Parasite Physiology

Parasite Physiology
The Parasite (DC Comics) truly lives up to his namesake.
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of parasites.

The power to use the abilities of parasites. Variation of Symbiote Physiology.

Also Called

• Parasite Mimicry
• Parasitic Nature/Mimicry/Physiology
• Parasitism
• Phlebotomized Biology

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into parasites - while strictly speaking a parasite tries to keep a host alive and indeed depends on them to exist some variants (known as parasitoids) actively kill their host: in fiction there is not often a distinction made between parasite or parasitoid and thus fictional parasites tend towards being more deadly by default.

Applications

• Biological Absorption
• DNA Replication
• Genetic Memory
• Infestation
  • Orifice Invasion
• Knowledge Replication
• Life-Force Absorption
• Life-Force Merging
• Parasitic Reproduction
• Possession
• Power Absorption
• Regenerative Healing Factor
• Vampiric Draining

Variations

• Absorption Empowerment
• Adaptation Absorption
• Assimilative Evolution
• Astral Parasite Physiology
• Attachment
• Contagious Influence
• Hive Genetics
• Ontopathogenesis
• Planetary Parasitism
• Replication
• Soul Infection
• Symbiosis
• Transcendent Parasite Physiology
• Universal Parasitism

Associations

• Absorption
• Adoptive Muscle Memory
• Amalgamation
• Amorphous Physiology
• Fusionism
• Morphamerge
• Mutation Inducement
• Parasite Creation
• Parasite Manipulation
• Parasitic Energy Manipulation
• Parasitic Inheritance
• Possessive Body
• Shapeshifting
• Size Manipulation
• Symbiote Physiology
• Symbiotic Costume
• Transcendent Parasite Physiology

Limitations

• May become unable to gain sustenance without a host.
• May not be able to survive for long without a host.

Known Users

Cartoons/Comics

• DNAliens (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Xenocytes (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Cassiopeian Dream Eater (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Unity (DC Animated Universe)
• Blackrock (DC Comics)
• Eclipso (DC Comics)
• Parallax (DC Comics)
• The Parasite (DC Comics)
• Starro (DC Comics)
• Brood (Marvel Comics)
• Klyntar (Marvel Comics)
  • Venom Symbiote
  • Carnage Symbiote
• Poisons (Marvel Comics)
• Spikes (Marvel Comics)
• Cassandra Nova (Marvel Comics)
• Miss Arrow (Marvel Comics)
• Mummudrai (Marvel Comics)
• Sublime (Marvel Comics)
• Thousand (Marvel Comics)
• Krang (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW)
• Parasitica wasps (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Daemonites (Wildstorm)

Live Television/Movies

• Hive (Agents of Shield)
• Xenomorphs (Alien series)
• Neomorphs (Alien: Covenant)
• Bokor (Andromeda)
• Talamour (Angel)
• Sluk Demons (Angel)
• Bezoar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Akhaten (Doctor Who)
• Axos (Doctor Who)
• Protomolecule (The Expanse)
• Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th); becomes a parasitic demon in Jason Goes to Hell
• Destoroyah (Godzilla)
• Hedorah (Godzilla)
• MUTO Monsters (Godzilla)
• Souls (The Host)
  • Wanderer/Wanda
• Pod People (Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
• Parasite (Legacies)
• Calvin (Life)
• N'Tal (The Outer Limits)
• The Shunters (Society)
• Neural Parasites (Star Trek Franchise)
  • Flying parasites (Star Trek: The Original Series)
  • Unnamed parasitic beings (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  • Xindi Neural Parasite (Star Trek: Enterprise)
• Ceti Eels (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
• Nitrium parasites (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Regulan Bloodworms (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
• Abersyn Symbiotes (Star Wars)
• Goa'uld (Stargate SG-1)
• Khan Worm (Supernatural)
• The Thing (The Thing)
• Darii (Ultraman)
• Flukeman (The X-Files)
• Leonard (The X-Files)
• Spinal Paraste (The X-Files)

Literature

• Yeerks (Animorphs)
• Thread (Dragonriders of Pern)

