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| x Magic |
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Harry Potter |
In the fictional Harry Potter series created by J. K. Rowling, magic is depicted as a natural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature while still being approached entirely scientifically. Many magical creatures exist in the...
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| Ronald Weasley | |||
| Minerva McGonagall | |||
| Nico Minoru | |||
| George Weasley | |||
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| x Flight |
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Peter Pan |
Flight is the process by which an object moves either through the air, or movement beyond earth's atmosphere (as in the case of spaceflight), by aerodynamically generating lift, propulsive thrust or aerostatically using buoyancy, or by simple...
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| Karolina Dean | |||
| Superman | |||
| Aurora | |||
| Northstar | |||
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| x Work Avoidance | Wally | ||
| x Skateboarding |
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Y.T. |
Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. A person who skateboards is most often referred to as a skateboarder, or just skater.
Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an artform, a job, or a method of...
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| x Superhuman strength |
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Molly Hayes |
Superhuman strength, also called super strength, super-strength or enhanced strength, is an ability commonly employed in fiction. It is the ability for any human to be stronger than normally possible given their proportions. Characters with super...
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| Xavin | |||
| Superman | |||
| Spider-Man | |||
| Bender Bending Rodríguez | |||
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| x Mutant | Quentin Quire |
A mutant is a type of fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Primarily featured in comics featuring the X-Men, a mutant is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows them to...
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| Moira MacTaggert | |||
| Vulcan | |||
| Isolationist | |||
| Mule | |||
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| x Solar Absorption Physiology | Karolina Dean | ||
| x Shapeshifting |
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Xavin |
Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology and folklore, as well as in science fiction and fantasy. In its broadest sense, it is when a being undergoes a transformation. Commonly the transformation is purposeful, and not a curse or spell. In some...
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| Gumby | |||
| Odo | |||
| Sauron | |||
| Swamp Thing | |||
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| x Levitation |
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Palpatine |
Levitation (from Latin levitas "lightness") is the process by which an object is suspended against gravity, in a stable position, without physical contact.
It is also a conjuring trick, apparently raising a human being (or other object) without any...
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| Anakin Skywalker | |||
| Qui-Gon Jinn | |||
| Luke Skywalker | |||
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | |||
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| x Salesman | Leopold Bloom | ||
| x The Force |
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Leia Organa |
The Force is a binding, metaphysical and ubiquitous power in the fictional Star Wars universe, created by George Lucas. First mentioned in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, it is integral in all subsequent films in the series, as well as the Star...
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| Palpatine | |||
| Anakin Skywalker | |||
| Qui-Gon Jinn | |||
| Luke Skywalker | |||
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| x Fire breathing |
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Trogdor |
Fire breathing is the act of creating a large flame by spraying, with one's mouth, a flammable liquid upon an open flame. The flame is usually held an arm's length away and the spray should be both powerful and misty. This art is said to have...
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| Dragon | |||
| Godzilla | |||
| x Read the alethiometer | Lyra Belacqua | ||
| x Telepathy |
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Palpatine |
Telepathy (Greek τηλε, tele meaning "distant" and πάθεια, patheia meaning "to be affected by",) is supposed to be the transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five senses (See Psi). The term was...
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| Anakin Skywalker | |||
| Qui-Gon Jinn | |||
| Luke Skywalker | |||
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | |||
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| x Psychokinesis |
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Lucy |
The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche", meaning mind, soul, heart, or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis", meaning motion; literally "movement from the mind"), also known as telekinesis (Greek τῆλε + κίνησις, literally "distant-movement"),...
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| Elizabeth Dehner | |||
| Ness | |||
| Doctor Occult | |||
| Mysterio | |||
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| x Imagination |
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Sam Lowry |
Imagination was an American fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in October 1950 by Raymond Palmer's Clark Publishing Company. The magazine was sold almost immediately to Greenleaf Publishing Company, owned by William Hamling, who...
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| Hikaru Shindo | |||
| x X-Ray Vision | Superman |
In science fiction stories or super hero comics, X-ray vision is the ability to see through physical objects at the discretion of the holder of this superpower. The most famous possessor of this power is DC comics iconic super hero character...
