Bionic Physiology

"My name is Victor Mancha and I am an android. Like father like son, sort of. He built me to infiltrate and kill all the Avengers. So that way, you could say I've been a great disappointment to him. I guess that makes us even."

― Victor Mancha (Marvel Comics)

"The Engineer has spent his adult life extending the possibilities of his own with technology...using his own body as a test bed for the changes he wants to make to the world."

― The High describing the Engineer (Wildstorm/DC Comics)

The power to use the abilities of a robot, machine, weapon, or android. Not to be confused with Technology Imitation.

Also Called

Android Body/Mimicry/Physiology
Bionic Body/Form/Mimicry
Cybernetic Body/Enhancement/Implants/Mimicry/Physiology
Machine Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
Robot Body/Mimicry/Physiology
Synthetic Body/Form/Physiology

Capabilities

The user either is or can transform into a machine, including a robot, cyborg, android, weapon, etc. This can include small factories instead of organs, which can manifest instruments such as mechanical limbs, weapons, or wheels. Some may be limited to specific mechanisms or parts to which their body can operate, others abilities may be limited only by their imagination.

Applications

Anatomical Liberation/Head Liberation/Body Part Substitution
Apathy (If programmed to feel no emotion, pain or consciousness of another beings feelings).
Attachment
Bio-Mechanical Constructs
- Mechanical Limb Generation
Bio-Tech Manipulation
Concussion Beams
Customization
Cyber Mind
Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
Defunct Physiology
Electronic Eyes
Enhanced/Supernatural Condition
Flight
Gun Protrusion
High-Tech Exoskeleton
Hunger Suppression
Oxygen Independence
Pain Suppression
Robot Arm
Scanner Vision
Scientific Weaponry
Self-Sustenance
Technomorphism
- Bio-Metal Physiology
- Nanite Manipulation
Technology Manipulation
- Technological Combat
- Technological Constructs
  - Mechanical Weapon Construct
Transhuman Transformation
Vacuum Adaptation

Variations

Associations

Limitations

Those with Technology Manipulation may render the user helpless unless the user has the ability themselves.
May short circuit if the user is hit by liquids like water.
May be vulnerable to electromagnetic pulses and various electricity powers.
May be limited on how long they can be in this form.
May be limited on which part of their body can become robotic.
May run the risk or are prone to a computer virus.
Androids may be limited to fulfill its programming.
As robots are technological, they may need a reliable source of energy to stay active.

Known Users

See Also: Robot Roll Call.

