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Some ElementalPowers let you control [[PlayingWithFire fire]], [[MakingASplash water]], [[BlowYouAway air]] or [[DishingOutDirt earth]]. Some even let you control [[ShockAndAwe lightning]]; [[AnIcePerson ice]]; [[GreenThumb plants]]; {{light|EmUp}}; [[CastingAShadow darkness]]; [[PureEnergy arcane forces]], [[MagicAIsMagicA magic]], or [[MindOverMatter the]] [[PsychicPowers mind]]; and even [[HeartBeatDown heart.]] (That is when not a victim of WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway) This, however, is power over '''metal'''. (Not [[ThePowerOfRock that kind of metal]]; the shiny stuff.) It generally allows one to control metal, although it may even include being made of metal and using one's body to attack.

** In the sixth issue of [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk1962 the original series]], the Hulk faces off against an alien called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Metal Master]] who promptly waltzes over Hulk. Hulk comes back for round two with a gun that Banner and Rick Jones have made, which the Metal Master can't control. Hulk promptly knocks him out [[spoiler: because the gun was made of cardboard]].

** Allomancy, which involves ingesting and "burning" metals to generate effects, ranging from the aforementioned pushing and pulling of metals to enhancing physical abilities and senses to detecting or hiding others using allomancy. With certain rare metals like [[{{Unobtanium}} atium]], one can see into one's opponents' future. Allomancy is also [[spoiler: the power of [[BigGood the god Preservation]]]].

** [[BloodMagic Hemalurgy]], an inherently destructive use of metal spikes to steal attributes from others and transfer them to another. It involves [[spoiler: killing the "donor" with the spike to extract the attribute from them and then pounding it into the body of the "recipient". Doing both at the same time boosts the received effect, albeit at a weaker strength than the "donor" had.]] Hemalurgy is also how [[spoiler: koloss, kandra, and Inquisitors]] are created. Hemalurgy is [[spoiler:the power of [[BigBad the god Ruin]]]].

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* In ''Anime/{{Blassreiter}}'' one of main [[BlessedWithSuck advantages]] the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Pale Rider]] [[TheVirus series]] of [[NanoMachines low-level]] body [[SuperSoldier augmentation]] gives its [[ZombieInfectee users]] is ability to [[BodyHorror harmoniously meld]] with equipment such as vehicles and weapons, [[ViralTransformation automatically building]] intuitively learnable interface that feels natural, instead of all those unwieldy mechanical controls.

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': The Elric brothers: It's their specialty in alchemy.
** It also features the 'Silver Alchemist', whose powers work a lot like [[Manga/RaveMaster Musica]].

* Diane from ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' can bend iron like toffee and can [[ElementalShapeshifter turn herself]] into metal. Other members of the Giant Clan can also do this.

** His successor, The Fourth Kazekage can manipulate gold dust using magnetism.[[note]]While gold isn't magnetic, it is diamagnetic, and so could theoretically be manipulated by suitably shaped magnetic fields.[[/note]] Both developed this ability by studying Shukaku's chakra which has this property. [[spoiler:When Naruto and Shukaku work together they can convert Naruto's Rasenshuriken and senjutsu into magnetic versions]].

* Musica and Reina of ''Manga/RaveMaster'' are "silver claimers", who can both manipulate silver, though Reina has the slight advantage of being able to create silver out of thin air.
** In one arc, the pair form an EnemyMine against Ogre, who turns out to be a gold claimer.

* ComicBook/{{Magneto}} can not only affect [[MagnetismManipulation magnetic forces and metals]], but generally can also manipulate and shape non-magnetic metals just as easily. Whether this is just part of his powers or [[HollywoodMagnetism how magnetism is generally portrayed]] varies - it might help that these days, his powers are interpreted as manipulating electromagnetism, which is rather broader.
** Polaris had the same powers, resulting in decades worth of wrangling about whether or not she was Magneto's daughter. (She was introduced as such, but the very same storyline revealed it to be a hoax, and it's been just as back-and-forth ever since.) Current continuity says she is; we'll see if it sticks.
** Also, Magneto's clone Joseph.
* ComicBook/CosmicBoy, one of the three founders and the usual leader of the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes, can manipulate metal through magnetism. Unlike Magneto he cannot manipulate non-magnetic metals with his powers, though he can get rather creative with what he can manipulate and small imperfections and inclusions of magnetic materials in things is enough for him to work with. He has refined his magnetism enough to be a {{technopath}} when he wants, which tends to surprise opponents.
* Colossus of the ''ComicBook/XMen'' has the ability to turn his entire body into a form of organic steel, enabling him to withstand nearly any attack. Apart from his vulnerability to magnetism (which causes serious problems whenever he's up against the abovementioned Magneto), he has a KryptoniteFactor in the form of the anti-metal vibranium.
** Another X-Man with metal powers is [[ComicBook/NewXMenAcademyX Mercury]]. Her body is made of liquid metal and can change her shape at will. She can also turn her limbs into various solid weapons.
* In ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', [[spoiler:the end of the Clone Saga reveals that Ultimate Doc Ock's control of his arms was actually control over METAL. This leads to a much tougher fight than Spidey was anticipating, and one of his clones being ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice right off the bat.]]
* In Franchise/TheDCU, the original Doctor Polaris and his successor both had magnetic powers.
** Polaris's manipulations caused Frances Kane aka Magenta, a childhood friend of [[Franchise/TheFlash Wally West]], to manifest this ability as well, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity much to her detriment over the years]].

