- "One for sorrow, two for joy,
- Three for a girl, and four for a boy,
- Five for silver, six for gold,
- Seven for a secret never to be told."
- ― Nursery Rhyme (one of many variations, this one popularised as the theme song to Magpie)
- "If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows."
- ― Henry Ward Beecher
Power to use the abilities of corvids. Variation of Avian Physiology.
Also Called
- Corvid Mimicry
Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into corvids, including crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, etc..
Applications
- Avian Physiology
- Enhanced Hearing
- Enhanced Intelligence
- Enhanced Memory
- Enhanced Vision
- Environmental Adaptation
Variations
- Corvus Physiology (crows, ravens, jackdaws, rooks)
- Jay Physiology (jays)
- Magpie Physiology (magpies)
Mythical Corvids:
- Tengu Physiology
- Three-legged Crow Physiology (Sanzuwu, Yatagarasu, Samjok-o): Solar Manipulation
Associations
Corvids 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: Trickster
- Crow/Raven: Afterlife Transport, Clairvoyance up to Nigh Omniscience, Fire Manipulation and/or Solar Manipulation, Necromancy, Death Inducement, Death Sense, Dimensional Travel, Enhanced Thievery
- Magpie: Enhanced Thievery, Magic, Curse Inducement/Luck Bestowal
Known Users
See Also: Corvid Tropes.
- Cooro (+Anima)
- Zealots of the Lady (BioShock Infinite); via Murder of Crows
- Carrion Crow (Bloodborne)
- Crow Witch Malphas (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
- Morrigan (Celtic Mythology)
- Matthew the Raven (DC Comics/The Sandman)
- Quoth the Raven (Discworld)
- Quantum Shade (Doctor Who)
- Morrigan (Dragon Age); via being a Shapeshifter
- Psy-Crow (Earthworm Jim)
- Raven-tribe Laguz (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn)
- Naesala
- Nealuchi
- Vika
- Howl Jenkins Pendragon (Howl's Moving Castle)
- Krabat (Krabat)
- Swain, the Master Tactician (League of Legends)
- Raven Tribe (Lego Legends of Chima)
- Guardian ÄRM, Crow Tengu (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Carrion Crow (Marvel Comics)
- Raven (Native American Mythology); Creator of the world/Trickster
- Hugin and Munin (Norse Mythology)
- Honchcrow (Pokémon)
- Murkrow (Pokémon)
- Mesets (Resident Evil)
- Qrow Branwen (RWBY)
- Raven Branwen (RWBY)
- Elliot Thomas (Shadows of the Damned)
- Queen Ravenna (Snow White and the Huntsman)
- Utsuho "Okuu" Reiuji (Touhou)
- Gransurg Blackmore (TYPE-MOON)
- Yatagarasu (Valkyrie Crusade)
Gallery
Morrigan (Celtic Mythology) goddess of battle, strife, and fertility.
Morrigan (Celtic Mythology)
Raven (Native American Mythology) Creator of the world/Trickster
Matthew and Dream of the Endless (DC)
Queen Ravenna (Snow White and the Huntsman)
Gransurg Blackmore (TYPE-MOON) normally takes the appearance of a humanoid with the features of a crow, and he is capable of changing his shape into a large bird several kilometers in size
Yatagarasu (Valkyrie Crusade)
Psy-Crow (Earthworm Jim)
Naesala (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance)