The power to use the abilities of demons. Variation of Mythic Physiology. Opposite to Angel Physiology.
Also Called
- Demonic Mimicry/Physiology
- Devil Mimicry/Physiology
- Fiend Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into a demon, an evil spirit, fallen angel or Satanic divinity. Most commonly user retains their general form but with some additions; horns, claws, fangs and tail are common, as are wings, more fit (muscular and/or larger) body and color change (red, blue or black dominate) but there are several kinds of demons who are far less humanoid, varying from strange, surreal or even absolutely horrific.
For practical reasons demons can be divided into three groups defined by what they are formed from:
Physical Demons aren't necessarily solid matter, but they are material/energy beings with relatively defined/stable form and often at least somewhat human-like mind. Most users that aren't originally of demonic stock have this variation. Note that demons of this group aren't necessarily any weaker than those of the other groups, they are simply more "solid" in mind and body.
Spiritual Demons are completely spiritual beings, and thus far less bound to the laws of physics or single form. Many of them think in ways that are only tangentially relatable to humans, and their forms are both transient and often downright surreal.
Ethereal Demons are often both the most powerful and ancient demons, in some ways closer to sentient concepts than anything else. As such, relating to them in any way is likely impossible.
Applications
Physical Demons
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
- Weapon Creation
- Wing Manifestation/Elemental Wings Manifestation
Spiritual Demons
- Cosmic Awareness
- Empathy
- Energy Manipulation
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
- Invulnerability
- Malleable Anatomy/Shapeshifting
- Spirit Physiology
Ethereal Demons
- Ethereal Physiology
- Extrasensory Perception
- Omnifarious
- Quintessence Force
- Resurrection
- Supernatural Condition
Common Powers
Following powers are among the most common ones demons may have:
- Chaos Manipulation
- Corruption Inducement
- Curse Inducement
- Death Inducement
- Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
- Demon Sorcerer Physiology
- Demonic Element Manipulation
- Dream Manipulation
- Elemental Manipulation
- Elemental Mimicry/Energy Physiology
- Fear Inducement
- Hatred Empowerment
- Hell-Fire Manipulation
- Human Disguise
- Mediumship
- Mental Manipulation
- Natural Weaponry
- Necromancy
- Nothingness Manipulation
- Pain Inducement
- Poison Generation
- Possession
- Rage Manipulation
- Reactive Adaptation
- Sin Embodiment
- Soul Absorption
- Vice Inducement
- Weapon Manipulation
Variations
- Ala Physiology
- Archdemon Physiology
- Asura Physiology
- Demon Lord Physiology
- Demon Sorcerer Physiology
- Demonic-Alien Physiology
- Demonic Dragon Physiology
- Divine-Demonic Physiology
- Imp Physiology
- Incubus Physiology
- Lamia Physiology
- Personal Demon Physiology
- Rakshasa Physiology
- Succubus Physiology
- Transcendent Demon Physiology
Many Demons have different interests and/or they are Created for different purposes, so many have additional abilities, like Demons of Plagues, Wrath or other Seven Sins just to name few. For more examples, see The Lesser Key of Solomon.
Associations
- Ascended Physiology
- Cambion Physiology
- Contract Bestowal
- Demon Creation
- Demon Morphing
- Demonic Arm
- Demonic Empowerment
- Demonic Force Manipulation
- Demonic Machine Physiology
- Demonization
- Hellhound Physiology
- Human Disguise
Limitations
- Some may have an unstable personality, even mistaken for Possession.
- May have a hard time returning to normal.
- May be overpowered by Angel Physiology or other holy powers.
Known Users
See Also: Our Demons Are Different.