* ComicBook/{{Lanfeust}}'s initial power is the ability to melt metal, which is why he starts out as TheBlacksmith.
* Creator/MilestoneComics' ''ComicBook/{{Static}}'' has basically the same powerset as Magneto, except visually based more on the [[ShockAndAwe electricity]] side of electromagnetism. He still largely uses it to move metal objects around, though.
* Creator/MilestoneComics also has Iron Butterfly from Shadow Cabinet who has the ability to manipulate any metal or metallic object. Unlike Static this ability is not magnetic in nature but is the psionic ability to control all metal.

** In the sixth issue of the original series, the Hulk faces off against an alien called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Metal Master]] who promptly waltzes over Hulk. Hulk comes back for round two with a gun that Banner and Rick Jones have made, which the Metal Master can't control. Hulk promptly knocks him out [[spoiler: because the gun was made of cardboard]].
** [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Michael Steel]] aka Ironclad of the U-Foes was transformed into a creature of organic metal when he and his associates attempted to replicate the accident that gave the ComicBook/FantasticFour their powers.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Magneto, who doesn't appear until chapter 77 (aside from a brief hint of his presence in chapter 72), but whose sheer power means that he's spoken of in the (usually terrified) breath as the Winter Soldier, unequivocally accepted to be an Omega Class Mutant and regarded as [[PersonOfMassDestruction nothing less than a force of nature]] with a temper that Sean Cassidy (no slouch in the UnstoppableRage department himself) says is like 'an atom bomb' compared to the firecracker of his own anger and a vengeful streak the size of a continent. While he has long since [[HeelFaceTurn mellowed out]] (... [[GoodIsNotSoft mostly]]), his entrance in chapter 77, when he crumples a giant [[spoiler: vibranium]] armoured HYDRA helicarrier that's shrugged off everything thrown at it like tinfoil, amply demonstrates his power. The sequel only underlines it, when he takes [[PersonOfMassDestruction the Red Son]] in a straight fight with one metaphorical hand behind his back.

%%* Same for ''Fanfic/TheThreeLegacies'', although this time the magic's rather limited.
* Izuku in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13224343/10/Metallurgy Metallurgy]]'' has a Quirk that lets him control a highly dense ball of liquid metal that grows as he ages. The only real limitation is that it can only maintain a solid form for a few seconds without him touching it.

* Magneto's impressive mutant ability to control metal. Guns are a joke to him and throughout the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' he's accomplished feats capable of [[Film/XMenFirstClass lifting a submarine from water]], [[Film/XMenTheLastStand the Golden Gate Bridge]], and [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast the RFK Stadium.]]
* ''Film/TetsuoTheIronMan'' involves characters doing [[MindScrew some weird things]], but apparently controlling metal is one of them.

* Metalcrafting is but one of the ElementalPowers available to furycrafters in Creator/JimButcher's ''Literature/CodexAlera.'' Metalcrafters tend to be the greatest swordsmen, since some of the metalcrafter skills include the ability to sense metal around you and act on that, as well as the ability to greatly increase your own endurance and pain tolerance (a famous duel between two metalcrafters lasted ''days''). One character also becomes a ChromeChampion in the fifth book and another character does the same in the sixth. Metalcrafting also allows one to control their own emotions and shield them from having their emotions detected by [[TheEmpath watercrafters]]. Lastly, metalcrafting includes some degree of kinetic control over metal, but since only two very powerful crafters have been seen using it (Gaius Sextus and Invidia Aquitaine) it's probably a difficult technique.
* [[spoiler:Daniel Tucker]] in ''Literature/TheDreamsideRoad'' can control a government-made cobalt isotope to lethal effect, creating blades, armor, and behemoths from the metal. He was part of a larger attempt to teach this power to children, but none of the other test subjects survived.
* '''All''' magic in the ''Literature/{{Mistborn}}'' series involves metal in some way, but the closest examples to this trope are the two [[{{Whatevermancy}} Allomantic]] powers gained from iron and steel, which allow the user to attract (iron) or repel (steel) nearby pieces of metal. This power is not based on magnetism, and affects all metals except aluminum, which is allomantically neutral. There are three general types of metal-based magic:

