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Ghost Physiology

"They surround us all the time. Most of them can't hurt us. Most don't even want to hurt us. But there are exceptions."
― Dennis (Thir13en Ghosts)
"I was afraid of death. I chose to remain behind. I sometimes wonder whether I oughtn't to have...well, that is neither here nor there..in fact, I am neither here nor there. I know nothing of the secrets of death, Harry, for I chose my feeble imitation of life instead."
― Sir Nicholas (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

The power to use the abilities of ghosts. Variation of Spirit Physiology. Incorporeal version of Undead Physiology.

Also Called[]

  • Apparition Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Exspiravit Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Ghost Form/Mimicry
  • Phantom Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Specter/Spectral/Spectre Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Undead Spirit Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Wraith (Wraith: The Oblivion/World of Darkness)
  • Yūrei Form/Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities[]

The user with this ability either is or can transform into a ghost, spirits/souls of the dead, often bound to stay until certain conditions are met. This can vary from honorable burial, unfinished business/revenge or self-appointed duties. This is an inherently Esoteric Physiology.

Ghosts have been known to be able to fly, phase through solid matter, turn invisible, and possess the bodies of the living. Normally, ghosts can’t die because the user is already dead. They are no longer affected by physical forces and have no physical weaknesses. They have unlimited stamina and have no need for sleep, food, nor water. Their presence can also be indicated by a cold spot in a room. Ghosts sometimes terrorize the living by moving objects with their minds, tapping into the minds of others, appearing out of nowhere, and inducing immense fear.

Applications[]

Techniques[]

Variations[]

Types of Ghosts[]

For a list of various ghosts, see here.

Vengeful Spirits[]

(Ghosts that seek to actively harm the living) All Vengeful Spirits (variesin power and type)

Neutral[]

(Ghosts that while frightening do not actively seek harm to the living)

Associations[]

Limitations[]

  • Being resurrected may cause the user to lose their powers.
  • When certain conditions are met, the user may be forced to move on.
  • May become more vengeful/violent the longer the user stays in the mortal realm.
  • Metal Aversion: Certain metals like iron have been able to repel and dissipate ghosts, temporally forcing them away.
  • Despite being no longer bound to the living world, ghosts may need to follow a certain logic.
  • Necromancy and Soul Manipulation/Phantasm may be used to control the user.
  • Vulnerable to Soul Destruction, Soul Mutilation, Nonexistence, Absolute Destruction, and other powers that may harm souls/spirits.
  • Vulnerable to Ghost Slayer.

Known Users[]

See Also: Ghost Fiction and Our Ghosts Are Different.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

  • Sayo (18if)
  • Meiko Honma (Anohana)
  • Bakemon (Digimon)
  • Soulmon (Digimon)
  • Phantomon (Digimon)
  • Wraith (Fairy Tail: 100 Year Quest)
  • Child Ghost Girl (Horizon in The Middle of Nowhere)
  • Sanae Higashihongan (Invaders of the Rokujouma)
  • Reimi Sugimoto (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable)
  • Arnold (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable)
  • Yoshihiro Kira (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable)
  • The Vagrant and Servant(Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe)
  • Yoshikage Kira (Deadman's Questions)
  • Elizabeth (Maburaho)
  • Ghosts (Marchen Awakens Romance)
    • Alma
  • Ghost Warriors (Dragon Ball series)
  • Ghost (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
  • Phantom (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
  • Kana (My Lovely Ghost Kana)
  • Nanana Ryūgajō (Nanana's Buried Treasure)
  • Sayo Aisaka (Negima)
  • Ghost (Pokémon)
  • Omiyo (Sgt. Frog)
  • Banshee (Sidekicks)
  • Ghosts (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
  • Goryou Maya (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
  • Frillsand #G (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
  • Ghosts (Three Little Ghosts)
  • Ghost (Undead Unluck)
  • Kuri (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga)
  • Ruriko (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga)
  • Hinako Uehara (Zettai Reiiki)

Mythology/Folklore[]

  • Ghosts (Folklore)
  • Banshees (Scottish Folklore)

Literature[]

  • Sir Simon de Canterville (The Canterville Ghost)
  • Ghosts (City of Devils)
  • Ghosts (Demon Accords)
  • Cherry (The Giant's Necklace)
  • Ghosts (Goosebumps)
  • Hannah Fairchild (Goosebumps)
  • Ghosts (Harry Potter)
    • Nearly Headless Nick
    • Moaning Myrtle
  • Nicky (Mostly Ghostly)
  • Tara (Mostly Ghostly)
  • Phears (Mostly Ghostly)
  • The Rolands (Mostly Ghostly)
  • Ghosts (Mostly Ghostly)
  • Ghosts (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)
  • Erik/Opera Ghost (The Phantom of the Opera)
  • Ghosts (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)
  • Ghosts (The Vampire Diaries)

