Hellhound Physiology

The ability to use the aspects of a hellhound. Sub-power of Mythical Bestiary and Canine Physiology.

Also Called

 * Hell Hound Mimicry
 * Black/Dark Dog Mimicry
 * Cerberus Mimicry

Capabilities
One can use the aspects of the supernatural creature known as a Hellhound, a supernatural canine connected to Underworld/Hell and/or considered Omen of Death. Features that have been attributed to hellhounds include black fur, glowing red or sometimes yellow eyes, super strength and/or speed, ghostly or phantom characteristics, foul odor, and sometimes even the ability to talk.

Legend says that if someone is to stare into its eyes three times or more, the person will definitely die, seeing or hearing it howl may also be either an omen of death or even a cause of death. In cultures that associate the afterlife with fire, hellhounds may have fire-based abilities and appearance. They are often assigned to guard the entrances to the world of the dead, such as graveyards and burial grounds, or undertake other duties related to the afterlife or the supernatural, such as hunting lost souls or guarding a supernatural treasure.

Appliance

 * Canine Physiology
 * Claw Retraction
 * Death Inducement
 * Enhanced Agility
 * Enhanced Bite
 * Enhanced Durability/Invulnerability
 * Enhanced Jump
 * Enhanced Regeneration
 * Enhanced Speed
 * Enhanced Senses
 * Enhanced Strength
 * Fear Inducement
 * Feral Mind
 * Predator Instinct

May also have:
 * Curse Inducement
 * Fire Manipulation
 * Hell-Fire Manipulation

Variations
Barghest Monstrous black dog with huge teeth and claws.
 * Shapeshifting known to appear in a form of headless man (who would vanish in flames), headless lady, white cat, dog, rabbit and black dog.
 * Intangibility something of a ghostly nature.

Black Shuck Large black dog with malevolent flaming eyes (or a single eye) that are red or alternatively green.
 * Size Manipulation between large dog and horse.
 * Vapor Manipulation

Cerberus Multi-headed (usually three, up to hundred is mentioned) hound which guards the gates of the Underworld, possibly with snakes as a mane and/or tail.
 * Possibly Magic
 * Poison Generation
 * Supernatural Condition

Fenrir monstrous wolf so large that "his upper jaw touches the sky while his lower touches the earth when he gapes". Able to kill Odin, so this one is Bad News.
 * Supernatural Condition on the upper scale.

Known Users

 * Hellhounds (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
 * Cerberus (Greek Mythology)
 * The Grim (Harry Potter)
 * Death's dog (Family Guy)
 * Cerberus (One Piece)
 * Houndour (Pokemon)
 * Houndoom (Pokemon)
 * Cerberumon (Digimon)
 * Cerberus (Devil May Cry)
 * Minerva (Spinnerette)
 * Barghest (Mythology)
 * Black dog (Mythology)
 * Black Shuck (Mythology)
 * Cadejo (Mythology)
 * Fenrir (Viking Mythology)
 * Garmr (Viking Mythology)