Animal Imitation

The power to mimic the abilities, traits, and behavior of animals. Technique of Animalia Manipulation. Not to be confused with Animal Morphing.

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.
Animal Life-Force Control
Animalistic Vocalization
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

Other

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)
Wren (Action Pack)
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)
Beast Boy (DC Comics)
Jayna (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
T'challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
Shuri/Aja-Adanna (Marvel Comics)
Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics); via calypso serum
Vladimir Kravinoff/Grim Hunter (Marvel Comics); via calypso serum
Ava Ayala/White Tiger (Marvel Comics); via jade tiger amulet
Greer Nelson/Tigra (Marvel Comics)
Maria de Guadalupe Santiago/Silverclaw (Marvel Comics)
Azari (Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow)
Ava Ayala/White Tiger (Ultimate Spiderman); via white tiger amulet
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)
Tarzan (Tarzan)
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
Kraven the Hunter (Spiderman and his Amazing Friends)
Hunter (Spiderman Unlimited)
Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven the Hunter (Spiderman: The Animated Series)
Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven the Hunter (The Spectacular Spiderman)
Jayna (Super Friends)
Beast Boy (Teen Titans)
Shifter (Justice League Unlimited/DC Animated Universe/DCAU)
Vixen (Justice League Unlimited/DC Animated Universe/DCAU)
Vixen (Justice League Action)
B'wana Beast (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
Vixen (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
Mari McCabe/Vixen (Vixen The Movie)
Vamp (Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths)
Kevin Plunder/Ka-Zar (Marvel Comics)
Roxy (Winx Club)
Tsuyu Asui/Froppy ("My Hero Academia"); Frogs