Composite Symbiosis

Composite Symbiosis
Lara Croft (Top Cow Comics) gains power via the Weave, a combination of the Angelus and the Darkness.
Power/Ability to:	Gain powers by hosting a composite being in one’s body.

The power to gain powers by hosting a composite being in one’s body. Variation of Symbiosis.

Also Called

• Collective Symbiosis
• Compound Symbiosis
• Gestalt Symbiosis
• Hybridized Symbiosis

Capabilities

The user is able to become a host to a composite being that lives in or on their body, granting them enhanced condition and new abilities. The gestalt symbiote has the combined features of its individual parts (albeit, in a new form) and passes those collective powers and characteristics onto the host. Though the combined strength can be advantageous, as with most forms of Symbiosis, it can come with a price.

Applications

• Collective Entity Physiology
• Enhanced Condition/Supernatural Condition
• Form Combination
• Fusion Empowerment
• Power Mixture

Associations

• Gestalt Mind
• Gestalt Soul
• Symbiosis

Limitations

• The composite entity may take over the host’s mind and/or body (Possession).
• The power wielded may be dangerous to the user.
• Powerful composite entity may harm or even destroy host’s body.
• Bond Destruction/Disassembly could defeat the user.
• Composite entity may struggle with identity, causing trouble with host.

Known Users

• Susanoomon Hosts (Digimon Frontier)
• Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
• Grom/Over-Mind (Marvel Comics); via Chorus
• Scott Washington/Hybrid (Marvel Comics)
• Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
• Weave Hosts (Top Cow Comics)

Gallery

The Shikon no Tama (InuYasha) manifested from collective souls and empowers those who use its fragments.

Scott Washington/Hybrid (Marvel Comics) wields a collective form born from the Agony, Lasher, Phage and Riot symbiotes.

Hagoromo (Naruto) played host to the Ten-Tails, the combined form of his mother, Kaguya, and the God Tree.