- "Dear ancestor! Please accept this deep bow from your unworthy descendant!"
- ― Cheon Yeon Woon (Nano Machine)
The condition to have the traits and talents from one's ancestors. Variation of Power Inheritance.
Also Called[]
- Ancestral Heredity/Inheritance
- Hereditary Mimicry
Effects[]
As a trait, the user is able to imitate/inherit the talents and/or powers from one’s ancestors, especially from birth. Some users inherit their ancestors' powers from generation to generation. Some users rarely inherit their ancestors' powers, if the genes are recessive.
Associated Powers[]
Associations/Relationships[]
- Ancestry Manipulation
- Descendancy Manipulation
- Reincarnation
- Superior Human Physiology
- Supernatural Traits
Flaws/Weaknesses[]
- May possess the same weaknesses as their ancestors did.
Known Users[]
- Legacies (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)
- Octavian
- Claudia
- Frank Zhang
- Bryce Quinlan (Crescent City); inherited the Starborn Fae power
- Various Metahumans (DC Comics)
- High-Born Atlanteans (DC Extended Universe)
- Witches (Demon Accords
- Declan O'Carroll
- Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
- Various Mutants (The Gifted)
- Andy Strucker
- Lauren Strucker
- Agatha Heterodyne (Girl Genius); inherited 'Heterodyning' and the Spark in general
- Muggle-Borns (Harry Potter); possibly
- Hermione Granger
- Lily Potter
- Joestar Family (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Yunobo (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild); inherited Daruk's Protection from his ancestor
- Elemental Masters (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- Witches (Motherland: Fort Salem)
- Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine)
- Various Characters (Ninjala)
- Hemlock Family Heads (Ordeal)
- Syndreghasti/Peculiarly (Peculiar Children series)
- Jake Portman
- Abe Portman
- Emma Bloom
- Noor Pradesh
- Millard Nullings
- Alma LaFay Peragrine
- Aelin Galathynius (Throne of Glass series); inherited the powers of her ancestor, Mala Fire-Bringer
- Carriers of the Corvinus Strain (Underworld)
- Michael Corvin
- Witches (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
- Bonnie Bennett
- Hope Mikaelson
- Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Gallery[]
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Muggle-borns like Hermione Granger (Harry Potter) are believed to have inherited their magical abilities from some wizard ancestor.
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Black Lightning (DC Comics/Black Lightning) is a stable metahuman because he inherited the meta gene from his great-uncle Gravedigger.
Thunder (DC Comics/Black Lightning), like her father, is a stable metahuman because she inherited the meta gene from her great-great uncle Gravedigger.
Lightning (DC Comics/Black Lightning), like her father, is a stable metahuman because she inherited the meta gene from her great-great uncle Gravedigger.
Aquaman (DC Extended Universe) is a High-Born Atlantean, who could breathe water and air, due to being the first-born son of Queen Atlanna and a direct descendant of King Atlan.
Elemental Masters (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Storm (Marvel Comics) comes from a long line of sorceresses, one in which was a Sorcerer Supreme, which resulted in her not only being able to ascended to godhood along with her magic potential being transcendent.
Peculiars (Peculiar Children series) inherit their peculiarities from a peculiar ancestor.
Lauren and Andy Strucker (The Gifted) inherited their powers from their Great-grandfather and their Great-aunt.
Octavian (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)
Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho), a half-demon descended from Mazoku.
Videos[]
LOTR The Return of the King - Andúril - Flame of the West-2
Jotaro VS Kenshiro (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure VS Fist of the North Star) - DEATH BATTLE!-2