History Main / MagnetismManipulation

* Eustass Kidd from ''Manga/OnePiece'' ate the Magnet-Magnet Fruit that allows him to manipulate metals via magnetism, which he usually uses to repel metal projectiles (cannonballs) and form giant arms made of scrap and metallic tools and weapons. [[spoiler:After [[NextTierPowerUp Awakening]], he can even turn other people into magnets and stick them to walls or crush them under several tons of scrap metal.]]

* Eustass Kidd from ''Manga/OnePiece'' ate the Magnet-Magnet Fruit that allows him to manipulate metals via magnetism, which he usually uses to repel metal projectiles (cannonballs) and form giant arms made of scrap and metallic tools and weapons.

* [[CuteandPsycho Solva]] of ''Manga/{{Needless}}'' has Magnetism as her power, which works likes the ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' Gravity Gun, except it allows her attract/repel ''anything'' since it's specifically [[HandWave the power]] to create a "[[HollywoodMagnetism unique magnetic field]]".

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Lodestone marauders can create powerful magnetic bursts to either send metallic objects flying away, typically to disarm enemies and knock down those wearing metal armor, or attract them towards themselves, usually in order to yank metal objects out of other creatures' hands and make them stick to the lodestone marauder's body. In addition, a magnetic aura surrounds them at all times, making it difficult to strike them properly with metallic weapons.

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', the sentient locomotive The Beast has this as one of its powers, while the human Count Wolkerstorfer is also an expert in the field (assuming there is an actual human running that GiantMecha..)

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': Part of Iron Tager's cyborg enhancement is that he can generate magnetic currents through his body that he can use to magnetize his opponents and, after that, [[YouWillNotEvadeMe drag them closer to him]] for his devastating close-range attacks. It also allows for some...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXlIIj0lIXA really weird hijinks.]]

** RoguesGallery member Electro once had this as his ''main'' power. Where he was able to negate his weakness to water by making them evaporate with electromagnetism before it touches him, he was also able to paralyze people by ''overcharging their synapses'' with it. Otherwise, his normal ShockAndAwe powers had basic electromagnetic capabilities which he used for things like the ability to WallCrawl and fast traveling on metal objects.

* ''Franchise/XMen'':

* In ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'', The [[MeaningfulRename meaningfully renamed]] Magneto once recovered from being OnlyMostlyDead (with the accompanying MeaningfulFuneral courtesy of his long time {{Frenemy}} Professor Charles "X" Xavier) by crash landing on Earth. The reason? [[FeedItWithFire Earth has magnetic fields]] and [[FirstLawOfResurrection it healed him]].

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' villain Electro once had this as his ''main'' power. Where he was able to negate his weakness to water by making them evaporate with electromagnetism before it touches him, he was also able to paralyze people by ''overcharging their synapses'' with it. Otherwise, his normal ShockAndAwe powers had basic electromagnetic capabilities which he used for things like the ability to WallCrawl and fast traveling on metal objects.

* This was ComicBook/IronMan's power during the Silver Age, being able to move heavier objects and people, and to fly due to Iron Man's repulsors using magnetism.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' villain Electro once had this as his ''main'' power. Where he was able to negate his weakness to water by making them evaporate with electromagnetism before it touches him, he was also able to paralyze people by ''overcharging their synapses'' with it. Otherwise, his normal ShockAndAwe powers had basic electromagnetic capabilities which he used for things like the ability to WallCrawl and fast traveling on metal objects.

* In the live action ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' movie, Jazz seems to have have magnetic powers, pulling the firearms of soldiers away from them. Blackout also has an {{EMP}} weapon.
* Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto again in the ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' film series, played by Creator/IanMcKellen in the original trilogy and the future of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' and Creator/MichaelFassbender in the "prequel" series that started with ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. Magneto's most impressive feats include:

* In ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' Misaka Mikoto can do this as a side effect of her control over electricity. By modifying the flow of electricity in the air or on objects she can replicate the effect of an electromagnet, allowing for her to create a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]] out of [[ImprovisedWeapon iron filings]] or cling to metal surfaces. Even her signature Railgun is based on generating a powerful electromagnetic field.

** ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'': Mariah's Stand, Bast, takes the form of an electrical outlet in with an ancient Egyptian motif; touching it magnetizes the unfortunate victim. [[LethalHarmlessPowers Which seems like a minor inconvenience]]... but the magnetism increases with time and proximity to Mariah, and will eventually get to the point of flinging ''cars'' at whoever Mariah targeted.
** ''Manga/GoldenWind'': Risotto Nero has a more sophisticated approach. His Stand, Metallica, lets him manipulate magnetic fields to shape iron into razor blades, scissors, and needles ''[[BodyHorror inside his victims' bodies]]''. A side effect of this draws iron out of the blood, leading to severe anemia that further weakens his opponents and can even kill them. [[ArtisticLicenseBiology Even though the iron in hemoglobin isn't ferromagnetic.]] He also uses it to make staples [[GoodThingYouCanHeal to close wounds he suffers in a fight]] and to camouflage himself as a rock with red iron dust.
** ''Manga/SteelBallRun'': The shared Stand of the Boom Boom Family, Tomb of the Boom, gives each of the three members different magnetism-related abilities. The father, Benjamin's Tomb gives him the ability to use magnetism to manipulate the iron implants in his skull to mold his flesh and bone to disguise himself. The youngest brother, L.A.'s Tomb gives him the ability to manipulate iron-bearing sand, which he uses as a weapon. The older brother, Andre's Tomb works similarly to Mariah's Bastet in that once someone is targeted (in this case, by coming into contact with Andre's blood), they become a magnet that grows more powerful the longer they're affected and the closer they get to other magnetized people. Benjamin and L.A. use their Tombs almost exclusively to isolate victims of Andre's version and drive them together, since if three people affected by Andre's Tomb of the Boom come into simultaneous physical contact with each other, the magnetism becomes strong enough to literally rip the victims apart.

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' Misaka Mikoto can do this as a side effect of her control over electricity. By modifying the flow of electricity in the air or on objects she can replicate the effect of an electromagnet, allowing for her to create a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]] out of [[ImprovisedWeapon iron filings]] or cling to metal surfaces. Even her signature Railgun is based on generating a powerful electromagnetic field.

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Electromagnetism is a strange beast. It's one of the four [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_interaction fundamental forces of nature]], the others being [[GravityMaster gravity]], the weak nuclear force (radioactive decay), and the strong nuclear force ([[StoryBreakerPower binds atoms together]]). In RealLife it's not at all as powerful as superpowers portray them in fiction.

* Akira Otoishi has learned how to do this via StaticElectricity in ''Fanfic/IronTouch'', which he uses to [[spoiler: magnetize the protagonists to the floor of a falling plane in order to prevent them from parachuting]].

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'' has Lord Karl Heisenberg who has this as one of his powers from the Mold, introducing himself by [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaling Ethan Winters]], trapping him, then presenting him to [[BigBad Mother Miranda]] and the other [[EliteFour Four Lords]]. [[spoiler: He's also TheStarscream who also wants to kill Mother Miranda for cursing him with his powers and his boss fight has him go into a OneWingedAngel metal/organic monstrosity that's fought against in a motherfucking tank! With a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw arm]]!]]

Electromagnetism is a strange beast. It's one of the four [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_interaction fundamental forces of nature]], the others being [[GravityMaster gravity]], the weak nuclear force ([[ILoveNuclearPower radioactive decay]]), and the strong nuclear force ([[StoryBreakerPower binds atoms together]]). In RealLife it's not at all as powerful as superpowers portray them in fiction.

* Franchise/{{Godzilla}} has this power, as seen in ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla''.

* "The Magnetic Avarice" Carrera from ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt'', who produces powerful magnetic fields that manipulate metals, be it scrap metal or the GiantHandsOfDoom that are a part of his armor. His LimitBreak involves creating a quasi-singularity out of an intense magnetic field that draws in matter and makes it [[StuffBlowingUp detonate]]. His powers also [[PowerNullifier nullify the Septimas of other Adepts]].