Oliver Bird's powers and abilities
Telepathy: Oliver is capable of sensing and perceiving information from the minds of others, as well as projecting his mind to others. He also managed to detect and read the mind of the
Shadow King when the latter's host,
David, visited the Astral Plane, without the latter's knowledge. However, the Shadow King wasn't focusing on masking its presence to Oliver. While under Farouk’s control, he was able to mentally connect with his wife, Melanie, speaking to her in dreams and while deep inside the deserts of Le Desolé, allowing Farouk to take advantage of this connection and her despair and weakened mental state control of her as well.
Astral Manipulation: Oliver entered the Astral Plane and manipulated it to create an ice chamber. His chamber walls could project images like a video screen, allowing him to view events inside and outside the Astral Plane. He was even shown to be able to manipulate the real world to an extent from the Astral Plane, appearing as a projection to allow
Cary and Melanie to move despite time being frozen, as well as using music to form letters in the air to swarm around in an attempt to shield David and Sydney from bullets. After spending too much time in the Astral Plane, he was unable to leave on his own, until he was thrown out by the Shadow King.
Astral Projection: When David entered the Astral Plane, Oliver projected himself into Melanie's office.
Illusion Manipulation: Even while not directly possessed by Farouk, Oliver was able to manifest illusions at will. While communicating with Melanie in her dreams, he was able to make her see a younger self in her reflection and, in the real world, briefly made himself appear like David when the latter attempted to interrogate him. When refusing to answer David’s questions, he gesturing that his lips were sealed made the sound of a lock being set and, a complete key being thrown away.