** [[BloodMagic Hemalurgy]], an inherently destructive use of metal spikes to steal attributes from others and transfer them to another. It involves [[spoiler: killing the "donor" with the spike to extract the attribute from them and then pounding it into the body of the "recipient". Doing both at the same time boosts the received effect, albeit at a weaker strength than the "donor" had.]] Hemalurgy is also how [[spoiler: koloss, kandra, and Inquisitors]] are created. Hemalurgy is [[spoiler: the power of [[BigBad the god Ruin]]]].
* "Metal morphers" in ''[[Creator/JohnRidley Those Who Walk in Darkness]]'' are almost straight Magneto [[{{Expy}} Expies]]. The "almost" is because Magneto never made a metal {{Golem}} to assault his foes.
* Daja Kisubo from Tamora Pierce's ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' is an ambient mage, which means a mage who works magic with a particular craft. Her craft is blacksmithing, giving her this along with PlayingWithFire.
* Each [[Literature/TheGuardiansMeljeanBrook Guardian]] has a unique [[PersonalityPowers Gift]]. Irena's is the ability to manipulate metal, and she supplies all of the Guardian angels with perfectly customized weapons. Her gift works even better in tandem with her ex-lover's Gift of [[PlayingWithFire fire]].
* Metalmasters of ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'' are elementals who can manipulate metal.
* ''Literature/TheRook'': Joshua Eckhart can " ''... manipulate metal. Under his touch, it becomes fluid, malleable; it assumes any shape he desires. It isn’t magnetism. He can’t attract or repel it. He sculpts it, gathering it up in great glistening handfuls and molding it into new shapes''."

* Kaiser, white supremacist supervillain from ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' can reshape, manipulate and enlarge metal at will. His father, Allfather, could summon iron swords out of thin air.

** Weld, another hero, is [[ChromeChampion made of metal]], and [[AppendageAssimilation any metal he comes into contact with merges with his body]]. He also has {{Shapeshifting}}, which he usually uses for {{ShapeshifterWeapon}}s and to [[MundaneUtility smooth down the edges when he accidentally comes into contact with metal]]. His metal body has a further bonus: certain powers cannot work on the living and some can't work on inanimate objects--Weld is immune to both types.

* ''Literature/TheManWhoControlledMetal''. The title kinda says it all. [[spoiler:The title character, Alec, uses his ability to scare a mugger straight, by cutting into his throat with the mugger's own knife. While Alec just stands by and watches. Pretty hardcore.]]
* Taelien in ''Literature/ForgingDivinity'' has the ability to alter the structure and properties of metal he's touching (including indirectly through another metal object, like his sword). He uses this to augment his melee combat abilities, as well as other miscellaneous tricks, like [[spoiler: sticking his scabbard's metal rim to his sword, making it impossible for someone else to draw the weapon.]]
* Metalwitches in ''Literature/TheWitchlands'' can control metal in their vicinity, reshaping it as if it was liquid. As their power comes from the Earth Well, more powerful Earthwitches also have this ability.
* Several varieties of this ability crop up in ''Literature/{{Renegades}}'':
** Captain Chromium can create and shape his eponymous metal, which he most famously uses to create weapons.
** Nova's father could summon wisps of ethereal energy and transform them into a strange metal with supernatural properties.
** One of Max's powers had general metal manipulation abilities.
* ''Literature/SteelCrowSaga'': The Tomodanese people have the gift of "metalpacting", infusing metal with their spirit at a touch. They can reshape metal, give themselves ImprobableAimingSkills with metal projectiles, make a blade {{Absurdly Sharp|Blade}} and [[FlamingSword hot]], and [[MundaneUtility drive metal vehicles without motors]].
* ''Literature/CursedWorld'': The main antagonist of the first book is a Ferromancer, able to control any form of iron... Including [[BloodyMurder weaponizing the iron in your blood to form crystals to stab you from the inside.]]

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* One minor villain in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' possessed the ability to create and manipulate magnetic fields. We don't see him to do much more than [[MundaneUtility open car doors, close blinds and steal from ATMs]].

* ''Series/UltramanGaia'' had Apatee, Algyuros, and Meemos, three MonstersOfTheWeek collectively called the Metal Organisms. Each one was a shapeshifting entity of liquid metal, and they all more powerful and better at changing form than their predecessor. They proved to be some of Ultraman Gaia and Agul's most challenging foes in the early part of the series.

* In ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'', both Magenta and Renee Adler have that ability.

* In Enochian esoterism the solar angelic Prince Bornogo is associated with metal.
* In ''Literature/TheBible'', particularly the [[Literature/BooksOfKings books of the Kings]], Elisha's faith in God caused an iron ax head to float in water when somebody used an ax to cut wood and its head slipped off the handle and fell into the water.

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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' has Iron and Magnetism elements. There is a lot of overlap in their powers, but the main difference is that Toa of Iron can create metal from ''thin air,'' and Toa of Magnetism have to manipulate existing metal or just use magnetic energy.
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* In ''Pinball/MagicGirl,'' the player advances by collecting different types of multiballs -- bronze, copper, silver, gold, and platinum.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': In the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting, this is the wizard Ghorus Toth's apparent specialty, as many metal-manipulating spells bear his name.

