Power source

So, do all powers work the same way as Chloe's?

Chloe, the trio figures, is tapping into the unconscious belief people have in old saying.

Her vision at the end of Bones of the Past implies that Lodestar's power touches the same place, but at an absurdly larger scale, when she sees how much power is pouring into the "darker the night" saying.

Powers like Apollo's are also obviously tapping belief, but you could also say the same for magic and also tech geniuses.

Professor Quantum, et al, aren't just using tech -- they're using tech that behaves the way people *think* it should. So you end up with things like the electron looper, which don't make sense scientifically, but do make sense in a cartoonish sort of way.

So are all powers just tapping into belief in different things in different ways?