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| Meteor Man | |||
| Krypto | |||
| Commander Brutus | |||
| Superboy | |||
| x Metamorphmagus | Nymphadora Tonks |
In the fictional universe of J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series, a metamorphmagus (meta-MORF-ma-gus) is a wizard born with the ability to change their shape at will. Only one such character has been introduced, so details about the power are...
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| x Extra-sensory perception | Elizabeth Dehner |
Extrasensory perception (ESP) involves reception of information not gained through the recognized senses and not inferred from experience. The term was coined by German psychical researcher, Rudolf Tischner, and adopted by Duke University...
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| River Tam | |||
| Jean Grey | |||
| Professor X | |||
| x Life extension | Ra's al Ghul |
Life extension, also known as anti-aging medicine, experimental gerontology, and biomedical gerontology, refers to attempts to slow down or reverse the processes of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. Some researchers in this area...
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| x Gymnastics |
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Harley Quinn |
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance and grace. Artistic gymnastics is the best known and most popular of the gymnastics sports governed by the Fédération...
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| x Superhuman speed |
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3-D Man |
Super speed is the ability to travel (typically running) at speeds much higher than the average speed for that form of travel.
Super speed is generally associated with superheroes, as well as with many other fictional characters. For a list of...
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| Aardwolf | |||
| Adam Warlock | |||
| Adrenazon | |||
| Adversary | |||
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| x None |
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Mrs Veal |
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| Pastor Veal | |||
| Jim Halpert | |||
| Alfredo | |||
| x Invisibility |
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Rodney Skinner |
Invisibility is the state of an object which cannot be seen. An object in this state is said to be Invisible (literally, "not visible"). The term is usually used as a fantasy/science fiction term, where objects are literally made unseeable by...
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| Motoko Kusanagi | |||
| Invisible Woman | |||
| Hades | |||
| Ghost | |||
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| x Superhuman vision | Supreme | ||
| Steve Austin | |||
| x Regeneration |
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Claire Bennet |
In biology, an organism is said to regenerate a lost or damaged part if the part regrows so that the original function is restored. Regenerative capacity is inversely related to complexity: in general, the more complex an animal is the less...
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| Alucard | |||
| Wolverine | |||
| Amazon | |||
| Alexander Anderson | |||
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| x Time travel |
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Wally West |
Time travel is a common theme in science fiction and is depicted in a variety of media. It simply means either going forward in time or backward, like seeing the future, or the past.
Time travel can form the central theme of a book, or it can be...
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| Mister E | |||
| Legion | |||
| The Shrike | |||
| Amalgam | |||
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| x Freeze Time | Hiro Nakamura | ||
| x Nigh-invulnerability | The Tick | ||
| x Cold-blooded |
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Sebacean |
Cold-blooded is a loose layman's term that may refer to:
Cold-blooded could also refer to:
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| x Spider web |
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Spider-Man |
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web or cobweb (from the obsolete word coppe, meaning "spider", sometimes with the connotation of being a dusty, abandoned web) is a device built by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its...
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| x Shaolin kung fu |
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Shaolin Kung Fu refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery. Of the tens of thousands of kung fu wushu styles, several hundred might have some relationship to Shaolin; however, aside from a few...
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| x Chinese martial arts |
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Beatrix Kiddo |
Chinese martial arts, sometimes referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu (simplified Chinese: 武术; traditional Chinese: 武術; pinyin: wǔshù) and popularly as kung fu (Chinese: 功夫 pinyin: gōngfū), consist of a number of fighting styles that were...
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| Stuff the Chinatown Kid | |||
| x Dim Mak | Beatrix Kiddo |
Dim Mak, (traditional Chinese: 點脈; simplified Chinese: 点脉; pinyin: diǎnmài; literally "press artery"; Jyutping: dim2 mak6), alternatively diǎnxuè (traditional Chinese: 點穴; simplified Chinese: 点穴), more famously known as the Death Touch, is an attack...
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| Pai Mei | |||
| x Teleportation | Nightcrawler |
Teleportation is supposed to be the transfer of matter from one point to another, more or less instantaneously, either by alchemy, paranormal means or through technological means. Teleportation has been widely utilized in works of science fiction....
