Evolution

Evolution
High Evolutionary (Marvel Comics)
Power/Ability to:	Enhance oneself and others via accelerated evolution.

"You're alive. Congratulations. That means you've got the aptitude. If you didn't, you'd be dead. You've just obtained a talent. No... it's more accurate to say it was pulled from your mind. The worse the villain, the more they have... This talent that the man named DIO called a Stand."

― Keicho Nijimura to Angelo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable)

"Over time, we became less human and more ... divine. Kain would enter the state of change and emerge with a new gift. Some years after the master, our evolution would follow. Until I had the honor of surpassing my lord."

— Raziel (Soul Reaver)

The ability to enhance oneself and others via accelerated evolution. Sub-power of Evolution Manipulation. Opposite to Devolution.

Also Called

• Evolutionary Process
• Metamorphosis
• Self-Upgrade
• Ultimatized

Capabilities

User can enhance themselves and others via accelerating the evolution process by triggering a bodily recovery system, restructuring their genome and upgrading to a better physical form. Upgrading can lead to new physical changes and enhancements or perhaps extra parts, natural armor or weapons. High-end wielders of this ability can control the very flow and essence of all progressive evolutions.

Applications

• Ability Creation
  • Ability Imprinting
  • Power Activation
  • Power Inheritance
  • Power Opposition
• Body Modification
  • Bio-Augmentation
  • Supernatural Cells
• DNA Indexing
  • Hive Genetics
• DNA Replication
  • Power Replication
• Energy Source Selection
  • Energy Transferal
• Genetic Traits
  • Genetic Memory
  • Genetic Mimicry
  • Genetic Mutation
    • Secondary Mutation
  • Genetic Perfection
    • Dominant Genetics
    • Supernatural Beauty
• Reactive Adaptation
  • Adaptive Metabolism
  • Environmental Adaptation
  • Selective Invulnerability
    • Weakness Change
  • Skill Adaptation
• Reactive Attribute Enhancement
  • Bodily Aspect Enhancement
  • Enhancing Mutation
  • Stage Advancement
  • Transformation Advancement
• Remaking
  • Upgrading
• Shapeshifting/Transformation

Variations

• Ascension - The spiritual variations of intangible evolution.
• Assimilative Evolution - Assimilate any sort of bio-mass to evolve.
• Atavism - The most unstable primal throwback of evolution.
• Cosmic Evolution - Enter a cosmic state of evolution caused by cosmic radiation.
• Digital Evolution - Download various data and trigger the cyberspace state of evolution.
• Eternal Evolution - The ability to evolve without any limit.
• Evolutionary Cocoon - Enter a cocoon-like stage of evolution.
• Evolutionary Template - Be the foundation/template for evolution.
• Evolving Fusionism - Evolve ones fusion/gestalt form to a new state of being.
• Evolving Illusions - Create illusions capable of evolution.
• Evolutive Paragon - Be vastly superior to one's kind and evolve further through sheer experience.
• Final Evolution - Transcend the never ending evolutionary process to its peak.
• Genetic Evolution - Accelerate the progression/evolution of Genetic Codes.
• Mental Evolution - Evolve one's mind to a higher state of consciousness.
• Mutative Evolution - Evolve one's physiology through mutation.
• Omega Evolution - Evolve vastly through the aid of a superior or primordial force.
• Premature Evolution - Achieve an incomplete, but effected state of evolution.
• Self Evolution - Self-transcend one's evolutionary potential.
• Superior Adaptation - Develop abilities in response to any and all situations.
• Super Form - Transform into a state in which one's abilities are enhanced.
  • Hyper Form - Access a state in which one is at their maximum strength.
    • True Form - Enter the fully-evolved stage.
      • Legendary Form - A state that is spoken only in legends.
        • Zenith - Access a state in which one is at their pinnacle.
• Superpower Evolution - A power only version of evolution.
• Superhumanization - Evolve other beings into superhumans.
• Transhumanization - Evolve other beings into transhumans.

Associations

• Biological Manipulation
• Environmental Adaptation
• Evolutionary Magic
• Evolution Manipulation
  • Evolutionary Path Manipulation
• Homo Superior Physiology
• Organic Manipulation
• Perfection
• Potential Creation
• Remaking
• Science Attuned Physiology
• Superiority
• Uplifting

Limitations

• Interruption during the evolution process may result in Premature Evolution.
• Every species has different and unique evolutionary processes.
• Evolution can sometimes only change instead of enhancing the being.
• May not be able to return to the previous form if wanted.
• May require a specific skill or power to be learned.
• May require extensive data about the desired evolution.
• May only be able to evolve other individuals instead of themselves.
• Weak against Stagnation.
• Users may have a maximum number of evolution steps.
• Users of Devolution can erase anything the user has gained.
• May cause skills and parts to be lost, especially if the skills/parts could be used for something else more useful.

Known Users

See Also: Evolution, Evolution Power-Up, Evolutionary Levels, and Hollywood Evolution.

