The power to climb effortlessly over/on steep and narrow surfaces or plains.
Capabilities
User is able to climb and otherwise move effortlessly and smoothly on angled and/or vertical surfaces such as branches, rocks, walls, etc., as long as they can gain a hold of it and keep their balance.
Variations
- Brachiation: Brachiation is a specialized form of arboreal locomotion, mostly used by primates to moves very rapidly while hanging beneath branches. Arguably the epitome of arboreal locomotion, it involves swinging with the arms from one handhold to another.
- Swinging
- Wallrunning
Associations
- Enhanced Agility and Enhanced Dexterity increase the possibilities and range of this ability enormously.
- Enhanced Balance is vitally important.
- Enhanced Jump to overcome the distances.
- Feline Physiology felines have this ability.
- Prehensile Feet
- Simian Physiology apes and monkeys have this ability.
- Wallcrawling is enhanced version of this ability, because the user isn't limited to surfaces they can gain friction.
Limitations
- Unlike Wallcrawling, user isn't able to climb completely smooth surfaces or move upside down without something to hold onto.
Known Users
- Assassins (Assassin's Creed)
- Templars (Assassin's Creed)
- Bunga (The Lion Guard)
- Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)
- Yoruichi Shihouin (Bleach)
- Enma Monkey King (Naruto)
- Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
- Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper series)
- Cooper Clan (Sly Cooper series)
- Caveman "Bob" Cooper (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time)
- Protagonist (I Am Alive)
- Monkey King (Chinese Mythology)
- Cole Mcgrath (inFamous)
- Delsin Rowe (inFamous: Second Son)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
- Wash Buckler (Skylanders Swap Force)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Vulpimancers (Ben 10 Series)
- Wildmutt
- Polar Manzardill (Ben 10 Series)
- Articguana
- Freezelizard
Gallery
Sly Cooper
To make up for his lack of balance, Caveman "Bob" Cooper (Sly Cooper) uses his climbing skills to steal pterodactyl eggs to feed his tribe.
Wash Buckler (Skylanders Swap Force)
Link (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WIld) is able to climb any/all vertical surfaces with ease.