-transform and transform again before helping the unconscious heroes de-transform.

In a few deleted chapters, she is seen conversing with Sleuthlynx through her illusionary foxes. Her thoughts projected and spoken by the illusion.

This is all due to her lesser power being that of illusions and her greater power (that she doesn't use as often) is shapeshifting.

Activation Phrases

Transformation: "Trixx, Conceal"

Lesser Power: Trick

Greater Power: Shift

And that brings me to Volpina from Absolution. This Volpina can do the mentioned above, but is never on the field. She always sends illusionary doppelgangers to do her work while she remains in a safe, hidden location. I don't have as much on her compared to her Miraculous AU counterpart, though Absolution is going through a massive overhaul in terms of story, so yeah.

Speaking of the overhaul, shapeshifting was dropped to keep the illusions power. Her passive is a form of persuasion where whatever she says, people believe (much like Hoaxer) with her main power being Illusions.

Activation Phrases

Transformation: "Trixx, Conceal"

Power: Trick

Now, Vixen for Separate Worlds won't be as crazy with her illusionary powers, but did use them to enhance her performances. Creating a spectral and ethereal display/concert to accompany here. This would range from illusionary back up singers, music as she'd deviate and do her own thing, to a play that fills the room that'd usually be akin to a movie with the moving illusions putting on a play.

Her illusions are a mix of false and real. Meaning if one were to interact with them. They'd either feel as real as another person or their hands would pass through the illusion as it dissipated like it never existed.

Activation Phrases

Transformation: "Trixx, Conceal"

Power: None/Innate

Now brings me to Marc from Salvation. So, his is a little undefined as I'm working on incorporating him into the story as we speak (his struggles, goals, etc). As of now, he can do the same as the other foxes to a point, but I haven't exactly pinpointed his use of illusions aside from two possibilities:

One that he uses illusions to appear like society's version of normal and as a visual display for his creativity. With these ideas, it makes him more akin to Vixen than Volpina.

I will also add that with these ideas, I may end up elevating Marc to Avatar status, but we'll see. Until that day should occur, he has only the power.

Activation Phrases

Transformation: "Trixx, Conceal"

Power: Trick

A slight change of plans with Paradise. Bridgette will be the fox holder known as Void. Given what I've set up for Paradise, Void will be a mirror to Miraculous AU's Volpina. She can create a network of shadowy illusions and see through them all, create illusions capable of harm, but can't take any damage otherwise they are destroyed, speak through her illusions, and more. The only limit really is her imagination.

Activation Phrases

Transformation: "Trixx, shroud."

Power: Trick

Luka gets his time with the fox as Maestro in Siren's Song. His power is illusions that he uses for more music and sound based illusions. Also, just a fun detail, the colored parts on him change color based of the music he plays with his powers.

Activation Phrases

Transformation: "Trixx, shroud."

Power: Trick

Alya is finally Rena in Amaranthine. Her power is that of illusions on par with that of Miraculous AU!Volpina.

Activation Phrases

Transformation: "Trixx, shroud."

Power: None/Innate

[magpieddd]

you’re not immune to the onceler

[twomystdunstans]

your heart explodes inside of your chest—and Glenn Close dies.

[radioactive-earthshine]

NGL I have STRONG opinions about digital releases omitting the letters to the editor section of older comics. I feel like the letters are a part of comic history and should be aggressively preserved.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

This one is dedicated to @shirokokuro, who made a lifeguard AU fic to fill the void where there was none.

Read it here! It's great: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51598429