Archetype:Electric-Mortal

> What can I say? I identify with Pikachu.
>
> Virgil Hawkins/Static (Milestone/DC Comics)

> The name's Static. I put a shock to your system!
>
> Virgil Hawkins/Static Shock (DCAU)

The ability to be a **mortal whose powers are based on electricity**. Variation of Super-Powered Mortal.Template:Archetype

## Also Called

* Electric Human
* Electrokinetic Human/Mortal
* Lightning Mortal/Superhero/Superheroine
* Quintessential Mortal/Superhero/Superheroine
* Static Mortal/Superhero/Superheroine

## Properties

Users are an electrokinetic mortal; having electrokinesis and/or lightning and/or electrokinetically based power. The abilities may vary greatly due to the sources of said powers varying as well with user being divided into paranormal and science groups.

### Science

For those who are based in science such as a superior human/***empowered beings***, ***transhuman***, or ***mutant***, they may have the ability of being immune to electricity all together or just may have a body sturdy enough to not be harmed by heat and thus, have augmented physical capabilities. They may even be able to ***perceive the world and other living beings through electricity***. They may also be able to stimulate other powers via their electrokinesis such as ***psionics*** or ***enhanced condition***.

### Paranormal

For those who are based in ***chi***, ***aura***, any form of ***occultism*** (magic, ***voodoo***, ***Onmyōdō***, ***Shamanism***), ***mysticism***, or any manner of ***Supernatural Art***, they may be able to perform feats more supernatural such as creating ***entities of electricity/lightning***, ***opening portals***, summoning and maybe even ***healing***. Often, users of this group aren't immune to externals sources of electricity.

## Associated Powers

* ***Bio-Electricity Manipulation***
	+ ***Bio-Electric Aura***
	+ ***Bio-Electric Augmentation***
	+ ***Bio-Electricity Infusion***
	+ ***Bio-Static Manipulation***
* Electricity Manipulation
	+ ***Conduct***, ***heat*** and/or charge objects with electricity.
		- ***Electrical Telekinesis***
			* Electrokinetic Flight
			* ***Electrokinetic Surfing***
			* **Electric Pull**
		- ***Melting***
	+ ***Electric Aura***
	+ ***Electric Charging***
	+ ***Electric Field Manipulation***
		- ***Electrical Force-Field***
	+ ***Electrical Immunity***
	+ Electrical Levitation
	+ ***Electrical Wall Crawling***
	+ ***Electricity Attacks***
		- Electrical Beam Emission
		- Electrical Bolt Projection
		- ***Electric Discharge***
		- ***Electric Kiss***
		- ***Electric Shock***
		- ***Electric Zap***
		- ***Lightning Summoning***
		- ***Prevalent Discharge***
		- ***Spark Blast***
		- ***Wave Motion Blast***
	+ Electricity Defense
	+ Electricity Empowerment
	+ Electricity Generation
	+ Electrokinetic Combat
	+ Electrokinetic Constructs
	+ Electronic Communication
	+ Electronic Disruption
	+ Lightning Vision
	+ ***Static Electricity Manipulation***
* Lightning Manipulation
	+ ***Lightning Attacks***
		- ***Lightning Ball Projection***
		- Lightning Bolt Projection
		- ***Lightning Strike Barrage***
		- ***Lightning Sealing***

## Techniques

* ***Ability Mastering***: Some users may have mastered their powers to the fullest achieve applications most don't.
	+ ***Electric Transmutation***
	+ ***Electrical Healing*** by charging with electricity, which accelerates the healing of cells.
	+ ***Electrical Signal Manipulation***
	+ ***Electrical Telepathy***
	+ Electrical Transportation by using electricity to teleport.
	+ Electricity Mimicry
		- ***Electrokinetic Shapeshifting***
		- ***Lightning Ball Form***
		- ***Technoportation***
	+ ***Electricity Portal Creation***
	+ ***Electrokinetic Invisibility***
	+ ***Electrolysis*** on atomized water.
	+ ***Electroreception***
		- ***Electrocommunication***
	+ ***Infinite Electric Charge***
	+ Lightning Manipulation
		- Lightning Bolt Projection
	+ **Quintessence Force**
	+ **Positive Electricity Manipulation**
	+ ***Super Electric Charge***
* ***Electrolytic Blood***: Some users' blood may have electrically charged, supercharging their body.
	+ ***Electrical Enhanced Condition***
		- ***Electrical Regeneration***
		- ***Electrically Enhanced Speed***
			* ***Speed Combat***

## Associations

* Adhesion
* Bio-Electromagnetic Manipulation
	+ Activation & Deactivation
	+ Electromagnetism Detection
	+ Electromagnetism Manipulation
* Burning
* Capacitance Manipulation
* Circuitry Travel
* Electricity Induced Mutation
* ***Enhanced***/***Supernatural Combat Mastery***
* ***Esoteric Lightning Manipulation***
* ***Geoelectricity Manipulation***
* ***Ionization***
* Paralysis Inducement
* ***Power Source Creating***
* ***Quintessence Force***
* ***Signal Empowerment***

## Example Characters

*See Also: Shock and Awe*.

* Leslie Willis/Livewire (DCAU)

## Gallery

### Cartoons

High Voltage.jpegHigh Voltage (Big Hero 6: The series)Juice.pngJuice (DC Animated Universe)
### Bonzo/Comics/Graphic Novels

Shazam52.jpgBilly Batson/Shazam (DC Comics)Livewire DCAU.gifAfter she was struck by a lightning bolt, Leslie Willis/Livewire (DC Comics) became a Metahuman of pure electrical energy.