Feral Mind

Feral Mind
During the Eclipse, Guts (Berserk) tapped into a berserker-like state as he massacred countless Apostles.
Power/Ability to:	Tap into feral state of mind.

"Look to my example, boy! There is no resisting the Mark or the Blade."

― Cain to his descendant, Dean Winchester (Supernatural)

"I should hate myself when I get like this. Everything goes red. Don't even know if I'm talkin'...or just howlin'. It's like molecule of me is pumped up from sheer berserker exultation! The Beast in me rejoicin' in his own power!"

― James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)

The power to tap into a feral state of mind. Opposite to Tranquil State.

Also Called

• Animalistic Fury/Rage
• Berserk Fury/Mode/Rage
• Berserkergang
• Feral Rage
• Ire State
• Primal Fury/Rage
• Rage Mind
• Unstoppable Fury/Rage
• Warrior's Madness (Marvel Comics)
• Wild Mind

Capabilities

User can tap into primal, unstoppable rage that allows them to perform in vastly increased capacity, taking and inflicting damage that they wouldn't in their normal state. In some cases, the user's mind descends so far into the feral rage that, mentally, they are little more than animals.

Applications

• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Instincts
• Enhanced Reflexes
• Enhanced Strength
• Enhanced Survivability
• Pain Suppression

Associations

• Anger Empowerment
• Berserker Physiology
• Enhanced Condition
• Enhanced Violence
• Hunting Intuition
• Hyper Instincts
• Indomitable Rage
• Killing Instinct
• Killing Intuition
• Lunar Mind
• Solar Mind

Limitations

• May be unable to separate friend from foe and attacks everyone.
• May be unable to remember activity in primal rage.
• May revert to a state of mind where the users only thoughts are simply: fight, flight, or mate.
• May be activated through fear, nervousness, etc. and not intentionally.
• May be vulnerable to certain attacks.

Known Users

Cartoons/Comics

• Sonic the Werehog (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog); temporarily
• Osmosians (Ben 10); when under the influence of absorbing pure energy
  • Kevin Levin
• The Toa Hordika (Bionicle)
• Zompires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine/Angel & Faith)
• Bane (DC Comics); via Venom overdose
• Catwoman (DC Comics)
• Animal Man (DC Comics)
• Killer Croc (DC Comics)
• Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)
• Red Lanterns (DC Comics); due to influence from a Red Power Ring which uses the power of Rage
• Star Sapphires (DC Comics); due to Love being one of the stronger emotions which is harder to control
• Larfleeze (DC Comics); due to power of Avarice from the Orange Power Ring
• Spawn (Image Comics)
• Robert Bruce Banner/Hulk (Marvel Comics)
• Asgardians (Marvel Comics)
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Victor Creed/Sabertooth (Marvel Comics)
• Teon Macik/Primal (Marvel Comics)
• Venom (Marvel Comics)
• Feral (Marvel Comics)
• Bloodscream (Marvel Comics)
• Shark-Girl (Marvel Comics)
• Ape Champion (Primal)
• Pig (Skunk-Fu); during Truffle Season
• Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
• Corrupted Gems (Steven Universe)
• Slash (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Shredder (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Ezekiel (Total Drama)
• Conner Kent/Kon-El/Superboy (Young Justice)
• Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)

Anime/Manga

• Guts (Berserk)
• Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach); via Hollow Ichigo
• Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach); via Bankai state
• Okumura Rin (Blue Exorcist)
• Spirits in Inverse Form (Date A Live)
• SkullGreymon (Digimon Adventure)
• ShineGreymon Ruin Mode (Digimon Savers/Data Squad)
• Megidramon (Digimon Tamers)
• Great Apes (Dragon Ball series)
• Mira (Dragon Ball)
• Kid Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
• Broly (Dragon Ball Super)
• Nizo Okada (Gintama)
• Kagura (Gintama)
• Kamui (Gintama)
• Issei Hyoudou (High School DxD); via Juggernaut Drive
• Inuyasha (InuYasha)
• Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance); fused with the Ghost ÄRM, Hydra
• Suzu (Nagasarete Airantou)
• Jinchuriki (Naruto)
  • Naruto Uzumaki; formerly due to possession by the Nine-Tails Fox, Kurama
• Jūgo (Naruto)
• Himari Noihara (Omamori Himari)
• Arlong (One Piece)
• Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece); pre-timeskip via Monster Point
• Hody Jones (One Piece)
• Utsutsu Hasegawa (Pupa)
• Haru Glory (Rave Master); via Sacrifar
• Son Goku (Saiyuki); via Seiten Taisei

