Shinigami Physiology

The power to use the abilities of a shinigami. Variation of Grim Reaper Physiology.

Also Called

 * Death God Physiology
 * Soul Reaper Physiology

Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into shinigami (death god), a "death spirit" of Japanese folklore who are responsible for seeing that a person dies at their appointed time and then guiding their spirit to be judged in the afterlife.

Shinigami are sometimes depicted as goblins or skeletal creatures who cause death and accidents, but more recent depictions of shinigami tend to be similar to western vampires, with them being portrayed as immortal, attractive people who wield a variety of unique powers. They will usually either cause death to sustain themselves, peacefully escort souls to the afterlife, slay demons and poltergeists who cause unnatural deaths, or be the result of unnatural deaths themselves. Or various combinations of the above.

The main differences between a Grim Reaper and shinigami are firstly that Grim Reaper is either a single individual or at least one of small group, while shinigami are generally both numerous and form a highly stratified and bureaucratic society of psychopomps and divine judges. The second difference is that shinigami as a whole tend to be weaker than a Grim Reaper: while some may reach impressive levels of power, average individuals are far below them.

Applications

 * Afterlife Transport
 * Death Inducement
 * Death Sense
 * Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
 * Enhanced Combat
 * Enhanced Assassination
 * Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
 * Enhanced Speed
 * Enhanced Strength
 * Weapon Proficiency often either:
 * Enhanced Swordsmanship
 * Scythe Proficiency

Variations

 * Elemental Manipulation
 * Life-Force Absorption
 * Life Vision
 * Ninjutsu
 * Possession
 * Soul Absorption

Associations

 * Afterlife Border
 * Grim Reaper Physiology
 * Necromancy
 * Soul Manipulation

Known Users
See Also: Shinigami. {{scroll box|

Groups

 * Shinigami (Black Butler)
 * Soul Reapers (Bleach)
 * Arrancar (Bleach)
 * Shinigami (Death Note)
 * Guardians of Death (Descendants of Darkness)
 * Shinigami (Kyōkai no Rinne)
 * Grim Reapers (So, I Can't Play H?)

Individuals

 * Rei Ogami (Code:Breaker)
 * Darkray (Magic User Kurohime)
 * Dark Zero (Magic User Kurohime)
 * Shinigami (Naruto)
 * Death the Kid (Soul Eater)
 * Lord Death/Shinigami-Sama (Soul Eater)
 * Komachi Onozuka (Touhou Project)
 * Guardian Deathscythe (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Card-Hunting Death God (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * God of Death (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * Botan (Yu Yu Hakusho)}}