Inner Beast

Inner Beast
The Jinchūriki (Naruto) are containers of the Bijū.
Power/Ability to:	Harness the power of a demon or beast living inside you.

"It's funny, isn't it? How even the best of men can be... deceived by their true nature."

― Wilson Fisk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

" The true self that is suppressed—the dark side of one's personality that is buried deep inside."

― Morgana (Persona 5)

"We never lose our demons, Mordo. We only learn to live above them."

― The Ancient One (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

" I try to resist. I really do. But he slides his fingers through my thoughts, and blocks and tweaks and rearranges, until what I see is what he wants. No path makes sense to me except the one he offers. There is no hope and no salvation. There is only Etrigan. I had no idea I was capable of this. But people change"

― Jason Blood (Demon Vol 3 #0)

"I've had a demon inside me for a couple hundred years... just waitin' for a good fight."

― Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

The power to harness the power of a demon or beast living inside you.

Also Called

• Inner Demon/Monster

Capabilities

The user can harness the power of their inner beast; an innate creature that lies within the users that grants them great power, strength and ferocity. This allows use their unique abilities to vastly increase their existing ones and/or unlock new ones. The nature of the beast is naturally bound to the user's characteristics, experience and inner nature, which can ultimately manifest their inner demons onto potentially anything be they; wild or tame, singular or multiple, and so on.

Applications

• Adrenal Activation
• Combat Empowerment
• Divided Mind
• Enhanced Combat
• Enhanced Durability
• Enhanced Strength
• Fear Empowerment
• Indomitable Will
• Inner Beast Attacks
• Inner Beast Energy Manipulation
• Inner Beast Manipulation
• Inner Beast Summoning
• Inner Beast Symbiosis
• Inner Beast Transformation
• Pain Suppression
• Power Infusion
• Power Augmentation

Techniques

• Inner Beast Combat

Variations

• Multiple Inner Beasts
• Tame Inner Beast
• Wild Inner Beast

Associations

• Inner Beast Mastery
• Personal Demon Physiology
• Symbiosis

Limitations

• Tranquilizers
• Beast/Demon within users are fundamentally unique.
• May be vulnerable to bullets and other objects.
• If the user's inner beast is wild, Inner Beast Collaboration can tame their inner beasts.
• Removal of the inner beast may result in death due to the process of removal being extremely painful and taxing on energy.
• The inner beast may have a will of its own, and may attempt to take over the user.

Known Users

Cartoons/Comics

• Toa Hordika (Bionicle)
• Orion (DC Comics)
• Bruce Banner (Marvel Comics); with The Hulk
• Illyana Rasputina/Magik (Marvel Comics); with her demonic form and persona called Darkchylde, the result of black magic corrupting her soul
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics); with the Voice
• Warren Worthington III (Marvel Comics); with the Archangel persona
• Henry McCoy/Beast (Marvel Comics)
• Beast Boy (Teen Titans); can transform into a savage werewolf-like form

Anime/Manga

• Jio Freed (666 Satan/O-Parts Hunter); serves as the host to the Archedemon, Satan/Lucifer
• Guts (Berserk); with the hound-like Beast of Darkness, a manifestation of all his rage and hatred
• Visored (Bleach); can channel their inner Hollows through masks
• Kang Too Jee (Change Guy)
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball series); with their Oozaru/Great Apes
• Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
• Inuyasha (InuYasha); being half-dog demon can transform into a full-fledged demon when in life-threatening danger
• Yuji Itadori (JUJUTSU KAISEN)
• Jinchūriki (Naruto); with their respective Tailed Beasts

Live Television/Movies

• Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Goku (Dragon Ball Evolution)
• Sgt. Wu (Grimm)
• Haruto Souma (Kamen Rider Wizard); via tamed Phantom WizarDragon

Literature

• Dr. Jekyll (Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde); with his inner-evil Mr. Hyde

Video Games

• Ragna the Bloodedge (Blazblue)
• The Abomination (Darkest Dungeon)
• Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat); can transform into a dragon
• Hanzō Hasashi (Mortal Kombat); struggles with the Scorpion spirit within him when he has control of himself
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); temporarily gained the ability to transform into a werehog
• Persona Users (Persona series)
• Shadows Users (Persona series)

Gallery

The Beast of Darkness (Berserk) is the personification of Guts's darker emotions.

Angel's (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) inner demon battles against Eyghon the Sleepwalker's attempted possession, forcing Eyghon out of his body.

Ragna the Bloodedge (BlazBlue) becoming an embodiment of the Black Beast.

As the son of Darkseid, Orion (DC Comics) inherited all the rage and hate Darkseid has, but lacks his father's natural control over it, which can lead to violent, irrational assaults on anyone and anything in his vicinity if not subdued.

Whenever they see a full moon and have a tail, Saiyans (Dragon Ball) become monstrous, rampaging Oozaru/Great Apes.

Broly's (Dragon Ball Super) Wrathful form is the result of him tapping into the power of the Great Ape while in human form.

Goku (Dragon Ball Evolution) is the human form/host of the monster Oozaru, and can tap into the latter's power.

When deprived of his sword and in life-threatening danger, Inuyasha (InuYasha) becomes a powerful, near-mindless full demon.

After eating his mummificated finger, Yuji Itadori (JUJUTSU KAISEN) became a living host to...

...the demonic curse entity known as Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses.

The Hulk (Marvel Comics) is a distillation of Bruce Banner's human anger.

James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine's Inner Berserker (Marvel Comics)

Illyana Rasputina's (Marvel Comics) demonic personality the Darkchylde, is a result of Belasco teaching her black magic while she lived in Limbo.

Warren Worthington's (Marvel Comics) Archangel persona is result of his conversion to the Horseman of Death by Apocalypse.

The Voice (Marvel Comics) goaded Frank Castle towards making a deal that would save his life...

...but with him saying YES, it also ensures a never ending war for the man who would become the Punisher.

Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)