Sound Absorption is the unique ability and power to absorb ones surrounding sound in their environment. This is the unique ability of Viktor Hargreeves.
Overview[]
One can abosrb ambient sound from the environment, or can tune into a single sound, almost like a tuning fork, and resonate with that singular sound, becoming strengthened and empowered from it. The user can absorb sound waves, while removing it from the source, into their body and use it in various ways, gaining some form of advantage, either by enhancing themselves, gaining the drained power, using it as power source etc., either temporarily or permanently.
Applications of Sound Absorption[]
Sound Manipulation[]
- Main article: Sound Manipulation
User can create, shape and manipulate sound, a periodic disturbance of a medium (air, ground, water, etc) that radiates outward linearly in the form of a pressure wave. The effect these waves upon the ear is perceived as sound. From the point of view of physics, sound is considered to be the waves of vibratory motion themselves, whether or not they are heard by the human ear. User can mimic, intensify, hush, and distort, as well warp, strengthen, echo, speed up, and slow down sound, using it as a powerful physical force and high-speed movement.
Energy Projection[]
- Main article: Energy Projection
Energy Projection is the ability to generate and project varying waves of energy from a person's body. Such energy can take the form of concentrated blasts, concussive explosions, waves of force or self-perpetuating beams. The nature of the energy varies from person to person.
Sound Projection[]
- Main article: Sound Projection
Sound Projection is the ability to manipulate and project sound waves and audios. User can create, shape and manipulate sound, a periodic disturbance of a medium (air, ground, water, etc) that radiates outward linearly in the form of a pressure wave. The effect these waves upon the ear is perceived as sound. From the point of view of physics, sound is considered to be the waves of vibratory motion themselves, whether or not they are heard by the human ear.
Force-Field Generation[]
- Main article: Force-Field Generation
The users sound-based energy can be shaped into protective barriers capable of absorbing intense amounts of force.
Matter Manipulation[]
- Main article: Matter Manipulation
Matter Manipulation is (as the name implies) the ability to manipulate matter, the physical substance that makes up everything.
Telekinesis[]
- Main article: Telekinesis
Telekinesis (from Greek: τηλε- "far off" and κίνηση "movement") is the ability to influence/control/manipulate matter or another aspect of a physical system with the ‘mind’ or through other non-physical means.
Sono-Telekinesis[]
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Known Users[]
Viktor Hargreeves[]
Viktor’s abilities are reliant on his being in contact with sound, causing him to resonate with sound and energy similarly to a tuning fork. When absorbing enough sound and harnessing his energy to its fullest, his skin becomes pale and gray and his irises turn white, as his body will begin to generate blue and white light. Additionally, Viktor’s demeanor would sometimes change into a cold, impassive state, ruthlessly harming or even killing those that have caused caused Viktor significant anger, irritation, stress. While in this trance of tranquil fury, Viktor was shown to hallucinate younger versions of himself, which encouraged him to take his anger and vengeance out on those that wronged him. Due to this mental instability, he was shown still be unpredictable in his behavior, as he looked out and smiled at Allison when he saw her at her concert, as part of him still recognized Allison as a sister and friend despite her having nearly killed Allison instinctually when the latter had revealed her role in the suppression of his power and had tried to incapacitate him with them again. Even after his mind wipe, Viktor is still capable of entering this dispassionate state, but has far more control over himself, likely influenced by his positive experiences with Sissy and Harlan Cooper. However, this control was not enough when he was again pushed to his breaking point turning FBI electroshock interrogation in an alternate 1963, in which he accidentally caused a shockwave that destroyed the floor he was on and proceeded to hover out into the city. This event was prevented by the ghost of Ben, who managed to help him escape before she reached that point.[citation needed]
Lila Pitts[]
She was able to mimic Viktor's ability and absorb the surrounding sound. She emitted the same glow Viktor did when he put his ability to use, and while it was her first time, she used the ability even more precise than Viktor. She even used this ability to create a force field.[1]
Harlan Cooper[]
After being revived by Viktor in 1963, Harlan inadvertently received this power from him with Viktor failing to remove it before he left for 2019. Over time, this power would manifest uncontrollably in moments of distress for Harlan, but he eventually came to understand it and have a degree of control over it, killing two members of the Sparrow Academy and guiding Viktor through removing the power from Harlan properly.[citation needed]