Changes: Prehensile Tongue

Revision as of 11:18, 28 July 2021

"You've mastered a dead tongue. But can you handle a live one?"

― Groundskeeper Willy (The Simpsons)

The power to use one's tongue to grasp and manipulate objects. Sub-power of Tongue Manipulation. Variation of Natural Weaponry and Prehensility.

Also Called

Elastic/Extendable Tongue
Frog/Toad Tongue
Tongue Extension/Lash

Capabilities

The user may be able to make their tongue grow longer and grasp and manipulate objects. Particularly strong users may even be able pierce their target.

Associations

Limitations

Tongue can receive severe damage from powers such as Fire Manipulation, Acid Generation and Electric Manipulation unless user has elasticity.
User may receive diseases from using their tongue to touch dirty things.
Tongue may become stuck or damaged by target.
May be limited to how far the user can stretch their tongue.
Vulnerable to Cutting.
User can taste whatever they grab with their tongue.

Known Users

See Also: Overly Long Tongue and Multipurpose Tongue.

Hong En-Lai (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
Yan-bao (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)
Imposter (Among Us)
Chirk (Battlefield Earth)
Gourmands (Ben 10 Series)
- Peak Upchuck
- Murk Upchuck
Incurseans (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Bullfrag
- Milleous
- Attea
Galvans (Ben 10 series)
- Grey Matter
Doc (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Manticores (Charmed)
Frog (Chrono Trigger)
Dark Danny/Dan Phantom (Danny Phantom)
Minos (Dante's Inferno)
Silurians/Homo Reptilia (Doctor Who)
Tamaraneans (DC Comics)
Tung Swampton (Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist)
Mutated Humans (DOOM); movie version only
Buyon (Dragon Ball)
Tambourine (Dragon Ball)
Luxans (Farscape)
Gluttony (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Barnacles (Hλlf-Life series)
Combine Advisors/Shu'ulathoi (Hλlf-Life 2 series)
Sammael (Hellboy)
Mystique Sonia (Hero: 108)
CFW Trick (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
Frog Shooter (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)
Mod Frog Jamack (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
Gooey (Kirby series)
Pyribbit (Kirby series)
Skullcrawlers (Kong: Skull Island)
Mr. Dank (Lavender Castle)
Tahm Kench, the Riven King (League of Legends)
Smokers (Left 4 Dead series)
Dumahim vampires (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
Mortimer Toynbee/Toad (Marvel Comics)
David Haller/Legion/Hugh Davidson (Marvel Comics)
Scorpion (Marvel Comics)
Anti-Venom (Marvel Comics)
Legion (Marvel Comics)
She-Venom (Marvel Comics)
Magik (Marvel Comics)
Venom (Marvel Comics)
Amphibius (Marvel Comics)
Bliss (Marvel Comics)
Darkchylde (Marvel Comics)
Gelt (Marvel Comics)
Hanna Levy (Marvel Comics)
Lizard (Marvel Comics)
Sugar Man (Marvel Comics)
Anole (Marvel Comics)
Lady Viper (The Wolverine)
Bugs (Men in Black)
- Edgar
Serleena (Men in Black II)
Terror Toad (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers)
Evil Bookala (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers)
Saliguana (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers)
Feast (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Le Toad (Miraculous: Tales of Cat Noir And Ladybug)
Akaname (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
Mucus Toad (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
Karakasa-Obake (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
Reptile (Mortal Kombat Series)
Tsuyu Asui (My Hero Academia)
Orochimaru (Naruto)
Toads (Naruto)
Do-S (One Punch Man)
Gobi (Over the Moon)
Lickitung/Lickilicky (Pokémon)
Greninja (Pokémon)
Pokémon that can use "Lick" (Pokémon)
Divatox (Power Rangers Turbo)
Lizwizard (Power Rangers In Space)
Slob Goblin (Power Rangers Ninja Storm)
Picolet Chardin II (Ranma 1/2)
Lickers (Resident Evil series)
Ziraphe (RWBY: After The Fall)
SCP-682 (SCP Foundation); temporarily
Demon KISS (Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery)
Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo)
Kiwuns (Sendokai Champions)
Heart Guardian (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
Wrecking Ball (Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure)
Sir Raleigh (Sly Cooper)
Spongebob Squarepants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Buff Frog (Star vs. The Forces of Evil)
Gungans (Star Wars)
- Jar Jar Binks
Moby Lick (Street Sharks)
Yoshi (Super Mario)
Wart (Super Mario Bros. Series)
Killer (Super Smash Stadium)
Tadpole (The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy)
Groundskeeper Willy (The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror)
Midora (Toriko)
GOD (Toriko)
Various kaiju (Ultraman series)
- Arakunia
- Large Lesser Bogar
- Nosferu
- Sabotendar
The Entity as Freddy Krueger (Wes Craven's New Nightmare)
Gamao (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
Tublappa (Yo-kai Watch)
Lappinitup (Yo-kai Watch)
Metarex Jumpee (Sonic X)
Rahab (The Ocean Hunter)

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 ==Also Called==
-* Elastic Tongue
+* Elastic/Extendable Tongue
 * Frog/Toad Tongue
 * Tongue Extension/Lash
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 ==Associations==
 *[[Amphibian Physiology]]
-*[[Spiked Tongue]]
 *[[Chameleon Physiology]]
 *[[Elasticity]]
+*[[Giraffe Physiology]]
 *[[Jiang Shi Physiology]]
 *[[Multiple Tongues]]
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 *Gamao (''Yes! Pretty Cure 5'')
 *Tublappa (''Yo-kai Watch'')
-*Lappinitup (''Yo-kai Watch'')}}
+*Lappinitup (''Yo-kai Watch'')
+*Metarex Jumpee (''Sonic X'')
+*Rahab (''The Ocean Hunter'')}}
 ==Gallery==
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 <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
 <gallery widths="185">
+NOES NewNightmare Tongue.gif|The Entity as Freddy Krueger (Wes Craven's New Nightmare) demonstrates.
-NOES_NewNightmare_Tongue.gif|The Entity as Freddy Krueger (Wes Craven's New Nightmare) demonstrates.
 Half-Life Series Barnacle Prehensile Tongue.gif|A Barnacles’ (Hλlf-Life series) tongue can reach impressively long distances, to snatch prey wandering too close.
 Half-Life 2 Series Combine Advisor Prehensile Tongue.gif|Combine Advisor’s (Hλlf-Life 2 series) tongue is not only prehensile, but strong enough to [[Impale|impale]] their victims.
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 Lickytung and Lickilicky.gif|Lickytung and Lickilicky (Pokémon)
 S02M02 Dan tongue.gif|Dark Danny/Dan Phantom (Danny Phantom)
+Mystique sonia.jpg|Mystique Sonia (Hero: 108)
+Metarex Jumpee.png|Metarex Jumpee (Sonic X)
+Rahab caught.png|Rahab (The Ocean Hunter)
 </gallery>
 </div>