Darkness Mimicry

Darkness Mimicry
Obsidian (DC Comics) can merge with his own shadow to become a living shadow.
Power/Ability to:	Have a body made up of darkness/shadows.

"Donna: What's Vashta Nerada?

The Doctor: It's what's in the dark. It's what's always in the dark."

― Doctor Who

The power to transform into or have a physical body made up of darkness/shadows. Technique of Darkness Manipulation. Variation of Elemental Mimicry. Opposite to Light Mimicry. Not to be confused with Dark Form.

Also Called

• Darkness Body/Physiology
• Living Shadow/Darkness Body/Mimicry/Physiology
• Shade Body/Mimicry/Physiology
• Shadow Body/Physiology/Mimicry
• Umbral Body/Mimicry/Physiology
• Umbrakinetic Body/Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities

User is made up of or can transform their body completely into darkness/shadows. Users' transformed form is anatomically identical to their normal form, aside of being made of darkness/shadows, in which case, it contains all organs and is somewhat vulnerable to attacks. Alternately, the user can transform into homogeneous matter, without any part of their form being more important than the other.

The user can assume a two-dimensional form, extend outward to become a larger shadow, blend into the darkness/shadows completely, or even teleport through them.

Although not part of Energy Physiology, this power shares much with it:

Nigh Formed Darkness Beings are or can change into mostly physical beings, with the darkness/shadows flowing through their being, fortifying their cells, bones and muscles. Their power is mostly focused to their bodies and while they gain some amount of energy-attacks, the changes and applications are mostly internal.

Full-Formed Darkness Beings are completely formed of darkness/shadows, without anything truly left from their physical form. They gain impressive control over their form and vast capacity to expel energy in various ways.

Applications

Nigh Formed Darkness Beings

• Limited Darkness Manipulation
• Disease Immunity
• Elemental Shapeshifting
• Enhanced Condition
  • Contaminant Immunity
  • Enhanced Agility
  • Enhanced Dexterity
  • Enhanced Lung Capacity or Oxygen Independence
  • Enhanced Speed
• Flat Body
• Intangibility
• Invulnerability
• Pain Suppression
• Shadow Camouflage
• Shadow Generation
• Thermal Resistance

Full-Formed Darkness Beings

• Contaminant Immunity
• Darkness Manipulation
• Disease Immunity
• Elemental Shapeshifting
• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Dexterity
• Enhanced Lung Capacity or Oxygen Independence
• Flat Body
• Flight/High-Speed Flight
• Intangibility
• Invulnerability
• Pain Suppression
• Quintessence Force
• Self-Sustenance
• Shadow Camouflage
• Shadow Generation
• Size Manipulation
• Supernatural Condition
  • Supernatural Speed
• Umbrageous Teleportation
• Thermal Resistance

Techniques

• Elemental Invisibility
• Umbrakinetic Shapeshifting

Variations

• Dark Energy Physiology

Associations

• Amorphous Physiology
• Animated Shadow
• Darkness Manipulation
• Force Armor Generation
• Light Absorption
• Light-Darkness Mimicry
• Personal Void
• Scattering - some users are able spread their transformed form over vast areas.
• Shadow Energy Absorption
  • Shadow Energy Assimilation
• Umbrakinetic Creature Creation
• Umbrakinetic Immunity
• Umbrakinetic Regeneration by drawing darkness/shadow to fill the wounds.

Limitations

• May be harmed by light.
• May be affected by light as if it was physical force.
• Light Manipulation and other effects that create bright light are especially effective against the user.
• May be limited to moving like a normal shadow, on solid surfaces.

Known Users

See Also: Living Shadow.

Manga/Anime

• The Shadow Card (CardCaptor Sakura)
• Rui Hachiōji (Code: Breaker)
• Saechika (Code: Breaker)
• Rogue Cheney (Fairy Tail)
• Kageyama (Fairy Tail)
• Chase (Fairy Tail)
• Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail); via Iron Shadow Dragon Mode
• Kagerō (Flame of Recca)
• Pride (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
• Alucard (Hellsing Series)
• Chandra (Kubera)
• One-Eyed Shadow (Sidekicks)
• Jiraiya (Naruto)
• Misty (Super Doll Licca-chan)
• Marshall D. Teach (One Piece)
• Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
• Nightmare (Paradox Saga)
• Sarutoru (Ranma 1/2: Nihao My Concubine)
• Rionette (Rave Master)
• Makora (Samurai Deeper Kyo)
• Varete (Witch Hunter)
• Polpo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via Black Sabbath

Video Games

• Makuta Teridax (Bionicle)
• Irnakk (Bionicle)
• Mask of Life (Bionicle)
• Shadow (Disciples)
• Koga Shuko (Double Dragon)
• Shadow Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
• Cynder (Legend of Spyro)
• Gabriel Reyes/Reaper (Overwatch)
• Gengar (Pokémon)
• Darkrai (Pokémon)
• Cynder (Skylanders)
• Trap Shadow (Skylanders: Swap Force)
• Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Midna (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
• Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat)
• Zato-1 (Guilty Gear)
• Shadow (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Dawn (Contrast)
• Demon Hunters (Diablo III)
• Emily Kaldwin (Dishonored 2)