Live Television/Movies[]

  • Ghosts (Being Human)
  • Ghosts (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
  • Ghosts (Charmed)
  • Buddy Berry (Chuck Finn)
  • Elvira "Fingers" Fitzpatrick (Chuck Finn)
  • Tilda (Danger Force)
  • Ghostly Mountaineer (Freaky)
  • Wazza (Freaky)
  • Big Ghost (Freaky)
  • Ghosts (The Haunted Hathaways)
    • Louie Preston
    • Miles Preston
    • Ray Preston
  • Ghosts (Hex)
  • Takeru Tenkuji/Kamen Rider Ghost (Kamen Rider Ghost)
  • Makoto Fukami/Kamen Rider Specter (Kamen Rider Ghost)
  • Martin Hopkirk (Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)/My Partner the Ghost)
  • Ghosts (Round the Twist)
  • Ghosts (Supernatural)
    • Bobby Singer
    • Kevin Tran
  • Farhog the Fierce (Pair of Kings)
  • Charile B. Barkin and Itchy Itchford (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
  • Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
  • Maitlands (Beetlejuice)
  • Carrigan Crittenden (Casper)
  • Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)
  • Alphonse Reid (Escanaba in da Moonlight)
  • Willa Jocelyn (Escanaba in da Moonlight)
  • Phantoms (Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within)
  • Freaknik (Freaknik: The Musical)
  • Ghosts (The Frighteners)
  • Ghost Godzilla (Godzilla)
  • Sam Wheat (Ghost)
  • Ghosts (Ghostbusters)
    • Slimer
  • Hannah Stine (Goosebumps)
  • Victor Crowley (Hatchet series)
  • Ghosts (The Haunted Mansion)
  • Constance Nebbercracker (Monster House)
  • Armando Salazar (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales)
  • Ghosts (Poltergeist series)
  • Pip and the Halloween Hound (Spooky Buddies)
  • Susie Q (Susie Q)
  • Huay (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)
  • Boonsong (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)
  • Monkey Ghosts (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)
  • Sarah Bellows (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)

Cartoons/Comics[]

  • Ghost Princess (Adventure Time)
  • Carrie Krueger (The Amazing World of Gumball)
  • Ghosts (American Dragon: Jake Long)
  • Ectonurites (Ben 10)
    • Ghostfreak
    • Zs'Skayr
  • Carl (Ben 10 Reboot)
  • Ghost (The Boys Presents: Diabolical)
  • Ghosts (Casper the Friendly Ghost)
  • Kibosh (Casper's Scare School)
  • Spitzy (Casper's Scare School)
  • All Ghosts and Half-Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
    • Danny Fenton/Phantom
    • Dani Fenton/Phantom
    • Vlad Masters/Plasmius
  • Pauline Phoenix (Dead End: Paranormal Park)
  • Billy Joe Cobra (Dude, That's My Ghost)
  • Spencer Wright (Dude, That's My Ghost); temporarily due to ingesting ectoplasm
  • Bobby (Dude, That's My Ghost)
  • Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore/The Funky Phantom and Boo the Cat (The Funky Phantom)
  • Ghosts (The Ghost and Molly McGee)
    • Scratch
    • Geoff
  • Ghosts (Ghostforce)
  • Miss Jones (Ghostforce); half-ghost, half-human
  • Buddy Pine/Syndrome (The Incredibles)
  • Dolores (The League of 5)
  • Ghosts (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
    • Ghost Warriors
    • Cole
    • Sensei Yang
    • Morro
    • Clouse
  • Experiment 375 "Phantasmo" (Lilo & Stitch)
  • Ghosts (The Little Ghosts)
    • Edward
    • George
    • Henry
    • Lucy
  • Marquess of Queensberry (Mike Tyson Mysteries)
  • Johnny B. Dead (Monster by Mistake)
  • Ghosts (Monster High)
    • Moanatella Ghostier
    • Spectra Vondergeist
    • Ari Hauntington
    • Operetta
  • Ghosts (Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures)
  • Boo Boo (Ruby Gloom)
  • Mr. White and Mr. White (Ruby Gloom)
  • Phantasma (Scooby-Doo)
  • Specter of Shadow Canyon (Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare)
  • Akiko (Wishfart)
  • Akiko's mom (Wishfart)
  • Akiko's dad (Wishfart)
  • Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
  • Dame Fedora (Zombie Hotel)
  • Boston Brand/Deadman (DC Comics)
  • James Craddock/Gentleman Ghost (DC Comics)
  • Greta Hayes/Secret (DC Comics)
  • Tinya Wazzo/Phantom Girl (DC Comics)
  • Ghosts (Hellboy)
  • Ben Hargreeves/Number Six (The Umbrella Academy)

