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== Whatevermancy==


=== Anime and Manga ===
=== Anime and Manga ===
* In ''[[Popotan]]'' Ai uses Anthomancy: She divines by flowers, specifically dandelions.
* In ''[[Popotan]]'' Ai uses Anthomancy: She divines by flowers, specifically dandelions.
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=== Comic Books ===
=== Comic Books ===
* [[Justice League]] had at least one instance of "ferro-kenesis."
* [[Justice League]] had at least one instance of "ferro-kinesis."
** This is the stated powerset of Iron Butterfly of [[Shadow Cabinet]].
** This is the stated powerset of Iron Butterfly of [[Shadow Cabinet]].
** Which is different from magnetism ''how''?
* Superboy has "tactile telekinesis" which therefore really isn't ''tele''kinesis at all.
* Superboy has "tactile telekinesis" which therefore really isn't ''tele''kinesis at all.
** Justified in that it's only early on that it's purely touch-based. He simply left Cadmus before they could teach him how to use his powers, and so it took a lot longer to gain any kind of ranged ability. It never manages to extend far outside his body, though.
** Justified in that it's only early on that it's purely touch-based. He simply left Cadmus before they could teach him how to use his powers, and so it took a lot longer to gain any kind of ranged ability. It never manages to extend far outside his body, though.
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=== Film ===
=== Film ===
* Subverted in ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]''. Liz notes that her powers could be described as 'pyrokinesis', but she doesn't like the term.
* Subverted in ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]''. Liz notes that her powers could be described as "pyrokinesis", but she doesn't like the term.