The power to use the abilities of a werebeast. Variation of Mythic Physiology and Animal Morphing.
Also Called
- Bestial Physiology
- Therianthropy
- Torc Beast Physiology
- Were-Animal Physiology
- Were-Creature Physiology
Capabilities
User with this ability is a werebeast, a being with the power to transform into an animal form or a humanoid animal-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse and/or therianthropic affliction via a bite or scratch from a werebeast, or some other means. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the full moon.
Though the most common werebeast is a werewolf, werebeasts can be virtually any animal.
Applications
Variations
Types of Werebeast
- Transcendent Werebeast Physiology
- True Werebeast Physiology
- Werebeast Lord Physiology
- Werecat Physiology
- Werecoyote Physiology
- Weredog Physiology
- Wererabbit Physiology
- Werewolf Physiology
Associations
- Animal Imitation
- Curse Empowerment
- May have powers/abilities attributed by folklore/mythology to their animal form.
Limitations
- Transformation may be painful.
- May be connected to the phases of the Moon (Full Moon in particular) and either only be able to transform or be involuntarily forced to change during one.
- May include loss of memory of human emotion and life.
- May include loss of self-control.
- May be vulnerable to other therianthropes' natural attacks.
- May have a weakness/weaknesses to silver, gold, or other things depending on type of werebeast.
Known Users
See Also: Werebeast Tropes, especially Our Werebeasts Are Different.
- Gerios (Soul Cartel)
- Elfman (Fairy Tail); via Beast Soul: Weretiger
- Werewolves (Mythology/Folklore); near global
- Wolfman/Lawrence Talbot (The Wolfman)
- Sir John Talbot (The Wolfman)
- Lou Hackett (Marvel Comics)
- Diego Brando (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run); via Scary Monsters
- Anthropomorphic Fighters (Lugaru & Overgrowth)
- Free/The Man with the Demon/Magic Eye (Soul Eater)
- Tom Burke (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Snubb (Marvel Comics)
- Ursula Beers (Marvel Comics)
- Cheryl Lansing (Marvel Comics)
- Kenneth Long (Marvel Comics)
- Raymond Coker (Marvel Comics)
- Lydia Varadi (Marvel Comics)
- Layla Linski (Marvel Comics)
- Wolfsbane (Marvel Comics)
- Hugo von Stahl (Marvel Comics)
- Jeffrey Winters (Marvel Comics)
- The Lizard (Marvel Comics)
- Gabriel Van Helsing (Van Helsing)
- The Captain (Hellsing)
- Benwolf (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Yugo the Wolf (Bloody Roar)
- Werewolf (Van Helsing)
- Ginei Morioka (Rosario + Vampire)
- Scott McCall (Teen Wolf the TV series)
- Derek Hale (Teen Wolf the TV series)
- Peter Hale (Teen Wolf the TV series)
- Malia Hale (Teen Wolf the TV series)
- Liam Dunbar (Teen Wolf the TV series)
- Werewolf/Chimeras (Teen Wolf the TV series)
- Theo Raeken
- Tracy Stewart
- Belasko
- Mason Greyback (Wizards of Waverly Place)
- Warwick (League of Legends)
- Jacob Black (Twilight)
- Lucian (Underworld)
- All Lycans (Underworld)
- Michael Corvin (Underworld); vampire-werewolf hybrid
- Valkenhayn R. Hellsing (BlazBlue)
- The Circle (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Sinding (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Arnbjorn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Frostmoon pack (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Jhon Talbain/Gallon (Darkstalkers)
- All wolves (Wolf's Rain)
- Darcia (Wolf's Rain)
- Wolfman (Cirque du Freak:The Vampire's Assistance)
- Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)
- Fenrir Greyback (Harry Potter)
- Bill Weasley (partial powers) (Harry Potter)
- Akira Inugmai (Wolf Guy)
- All werewolves and werewolf-chameleons (Shadow Falls)
- Wayne & Wanda (Hotel Transylvania)
- Wayne's & Wanda's Kids (Hotel Transylvania)
- Grubbs Grady (The Demonata)
- Saiyans (Dragon Ball)
- Wereturtles (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)
- Catseye (Marvel Comics)
- Kyle Abbot (DC Comics)
- Whisper A'Daire (DC Comics)
- Hugh Dawkins (DC Comics)
- Man-Bat (DC Comics)
- Blair (Soul Eater)
- Lycanthropes (Dungeons & Dragons)
- Ananasi (Werewolf: The Apocalypse)
- Asa Pike (Charlie Bone)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); only in werehog transformation
- Cornell (Castlevania)
- Zoanthropes (Bloody Roar)
- Sabrewulf (Killer Instinct)
- Beastmen (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Red Riding Hood (Once Upon A Time)
- Anita (Once Upon A Time)
- Werebeasts (No Game No Life)
- The Were-Rabbit (Wallace and Gromit)
- The Entire British Royal Family (Doctor Who); beginning in 1879
- Eckard Lokin (Star Wars: The Old Republic); as a part-Rakghoul)
- Fox (Gargoyles); temporarily
- Atsushi Nakajima (Bungou Stray Dogs); weretiger
- Changing Breeds, including Garou (White Wolf)
- Julien (All Hail King Julien); via Gecko's milk