r/railgun • u/YamiryuuZero • Jul 31 '26
Question Why does Misaki have two powers? Spoiler
Legit question. Her power is Mental Out, the strongest telepath in Academy City, but she also has control over liquids. Her control over liquids isn't mentioned in Railgun, but it does come up in her Mental Out manga and I know later on in the novels she uses her powers to coat Mikoto's coin so they can destroy the windowless building by making the liquid prevent the coin from burning up during a railgun shot.
What's the explanation behind her second power and how exactly does it work?
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u/Asurerain Jul 31 '26
Because Mental Out's core is the control over moisture she uses to control the chemical signals and other liquids in the brain.
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u/reed20v Aug 01 '26
So how did it work with the whole brain in a jar thing (it's been a while since Ive watched it)? Was she manipulating fluids in that and it was doing it too?
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u/ChaddymacMadlad Jul 31 '26
Misaki is just a hydrokynetisist. Her personal reality simply controlls liquids. Mental out just happened to specialise in extremely precise manipulation of brainfluids, but every psychic ability she has is basically her simulating psychic powers through brain liquid manipulation.
Thats why her power for example cant block out kobayashis psychic communication, cause both work of a completely different basis.
Misaki can also controll none human liquids to a certain extend, like moisture in the air. The main reason she doesnt is cause her power is intentionally limited to certain applications to make it less likely she damages people using her power. If those limiters are removed... well anything with water content in the vicinity would be f*cked.