The power to have more than two arms. Variation of Additional Limbs.
Capabilities
User has or can grow a varying number of arms, allowing them to manipulate several objects at once, fight with greater efficiency, etc.
Associations
- Additional Limbs
- Appendage Generation
- Arachnidan Mimicry
- Asura Form
- Cephalopod Physiology
- Enhanced Strength
- Insect Mimicry
- Tentacle Extension
Limitations
- May need to practice before being able to co-ordinate all arms.
- May not be able to retract the arms.
Known Users
Folklore/Mythology
- Hecatoncheires "Hundred-Handed Ones" (Greek Mythology)
- Various Deities (Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism)
- Asuras (Asian Mythology)
Literature
- Zaphod Beeblebrox (The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy)
Films
- Besalisks (Star Wars)
- Dexter Jettster
- Pong Krell
- General Grievous (Star Wars Series)
Television
- Mor Taxans (War of The Worlds)
- Indrajit (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Cartoons
- Experiments (Lilo & Stitch)
- Experiment 626 "Stitch"
- Experiment 601 "Kixx"
- Leroy
- Hak Foo (Jackie Chan Adventures); via Bands of Shiva
- Armo (Futurama)
- Fourarms (Ben 10)
- Tini (Ben 10)
- Tetramands (Ben 10)
- Spidermonkey (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)
- Arachnichimps (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)
- Kevin Levin (Ben 10); when mutated
- Breach (Generator Rex)
- Jake (Adventure Time)
- Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget)
- Spydra (Gadget Boy)
- Rip Roar (Young Justice)
- Gem Fusions (Steven Universe)
- Opal
- Sugilite
- Alexandrite
- Malachite
- Sardonyx
- Smoky Quartz
- Cluster Gems (Steven Universe)
- Brittany Boviak (Lloyd in Space)
- Wydowna Spider (Monster High)
Comics
- Miss Martian (Young Justice/DC Comics)
- Barbarus (Marvel Comics)
- Spiral (Marvel Comics)
- Forearm (Marvel Comics)
- Nezha (Marvel Comics)
- Marilyn Hannah (Marvel Comics)
- Guardian Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Spider-Doppelganger (Marvel Comics)
- Spiral (Marvel Comics)
- Ferro (Marvel Comics)
- Itsy Bitsy (Marvel Comics)
- Ai Apaec (Marvel Comics)
- Sugar Man (Marvel Comics)
- Kuurth (Angel & Faith)
- Catmandu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures)
- Drummer Boy (Wild Cards)
- Four-Armed Predator (Predators: Preserve the Game)
Manga/Anime
- Ezel (Fairy Tail)
- Kidōmaru (Naruto)
- Nagato/Pain (Naruto)
- Tien Shinhan (Dragon Ball)
- Caterpy (Dragon Ball Z)
- Cracker (One Piece)
- Hachi/Hatchan (One Piece)
- Octopako (One Piece)
- Nico Robin (One Piece)
- Ikaros Much (One Piece)
- Octopus Fishmen (One Piece)
- Bardiel (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Kongoumon (Digimon)
- Wonderweiss Margela (Bleach)
- Nnoitra Jigura (Bleach)
- Shutara Senjumaru (Bleach)
- Itsuki (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Rouge (Ranma ½)
- Diclonius (Elfen Lied)
- Justice (Afro Samurai)
- Force Kind (Boku no Hero Academia)
Video Games
- Kurt Zisa (Kingdom Hearts)
- Kintaro (Mortal Kombat)
- Goro (Mortal Kombat)
- Sheeva (Mortal Kombat)
- Shokan (Mortal Kombat)
- Machamp (Pokemon)
- Graveler, Machamp, Ledian, and Cofagrigus (Pokemon)
- Cocytus (Overlord)
- Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy)
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Chakravartin (Asura's Wrath)
- Slam Bam (Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure)
- Chaos (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)
- Doppelgangis (Realms of the Haunting)
- Laughing Octopus (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
- Atlas (God of War)
- STRength (Black★Rock Shooter)
- Fallen (Destiny)
- Midna (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
- Stalmaster (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Gallery
Kali (Hindu Mythology)
The high ranking Fallen (Destiny) possess up to four arms.
Spiral (Marvel) has six arms.
The Guardian (Marvel Comics)
The Asura Path of Pain (Naruto Shippuden)
Nagato (Naruto) can use the Asura Path to summon four additional arms.
Madara Uchiha's Susanoo (Naruto) possesses four arms.
Kixx (Lilo & Stitch: the series) has four arms.
Breach (Generator Rex)
Tien Shinhan (Dragon Ball)
Jake (Adventure Time)
Asura (Asura's Wrath)
Ai Apaec (Marvel)
Wonderweiss Margela (Bleach)
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) using the Asura technique.
A four-armed Predator.
Kuurth (Angel & Faith)
Kurt Zisa (Kingdom Hearts)
Kintaro (Mortal Kombat)
The Kombatant (Mortal Kombat)
Nico Robin (One Piece) can produce arms on her body and anywhere else
Hatchan (One Piece)
Katmandu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Slam Bam (Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure)
Kuurth (Angel & Faith) using his third arm.
Miss Martian (DC Comics)
Marilith
Mor Taxans (War of The Worlds) possess a third arm in their chests
Stitch (Lilo & Stitch) has two extra arms that he can retract at will.
Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
Screaming Mantis (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
Mistral (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)
William Birkin/G-Birkin (Resident Evil) in his monstrous third form.
Ezel (Fairy Tail) possesses four arms.
Darkray (Kurohime) with the bones of the Land of the Dead and the Death Angel Dagger.
Ashuraman (Kinnikuman) has six arms
Third Arm Sash (Xiaolin Showdown) can be use as a extra arm
Because she is a gem fusion, Opal (Steven Universe) has four arms.
Because she is a gem fusion, Sugilite (Steven Universe) has four arms.
Because she is a gem fusion, Alexandrite (Steven Universe) has six arms.
Because she is a gem fusion, Malachite (Steven Universe) has six arms.
Because she is a gem fusion, Sardonyx (Steven Universe) has four arms.
Because she is a gem fusion, Smoky Quartz (Steven Universe) possesses three arms.
Being formed from forcebly bonded gem-shards, Cluster Gems (Steven Universe) are notable for possessing bodies completely comprised of limbs, usually possessing multiple arms.
Brittany Boviak (Lloyd in Space)
Wydowna Spider (Monster High)
Machamp (Pokemon) has four arms.
Midna (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) possesses seven arms when empowered by the Fused Shadow.
Stalmasters (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) has four arms.
Kevin 11 (Ben 10) possesses Four Arms' arm count