- "I feel as if the virus is taking possession of my body... Animal instincts will overwhelm my mind very soon. My body is mutating and turning into a formless thing that thirsts for blood. What would I like at this moment? Just one thing - a bullet straight to my heart..."
- ― Alexander Korolyov, infected by the R2D Virus, slowly mutating into the Brain Tree. (Paranoia)
Power to convert a being into another type of being through the use of pathogens. Variation of Conversion.
Also Called
- Bacterial Conversion
- Disease Conversion
- Infected/Infection Conversion
- Plague Conversion
- Virus/Viral Conversion
Capabilities
The user can turn others into another type of being through the use of pathogens (viruses, bacteria, germs, etc.).
Applications
Associations
Limitations
- User may not be immune to the negative effects of the virus.
- Infection vector may differ, from physical contact with the victim, to contact with some fluid of theirs, to being airborne, waterborne, or some other type of infection method.
- Effects may be temporary or irreversible.
- Some targets may be immune.
- May be limited on how much matter can be changed at once.
- May be involuntary/always on.
- Curing can undo the conversion.
- Conversion Negation/Conversion Immunity
Known Users
See Also: The Virus.
- Infected (The Amazing Spider-Man); via Cross-Species Virus
- Type-V mutants (Battle Angel Alita)
- Zombozo (Ben 10: Omniverse); via Airborne Clown Virus
- Diva (Blood+); via Delta 67
- Beasts (Bloodborne)
- Kin (Bloodborne)
- Bioquimek Corporation (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2); via Possessed Citizens
- Crossed (Crossed)
- Bloodsucker (Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court); via Crimson Curse
- Freakers (Days Gone); via Freaker Virus/Hooligan Virus
- Armen Ikarus/Amazo (DC Comics); via Amazo Virus
- Bruce Wayne/Devastator (DC Comics); via Doomsday Virus
- Dolph Marrock/Big Bad Wolf (DC Comics); via Lukos
- Doomsday (DC Comics); via Doomsday Virus
- Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics); via Doomsday Virus
- Lady Styx (DC Comics); via Necrotoxin
- Morphicus (DC Comics)
- Joker of Earth -22 (DC Comics)
- Space Krakens (DC Comics)
- Ampulex Compressa Giganteus (Dead Rising series)
- Necromorphs (Dead Space); via Infection Bacteria
- Darkspawn (Dragon Age series); via Taint
- Diclonii (Elfen Lied)
- The Flood (Halo)
- Dr. Ferdinand (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VII: Steel Ball Run); via Scary Monsters
- The Infected (Left 4 Dead); via Green Flu
- Primitives (Marvel Cinematic Universe); via Absolution Virus
- George Prufrock/Lifeform (Marvel Comics)
- Magus (Technarch) (Marvel Comics); via Transmode Virus
- Man-Wolves (Marvel Comics)
- Ultron (Marvel Comics); via Ultron Virus
- Ultron Sigma (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite); via Sigma Virus
- Zombies (Marvel Zombies); via Hunger Virus
- Parasite Unit (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain); via puppet soldiers
- Samus Aran (Metroid Fusion); via Vaccine "Metroid"
- JDG-00X Devil Gundam (Mobile Fighter G Gundam); via DG Cells
- Zombies (Monster Musume)
- Vampires (Monster Musume)
- Succubus Queen (Overlord); via The Plague
- Mitochondria Eve (Parasite Eve series); via Neo-Mitochondrial Creatures
- Tuurngait (Penumbra)
- Satan (Pestilence series); via Black Death
- Sand Creatures (Prince of Persia series); via Sands of Time
- Alex J. Mercer (Prototype series); via Blacklight virus
- Elizabeth Greene (Prototype); via Redlight virus
- Umbrella Corporation (Resident Evil series)
- Lepotica (Resident Evil 6/Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire); via Chrysalid Virus/C-Virus
- HAOS (Resident Evil 6); via Chrysalid Virus/C-Virus
- Chimera (Resistance series); via Chimeran Virus
- Aku (Samurai Jack)
- SCP-835 - Expunged Data Released (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1783 - Cardboard Cutout Dog (SCP Foundation)
- Zombots (Sonic the Hedgehog IDW); via Metal Virus
- Krabby Patty creatures (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Aparoids (Star Fox Assault)
- Zerg (StarCraft); via Hyper-evolutionary virus
- Strigoi/Vampires (The Strain)
- Rakghouls (Star Wars Legends); via Rakghoul plague
- S-Gray Mutants (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
- Sh'Okanabo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
- Rat People (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- T-5000 (Terminator Genisys); via Machine-Phase Matter
- Dragon Orphans (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Methuselahs (Trinity Blood)
- Curt Connors/The Lizard (Ultimate Spider-Man)
- Immortals (Underworld series); via Corvinus Strain
- Lycans (Underworld series); via Corvinus Strain
- Vampires (Underworld series); via Corvinus Strain
- Werewolves (Underworld series); via Corvinus Strain
- Catagion (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Infested (Warframe)
- Kanshu (World Embryo)
- Forsaken (World of Warcraft); via New Plague
- Scourge (World of Warcraft); via Plague of Undeath
Known Items
- Rage Virus (28 Days Later)
- Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 (Alien)
- Cross-Species Virus (The Amazing Spider-Man)
- TX-90 (Arrowverse)
- Red Matter (Astral Chain)
- Joker Infection (Batman: Arkham Knight)
- V-virus (Battle Angel Alita)
- Delta 67 (Blood+)
- Virus 61-15 (Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Nightmares)
- Influenza Virus (Cells at Work!)
