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Archetype:Apex Predator

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"Top of the food chain, baby! Upchuck doesn't have a natural predator!"
― Ben Tennyson as Upchuck (Ben 10 Omniverse)
"Huh...welcome to the top of the food chain."
― Alex Mercer to James Heller (Prototype 2)
"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility."
"You admire it."
"I admire its purity. A survivor...unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."
― Ash and Lambert (Alien)
"Let me tell you something about Hew-mans, Nephew. They're a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don't believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes."
― Quark to his nephew, Nog (Star Trek: Deep Space 9)
"Humans feed on birds and cattle, Vampires on the lifeblood of Humans. Didn't it ever occur to you that there might be something yet higher on the food chain?"
― Trinity Blood

The archetypes who possess the traits of the top predator in the world. Ultimate version of Predator Physiology.

Also Called[]

  • Alpha/Superior Predator
  • Dominant Predator
  • Super Predator
  • A-Class Creatures/Monsters
  • S-Class Creatures/Monsters

Properties[]

As an archetype, an apex predator is a vastly superior predator in the known world, with a fearsome capacity for hunting down practically any species in their ecosystem, even other predators.

Predators of this category are at the top of the food chain and are never preyed upon by any other predators, as they are the most dangerous and fearsome creatures in their environment/world, with qualities of a greater degree.

There are many variants of apex predators, many of them can come from any particular species from foreign to common, others can come from nature while others can come from different sources of creation that can enhance any predators to their highest danger in being, raising their predatory potential to its maximum making them the most dangerous beings in the natural world or even their own universe. These solitary creatures have no known natural enemies/predators.

Associated Powers[]

Apex Predators[]

  • Alien Physiology - Many extraterrestrials have been known as the most fearsome predators in existence.
  • Alpha Monster Physiology
  • Composite Organism Physiology - Many super predators are in actuality, a chimera of some of the deadliest species in existence.
  • Daiyokai Physiology
  • Earth-Bound Physiology - Many terrestrial creatures can be the most fearsome of predators on earth.
    • Alligator Snapping Turtle Physiology - Alligator Snapping Turtles are one of North America's apex predators with the 2nd most powerful bite in the world.
    • Cheetah Physiology - The fastest land animal on earth, the Cheetah is one of Africa's apex predators.
    • Crocodilian Physiology - Crocodiles and Alligators are a large and opportunistic hypercarnivorous apex predators of the reptile family especially the known Saltwater Crocodile.
    • Dragonfly Physiology - not only an apex predator, but the most successful predators on Earth, with a capture rate of 95%.
    • Giant Otter Physiology - The Giant Otter seem very unlikely to yet be top of the food chain in the amazon forest.
    • Human Physiology - Humanity has been an apex predator on earth as an intelligent and known dominant species on earth, who have developed many achievements that can overcome many known forms of predator apex or otherwise.
    • Jaguar Physiology - Jaguars are shown to be the top apex predators in South America and are known to be strong, excellent swimmers.
    • Komodo Dragon Physiology - Komodo Dragons are one of Southeast Asia's apex predator. They are the largest lizard on earth after the Megalania, with a great sense of smell and venomous bite that can overwhelm their prey.
    • Lion Physiology - Lions are one of Africa's apex land predators, they are known to be called "King of Beasts", because of their bravery and power for many cultures.
    • Muskellunge Physiology - Muskellunges are freshwater apex predators in the North America. They are dangerous for their ambush tactics.
    • Orca Physiology - Orcas (known as "Killer Whales") proved to be a powerful apex predator of the ocean far greater than the great white sharks and are even capable of killing blue whales.
    • Raptor Physiology - Birds of prey like Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Falcons, Owls, and Vultures are apex predators.
    • Spotted Hyena Physiology - Spotted Hyenas are one of Africa's top efficient apex predators with a powerful bite force that can crush through the bones of any prey.
    • Snake Physiology - Various large snakes like the Green Anaconda, Reticulated Python, Burmese Python, and King Cobra are apex predators.
    • Shark Physiology - Various sharks like the Great White Shark, Bull Shark and Tiger Shark are apex predators.
    • Snow Leopard Physiology - Snow Leopards are one of Asia's apex predators, they are known for their incredible stealth, rendering them almost invisible in their surroundings such as hills and mountains.
    • Tiger Physiology - Tigers are the top apex predators in Asia and are known to be the largest of all big cats.
    • Ursine Physiology - Various bears like the Black Bear, Brown Bear, and Polar Bear are apex predators.
    • Wolf Physiology - Wolves are both an apex predator and a keystone species, affecting its prey's behavior and the wider ecosystem.
    • Wolverine Physiology - The largest land-dwelling weasel on earth, the Wolverine is one of North America and Eurasia's ferocious scavenger.
  • Hybrid Physiology/Hybrid Vitality - Combining predators together with other predators or other genetic material can have surpassing qualities.
  • Mazoku Physiology
  • Magically Enhanced Physiology - Users may have used magic to be enhanced themselves.
  • Mythic Physiology/Mythical Bestiary - Many magical creatures have been known as the most fearsome predators in existence.
  • Prime Being - Some apex predators can be uniquely the first ones of their kind.
  • Scientifically Attuned Physiology - Users may have used science to be enhanced themselves.

