Franklin Richards (Earth-616)

**Powerhouse** (*Franklin Benjamin Richards*) is a human mutate who gained superhuman powers when his mother, Invisible Woman, was mutated from exposure to cosmic radiation. His powers caused him to subconsciously alter his anatomy to disguise himself as a mutant.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

#### Former Powers

**Reality Manipulation:** Powerhouse had the ability to manipulate reality on a pocket universal scale with his imagination and thoughts. After regaining his powers from a temporary loss, the first thing he did with his powers was create another pocket universe. He was stated to be a Universal Shaper by the Celestials. Powerhouse had displayed the ability to manipulate the four fundamental forces of the universe on a potentially cosmic scale.

* **Matter Manipulation:** His control over the fundamental forces of the universe allowed him to rearrange matter to create other configurations and even transmute elements. He had the ability to rearrange the molecular structure of matter and energy, even on a cosmic scale. Under the guidance of his older self, he once stabilized a sun and turned the assault of hostile Celestials into harmless flowers.
	+ **Matter Transmutation**
* **Gyrokinesis:** He could use gravity to manipulate space-time.
	+ **Chronokinesis**
		- **Time Travel:** Powerhouse was able to time travle to the past to meet his past self.
	+ **Space Manipulation**

**Telepathic Resistance:** As "Psi-Lord", Powerhouse demonstrated a wide variety of psionic powers. Even as a child, he at least displayed a remarkable resistance to a psionic Celestial assault.

**Telekinesis:** Powerhouse possessed telekinetic abilities that enabled him to levitate and manipulate living beings, inanimate objects, and energy to some extent psionically.

* **Flight:** His telekinetic powers enabled him to fly.

**Telepathy:** He could read minds and project his own thoughts into the minds of others on an unlimited radius. His notable psionic powers included:

* **Illusion Manipulation:** He had the ability to create realistic telepathic illusions and cause people to experience events which are not actually occurring. He can mask himself and others' presence from those around him by telepathically disguising himself to make his appearance to those around him different.
* **Telepathic Cloak:** He could mask his presence from being detected by others. He could extend these defenses to others around him as well.
* **Psychic Link:** He had the ability to develop mental links with any person which remained as a connection to said individual.
* **Mind Control:** He could control the minds of others through his own will.
* **Mind Possession:** Powerhouse had the ability to possess the mind of another and use that being's body as his own.
* **Memory Erasure:** He could cause loss of particular memories and amnesia in another person or even in a group of people.
* **Psychic Shield Generation:** Powerhouse had the ability to erect psychic shields for the protection of his own and others' minds.
* **Psychic Blasts:** He could project psionic force bolts which had no physical effects but which could affect a victim's mind so as to cause pain, unconsciousness, and death.
* **Astral Projection:** He had the ability to astral travel and communicate with others astrally through his own will or through contact with the thoughts and memories of others.
	+ **Astral Manipulation:** In the astral realm, he could use his powers to manipulate his environment and generate objects of astral energy.
* **Mind Transferal:** Powerhouse was able to transfer both his mind and powers into other host bodies should his own physical body be somehow killed.

**Precognition:** Powerhouse possessed precognitive abilities which manifested themselves in his dreams, enabling him to envision possible future events. Although there are countless possible futures, Powerhouse foresaw the most probable future path, and therefore his predictions usually came true. He seemingly could not foresee events more than roughly a few days in the future. His precognitive powers developed to the point at which he could see images of future events when conscious.

**Astral Projection:** He had the ability to place himself in a trance-like state while remaining fully conscious. While in this trance, he could project an intangible, ghost-like image of himself to another location through which he could see and hear what goes on in a location. What Powerhouse has called the "dreams" he had while in this state are not truly dreams, but his conscious awareness of the environment in which he projected his dream self.

**Energy Constructs:** He had the ability to create anything he envisioned within his mind. He used this ability to make anything he can imagine and manipulate it as he saw fit. He could channel this energy offensively to create weapons or blasts of energy or to defensively create force fields to protect himself and others.

* **Energy Blasts:** He was able to fire enormously powerful energy blasts which he generated from his body's extrasensory potential. These were able to temporarily destroy Mephisto within his own realm.
* **Force Field Generation**

**Superhuman Durability:** Even as a child, he displayed a remarkable resistance to damage. Even though he was knocked unconscious, he managed to survive a direct Celestial assault with minimal damage.

**Replication:** After being irradiated by a meteor, Powerhouse briefly showed the power to duplicate himself.

**Gestalt Form:** Powerhouse was able to merge with other beings into a being with a double conscious.

**Teleportation:** Powerhouse could teleport anywhere in the known Multiverse.

* **Interdimensional Teleportation**

### Weaknesses

#### Former Weaknesses

**Power Loss:** Powerhouse's powers could be burned out through overuse. However, while on Krakoa, his powers faded at a much slower extent. After expending all of his powers in a single punch, he was depowered.