The power to mimic the abilities, traits, and behavior of animals. Technique of Animalia Manipulation. Not to be confused with Animal Morphing.
Contents
Also Called
- Animal Mimicry
- Animal Power Mimicry/Replication
- Faunal Imitation/Mimicry
- Zooanthrophy
Capabilities
The user can use/imitate animal powers, they can run like an ostrich, swing like a monkey, sprint like a cheetah, move like a cat, take the strength of an ant, track like a dog, hide like a turtle, constrict like a snake, etc. They cannot transform into animals, as this power only enables the user to mimic animalistic traits while still in their original form. Some users can mimic multiple animals at once.
Applications
- Use and imitate animal traits and abilities.
- Possess any special abilities of animals.
- Indomitable Nature
Variations
- Animal Instinct Imprinting: the ability to psychically impose animal mannerisms on subjects’ minds.
- Animal Limbs
- Animal Soul
- Animal Strength
Types of Animals
Species
- Cnidarian Physiology
- Deuterostome Physiology
- Plankton Physiology
- Protostome Physiology
- Sponge Physiology
- Symbiote Physiology
- Unicellular Physiology
Other
- Extinct Lifeform Physiology
- Futuristic Lifeform Physiology
- Microorganism Physiology
- Mortal Physiology
- Predator Physiology
- Prey Physiology
- Sea Animal Physiology
- Superior Alien Physiology
- Superior Animal Physiology
- Superior Human Physiology
- Superorganism Physiology
- Superpowered Physiology
- Transcendent Alien Physiology
- Transcendent Animal Physiology
- Transcendent Meta Physiology
- Transcendent Mortal Physiology
- Transcendent Superior Human Physiology
- Transhuman Physiology
Techniques
Associations
- Alien Physiology - Imitate extraterrestrial animals.
- Animal Blending
- Animal Empowerment
- Animal Manipulation
- Animal Morphing
- Animalia Manipulation
- Beast Master
- Chimerism
- Total Mimicry
- Zoo-Mechanical Physiology
Limitations
- Cannot transform into animals.
- May be limited to mimicking only the animals they have observed.
- May take on specific traits of an animal, such as wanting to find rotting things if impersonating a fly, or feeling territorial if impersonating lions.
- May be limited to mimicking one animal at a time or are limited on how long they can mimic animals.
- Some abilities may be compromised by size differences.
- May experience different weaknesses of animals, such as a dog having to constantly hear ultrasound waves, or having an urge to play with a ball of yarn like a cat.
Known Users
- Seri Koyuki (A Destructive God Sits Next to Me)
- Leone (Akame Ga Kill!); via Lionelle
- Andalites and the Animorphs (Animorphs)
- Beast Titan (Attack on Titan)
- Eunice (Ben 10 Ultimate Alien)
- Hahli Mahri (Bionicle)
- Toa Lesovikk (Bionicle)
- Initiator(Black Bullet)
- Yoruichi Shihōin (Bleach)
- Various Hollows and Arrancar (Bleach)
- Watchdog Man (One-Punch Man)
- Garou (One-Punch Man)
- Ted Bear (Cyanide & Happiness)
- Buddy Baker/Animal Man (DC Comics)
- Vixen (DC Comics)
- B'wana Beast (DC Comics)
- Lisanna Strauss (Fairy Tail) via Takeover: Animal Soul
- Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail)
- Gau (Final Fantasy VI)
- Shido Fuyuki (Get Backers)
- Udyr (League of Legends)
- Nora Darhk (Legends Of Tomorrow/DC Comics); formerly
- Zoo Dopant (Kamen Rider W)
- Kamen Rider Revi and Kamen Rider Vice (Kamen Rider Revice); via Remix Forms
- Kirby (Kirby series) via Animal copy ability
- Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Certain Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- Meggan
- Kyle Gibney/Wild Child
- Jeremy (Misfits)
- Kasukabe You (Mondaiji-Tachi Ga Isekai Kara Kuru So Desu Yo?)