Live Television/Movies

• Van-Tal (Angel)
• Van-Tal demons (Angel)
• Pete Clarner (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer); via werewolf form
• Turok-Han (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Peyton Westlake/Darkman (Darkman)
• Son Goku (Dragon Ball Evolution); via Oozaru
• David Sullivan (Heroes)
• Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
• Stone Men (Game of Thrones)
• Godzilla (Godzilla)
• Michael Myers (Halloween)
• Chase Davenport (Lab Rats); via "Commando App"
• X-24 (Logan)
• Tony (Misfits)
• Vampires/Originals/Hybrids (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
• Werewolves (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)

Literature

• Transformed Werewolves (Harry Potter); excluding those who have taken the Wolfsbane Potion beforehand.
  • Remus Lupin
  • Fenrir Greyback
• Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians)
• Brick Baxter/Cyber Shadow (The Young Guardians)
  • Thor

Folklore/Mythology

• Werewolves (Folklore/Mythology)

Tabletop Games

• Barbarians (Dungeons and Dragons)

Video Games

• Asura (Asura's Wrath)
• Ryu (Breath of Fire); via Kaiser
• Feral Chaos (Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy)
• Ghouls (Fallout series)
• Viera (Final Fantasy)
• John White/The Beast (inFAMOUS 2); temporarily
• Joseph Bertrand III (inFAMOUS 2)
• The Corrupted (inFAMOUS 2)
• Sabrewulf (Killer Instinct)
• Iori Yagami (King of Fighters); via Riot of Blood
• Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
• Saïx (Kingdom Hearts II); when under the influence of the full moon
• Nemesis T-Type (Resident Evil)
• Asuras (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga); when exposed to high Solar Noise
• Painwheel (Skullgirls)
• Violet Wisps (Sonic Colors)
• Iblis (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Atrocity (Spider-Man: Edge of Time)
• Boars (S.T.A.L.K.E.R series)
• Blanka (Street Fighter)
• Necalli (Street Fighter)
• SA-X (Metroid Fusion)
• Baraka (Mortal Kombat)
• Winston (Overwatch)
• Pokémon that can use "Outrage" (Pokémon)
• Jennifer Tate (Primal)
• Goro Akechi (Persona 5)
• Jonathan Reid (Vampyr)

Web Series

• Angry Grandpa (The Angry Grandpa Show)
• Psycho Dad (McJuggerNuggets)

Known Objects

• Nemetrix (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• The Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
• Night Howlers (Zootopia)

Gallery

In his Bankai form, Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach) becomes a mindless, feral berserker unable to differentiate between friend and foe and fighting without any regard for his own safety.

The Hulk (Marvel Comics)

Thor (Marvel Comics) in Warrior's Madness which boosts his strength.

The Mindless Ones (Marvel Comics) truly live up to their name.

James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics) is prone to entering a "berserker rage" when in close combat, during which time he lashes out with the intensity and aggression of an enraged animal.

Teon (Marvel Comics) is so detached from his humanity that he is little more than a tamed dog.

The Atrocity's (Spider-Man: Edge of Time) only coherent thought is getting revenge on Spider-Man for his perceived role in its creation.

X-24 (Logan) is a being of barely-controlled rage.

After being grafted to experimental technology, Brick Baxter/Cyber Shadow (The Young Guardians) enters a mindset of feral hatred, anger, and insanity.

Jennifer Tate (Primal)

Though friendly and docile by day, by night, Remlits (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) become hyperaggressive and violent due to Batreaux's aura cursing Skyloft.

Peyton Westlake (Darkman)

The Heartless (Kingdom Hearts) are mindless and function on instinct.

When overdosing on Venom, Bane (DC Comics) enters a mindset of berserk rage.

