Ghost Physiology

"They surround us all the time. Most of them can't hurt us. Most don't even want to hurt us. But there are exceptions."

- Dennis, Thir13en Ghosts

The power to use the abilities of ghosts. Variation of Spirit Physiology.

Also Called

 * Apparition Mimicry/Physiology
 * Exspiravit Mimicry/Physiology
 * Ghost Mimicry
 * Phantom Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into an ghost, spirits/souls of the dead, often bound to stay until certain conditions are met. This can vary from honorable burial, unfinished business/revenge or self-appointed duties.

Applications

 * Decelerated Aging, Semi-Immortality or Immortality
 * Energy Independence
 * Fear Inducement
 * Flight
 * Inaudibility
 * Inodorosity
 * Intangibility
 * Invisibility
 * Possession
 * Telekinesis
 * Telepathy

Variations

 * Corporealization
 * Corpse Possession
 * Dream Walking
 * Ectoplasm Manipulation
 * Ectoplasm Mimicry
 * Illusive Appearance
 * Imperceptibility
 * Malleable Anatomy
 * Non-Physical Interaction
 * Object Possession
 * Phantasm Manipulation
 * Physical Force Immunity
 * Portal Manipulation
 * Tangibility Interplay
 * Teleportation

Types of Ghost
For a list of various ghost, see here.
 * Baykok Physiology: Flight, Enhanced Archery, Paralysis Inducement
 * Banshee Physiology
 * Ghost Lord Physiology
 * Kuchisake-Onna Physiology
 * Onryo Physiology
 * Poltergeist Physiology
 * Transcendent Poltergeist Physiology
 * Revenant Physiology
 * Transcendent Ghost Physiology
 * Wraith Physiology

Associations

 * Amortality
 * Spirit Physiology
 * Undead Physiology

Limitations

 * Being resurrected may cause the user to lose their powers.
 * When certain conditions are met, the user may be forced to move on.
 * May become more vengeful/violent the longer the user stays in the mortal realm.
 * Despite being no longer bound to the living world, ghosts may need to follow certain logic.
 * Necromancy and Soul Manipulation may be used to control the user.
 * Vulnerable to Soul Destruction, Soul Mutilation, Nonexistence, Absolute Destruction, and other powers that may harm souls/spirits.

Known Users
See Also: Our Ghosts Are Different.

Anime/Manga
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 * Sayo (18if)
 * Meiko Honma (Anohana)
 * Sanae Higashihongan (Invaders of the Rokujouma)
 * Reimi Sugimoto (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamond Is Unbreakable)
 * Arnold (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamond Is Unbreakable)
 * Yoshihiro Kira (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamond Is Unbreakable)
 * Elizabeth (Maburaho)
 * Ghosts (Marchen Awakens Romance)
 * Alma
 * Ghost (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
 * Kana (My Lovely Ghost Kana)
 * Nanana Ryūgajō (Nanana's Buried Treasure)
 * Sayo Aisaka (Negima)
 * Omiyo (Sgt Frog)
 * Banshee (Sidekicks)
 * Ghosts (Three Little Ghosts)
 * Bumper
 * Cutter
 * Sally
 * Kuri (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga)
 * Ruriko (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga)
 * Hinako Uehara (Zettai Reiiki)

Mythology/Folklore

 * Ghosts (Folklore)
 * Banshee (Scottish Folklore)

Literature

 * Ghosts (Goosebumps)
 * Hannah Fairchild (Goosebumps)
 * Ghosts (Harry Potter)
 * Nicky (Mostly Ghostly)
 * Tara (Mostly Ghostly)
 * Phears (Mostly Ghostly)
 * The Rolands (Mostly Ghostly)
 * Ghosts (Mostly Ghostly)
 * Ghosts (The Vampire Diaries)
 * Ghosts (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)

Live Television

 * Ghosts (Being Human)
 * Ghosts (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
 * Ghosts (Charmed)
 * Buddy Berry (Chuck Finn)
 * Fingers Fitzpatrick (Chuck Finn)
 * Ghostly Mountaineer (Freaky)
 * Wazza (Freaky)
 * Big Ghost (Freaky)
 * Louie (The Haunted Hathaways)
 * Ray (The Haunted Hathaways)
 * Miles (The Haunted Hathaways)
 * Ghosts (The Haunted Hathaways)
 * Ghosts (Hex)
 * Martin Hopkirk (Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)/My Partner the Ghost)
 * Ghosts (Round the Twist)
 * Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
 * Kevin Tran (Supernatural)
 * Ghosts (Supernatural)

