The archetype of a fictional jungle-dweller.
Properties[]
The character is a fictional jungle-dwellers. Despite the name, it has very little to do with tribal societies or people and instead is a kind of fantasy human, often an outsider who has crashed into jungle life at an early age and been raised by the animals or spirits of the jungle. As a result, they gain remarkable superhuman powers that make them legends among both the native societies of the jungle and outsiders.
Associated Powers[]
- Animal Companionship
- Combat Specialism
- Hyper-Instincts
- Indomitable Emotions; fearless, determined, highly resistant to mental assault or PTSD.
- Jungle Adaptation
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Body
- Survival Mastery
- Contaminant Immunity; somewhat limited (extremely resistant to disease and poisons but not fully immune)
- Tree Surfing
- Weapon Proficiency
Variants[]
- Creature Studies Mastery: An innate understanding of the various predator/prey species of their primal homes and of how best to mind them. I.e., their feeding habits, hunting instincts, how best to deal with them or even training or domestication methods.
- Esoteric Nature Manipulation: Great knowledge of the hidden side of nature, due to exploring places seldom seen by others.
- Esoteric Plant Generation: Great knowledge of unique, mysterious plants (if they exist in a setting).
- Improbable Weapon Proficiency: Many whom have adapted to the wilds of a savage soil will become incredibly skilled in utilizing anything the land provides as a weapon
- Weapon Proficiency Touch: An uncanny knack for taking anything be it mundane or not and turning it into a battlement for any situation.
- Voodoo: While not factually a part of most jungle-dwelling society voodoo (and similar systems) is commonly found in fiction and practiced by witch doctors and similar - having close contact with such individuals means a jungle-dweller may also learn some of these types of magic (depending on setting).
Relationships[]
- Beast Master
- Feral Child
- Headhunter
- Jungle Lordship
- Neanderthal Physiology; very closely related in terms of fantasy media, though jungle-dwellers tend to be depicted as more intelligent (though not always).
- Prehistoric Man; same reasoning as Neanderthal, depending on the setting many prehistoric adventurers are near-identical to certain tropes found in jungle-adventures (especially when fantastical elements such as dinosaurs are added into the mix)
Flaws/Weaknesses[]
- Due to having adapted specifically for life within the often-fantastical jungles of fiction they can have considerable difficulty with modern society, thus will come into conflict with those seeking to expand human civilization into the wilderness. They will also often be unable (or unwilling) to adapt to modern/urban life. In various cases, some could be incapable of communication or speak with a broken accent.
Example Characters[]
- Mariam/Cavewoman (Budd Root's Cavewoman series)
- Michael Maxwell/B'wana Beast (DC Comics)
- Jasmine (Deltora Quest)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball series); as a child.
- Yajirobe (Dragon Ball series)
- Beastwoman (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)
- Mowgli (Fables)
- Fantomah (Fiction House)
- Sheena (Fiction House)
- Gau (Final Fantasy VI)
- George (George of the Jungle)
- Buck (Ice Age)
- Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
- Alan Parrish (Jumanji)
- Gwenna (Kaza's Mate, Gwenna)
- Kaza (Kaza's Mate, Gwenna)
- Nidalee (League of Legends)
- Kevin Plunder/Ka-Zar (Marvel Comics)
- Matthew Plunder (Marvel Comics)
- Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics)
- Shanna the She-Devil (Marvel Comics)
- Chimi (Maya and the Three)
- Koko and Tommy/Tomo (Pokémon)
- Cole Evans (Power Rangers Wild Force)
- Cham-Cham (Samurai Showdown)
- Sticks the Badger (Sonic Boom)
- Boscage Maze dimension inhabitants (Sonic Prime)
- Soloman Kane (Soloman Kane series)
- Blanka (Street Fighter)
- Rima, The Jungle Girl (Super Friends)
- John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke/Tarzan (Tarzan of the Apes series)
- John "Jack" Clayton III, Earl of Greystoke/Korak (Tarzan of the Apes series)
- Jungle Janet (The Tick: The Animated Series)
- Turok (Turok series)
- Kevin "KJ" Sauvage, Jr/Savage (Valiant Entertainment)