Comics/Cartoons

B-1 (Atomic Betty)
X-5 (Atomic Betty)
Galvanic Mechamorphs (Ben 10)
Alpha (Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United)
TOM (Cartoon Network/Toonami)
Red Tornado (DC Comics)
Brainiac (DC Comics)
Roy Harper/Arsenal (DC Comics); via right arm
Metallo (DC Comics)
AMAZO (DC Comics)
Alpha Lanterns (DC Comics)
Victor Stone/Cyborg (DC Comics)
Thought Robot (DC Comics)
Cyborg Superman (DC Comics)
Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
Nanites (Generator Rex)
Overt-Kill (Image Comic)
The Techarchy (Marvel Comics)
- Magnus
- Warlock
Machine-Man/Aaron Stack (Marvel Comics)
Omega Sentinel (Marvel Comics)
Bonebreaker (Marvel Comics)
James Buchanan Barnes (Marvel Comics); via left arm
Lady Deathstrike (Marvel Comics)
Aaron Downing (Marvel Comics)
Donald Pierce (Marvel Comics)
Cardaic (Marvel Comics)
Ultron (Marvel Comics)
Vision (Marvel Comics)
Jocasta (Marvel Comics)
Victor Mancha (Marvel Comics)
Forge (Marvel Comics)
Sentinels (Marvel Comics)
Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
Fantomex (Marvel Comics)
Deathlok Prime (Marvel Comics)
Jenny Wakeman/XJ-9 (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
Robot Boy (Robotboy)
Professor Honycutt/Fugitoid (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Bobert (The Amazing World of Gumball)
H.A.R.D Corps (Valiant Comics/Entertainment)
Helix (Valiant Entertainment)
Cyber nary (WildStorm Universe)
The Metallikats (Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron)
Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget)
Sari Sumdac (Transformers Animated); due to her unique techno-organic nature
Stalker (Batman Beyond)
Mon-Ark (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter)
The Painted Doll (Promethea)
The Bennett Family (Bionic 6)
The Bandroids (Bionic 6)
Kaleidescope (Bionic 6)
Brett Matthews (Turbo Teen)
Warp Darkmatter/Agent Z (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
Robo-Dog (PAW Patrol)
Cytro (Max Steel)
Sark (Battle Force 5)
Robert G. Durant (Darkman, 1993 comic book series)
Zane (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Ozzie (Rock Dog)
Iron Brain (Super Mansion)
Robots (Little Robots)
Buzz (Cyberchase)
Delete (Cyberchase)
Sir Squeakalot (Lavender Castle)
Robots (Bolts and Blip)
Roderick Robot (Oswald)
Tinsel (Oswald)
Rover (Lunar Jim)
TED (Lunar Jim)
Zippity (Lunar Jim)
Colby the Collector (Lunar Jim)
The Garden-bot (Lunar Jim)
Penelope (Yakkity Yak)
Rody (Pororo the Little Penguin)
Eddy's robots (Pororo the Little Penguin)

Anime/Manga

CZ2128 Delta (Overlord)
BG9 (Bleach)
Kuroyoru Umidori (A Certain Magical Index)
Eves (Denma)
Androids (Dragon Ball Z)
Mercenary Tao (Dragon Ball)
Pirate Robot (Dragon Ball)
Machine Mutants (Dragon Ball GT)
Super 17 (Dragon Ball GT)
Auta Magetta (Dragon Ball Super)
Android 16 (Dragon Ball Z)
Android 17 (Dragon Ball Z)
Android 18 (Dragon Ball Z)
Android 19 (Dragon Ball Z)
Doctor Gero/Android 20 (Dragon Ball Z)
Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
Mecha Frieza (Dragon Ball Z)
Meta-Cooler (Dragon Ball Z)
Cacao (Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might)
Cyclopean Guards (Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler)
Meta-Coolers (Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler)
God Guardons (Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans)
Dr. Wheelo (Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest)
Machias (Fairy Tail)
- Wahl Icht
Combat Cyborgs (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
- Subaru Nakajima
- Ginga Nakajima
Asura Path (Naruto)
Franky (One Piece)
Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece)
Pacifista (One Piece)
Genos (One-Punch Man)
Armored Gorilla (One-Punch Man)
Metarex (Sonic X)
Ichiro Inuyashiki (Inuyashiki)
Hiro Shishigami (Inuyashiki)
Automaton (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
Jeremiah Gottwald (Code Geass)
Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon); manga only
Toby "Astro Boy" Tenma (Astro Boy)
Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
Andromon (Digimon)
Guardromon (Digimon)
Datamon (Digimon)
Reg (Made In Abyss)
Resemble Users (Solty Rei)
Lawry (Cat Planet Cuties)
Mechanical Bakugan (Bakugan: New Vestroia)
Maria (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
Teresa (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
Mira Yurizaki (Dimension W)
Lwai Aura Tibesti (Dimension W)

