Animal Empathy

Animal Empathy
James Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics) can sense the emotional state of animals on a basic level and communicate with them to make the animal aware of his actions and or his intent.
Power/Ability to:	Sense the emotions of animals.

The power to empathize with animals. Sub-power of Animalia Manipulation and Empathy. Variation of Ecological Empathy. Not to be confused with Animal Telepathy.

Also Called

• Animal Bond (Star Wars)
• Animal/Faunal/Zoological Friendship
• Anipathy
• Zoopathy

Capabilities

The user can sense and/or understand the emotions of animals and vice versa.

Applications

• Animal Intuition
• Mind Link
• Taming
• Psychological Intuition (Towards animals only)
• Wildness Inducement
• Zoolingualism

Variations

• Aquatic Empathy
• Equestrian Empathy

Associations

• Animal Blending
• Animal Imitation
• Animal Intuition
• Animal Manipulation
• Animal Morphing
• Animalia Manipulation
• Ecological Empathy
• Empathy
• Zoolingualism

Limitations

• Is not a form of mind control, so aggressive, dangerous animals may still attack user.
• User may be limited to specific animal or animal type (ex. Dogs, Horses, Fish, etc.).
• If the empathic bond is too strong, the user may act like the animal, and become less human.

Known Users

• Vixen (Arrowverse)
  • Mari MCcabe
  • Amaya Jiwe
• Devi (Aliados)
• Ripley 8 (Alien Resurrection); limited to the Xenomorphs
• Eunice (Ben 10)
• Andrew Wells (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Ma-Ti (Captain Planet); via the Power of Heart
• Kaos (Comic Girls)
• Beast Boy (DC Comics)
• Catwoman (DC Comics)
• Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
• Animal Fairies (Disney Fairies)
• Fawn (Disney Fairies)
• Chocobo Sage (Final Fantasy VII)
• Ruka Nogi alias Ruka Pyon (Gakuen Alice)
• Newt Scamander (Harry Potter)
• Rubeus Hagrid (Harry Potter)
• Shishi Kakeru (Hyaku Juu Sentai Gaoranger)
• Spawn (Image Comics)
• Hayate (Jibaku-kun: Twelve World Story)
• Number Four (Lorien Legacies)
• James Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Danielle Moonstar (Marvel Comics)
• Lin Li/Nature Girl (Marvel Comics)
• Falcon (Marvel Comics); limited to his pet falcon
• Fluttershy (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
• Fluttershy (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls)
• Yukino (Nagasarete Airantou)
• Kosaki Onodera (Nisekoi)
• Stranger (Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath)
• Haoshoku Haki users (One Piece)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); via Haoshoku Haki
• Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians); limited to Horses and Sea Creatures
• Yellow (Pokémon Adventures)
• Maya (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy)
• She-Ra (Princess of Power)
• Jack (Samurai Jack)
• Derek Lakes (Shadow Falls)
• Hannah Brandon (Shadow Falls)
• Dr. Whitman (Shadow Falls)
• Lord Sidewinder (Sonic the Comic)
• Jedi and Sith (Star Wars)
• Centurions (Tales of Symphonia)
• Ratatosk (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn Of A New World)
• Scott McCall (Teen Wolf)
• Udyr, the Spirit Walker (League of Legends)
• Mira (The Hollow)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda)
• Lana Loud (The Loud House)
• Zak Saturday (The Secret Saturdays); limited to cryptids
• Bubbles (Powerpuff Girls)
• Ella (Total Drama)
• Ichigo Momomiya/Mew ichigo (Tokyo Mew Mew); limited to the cats
• Minto AIzawa/Mew Mint (Tokyo Mew Mew); limited to the birds
• Aruru (Utawarerumono)
• Beastmaster (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Rosa Torez (WildStorm Comics/Wild Girl)
• Roxy (Winx Club)
• Katy (Winx Club)
• Will Vandom (W.I.T.C.H.)
• Jefferson Reed/Meteor Man (Meteor Man)

Known Powers

• Kenbunshoku Haki (One Piece)

Gallery

Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) can harmonize with all the animals in the forest.

Jack's (Samurai Jack) pure nature has commonly shown a strong connection to animals of various size and shapes.

Catwoman (DC Comics) has a natural bond with all species of cats.

Maya (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy) can empathize with animals, including the Galactabeasts.

Eunice (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)

Yellow (Pokémon Adventures) can sense the emotions of any and all Pokémon.

Lord Sidewinder (Sonic the Comic) has a natural affinity for snakes.

Users of Animal Bond (Star Wars) could empathize and bond with an animal by using the Force...

...Valin Horn was a notable user of this ability, manipulating insect life for various purposes...

...Cade Skywalker used his ability to tame a clawbird...

Ripley 8 (Alien Resurrection) can empathize with the Xenomorphs.

Zak Saturday (The Secret Saturdays) can empathize with any and all types of cryptids.

Ma-Ti (Captain Planet) has the Power of Heart, which among other things allows him to bond with and communicate with animals telepathically.

Newton Scamander (Harry Potter) have an innate ability to communicate and bond with beasts of all shapes, and even can use his beasts such as the to aid him in combat.

Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) can empathize with horses and sea creatures.

Stranger (Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath) has a way with nature and animals, so much so that living creatures allow him to use them as ammunition.

Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)

Andrew Wells (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) can summon, empathize, and control demons and animals.

Fluttershy's (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) special talent is communicating with animals.

Ruka Pyon (Gakuen Alice)

Will Vandom (W.I.T.C.H) as The Guardian of Quintessence and Guardian of the Heart of Kandrakar can harmonize with all the animals.

Beastmaster (Valkyrie Crusade) can communicate with the hearts of animals, and uses it to command them.

Katy (Winx Club) Fairy of Animals.

Roxy (Winx Club) the fairy of animals, can feel what they feel and calm them down.

Fawn (Disney Fairies)

Gertrude Yorkes (Marvel Comics) has an empathic bond with the genetically-engineered Deinonychus named Old Lace, allowing them to share each other's emotions and physical pain.

Lin Li/Nature Girl (Marvel Comics) is able to empathize and bond with all animals and to be able to quell and unify with even some of the more feral entities, like the Bamfs.

Link (The Legend of Zelda) is often depicted as having a special bond with his horse and certain other animals, able to easily tame them when others cannot.

Lana Loud (Loud House) has a primal like bond with animals because she thinks like one.

Amaya Jiwe /Vixen (Arrowverse)

Jefferson Reed/Meteor Man (Meteor Man)

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