The ability to forge a soul into another object. Sub-power of Soul Manipulation. Variation of Symbolic Power Manifestation. Combination of Enhanced Forging and Soul Materialization. Counterpart of Soul Genesis. Not to be confused with Soul-Bound Weapon.
Also Called[]
- Soul Crafting
- Soul Craftsmanship
Capabilities[]
The user can forge a soul into a corporeal form; shaped into an object that best personifies the person or be chosen by the user themselves either by imagination or enforced power of will. The object of power could be literally anything in existence or anything the user is aware of or can imagine in proportion to the power and properties of the users soul sometimes even having their own sentience.
Anything forged with this power will always have a highly specialized effect in addition to its normal function, for example a sword forged with one's anger would be devastating against those they hate regardless of defenses but utterly ineffective against everyone else, the specialism is always unique to the user.
It is possible to perform this power by proxy through the use of special objects.
Applications[]
- Attribute Externalization: Through imposing the persona of ethereal quintessence, one can give new power to the forgeries made.
- Essence Adaptation
- Object Creation
- Power Suit
- Spiritual Infusion
- Adaptive Augmentation
- Charged Attacks/Special Attacks: by concentrating their soul forging into a single point
- Efficacy Manipulation
- Omni-Customization
- Physical Restoration: on things affected by this power and only to the state it was when it was affected unless refined/infused/empowered already and from before it was broken; this could include living bodies with enough work.
- Shield Construction
- Weaponry Refinement: includes armor, clothing and objects both powerful and ordinary.
- Weapon Constructs
Techniques[]
- Power Symbiosis: As the weapon crafted has its own superpowers, so to does its crafter gain that which their spirit reflects.
- Soul Materialization
- Entity Exoskeleton
- Power Activation: By exposing the innate powers inside the persons soul.
- Soul-Bound Weapon
Associations[]
- Biological Essence Manipulation
- Form Manipulation
- Inner Power
- Soul Absorption
- Soul Anchoring
- Soul-Bound Weapon
- Soul Containment
- Soul Projection
- Soul Reading
- Soul Resonation
- Symbolic Power
- True Form
- True Power
Limitations[]
- Soul Mutilation and Soul Destruction are particularly effective against this power.
- May lack particular traits of the power, limiting the applications as well as rendering them vulnerable to the Soul Splitting.
- Some soul forms may possess their own sentience, which may cause problems for their wielders since the sentience may disagree with the wielder.
- One has to awaken to it through an experience unique to themselves; other uses can teach unawakened users how to use/awaken to their power.
- A weak soul may not be able to do much, similarly a strong soul may overwhelm the user.
- Can easily exhaust and/or ruin the physical body if overused.
- Does not enable Life-Force Manipulation and cannot create "living" Life-Force Constructs or any construct that can otherwise function independent of the user neither can they create revive or destroy souls.
- May not be able to simply forge their soul with force of will or soul wavelength and may require an actual forge and tools in order to use this power.
Known Users[]
- Exceed (Absolute Duo); via Blaze
- El Awake (Absolute Duo); via Blaze
- Bounts (Bleach); via Dolls
- Fullbringers (Bleach); via Fullbring with their objects
- Yasutora Sado; via his own soul
- Kūgo Ginjō; via the saltire pendant on his necklace, Ichigo Kurosaki's Clad-type Fullbring and Bankai
- Visored (Bleach); via Hollowfication
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach); via Rukia Kuchiki's Shinigami powers (original Zanpakutō), his own Quincy and the Soul Society Shinigami's Shinigami powers (false Zangetsu), Hollowfication, and Clad-type Fullbring (later fused with the false Zangetsu)
- Ōetsu Nimaiya (Bleach); via the creation of Asauchi
- Zangetsu (Quincy powers) (Bleach)
- Blazers (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan); via Devices
- Giant Blacksmith (Dark Souls)
- Straid of Olaphis (Dark Souls II)
- Weaponsmith Ornifex (Dark Souls II)
- Ludleth of Courland (Dark Souls III)
- Light Smiths (DC)
- Muramasa (Marvel Comics)
- Frankenstein (Noblesse)
- Noble Clan Heads (Noblesse)
- Nightmare (Soul Calibur)
- Psykers (Warhammer 40k)
- The Three Monks (Samurai Jack)
- Shamans (Shaman King)
- Soul Wavelength users (Soul Eater)
- Weapons and meisters (Soul Eater)
- Giryou (Ushio and Tora)
Gallery[]
When he first became a Shinigami, Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) unconsciously used Rukia's Shinigami powers to create his original Zanpakutō and Shihakushō, but the sword was broken by Byakuya...
...Later, he was able to create the false Zangetsu with the help from Old Man Zangetsu, who is actually Ichigo's Quincy powers...
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...He could also don a Hollow mask to increase his powers...
...When he lost all of his Shinigami power, Ichigo focused on his Substitute Shinigami Badge to create the first form of his Fullbring, taking a form of a manji...
...His Fullbring started becoming more and more perfect and became the second form, taking a form of Shihakushō and a sword...
...And finally, Ichigo's Fullbring became its complete form, taking a form of an armored suit and a sword...
...After his Clad-type Fullbring was stolen by Ginjō, Ichigo regained the false Zangetsu again after he regained Shinigami power. It was influenced by the remaining traces of his Fullbring.
Yasutora Sado's (Bleach) uses his soul to create his arm armor Fullbring, Brazo Derecha de Gigante, in its first form...
...second form...
...and true form...
...and Brazo Izquierda del Diablo.
Shinji Hirako (Bleach) dons a Hollow mask to increase his powers.
Kūgo Ginjō (Bleach) turns his necklace into...
...a broadsword Fullbring, Cross of Scaffold...
...after absorbing Ichigo's Clad-type Fullbring, Ginjō creates his skeletal Fullbring armor while wielding the enhanced Cross of Scaffold.
Jackie Tristan (Bleach) activates Dirty Boots to generate armors on her shoulders and forearms.
The Lightsmiths (DC Comics) actually forged the light of the emotional energy spectrum into various tools, unlike the guardians however they did not require lantern batteries.
Yoh (Shaman King), being a shaman, can use spirit control and his Furyoku with Amidamaru to perform the double-medium technique to forge their own unique Over Soul, Spirit of Sword.
Seira J. Loyard (Noblesse) is the head of the Loyard Noble Clan and as such she possesses the Death Scythe soul weapon.
Frankenstein (Noblesse), while not a Clan Head, possesses an imitation soul weapon called Dark Spear.
The Three Monks (Samurai Jack) forging the enchanted sword from the soul of Jack's father.
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Muramasa (Marvel Comics)
Blazers (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan) are able to materialize their souls as a personal weapon, which acts as a medium for their Noble Arts known as Devices. All Devices are nigh-unbreakable and breaking them could cause the Blazer to lose consciousness.
Julie Sigtuna (Absolute Duo) is an El Awake, a being able to manifest their souls as weapons without the mass injection of nanobots and has proven to be stronger than normal Exceeds.
Imari Nagakura (Absolute Duo), as an Exceed like the other students at Kouryou Academy, can manifest their souls into weapons called a "Blaze" due to a mass injection of nanobots.