The power to have the traits of a heart. Opposite to Heartlessness.
Also Called
- All-Heart
- Heart Mimicry/Manifestation
- Cardiovascular Mimicry/Manifestation/Physiology
- The Heart
- The Living Cardiovascular System
- The Living Heart
Capabilities
User is an entity completely comprised of a heart, multiple hearts or recurring aspects of the cardiovascular system. This could count as a literal meaning, their physiology looking and behaving just like a regular heart, or this could be symbolic, their physical form a manifestation of their heart.
Applications
- Blood Manipulation
- Multiple Hearts - The manifestation's body may have its own heart
Associations
Limitations
- Being that the heart is an incredibly sensitive organ, the user may be very vulnerable in this state.
- Should the heart entity and the person it spawned from coexist, they may have differing morale and could clash against one another.
Known Users
Literature
- Calcifer (Howl's Moving Castle)
Films
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
Cartoons
- Kardiak (Teen Titans)
- Ricardio (Adventure Time)
Manga/Anime
- Idea of Evil (Berserk)
- Gerard Valkyrie (Bleach)
- Oubu's Heart (Bubuki/Buranki)
- Clear (Final Fantasy Unlimited)
- Calcifer (Howl's Moving Castle)
- Musō (InuYasha)
- The Infant (InuYasha)
Video Games
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts series)
- Heartless (Kingdom Hearts series)
- Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
- Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep)
- Tubba Blubba's Heart (Paper Mario)
- Luvbi (Super Paper Mario)
- Verius (Tales of Symphonia)
- Hades' Heart (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
- Black Heart (Destiny)
Other
- SCP-058 - Heart of Darkness (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-857-1f (SCP Foundation)
- Mr. Valentine (Jordan Underground)
- Heroes of Heart (Homestuck)
- Dirk Strider
- Nepeta Leijon
- Meulin Leijon
Gallery
After being blown to pieces, Jason Voorhees' heart (Friday the 13th) lived on in the form of a demonic parasite.
Kardiak (Teen Titans) is a heart-like entity with a strange appetite for children.
Ricardio (Adventure Time) is the Ice King's heart given consciousness.
The Idea of Evil (Berserk) is a dark manifestation of God that takes the form of a giant, malformed heart, drawing thoughts and feelings through it like blood.
Originally a shooting star, Calcifer (Howl's Moving Castle) made a pact with Howl, Howl giving up his own heart and Calcifer becoming a fire-demon, Howl's heart being the center from which the flame emanates.
Gerard Valkyrie (Bleach) is the Heart of the Soul King.
Musō (InuYasha) is Naraku's first attempt of disposing of the human heart of Onigumo.
The Infant (InuYasha) is the embodiment of Naraku's demonic heart.
Heartless (Kingdom Hearts series) are the physical manifestations of the darkness in people's hearts, mindlessly collecting more hearts to strengthen their numbers.
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (Kingdom Hearts series) is the heartless of Terra-Xehanort.
Using his keyblade, Master Xehanort was able to cleave the dark half of Ventus' heart from his body, manifesting it as Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep).
Verius (Tales of Symphonia), Summon Spirit of Heart.
Hades' heart (Kid Icarus: Uprising) is a living being in and of itself.
The Black Heart (Destiny) is a fragment of Darkness and serves a central importance to the Vex, who worship it as a god, even remaking themselves in its image. To protect itself, it summons the Sol Progeny by binding itself to them, bringing them to life.
Mr. Valentine (Jordan Underneath)