* In ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg'', orange eggs usually contain metal-themed {{Mons}} or power-ups.
* [[ComicBook/XMen Spiral]] is given one move in [[VideoGame/CapcomVs all of the fighting games she is featured in]]; the ability to create and manipulate swords. They float behind her and augment her attack.
* ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' has Fiona Mayfield, whose default Arcana is Orichalkos, the "all-knowing Mr. Dragon" who is also the Arcana of Metal. With him, she is able to create metal swords and shields out of thin air and attack with them.
* Given that all the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Robot Masters are, well, robots]], it comes to no surprise that they are all made of metal. However, ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'''s Metal Man, hence his name, seems to capitalize on this idea.
** There is also Dust Man from ''4'' and Junk Man from ''7'' who attack by hurling scrap metal at you, and in the latter, creating an OrbitingParticleShield out of them.
* From the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series, we have [[MacabreMothMotif Morph Moth]] from ''X2'' who fires scrap metal at X, and [[ThreateningShark Metal Shark Player]] from ''X6'' who can ''[[{{Necromancer}} summon previous foes from scrap metal]]''.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' introduces the Metal Cap power-up that turns Mario into [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin living metal]].
** This carries over to the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series as well, in the form of the Metal Box item.
* [[AllThereInTheManual Character Material]] says that the Einzbern family of Alchemists from the Franchise/NasuVerse specialize in manipulating metal.
** Shirou too, in a strange way. His element is more specifically "swords."
* Schwer-Muta from ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'', a Mega-Man-esque doujin game, follows the same formula as Junk Man above.
* Patchouli from ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' has metal as one of the 7 elements she uses.
** Suwako also has this as part of the her earth goddess powers.
* Mordekaiser of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''. His (old) title is "The Master of Metal", though in this case it refers to both his ability to control metal and his ability to ''[[RockMeAsmodeus rock out.]]'' Downplayed and possibly averted after his visual and gameplay update, however--while his new title, "The Iron Revenant" still suggests ''some'' connection with metal (and his passive still takes the appearance of spectral shrapnel), his powerset now mostly revolves around [[YourSoulIsMine death and soul magic]].
** Rell has the extremely rare magic of ferromancy. She is able to transform her suit of armor into a mount in order to trade defenses for mobility and vice versa. She also has magnetic abilities, being able to attach a piece of her armor to an ally to give them defense, damage anyone standing between the two of them with the magnetic force, and pull enemies to her with her ultimate. In lore, she was raised as a LaserGuidedTykeBomb by the Black Rose to act as a failsafe against Mordekaiser, who inhabits a set of metal armor while in the land of the living. (She later rebelled.)
* ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana'' features Aura, the elemental spirit of gold.
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, Atronachs are a type of unaligned [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] which are essentially the {{Elemental Embodiment}}s of the elements they represent. The most common are the [[FireIceLightning Flame (also known as "Fire"), Frost, and Storm]] varieties. Another variety are the Iron Atronaches, who are made up of molten iron, can [[NoSell absorb shock attacks]], and have strong physical attacks.
* In multiple ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games, the spell Kaclang renders anybody who receives the effects of the spell invulnerable for a turn by turning them metallic. This also carries over into the Hero's appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Zoe mixes this with GreenThumb. Her slingshot pellets sprout metallic plants that can be used to weigh down, otherwise hinder, or even impale monsters.

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* Warrick Kaine of ''Literature/TheDescendants'' has the full suite of metal themed powers; controlling, sensing (apparently it's like taste) transmuting, and creating InstantArmor. Somehow, this also lets him summon sentient CombatTentacles too.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'':
** The character Silver secretes ''{{mithril}}'' and can shape it into weapons too.
** Lodestone has some ferrokinetic abilty.
* Kosviel von Einzbern from ''Roleplay/FateNuovoGuerra'', owing to her family's specialty in metal alchemy, can create high-quality weapons and metallic familiars. She can also [[MagicKnight use said weapons very well]].
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Cody uses crystals in a variety of ways in battle.
** Shawn's Metal Spin, which serves as a defense by creating a barrier of floating steel balls.

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--->'''Toph:''' [[IronicEcho I AM THE GREATEST EARTHBENDER IN THE WORLD!!!]] [[BadassBoast And don't you two dunderheads ever forget it!]]

** Kuvira, the BigBad of ''Korra''[='s=] final season, is a metalbender from Zaofu, and her EliteMooks are adept at metalbending as well. [[spoiler:She even pilots her giant mecha with metalbending.]]

** Meteoric iron is used for training metalbenders, since it's easier for them to bend. [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge brilliance]] when you realise that meteoric iron is highly impure, and metalbending works by manipulating the impurities in the metal.
* In the first ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' version of the Royal Flush Gang, Queen can move and shape metal with her mind. During her fight with Hawkgirl, she uses her power to make a suit of armor and a sword out of casino tokens.

* Peridot discovers that she has ferrokinetic abilities in the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Too Short To Ride", and has steadily been improving them over time. She lands the finishing blow on [[spoiler:Jasper]] in "Earthlings", running her through with a piece of rebar, and by the time of "The New Crystal Gems" she's able to lift an entire car into the air with relatively little effort.

* [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist The Elric brothers]]: It's their specialty in alchemy.

* ''Fanfic/ACertainUnknownLevel0'': The Metal Twist power, which can reshape metals. And Electromasters, like Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun's Misaka Mikoto, can have electromagnetic control, to manipulate magnetic metals.

