- "For something is amiss or out of place
- When mice with wings can wear a human face."
- ― Theodore Roethke, "The Bat"
The power to use the abilities of bats. Variation of Mammalian Physiology.
Also Called
- Bat Body/Form/Mimicry
- Chiroptera Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into bats.
Applications
- Aerial Adaptation
- Atmospheric Adaptation
- Climbing/Wallcrawling
- Echolocation
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Balance
- Enhanced Hearing
- Enhanced Smell
- Enhanced Stealth
- Hibernation
- Wing Manifestation which grants either Flight or Gliding.
Techniques
Variations
- Megachiroptera Physiology (fruit bats/old world fruit bats, flying foxes.): Enhanced Vision, Enhanced Smell
- Pteropus Physiology (flying foxes):
- Microchiroptera Physiology (echolocating bats): Echolocation, Hibernation, Darkness Adaptation
- Desmodontinae Physiology (vampire bats): Blood Consumption, Painless Damage (via saliva), Disease Immunity (Blood-Based)
Mythical Bats
Associations
Bats are associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to:
- (Asian cultures): Luck, Luck Bestowal, Decelerated Aging
- (Creek, Cherokee and Apache): Trickster
- (Mesoamerican cultures): Underworld Lordship, Disaster Manipulation
- (Western cultures): Dark Arts, Darkness Manipulation, Vampire Physiology, Spirit Physiology, Necromancy, Disease Manipulation
Known Users
See Also: Bat out of Hell.
Folklore/Mythology
- Vampires (Folklore/Mythology)
- Camazotz (Maya Mythology)
Comics
- Bat-Thing (Amalgam Comics)
- Mobian bats (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- James Santini/Batwing (Marvel Comics)
- Kirk Langstrom/Man-Bat (DC Comics)
- Francine Lee/She-Bat (DC Comics)
- Gus McCogan (American Vampire)
- Humanimalian bats (Extinctioners)
Cartoons
- Anthropomorphic bats (Almost Naked Animals)
- Batty
- The Pesky Bats (The Baskervilles)
- Batfink (Batfink)
- Lord Transyl (Ben 10)
- Whampire (Ben 10)
- Vladats (Ben 10)
- Batty (Funky Valley)
- Giant Bat (Godzilla: The Series)
- Fidget (The Great Mouse Detective)
- Experiment 277 "Snooty" (Lilo & Stitch)
- Batsy Claro (Monster High)
- Fruit bats (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Vampire fruit bats (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Scaredy Bat (Ruby Gloom)
- Colin (The Save-Ums!)
- Elizabat (The Save-Ums!)
- Bats (Silverwing)
- Bat Spin (Skylanders Trap Team)
- Wingnut (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Nightscream (Transformers)
- Batwing (Wide Eye)
- Adorabat (Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart)
Anime/Manga
- Nana (+Anima)
- Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)
- Taigokumaru (Inuyasha)
- Kamira (Naruto)
- DemiDevimon (Digimon)
- Pipismon (Digimon)
- Zubat-Golbat-Crobat (Pokémon)
- Woobat-Swoobat (Pokémon)
- Noibat-Noivern (Pokémon)
- Batman (One Piece); via artificial Devil Fruit
- Kōmori aka The Bat (Hunter x Hunter)
- Chii Suimori (Seton Academy: Join the Pack!)
Live Television
- Krillitanes (Doctor Who)
- Kabagona (Krystala TV Series)
- Kabagona (Krystala)
- Dianne (Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao); half Wak Wak
- Necrolai (Power Ranger: Mystic Force)
- Memorella (Power Ranger: Dino Charge)
Live Movies
- Gyaos (Gamera)
- Bat Gremlin (Gremlins 2: The New Batch)
- Jablogians (Star Wars)
- Azmorigan
- Marishka (Van Helsing)
Video Games
- Aero the Acro-Bat (Aero the Acro-Bat)
- Lost Children of Antiquity (Bloodborne)
- Jenny the Bat (Bloody Roar)
- Bats (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
- Brat Girl (Crash Bandicoot)
- Batwing Demons (Dark Souls)
- Tiamat (Darksiders)
- Bheithir (Darksider)
- Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers)
- Lilith (Darkstalkers)
- Fidget (Dust: An Elysian Tail)
- Maria Notte (Freedom Planet)
- Cole MacGrath (inFAMOUS 2: Festival of Blood)
- Bloody Mary (inFAMOUS 2: Festival of Blood)
- Firstbloods (inFAMOUS 2: Festival of Blood)
- Bats (Minecraft)
- Camazotz (SMITE)
- Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Bats (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger)
- Shade
- Shadow
- Bat Babe (Valkyrie Crusade)
Web Original
- Solomon (NES Godzilla Creepypasta)
- Couverture (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
Other
- Yuma (RWBY)
- Makuta Vamprah (Bionicle)
- Bat Tribe (Lego Legends of Chima)
- Werebat (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)