Cartoons
- Demons (Adventure Time)
- Hunson Abadeer (Adventure Time)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Underworld Demons (Kung Fu Panda Legends of Awesomeness)
- HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Tom (Star vs. The Forces of Evil)
- Valtor (Winx Club)
Comics
- Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics)
- Belial (DC Comics)
- Blue Devil (DC Comics)
- Etrigan/Jason Blood (DC Comics)
- Merlin (DC Comics)
- Lord Scapegoat (DC Comics)
- Trigon and his children (DC Comics)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Violator (Image Comics)
- Azazel (Marvel Comics)
- Belasco (Marvel Comics)
- Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
- Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Dormammu (Marvel Comics)
- Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
- Mephisto (Marvel Comics)
- Satannish (Marvel Comics)
- Zarathos (Marvel Comics)
Films
- Legion (5ive Girls)
- Belladonna (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
- Red (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
- Lillith "Lily" Sullivan (Case 39)
- Helena/The Demon (The Devil's Rock)
- Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf/Vigo the Carpathian (Ghostbusters II)
- Demon (Night of the Demon)
- Demons (Night of the Demons)
- Demons (I, Frankenstein)
Folklore/Mythology
- The Devil (Abrahamic Religions)
- Astaroth (Dictionnaire Infernal)
- Baal (Dictionnaire Infernal)
- Buer (Dictionnaire Infernal)
- Demons (Various Mythologies/Religions)
Literature
- Beranabus (Cirque Du Freak)
- Beranabus (The Demonata)
- Demons (The Mortal Instruments)
- Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)
- Balrogs (J. R. R. Tolkien)
Live Action TV
- Alexia (Ángel o Demonio)
- Duna (Ángel o Demonio)
- Graziel (Ángel o Demonio)
- Iris (Ángel o Demonio)
- Demons and half-demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Cordelia Chase
- Allen Francis Doyle
- Illyria
- Anya Jenkins
- Lorne
- Whistler
- Cole Turner/Belthazor (Charmed)
- Demons (Charmed)
- The Beast (Doctor Who)
- Demons (Lucifer)
- Demons (Reaper)
- Morgan (Reaper)
- Alec Abrams/Devilicus (Smallville)
- Demons (Supernatural)
- Callisto (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Manga/Anime
- Oga Tatsumi (Beelzebub)
- Apostles (Berserk)
- Hannah Annafellows (Black Butler)
- Claude Faustis (Black Butler)
- Sebastian Michealis (Black Butler)
- Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler); anime only
- The Triplets (Black Butler)
- Cantebury
- Thompson
- Timber
- Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach); via Resurrección: Segunda Etapa
- Some Hollows (Bleach)
- Hollow Ichigo (Bleach); via hollow form
- Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)
- Lucemon Shadowlord Mode (Digimon Frontier)
- Demons (Dragon Ball series)
- Majin (Dragon Ball series)
- Demons (Fairy Tail)
- Etherious
- Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail)
- Genpachi Inukai (Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East)
- Kobungo Inuta (Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East)
- Shiro Ashiya (Hataraku Maou-sama)
- Sadao Maou (Hataraku Maou-sama)
- Hanzo Urushihara (Hataraku Maou-sama)
- Alucard (Hellsing); in various forms
- Devils (Highschool DxD)
- Kappelmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Demon Clan (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Jio (O-Parts Hunter/666 Satan)
- Scanty and Kneesocks (Panty and Stocking)
- Asura (Soul Eater)
- Demons (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Kurama (Yu-Yu Hakusho)
- Ram (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
- Rem (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
Other
- Demon-Type Monsters (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
Video Games
- Infernal Demons (Bayonetta)
- Emperor Doviculus (Brütal Legend)
- Eddie Riggs (Brütal Legend)
- The Tainted Coil (Brütal Legend)
- Lucifer (Dante's Inferno)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Nero (Devil May Cry)
- Nightmare Imps (Doom 64)
- Sparda (Devil May Cry)
- Spectres (Doom Series)
- Virgil (Devil May Cry)
- Devilman (Devil World)
- Demons (Diablo)
- Lesser Evils (Diablo)
- Lost Souls (Doom Series)
- Pain Elementals (Doom II)
- Prime Evils (Diablo)
- Pyrichiel (Realms of the Haunting)
- Demons (Disgaea)
- Demons (Doom Series)
- Fiends (Quake Series)
- Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy VII); via Chaos
- Hades (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Hell Knights (Doom Series)
- Hell Razers (Doom 2016)
- Maggots (Doom 3 Series)
- Medusa (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Pandora (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Thanatos (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Gargos (Killer Instinct 2)
- Omen (Killer Instinct (2013))
- Demise (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Arch-Viles (Doom II)
- Ashrah (Mortal Kombat)
- Sareena (Mortal Kombat)
- Cacodemons (Doom Series)
- Cherubs (Doom 3 Series)
- Christopher (Shadows of the Damned)
- Justine Divalgelo (Shadows of the Damned)
- Fleming (Shadows of the Damned)
- Johnson (Shadows of the Damned)
- George Reed (Shadows of the Damned)
- The Sisters Grim (Shadows of the Damned)
- Ticks (Doom 3 Series)
- Trites (Doom 3 Series)
- Elliot Thomas (Shadows of the Damned)
- Akuma/Gouki (Street Fighter)
- Jin Kazama (Tekken)
- Kazuya Mishima (Tekken)
- Astaroth (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Baphomet (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Barons of Hell (Doom Series)
- Demon Lord (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Empusa (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Fire Demons (Realms of the Haunting)
- Flu (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Forgotten Ones (Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil)
- Mephistopheles (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Vepar (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Illidan (World of Warcraft)
- Sargeras (World of Warcraft)
- Seekers (Doom 3)
- Summoners (Doom 2016)
- Arbus (The Gray Garden)
- Ater (The Gray Garden)
- Dialo (The Gray Garden)
- Emalf (The Gray Garden)
- Ivlis (The Gray Garden)
- Kcalb (The Gray Garden)
- Poemi (The Gray Garden)
- Prowlers (Doom 2016)
- Raspbel Preserves (The Gray Garden)
- Rawberry Preserves (The Gray Garden)
- Reficul (The Gray Garden)
- Revenants (Doom Series)
- Rieta (The Gray Garden)
- Yosafire (The Gray Garden)
- Adauchi/Vendetto (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)
- Laurentia (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)
- Ver Million (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)
- Vulgars (Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil)
- Wraiths (Doom 3 Series)
Web Animation
- BLU Nnnngh Sniper (TF2 Freak)