- For a gallery of examples for Monster Physiology, see here.
The power to use the abilities of a monster. Variation of Cryptic Physiology.
Also Called
- Monster Form/Mimicry
- Monstrous Physiology
Capabilities
The user is or has the ability to take on the form of a monster, a 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
- Any Bodily Functional Powers
- Any Personal Physical Powers
- Giant Physiology
- Giant Monster Physiology
- Monstrous Animal Physiology
- Monster Soul
Associations
Limitations
- May lose sentience in transformed state.
- Changing may be difficult.
- May cause widespread panic if seen.
Known Users
- Turel (Legacy of Kain: Defiance)
- Dumah (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
- Rahab (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
- Zephon (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
- Melchiah (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
- Raisa Volkova (Castlevania Lords of Shadows 2)
- 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)
- Amshell Goldsmith (Blood Plus)
- 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)
- Venom (Marvel)
- Carnage (Marvel)
- Maryann Forrester (True Blood)
- 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
- Riki (Saga Frontier)
- 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)
- 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 the Hedgehog)
- E.V.E. (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- 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)
- Richard Wilkins/Olvikan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- 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 1987 TV series)
- 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)
- Beastman (Masters of the Universe)
- Snake Men (Masters of the Universe)
- Mohinder Suresh (Heroes)
- Bedaxtra (Dexter's Laboratory)
- Mary (Mary Monster)
- Romi (Mary Monster)
- Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Strike Beast (Biological Skill)