- Ben Sherman (Misfits! QQ)
- Inuzuka Clan (Naruto)
- Sai (Naruto); via Animation
- Zoan Devil Fruit User (One Piece)
- Pete (Pete's Dragon)
- San (Princess Mononoke); wolves
- Rangers of Beast Morphers (Power Rangers Beast Morphers)
- Rangers of Jungle Fury (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
- Rangers of Wild Force (Power Rangers Wild Force)
- Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2); via Neko-ken
- SCP-4043 - Gaia (SCP Foundation)
- Ikuto Tsukiyomi (Shugo Chara!); as Black Lynx
- Sticks the Badger (Sonic Boom)
- Kim Diehl (Soul Eater); Tanuki
- Medusa (Soul Eater); Snake
- Mizune(s) (Soul Eater); Mouse
- Eruka Frog (Soul Eater); Frog
- Arachne (Soul Eater); Spider
- Kevin Wendell Crumb via The Beast (Split)
- The Katroid race (Sprucia and Gilli); via humanoid cats
- Regina Olympia Folnar (Swordsman of Magic Technique School and Summoned Vasreus)
- Marvin Mange (The Animal); via experiment from Dr. Wilder
- Rianna Holmes (The Animal); via experiment from Dr. Wilder
- Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
- Master of Games (Teen Titans/DC Comics)
- Mew Ichigo (Tokyo Mew Mew); cat
- Mew Mint (Tokyo Mew Mew); bird
- Mew Lettuce (Tokyo Mew Mew); porpoise
- Mew Pudding (Tokyo Mew Mew); monkey
- Mew Zakuro (Tokyo Mew Mew); wolf
- Mew Berry (Tokyo Mew Mew); cat and rabbit
- Mew Ringo (Tokyo Mew Mew); penguin
- Taryn Antoinette (UN Comics)
- The Kratt Brothers (Wild Kratts); using the Creature Power Suit
- Vixen (Justice League Action)
- Vixen (Justice League Unlimited)
- Vixen (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
- Roxy (Winx Club)
- Tsuyu Asui/Froppy ("My Hero Academia"); Frogs
Known Objects
- Spirit Totem/Anansi Totem (DC Comics/Arrowverse)
- Vistamps (Kamen Rider Revice)
- Creature Power Suits and Discs (Wild Kratts)
Gallery
Movies
Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Spider-Man film series)
After his parents died in a car accident, Pete (Pete's Dragon) began a life in the forest. Having spent 6 years away from human contact and surrounded by animals, Pete acts more like an animal and less like a human.
Abandoned by her parents as a baby, San (Princess Mononoke) was taken in by the wolf tribe and grew up with them. As a result, she denies her humanity and behaves like a wolf.
Live Television
Jeremy (Misfits) has the mind of a dog.
Amaya Jiwe/Vixen (Arrowverse) can mimic animals due to a mystical totem that grants her the abilities to mimic any animal from the animal kingdom she can mimic a gorilla...
...a bird...
...a elephant.
...rhinos
...and even a T-Rex.
Mari MCCabe/Vixen (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
Nora Darhk (Legends of Tomorrow)
Esi (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
Rangers of Wild Force (Power Rangers Wild Force)
Rangers of Jungle Fury (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
Rangers of Beast Morphers (Power Rangers Beast Morphers)
Literature
Jake Berenson (Animorphs)
Rachel Berenson (Animorphs)
Marco (Animorphs)
Cartoons/Comics
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Eunice (Ben 10) showing her Lagomorph Physiology when she leaps very high and fast.
Sticks the Badger (Sonic Boom)
Kuasa (Arrowverse)
Vixen (DC Comics)...
... imitating powers of rhino...
...antelope...
...jackals...
...birds...
...and lion.
Animal Man (DC Comics)
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B'wana Beast (DC Comics)
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Caleb (Heroes)
As a result of a radioactive spider bite, Peter Parker (Marvel Comics) developed powers and abilities similar to that of a spider.
Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics)
Spider-Woman (Marvel Comics)
Blackcat (Marvel Comics)
Wasp (Marvel Comics)
Wolfsbane (Marvel Comics)
Beast (Marvel Comics)
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Scorpion (Marvel Comics)
Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
Sabertooth (Marvel Comics)
Talon (Static Shock/DCAU) possesses bird-like prowess and traits.
Creature Power Disc (Wild Kratts)
Creature Power Suits (Wild Kratts)
Master of Games (Teen Titans/DC Comics)
Toa Hahli (Bionicle) possesses the Kanohi Faxon which allows her to copy the abilities of any rahi in the same environment.
Mowgli (The Jungle Book) was able to gain skills of every animal he met in the jungle and even interpret animal facial expressions.
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Vixen (Batman: The Brave and the Bold) can mimic the abilities of animals she chooses with her totem such as
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Kangaroo,
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Eagle,
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Rhinoceros,
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Cheetah,
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Electric Eel,
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and Ant.
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Martin & Chris (Wild Kratts)
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Vixen (Justice League Action) has the power to mimic the abilities of the animal kingdom with her totem such as
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Gorilla,
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Tiger,
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Armadillo,
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Blowfish,
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Flying Squirrel,
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Rhinoceros,
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and Lion.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
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Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach) uses Shunko to transform into a cat-hybrid.
Lulu Bell (D.Gray-Man)
Lrya (+Anima) has the animal power of a swallow.
Rose (+Anima) rose has the animal power of a cat.
Senri (+Anima) has the animal power of a bear.
Cooro (+Anima) has the animal power of a bird.
Husky (+Anima) has the animal power of a fish.
Nana (+Anima) has the animal power of a bat.
Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail) use magic to take upon the characteristics of Dragons. They can eat, resist, and generate their respective Dragon element (Mythical Creature).
Constantly shielding her emotions behind her mask, Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance) has the silence and ferocity of a beast.
Sai's (Naruto) Super Beasts Imitation Technique.
Inuzuka Clan (Naruto)
Regina Olympia Folnar (Swordsman of Magic Technique School and Summoned Vasreus) can uses the natural abilities of different animals even while in her human form, but on much higher levels.
Video Games
Gau (Final Fantasy VI) can imitate the powers of any/all monsters via his ability, Rage.
