- "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything."
- ― Plato
- "What would life be? Without a song or dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me."
- ― ABBA, "Thank You For The Music", 1977, from "The Album"
The power to interact with the world as if it were a musical. Variation of Fictional Physics. Combination of Musical Mastery and Fictional Physics.
Also Called[]
- Broadway/Play/Theatre Physics
- Musical Manifestation
Capabilities[]
The user can live life as if it were a musical and/or play. They will have the ability to break out into dance and songs, depending what interactions they will pursue. These songs can then induce other people to dance with them, perform with them or sing with them. The user may also limit this ability to be a group performance, or a duo performance, or solo performance, depending on what they need for their goals. Depending on the type of song (intro, romance song, finale song), it may affect the person they are talking to for the better or the worse. At an absolute level, users may unintentionally warp reality, with set changes, lighting adjustments, and props appearing for the sake of the user's goals.
Applications[]
- Absolute Beauty if they set the tone to be a romantic musical.
- Acting Manipulation by existing within a musical.
- Apex Inducement by making cliffhangers for act's, if applicable.
- Dance Inducement via starting musical numbers.
- Dance Manipulation via choreography of people joining in the musical number.
- Dancing Mastery via a choreography of people joining in the musical number, as well as any solos of themselves, if applicable.
- Fantasy World Enforcement due to living/existing within a musical.
- Love Inducement with a romance musical number.
- Love Mastery with a romance musical number.
- Music Manipulation via starting musical numbers, or changing the tone.
- Musical Empathy by using musical numbers in an attempt to understand people.
- Nadir Inducement by ending off respective acts, with exception to the finale act.
- Opera Mastery if they are in a musical that requires complicated singing and/or voice work.
- Opportunity Sense via breaking out into song and dance.
- Party Inducement via grand finale performances.
- Personal Orchestra, acting as the invisible "soundtrack" within the user's life.
- Performance Art Embodiment by being the main characters or side characters within a musical.
- Performance Art Manipulation by existing within a musical.
- Performance Art Empowerment by utilizing the positive energy around them to make change.
- Physics Defiance via flying or floating during certain musical numbers, or zero gravity musical numbers.
- Social Attraction via being the main character of their own story.
- Singing Mastery via being in a musical.
- Song Manipulation, by inducing a song when they perform their musical numbers.
- Vocal Narration by narrating their own musical story.
Associations[]
- Mind Words depending on the props set.
- Onomatopoeisis at an absolute level.
- Plot Armor if the user is not a tragic hero.
- Reality Warping if the users technique or abilities are absolute.
Associated Archetypes[]
Limitations[]
- Abilities may be temporary, user may not have access to their abilities when they need it most.
- At an absolute level, abilities may induce reality warping, affecting the people around them.
- Some people affected by their abilities may unintentionally dance or sing with them, inconveniencing them or their lives.
- May affect the people they are talking to for the worse, for example - breakups, or failures in life.
- User may not be able to control when they break out into dance or song.
- User may still have to deal with life problems/issues, or as a result of their abilities, may have trouble facing them.
Known Users[]
- Jellicle Tribe (Cats)
- Troy Bolton (High School Musical)
- Gabriella Montez (High School Musical)
- Various Characters (The Lion King franchise)
- Pumbaa
- Scar
- Simba
- Timon
- Donna Sheridan (Mamma Mia)
- Sophie Sheridan (Mamma Mia)
- Christine (Phantom Of The Opera)
- Erik/The Phantom (Phantom Of The Opera)
- Archie Andrews (Riverdale CW Universe) via "Musical Episodes"
- Katy Keene (Riverdale CW Universe) via "Musical Episodes"
- Jughead Jones (Riverdale CW Universe) via "Musical Episodes"
- Veronica Lodge (Riverdale CW Universe) via "Musical Episodes"
- Various Characters of Earth-11714 (Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark):
- Arachne
- Carnage
- Emily Osborn (Formerly)
- Flash Thompson
- Green Goblin
- Mary Jane Watson
- Peter Parker
- Swiss Miss