Live Television/Movies

Davros (Doctor Who)
Daleks (Doctor Who)
Cybermen (Doctor Who)
K-9 (Doctor Who)
K1 robot (Doctor Who)
King Hydroflax (Doctor Who)
Synthetics (Alien Series)
Andrea (Freaky)
Robert (Freaky)
Zach (Freaky)
S.O.P.H.I.E. (Power Rangers S.P.D)
The Borg (Star Trek)
Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Star Wars)
General Grievous (Star Wars)
Alex Murphy/RC-2000/Robocop (Robocop)
Steve Austin (The Six Million Dollar Man)
Jaime Sommers (The Bionic Woman)
Forrest Gates (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Biomechanical demonoids (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Adam (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Cyborg Cell (Angel)
Mecha Dawn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight)
Mechas (Godzilla)
Terminators (Terminator series)
Adam Davenport (Lab Rats)
Bree Davenport (Lab Rats)
Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
Daniel Davenport (Lab Rats)
Leo Dooley (Lab Rats)
Marcus Davenport (Lab Rats), Bionic Android
Victor Krane (Lab Rats)
Dr. Gao (Lab Rats)
Bionic Soldiers/Students (Lab Rats)
Jaime (Get Smart)
Cybertronians (Transformers)
Jason Voorhees/Über-Jason (Friday the 13th)
Debbie Berwick (Phil of the Future)
Robert the Robot (Fireball XL5)
T-A.L.O.S. (Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles)
Nemesis T-Type (Resident Evil)
Kamen Riders Ichigo, Nigo, V3, Riderman, Stronger, Skyrider, Super-1, Z-Cross (Kamen Rider franchise)
STAN (Aaron Stone)
Judy Cooper (K.C. Undercover)
Sofia Reyes (Los Unicos)
Franky Andrade (Yo soy Franky)
Roby Mejía (Yo soy Franky)
Robots (Robots)
Romford (Pixelface)
Frankie Gaines (I Am Frankie)
Andrew LaPierre (I Am Frankie)

Video Games

Androids (Detroit: Become Human)
Commander Red/Android 9 (Dragon Ball Online)
Synths (Fallout 4)
Samus Aran (Metroid)
Weavel (Metroid Prime Hunters)
Ghor (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)
Jax Briggs (Mortal Kombat)
Cyber Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
Cyrax (Mortal Kombat)
Sektor (Mortal Kombat)
Smoke (Mortal Kombat)
R.O.B. (Nintendo/Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
GLaDos (Portal)
Genji (Overwatch)
Drill Sergeant (Skylanders)
Drobot (Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure)
Bouncer (Skylanders Giants)
Magna Charge (Skylanders Swap Force)
Spy Rise (Skylanders Swap Force)
Wind-Up (Skylanders Series)
Jawbreaker (Skylanders Trap team)
Gearshift (Skylanders Trap team)
Squee-Gs (Splatoon)
Flooders (Splatoon)
Octopods (Splatoon)
Octostamps (Splatoon)
The Great Octoweapons (Splatoon)
Xenon (Maplestory)
ROB 64 (Star Fox)
Rollermines (Half-Life 2 Series)
Robots (System Shock Series)
Gray Fox (Metal Gear)
Raiden (Metal Gear)
Cyborg Ninjas (Metal Gear)
Android (Valkyrie Crusade)
Assistant Loid (Valkyrie Crusade)
Mad Hatter (American McGee;s Alice)
March Hare (Alice: Madness Returns)
Dormouse (Alice: Madness Returrns)
Bart Simpson (The Simpsons Game)
Cyber-Akuma (Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter)
Mecha Mario (Super Mario Bros. Z)
Axem Rangers (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
Axem Rangers X (Super Mario Bros. Z)
Ancient Robots (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Mecha-Bowser (Super Mario Sunshine)
Galleom (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
Reploids (Mega Man X)
Robot Masters (Mega Man)
Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Bunnie D'Coolette (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Robians (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Robo-Robotnik/Doctor Eggman (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Members of Dark Legion (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Members of Egg Boss (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Mecha Sonic (Super Mario Bros. Z)
Eddy the Yeti (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Lyric the Last Ancient (Sonic Boom)
Ifyoucan (Sonic Underground)
Adeptus Mechanicus (Warhammer 40,000)
Gearmos (Super Mario Galaxy)
Mecha-Koopas (Super Mario)
Mecha Mario (Super Mario Bros. Z)
Raidou (Dead or Alive)
Adam Jensen (Deus Ex series)
JC Denton (Deus Ex)
Augmented humans (Deus Ex series)
Errol/Cyber-Errol (Jak and Daxter)
Big Al (Ratchet and Clank)
Flint Vorselon (Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time)
Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet & Clank)
Yaiba (Ninja Gaiden)
Mecha-Grunty (Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge)
Hoppy/T-Hoppy (ClayFighter)
Cyborgs (Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword)
The Grox (Spore)
Lone Wanderer (with perk) (Fallout 3)
The Aesir (Too Human)
Mettaton (Undertale)
Sentinels (No Man's Sky)
Drakengard (Drakengard 3)
Androids (Nier Series)
- Devola and Popola (NieR/NieR: Automata)
- 2B/YorHa No.2 Type B (NieR: Automata)
- 9S/YorHa No.9 Type S (NieR: Automata)
- A2/YoRHa Type A No.2 (NieR: Automata)
- YoRHa Commander (NieR: Automata)
- Anemone (NieR: Automata)
- Jackass (NieR Automata)
Machines (NieR Automata)
- Adam
- Eve
- Pascal
- Simone
- Grȕn
- Engels
P-33/Beepy (NieR)
Defense System Geppeto (Nier)

