Assimilative Evolution

Assimilative Evolution
Primal Zergs (Starcraft 2) can consume other life forms and assimilate their useful genetic traits into a more powerful form.
Power/Ability to:	Digestively evolve into a powered state.

"Every living thing you consume makes you stronger. You take their shapes, and you take their memories."

― Alex Mercer to James Heller, Prototype 2

The ability to evolve by absorbing and consuming. Variation of Evolution.

Also Called

• Absorption/Biological/Consumptive/Digestive/Organic Evolution

Capabilities

The user can absorb organic biomass and gain the abilities, traits, attributes and physiologies of the being the biomass was from. They can assimilate in order to survive anything.

Applications

• Adaptation Absorption
  • Evolving Fusionism
• Consumption Shapeshifting
  • Consumption Mimicry
  • Shapeshifting
• Consumptive Replication
• Evolving Absorbing Replication
  • Digestive Assimilation
• Infinite Digestive System
• Ingestion Transformation

Techniques

• Organic Absorption
• Symbiotic Absorption

Associations

• Absorption
• Biological Manipulation
  • Body Manipulation
• Evolution Manipulation
  • Evolution
• Genetic Mutation
• Organic Manipulation

Limitations

• Certain biomasses may be impossible to absorb.
• May need to absorb certain amount of biomass regularly, or risk devolution.
• May only have certain traits until new ones are absorbed, especially if the new trait renders the previous one obsolete.

Known Users

Comics

• Predator X (Marvel Comics)

Movies

• Mogwais (Gremlins); evolve if consuming after midnight or if injected with genetic material
• The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers)
• The Thing (John Carpenter's The Thing)

Literature

• Yidhra (Cthulhu Mythos)

Live Television

• Krillitanes (Doctor Who)

Manga/Anime

• Aptom (Bio-Booster Armor Guyver)
• Hollows (Bleach)
  • Aaroniero Arruruerie
  • Ikomikidomoe
• Pernida Parnkgjas (Bleach)
• Liltotto Lamperd (Bleach)
• Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
• Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
• Franmalth (Fairy Tail)
• Take Over Users (Fairy Tail)
• Chimera Ants (Hunter x Hunter)
• Mōryōmaru (InuYasha)
• Goblin Rou (Re:Monster)
• Alucard (Rosario + Vampire)
• Shadow Dragons (Shadow Star Narutaru)
• Geld (That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime); via Starvation
• Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
• Gourmet Cell users (Toriko)

Tabletop Games

• Kroots (Warhammer 40,000)

Video Games

• Eaters (Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth)
• Aldrich, Devourer of Gods (Dark Souls III)
• Android 21 (Dragon Ball FighterZ)
• Mira (Dragon Ball Xenoverse)
• The Flood (Halo)
• The Monsters (Evolve)
• Bass.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• Riki (SaGa Frontier)
• Zerg (StarCraft)
  • Primal Zerg
• The Visitor (The Visitor)

Gallery

Aldrich, Devourer of Gods (Dark Souls III) is strongly implied to have assimilated the frail remains of Gwendoline, Nito and Priscilla, creating the form that he has now.

Android 21 (Dragon Ball FighterZ) evolved and obtained an entirely new level of power after absorbing Cell.

Mira (Dragon Ball Xenoverse) ascends to his Final Form by absorbing his creator, Towa, and Tokitoki's egg.

Cell (Dragon Ball Z) is able to increase in power by absorbing others...

...and obtained his perfect form by absorbing Androids 17 and 18.

Franmalth (Fairy Tail) can Evolve by absorbing the soul other beings.

Meruem (Hunter X Hunter) consumes the flesh of a Nen user, assimilating their aura and powers.

Dehaka (Starcraft) is a notable Primal Zerg who can evolve by assimilation.

By repeatedly consuming other Ghouls, Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul) assimilated enough Rc cells to mutate into a powerful Kakuja.

Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance) transformed into a demonic being after absorbing his own Ghost Chess henchmen.

The Goliath (Evolve) is one of the monsters that are able to gain life, armor, abilities and grow in power by eating other life forms.

By continually absorbing/consuming other monsters, Alucard (Rosario + Vampire) evolved into a creature powerful enough to destroy the world.

Eaters (Digimon) are named such not just because of their endless hunger for data, but also because they can evolve without limit through assimilation.

An Eater that has assimilated multiple humans therefore becomes much more humanoid in appearance.

Aaroniero Arruruerie (Bleach) is a unique Hollow (now an Arrancar) who gains all the powers, memories, and skills of any Hollow he cannibalizes, thus allowing him to evolve endlessly.

Ikomikidomoe (Bleach) can evolve endlessly by breaking down and integrate the full spiritual power of anything it devours, growing exponentially stronger without limit.

Pernida Parnkgjas (Bleach) can, amongst other methods, keep evolving through assimilating other beings into itself.

Predator X's (Marvel Comics) genetics were left intentionally incomplete, allowing its DNA strand to evolve with every meal. This allows for increased size and to form defensive attributes against powers similar to its victim's.

Gourmet Cells (Toriko) evolve when their user consume delicious foods that suit them and the 'tastes' of the cells, enhancing the strength of the user and their abilities.

Bass.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network) evolved and obtained godlike power by absorbing the deleted data of viruses and other Navis.

The Thing (John Carpenter's The Thing)