- "Every living thing you consume makes you stronger. You take their shapes, and you take their memories."
- ― Alex Mercer to James Heller, Prototype 2
The ability to evolve by absorbing and consuming. Variation of Evolution.
Also Called
- Absorption/Biological/Consumptive/Digestive/Organic Evolution
Capabilities
The user can absorb organic biomass and gain the abilities, traits, attributes and physiologies of the being the biomass was from. They can assimilate in order to survive anything.
Applications
- Absorbing Replication
- Adaptation Absorption
- Consumption Shapeshifting
- Consumptive Replication
- Infinite Digestive System
- Ingestion Transformation
Techniques
Associations
Limitations
- Certain biomasses may be un-absorbable.
- May need to absorb certain amount of biomass regularly, or risk devolution.
- May only have certain traits until new ones are absorbed, especially if the new trait renders the previous one obsolete.
Known Users
Films
- Mogwais (Gremlins); evolve if consuming after midnight or if injected with genetic material
- The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers)
- The Thing (John Carpenter's The Thing)
Literature
- Yidhra (Cthulhu Mythos)
Live Action TV
- Krillitanes (Doctor Who)
Manga/Anime
- Aptom (Bio-Booster Armor Guyver)
- Aaroniero Arruruerie (Bleach)
- Hollows (Bleach)
- Pernida Parnkgjas (Bleach)
- Liltotto Lamperd (Bleach)
- Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Franmalth (Fairy Tail)
- Take Over Users (Fairy Tail)
- Chimera Ants (Hunter x Hunter)
- Goblin Rou (Re:Monster)
- Alucard (Rosario + Vampire)
- Shadow Dragons (Shadow Star Narutaru)
- Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
Tabletop Games
- Kroots (Warhammer 40,000)
Video Games
- Aldrich, Devourer of Gods (Dark Souls III)
- Mira (Dragon Ball Xenoverse)
- The Flood (Halo)
- The Monsters (Evolve)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Riki (SaGa Frontier)
- Zerg (StarCraft)
- Primal Zerg
- The Visitor (The Visitor)