Literature

Universal Soldiers (Universal Soldier)
Brick Baxter/Cyber Shadow (The Young Guardians)

Web Original

SCP-073 - "Cain" (SCP Foundation)
SCP-172 - The Gearman (SCP Foundation)
SCP-191 - Cyborg Child (SCP Foundation)
SCP-629 - Mr. Brass (SCP Foundation)
SCP-748-5 - Industrial Dissolution (SCP Foundation)
SCP-962-1 Tower of Babble (SCP Foundation)
SCP-1360 - PSHUD #31 (SCP Foundation)
SCP-1370 - Pesterbot (SCP Foundation)
SCP-1377 - Automaton Parliament (SCP Foundation)
SCP-1501 - Every Penny Counts (SCP Foundation)
SCP-1675 - Goose Terminator (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2045 - Ambulatory Molasses Generator (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2058 - Smith Jim (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2085 - The Black Rabbit Company (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2424 Hostile Walrus Cyborg (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2360 - Cog of Duty (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2412 - Cassandra Bot (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2425 - Fifth Church Recruitment Tool (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2490 - Chaos Insurgency Special Operative Alpha-19 (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2670-2 - Somebody Else's God (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2776 - Mr. President (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2785 - Self-Replicating Automaton (SCP Foundation)
SCP-2970 - Holy Misplacement (SCP Foundation)
SCP-3360 - Proletariart, by San Francisco Jones (SCP Foundation)
SCP-3477-13 - Will the Real Harold Holt Please Stand Up? (SCP Foundation)
SCP-3613 - Things You People Wouldn't Believe (SCP Foundation)
SCP-3960 - Best Friends Forever (SCP Foundation)
Numerous Church of the Broken God members (SCP Foundation)
Vincent Anderson (SCP Foundation)
Towerborn (The Fear Mythos)

Others

BLU Pyrogun (TF2 Freak)
Bluster Blaster Sentries (TF2 Freak)
CyborPyro (TF2 Freak)
Cremapyro (TF2 Freak)
Pyrogun (TF2 Freak)
Matoran (Bionicle)
Agori (Bionicle)
Glatorians (Bionicle)
Skakdi (Bionicle)
Rahi (Bionicle)
Various un-named species (Bionicle)
Rahkshi (Bionicle)
Bohrok (Bionicle)
Batterra (Bionicle)
Robecca Steam (Monster High)
Elle Eedee (Monster High)
Penny Polendina (RWBY)
James Ironwood (RWBY)