Monster Physiology

For a gallery of examples for Monster Physiology, see here.

Ability to use the abilities of a monster. Variation of Cryptic Physiology.

Also Called

Monster Form
Monster Mimicry
Monstrous Physiology

Capabilities

The user is or has the ability to take on the form of a monster, creature that is often hideous and may produce fear or physical harm by either its appearance or its actions. The word "monster" derives from Latin monstrum, an aberrant occurrence, usually biological, that was taken as a sign that something was wrong within the natural order.

The word connotes something wrong or evil; a monster is generally morally objectionable, physically or psychologically hideous, and/or a freak of nature.

Applications

Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
Fear Inducement
Supernaturally Dense Tissue

Variations

Associations

Limitations

May lose sentience in transformed state.
Changing may be difficult.
Not many people like a monster.

Known Users

Wallace/Were-Rabbit (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
Freakshow (Marvel)
Mitch Baxter (The Young Guardians)
Mason (The Young Guardians)
Parker (The Young Guardians)
Elfman Strauss (Fairy Tail)
Blockbuster (DC Comics)
Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde/The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
Hulk/Bruce Banner (Marvel)
Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
Jugo (Naruto Shippuden)
Kabuto (Naruto)
Amshell Goldsmith (Blood Plus)
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Chiropterans (Blood Plus)
Arrancars (Bleach)
Visoreds (Bleach)
Ichigo Kurosaki/Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)
She-Hulk (Marvel)
Killer Croc (DC Comics)
Lizard (Marvel Comics)
Man-Bat (DC Comics)
Davis Bloome/Doomsday (Smallville)
Thing/Ben Grimm (Marvel)
All of Ben's Omnitrix forms (Ben 10)
Kevin Levin, Aggregor, and other Osmosians (Ben 10)
Venom (Marvel)
Carnage (Marvel)
Maryann Forrester (True Blood)
Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
Torque (The Suffering)
Clayface ( DC Comics)
Big Time (Batman Beyond)
Beast Boy (Teen Titans)
Joseph Bertrand III (inFamous 2)
Dr. N. Brio (Crash Bandicoot)
Ryoko Hakubi (Tenchi in Tokyo) via Jurai Light Stone
The Clown (Soul Eater)
The Black-Clown (Soul Eater)
The Purple-Dyed Clown (Soul Eater)
White Rabbit (Soul Eater)
Moonlight (Soul Eater)
Clown Kaguya (Soul Eater)
Ultimo Excalibur (Ultimo X)
Saiyans (Dragon Ball)
Alex Mercer (Prototype)
James Heller (Prototype 2)
Xion the Unborn (Bloody Roar)
Nagi the Spurious (Bloody Roar)
Uranus the Chimera (Bloody Roar)
Xion (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days)
Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
Cadence Nash (The Troop)
Gino Nash (The Troop)
Sandman (Marvel)
Jennifer Tate (Primal)
Zarbon (Dragon Ball Z)
Sonic the Werehog (Sonic Unleashed)
Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic)
Kameo (Kameo: Elements of Power)
Drake (Blade: Trinity)
Goblin Noir (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
Green Goblin (Ultimate Marvel)
Goku/Oozaru (Dragonball Evolution)
Illyria (Angel)
Richard Wilkins/Olvikan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
E.V.E. (Sonic the Hedgehog/Archie Comics)
Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
Bowser (Super Mario)
Giga Bowser (Super Smash Bros.)
Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
Vincent Valentine (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
Caius Ballad (Final Fantasy XII-2)
Carter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Zoanoids (Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armor)
Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)
Jak/Dark Jak (Jak and Daxter)
Daxter/Dark Daxter (Jak and Daxter)
SonSon (Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes)
Kaine/Tarantula (Marvel Comics)
SA-X (Metroid Fusion)
The Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Beastman (Masters of the Universe)
Snake Men (Masters of the Universe)
Mohinder Suresh (Heroes)
Bedaxtra (Dexter's Laboratory)
Pitch Black (Rise of the Guardians)
Mary (Mary Monster)
Romi (Mary Monster)
Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Strike Beast (Biological Skill)