How good is Maya at manipulating and creating lightning? What is the extent of her abilities? It would be cool if Carmelita were to shoot her with her shock pistol and she would deflect it or shoot it back Yoda style. Also, a drawing of her shooting lightning would be nice.
At this point in the story, sheâs only partially trained.  She left her master early to rejoin the Cooper Gang on their latest adventure.  I did have the idea that at some point in time she would be able to absorb, and even amplify, the shots from the shock pistol.  Iâm not sure if thatâs something sheâll be doing in this story or in the third installment.  I havenât thought that far ahead.  The action just kind of happens the way it does⌠if you know what I mean. Â
As for the extent of her abilities, she can produce a bit of electricity of her own, but most of her large scale attacks and abilities come from atmospheric electricity. Â She either uses lightning that is already there or she calls charges down to her from the atmosphere. Â She can also call electricity out of power lines, whether theyâre above ground or underground, so she has a pretty consistent source of energy no matter where she is. Â Her training was in a secluded place where artificial electricity wasnât an option, so of course sheâll most likely go first to the surrounding charges in the atmosphere out of habit, but she can and will do either. Â She can only create small, localized shocks with her own energy, like when she tazed Carmelita in Venice.
Directing lightning bolts and building electric cages will probably be her main use of lightning in this story, but lightning by itself is a powerful ally, especially when you can direct it wherever you want it. Â As far as her targeting system, she can hit any object that she can see, but as you can imagine hitting things she canât see is a bit more challenging. Â She did some general spiritual training with her master because her lightning powers came with some simpler powers like sensing auras, and having what will be semi-telepathic abilities. Â If itâs organic, she can hit it if she can sense it, so if it has an aura of some kind. Â This targeting system is a bit foggier. Â Sheâs not well-practiced at it, but sheâs good enough to use it when needed.
Looking to the future, after the second game ends I believe Iâm going to have her train again for a short amount of time. Â Without spoiling too much, in the third installment I imagine sheâll be able to do just about anything with lightning if it can be done. Â I imagine a sort of Avatar Firebender style of shooting lightning bolts at people. Â Right now sheâs more like Zuko. Â She canât really create her own lightning yet, but she can use whatâs around her.
Iâll see what I can do about a picture.  I never thought of drawing her that way and to be honest Iâm a bit rusty with drawing⌠I got lazy and Iâve only been drawing clothes for a while, but Iâll give it a shot.  With school going on and the homework I have, you might not get to see it for a while (like until May when school ends and I have some free time) but Iâll put it on my to-do list.
