Devolution

Devolution
The Anti-Spiral (Gurren Lagann) has the ability to devolve lifeforms to inferior and less powerful entities
Power/Ability to:	Reverse evolution.

"Not that far back!"

― Soma Yukihara (Shokugeki no Soma)

"You may think of evolution as an upward process. Things evolve from primeval slime, up to single-cell organisms, up to intelligent life. De-evolution, of course, works the opposite way. Back to simpler forms."

― President Koopa (Super Mario Bros. 1993 film)

The ability to reverse evolution. Sub-power of Evolution Manipulation. Opposite to Evolution.

Also Called

• Backward/Reverse Evolution
• Degeneration
• Devolution Inducement
• De-Evolution
• Genetic Reversion

Capabilities

Users can reverse evolution by influencing the bodily functions and the genome and reverse the process causing the organism to revert back to its very early state (Ex. Humans return to being cells). The user can even cause other beings who have evolution powers to devolve as well back to their original forms thus no longer able to use those powers.

Applications

• Lose a new/different appearance or form.
• Take away or Lose the powers of yourself or others.
• Decrease in natural abilities/skills.
• Take away evolutionary aspects from others.
• Devolve living beings back into primordial goop or straight to nothingness.
• Shapeshifting/Transformation

Variations

• Mental Devolution
• Spiritual Degradation

Associations

• Animal Imitation
• DNA Manipulation
• Downgrading
• Evolution Manipulation
• Extinct Lifeform
• Humanoid Physiology
• Superpower Devolution

Limitations

• The user may find certain beings that are incapable of devolving including users of Eternal Evolution.

Known Users

See Also: Devolution Device

• Szayelaporro Granz (Bleach)
• Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)
• Apocalymon (Digimon)
• Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
• Houtua (Godzilla Anime Trilogy)
• Anti-Spiral (Gurren Lagann)
• Dr. Alfred Brandon (I Was A Teenage Werewolf)
• Experiment 210 "Retro" (Lilo & Stitch)
• High Evolutionary (Marvel Comics)
• Eri (My Hero Academia)
• Devolved Humans (Planet of the Apes)
• Mew (Pokémon)
• Mega-Evolution (Pokémon)
• Vee (Pokémon Adventures); prior to evolving into an Espeon
• Dr. Carlo Lombardi (The She Creature)
• President Koopa (Super Mario Bros. 1993 film)

Known Objects

• Gene-bomb (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Dr. Animo's Devolution Ray (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Setback Gem (Camp Lakebottom)
• Jumanji (Jumanji)
• Blue Monkey (Looney Tunes: Back in Action)
• Soul Gem (Marvel Comics)
• De-Evolution-Inator (Phineas and Ferb)
• Key Stone & Mega Stone (Pokémon)
• Devo Chamber (Super Mario Bros. 1993 film)
• Devolution Gun (Super Mario Bros. 1993 film)
• Neptune's moon (SpongeBob SquarePants)
• Neptune's sun (SpongeBob SquarePants)
• Brain Drain (We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story)
• Rio Reverso (Xiaolin Showdown)

Gallery

Szayelaporro Granz (Bleach) split his soul off to create his brother Ilfort Granz via experiment, thus devolving from a Vasto Lorde back into an Adjuchas.

Cell (Dragon Ball Z) reverted to his larval form in order to fit into a time machine.

The High Evolutionary (Marvel Comics) has god-like control over evolution, allowing him to devolve life-forms.

Neptune's moon (Spongebob squarepants)

Goombas (Super Mario Bros. 1993 film), former humanoid dinosaurs reduced to an earlier stage of their evolution.

President Koopa (Super Mario Bros. 1993 film) accomplished this through specialized technology such as the Devolution Gun...

...or the Devo Chamber.

Experiment 210 "Retro" (Lilo & Stitch)

Mew (Pokémon)

Before it permanently became an Espeon, Vee (Pokémon Adventures) could freely evolve into a Vaporean, Jolteon, or Flareon...

...and devolve back into an Eevee.

Due to Dialga's (Pokémon) time reversal, Ash, his friends, and their alternate counterparts' Pokémon are devolved from their early stages to eggs.

Rio Reverso (Xiaolin Showdown)

Apocalymon (Digimon)...

...uses the ability to degenerate the DigiDestined's Digimon back to their normal Rookie forms, minus Gatomon.

Houtua (Godzilla Anime Trilogy)

Blue Monkey (Looney Tunes: Back in Action)…

…Mr. Chairman, after being devolved into a monkey…

…Bugs Bunny and Kate Houghton, after being devolved in Neanderthal Bugs from Mad as a Mars Hare and a cavewoman.

The Simian Flu (Planet of the Apes) is a virus that evolve simians...

...but devolved humans enough to where they lost the ability to verbally communicate.

Videos

Super Mario Bros. (1993) - The Devo Chamber

Super Mario Bros Movie - Devolution Clip!