History Main / MagnetismManipulation

* ''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.

* ''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 WallCrawl and fast travel on metal objects.

* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' and 'ComicBook/TheFlash'' (the Wally West) enemy Magenta. Frankie Kane was a one time girlfriend of Wally West, who gained magnetic powers which killed her family. Not knowing her purpose in life, she became a villain

** Windcharger actually has a relatively realistic portrayal, he can make each of his arms the pole of an electromagnet and use it to manipulate metal. The closer the metal is, the more powerful his pull.
** Tailgate (incidentally, his toy is a remold of Windchargers) has a powerful magnet in his front bumper, which he uses to follow other vehicles while saving fuel.

* In ''Videogame/{{Megaman 3}}'', Magnetman's gimmick is magnetism; he can either fire homing Magnet Missiles or pulling Mega Man towards him with magnetic force. The blurb also mentions more of it: He's been known for sleeping on ceilings by attaching himself on them and likes giving magnetic therapy, but he has to avoid floppy disks and other sensitive electronics because his magnetic field can affect them.

* In ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', 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]].

ArtisticLicensePhysics definitely applies to works that use magnetism powers. ShockAndAwe and ExtraOreDinary are {{Sister Trope}}s. Compare SelectiveMagnetism, and HollywoodMagnetism. MagneticWeapons is when technology uses the force of magnetism for guns.

* Peridot in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' learns she can manipulate metal objects after previously thinking she was made with no powers. However, she is very bad at it.

* The MarvelComics character Polaris has magnetic powers similar to Magneto's, who was later revealed to be her biological father. She can sense and control magnetism, create magnetic energy pulses and magnetic force fields, and manipulate the Earth's magnetic field in order to fly.

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* Webcomic/{{XRS}} Manipulation of electromagnetic energy is the cornerstone of the XRS capabilities.
* ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}''. Max's weapon is a [[BatterUp baseball bat]] which acts as a giant mentally controlled magnet.
* 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..)
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* Ratchet in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' has a pair of magnets in his forearms. As a medic, their initial use was loading damaged Autobots onto his sick bay, but they're quite useful in combat. Interestingly, he also had an [[{{EMP}} Electromagnetic Pulse Generator]] that functioned entirely differently, instantly knocking out any Transformer in its beam. He could also combine his magnetism with teammate Bumblebee's [[ShockAndAwe electric Stingers]] to make an EMP... somehow.

* Peridot in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' learns she can manipulate metal objects after previously thinking she was made with no powers.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': In [[Recap/SmallvilleS03E07Magnetic "Magnetic"]], Seth Nelson gains the power to control magnetism. This also somehow allows him a form of MindControl.

* In ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}'', Toa of Magnetism [[CaptainObvious have the power to control magnetic fields]]. Gahlok-Kal and Kraata/Rahkshi of Magnetism and all Makuta have limited Magnetism powers. Skakdi of Magnetism can only access their power if they work with another Skakdi, or if they carry a weapon that allows them to focus their Magnetism power individually.

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* ''Manga/{{JoJo's Bizzare Adventure}}'' has a few [[FightingSpirit Stands]] that invoke magnetism:

** 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. [[ArtisticLiscensePhysics 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.

** In "The End of the Beginning, [[spoiler:Pyrrha is able to use her Semblance to make a broken elevator carry her to Ozpin's office and then makes extensive use of it during her fatal battle with Cinder. Ultimately, while she does manage to put up a fight and even surprise Cinder several times, CInder is too powerful and kills her]].

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': In [[Recap/SmallvilleS03E07Magnetic "Magnetic"]], Seth Nelson gains the power to control magnetism.

[[quoteright:350:[[SelfDemonstrating/{{Magneto}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/magneto_from_marvel_8221.jpg]]]]

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]], [[ILoveNuclearPower nuclear force]], and the [[StoryBreakerPower force that binds atoms together]]. In {{Real Life}} it's not at all as powerful as superpowers portray them in fiction.

* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': Mag's elemental forte. Oddly, this makes her powers strong against the Corpus not because she can disrupt their robotic proxies, but because she can dampen their shields.

[[caption-width-right:350:Too bad he can't do it with [[Franchise/FantasticFour wooden guns]].]]

** The Fourth Kazekage can use Magnet Release to manipulate gold dust. His son Gaara and the Tailed Beast Shukaku can use Magnet Release to do the same with sand.
** [[spoiler:Naruto gains Magnet Release from Shukaku and uses it form a Magnet Release Rasengan]].

* ''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.