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Wrong. Vectors contain direction and magnitude. Quoting from wikipedia:
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Euclidean vector, a geometric entity endowed with both length and direction; an element of a Euclidean vector space. In physics, euclidean vectors are used to represent physical quantities which have both magnitude and direction, such as force, in contrast to scalar quantities, which have no direction.
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Does mass have direction? Does pH have direction? Does density have direction?
No, right?
In order to analyze an ability, you have to put yourself in the user's shoes. How does he see the world? How does he apply and input his calculations to physical objects? Well... His basic power is
redirection. His AIM field only extends a few units of length from his skin. This power is also called vector manipulation because he can change the magnitude and direction of any particle within his AIM field. To illustrate, here are a few theoretical applications of his ability:
Basic- Flight -> g=0, direction and velocity is free to be modified. Particles are automatically reflected off (they don't even touch his skin), eliminating friction at high speeds. Oxygen intake is maintained through selective alteration of the speed of incoming air to allow normal respiration. High G forces are not experienced due to setting g=0.
- Ballistic projectiles -> simple modification of projectile's speed and direction
- Passive redirection -> simple firewall. Selectively reflects foreign malicious forces/substances unless manually overridden.
- Super strength -> modification of the magnitude of the force applied by basic physical movements/actions.
- Heating -> vibration of particles causing heating via friction.
- Freezing -> opposite of the above
Advanced (usually involves microscopic particles)- Wind manipulation -> same as ballistic projectiles, except on a smaller level. Requires more calculating power and can be easily countered since only the molecules' vectors touching his AIM field can be modified. Specific vibration patterns must be preserved.
- Sound Jamming -> molecular vibrations near ear area are modified as to filter out chosen frequencies.
- Invisibility -> light bending, similar to active camouflage. Other light manipulation applications include mirrors (reflection) and lasers (amplification).
- Memory alteration -> bioelectricity alteration. Electrons are selectively moved and neurons selectively stimulated. The specifics of this application is still not fully understood since memory storage in biological brains are not yet fully understood (at least, I don't fully understand it yet).
- Compound breaking/decomposition -> movements of electrons altered and are thus ejected, freeing nuclei.
- Nuclear fission/fusion -> nuclei are torn apart by extracting protons through direction modification. A single proton's acceleration is greatly increased to the extent of negating strong nuclear forces holding together atomic nuclei. For fusion, either the repulsive force is sufficiently redirected until the two nuclei make contact, making strong nuclear forces take over, or two nuclei are accelerated to near-luminal speeds and set to collide with each other.
Basically, he can do anything short of creating something from nothing (locally, as in only within his AIM field). And yes, he can make opposite forces follow one vector direction, though this isn't even needed. All he has to do is set the [kinetic] properties of existing objects, similar to modding a game (he changes one quantity, and the world's physics engine behaves accordingly). That's why most fans call him a cheater.