Spirit Physiology

The power to use the abilities of spirits. Variation of Mythic Physiology.

Also Called

 * Spectral Being
 * Spirit Form/Mimicry
 * Soul/Spiritual Being

Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into a spirit: a supernatural and conscious (although not necessarily sentient) being that in its normal state is incorporeal, invisible and immaterial. Many spirits are able to materialize either by shifting into a more solid form or by taking a vessel to give them physical shape, which can be done either by possessing an already existing form (either a living being or an object) or by animating and wrapping part of the environment "around" them.

There are several types of spirits, ranging from the souls of dead (ghosts) to the spirits of places, objects, concepts and/or elements. Several forms of magic center around contacting and bargaining with spirits.

Applications

 * Ectoplasm Manipulation
 * Flight
 * Intangibility
 * Invisibility
 * Possession
 * Self-Sustenance
 * Telekinesis
 * Telepathy
 * Empathy
 * Teleportation

Variations

 * Adaptive Possession
 * Astral Manipulation
 * Astral Trapping
 * Death Inducement
 * Decelerated Aging, Semi-Immortality or Immortality
 * Disease Manipulation
 * Dream Walking
 * Ghost-Light Manipulation
 * Illusion Manipulation
 * Illusive Appearance
 * Malleable Anatomy
 * Mental Inducement
 * Phantasm Manipulation
 * Portal Manipulation
 * Soul Manipulation
 * Ultimate Intangibility

Types of Spirit
Ghost Physiology: 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. Ancestral spirits are part of this group, given their involvement/ties with their families.
 * Banshee Physiology
 * Baykok Physiology: Flight, Enhanced Archery, Paralysis Inducement
 * Ghost Lord Physiology
 * Revenant Physiology
 * Wraith Physiology
 * Transcendent Ghost Physiology

Spirits of Nature: manifestations/embodiments of natural phenomena, places, elements or animals.
 * Animal Spirits/Totems: spirits connected to either certain species (cats, hawks), family (felines, raptors) or class (mammals, birds)
 * Animal Manipulation, Animal Imitation
 * Elementals/Elemental Spirits: spirits of certain elements.
 * Elemental Manipulation, Elemental Mimicry
 * Ala Physiology
 * German Physiology
 * Genius loci: spirits of places, either natural areas or objects or places that could include cities or buildings.
 * Environment Manipulation

Poltergeist Physiology - Spirits that haunt a person rather than a location, who destroy things for no reason and get more violent the more they are ignored.

Associations

 * Ancestral Evocation
 * Astral Projection
 * Communing
 * Corporealization
 * Daimon Physiology
 * Ethereal Physiology
 * Faery Physiology
 * Mediumship
 * Necromancy
 * Shamanism
 * Spiritual Energy Physiology
 * Spiritual Machine Physiology
 * Spiritual Symbiosis

Limitations

 * Certain forms of magic and/or technology may allow their users to control and/or imprison spirits.
 * May be vulnerable to any abilities that affect spirits such as a Spirit Barrier or Exorcism.
 * Susceptible to Soul Destruction, Soul Mutilation, Nonexistence, Absolute Destruction, and other abilities that may harm or destroy souls/spirits.

Cartoons
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 * Carrie (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Ectonurites (Ben 10)
 * Necrofriggians (Ben 10)
 * Ghosts (Casper the Friendly Ghost)
 * Casper
 * Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
 * Half-Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
 * Danny Fenton/Phantom
 * Dani Phantom
 * Vlad Masters/Plasimus
 * Ghost (Iron Man: Armored Adventures)
 * Spectra Vondergeist (Monster High)
 * Ari Hauntington (Monster High)
 * Ace Balthazar (Regular Show)
 * Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)

Comics

 * Deadman (DC Comics)
 * Gentleman Ghost (DC Comics)
 * Phantom Girl (DC Comics)
 * The Vision (Marvel Comics)

Films

 * Harvesters (The Deaths of Ian Stone)
 * Hexxus (Ferngully: The Last Rainforest)
 * Kai (Kung Fu Panda)
 * Mufasa (The Lion King)
 * The Twins (Matrix Reloaded)
 * Spirits (Spirited Away)

Literature

 * Ghosts (Harry Potter)
 * Peeves (Harry Potter)
 * Ghosts (Mostly Ghostly)
 * Nikki
 * Tara
 * Alther Mella (Septimus Heap)
 * Ghosts (Shadow Falls)
 * Fanny Mildred Bogart
 * Hannah Brandon
 * Daniel Brighten
 * Lucinda Esparza
 * Ima
 * Catherine O'Connell
 * Cindy Shaffer
 * Heidi Summers
 * Meg Finn (The Wish List)
 * Zuzo (Elena of Avalor)
 * Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore and Boo the Cat (The Funky Phantom)

Live Action TV

 * Spirits (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
 * Spirits (Charmed)
 * Ghosts (The Haunted Hathaways)
 * Glenda
 * Louie
 * Miles
 * Ray
 * Ghosts (Julie and the Phantoms)
 * Daniel
 * Demétrius
 * Felix
 * Martim
 * Spirits (Supernatural)

Manga/Anime

 * Black Cat (Corpse Princess)
 * Shiryo (Corpse Princess)
 * Ghosts (Ghost Stories)
 * Kinu Himuro "Okinu" (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
 * Dan Katō (Naruto)
 * Brook (One Piece)
 * Mordred (Seikoku no Dragonar)
 * Spirits (Shaman King)
 * Dual Monster Spirits (Yu-Gi-Oh series)

Video Games

 * Bottles (Banjo-Kazooie)
 * Hazama/Yuuki Terumi (BlazBlue)
 * Ghost Widow (City of Heroes)
 * Fi (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
 * Ghost-type Pokemon (Pokemon)
 * Tikal (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Boos (Super Mario series)
 * Boo Luigi (Super Mario Galaxy series)
 * Boo Mario (Super Mario Galaxy series)
 * Master Eon (Skylanders)
 * Ghosts (Skylanders)
 * Ghosts (Touhou Project)
 * Yuyuko Saigyouji
 * Soga no Tojiko
 * Mima (Touhou Project)
 * Minamitsu Murasa (Touhou Project)
 * Poltergeists (Touhou Project)
 * Kana Anaberal
 * Lunasa Prismriver
 * Lyrica Prismriver
 * Merlin Prismriver
 * Servants (TYPE-MOON)
 * Ghost (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Phantom (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Cole (Dragon Age: Inquisition)

Web Series

 * Nox Decious (Stupid Mario Brothers)}}