Anime/Manga

• Szayelaporro Granz (Bleach)
• Parasite type Innocence (D.Gray-man)
  • Cross/Crown Clown
  • Lau Jimin
  • Tsukikami
• Parasimon (Digimon)
• Baby (Dragon Ball GT)
• Watagash (Dragon Ball Super)
• Life Fibers (Kill la Kill)
• Ochiai (Knights of Sidonia)
• Fresh (Lucida)
• Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Force Parasite (Biological Skill)
• Parasites (Parasyte)
• Demon Worms (Princess Mononoke)
• Hinako Ninomiya (Ranma 1/2)
• Radam (Tekkaman Blade)
• Chimera Anima (Tokyo Mew Mew)
• Left Hand (Vampire Hunter D)
• Parasite Paracide (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Video Games

• Reapers (ARK: Aberration)
• Kos Parasites (Bloodborne)
• Snake Parasites (Bloodborne)
• Parasite Larva (Bloodborne)
• Daemites (BloodRayne)
• Lavos (Chrono Trigger)
• Parasite Spiders (Dark Souls II)
• Angels (Dark Souls III)
• Headcrabs (Hλlf-Life series)
• The Flood (Halo series)
• Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
• Elder God (Legacy of Kain)
• Bellum (The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass)
• Ing (Metroid)
• Metroids (Metroid)
• Metroid Prime (Metroid)
• X Parasite (Metroid)
• Mitochondria Eve (Parasite Eve)
• Bulbmin (Pikmin)
• Neurax Worms (Plague Inc.)
• Supreme Hunter (Prototype)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype series)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• Las Plagas (Resident Evil series)
• Nemesis Alpha parasites (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)
• Parasites (Skullgirls)
  • Avery
  • Leviathan
  • Sagan
  • Samson
  • Shamone
  • Sekhmet
• N'rrgal (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Aparoids (Star Fox)
• Specimen 10 (Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion)
• Chryssalids (XCOM: Enemy Unknown)
• Architects (RIFT)

Tabletop Games

• Shadow (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Incutilis (Pathfinder)

Web Original

• SCP-3396 - The Empyrean Parasite (SCP Foundation)

Gallery

Comics/Cartoons

A swarm of Xenocytes (Ben 10)

Kevin Levin (Ben 10)

Parallax (DC Comics)

Starro (DC Comics)

Toxin (Marvel Comics)

She-Venom (Marvel Comics)

Hybrid (Marvel Comics)

Phage (Marvel Comics)

Scream (Marvel Comics)

Venom (Marvel Comics)

Carnage (Marvel Comics)

Ant-Venom (Marvel Comics)

Cassandra Nova (Marvel Comics)

A member of the Brood (Marvel Comics) attacks Ms. Marvel.

Cassandra Nova, one of the mummudrai (Marvel Comics)

Unity (Superman: The Animated Series)

Parasitica wasp (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)

Krang (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW) parasitically took over Leatherhead's body after being eaten alive.

Video Games

Reapers (ARK: Aberration) impregnate survivors with their male offspring, which erupts from the "parent's" abdominal area, killing them unless they have a pheromone gland.

A Daemite (BloodRayne)

Lavos (Chrono Trigger)

Headcrabs (Hλlf-Life series)

A Flood (Halo)

Las Plagas (Resident Evil game)

Uroboros Injection (Resident Evil game)

NE-α Type Parasite (Resident Evil)

William Birkin (Resident Evil 2)

Metroid species (Metroid)

X-Parasites (Metroid)

Queen Gohma (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)

The Parasite Cage (Kingdom Hearts)

A member of the N'rrgal (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Mitochondria Eve (Parasite Eve)

Television/Movies

MUTOs (MonsterVerse: Godzilla) are prehistoric parasites.

A Xenomorph (Aliens vs. Predator)

The Flukeman (The X-Files)

A Sluk (Angel)

A Goa'uld (Stargate)

Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th) in the form of a parasitic worm demon.

An Axon (Doctor Who)

The Shunters (Society)

the Spinal Parasite (The X-Files) was a mind-controlling parasite that attached itself to victims spines and gained a massive cult, believed to be either an undiscovered life-form from Earth or an alien.

Leonard (The X-Files) was a mutant parasitic twin that could detatch from his brother and try to burrow into new hosts.

Manga/Anime

Szayelaporro Granz (Bleach) has many parasitic powers

Chimera Anima (Tokyo Mew Mew)

Baby (Dragon Ball GT)

Left Hand (Vampire Hunter D)

Parasimon (Digimon)

The source of all Life Fibers (Kill la Kill)

Parasite Paracide (Yu-Gi-Oh!) infects other monsters, turning them into Insect-types.

Literature

A group of Yeerks (Animorphs)

Videos

Rings of Akhaten Speech - Doctor Who - The Rings of Akhaten - Series 7 - BBC