Movies

 * Charile B. Barkin & Itchy Itchford (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
 * Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
 * Maitlands (Beetlejuice)
 * Victor Crowley (Hatchet series)
 * Ghosts (The Haunted Mansion)
 * Freaknik (Freaknik: The Musical)
 * Ghosts (The Frighteners)
 * Sam Wheat (Ghost)
 * Ghosts (Ghostbusters)
 * Slimer
 * Hannah Stine (Goosebumps)
 * Armando Salazar (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales)
 * Ghosts (Poltergeist)
 * Pip and the Halloween Hound (Spooky Buddies)}}

Cartoons
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 * Carrie Krueger (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Ectonurites (Ben 10)
 * Ghostfreak
 * Zs'Skayr
 * Necrofriggians (Ben 10)
 * Big Chill
 * Carl (Ben 10: Reboot)
 * Ghosts (Casper the Friendly Ghost)
 * Casper
 * Stretch
 * Stinkie
 * Fatso
 * Kibosh (Casper's Scare School)
 * Spitzy (Casper's Scare School)
 * Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
 * Half-Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
 * Danny Phantom
 * Dani Phantom
 * Vlad Plasmius
 * Billy Joe Cobra (Dude, That's My Ghost)
 * Spencer Wright (Dude, That's My Ghost); Temporarily due to ingesting ectoplasm.
 * Bobby (Dude, That's My Ghost)
 * Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore and Boo the Cat (The Funky Phantom)
 * Del (Gorillaz)
 * Ghosts (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
 * Ghost Warriors
 * Cole
 * Sensei Yang
 * Morro
 * Clouse
 * Experiment 375/Phantasmo (Lilo & Stitch)
 * Ghosts (The Little Ghosts)
 * Edward
 * George
 * Henry
 * Lucy
 * Ghosts (Monster High)
 * Moanatella Ghostier
 * Spectra Vondergeist
 * Ari Hauntington
 * Ghosts (Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures)
 * Boo Boo (Ruby Gloom)
 * Mr. White (Ruby Gloom)
 * Phantasma (Scooby-Doo)
 * Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Dame Fedora (Zombie Hotel)

Video Games

 * Ghosts (Growtopia)
 * The Lost (The Binding of Isaac)
 * The Haunt (The Binding of Isaac)
 * Bound Widows (Bloodborne)
 * Mysterious Apparition/Ryu's Mother (Breath of Fire III)
 * Ghost Widow (City of Heroes)
 * Ghosts (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
 * Abigail (Don't Starve)
 * Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore and Boo the Cat (The Funky Phantom)
 * Ferry (Granblue Fantasy)
 * Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion)
 * Pamela Ibis (Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis/Atelier Series)
 * LeChuck (Monkey Island); formerly, before being reanimated as a zombie
 * Ronan O'Connor and Abigail Williams (Murdered: Soul Suspect)
 * Ghosts (Pac-Man)
 * Ghost-type Pokémon (Pokémon)
 * Walter Sullivan (Silent Hill 4: The Room)
 * Ghosts (Skylanders)
 * Bad Juju (Skylanders)
 * Masker Mind (Skylanders)
 * Izanami (Smite)
 * The Morrigan (Smite)
 * King Boom Boo (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Ringu (Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion)
 * Bekka (Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion)
 * Lisa (Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion)
 * Dr. Killjoy (The Suffering)
 * Horace P. Gauge (The Suffering)
 * Hermes T. Haight (The Suffering)
 * Copperfield the Slave Hunter (The Suffering: Ties That Bind)
 * The Creeper (The Suffering: Ties That Bind)
 * Boo (Super Mario Bros. series)
 * Zepheniah Mann (Team Fortress 2)
 * Yuyuko Saigyouji (Touhou Project)
 * Soga no Tojiko (Touhou Project)
 * Napstablook (Undertale)
 * Mad Dummy (Undertale)
 * Mettaton (Undertale); formerly, before gaining a robot body
 * Ghost (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Phantom (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Zashiki Warashi (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Ghost Writers (Yooka-Laylee)

Comics

 * Boston Brand/Deadman (DC Comics)
 * Tinya Wazzo/Phantom Girl (DC Comics)
 * Greta Hayes/Secret (DC Comics)
 * James Craddock/The Gentlemen Ghost (DC Comics)
 * The Vision (Marvel Comics)

Web Original

 * SCP-973 - Smokey (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-1036 - Nkondi (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-1111 - The White Dog (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-1337 - The Hitchhiker (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-1774-A instances - The Proof's Equipment (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-2111 - If You Can Read This... (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-2190 - Phone calls from Mom (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-2696-1 - The Haunted Victorian Mansion of Dark Peak (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-2996 - ERROR / ERROR (SCP Foundation)
 * SCP-3901 - Rachael Parks (SCP Foundation)
 * MTF Omega-0 Ará Orún (SCP Foundation)}}

Known Objects

 * Hollow Hollow Fruit/Horo Horo no Mi (One Piece)
 * Bubble Brains (Xiaolin Chronicles)