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Teleportation

Also called Instant Transmission, Blink, Apportation

Teleportation is instantaneous relocation without crossing the intervening space. The variable that matters is targeting: users who need line of sight are tactical, users who need a pre-placed marker are strategic, and users who can lock onto a signature anywhere are effectively unbeatable in a chase.

14 known users 4 universes 34 sourced feats
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How it works

Three targeting models, in ascending order of power.

Line of sight. Nightcrawler teleports where he can see or knows well, and teleporting blind is written as genuinely dangerous. This keeps the power tactical — brilliant in a fight, useless for crossing a continent.

Marked point. Minato's Flying Thunder God requires a seal placed in advance. Preparation converts into instantaneous movement, which is why he is described as the fastest shinobi despite not being especially fast.

Signature lock. Goku's Instant Transmission locates a ki signature and moves to it, at interplanetary range. There is no meaningful escape from this, which is why the technique is usually constrained by requiring a signature to sense.

The recurring danger is what happens on arrival. Settings that take teleportation seriously address telefragging, conservation of momentum, and whether the user can bring passengers or cargo — Nightcrawler's carrying capacity is a real, stated limit rather than a footnote.

How it scales

  1. Short-range blink

    Line-of-sight hops. Combat mobility.

  2. Marked

    Instantaneous return to prepared points. Requires setup.

  3. Long-range

    Continental or planetary jumps without a marker.

  4. Signature lock

    Locates a target anywhere and arrives instantly. Interstellar range.

Who has teleportation

Across 4 universes. This list crosses publishers — something no single wiki can do, because every franchise keeps its own separate database.

CharacterUniverseFranchiseFeats
CloakMarvelMarvel Comics2
Doctor StrangeMarvelMarvel Comics2
NightcrawlerMarvelMarvel Comics5
DarkseidDCDC Comics1
Mister MxyzptlkDCDC Comics2
RavenDCDC Comics3
ZatannaDCDC Comics3
GokuAnime & MangaDragon Ball2
Minato NamikazeAnime & MangaNaruto3
Obito UchihaAnime & MangaNaruto3
Rukia KuchikiAnime & MangaBleach2
Saiki KusuoAnime & MangaThe Disastrous Life of Saiki K.1
Trafalgar D. Water LawAnime & MangaOne Piece3
Hiro NakamuraOther MediaHeroes2

The feat ledger

Every entry cites the work it comes from. Feat means it was shown in the work; Statement means a character or narrator said it. Nothing here is a fan estimate unless it is tagged Calc.

Nightcrawler — Teleporting blind risks materialising inside solid matter, so his range is bounded by sight and familiarity

Statement Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975) · Earth-616

Goku — Instant Transmission locates a ki signature and relocates him to it at interplanetary range

Feat Dragon Ball · Manga canonshown, no figure stated

Minato Namikaze — Flying Thunder God requires a seal placed in advance, converting preparation into instantaneous movement

Statement Naruto · Manga canon

Raven — Teleports through her soul-self, the same mechanic that carries her telekinesis and empathy

Feat DC Comics Presents #26 (1980) · Post-Crisis DCshown, no figure stated

Hiro Nakamura — Teleportation and time travel are a single space-time ability that degrades when he loses confidence

Feat Heroes (2006) · Series canonshown, no figure stated

Doctor Strange — Opens portals between fixed points using the Sling Ring rather than an innate ability

Feat Doctor Strange (2016) · MCUshown, no figure stated

Goku — Instant Transmission moves him to any energy signature he can sense

Feat Dragon Ball Z · Anime canonshown, no figure stated

Doctor Strange — Sling Ring portals connect any two points he has seen

Feat Doctor Strange (2016) · MCUshown, no figure stated

Darkseid — Uses Boom Tubes to cross between worlds instantly

Feat The New Teen Titans · Post-Crisis DCshown, no figure stated

Saiki Kusuo — Travels anywhere instantly, used mostly to avoid social contact

Feat The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. · Manga canonshown, no figure stated

