Shaker

Shaker is one of the twelve power classifications created by the PRT still in modern day use.<ref>PRT Master Reference - Classifications</ref> Shakers are parahumans that can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.

Methodology

Shakers often use their abilities to control the battlefield. They use several methods to accomplish this, including, but not limited to:

• The creation and manipulation of forcefields in a variety of shapes and sizes.
• Blasts with area of effect, combining Shaker powers with Blaster rating, similar to the old Nuker classification.
• The manipulation of terrain, hampering the mobility of enemy forces.
• The use of auras, either aiding allies or deliberating enemies.
• The use of different forms of telekinesis.
• The creation of portals, either between places or to pocket dimensions.

Trigger events

Trigger events producing Shakers often involve some sort of environmental or ambient danger, often non-human or only abstractly human.

Combinations with other ratings

[Coming soon]

PRT countermeasures

The PRT's general response is to spread out, minimizing the Shaker’s ability to affect multiple individuals at once.

Threat level	Additional measures
2+	The team is notified of a Shaker classification. Where possible, the fight's location should be changed with some regularity, to slow the enemy's ability to control the a battlefield. The Shaker should be considered a high priority threat, and should be baited out and taken out of action.
5+	All individuals should remain as mobile as possible, operating alone or in pairs. The area should be evacuated, personnel are warned not to rely too much on cover, environmental advantages, or situational advantages. Confrontations should be drawn out, leaving an area when identified.
9+	Evacuation takes utmost priority.

Known Shakers

Note: This list describes the Thinker ratings of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.

Name	Known ratings	Power description
Annex	Shaker ?, Breaker ?	"Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
Arbiter	Thinker, Blaster, Shaker
Bambina	Mover/Shaker 6<ref name="23.2">Drone 23.2</ref>	Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
Barrow	Shaker <ref name="21.7">Imago 21.7</ref>	Similar to Labyrinth, but cannot leave effected area.
Damsel of Distress	Shaker ?, Mover ?<ref name="16.x"/>	Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
Golem	Shaker, Striker[citation needed]	Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
Labyrinth	Shaker 12<ref name="19.7"> Scourge 19.7</ref><ref name="9.1">Sentinel 9.1</ref>	Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
Lady Photon	Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3<ref name="WoG1"/>	Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
Laserdream	Blaster, Mover, Shaker<ref name="WoG1"/>	As Lady Photon, weaker forcefields
Marquis	Shaker, Changer<ref name="cast">Cast Page</ref>	Reshapes bone very rapidly
Mockshow	Master/Shaker 6<ref name="9.1">Sentinel 9.1</ref>	Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
Romp	Master/Shaker 6<ref name="9.1">Sentinel 9.1</ref>	Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
Shatterbird	Shaker?	Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
Shielder	Blaster 3,<ref name="WoG1"/> Mover, Shaker	As Lady Photon, stronger forcefields
Starlet	Blaster/Shaker 4<ref name="23.2"/>	"Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
Skidmark	Shaker 2<ref name="9.1">Sentinel 9.1</ref>	Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
Tecton	Tinker ? (Shaker ?)<ref name="24.1"/><ref name="18.5"/>, Thinker ?<ref name="18.5">Queen 18.5</ref>	Architecture Tinker<ref name="18.5"/>.
Topsy	Shaker	Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
Vista	Shaker 9<ref name="9.1">Sentinel 9.1</ref>	Can bend, stretch, or compress space
Wanton	Shaker<ref name="18.5"/><ref name="24.1"/>, Breaker,<ref name="24.1"/> Stranger<ref name="18.5"/>	Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
Winter	Shaker	Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
Unnamed	Shaker<ref name="30.2">30.2</ref>	telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
Unnamed	Shaker <ref name="30.2">30.2</ref>	created superheated "lasers" between two objects

Speculated Shakers

Note: This list describes the Shaker ratings of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.

Note: This list deals with speculation. If you have a relevant and reliable citation, please add that cape to the 'Known Shakers' list. Please add capes to this list conservatively: It's meant to list capes that are generally agreed upon to be Shakers, but we lack proper citations for.

Name	Known ratings	Power description

References

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