- "I've created a monster inside of my head, and it's eating me alive. I've created the demons I once believed in, to get me through the night. Facing every fear 'till my blood's cold, bigger than the ghosts that haunt my hopes."
- ― New Years Day - My Monsters
- "Hey pal I have plenty of demons, get in line."
- "Drunk!"
- "Hey, I thought you were sloth?"
- "Sloth can be drunk."
- ― Homer Simpson and his Inner Demons (The Simpsons)
The power to use the abilities of personal demons. Variation of Demon Physiology, Madness Embodiment and Mental Entity Physiology.
Also Called
- Inner Demon Physiology/Mimicry
- Personal Demon Mimicry
- The Inner/Personal Demon
Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into a personal demon, a being within a person's mind that personifies a specific event or trauma that person has experienced. Their existence is often to blame for whatever mental or emotional problems the person has. It is possible for them to manifest in the real world as hallucinations.
Applications
- Fear Inducement
- Guilt Inducement
- Insanity Projection
- Madness Manipulation
- Mental Entity Physiology
- Sadness Inducement
- Psychosis Inducement/Sociopathy Inducement
- Thought Manipulation
Associations
- Archdemon Physiology
- Astral Plane Manipulation
- Corruption Embodiment
- Corruption Manipulation
- Demon Physiology
- Demon Lord Physiology
- Genius Physiology
- Id Embodiment
- Madness Aspect Manifestation
- Madness Embodiment
- Madness Form
- Mental Entity Physiology
- Mental Plane Lordship
- Nemesis Form
- Psycho Warping
- Superego Embodiment
- Transcendent Demon Physiology
- Xenopsychic Reality Warping
Limitations
- Inner Beast Mastery
- Users are bound by the rules and physics of the mental plane, and cannot exist in the real world.
- Users may be dependent/subservient on their host.
- May be unaware that they are simply concepts and not actual people.
- May be unable to do anything other than what they are manifestations of.
- The mind that they influence may be able to eradicate them naturally.
Known Users
=Movies
- Demonic Carl Stargher (The Cell)
Cartoons
- Jangles the Clown (Inside Out)
- Pizza Jenny (Steven Universe)
Manga/Anime
- Zangetsu (Bleach)
- DNA Voice (Elfen Lied)
- The Little Ogre (Soul Eater)
- The Beast of Darkness (Berserk)
Video Games
- Shadows (Persona 3 & 4)
- Personal Demons (Psychonauts)
- Nightmares (Psychonauts)
- Kochamara (Psychonauts)
- Jasper Rolls (Psychonauts)
- Napolean Bonaparte (Psychonauts)
- Dingo Inflagrant (Psychonauts)
- Doppelgangis (Realms of the Haunting)
- Lampita Pasionado (Psychonauts)
- Oleander's Father (Psychonauts)
- Augustus Aquato (Psychonauts)
- The Creep/Harlan Wade (F.E.A.R. 3)
- The Keeper (The Evil Within)
- The Administrator (The Evil Within: The Assignment)
- The Blood/Inner Dracula (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2)
- The Queen of Hearts (American McGee's Alice)
- Dollmaker (Alice: Madness Returns)
Others
- Fallen Hana (ME!ME!ME!)
Gallery
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Fallen Hana (ME!ME!ME!) is Syu's personal demon who is hellbent on keeping him in his Otaku addiction and away from real life connections and relationships.
Due to his abuse as a child, Carl Stargher (The Cell) develops into a serial killer, his murderous impulses manifesting as a demonic version of himself within his mind.
Jangles the Clown (Inside Out) is a monstrous clown deep inside Riley's Subconscious, manifesting as an evil entity and is one of Riley's biggest fears.
Pizza Jenny (Steven Universe) is the manifestation of Kiki's sister Jenny in Kiki's mind and is the source of her recurring nightmares.
Personal Demons (Psychonauts) are common enemies in the astral plane.
Because of the trauma he put his son through, Oleander's Father (Psychonauts) manifests as a personal demon within his mind, and is the source for all of Oleander's evil behavior.
Nightmares (Psychonauts) are manifestations of people's recurring nightmares.
Kochamara (Psychonauts) is a mental broadcast from Oleander into Linda's mind as a means to control the monstrous lungfish.
Jasper Rolls (Psychonauts), also known as "The Phantom", is the source of Gloria's psychosis.
Napolean Bonaparte (Psychonauts) is a genetic memory responsible for Fred Bonaparte's psychosis.
Dingo Inflagrante (Psychonauts) is based after the varsity cheerleader that stole his girlfriend, is one of the sources of Edgar's psychosis.
Lampita Pasionado (Psychonauts) is based off of his high school girlfriend, is one of the sources of Edgar's psychosis.
Because of the way he treats Razputin, Augustus Aquato (Psychonauts) manifests from his son's mind as a being who tries to kill him.
The Keeper (The Evil Within) is a manifestation of Ruben "Ruvik" Victoriano's rage at the theft of his files from his personal safe by Dr. Marcelo Jimenez, made real in the STEM mental-scape.
In order to keep Juli set on her mission, MOBIUS injected her with a serum that manifests in her mind as the Administrator (The Evil Within: The Assignment) a black, shadow-like entity that haunts her throughout her mission.
The Queen of Hearts (American McGee's Alice) is the manifestation of Alice's madness, made into her monstrous form after the death of Alice's family in the fire.
Dollmaker (Alice: Madness Returns) is the manifestation of Dr. Angus Bumby's influence on Alice and is the source of Alice's returning madness.
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The Corrupting Blood (Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2) is the manifestation of the lonely castles haunting revenant that manifested the attributes of Gabriel's maddening bile and venomous hatred towards god in physical form, taking shape as Inner Dracula turning the castle itself against him to become whole with it's counterpart once again.
The Beast of Darkness (Berserk) is the manifestation of all of the rage and hatred in Guts's soul as a result of the hellish ordeal of the Eclipse, and his feelings of vengeance against Griffith and the God Hand for what they have done to him. The Beast wants Guts to throw his humanity away and become a monster like those he fights.
The DNA Voice (Elfen Lied) is the representation of Lucy's Diclonius instincts and killer instinct. It constantly urges Lucy to give into her rage and slaughter all of humanity for scorning and tormenting her.