After losing his memory of the last six months of his life, Superboy (Young Justice), having not even existed six months ago, is reduced to a mindless animal driven by basic instincts.

The Turok-Han (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) are ancient and powerful vampires who are as feral and single-minded as animals.

Iblis (Sonic the Hedgehog) is the raw power of Solaris, who's only coherent thoughts are wreaking havoc and causing destruction.

When faced with life-threatening situations and deprived of his sword, Inuyasha (InuYasha) is taken over by his demonic blood, increasing all of his physical abilities, but leaving him in a berserker rage in which he cannot tell friend from foe.

When Super Sonic (Sonic the Comi) manifests and takes over Sonic's body, he is hyperaggressive, violent, and a danger to friend and foe alike.

While in the form of Great Apes, (Dragon Ball series) Saiyans are typically mindless and destructive.

Saïx (Kingdom Hearts) enters a berserker rage whenever he is under a full moon.

The SA-X (Metroid Fusion) in its monster form.

The Viera (Final Fantasy) enter a frenzy when exposed to magical mist, which grants them enough strength to break metal chains and kill armored humans with their bare hands.

Slash (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

The Heartless (Kingdom Hearts) are limited to functioning on instinct.

Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

After witnessing the destruction of an entire village, Asura (Asura's Wrath) enters an incredibly powerful berserker state.

After extensive damage and mutation, Nemesis (Resident Evil) loses track of his programmed objectives and becomes a mindless beast.

Seras Victoria (Hellsing) can enter a berserker state when under extreme stress or pain.

Seras in the midst of a berserker rage.

Saya Otonashi (Blood+) is prone to entering a berserker state through various means, such as being prematurely awakened from hibernation.

Saya in the midst of a berserker rage.

Chopper's (One Piece) Monster Point transformation makes him incredibly powerful but loses all sense and rationality. After the timeskip Chopper no longer loses his mind while in this form.

Nizō Okada (Gintama) goes insanely feral after being taken over from his fusion with Benizakura.

Kagura (Gintama) losing control to her Yato instincts, becoming a berserk fighter.

Kamui (Gintama) losing control to his Yato instincts, becoming a berserk fighter.

Utsutsu Hasegawa (Pupa) losing control to his Pupa instincts after learning what his "sister" really is, becoming a berserk monster.

Beast Rune (Suikoden 2) represents animalistic rage.

When angered, Tony (Misfits) enters a feral rage who kills anyone he comes across and grants him enhanced strength/durability.

Stitch (Lilo and Stitch).jpg

Stitch (Lilo & Stitch), was originally programmed with the singular instinct to destroy everything he touches and nothing more.

Primal Dialga (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon)

Kid Buu's (Dragon Ball Z) only coherent thought is to cause as much destruction and death as possible.

Okumura Rin (Ao no Exorcist) when his sword, Kurikara is damaged and cracked.

On Pylea, Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) was briefly transformed into a savage, berserk Van-Tal.

In his more monstrous form, Bloodscream (Marvel Comics) is little more than an animal.

Blanka (Street Fighter)

Necalli (Street Fighter)

In his aptly-named Runaway form, Mira (Dragon Ball) is consumed with intense rage and goes berserk.

To obtain the power of the Ghost ÄRM, Hydra, Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance) allowed the ÄRM to erase her human emotions and memories. Once the transformation was complete, she had obtained the madness and behavior of the beast she fused with.

The Mark of Cain (Supernatural) subjects the bearer to murderous rage so intense that they simply must kill something or die.

Guts (Berserk)

Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) goes into a berserker rage while fighting the Foot Clan.

In his past life as Takeshi Tatsuo, the Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW) harnessed a berserker rage that enabled him to slaughter an army of five thousand samurai by himself.

Broly (Dragon Ball Super) is able to enter a state where he takes upon the strength of Great Apes while still in his human form, but loses all sense of self in the process.

Using Rage, Jonathan Reid (Vampyr) unleashes the beast within, losing control and striking with an unfettered fury.

In his Madness form, Venom (Marvel Comics) becomes powerful enough to match the strength of the Juggernaut, but also more ruthless and psychotic.

Feral Chaos (Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy) truly lives up to his name.