4 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/core/variant/variant.h b/core/variant/variant.h
index 475bf7158d..726ba120b5 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant.h
+++ b/core/variant/variant.h
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ public:
 		OP_NEGATE,
 		OP_POSITIVE,
 		OP_MODULE,
+		OP_POWER,
 		//bitwise
 		OP_SHIFT_LEFT,
 		OP_SHIFT_RIGHT,
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_construct.h b/core/variant/variant_construct.h
index ce2e9af04f..638c0136f3 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_construct.h
+++ b/core/variant/variant_construct.h
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ public:
 			return;
 		}
 
-		VariantTypeChanger<Array>::change(&r_ret);
+		r_ret = Array();
 		Array &dst_arr = *VariantGetInternalPtr<Array>::get_ptr(&r_ret);
 		const T &src_arr = *VariantGetInternalPtr<T>::get_ptr(p_args[0]);
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	static inline void validated_construct(Variant *r_ret, const Variant **p_args) {
-		VariantTypeChanger<Array>::change(r_ret);
+		*r_ret = Array();
 		Array &dst_arr = *VariantGetInternalPtr<Array>::get_ptr(r_ret);
 		const T &src_arr = *VariantGetInternalPtr<T>::get_ptr(p_args[0]);
 
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_op.cpp b/core/variant/variant_op.cpp
index 35e0319aa3..adace2b534 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_op.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant_op.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ void Variant::_register_variant_operators() {
 	register_op<OperatorEvaluatorStringModT<PackedVector3Array>>(Variant::OP_MODULE, Variant::STRING, Variant::PACKED_VECTOR3_ARRAY);
 	register_op<OperatorEvaluatorStringModT<PackedColorArray>>(Variant::OP_MODULE, Variant::STRING, Variant::PACKED_COLOR_ARRAY);
 
+	register_op<OperatorEvaluatorPow<int64_t, int64_t, int64_t>>(Variant::OP_POWER, Variant::INT, Variant::INT);
+	register_op<OperatorEvaluatorPow<double, int64_t, double>>(Variant::OP_POWER, Variant::INT, Variant::FLOAT);
+	register_op<OperatorEvaluatorPow<double, double, double>>(Variant::OP_POWER, Variant::FLOAT, Variant::FLOAT);
+	register_op<OperatorEvaluatorPow<double, double, int64_t>>(Variant::OP_POWER, Variant::FLOAT, Variant::INT);
+
 	register_op<OperatorEvaluatorNeg<int64_t, int64_t>>(Variant::OP_NEGATE, Variant::INT, Variant::NIL);
 	register_op<OperatorEvaluatorNeg<double, double>>(Variant::OP_NEGATE, Variant::FLOAT, Variant::NIL);
 	register_op<OperatorEvaluatorNeg<Vector2, Vector2>>(Variant::OP_NEGATE, Variant::VECTOR2, Variant::NIL);
@@ -929,6 +934,7 @@ static const char *_op_names[Variant::OP_MAX] = {
 	"unary-",
 	"unary+",
 	"%",
+	"**",
 	"<<",
 	">>",
 	"&",
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_op.h b/core/variant/variant_op.h
index f72a92d31a..3e9bae1078 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_op.h
+++ b/core/variant/variant_op.h
@@ -92,6 +92,24 @@ public:
 };
 
 template <class R, class A, class B>
+class OperatorEvaluatorPow {
+public:
+	static void evaluate(const Variant &p_left, const Variant &p_right, Variant *r_ret, bool &r_valid) {
+		const A &a = *VariantGetInternalPtr<A>::get_ptr(&p_left);
+		const B &b = *VariantGetInternalPtr<B>::get_ptr(&p_right);
+		*r_ret = R(Math::pow((double)a, (double)b));
+		r_valid = true;
+	}
+	static inline void validated_evaluate(const Variant *left, const Variant *right, Variant *r_ret) {
+		*VariantGetInternalPtr<R>::get_ptr(r_ret) = R(Math::pow((double)*VariantGetInternalPtr<A>::get_ptr(left), (double)*VariantGetInternalPtr<B>::get_ptr(right)));
+	}
+	static void ptr_evaluate(const void *left, const void *right, void *r_ret) {
+		PtrToArg<R>::encode(R(Math::pow((double)PtrToArg<A>::convert(left), (double)PtrToArg<B>::convert(right))), r_ret);
+	}
+	static Variant::Type get_return_type() { return GetTypeInfo<R>::VARIANT_TYPE; }
+};
+
+template <class R, class A, class B>
 class OperatorEvaluatorXForm {
 public:
 	static void evaluate(const Variant &p_left, const Variant &p_right, Variant *r_ret, bool &r_valid) {