- Technocyte Virus (Dark Sector)
- Crimson Curse (Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court)
- Freaker Virus/Hooligan Virus (Days Gone)
- Amazo Virus (DC Comics)
- Doomsday Virus (DC Comics)
- O.M.A.C. Virus (DC Comics)
- Sakutia (DC Comics)
- The Grey (DC Comics)
- The Necrotoxin (DC Comics)
- Infection Bacteria (Dead Space)
- Cheetah virus (Doctor Who)
- Dogma Virus (Doctor Who)
- Empty Child (Doctor Who)
- The Flood (Doctor Who)
- Mutagenic virus (Doctor Who)
- D-Virus (Dragon Eye)
- Harran Virus (Dying Light)
- Exsurgent Virus (Eclipse Phase)
- Lycanthropy (The Elder Scrolls series)
- Porphyric Hemophilia (The Elder Scrolls series)
- Corprus (The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind)
- Sanguinare Vampiris (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Llodos Plague (The Elder Scrolls Online)
- Noxiphilic Sanguivoria (The Elder Scrolls Online)
- Starscourge (Final Fantasy XV)
- Abyssal Plague (Forgotten Realms)
- Lycanthropy (Forgotten Realms)
- Lycanthropia (Grimm)
- LF.Xx.3273 Flood Super Cell (Halo)
- The Infection (Hollow Knight)
- Bacilius Vampiris (I Am Legend)
- Krippin Virus (I Am Legend)
- Dark eco (Jak and Daxter)
- Stand Arrows (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Spider-Virus (Marvel Comics)
- Techno-Organic Virus (Marvel Comics)
- Transmode Virus (Marvel Comics)
- Ultimo Virus (Marvel Comics)
- Venom Symbiote Virus (Marvel Comics)
- Extremis virus (Marvel Comics)
- Dread Dust (Metal Gear Survive)
- X Parasite (Metroid Fusion)
- DG Cells (Mobile Fighter G Gundam)
- Vampire Virus (Monster Musume)
- Zombie Virus (Monster Musume)
- R2D Virus (Paranoia series)
- Necroa Virus (Plague Inc.)
- Pithovirus (Plague Inc.)
- Shadow Plague (Plague Inc.)
- Blacklight virus (Prototype)
- Redlight virus (Prototype)
- Pupa (Pupa)
- Chimera Virus (Rainbow Six: Siege – Outbreak)
- G-Virus (Resident Evil series)
- Tyrant Virus/t-Virus (Resident Evil series)
- Uroboros virus (Resident Evil series)
- t-Veronica Virus (Resident Evil: Code Veronica)
- t-Abyss Virus (Resident Evil: Revelations)
- t-Phobos Virus (Resident Evil: Revelations 2)
- Chrysalid Virus/C-Virus (Resident Evil 6)
- Animality Virus/A-Virus (Resident Evil: Vendetta)
- Chimeran Virus (Resistance series)
- Zombie Virus (Saints Row: The Third)
- SCP-008 - Zombie Plague (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-217 - The Clockwork Virus (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-610 - The Flesh that Hates (SCP Foundation)
- Demon pox (Shadowhunters series)
- Zombie Virus (Smallville)
- Metal Virus (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Secret Patties (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Project Blackwing/Project I71A (Star Wars Legends)
- Influenza necrosi (Star Wars Legends)
- Nano-destroyer (Star Wars Legends)
- Nanogene spore (Star Wars Legends)
- Rakghoul plague (Star Wars Legends)
- Vongspawn virus (Star Wars Legends)
- Croatoan Virus (Supernatural)
- Katalyst X-63 (SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron)
- Gene seeds (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward)
- Machine-Phase Matter (Terminator Genisys)
- Corvinus Strain (Underworld)
- Skal Plague (Vampyr)
- Nurgle's Rot (Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer Fantasy)
- Obliterator Virus (Warhammer 40,000)
- Zombie Plague (Warhammer 40,000)
- New Plague (World of Warcraft)
- Plague of Undeath (World of Warcraft)
- Solanum Virus (World War Z/The Zombie Survival Guide)
Gallery
The Rage Virus (28 Days Later)
Donald Harris (28 Days Later) infected by the Rage Virus.
Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 (Alien) is a highly virulent mutagenic pathogen that mutates anything it comes in contact with...
...turning worms into Hammerpedes...
...and giving rise to the Deacon, the first form of Xenomorphs.
Spider-Man (The Amazing Spider-Man) clashing with those infected with the cross-species virus, a deadly virus that turns others into monstrous human-animal hybrids.
Those infected by TX-90 (Arrowverse) turn into zombie-like creatures.
Red Matter (Astral Chain) can infect humans and cause them to undergo redshift, turning them into monstrous Aberrations.
A human (Astral Chain) infected by Red Matter undergoing redshift.
Batman (Batman: Arkham Knight) is afflicted with the Joker Infection, a pathogen created from the Joker's mutated blood that slowly turns the infected into a Joker clone.
Type-V mutants (Battle Angel Alita) are humans infected by the V-virus, giving them vampire-like characteristics.
Zombie clowns (Ben 10: Omniverse) are humans infected by Zombozo's Airborne Clown Virus.
Diva's (Blood+) blood is the source of Delta 67, a substance that can infect humans and turn them into Chiropterans.
Delta 67 (Blood+) in an IV bag.
George Miyagusuku (Blood+) is injected with Delta 67...
...and begins to transform into a Chiropteran.
Darkbeast Paarl (Bloodborne), one of the many victims of the plague of beasts brought about by the old blood.
Kin (Bloodborne) can turn Hunters into more of themselves via Coldblood.
The Possessed Citizens (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2) are all victims of a demonic virus manufactured by Bioquimek Corporation.
Cells infected with the Influenza Virus (Cells at Work!) become zombie-like creatures.
Hayden Tenno (Dark Sector), a victim of the Technocyte Virus.
Garfield Logan/Beast Boy (DC Comics) was transformed into his green-skinned, animal-morphing physiology by the Sakutia virus.
Reggie Meyer (DC Comics) was infected with the Amazo Virus.
OMACs (DC Comics) are all infected with an OMAC virus that they can spread to others.
After being killed, the Joker of Earth -22 (DC Comics) released a special variant of Joker toxin that infected Batman...
...transforming him into the new Joker, the Batman Who Laughs.
The Darkspawn (Dragon Age series) can spread and transform others into themselves through their taint.
A Nord Vampire (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) infected with Sanquinare Vampiris.
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Using their vectors, Diclonii such as Lucy (Elfen Lied) can infect humans with the Diclonius Virus...
...resulting in their children being born Diclonii.
Ravus (Final Fantasy XV) has been infected with the Starscourge, becoming a Daemon.
The Alpha Infected was a victim of the Krippin Virus (I Am Legend), turning him into a zombie-like being.
Dark eco (Jak and Daxter) is a dark substance that infects and mutates living things.
Victims of dark eco infection (Jak and Daxter) include plants...
...apes...
...the Dark Makers...
...and Jak and Daxter themselves.
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Stand Arrows (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) contain an alien virus that turns normal humans into Stand users.
Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics) was infected with a techno-organic virus by the mad mutant tyrant, Apocalypse.
The Spider-Virus (Marvel Comics) is a virus engineered by the Jackal from Spider-Man's DNA...
...that converts anyone infected by it into humanoid spider creatures called Homo Arachnus.
The Phalanx (Marvel Comics) are all created after being infected by the Technarchy's transmode virus.
The Extremis virus (Marvel Comics) is an experimental nanotech serum meant to turn humans into superhumans.
John Garrett (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D./Marvel Cinematic Universe) infected with the Extremis virus.
Ultron Sigma (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite) uses a refined Sigma Virus to robotize others.
The SKULLs/The Parasite Unit (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) have a parasite inside of them that allows them to raise their fallen enemies as puppet soldiers through infectious gases.
Wanderers (Metal Gear Survive) are humans that have been infected by the Dread Dust, becoming zombie-like creatures.
The Devil Gundam (Mobile Fighter G Gundam) produces DG Cells that can infect humans and machines alike, turning them into the Gundam's puppets.
Saette Gyuzelle (Mobile Fighter G Gundam) infected by DG Cells.