Video Games[]

  • Wisp (Animal Crossing)
  • Jack (Animal Crossing Series)
  • The Lost (The Binding of Isaac)
  • The Haunt (The Binding of Isaac)
  • Dracula Wraith (Castlevania)
  • Ghosts (Castlevania)
  • Bound Widows (Bloodborne)
  • Mysterious Apparition/Ryu's Mother (Breath of Fire III)
  • Ghost Widow (City of Heroes)
  • Ghosts (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
  • Banshees (Dark Souls)
  • Ghosts (Dark Souls)
  • Chancellor Wellager (Dark Souls II)
  • Abigail (Don't Starve)
  • Ghosts (FAITH: The Unholy Trinity)
  • Ghosts (Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective)
  • Ferry (Granblue Fantasy)
  • Ghosts (Growtopia)
  • Abigail (Heart of the Woods)
  • Void Vessels (Hollow Knight)
    • Shade Lord (Hollow Knight)
    • The Knight (Hollow Knight)
    • The Hollow Knight (Hollow Knight)
    • Broken Vessel (Hollow Knight)
    • Shade Siblings (Hollow Knight)
    • The Collector (Hollow Knight)
  • Elder Hu (Hollow Knight)
  • Galien (Hollow Knight)
  • Gorb (Hollow Knight)
  • Markoth (Hollow Knight)
  • Marmu (Hollow Knight)
  • No Eyes (Hollow Knight)
  • Xero (Hollow Knight)
  • Foorlowbers (Kirby)
    • Ace Foorlowber
    • King Footlowber
  • puff (Kirby Mass Attack)
  • Stogue (Kirby's Epic Yarn)
  • Tedhaun (Kirby:squeak squad)
  • Ghost Knight (Kirby series)
  • Ghosts (New Super Lucky's Tale)
  • Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion)
  • Polterpup (Luigi's Mansion Series)
  • Pamela Ibis (Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis/Atelier series)
  • LeChuck (Monkey Island); formerly, before being reanimated as a zombie
  • Rei (Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls Online)
  • Ronan O'Connor and Abigail Williams (Murdered: Soul Suspect)
  • Ghosts (Pac-Man)
  • Ghost-type Pokémon (Pokémon)
  • Ghosts (The Secret World)
  • Apparitions (Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice)
  • The Big Creep (Shovel Knight)
  • Invisishades (Shovel Knight)
  • Walter Sullivan (Silent Hill 4: The Room)
  • Ghosts (Skylanders)
  • Bad Juju (Skylanders)
  • Masker Mind (Skylanders)
  • Izanami (Smite)
  • The Morrigan (Smite)
  • Bekka (Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion)
  • Lisa (Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion)
  • Ringu (Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion)
  • Dr. Killjoy (The Suffering)
  • Hermes T. Haight (The Suffering)
  • Horace P. Gauge (The Suffering)
  • Copperfield the Slave Hunter (The Suffering: Ties That Bind)
  • The Creeper (The Suffering: Ties That Bind)
  • Boo (Super Mario Bros. series)
  • Midnite (Mario + Rabbids sparks of hope)
  • Duplighosts (Paper Mario Series)
    • Doopliss (Paper Mario Series)
    • Lee (Paper Mario Series)
  • Ghost T. (Paper Mario Series)
  • Mushroom Ghost (Pizza Tower)
  • Peppino (Pizza Tower); via touched by Mushroom ghost
  • Zepheniah Mann (Team Fortress 2)
  • Yuyuko Saigyouji (Touhou Project)
  • Soga no Tojiko (Touhou Project)
  • Napstablook (Undertale)
  • Mad Dummy (Undertale)
  • Mettaton (Undertale); formerly, before gaining a robot body
  • Ghost (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Phantom (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Zashiki Warashi (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Ghosts (White Day: A Labyrinth Named School)
  • The Weaver Kids (Wick)
  • Ghost Writers (Yooka-Laylee)
  • Ghost (Spelunky)
  • Ghosts (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • The Lost (The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth)
  • White Ghost Cookie (Cookie Run Ovenbreak)
  • Bellrit (My Singing Monsters: The Power of RPG)

Music

Web Original/Web Animation/Webcomics[]

Known Objects[]

  • Ghost objects (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean)
  • Hollow Hollow Fruit/Horo Horo no Mi (One Piece)
  • Bubble Brains (Xiaolin Chronicles)

Known Locations[]

Gallery[]

Anime/Manga[]

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Live Television/Movies[]

Video Games[]

Web Original[]

Others[]

Videos[]

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