Inner Beast

Inner Beast
The Jinchūriki (Naruto) are containers of the Bijū.
Power/Ability to:	Control and 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)

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

Also Called

• Inner Demon
• Inner Monster

Capabilities

The user can control their inner demons to gain the strength and ferocity to destroy anything in their path. Although, the user mustn't let their inner beast overpower them or they will become psychotic killing machines, bent on survival and bloodlust. The user must be careful and try to stay calm unless they really need to unlock the beast inside them. The user also takes on the aspects of wild, dangerous, and diseased animals that are insane and almost nothing can stop them.

Applications

• Adrenal Activation
• Anger Empowerment
• Combat Empowerment
• Divided Mind
• Enhanced Combat
• Enhanced Durability
• Enhanced Strength
• Fear Empowerment
• Hatred Empowerment
• Indomitable Will
• Killing Instinct
• Monster Physiology
• Pain Suppression
• Power Infusion
• Predator Instinct
• Power Augmentation
• Unpredictability

Associations

• Berserker Physiology
• Feral Mind - when losing control.
• Insanity Empowerment - when losing control.
• Personal Demon Physiology
• Symbiosis

Limitations

• Tranquilizers
• The user must calm down or their inner beast will turn them into a psychopath and/or rampaging killer.
• May be vulnerable to bullets and other objects.
• This power may destroy the user if not used wisely.
• The user must maintain a focused mind in order to keep this power under control.
• Removal of the inner beast may result in death due to the process of removal being extremely painful and taxing on energy.

Known Users

Cartoons/Comics

• Beast Boy (Teen Titans); can transform into a savage werewolf-like form
• 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)

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)
• Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball series); with their Oozaru/Great Apes
• Inuyasha (InuYasha); being half-dog demon can transform into a full-fledged demon when in life-threatening danger
• Jinchūriki (Naruto); with their respective Tailed Beasts
• Yuji Itadori (JUJUTSU KAISEN)

Live Television/Movies

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

Literature

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

Video Games

• Ragna the Bloodedge (Blazblue)
• 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 series) 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.

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

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)

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

...the King of Curses, the demonic enity known as Ryomen Sukuna.