#powers explained

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

Bear of Space

Baku of Dreams

Wendigo of Curses

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.

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

I've got plans for this anxious child. I'm putting them here because it's set in stone, but I'll add powers once the plan is in action

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

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

Lila returns once again with the fox as the fox heir in Court of Miracles. She is Midborn and her powers include:

Illusions

Shapeshifting

Lila takes her place as Volpina once again in All That Remained. Her power, like many times before, are illusions.

Activation Phrases

Transformation: "Trixx, shroud."

I’m going to answer this one because it’s actually interesting and important world building stuff.

Ok so, mind reading as a power is very, very weird. There are various streams of thought in a being’s mind, and the person who’s being the reader can very easily get lost in them. When that happens, the reader AND the read person both get a massive headache if the reader doesn’t stop trying to force his way into the person’s mind, because it would be like charging a wall constantly, slowly breaking it down but also getting injured in the process. Both parts end up in pain.

Thoughts are presented as connected sets of images that detail one stream of thought at a time. Take that as sort of keyframes from different movies: depending on the setting and the characters in them, you can identify which movie they’re from. Thoughts work in the same way for a mind reader, they’re keyframes taken from a stream of thought. The mind reader, to successfully extract the information they need, has to identify the correct keyframe to access to the entire set of thoughts behind it, and correctly read the person’s mind. Depending on how important (see as how often the thought or memory is recalled in the person’s mind in the last 10 minutes or so) the thought is, their keyframe will seem larger. It’s more prominent and easy to identify, while old memories and on-the-fly thoughts are harder to grasp.

There is also the problem that in a person’s mind, voices belonging to various streams of thought all play in the background as a low but still present and irritating noise. It distracts the reader and it’s a natural protection of the mind! When the reader accesses a certain train of thought however, all the voices but the one connected to that thought are silenced, allowing the reader to hear only what’s necessary.

Learning this skill is a VERY difficult process, but there are ways to make it easier. One of them is reading the mind of someone who speaks a different language. Identifying all the background noise as senseless gibberish makes it not distracting to the reader anymore, as they will focus on the keyframes only.

Another skill is having the mind read person focus on a single simple thought (for example, a picture, a colour, a pet) so that the thought is much easier to identify in the many streams, because it’s prominent. It’s like a blaring red light in the darkness.

Because of those two reasons, Pietro is the PERFECT person to learn mind reading with. He’s foreign, and he’s very willing to help a friend like Noel. And for Noel he’s kind of a life saver because his parents aren’t often home, and thus can’t help, while Sheila’s mind was kind of a clusterfuck after she took Zane in, so finding thoughts among the stream of anxiety and “I HOPE HE HASN’T DESTROYED MY KITCHEN” kind of thoughts is very difficult. Pietro was a blessing for him in that sense.

The "Healers" of the Shards universe heavily rely on their Aura to use their curative powers. Wether they're a Rukia and that's their element, or the healing comes from a superpower, it still drains out the Aura of the user.

Healers have to size their power before sealing wounds and the likes: the more severe the wounds, the more Aura used. So Healers often carry around their gemstones and minerals filled with Aura to the max, so they can recharge before reaching dangerously low levels.

When a Healer like Layla, who's actually extremely good at using her power, has to seal and heal multiple wounds... they have to make a choice. It's either sealing them all completely and risking death, or sealing them partially and letting doctors suture them later. Layla is a stubborn fuck though, and will use her Aura to the point of fainting just to heal others.