Wood Mimicry

Power to transform into or have a physical body made up of wood. Technique of Wood Manipulation. Variation of Plant Mimicry.

Also Called

 * Arboreal Mimicry/Physiology
 * Tree Mimicry/Physiology
 * Wood Physiology

Capabilities
User is made up of or can transform their body completely into wood. Users' transformed form is either anatomically identical to their normal form, aside of being made of wood, in which case it contains all to organs and is somewhat vulnerable to attacks. Alternately the user can transform into homogenous matter, without any part of their form being more important than the other.

Applications

 * Contaminant Immunity
 * Dermal Armor
 * Natural Weaponry
 * Pain Suppression
 * Disease Immunity
 * Enhanced Durability/Invulnerability
 * Enhanced Endurance
 * Enhanced Lung Capacity or Oxygen Independence
 * Enhanced Strength
 * Leaf Projection
 * Self-Sustenance via Photosynthesis.
 * Supernaturally Dense Tissue

Variations

 * Talking Tree Physiology

Associations
Many trees have certain specific mythical/supernatural associations that may grant additional abilities for the user, for possible applications see here.


 * Botanical Communication
 * Forest Physiology
 * Golem Creation
 * Malleable Anatomy
 * Appendage Generation
 * Regenerative Healing Factor/Organic Regeneration by drawing wood to fill the wounds.
 * Thermal Resistance
 * Wood Manipulation
 * Xylokinetic Creature Creation

Limitations

 * Very likely slows the user.
 * Can dehydrate far quicker than a human body.
 * May require constant connection with earth or water.
 * May be restricted to single variation.
 * May catch fire easily.
 * Not exactly Invulnerability since limb can be broken off.
 * May be vulnerable to everything that a normal plant would be (fire, plant poisons, etc.).

Known Users
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Cartoons

 * Seamus (Family Guy)
 * Shao Yen (Master Raindrop)
 * Timberwolves (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)
 * The Beast (Over the Garden Wall)

Comics

 * Wood King (DC comics)
 * Groot (Marvel comics)
 * Frank Ludlum (Marvel comics)
 * Machete (Pinoy Klasiks)

Films

 * Siren Figurehead (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad)

Folklore/Mythology

 * Dryads (Greek Mythology)
 * Skogsrå (Norse Mythology)

Literature

 * Ents (Lord of the Rings)
 * Neti (Star Wars Expanded Universe)
 * Nym (The Wheel of Time)

Live Action TV

 * Wooden Cyberman (Doctor Who)

Manga/Anime

 * The Wood (Cardcaptor Sakura)
 * Azuma (Fairy Tail); after overusing magic
 * Nikosen (InuYasha)
 * Guardian ÄRM, Bridling Bird (Marchen Awakens Romance)
 * Guardian ÄRM, Yggdrasil (Marchen Awakens Romance)
 * Kamui Wood (My Hero Academia)
 * Yamato (Naruto)

TCG

 * Vampire Orchis (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Video Games

 * Cherrymon (Digimon)
 * Woodmon (Digimon)
 * Harold (Fallout series)
 * The Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3); via barkskin perk
 * Wood Man (Mega Man series)
 * Trevenant (Pokémon)
 * Yggdrasil (Valkyrie Crusade)

Web Animation

 * Tree Man (asdfmovie)

Web Comics

 * Tuls Tenebrose (Ava's Demon)
 * Maggie Lacivi (Ava's Demon)}}