Cartoons/Comics

• Chaos Knuckles (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Ben Tennyson (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien); via the Ultimatrix
• A.M.A.Z.O. (DC Animated Universe)
• Maltusians (DC Comics); via Maltusian Evolution Tapestries
• High Evolutionary (Marvel Comics)

Anime/Manga

• Tyrant (Akame ga Kill)
• Incursio (Akame ga Kill)
• USBM (Bio-Meat: Nectar)
• Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach); via The Hōgyoku
• Pernida Parnkgjas (Bleach)
• The Espada (Bleach: Brave Souls); via The Hōgyoku
• Every Claymore (Claymore); via excessive stress or will
• Yin (Darker than Black)
• Calumon (Digimon Tamers)
• Godzilla Earth (Godzilla)
• Killed (Hungry Joker) via Darwinian Seed
• "Requiem" Stands (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); via Stand Arrows
• Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency)
• Lordgenome (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
• The Four Heavenly Kings (Toriko); via Gourmet Cells
• Males of Cosmos's species/Metarexes (Sonic X)

Television/Movies

• Destroyah (Godzilla)
• Evolve Humans/Evo's (Heroes franchise)
• Godzilla (Shin Godzilla)

Video Games

• Most Bakugan (Bakugan series)
• Pip (Chrono Cross)
• Kain and his descendants (Legacy of Kain)
• Pyron (Darkstalkers)
• Eve (Elsword)
• Swarm (Gears of War)
• Most Invizimals (Invizimals)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• Zerg (StarCraft)
• Primal Zerg (StarCraft)
• Most Pokémon (Pokémon)

Others

• Crawler (Worm)

Known Objects

• SCP-3769 (SCP Foundation)
• Nemetrix (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Ultimatrix (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Hōgyoku (Bleach)
• Digivice (Digimon series)
• X-Antibody (Digimon series)
• Darwinian Seed (Hungry Joker)
• Stand Arrow (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III-VI)
• Code D (Space Dandy)
• Gourmet Cells (Toriko)
• Monoliths (2001: A Space Odyssey)
• Infinite Stratos/IS (Infinite Stratos)
• Planet Eggs (Sonic X); only males of Cosmos's species

Gallery

Aizen (Bleach) holds the Hogyoku.

One of the forms Aizen evolves to thanks to the Hogyoku's power.

Pernida Parnkgjas (Bleach) can continuously evolve itself with all the information gathered from each target its nerves touch.

Amazo's (DC Animated Universe) evolutionary process reach to a degree where not even a whole army of Justice League members could stop him.

Biyomon's (Digimon Adventure) Digievolution lineup.

Terriermon (Digimon Tamers) Digivolving to Gargomon.

The X-Antibody (Digimon) not only makes a Digimon immune to the X-program, but also evolves them to stronger versions of their current forms...

...Such as evolving Angewomon into...

...Angewomon X.

Akuma (D.Gray-man) can evolve.

Akuma (D.Gray-man) partially evolving.

A Level 3 Akuma (D.Gray-man) can still evolve.

Akuma (D.Gray-man) can evolve.

A Level 4 Akuma (D.Gray-man) can still evolve.

Utilizing the Ultimatrix's evolutionary function, Ben Tennyson (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) can upgrade his aliens into "Ultimate forms."

Ben Tennyson turning Humungousaur into Ultimate Humungousaur

Several of Ben's Ultimate forms.

Thanks to the Golgotha/G-Virus, William Birkin (Resident Evil 2) can evolve to adapt to various situations.

Peter Petrelli (Heroes)

Syler (Heroes)

Darwin (Marvel Comics)

Lifeguard (Marvel Comics)

In the Marvel Universe mutation is the key to evolution and for that mutants are the next generation of human evolution.

Alex Mercer (Prototype)

James Heller (Prototype 2)

Yin (Darker than Black) evolved from a normal doll to a being called Izanami which has gained the ability to force other contractors to commit suicide via their own contractor power and take the lifeforce of normal humans.

Spawn's (Image Comics) costume is capable of evolution.

Vampire Kain (Legacy of Kain) and his descendants evolve by "retreating into quiescent states from which they emerge transformed", improving their physical and magical abilities, developing new skills corresponding to their individual traits.

kha'zix can evolve to become stronger.

By the year 2099, the Venom symbiote (Marvel Comics) has evolved and mutated, and now possesses such traits as acidic blood and saliva.

Incursio (Akami ga Kill!) Incursio was created from a highly adaptable Danger Beast, every time the armor got a new owner it would evolve into a form fitting its user's fighting style.

Pyron (Darkstalkers) has evolved over millions of years into an extremely powerful cosmic entity.

The Queen of Nasods, Eve (Elsword) can accumulate experiences and then gradually evolve by learning from those experiences.

Using his Spiral Power, Lordgenome (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) evolved animals into Beastmen.

Gourmet Cells (Toriko) give any organism immense evolutionary potential, resulting in beings like the Horse King Heracles, who can create massive vacuums by inhaling, and make holes through a planet by exhaling.

Godzilla (Shin Godzilla) is in a near-constant state of evolution.

Over the course of 20,000 years, Godzilla Earth (Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters) continued to evolve, eventually becoming the dominant being on Earth with an entire ecosystem centered around him.

The Darwinian Seed (Hungry Joker) is a Eureka that gives it´s user body the ability to counter any harmful occurrence, thus enabling them an instantaneous process of Evolution.

Code D (Space Dandy) hyper-evolved the plant life of the planet Planta.

Infinte Stratos or IS (Infinite Stratos) develop along side their pilot's and have the ability to evolve when they need to, gaining more armor, stronger weapons, higher stats and a unique One-Off Ability.

The males of Cosmos's species (Sonic X) used the Planet Eggs to evolve into the Metarex.

Due to his father's genetic experiments and exposure to massive amounts of Chaos Energy before birth, Knuckles the Echidna (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) eventually evolved into Chaos Knuckles, a virtual living Chaos Emerald with unlimited power.

A Bulbasaur (Pokémon) in the midst of evolving into an Ivysaur.

Evolutionary Stones (Pokémon) induce evolution in certain Pokémon.

Calumon (Digimon Tamers) is the power of Digivolution in physical form...

...and can use Shining Digivolution to allow other Digimon to digivolve to the Mega level.