* ''Literature/{{The Zombie Knight}}'' has [[spoiler:its protagonist]]. The metal power is categorized under "materialization," which is described in-story as "the ability to create something from nothing." The power gradually develops in a variety of ways as the story progresses.

* Patchouli from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has metal as one of the 7 elements she uses.

** Gild Tesoro, antagonist of "Film: GOLD'', has the Gol-Gol Fruit, which is a classic metal-manipulating ability that only works on gold. Due to having [[NextTierPowerUp Awakened]] his Devil Fruit, and running a massive casino ship so profitable that he can afford to keep up a perpetual shower of gold dust across it, he is ''incredibly'' powerful on his home turf, going so far as to use his powers to make a ''GiantMecha'' of animate gold, complete with [[EyeBeams a laser eye]].

** The character Silver secretes ''mithril'' and can shape it into weapons too.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has Mr. 1, who, after eating the Supa Supa [Dice Dice] Fruit, got a body literally [[MadeOfIron Made of Steel]] as well as the ability to form bladed weapons on any part of his body.
** Eustass Kidd to a lesser degree, who has the power of either Magnetism or Metalkinesis.
** Captain 'Black Cage' Hina: Her DF lets her create iron shackles through various ways.

** Misaka Mikoto's esper power is [[ShockAndAwe Electro]][[MagnetismManipulation magnetism]], and can manipulate iron sand in several different ways, including things like chainsaw ''[[WhipItGood sword-whips]]'', needles, drills, shields, etc.

** Meteoric iron is used for training metalbenders, since it's easier for them to bend. [[FridgeBrilliance]] when you realise that meteoric iron is highly impure, and metalbending works by manipulating the impurities in the metal.

