The power to use the traits of a hystricomorph. Variation of Rodent Physiology.
Capabilities[]
The user either is or can mimic/transform into a hystricomorph. Members of this suborder include porcupines, capybaras, guinea pigs, chinchillas and many more.
Applications[]
Variations[]
- Ctenodactylidae (Gundi/comb rat): Rocky Terrain Adaptation
- Diatomyidae (Laotian rock rat)
- Hystricoidea
- Hystricidae (Old World porcupines): Burrowing, Enhanced Bite, Spike Protrusion
- Phiomorph: Tail Manifestation
- Phiomyoidea (Dassie rat, cane rat): Wetland Adaptation (cane rat only)
- Bathyergoidea (Naked mole rat, blesmol): Burrowing, Enhanced Smell
- Blesmol: Enhanced Touch
- Naked Mole Rat: Cancer Resistance
- Caviomorph
- Erethizontoidea (New World porcupine): Arboreal Adaptation, Supernatural Climbing, Prehensile Tail, Spike Protrusion
- Cavioidea (Paca, pacarana, capybara, Guinea pig)
- Caviinae (Guinea pig, cavy)
- Dolichotinae (Mara/Patagonian hare)
- Hydrochoerus (Capybara): Aquatic Adaptation, Wetland Adaptation
- Kerodon
- Octodontoidea (Coypu, degu, spiny rat, octodont)
- Chinchilloidea (Chinchilla, viscacha): Enhanced Leaping, Mountain Adaptation, Tail Manifestation
Associations[]
Hystricomorph are associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to:
- Porcupine: Missile Generation, Spike Projection
Known Users[]
- Mobian hystricomorphes (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Bandito Chinchilla (Bandito Chinchilla)
- Argit (Ben 10)
- Chap Adams (CRiTORA)
- Porcupine (Disney's Bambi)
- Porcupine (Disney's The Fox and the Hound)
- Guinea pigs (G-Force)
- Chinta the Baby Chinchilla (Go, Diego, Go!)
- Flaky (Happy Tree Friends)
- African Crested Porcupine (Kemono Friends)
- Brazilian Porcupine (Kemono Friends)
- Capybara (Kemono Friends)
- Coypu (Kemono Friends)
- Long-Tailed Chinchilla (Kemono Friends)
- Common Degu (Kemono Friends)
- Rufus (Kim Possible)
- Experiment 319 "Spike" (Lilo & Stitch)
- Porcupine (Marvel Comics)
- Winterchillas (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Frida (Night of the Zoopocalypse/Night of the Zoombies)
- Agent Porcupine (Phineas and Ferb)
- Miccino/Cinccino (Pokemon)
- Cyndaquil/Quilava/Typhosion (Pokemon)
- Quilladin (Pokemon)
- Togedemaru (Pokemon)
- Magenta (Sky High)
- Anthropomorphic chinchillas (Sonic Boom)
- Quillber (Wild Kratts)
- Chris and Martin Kratt (Wild Kratts) with African Crested Porcupine Power
- Linny the Guinea pig (Wonder Pets)
- Porcupine (Kung Fu Panda)
- Ricky (The Jungle Bunch)
- Capybara (Crossy Road)
- Rattleback species (The Future is Wild)
- North American rattleback
- South American rattleback
- Raijinmaru (World Trigger)
Gallery[]
Argit (Ben 10)
G-Force (G-Force)
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Linny (Wonder Pets)
The Cyndaquil line (Pokemon) is based on various animals from the hystricomorph suborder such as pacas and porcupines.
Aside from the hedgehog, Togedemaru (Pokemon) is partially based on the Spiny Rat, a member of the hystricomorph. It's Japanese name even translate to Ryukyu spiny rat.
Porcupine (Marvel Comics)
Rufus (Kim Possible)
Chris and Martin (Wild Kratts) with African crested porcupine powers.
Spike the Porcupine (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a Mobian porcupine.
Thunderbolt the Chinchilla (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a Mobian chinchilla.
Dylan Porcupine (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a Mobian porcupine.
Anthropomorphic chinchillas (Sonic Boom)
Experiment 319 "Spike" (Lilo & Stitch), a porcupine-like experiment.
Flaky (Happy Tree Friends)
Winterchillas (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Porcupine (Kung Fu Panda), an anthropomorphic porcupine.
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Ricky (The Jungle Bunch)
Capybara (Crossy Road)
Ash (Sing franchise), an anthropomorphic porcupine.
South American rattleback (The Future is Wild) is an evolved paca.
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Raijinmaru (World Trigger) is a Capybara
Sir Quills (D.N. Ace)