Plant Physiology (Trigun)

==Summary==
Plants are an advanced form of sentient life, they are organisms that "produce" other organisms. Generally the mechanics of their abilities and production are thought to be completely mysterious and unknown to mankind, despite being the creators of said organisms. The true mechanics of a Plants general abilities are based upon several key factors. 
Plants can be divided into two categories, Non Independent Plants and Independent Plants. Typically speaking a Plants purpose is to provide resources and maintain energy and life for humans, Non Independent Plants are held within light-bulb like structures. These Plants seemingly have little to no active consciousness or will, only existing to provide the production of resources to mankind until they wither away. Independent Plants on the other hand have a free will allowing them to make choices on their own accord, and are much smarter and stronger than their Non Independent brothers and sisters, while they both share the same Philosophy; Independent Plants utilize their powers and abilities to a far greater degree.
==Non Independent Plants==
Non Independent Plants are as the name would suggest, Plants that are seemingly lacking in independent actions and thoughts. These type of Plants are the most common type of Plant and are typically seen held within giant lightbulb like structures, and give off an angelic like appearance. These types of Plants can only use their powers and abilities for production purposes (whereas Independent can use the following powers and abilities for combat purposes and destruction, amongst the basic Plant applications). 
*Higher-Dimensional Manipulation (5-D - Plants are capable of in depth manipulation of everything with their range, with this range "extending to the multiverse including all time axis, and even higher dimensions"Nightow's Blog Statement)
*Matter Manipulation, Quantum Manipulation, Life Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Absorption (Energy), Radiation Manipulation, Physics Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Spatial Manipulation-Time Manipulation and Pocket Reality Manipulation (Quantum - Plants have control over "planck-like" uncertainties, granting them great control over the multiverses and it's higher dimensional constructs fundamental structures. Such as matter, which constitutes everything physical within them, down to a quantum levelTrigun: Lost Plant. This level of control allows Plants to create matterTrigun: Chapter 69 from complete nothingness and manipulate/generate quanta. They can also control other aspects like energy with extreme proficiency, allowing them to generate, absorb and project every single type of energy that exists within the dimensions, such as UV rays and electricity. After absorbing enough electricity they can even defy the laws of physics and create entire organic systems from complete nothingnessTrigun: Chapter 9, they can also produce and absorb minus/negative energy. And finally they have complete control over dimensions, allowing them to create dimensions and universes from complete nothingness)
*Black Hole Creation and Size Manipulation (Plants which have generated and absorbed enough minus/negative energy can consciously or unconsciously generate massive black holes, they can even be condensed into a "mirco" form, these black holes hold enough power enough to generate big bang's, create universes and suck away entire universes)
*Non-Physical Interaction:
**Small Size (Type 8 - Plants can interact with and destroy infinitesimally small Planck lengths through the creation of energy and matter)
**Vacuum (Plants can interact with and destroy the vacuum of infintesimally small Planck lengths through the creation of energy and matter)
**Space-Time (Plants can interact with, destroy and create space-times through their dimensional manipulation capabilities) 
*Unconventional Deconstruction (Plants indirectly destroy infinitesimally small Planck when they generate matter and energy) 
*Causality Manipulation and Acausality (Type 4 - Plants can collapse and create causality, extending to all time axis within the multiverse, including even higher dimensions like the Plant's native world. Plants are inherently unbounded by normal causality since they're completely unaffected by the changes they've made to it)
*Gravity Manipulation (Plants can generate and manipulate gravity around them, given this ability Plants can push objects away from them and keep objects from sinking into lesser weighted materialsTrigun: Chapter 12, this manipulation is done through producing minus/negative energy)
*Shapeshifting (Plants can transform their body parts into feather-like constructs)
*Longevity (Plants can live upwards to be over 150+ years old without showing signs of agingTrigun: Chapter 89, Plants also mature at a much quicker rateTrigun: Chapter 39, with a Plant of a fewTrigun: Chapter 40 years old being the size of full grown adults, Plants can live up to 200+ years constantly producing energy)
*Self-Sustenance (Type 2 and 3 - Plants can still remain alive after spending hundred's of years without eating or sleeping)
*Enhanced Senses and Extrasensory Perception (Mircovision - Plants can see and interact with infinitesimally small plancks to create and manipulate matter)
*Power Nullification and Power Bestowal (Trigun: Chapter 70)
Note: For Non Independent Plants these abilities are non combat applicable.