Raven — Travels by soul-self, a projected form rather than a portal

Feat The New Teen Titans (1980) · Post-Crisis DCshown, no figure stated

Raven — Carries the whole team through a single transit

Feat Justice League Volume 2 · New 52shown, no figure stated

Obito Uchiha — Transports himself and others into a separate pocket dimension

Feat Naruto · Manga canonshown, no figure stated

Obito Uchiha — Absorbs incoming attacks into the dimension rather than dodging them

Feat Naruto · Manga canonshown, no figure stated

Obito Uchiha — Arrives and leaves mid-battle without any approach being detected

Feat Naruto · Manga canonshown, no figure stated

Cloak — Travels by stepping through the Darkforce and emerging elsewhere

Feat Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man · Earth-616shown, no figure stated

Cloak — Carries other people through the dimension with him

Feat Marvel Team-Up · Earth-616shown, no figure stated

Minato Namikaze — Flying Thunder God moves him instantly to a marker he placed earlier

Statement Naruto · Manga canonfigure stated in the work

Minato Namikaze — Redirects an incoming attack by teleporting it elsewhere rather than blocking it

Feat Naruto · Manga canonshown, no figure stated

Hiro Nakamura — Travels across the world instantly, and across years as the same ability

Feat Heroes · Series canonshown, no figure stated

Mister Mxyzptlk — Travels between the fifth dimension and Earth at will

Feat Superman Volume 1 · Pre-Crisis DCshown, no figure stated

Mister Mxyzptlk — Cannot return for a stated interval after being banished

Statement Superman Volume 1 · Pre-Crisis DCfigure stated in the work

Nightcrawler — Teleports in a burst of displaced air and brimstone

Feat Giant-Size X-Men (1975) · Earth-616shown, no figure stated

Nightcrawler — Must be able to see or clearly recall the destination, the stated constraint

Statement Uncanny X-Men · Earth-616figure stated in the work

Nightcrawler — Carries several people at once, at significant physical cost

Feat Uncanny X-Men · Earth-616shown, no figure stated

Nightcrawler — Chains rapid teleports through a fight, his signature combat style

Feat Uncanny X-Men · Earth-616shown, no figure stated

Trafalgar D. Water Law — ROOM creates a sphere inside which he can swap the position of anything

Statement One Piece · Manga canonfigure stated in the work

Trafalgar D. Water Law — The sphere must be established first, which is the window to stop him

Statement One Piece · Manga canonfigure stated in the work

Trafalgar D. Water Law — Range and stamina both limit the sphere, the standing constraints

Statement One Piece · Manga canonfigure stated in the work

Zatanna — Moves herself and others across distance instantly

Feat JLA · Post-Crisis DCshown, no figure stated

Zatanna — Opens passages between dimensions rather than only across space

Feat Justice League Volume 2 · New 52shown, no figure stated

Zatanna — Banishes a target to another dimension outright

Feat JLA · Post-Crisis DCshown, no figure stated

Rukia Kuchiki — Flash step movement across a battlefield

Feat Bleach · Manga canonshown, no figure stated

Rukia Kuchiki — Opens passages between the human world and Soul Society

Feat Bleach · Manga canonshown, no figure stated

Limits

  • Blind teleportation risks materialising inside solid matter.
  • Carrying passengers is costly and capacity-limited for most users.
  • Marked systems require preparation the opponent can destroy.
  • Signature-lock systems require a signature to sense — mask it and the power fails.

Counters

  • Dimensional or spatial locks, common in magic systems.
  • Suppressing the signature the user targets.
  • Attacking during the arrival beat, which most systems make brief but non-zero.

Questions

Is Instant Transmission faster than light?

It is not travel at all, so speed does not apply. Goku locates a ki signature and relocates to it without crossing the intervening distance, which is why it works at interplanetary range and why sensing the target is the actual constraint.

Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version