Comics

• Torivors (Beyonders)
• Shadow Thief (DC Comics)
• Obsidian (DC Comics)
• Specter (Marvel Comics)
• Valeria Von Doom (Marvel Comics)
• Shadow (Starcraft II: Soits)
• James Herondale (The Last Hours)
• Shadow (Angel Wars: Guardian Force)

Cartoons

• Shadow (Xiaolin Chronicles)
• Faraboo the Caretaker (Aladdin TV series)
• Ebon/Ivan Evans (Static Shock)
• Shadowkhan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• King Sombra (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Stygian/Pony of Shadows (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Aku (Samurai Jack)
• Shade Demons (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Shade (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Shadow Creatures (Martin Mystery)
  • Barok the Faceless one
• Tinker Bell (Winx Club)
• Shadow creatures (Winx Club)
• Shadowman (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)
• Lena De Spell (Ducktales)
• Black Velvet (Loonatics Unlashed)

Movies

• Koga Shuko (Double Dragon)
• Whisp (Monster High: 13 Wishes)
• Pitch Black (Rise of the Guardians)

Literature

• Hades (Percy Jackson)
• Valkyrie Cain (Skulduggery Pleasant)
• Solomon Wreath (Skulduggery Pleasant)

Tabletop Games

• Shadow Dragons (AD&D)
  • Aurgloroasa
  • Shimmergloom

Television

• Shadow (Bear in the Big Blue House)
• Shadow Kin (Class)
  • Corakinus
• Linda Twist's shadow (Round the Twist)
• Randy Klein (Smallville)
• Parker Caine (Charmed 2018)

Other

• Kinderfänger (Crypt TV)
• The Nightlanders (Fear Mythos)
• SCP-017 - Shadow Person (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-122-1 - No More Monsters (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-280 - Eyes in the Dark (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1002 - Demisers (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1983-2 - Doorway to Nowhere (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2997-2 - Ashes of the Fallen (SCP Foundation)

Gallery

The Shadow (Cardcaptor Sakura) is a living mass of shadows, and can gain more power by absorbing more shadows.

Rui Hachiōji (Code: Breaker) merges with her own shadow for full power.

Saechika (Code: Breaker) using his Dark Side to create his shadow armor.

Rogue Cheney (Fairy Tail) becoming shadows and can fade into shadows to dodge attacks and move swiftly.

Chase (Fairy Tail) is able to transform his body into a shadow and move around surfaces.

Pride (Fullmetal Alchemist) uses his shadow powers, which is actually his body's true form, as his humanoid body is just a vessel.

Jiraiya (Naruto) merging into Ryūsui's shadow and taking control of him, so long as he is holding his breath.

Shadow creatures (Winx Club)

Gekko Moriah (One Piece) switching places with his shadow at anytime he desires, allowing him to teleport.

Gengar (Pokémon) is the Shadow Pokémon, possessing a shadow physiology and hiding in other people's shadows, draining them of their bodily heat.

Darkrai (Pokémon) becoming a shadow to escape danger and contact with humans.

Aku (Samurai Jack) is the self-proclaimed Shape Shifting Master of Darkness, and can transform his body of shadows into whatever he pleases.

Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog), is a mass of formless shadow, until he absorbs a target's shadow to take on that form with subtle differences.

Makora (Samurai Deeper Kyo) armors himself with the dimensional energy of his Shadow ability, allowing him to become intangible by absorbing all attacks.

Ebon (Static Shock) is a mass of living shadow, and change form from 3D to 2D, and teleport from one shadow to another.

Shadowkhans (The Adventures of Jackie Chan) are living shadow spirit warriors.

Midna (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) is capable of hiding inside Link's shadow, and does so to avoid the deadly light.

After losing his physical form, King Sombra (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), was reduced to a literal shadow of his former self.

Stygian (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), who turned into an evil pony of darkness.

Shadow (Valkyrie Crusade)

Shadow (Angel Wars) is the Demon Lord of shadows, though he ironically does not possess one himself.

Dawn (Contrast) can physically merge with her own shadow.

Shade Demons (American Dragon: Jake Long)

James Herondale (The Shadowhunter Chronicles) can turn himself into a shadow.

Reaper (Overwatch) can turn into is shadowy form to move swiftly across the field and become invincible while in that form.

Polpo's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V Golden Wind/Vento Aureo) Remote Control Stand, Black Sabbath

Alucard (Hellsing Series)

SCP-017 - Shadow Person (SCP Foundation) is a hostile living shadow that will enshroud any object or being near it until the target is no longer present.

Black Velvet (Loonatics Unleashed)