==Dependent Plants Resistances== 
*Limited Physics Manipulation (After absorbing a large amount of electricity Plants can bypass and supersede the laws of physics)
*Electricity Manipulation and Radiation Manipulation (Plants are naturally resistant towards high amounts of electricity and radiation)
==Independent Plants==
All abilities previous but to a much greater extent. (Independent Plants are much superior to their non Independent Brothers and Sisters, and utilize their powers for combat)
*Regeneration and Immortality: 
**Type 3 (Low Mid - Plants in general have shown unique regeneration capabilities, allowing them to regenerate from organ damage done by small arms fire from handgunsTrigun: Chapter 1. Low-Godly - Independent Plants that have absorbed tons of Dependent Plants or have larger "gates" compared to other Independent Plants have shown increased regenerative capabilitiesTrigun: Chapter 75. With Plants like Trigun: Chapter 96)
**Type 8 (Plants are reliant on their gates for their regenerative capabilities, increasing the "size" of this also increases the regenerative capabilities of a plant)
*Telepathy (Independent Plants such as VashTrigun: Chapter 13 and Knives can Telepathically communicate to each other and other's from incredible distances)
*Enhanced Senses (Emotional - Independent Plants like Vash can sense the emotional intent of othersTrigun: Chapter 18, they can also sense theTrigun: Chapter 21 emotional states of others as well)
*Passive Aura, Passive Fear Manipulation and Passive Paralysis Inducement (Independent Plants like Vash which have undergone stressful situations passively produce a powerful aura which freezes the movements of everything around them, leaving them in a fear filled mess. But to more bloodthirsty Independent Plants like Knives this effect is constantly active, with the effects still being active even while one sleepsTrigun: Chapter 44. Independent Plants can also express their immense bloodlust over vast distances and give people premonitions about their own deaths)
*Self-Sustenance (Type 1 - Vash and Knives have been shown to move and breathe in space without an issue)
*Absorption and Statistics Amplification (Biological and Power - Plants can absorbTrigun: Chapter 42 and fuse together with other beings into themselves, absorbing their bodies and their power. Doing so greatly increased the strength of a Plant, this can even be done through their Angel Arms as well)
*Fusionism (Independent Plants can fuse with other beings, even with other plants. Fusing causes the collective consciousness of everyone an Independent Plant fused with to be combined and absorbed into said PlantTrigun: Chapter 50)
*Flight (Use of Abilities - Independent Plants are capable of growing wings for flight)
*Power Modification (They can gain new abilities in the middle of battle, by using their prior listed abilities to generate new ones on the spot. With Knives being able to gain new powers on the fly like teleportation, while Vash can imbue his rounds with his power, giving them various abilities)
*Teleportation (Independent Plants like Knives can warp spaceTrigun: Chapter 73, allowing them to teleport vast distances instantlyTrigun: Chapter 72)
==Angel Arms==
*Enhanced Energy Manipulation and Enhanced Energy Projection (Independent Plants have much greater control over their energy compared to Non-Independent PlantsTrigun: Chapter 30, given this level of control Independent Plants likeTrigun: Chapter 20 Vash can project this energy through his Angel Arm)
*Explosion Manipulation and Light Manipulation (Angel Arms can generate large energy explosions with their attacksTrigun: Chapter 48, creating a massive bright light in the processTrigun: Chapter 43)
*Body Control, Paralysis Inducement and Body Puppetry (Independent Plants can subconsciously generate automatic Angel Wings that'll act independently of the PlantTrigun: Chapter 38, defending them automatically while attacking the opponentTrigun: Chapter 88 against their will. Regardless of the condition of the Plants body they'll still be able to spawn and generate their Automatic Angel WingsTrigun: Chapter 49)
*Instinctive Reaction (Angel Wings will automatically deploy in order to defend Knives and Vash and attack their opponents, even without their consent. This works while the Plant is even unconscious)
*Memory Manipulation (Independent Plants like Vash can read and implant memories into others through the use of their Angel Arms)
*Existence Erasure (Physical and Mental - Angel Arms can completely annihilate someone from existence, leaving not even a single bone, a single drop of blood or a shred of flesh behindTrigun: Chapter 31. Independent Plants like Knives can reduce someone into complete nothingness, leaving nothing behind. This effect also work on the mental level since Angel Arms can directly interact with and harm the consciousness of others)
*Deconstruction and Spatial Manipulation (Quantum - Angel Arms can turn themselves into a small thin blade which cuts through billions of flatten dimensions, leaving not even dust behind given the fact Angel Arms are the main offensive weaponry of Plants, beings who can manipulate and destroy infinitesimally small Planck lengths. This level of deconstruction should logically scales to at least match, if not surpass their natural level of manipulation/destruction of matter) 
*Natural Weaponry and Weapon Creation (Independent Plants such as Vash and Knives can generate natural weapons in the form of Angel Arms, but they can alsoTrigun: Chapter 45 generate firearms and blades)
*Size Manipulation (Angel Arms can have their sizeTrigun: Chapter 37 freely manipulated by Independent Plants like Knives)
*Forcefield Creation (Angel Arms can createTrigun: Chapter 65 energy forcefields which blocks physical attacksTrigun: Chapter 80, it can even block the attacks of other Angel Arms which erase objects from existence or reduces things to dust)
*Mind Manipulation and Information Analysis (Angel Arms can shred someone's consciousness, hijack the consciousness of others and control them to do anything the user wishes. )
*Homing Attack (Angel Arm tendrils will continuously home onto the Plant's opponent)
== Independent Plants Resistances==
*Extrasensory Perception (Independent Plants such as Knives Millions have been shown to bypass the sense of sensory experts such as Midvalley who didn't notice Knives's presenceTrigun: Chapter 22)
*Existence Erasure, Mind Manipulation and Deconstruction (Independent Plants can resistTrigun: Chapter 76 the esoteric effects Angel ArmsTrigun: Chapter 75 which erase things from existence, shreds the consciousness of others and reduce people beyond dust)
*Fear Manipulation and Paralysis Inducement (Independent Plants can resistTrigun: Chapter 95 the aura's of other Independent Plants)
*Void Manipulation and Temperature Manipulation (Independent Plants like Knives scale drastically above Legato who can resist the heat generated by Knives's own void blast, Trigun: Chapter 93)
==Weaknesses ==
While Plants are vastly stronger than any other life form on No-Mans-Land they still only have a finite amount of energy to spare. Constant usage of a Plants power's will cause the Plants hair to darken and eventually wither away. (Although this weakness no longer applies to Ark absorbed Knives and to a lesser degree Vash due to the latter rarely ever using his powers).
== References== 
Category:Trigun
Category:Verse-specific Powers and Abilities