- "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.
Also Called
- Apparition Mimicry/Physiology
- Exspiravit Mimicry/Physiology
- Ghost Mimicry
- Phantom Mimicry/Physiology
- Yūrei 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.
Applications
- Decelerated Aging, Semi-Immortality or Immortality
- Ectoplasm Manipulation
- Electronic Disruption
- Energy Independence
- Fear Inducement
- Flight
- Ghost Tail
- Illusion Manipulation
- Inaudibility
- Inodorosity
- Intangibility
- Invisibility
- Invulnerability
- Portal Creation
- Possession
- Shapeshifting
- Telekinesis
- Telepathy
Variations
- Cold Presence
- Corporealization
- Corpse Possession
- Dream Walking
- Ectoplasm Manipulation
- Illusive Appearance
- Imperceptibility
- Malleable Anatomy
- Non-Physical Interaction
- Object Possession
- Phantasm Manipulation
- Physical Force Immunity
- Portal Manipulation
- Psionics
- Selective Appearance
- Tangibility Interplay
- Teleportation
Types of Ghost
For a list of various ghost, see here.
Vengeful Spirits
(ghosts that seek to actively harm the living)
- Ao Andon Physiology
- Bakekujira Physiology
- Baykok Physiology: Flight, Enhanced Archery, Paralysis Inducement
- Bhuta Physiology
- Chindi Physiology
- Dorotabo Physiology
- Duppy Physiology
- Dybbuk Physiology
- Fear Liath Physiology
- Ghost Monster Physiology
- Jack-in-Irons Physiology
- Jikininki Physiology
- Kubikajiri Physiology
- Kuchisake-Onna Physiology
- Kuri Physiology
- Myling Physiology
- Night Hag Physiology
- Onryo Physiology
- Poltergeist Physiology
- Revenant Physiology
- Ubagabi Physiology
- Usutsuki Warashi Physiology
- Vetala Physiology
- White Lady Physiology
- Wraith Physiology
Neutral
(ghosts that while frightening do not actively seek harm to the living)
- Banshee Physiology
- Bean-nighe Physiology
- Buruburu Physiology
- Genie Physiology - jinn have ghostly nature
- Ghost Dragon Physiology
- Ghost Knight Physiology
- Ghost Lord Physiology
- Mutated Ghost Physiology
- Oboroguruma Physiology
- Red Lady Physiology
- Superior Ghost Physiology
- Transcendent Ghost Physiology
- Ushirogami Physiology
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.
- Despite being no longer bound to the living world, ghosts may need to follow a certain logic.
- Necromancy and Soul Manipulation 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: 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)
- Jean Pierre Polnareff (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)
- Elizabeth (Maburaho)
- Ghosts (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Alma
- Ghost Warriors (Dragon Ball series)
- Ghost (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Kana (My Lovely Ghost Kana)
- Nanana Ryūgajō (Nanana's Buried Treasure)
- Sayo Aisaka (Negima)
- Omiyo (Sgt Frog)
- Banshee (Sidekicks)
- Ghosts (Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi)
- Kuri (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga)
- Ruriko (Youkai Apartment no Yuuga)
- Hinako Uehara (Zettai Reiiki)
- Ghosts (Pokémon)
Mythology/Folklore
- Ghosts (Folklore)
- Banshees (Scottish Folklore)
Literature
- Ghosts (Goosebumps)
- Hannah Fairchild (Goosebumps)
- Ghosts (Harry Potter)
- Nicky (Mostly Ghostly)
- Tara (Mostly Ghostly)
- Phears (Mostly Ghostly)
- The Rolands (Mostly Ghostly)
- Ghosts (Mostly Ghostly)
- Ghosts (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)
- Ghosts (The Vampire Diaries)
- Ghosts (City of Devils)
Live Television
- Ghosts (Being Human)
- Ghosts (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Ghosts (Charmed)
- Buddy Berry (Chuck Finn)
- Fingers Fitzpatrick (Chuck Finn)
- 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)
Movies
- Charile B. Barkin and Itchy Itchford (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
- Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
- Maitlands (Beetlejuice)
- Carrigan Crittenden (Casper)
- Kai (Kung Fu Panda)
- 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)
- 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)
Cartoons
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- Ghost Princess (Adventure Time)
- Carrie Krueger (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Ghosts (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Ectonurites (Ben 10)
- Ghostfreak
- Zs'Skayr
- Necrofriggians (Ben 10)
- Big Chill
- Ultimate Kevin
- Carl (Ben 10 Reboot)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Dame Fedora (Zombie Hotel)
Video Games
- Wisp (Animal Crossing)
- 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)
- Missile; Dog/Ghost
- Ray/Future Missile; Dog/Ghost
- Sissel; Cat/Ghost
- [[w:c:ghosttrick:Yomiel|Yomiel]; Human/Ghost
- Ferry (Granblue Fantasy)
- Ghosts (Growtopia)
- Abigail (Heart of the Woods)
- Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion)
- 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)
- Boo ghosts (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- 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)
- 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)
- Ghost Writers (Yooka-Laylee)
- Ghost (Spelunky)
- Jade Wisp (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
Comics
- Boston Brand/Deadman (DC Comics)
- James Craddock/Gentleman Ghost (DC Comics)
- Tinya Wazzo/Phantom Girl (DC Comics)
- Greta Hayes/Secret (DC Comics)
- The Vision (Marvel Comics)
Music
- Del (Gorillaz)
Web Original
- SCP-973 - Smokey (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-789-J - the butt ghost!! (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1036 - Nkondi (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1111 - The White Dog (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1337 - The Hitchhiker (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1774-A - The Proof's Equipment (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2111 - If You Can Read This... (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2190 - Phone calls from Mom (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2696-1 - The Haunted Victorian Mansion of Dark Peak (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2996 - ERROR / ERROR (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3901 - Rachael Parks (SCP Foundation)
- MTF Omega-0 Ará Orún (SCP Foundation)
- Ghostbur (DreamSMP)
Web Animation
- Jasper (Camp Camp)
- GhostToast (Planet Dolan)
- Geist (RWBY)
Webcomics
- Aron (ZomCom)}}
Known Objects
- Hollow Hollow Fruit/Horo Horo no Mi (One Piece)
- Bubble Brains (Xiaolin Chronicles)
Gallery