Associations/Relationships[]

  • Alpha Human Physiology - Ordinary humans were able to overcome the most dangerous of apex predators, imagine if they had real powers. Furthermore, unless there is a natural predator of humans in-universe, humans themselves can be considered apex predators.
    • (Example: Sung Jinwoo, Solo Leveling)
  • Artificially Enhanced Physiology - Users may have had their biology's artificially enhanced.
    • (Example: Quint Lane, Underworld: Awakening)
  • Extinct Lifeform Physiology - Certain extinct lifeforms were the most dangerous things around during a bygone era or period.
    • (Example: Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit Users, One Piece)
  • Human Monster Physiology - Creatures of human origin who embraced their inner monster/beast. A natural foil to both man and predator.
    • (Example: Garo, One-Punch Man)
  • Intelligence Infinitum - Users of great intelligence can be the most dangerous of predators due to outsmarting many others.
    • (Example: Rick Sanchez, Rick and Morty)
  • Monster-Infused Mutated Physiology - Users may have infused themselves with another species essence to achieve such a status.
    • (Example: Shinichi Izumi, Parasyte)
  • Psionic Bio-Tech - User may have used psionic biotech to achieve such status.
    • (Example: Martians, DC Comics)
  • Ultimate Being - Users can comprise all of the individual organic entities unique traits while far surpassing them all.
    • (Example: Godzilla, IDW Publishing)

Flaws/Weaknesses[]

  • Users with Anti-Predator Adaptation can overcome apex predators depending on their nature.
  • Natural predators can encounter a species that is far beyond their own capability to hunt and kill, possibly resulting in extinction and/or prolonged conflict (especially prone to occur when a species tries to enter another ecosystem).
  • May still be prey species that even the apex predators cannot overcome without aid, sometimes to the point even a single member of such species may chase off or even slaughter groups of the would-be predator.
    • Lions often give way to Elephants and Hippopotamus.
  • May have rivals in the ecosystem.
  • Natural apex predators tend to be overspecialized for their particular environment, making them less effective within environments/against creatures they have not evolved to deal with.
    • It should be noted that there are exceptions to this particular limit, most commonly when an apex predator of a particularly harsh environment is placed within a "softer" one.
  • Natural predators are very important to the ecosystem, killing them may cause the ecosystem to collapse.
  • As hard to kill as they are, they can still be slain or sealed.
  • Weak against Food-Chain Manipulation.

