The power to utilize or be programmable matter. Sub-power of Programmable Matter Manipulation. Combination of Matter Manipulation and Technological Constructs. Variation of Advanced Technology.

Also Called

• Matter Program
• Programmed/Programmable Material/Substance

Capabilities

The user can utilize or be programmable matter; a type of matter that can change its shape, structure, and properties on demand based on external stimuli, coded instructions, or autonomous algorithms. Unlike conventional materials, which have fixed properties, programmable matter can dynamically reconfigure itself, allowing it to shift between different forms, functions, and physical states.

This matter can exist in various forms, such as nanomaterials, smart polymers, quantum matter, or self-assembling molecules, each capable of adapting to different conditions. It may be controlled through software, electromagnetic fields, environmental changes, or even thought-based interfaces, making it highly versatile for advanced technology, shape-shifting devices, and futuristic applications.

At its most advanced level, programmable matter could be used to create self-repairing structures, adaptive clothing, morphing tools, or even living, self-aware constructs. It represents the fusion of technology, physics, and material science, allowing physical objects to behave like software—flexible, responsive, and capable of near-instantaneous transformation.

Applications

• Construction Manipulation
  • Construct Creation
    • Object Creation
• Property Manipulation
  • Enhanced Properties
• Shape Defiance
  • Reshaping
• Technological Assimilation
  • High-Tech Exoskeleton/Power Suit

Techniques

• Form Retention
• Swiss Army Weaponry

Associations

• Advanced Technology
• Cybernetic Nanite Form
• Programmable Matter Manipulation
• Transformation

Limitations

• May be weak against users of Matter Manipulation.
• May be weak against users with "hacking" abilities, like Hacking Blast or Hacking Mastery.

Known Users

• Workers (Azure Striker Gunvolt)
• Phin Mason/Tinkerer (Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales)
• Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales); via the Programmable Matter Suit
• Robots (Mighty No. 9)
  • Mighty Numbers
• T-3000 (Terminator Genisys)
• KSI Drones (Transformers: Age of Extinction)

Known Materials/Substances

• Pix (Azure Striker Gunvolt)
• Xels (Mighty No. 9)
• Machine-Phase Matter (Terminator)
• Mimetic polyalloy (Terminator)
• Programmable matter (Star Trek)
• Programmable antimatter (Star Trek)
• Transformium (Transformers)

Known Objects

• Programmable Matter Suit (Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales)

Known Organizations

• Kinetic Solutions Incorporated (Transformers: Age of Extinction)

Gallery

The T-3000's (Terminator Genisys) machine phase matter body acts similarly to programmable matter, allowing it to expand its size and muscle mass...

...dissolve into its most basic form while falling head-first through the air, reorient itself to land on its feet and transform back to normal by the time it stands up...

...dissolve into a swarm of nanobots to phase through attacks...

...and sprout blades sharp enough to sever a T-800's arm.