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Mitochondria Eve (Parasite Eve series) can infect others through the use of her biological, mitochondria-based abilities...
...mutating creatures like rats into horrific Neo-Mitochondrial Creatures.
The Sands of Time (Prince of Persia series) infect and corrupt any living being they come in contact with...
...turning them into Sand Creatures, hideous mockeries of their original form.
Elizabeth Greene (Prototype), due to her infection with the Redlight virus, can spread the virus to others to create "Walkers" and other diseased mutants.
As an avatar of the Blacklight virus (Prototype), Alex Mercer can spread the virus to create a variety of viral entities, from undead to a host of monsters.
A victim of the t-Virus (Resident Evil)
The t-Virus (Resident Evil)
The G-Virus (Resident Evil 2)
Infected by the T-virus, Marvin Branagh (Resident Evil 2) becomes a zombie.
William Birkin (Resident Evil 2) mutating heavily due to his own G-Virus.
Manuela Hidalgo (Resident Evil: Code Veronica) utilizing the flammable blood power of the fully adapted T-Veronica Virus.
Albert Wesker (Resident Evil 5) infected with the Uroboros Virus.
Chrysalid Virus/the C-Virus (Resident Evil 6) filled needle bomb.
Lepoticas (Resident Evil 6) are dangerous Mutants that emits a gaseous form of the C-Virus, and whoever inhales it through their nose or mouth will become infected and turn into Zombies.
Jack (Samurai Jack) was infected with Aku's cold, causing him to be slowly converted into a clone of Aku.
While it is unknown exactly how it was created and where it exactly came from, SCP-008 - Zombie Plague (SCP Foundation) are cells that can both kill and reanimate sentient life into zombies.
SCP-1783 - Cardboard Cutout Dog (SCP Foundation) is capable of infecting humans with a bacteria that can transform them into cardboard cutouts by biting them.
A Pocky and Picky (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog), being infected with the Metal Virus, an artificial virus created by Dr. Eggman that transmutes organic matter into metallic matter.
Rough and Tumble (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog) have been infected with the Metal Virus, becoming Zombots who can spread the virus through touch...
...as Sonic...
...and other Mobians discover the hard way.
Secret Patties (SpongeBob SquarePants) have virulent properties...
...turning anyone who eats them into Krabby Patty creatures, who can convert others by force-feeding them parts of their bodies.
Through a process called Aparoideation, the Aparoids (Star Fox Assault) can infect machines and living organisms alike...
...turning them into Aparoids themselves.
Rakghouls (Star Wars Legends) can infect other creatures with the Rakghoul Plague either by biting or scratching them, converting them into even more Rakghouls.
For the Strigoi (The Strain), vampirism is caused by a parasitic worm that releases a virus to irrevocably change the host's genetic code.
Katalyst X-63 (SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron) mutates whatever biological entity it comes in contact with, transforming them into deranged and larger versions of themselves.
T-Bone (SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron) infected by Katalyst X-63.
When they were destroyed, the S-Gray aliens (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003) left behind a highly mutagenic residue that caused anyone infected by it to mutate...
...such as Todd, who was attacked and infected by one of the mutants...
...and Donatello, who was stung and infected by Todd.
Sh'Okanabo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward) can infect other beings with his gene seeds...
...turning them into his Kanabo servants.
The Rat King's (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012) intended race of rat people possess an infectious bite, allowing them to convert humans into more rat people.
The T-5000 (Terminator Genisys) has infected John Connor with Machine-Phase Matter...
...turning him into the T-3000.
Dragon Orphans (Tokyo Ghoul) contain a potent toxin within their bodies...
...which is released when they are killed...
...and infects surrounding humans, turning them into ghouls.
Methuselah (Trinity Blood) are humans infected by the bacteria Kudlak Bacillus, turning them into vampiric creatures.
After being injected with a refined Lizard Serum, The Lizard (Ultimate Spider-Man) could infect others with his bite...
...with the resulting Lizard Virus transforming those bitten into Lizards.
The Corvinus Strain (Underworld series) virus leads to the creation of vampires, werewolves, lycans, and pureblood immortals, along with associated hybrids.
Like all other vampires (Underworld), Selene was transformed into one by a virus.
Catagion (Valkyrie Crusade) generates and spreads the felinavirus, a virus that turn others into cats and cat-hybrids, the virus being powerful enough to affect even supernatural entities, such as demons.
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Skals (Vampyr) carry a strain of vampirism that has been mutated by the Spanish flu.
Sylvanas Windrunner (World of Warcraft) is undead former high elf transformed into her current form by the Plague of Undeath, and is one of the architects behind the New Plague.