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| Doctor Manhattan | |||
| Junzo Muto | |||
| Microwave | |||
| Pipeline | |||
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| x Genius-level intellect | Roy Batty | ||
| Detective Chimp | |||
| Iron Man | |||
| Maximus | |||
| Lelouch Lamperouge | |||
| x Prophetic dreaming | Buffy Summers | ||
| Isaac Mendez | |||
| x Agility | Asterix | ||
| Albert Wesker | |||
| x Eidetic memory | Paul Atreides |
Eidetic memory, or photographic memory, is the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with extreme accuracy and in abundant volume. The word eidetic (pronounced /аɪˈdɛtɪk/) means related to extraordinarily detailed and vivid recall...
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| Shawn Spencer | |||
| Superman | |||
| Black Bat | |||
| Mercury | |||
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| x Power ring |
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Hal Jordan |
A power ring is a fictional object featured in comic book titles published by DC Comics. It first appeared in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940), and was created by Bill Finger and Martin Nodell. Power rings are considered to be the most powerful...
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| Alan Scott | |||
| John Stewart | |||
| Atrocitus | |||
| Sodam Yat | |||
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| x Diplomacy |
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Jean-Luc Picard |
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states. It usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international relations through the intercession of professional diplomats with...
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| x Rasengan | Naruto Uzumaki | ||
| x Shadow clone | Naruto Uzumaki | ||
| x Power absorption | Rogue | ||
| Sylar | |||
| x Computer programming |
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Hiro Protagonist |
Computer programming (often shortened to programming or coding) is the process of writing, testing, debugging/troubleshooting, and maintaining the source code of computer programs. This source code is written in a programming language. The code may...
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| Da5id Meier | |||
| x Computer security |
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Hiro Protagonist |
Computer security is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while...
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| Da5id Meier | |||
| x Hacker | Hiro Protagonist |
In common usage, a hacker is a person who breaks into computers, usually by gaining access to administrative controls. The subculture that has evolved around hackers is often referred to as the computer underground. Proponents claim to be motivated...
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| Anarky | |||
| Barbara Gordon | |||
| Da5id Meier | |||
| x Linguistics |
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Juanita Marquez |
Linguistics is the scientific study of natural language. Linguistics encompasses a number of sub-fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure (grammar) and the study of meaning (semantics and pragmatics). Grammar...
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| x Powers and abilities of Superman |
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Sodam Yat |
The powers of DC Comics fictional character Superman have changed a great deal since his introduction in the 1930s. The extent of his powers peaked during the 1970s and 1980s to the point where various writers found it difficult to create suitable...
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| Superman X | |||
| Superboy | |||
| Superman | |||
| Chris Kent | |||
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| x Superhuman intelligence | Krona | ||
| Superman | |||
| Khan Noonien Singh | |||
| x Heat Ray Vision | Superman | ||
| x Superhuman Breath | Superman | ||
| x Faster-than-light |
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Superman |
Faster-than-light (also superluminal or FTL) communications and travel refer to the propagation of information or matter faster than the speed of light. Under the special theory of relativity, a particle (that has mass) with subluminal velocity...
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| Dawnstar | |||
| x Heat vision |
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Superman |
Heat vision may refer to:
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| Martian Manhunter | |||
| Kid Marvelman | |||
| Superboy | |||
| Supergirl | |||
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| x Wu-Han Thumb of Death | Sensei Ping | ||
| x Precognition |
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Doctor Manhattan |
Precognition (from the Latin præ-, “prior to,” + cognitio, “acquiring knowledge”), also called Future Sight, refers to perception that involves the acquisition of future information that cannot be deduced from presently available and normally...
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| Trashman | |||
| Kristin Wells | |||
| Blindfold | |||
| Alley-Kat-Abra | |||
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| x Immortality |
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God |
Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of living in a physical or spiritual form for an infinite or inconceivably vast length of time.
As immortality is the negation of mortality—not dying or not being subject to death—it has been a subject of...
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| Lucinda Nightbane | |||
| Contemplator | |||
| Allan Quatermain, Jr. | |||
| Cassidy | |||
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| x Stretching |
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Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length (often by abduction from the torso) in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm...
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| x Forensics |
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Sherlock Holmes |
Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action. Besides its relevance to a legal system, more...
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| Lady Cop | |||
| x Natural deduction |
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Sherlock Holmes |
In logic, natural deduction is an approach to proof theory that attempts to provide a deductive system which is a formal model of logical reasoning as it "naturally" occurs. This approach is in contrast to axiomatic systems which use axioms.
One...
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