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%%* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' games often have a "Machine" element.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has the Steel-type. Mons with this typing tend to be either powerful defenders (like Skarmory), potent tanks (like Metagross and in the lower tiers Aggron), or [[LightningBruiser Lightning Bruisers]] (like Scizor, Lucario and Excadrill). Part of this is due to having the largest spread of elemental resistances in the game at 10 (formerly 11) and an immunity to Poison and Toxic statuses. It would be a good candidate for InfinityPlusOneElement itself, except that the few weaknesses it has -- Ground and Fighting in particular -- are very commonly found in the game and are downright ''ubiquitous'' on competitive teams. While Ground and Fighting are powerful attacking types on their own, it's safe to say a lot of their value comes from their ability to hit Steel-types hard. Most dual-typings with Steel tend to negate one or more of those weaknesses though. Moves of this type usually revolve around turning part of the Pokémon's body to metal and using it to attack (Steel Wing, Metal Claw, Iron Tail, etc).
** Another problem the Steel typing faces is that it is resisted by Fire, Water, and Electric types ([[LikeCannotCutLike as well as itself]]) while only being super-effective against Ice, Rock, and Fairy, the first two already having several other weaknesses, therefore, it isn't normally useful as an attacking type. They are however the only type besides Poison that is [[ColdIron super-effective]] against [[OurFairiesAreDifferent Fairy-types]].
** Notable Steel-type specialist trainers in the series include Gym Leaders Jasmine from [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Olivine City of the Johto region]] and Byron from [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Canalave City of the Sinnoh region]], Wikstrom of the [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Kalos]] Elite Four, and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Hoenn]] Champion [[MeaningfulName Steven Stone]], although Steven's team is pretty evenly split between Steel and Rock/Ground types.
* In ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg'', orange eggs usually contain metal-themed {{Mons}} or power-ups.
* [[ComicBook/XMen Spiral]] is given one move in [[VideoGame/CapcomVs all of the fighting games she is featured in]]; the ability to create and manipulate swords. They float behind her and augment her attack.
* ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' has Fiona Mayfield, whose default Arcana is Orichalkos, the "all-knowing Mr. Dragon" who is also the Arcana of Metal. With him, she is able to create metal swords and shields out of thin air and attack with them.
* Given that all the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Robot Masters are, well, robots]], it comes to no surprise that they are all made of metal. However, ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'''s Metal Man, hence his name, seems to capitalize on this idea.
** There is also Dust Man from ''4'' and Junk Man from ''7'' who attack by hurling scrap metal at you, and in the latter, creating an OrbitingParticleShield out of them.
* From the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series, we have [[MacabreMothMotif Morph Moth]] from ''X2'' who fires scrap metal at X, and [[ThreateningShark Metal Shark Player]] from ''X6'' who can ''[[{{Necromancer}} summon previous foes from scrap metal]]''.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' introduces the Metal Cap power-up that turns Mario into [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin living metal]].
** This carries over to the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series as well, in the form of the Metal Box item.
* [[AllThereInTheManual Character Material]] says that the Einzbern family of Alchemists from the Franchise/NasuVerse specialize in manipulating metal.
** Shirou too, in a strange way. His element is more specifically "swords."
* Schwer-Muta from ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'', a Mega-Man-esque doujin game, follows the same formula as Junk Man above.
* Patchouli from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has metal as one of the 7 elements she uses.
** Suwako also has this as part of the her earth goddess powers.
* Mordekaiser of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''. His (old) title is "The Master of Metal", though in this case it refers to both his ability to control metal and his ability to ''[[RockMeAsmodeus rock out.]]'' Downplayed and possibly averted after his visual and gameplay update, however--while his new title, "The Iron Revenant" still suggests ''some'' connection with metal (and his passive still takes the appearance of spectral shrapnel), his powerset now mostly revolves around [[YourSoulIsMine death and soul magic]].
** Rell has the extremely rare magic of ferromancy. She is able to transform her suit of armor into a mount in order to trade defenses for mobility and vice versa. She also has magnetic abilities, being able to attach a piece of her armor to an ally to give them defense, damage anyone standing between the two of them with the magnetic force, and pull enemies to her with her ultimate. In lore, she was raised as a LaserGuidedTykeBomb by the Black Rose to act as a failsafe against Mordekaiser, who inhabits a set of metal armor while in the land of the living. (She later rebelled.)
* ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana'' features Aura, the elemental spirit of gold.
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, Atronachs are a type of unaligned [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] which are essentially the {{Elemental Embodiment}}s of the elements they represent. The most common are the [[FireIceLightning Flame (also known as "Fire"), Frost, and Storm]] varieties. Another variety are the Iron Atronaches, who are made up of molten iron, can [[NoSell absorb shock attacks]], and have strong physical attacks.
* In multiple ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games, the spell Kaclang renders anybody who receives the effects of the spell invulnerable for a turn by turning them metallic. This also carries over into the Hero's appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
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* Metalcrafting is but one of the ElementalPowers available to furycrafters in Creator/JimButcher's ''Literature/CodexAlera.'' Metalcrafters tend to be the greatest swordsmen, since some of the metalcrafter skills include the ability to sense metal around you and act on that, as well as the ability to greatly increase your own endurance and pain tolerance (a famous duel between two metalcrafters lasted ''days''). One character also becomes a ChromeChampion in the fifth book and another character does the same in the sixth. Metalcrafting also allows one to control their own emotions and shield them from having their emotions detected by [[TheEmpath watercrafters]]. Lastly, metalcrafting includes some degree of kinetic control over metal, but since only two very powerful crafters have been seen using it (Gaius Sextus and Invidia Aquitaine) it's probably a difficult technique.
