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marvel - Is Magneto able to manipulate Vibranium?


We know Magneto is able to affect even adamantium as shown when he extracts all the adamantium from Wolverine's body.


Is he also able to affect or control vibranium? Has that been shown in any Marvel comic or maybe a crossover with Captain America?



Answer



Though we have never seen Magneto directly manipulate vibranium, there is no reason he shouldn't be able to. While its spot on the periodic table has not been determined, it has all the behaviors of a metal and has been described as such. It's extraterrestrial origins imply it is likely an unknown super-material derived artificially using advanced science. It is known to be used by the Celestials as a component in their armor.




  • Magneto is able to use his magnetic powers to affect adamantium which is thousands of time more difficult to manipulate once it has been set into a particular form. Vibranium has no such rigidity or claims of durability.





  • Vibranium may need specialized tools to manipulate, but has never been shown to be particularly difficult to shape or alloy with other materials.




  • Vibranium has been seen used in a variety of formats in the Marvel Universe. The Black Panther wore body armor comprised of it, had claws made with it and boots which could absorb vibrational energy making them silent and decrease the damage the Panther took from falls and the Constrictor used them in his weaponized cables.




  • Non-ferrous metals have been affected by his powers in the past, so there is no reason to believe, despite its properties, it would be any more able to resist than any other non-ferrous metal.





In the panel shown below, Magneto is seen using his magnetic powers to repel:



  • the Iron Man armor (made mostly of steel alloys at the time),


  • Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor, which is comprised of the extra-dimensional metal, Uru, and




  • the shield of Captain America, which is made of proto-adamantium (an undisclosed mixture of adamantium and vibranium) and one of the most durable substances on Marvel Earth-616.





  • He is able to do this effortlessly, so there is no reason to consider he would be less able to affect the pure form of the metal, should he be confronted by it.




Magneto vs the Avengers



  • However, later depictions of pure vibranium, rather than the alloys used in Captain America's shield have proven to be resistant to Magneto's powers. This inconsistency implies Magneto is affecting the other alloys in Captain America shield, NOT the vibranium itself.


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