- "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 every 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/berserk state of mind. Opposite to Tranquil State.
Also Called[]
- Animalistic Fury/Mode/Rage
- Berserk Fury/Mode/Rage
- Berserker Fury/Rage
- Berserkergang
- Blood Rage
- Enraged State
- Feral Rage
- Frenzy
- Going Berserk
- Ire State
- Primal Fury/Rage
- Psychotic Rage
- Rage/Raging Mind/Fury/Mode
- Savage Fury/Mind/Mode/Rage
- Unstoppable Fury/Rage
- Wild Mind
Fiction-Specific Terms[]
- Surge Mode (Marvel's Spider-Man 2)
- Warrior's Madness (Marvel Comics)
Capabilities[]
The user can tap into a primal instinctive state of mind, which can release an unstoppable rage that allows them to perform in vastly increased capacity, taking and inflicting damage that they couldn't or wouldn't in their normal state. In some cases, the user's mind descends so far into the feral state that, mentally, they are little more than wild animals.
Applications[]
- Animal Mode
- Berserker
- Berserker Combat
- Enhanced/Absolute Violence
- Indomitable Rage
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Body
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Agility
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural Durability/Invulnerability
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Reflexes
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Speed
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Strength
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Survivability
Associations[]
- Alien Physiology
- Anger Empowerment
- Animal Imitation
- Bloodlust Empowerment
- Enhanced Condition
- Hunting Mastery
- Inner Beast
- Killing Instinct
- Killing Mastery
- Lunar Mind
- Predator Physiology
- Solar Mind
- Superior Human Physiology
- Supernatural Instincts
- Violence Empowerment
- Werewolf Physiology
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[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Evangelion Unit-01 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach); via Hollow Ichigo
- Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach); via Bankai state
- Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)
- Spirits in Inverse Form (Date A Live)
- Inosuke Hashibira (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- SkullGreymon (Digimon Adventure)
- ShineGreymon Ruin Mode (Digimon Savers/Data Squad)
- Megidramon (Digimon Tamers)
- Great Apes (Dragon Ball series)
- Kid Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Broly (DBS) (Dragon Ball Super); via transformation
- Kale (Dragon Ball Super); via transformation
- Cell Max (Dragon Ball Super)
- Heeters (Dragon Ball Super)
- Nizo Okada (Gintama)
- Members of the Yato tribe (Gintama)
- Kagura
- Kamui
- Saulcai/Prosecutor (Hero Killer)
- Issei Hyoudou (High School DxD); via Juggernaut Drive
- Inuyasha (InuYasha)
- Koruru (Konjiki no Gash Bell!)
- 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
- Atsushi Kumamoto (Solo Leveling)
- Ryu Han-Bin (Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World)
- Haru Miura (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!); via Dying Will Mode
- Kyoko Sasagawa (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!); via Dying Will Mode
- Tsunayoshi Sawada (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!); via Dying Will Mode
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Mario the Weremonster (Archie and IDW's Super Mario); permanently
- 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
- Cheetah (DC Comics)
- Buddy Baker/Animal Man (DC Comics)
- Vixen (DC Comics)
- Killer Croc (DC Comics)
- Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)
- Man-Bat (DC Comics)
- Lion-Mane (DC Comics)
- Thomas Blake/Catman (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
- Drew McIntosh (Dread and Alive)
- Glups (Ghostforce): after eating too many scaryballs
- Beast Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Bruce Banner/Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Laura Kinney/Wolverine II (Marvel Comics); via Brainwashing
- Man-Spider (Marvel Comics)
- Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics)
- Victor Creed/Sabertooth (Marvel Comics)
- Teon Macik/Primal (Marvel Comics)
- Venom (Marvel Comics)
- Tigra (Marvel Comics)
- Feral (Marvel Comics)
- Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics)
- Bloodscream (Marvel Comics)
- Shark-Girl (Marvel Comics)
- Kyle Gibney/Wild Child (Marvel Comics)
- Leland Owlsey/The Owl (Marvel Comics)
- Romulus (Marvel Comics)
- Jackson Jekyll/Holt Hyde (Monster High)
- Krog (Primal)
- Gordo the Gruesome (Samurai Jack)
- 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)
- Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 series); via Secondary Mutation
- Leatherhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Ezekiel (Total Drama)
- James Reeves (Spiderman: The Animated Series)
- Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven the Hunter (Spiderman: The Animated Series)
- Mariah Crawford/Calypso (Spiderman: The Animated Series)
- Kuasa (Arrowverse)
- Conner Kent/Kon-El/Superboy (Young Justice)
- Prince Adam/Beast (Beauty and the Beast); as a Beast
- Cannibalers (Katherine)
- Stitch (Lilo and Stitch)
- Eberwolf (The Owl House)
- R'Qazz/Beast Man (Netflix's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
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)
- Brandon Breyers/Brightburn (Brightburn)
- Godzilla (Godzilla)
- Michael Myers (Halloween)
- Touma Kamiyama/Kamen Rider Saber (Kamen Rider Saber); via Primitive Dragon Wonder Ride Book
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (X-Men Movies)
- Victor Creed/Sabretooth (X-Men Movies)
- Laura/X-23 (X-Men Movies)
- X-24 (X-Men Movies)
- Tony (Misfits)
- Vampires/Originals/Hybrids (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Werewolves (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Hydes (Wednesday)
- Peacock Family (The X-Files)
- Indominus rex (Jurassic World)
- The Miner (My Bloody Valentine)
Literature[]
- Cujo (Cujo)
- Berserker/Lancelot (Fate/Zero)
- Transformed Werewolves (Harry Potter); excluding those who have taken the Wolfsbane Potion beforehand.
- Skin-Changers (Toklienverse/The Hobbit)
- Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians)
- Brick Baxter/Cyber Shadow (The Young Guardians)
- Thor
Folklore/Mythology[]
- Werewolves (Folklore/Mythology)
Tabletop/Video Games[]
- Barbarians (Dungeons and Dragons)
- Cainite Vampires (Vampire the Masquerade); if hungering
- Asura (Asura's Wrath); via Beserker and Wrath forms
- Ryu (Breath of Fire); via Kaiser
- Feral Chaos (Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy)
- Ghouls (Fallout series)
- Viera (Final Fantasy)
- Gau (Final Fantasy VI)
- 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
- Samus Aran (Metroid Dread); via Metroid DNA
- Nemesis T-Type (Resident Evil)
- Asuras (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga); when exposed to high Solar Noise
- Painwheel (Skullgirls)
- Violet Wisps (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- 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)
- Remlits (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- 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)
- Amber Brotherhood (Warhammer); via Ghur
- Berserker/Heracles (Fate/stay Night)
Web Animation/Comics/Original/Series[]
- Rokash Rampersad (Ordeal)
- Angry Grandpa (The Angry Grandpa Show)
- Psycho Dad (McJuggerNuggets)
- SCP-049 - The Plague Doctor (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-096 - The "Shy Guy" (SCP Foundation); when someone sees its face
- SCP-682 - Hard-To-Destroy Reptile (SCP Foundation)
- Eyeless Jack (Creepypasta)
- Jeff the Killer (Creepypasta)
- Rake (Creepypasta)
Known Objects[]
- Nemetrix (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Red Lantern Rings (DC Comics)
- PX-41 (Despicable Me 2)
- Black Gears (Digimon Adventure)
- Primitive Dragon Wonder Ride Book (Kamen Rider Saber)
- Calypso Serum (Marvel Comics)
- The Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
- Night Howlers (Zootopia)