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Magnetism
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| Magnetism | |
|---|---|
 The German emits an electromagnetic pulse. | |
| Held by: | The German (deceased), Magnetism terrorist |
| Ability to: | Manipulate ferrous objects and materials |
Magnetism is the ability to manipulate ferrous objects and materials.
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Characters
Confirmed
- The German had this ability.
Future
Limits
The German's assignment tracker entry displays a diagram indicating his magnetic ability stretches outwards from his head to feet, much like the dipoles of a magnetic field.
Two split images supplied by evsdropr do not show the German's face, but claim to show his ability at work: one image is of his ability applied to the controls of an elevator and the other example appears to be either on a phone booth or entrance. It is unknown exactly what effect the ability had, but in both demonstrations it did create a ripple-like visual distortion in the air similar to one created when a stone is dropped in a pool of water. In the two examples, the ripple emanates from the palm of his hand; different hands are used for each example.
At a Berlin bank, the German uses his ability to squeeze an employee through the metal bars of a teller window (Berlin, Part 1). Later, the German uses his ability to bend the metal support bars of a bed and use them to clamp Gael Cruz to a wall. He is also able to redirect dozens of bullets, which are commonly made with copper and lead, in mid-air after shooting them from an automatic pistol (Berlin, Part 2).
In a voicemail, Ahlrich Dekker describes the German's power as low-grade electromagnetic pulses, with surges coming about 80 a minute. He says the waves are shaped like heartbeats. Further, Dekker says that the EMP was degrading everything for nine city blocks.
Examples
 The German uses his ability in an elevator. |
 The German uses his ability again. |
 The German squeezes a bank teller through the bars. |
 The German smashes a cart into Gael's room, to break in. |
 The German levitates the bed bars.. |
 ..and clamps Gael to the wall. |
 The German redirects the paths of his bullets towards Devin. |
 The German magnetically opens the doors of a car. |
 In a bank, The German uses his ability to close the blinds... |
 ...and open the vault. (One of Us, One of Them) |
 In the "exposed future", a terrorist uses this ability... |
 ...to magnetically disarm Claire. (Resistance) |
See Also
- For the similar power of creating and directing electrical arcs as well as levitating using electromagnetic repulsion, see electric manipulation.
