The power to use the abilities of demons. Variation of Mythic Physiology. Opposite of Angel Physiology.
Also Called
- Demon Mimicry/Physiology
- Devil Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into a demon, an evil spirit, fallen angel or Satanic divinity. Most commonly user retains their general form but with some additions; horns, claws, fangs and tail are common, as are wings, more fit (muscular and/or larger) body and color change (red, blue or black dominate) but there are several kinds of demons who are far less humanoid, varying from strange, surreal or even absolutely horrific.
For practical reasons demons can be divided into three groups defined by what they are formed from:
Physical Demons aren't necessarily solid matter, but they are material/energy beings with relatively defined/stable form and often at least somewhat human-like mind. Most users that aren't originally of demonic stock have this variation. Note that demons of this group aren't necessarily any weaker than those of the other groups, they are simply more "solid" in mind and body.
Spiritual Demons are completely spiritual beings, and thus far less bound to the laws of physics or single form. Many of them think in ways that are only tangentially relatable to humans, and their forms are both transient and often downright surreal.
Ethereal Demons are often both the most powerful and ancient demons, in some ways closer to sentient concepts than anything else. As such, relating to them in any way is likely impossible.
Applications
Physical Demons
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
- Weapon Creation
- Wing Manifestation/Elemental Wings Manifestation
Spiritual Demons
- Cosmic Awareness
- Empathy
- Energy Manipulation
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
- Invulnerability
- Malleable Anatomy/Shapeshifting
- Spirit Physiology
Ethereal Demons
- Ethereal Physiology
- Extrasensory Perception
- Omnifarious
- Quintessence Force
- Resurrection
- Supernatural Condition
Common Powers
Following powers are among the most common ones demons may have:
- Chaos Manipulation
- Curse Inducement
- Dark Element Manipulation
- Black Earth Manipulation
- Black Lightning Manipulation
- Dark Fire Manipulation
- Dark Water Manipulation
- Dark Wind Manipulation
- Darkness Manipulation
- Death Inducement
- Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
- Dream Manipulation
- Elemental Manipulation
- Elemental Mimicry/Energy Physiology
- Fear Inducement
- Hatred Empowerment
- Hell-Fire Manipulation
- Human Disguise
- Mediumship
- Mental Manipulation
- Natural Weaponry
- Necromancy
- Nothingness Manipulation
- Pain Inducement
- Poison Generation
- Possession
- Rage Manipulation
- Reactive Adaptation
- Sin Embodiment
- Soul Absorption
- Vice Inducement
- Weapon Manipulation
Variations
- Ala Physiology
- Archdemon Physiology
- Asura Physiology
- Demon Lord Physiology
- Divine-Demonic Physiology
- Imp Physiology
- Incubus Physiology
- Lamia Physiology
- Personal Demon Physiology
- Rakshasa Physiology
- Succubus Physiology
- Transcendent Demon Physiology
Many Demons have different interests and/or they are Created for different purposes, so many have additional abilities, like Demons of Plagues, Wrath or other Seven Sins just to name few. For more examples, see The Lesser Key of Solomon.
Associations
- Ascended Physiology
- Cambion Physiology
- Contract Bestowal
- Demon Creation
- Demonic Arm
- Demonic Empowerment
- Demonic Force Manipulation
- Demonization
- Hellhound Physiology
- Human Disguise
Limitations
- Some may have an unstable personality, even mistaken for Possession.
- May have a hard time returning to normal.
- May be overpowered by Angel Physiology or other holy powers.
Known Users
See Also: Our Demons Are Different
Comics
- Hellboy (DarkHorse)
- Trigon (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Gluttony (DC Comics)
- Greed (DC Comics)
- Lust (DC Comics)
- Wrath (DC Comics)
- Envy (DC Comics)
- Sloth (DC Comics)
- Belial (DC Comics)
- Merlin (DC Comics)
- Lord Scapegoat (DC Comics)
- Etrigan/Jason Blood (DC Comics)
- Blue Devil (DC Comics)
- Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
- Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
- Mephisto (Marvel Comics)
- Dormammu (Marvel Comics)
- Zarathos (Marvel Comics)
- Azazel (Marvel Comics)
- Satannish (Marvel Comics)
- Belasco (Marvel Comics)
- Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Spawn (Spawn Comics)
- Violator (Spawn)
Cartoons
- Hunson Abadeer (Adventure Time)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Valtor (Winx Club)
Film
- Belladonna (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
- Red (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
- Legion (5ive Girls)
- Lillith "Lily" Sullivan (Case 39)
- Helena/The Demon (The Devil's Rock)
- Demons (I, Frankenstein)
Television
- Duna (Ángel o Demonio)
- Iris (Ángel o Demonio)
- Alexia (Ángel o Demonio)
- Graziel (Ángel o Demonio)
- Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel)
- Allen Francis Doyle (Angel)
- Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel)
- Anya Jenkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Lorne (Angel)
- Illyria (Angel)
- Whistler (Angel)
- Demons (Charmed)
- Cole Turner/Belthazor (Charmed)
- The Beast (Doctor Who)
- Demons (Reaper)
- Morgan (Reaper)
- Alec Abrams/Devilicus (Smallville)
- Demons (Supernatural)
Manga/Anime
- Oga Tatsumi (Beelzebub)
- Apostles (Berserk)
- Sebastian Michealis (Black Butler)
- Claude Faustis (Black Butler)
- Hannah Annafellows (Black Butler)
- Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler); anime only
