Bat Physiology

"For something is amiss or out of place

When mice with wings can wear a human face."

― Theodore Roethke, "The Bat"

The power to use the abilities of bats. Variation of Mammalian Physiology. Not to be confused with Baseball Bat Mimicry.

Also Called[]

Bat Body/Form/Mimicry/Transformation
Chiroptera Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology/Transformation

Capabilities[]

The user with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into bats.

Applications[]

Aerial Adaptation
Atmospheric Adaptation
Blood Consumption/Empowerment (Varies)
Echolocation
Enhanced Agility
Enhanced Balance
Enhanced Hearing
Enhanced Smell
Enhanced Stealth
Fang Retraction
Fruit & Vegetable Empowerment (Varies)
Hibernation
Hyper Climbing/Wallcrawling
Hunting Mastery
Night Vision
Wing Manifestation which grants either Flight or Gliding.

Techniques[]

Bat Swarming

Variations[]

Megachiroptera Physiology (fruit bats/old world fruit bats, flying foxes.): Enhanced Vision, Enhanced Smell
- Pteropus Physiology (flying foxes)
Microchiroptera Physiology (echolocating bats): Echolocation, Hibernation, Darkness Adaptation
- Desmodontinae Physiology (vampire bats): Blood Consumption, Blood Sense (via Thermoreception), Painless Damage (via saliva), Disease Immunity (Blood-based)

Mythical Bats[]

Associations[]

Bats are associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to:

(Asian cultures): Luck, Luck Bestowal, Decelerated Aging
- (Changsha Kingdom Confucianism) Soul Manipulation, World Soul Manipulation, Yin & Yang Manipulation, Judgement Manipulation, Judgement Inducement, Heaven Manipulation, Afterlife Border, Afterlife Border Manipulation, Heavenly Connection, Taoism Mastery, World Connection, Divine Vessel, Blessed Symbiosis, Heaven Embodiment, Door Magic, Primordial Air Manipulation, Sacred Wind Generation, Spiritual Plane Manipulation
(Creek, Cherokee and Apache): Trickster
(Mesoamerican cultures): Underworld Lordship, Disaster Manipulation
(Western cultures): Dark Arts, Darkness Manipulation, Vampire Physiology, Spirit Physiology, Necromancy, Disease Manipulation

Limitations[]

Would be more susceptible to Bat-related diseases, like white-nose syndrome
May not be able to adapt to daylight. But the bats rarely fly on the days.

Known Users[]

See Also: Bat out of Hell, Bat People and Bloodsucking Bats.

Folklore/Mythology[]

Vampires (Folklore/Mythology)
Camazotz (Maya Mythology)

Comics[]

Dr. Kurt Sallis/Bat-Thing (Amalgam Comics)
Gus McCogan (American Vampire)
Mobian bats (Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog)
Kirk Langstrom/Man-Bat (DC Comics)
Francine Lee/She-Bat (DC Comics)
Humanimalian bats (Extinctioners)
James Santini/Batwing (Marvel Comics)
Ravna (Star Wars)

Cartoons[]

Bartok (Anastasia 1997)
Anthropomorphic Bats (Almost Naked Animals)
- Batty
Wolf-Bats (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
The Pesky Bats (The Baskervilles)
Batfink (Batfink)
Vladats (Ben 10)
- Lord Transyl
- Whampire
Crocobats (The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants)
Batty (Funky Valley)
Batty (FernGully: The Last Rainforest)
Batata (Ghostforce)
Giant Bat (Godzilla: The Series)
Fidget (The Great Mouse Detective)
Vampiri (Gummibär)
Battaxe (Heroes of Goo jit zu)
Bat Shadow Khan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Jibralta (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
Geli (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
Experiment 277 "Snooty" (Lilo & Stitch: The Series)
Adorabat (Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart)
Fire Bats (Masters of the Universe: Revelation)
Bat (Maya the Bee)
Batsy Claro (Monster High)
Fruit bats (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Vampire Fruit Bats (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Scaredy Bat (Ruby Gloom)
Colin (The Save-Ums!)
Elizabat (The Save-Ums!)
Bats (Silverwing)
Max (Summer Camp Island)
Wingnut (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Nightscream (Transformers)
Batwing (Wide Eye)
Pip (We Baby Bears)