Known/Example Characters[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

  • Pickle (Baki the Grappler)
  • Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
  • Jabberwock (Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon)
  • Chiropterans (Blood+)
  • Priscilla (Claymore)
  • Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
  • Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
  • Yato Tribe (Gintama)
  • Serena Cervantes (Himenospia)
  • Meruem (Hunter X Hunter)
  • Pillar Men (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
  • Kaiju (Kaiju No. 8)
  • Full Blooded Ōtsutsuki Clan members (Naruto)
  • S-Class monsters (Rosario + Vampire)
  • Oh Kangwoo (Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later)
  • Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?/Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?)
  • Ant King (Solo Leveling)
  • Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
  • Various Characters & Creatures (Toriko)
  • Crusniks (Trinity Blood)
  • S Class and Upper S Class Characters (Yu Yu Hakusho)
    • Raizen

Cartoons/Comics[]

  • Gourmand (Ben 10 series)
    • Upchuck
  • Buglizard (Ben 10 series)
  • Crabdozer (Ben 10 series)
  • Psycholeopterran (Ben 10 series)
  • Omnivoracious (Ben 10 series)
  • Panuncian (Ben 10 series)
  • Slammoid (Ben 10 series)
  • Kaosseffexx Ultimasauria (Ben 10 series)
  • Vicetopus (Ben 10 series)
  • Burning Martians (DC Comics)
  • The Cheetah (DC Comics)
  • Lobo (DC Comics)
  • Tormok (DC Comics)
  • Femalien (Danny Phantom)
  • Jörmungandr (Dragons: The Nine Realms)
  • Bigby Wolf (Fables)
  • Alpha Tyrannosaurus (Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal)
  • The Night Feeder (Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal)
  • D.R.A.G.M.A (Godzilla TAS)
  • Mega Spider (Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal)
  • Green Death (How To Train Your Dragon novel)
  • Daemonites (Image/Wildstorm Comics)
  • Viltrumites (Image Comics)
  • En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)
  • Brood (Marvel Comics)
  • Galactus (Marvel Comics)
  • Makluans (Marvel Comics)
  • Predator X (Marvel Comics)
  • James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
  • Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
  • Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics)
  • Humans/The Imperium (Humanity Lost)
  • Skull Cattle (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)
  • Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
  • Predaking (Transformers: Beast Hunters)

Literature[]

  • Beasts (Beast Quest)

Live Television/Films[]

  • Xenomorphs (Alien franchise)
  • Spiders (1990 Arachnophobia)
  • Thanator (Avatar)
  • Great Leonopteryx (Avatar)
  • Sharks (Deep Blue Sea)
  • Wesen (Grimm)
  • Godzilla (Monsterverse)
  • Sylar (explosion future) (Heroes)
  • Peter Petrelli (exposed future) (Heroes)
  • Jaws (Jaws)
  • Indominus Rex (Jurassic World)
  • Indoraptor (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom)
  • predators/Yautja (Predators)
  • Krayt Dragon (Star Wars)
  • Leviathans (Supernatural)
  • Monsters (Supernatural)
  • Hybrids (Underworld)
  • Xenophages (Venom: The Last Dance)
  • Onryō (Ju-On/The Grudge Series)
  • James Howlett/Wolverine (X-Men Movies)
  • Victor Creed/Sabretooth (X-Men Movies)

Video Games[]

  • Deathclaws (Fallout)
  • Kratos (God of War)
  • Riptor (Killer Instinct)
  • Vampires (Legacy of Kain)
    • Kain
    • Raziel
  • Metroids (Metroid series)
  • X Parasites (Metroid series)
  • Various monsters (Monster Hunter)
    • Deviljho
    • Lagiacrus
    • Nakarkos
    • Rajang
    • Rathalos
    • Odogaron
    • Tigrex
  • Apex of Typhon species (Prey)
  • Alex Mercer (Prototype)
  • James Heller (Prototype 2)
  • Tyranids (Warhammer 40K)

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