* [[spoiler:Daniel Tucker]] in ''Literature/TheDreamsideRoad'' can control a government-made cobalt isotope to lethal effect, creating blades, armor, and behemoths from the metal. He was part of a larger attempt to teach this power to children, but none of the other test subjects survived.
* '''All''' magic in the ''Literature/{{Mistborn}}'' series involves metal in some way, but the closest examples to this trope are the two [[{{Whatevermancy}} Allomantic]] powers gained from iron and steel, which allow the user to attract (iron) or repel (steel) nearby pieces of metal. This power is not based on magnetism, and affects all metals except aluminum, which is allomantically neutral. There are three general types of metal-based magic:
** Allomancy, which involves ingesting and "burning" metals to generate effects, ranging from the aforementioned pushing and pulling of metals to enhancing physical abilities and senses to detecting or hiding others using allomancy. With certain rare metals like [[{{Unobtanium}} atium]], one can see into one's opponents' future. Allomancy is also [[spoiler: the power of [[BigGood the god Preservation]]]].
** Feruchemy, which allows for an EquivalentExchange wherein the feruchemist takes something from themselves, be it physical strength, knowledge, speed, weight, or sensory ability and "stores" it in metal to draw upon it later. Different metal types are used to store different attributes, so they tend to walk around loaded up on jewelry and such..
** [[BloodMagic Hemalurgy]], an inherently destructive use of metal spikes to steal attributes from others and transfer them to another. It involves [[spoiler: killing the "donor" with the spike to extract the attribute from them and then pounding it into the body of the "recipient". Doing both at the same time boosts the received effect, albeit at a weaker strength than the "donor" had.]] Hemalurgy is also how [[spoiler: koloss, kandra, and Inquisitors]] are created. Hemalurgy is [[spoiler: the power of [[BigBad the god Ruin]]]].
* "Metal morphers" in ''[[Creator/JohnRidley Those Who Walk in Darkness]]'' are almost straight Magneto [[{{Expy}} Expies]]. The "almost" is because Magneto never made a metal {{Golem}} to assault his foes.
* Daja Kisubo from Tamora Pierce's ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' is an ambient mage, which means a mage who works magic with a particular craft. Her craft is blacksmithing, giving her this along with PlayingWithFire.
* Each [[Literature/TheGuardiansMeljeanBrook Guardian]] has a unique [[PersonalityPowers Gift]]. Irena's is the ability to manipulate metal, and she supplies all of the Guardian angels with perfectly customized weapons. Her gift works even better in tandem with her ex-lover's Gift of [[PlayingWithFire fire]].
* Metalmasters of ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'' are elementals who can manipulate metal.
* ''Literature/TheRook'': Joshua Eckhart can " ''... manipulate metal. Under his touch, it becomes fluid, malleable; it assumes any shape he desires. It isn’t magnetism. He can’t attract or repel it. He sculpts it, gathering it up in great glistening handfuls and molding it into new shapes''."
** Bishop Shantay Petoskey does the ChromeChampion variant.
* Kaiser, white supremacist supervillain from ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' can reshape, manipulate and enlarge metal at will. His father, Allfather, could summon iron swords out of thin air.
** One of his subordinates, Hookwolf, is a shapeshifter whose body is more metal than flesh.
** Adamant, one of the heroes, can armor himself in metal and alter its shape as needed.
** Weld, another hero, is [[ChromeChampion made of metal]], and [[AppendageAssimilation any metal he comes into contact with merges with his body]]. He also has {{Shapeshifting}}, which he usually uses for {{ShapeshifterWeapon}}s and to [[MundaneUtility smooth down the edges when he accidentally comes into contact with metal]]. His metal body has a further bonus: certain powers cannot work on the living and some can't work on inanimate objects--Weld is immune to both types.
* ''Literature/{{The Zombie Knight}}'' has [[spoiler:its protagonist]]. The metal power is categorized under "materialization," which is described in-story as "the ability to create something from nothing." The power gradually develops in a variety of ways as the story progresses.
* ''Literature/TheManWhoControlledMetal''. The title kinda says it all. [[spoiler:The title character, Alec, uses his ability to scare a mugger straight, by cutting into his throat with the mugger's own knife. While Alec just stands by and watches. Pretty hardcore.]]
* Taelien in ''Literature/ForgingDivinity'' has the ability to alter the structure and properties of metal he's touching (including indirectly through another metal object, like his sword). He uses this to augment his melee combat abilities, as well as other miscellaneous tricks, like [[spoiler: sticking his scabbard's metal rim to his sword, making it impossible for someone else to draw the weapon.]]
* Metalwitches in ''Literature/TheWitchlands'' can control metal in their vicinity, reshaping it as if it was liquid. As their power comes from the Earth Well, more powerful Earthwitches also have this ability.
* Several varieties of this ability crop up in ''Literature/{{Renegades}}'':
** Captain Chromium can create and shape his eponymous metal, which he most famously uses to create weapons.
** Nova's father could summon wisps of ethereal energy and transform them into a strange metal with supernatural properties.
** One of Max's powers had general metal manipulation abilities.
* ''Literature/SteelCrowSaga'': The Tomodanese people have the gift of "metalpacting", infusing metal with their spirit at a touch. They can reshape metal, give themselves ImprobableAimingSkills with metal projectiles, make a blade {{Absurdly Sharp|Blade}} and [[FlamingSword hot]], and [[MundaneUtility drive metal vehicles without motors]].
* ''Literature/CursedWorld'': The main antagonist of the first book is a Ferromancer, able to control any form of iron... Including [[BloodyMurder weaponizing the iron in your blood to form crystals to stab you from the inside.]]
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* ''Anime/BakuganBattlePlanet'' introduces the golden Aurelus attribute to the franchise, taking the place of the original series' [[DishingOutDirt Subterra]], which was incorporated into [[BlowYouAway Ventus]].
* ''Manga/BlackClover'':
** Nozel Silva uses Mercury Magic, forming liquid mercury that he can shape however he wants. He can even compress it enough to turn it into a smooth surface to reflect Light Magic. It turns out he was the only one of the Silva children to inherit a similar magic from their mother Acier Silva, who was known as the "[[RedBaron Steel War Princess]]" and could manipulate metal freely to form armor and weapons.
** Klaus has Steel Magic to forge a variety of finely-crafted items such as barricades, spears, drills, or chariots.
* In ''Anime/{{Blassreiter}}'' one of main [[BlessedWithSuck advantages]] the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Pale Rider]] [[TheVirus series]] of [[NanoMachines low-level]] body [[SuperSoldier augmentation]] gives its [[ZombieInfectee users]] is ability to [[BodyHorror harmoniously meld]] with equipment such as vehicles and weapons, [[ViralTransformation automatically building]] intuitively learnable interface that feels natural, instead of all those unwieldy mechanical controls.
* ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'':
** Misaka Mikoto's esper power is [[ShockAndAwe Electro]][[MagnetismManipulation magnetism]], and can manipulate iron sand in several different ways, including things like chainsaw ''[[WhipItGood sword-whips]]'', needles, drills, shields, etc.
** Kozaku Mitori's Liquid Shadow ability enables her to form and control a shapeshifting copy of herself made of liquid metal. Kouzaku can't see through the copy's non-existent eyes, so she uses a small skull-shaped camera to relay visual information to her computer and her control over it will be cut off if it's a certain distance away from.
%%* ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' has the Legendary Warrior of Steel, Mercuremon.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'' has Gajeel Redfox (Former page image), who uses Iron Dragon Slayer magic. To clarify, this allows him to turn parts of his body into metal weapons (usually clubs or a sword), cover his entire body in metal scales, and use of a tornado of metal shrapnel as a BreathWeapon. He can also eat metal to recover stamina.
* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' has Boss Fang, who can turn his body into steel... not that this did him any good against Kenshiro.
* [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist The Elric brothers]]: It's their specialty in alchemy.
** It also features the 'Silver Alchemist', whose powers work a lot like [[Manga/RaveMaster Musica]].
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
** Midler from ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'' has the [[FightingSpirit Stand]], High Priestess, a mask with the ability to reform minerals into any inorganic object, such as valves or harpoon guns.
** Risotto Nero from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' has the Stand, Metallica. With it, he has the ability to transform the iron in a person's bloodstream into any kind of sharp metal object he pleases, [[BloodyMurder while the iron is still inside the person's blood]].
** L.A. Boom Boom of the [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether Boom Boom Family]] from ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'' has the Stand, Tomb of the Bomb 3. On top of the MagnetismManipulation ability that all versions of Tomb of the Bomb have, his version of the Stand can create iron sand, which will attach to the magnetized victims.
* Caro Ru Lushe from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has the spell ''Wrought Iron Summon''[[note]]Rentetsu Shōkan[[/note]] that allows Caro to summon, transmute and control inorganic matter in nature. This includes ''Alchemic Chain'', that is made of iron and not of magic like most other chains.
* Diane from ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' can bend iron like toffee and can [[ElementalShapeshifter turn herself]] into metal. Other members of the Giant Clan can also do this.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** The Third Kazekage could create and manipulate iron sand using magnetism, which Sasori took advantage of after killing him and turning his corpse into a puppet.
** His successor, The Fourth Kazekage can manipulate gold dust using magnetism.[[note]]While gold isn't magnetic, it is diamagnetic, and so could theoretically be manipulated by suitably shaped magnetic fields.[[/note]] Both developed this ability by studying Shukaku's chakra which has this property. [[spoiler:When Naruto and Shukaku work together they can convert Naruto's Rasenshuriken and senjutsu into magnetic versions]].
** A minor character from the Cloud Village named Toroi had that same [[SuperpowerfulGenetics bloodline technique]] (which surprised a Sand Village ninja to find out it was found that far away) which he uses magnetize weapons, which magnetize other objects they hit (including people), making his attacks nearly impossible to avoid.
** This is also the power of one of the filler villans from the Land of Vegetables arc. Hinata defeated him by breaking his "off" switch with Jyuuken, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard burying him in his own sand]].
* ''Anime/{{Ninjala}}'': Lucy can summon metal tentacles using her MagicEye. This ability doesn't appear anywhere in [[VideoGame/{{Ninjala}} the video game the anime is based on]].
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has Mr. 1, who, after eating the Supa Supa [Dice Dice] Fruit, got a body literally [[MadeOfIron Made of Steel]] as well as the ability to form bladed weapons on any part of his body.
** Eustass Kidd to a lesser degree, who has the power of either Magnetism or Metalkinesis.
** Captain 'Black Cage' Hina: Her DF lets her create iron shackles through various ways.
* Musica and Reina of ''Manga/RaveMaster'' are "silver claimers", who can both manipulate silver, though Reina has the slight advantage of being able to create silver out of thin air.
** In one arc, the pair form an EnemyMine against Ogre, who turns out to be a gold claimer.
* Sailor Venus from ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' has power over metal, one of her weapons is a "Venus Love Me Chain" and she was able to escape the Amazon Trio's metal restraints rather easily. Her strongest attacks in the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] involve the use of her chain weapon and she uses a sword in the first story arc. She did use the chain for her attacks in the [[Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon live-action series]], being able to manipulate its length, and used a similar sword (though with different powers).
* ''Manga/ZatchBell'' has a few Mamodo who rely on steel or weaponry as their abilities. Maruss, Kido, and Gyaron are three such examples, and a filler arc gives us Maestro, the master of magnetism.
* ''Manga/{{Plunderer}}'' has one character who can create anything out of iron due to his TrickedOutGloves.
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* ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'':

* ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'': "Metal" is [[MultiformBalance one of three]] Gaia Memories that can be applied to the left side of Double's body when he [[HenshinHero transforms]] (normally paired with the [[PlayingWithFire Heat]] memory on the right). It makes Double a MightyGlacier while granting him a metal [[MartialArtsStaff staff]] as a weapon.

* ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'': "Metal" is [[MultiformBalance one of three]] Gaia Memories that can be applied to the left side of Double's body when he [[HenshinHero transforms]] (normally paired with the [[PlayingWithFire Heat]] memory on the right). It makes Double a MightyGlacier while granting him a metal [[SimpleStaff staff]] as a weapon.

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* ''Film/TetsuoTheIronman'' involves characters doing [[MindScrew some weird things]], but apparently controlling metal is one of them.

** His successor, The Fourth Kazekage can manipulate gold dust using magnetism[[note]]While gold isn't magnetic, it is diamagnetic, and so could theoretically be manipulated by suitably shaped magnetic fields[[/note]]. Both developed this ability by studying Shukaku's chakra which has this property. [[spoiler:When Naruto and Shukaku work together they can convert Naruto's Rasenshuriken and senjutsu into magnetic versions]].