Anime/Manga[]

Nana (+Anima)
Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)
Bat Devil (Chainsaw Man)
DemiDevimon (Digimon)
Pipismon (Digimon)
Kōmori/The Bat (Hunter x Hunter)
Taigokumaru (Inuyasha)
Zatz (Maya and the Three)
Badphone (Mazica Party)
Kamira (Naruto)
Batman (One Piece); via artificial Devil Fruit
Chii Suimori (Seton Academy: Join the Pack!)
Dark Scream (Transformers: Robots in Disguise)
Megatron/Galvatron (Transformers: Robots in Disguise 2001 TV series)
Hidabat (Yo-kai Watch)

Literatures[]

Bats (Redwall)
Various Bats (Silverwing series)

Live Television[]

Krillitanes (Doctor Who)
Kabagona (Krystala TV Series)
Kabagona (Krystala)
Fly and Hummingbird (The Longhouse Tales)
Dianne (Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao); half Wak Wak
Memorella (Power Ranger: Dino Charge)
Necrolai (Power Ranger: Mystic Force)
Bat Undead (Kamen Rider Blade)
Night Rogue (Kamen Rider Build)
Nariaki Utsumi/Kamen Rider Mad Rogue (Kamen Rider Build)
Houtarou Ichinose/Kamen Rider Gotchard (Kamen Rider Gotchard); in Batkingrobo form
Yamibat (Kamen Rider Gotchard)
Kamen Rider Evil/Live (Kamen Rider Revice)
Onycho Magia (Kamen Rider Zero-One)
Bat World (Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger)
Noiseler (Ultraman series)
Kyuranos (Ultraman Tiga)

Live Movies[]

Gyaos (Gamera)
Bat Gremlin (Gremlins 2: The New Batch)
Jablogians (Star Wars)
- Azmorigan
Vampires (Van Helsing)

Video Games[]

Aero the Acro-Bat (Aero the Acro-Bat)
Alucard (Castlevania)
Lost Children of Antiquity (Bloodborne)
Jenny the Bat (Bloody Roar)
Bats (Conker series)
- Barry (Conker's Bad Fur Day/Conker: Live & Reloaded)
- Conker the Squirrel (Conker's Bad Fur Day/Conker: Live & Reloaded); as Bat Conker
Bats (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
Brat Girl (Crash Bandicoot)
Batwing Demons (Dark Souls)
Tiamat (Darksiders)
Bheithir (Darksider)
Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers)
Lilith (Darkstalkers)
Lilia Vanrouge (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland)
Fidget (Dust: An Elysian Tail)
Maria Notte (Freedom Planet)
Cole MacGrath (inFAMOUS 2: Festival of Blood)
Bloody Mary (inFAMOUS 2: Festival of Blood)
Firstbloods (inFAMOUS 2: Festival of Blood)
Bratbat (Invizimals)
Batafire (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror)
Alto Sonido (Shingata Medarot)
CoffinBat (Medabots series)
Goufbaret (Medabots series)
Umbrebat (Medabots series)
Bats (Minecraft)
Eek (Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake)
Nightite & Nocgoyle (Nexomon)
Pepperoni Goblin Bat (Pizza Tower)
Bat Pokémon (Pokémon)
- Zubat/Golbat/Crobat
- Gligar/Gliscor
- Woobat/Swoobat
- Noibat/Noivern
- Lunala
BatGals (Shantae)
Shantae (Shantae Half Genie Hero) via Bat transformation
Bat Spin (Skylanders Trap Team)
Camazotz (SMITE)
Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Bats (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger)
- Shade
- Shadow
Bat Babe (Valkyrie Crusade)
Laylee (Yooka-Laylee)
Dark Necrobat/Dark Dizzy (Mega Man X5)