Trait:God Inheritance

God Inheritance
Peter Quill (Marvel Cinematic Universe) inherited his celestial powers from his father Ego.
Power/Ability to:	Inherit the traits and powers from Gods.

The condition to inherit the traits from gods. Trait of Demigod Physiology.

Also Called

• Divine Genetics

Effects

As a trait, the user inherits the traits and abilities from either one, or both of their parents who are gods.

Associated Powers

• Imbued Godhood
  • Divinity
• Power Inheritance
  • Ancestor Inheritance
    • Grandfather Inheritance
    • Grandmother Inheritance
      • Father Inheritance
      • Mother Inheritance

Variations/Relationships

• Demigod Physiology
  • Transcendent Demigod Physiology
• Supernatural Traits

Limitations

• The offspring can only inherit godhood if one of their biological parents is a god/goddess.
• If the source of the user’s divinity is linked to their parent, destroying it will cause them to become mortal or just half lesser species. (E.g 50% human, 0% god)
• If the source of theirs, and their parent’s, parents’ godhood comes from a source, destroying it will in their respective cases:
  • If the user was born a full god, they will likely cease from existence.
  • If the user was born a half god, they will lose their godhood at highest.
• If a god/goddess sires an offspring with a mortal, he or she can decide if the unborn child will inherit their godhood. How it can done from simply imbueing him, or her while unborn to giving him, or her the gene but leaving it dormant until interested or needed.

Known/Example Characters

Anime/Manga

• Yhwach (Bleach)

Cartoons/Comics

• Annette (Castlevania: Nocturne)

Literature

• Demigods (Percy Jackson and The Olympians/Heroes of Olympus)
  • Annabeth Chase
  • Leo Valdez
  • Perseus Jackson
• Legacies (Heroes of Olympus)
  • The Zhang family

Movies

• Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (DC Extended Universe)
• Peter Quill/Star Lord (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Mythology

• Demigods (Mythology)
  • Heracles/Hercules (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Orion (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Karna (Hindu Mythology)

Video Games

• Rain (Mortal Kombat)
• Ren Fuji (Shinza Banshou series)
• Various Characters (TYPE-MOON)
  • Karna
  • Minamoto no Raikou

Gallery

Yhwach (Bleach) inherited his signature power, The Almighty, from his father, the Soul King.

As a descendent of Ogrun, an African God of War and Iron, Annette (Castlevania: Nocturne) can manipulate the materials of the earth.

Wonder Woman (DC Extended Universe)

Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series), demigod son of Poseidon has the same powers over water, the seas, and aquatic life as his father.

Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series), demigoddess daughter of Athena, has inherited the intelligence, wisdom, and strategic mind of her mother.

Piper Mclean (Heroes of Olympus), demigoddess daughter of Aphrodite, has inherited the beauty and charisma of her mother.

Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series), demigod son of Hades, has inherited the same powers of darkness and the undead as his father.

Hazel Levesque (Heroes of Olympus), demigoddess daughter of Pluto, has inherited the same powers of wealth and the undead as her father.

Samirah al-Abbas (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard), demigoddess daughter of Loki, has inherited the same shapeshifting powers of her father.

Legacies like Octavian (Riordanverse) inheritance the powers of their divine ancestry.