- Timber (Black Butler)
- Cantebury (Black Butler)
- Thompson (Black Butler)
- Some Hollows (Bleach)
- Hollow Ichigo (Bleach) in their neo hollow form
- Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach) in they Resurrección: Segunda
- Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)
- Lucemon Shadowlord Mode (Digimon Frontier)
- Majin (Dragon Ball series)
- Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail)
- Demons (Fairy Tail)
- Etherious (Fairy Tail)
- Sadao Maou (Hataraku Maou-sama)
- Shiro Ashiya (Hataraku Maou-sama)
- Hanzo Urushihara (Hataraku Maou-sama)
- Kobungo Inuta (Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East)
- Genpachi Inukai (Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East)
- Alucard in various forms (Hellsing)
- Devils (Highschool DxD)
- Demon Clan (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Jio (O-Parts Hunter/666 Satan)
- Scanty and Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking)
- Asura (Soul Eater)
- Demons (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Hiei (Yu-Yu Hakusho)
- Kurama (Yu-Yu Hakusho)
Literature
- Beranabus (The Demonata)
- Demons (The Mortal Instruments)
- Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)
Video Games
- Eddie Riggs (Brütal Legend)
- Emporer Doviculus (Brütal Legend)
- The Tainted Coil (Brütal Legend)
- Lucifer (Dante's Inferno)
- Sparda (Devil May Cry)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Virgil (Devil May Cry)
- Nero (Devil May Cry)
- Demons (Diablo)
- Prime Evils (Diablo)
- Lesser Evils (Diablo)
- Demons (Disgaea)
- Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy VII); via Chaos
- Medusa (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Pandora (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Thanatos (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Hades (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Omen (Killer Instinct)
- Elliot Thomas (Shadows of the Damned)
- Justine Divalgelo (Shadows of the Damned)
- Fleming (Shadows of the Damned)
- Johnson (Shadows of the Damned)
- Christopher (Shadows of the Damned)
- George Reed (Shadows of the Damned)
- The Sisters Grim (Shadows of the Damned)
- Akuma/Gouki (Street Fighter)
- Jin Kazama (Tekken)
- Kazuya Mishima (Tekken)
- BLU Nnnngh Sniper (TF2 Freak)
- Ultimo Excalibur (Ultimo X)
- Empusa (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Baphomet (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Vepar (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Astaroth (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Demon Lord (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Flu (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Mephistopheles (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Callisto (Xena: Warrior Princess)
- Sargeras (Warcraft)
- Illidan (Warcraft)
Other
- The Devil (Religion)
- Demons (Religion)
Gallery
Films
Red (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
Folklore/Mythology
Astaroth (Dictionnaire Infernal)
Baal (Dictionnaire Infernal)
Buer, the 10th spirit, who teaches "Moral and Natural Philosophy" (Dictionnaire Infernal).
Literature
Beranabus' (Darren Shan series) demon form.
Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)
Live Action TV
Lorne (Angel) is a member of the Deathwok species of demons.
A group of Thorn Demons (Charmed)
Cole Turner (Charmed) is half-demon.
The Beast (Doctor Who)
As a Knight of Hell, Abaddon (Supernatural) is one of the oldest and most powerful of demons
Azazel (Supernatural)
Callisto (Xena: Warrior Princess) became a demon upon her death.
Manga/Anime
Hannah Anafeloz (Black Butler) is a Demon.
Claude Faustus (Black Butler) is a Demon.
Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler) is a Demon.
Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler) after becoming a Demon.
(from left to right) Thompson, Timber and Canterbury or simply known as The Triplets (Black Butler) are Demon siblings.
Doriate (Fairy Tail) after becoming a Demon.
Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail) After his apparent 'Death' over four hundred years ago, his older brother Zeref brought him back to life as END (Etherious Natsu Dragneel) Zeref's strongest demon out of all his creations. Though he's currently unaware of his status as an Etherious demon.
Mard Geer (Fairy Tail) After transforming into his true Etherious form.
Mirajane (Fairy Tail) uses take over magic to take the appearance, abilities, and powers of a demonic being which is called Satan Soul.
Neo Minerva (Fairy Tail) after becoming a Demon.
Nine Demon Gates (Fairy Tail)
Scanty and Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking)
Video Games
Lucifer (Dante's Inferno)
Miira (Dragon Ball Online)
Towa (Dragon Ball Online)
Gargos (Killer Instinct 2)
Omen, the Herald of Gargos (Killer Instinct (2013))
Demise, the Demon King (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Ashrah (Mortal Kombat)
Sareena (Mortal Kombat)
Astaroth (Valkyrie Crusade)
Baphomet (Valkyrie Crusade) is a high ranking demon.
Demon Lord (Valkyrie Crusade)
Empusa (Valkyrie Crusade) is a dangerous dream demoness.
Flu (Valkyrie Crusade) is a demon that creates and manipulates diseases.
Mephistopheles (Valkyrie Crusade) is a demon lord with very powerful and unique alchemy and magic and posses the power to grant wishes.
Vepar (Valkyrie Crusade) is a high ranking demon.
Illidan Stormage (World of Warcraft) the Demon Hunter who absorbs the demonic powers of the Skull of Gul'dan.
Western Animation
HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)