- "Eldest, that's what I am...Tom remembers the first raindrop and the first acorn...he knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless — before the Dark Lord came from Outside.."
- ― Tom Bombadil (LOTR)
- "Stop. I have learned much from you. Thank you, my teachers, and now for your education. Before there was time, before there was anything, there was nothing, and before there was nothing, there were monsters. Here's your gold star!"
- ― Sweet P/The Lich (Adventure Time)
- "I lived ten thousand lifetimes before the first of your kind crawled out of the mud."
- ― Vaatu (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
The power to use the traits of primordial entities. Variation of Eldritch Physiology. Opposite to Last Entity Physiology.
Also Called
- Primordial Being Mimicry/Physiology
- Primordial Entity Mimicry
- Primordial Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities
The user either is or can transform into a primordial being, an entity that has existed since or even prior to the beginning of time itself.
Applications
- Chaos Manipulation
- Immortality/Amortality/Undetermined Existence
- Omnilock
- Primordial Force Manipulation
- Primordial Reality Manipulation
Variations
- Anti-God
- Bahamut Physiology
- Causa Sui Physiology
- Divine-Demonic Physiology
- Kujata Physiology
- Monotheistic Deity Physiology
- Non Created Physiology
- Primordial Deity Physiology
- Primordial Dragon Physiology
- Tannin Physiology
Associations
Known Users
See Also: Time Abyss.
Cartoons
- Primordial Monsters (Adventure Time)
- Gunter/Orgalorg
- Hunson Abadeer
- The Lich (Adventure Time)
- Vaatu and Raava (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Celestialsapiens (Ben 10)
- Contemelia (Ben 10)
- Annona (Bionicle)
- Nibblonians (Futurama)
- Yivo (Futurama)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Lollilandians (Regular Show)
- Alphabetrians (Rick and Morty)
- Ice-T/Water-T
- Tikki (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Comics
- The First Circle (DC Comics/Vertigo)
- Glory
- Jin En Mok (DC Comics/Vertigo)
- Perpetua (DC Comics)
- Mother Night/Nyx (DC Comics)
- Relic (DC Comics)
- The Architects (Gold Digger)
- Aspirants/Astro-Gods (Marvel Comics)
- Dweller-in-Darkness (Marvel Comics)
- Galactus (Marvel Comics)
- Knull (Marvel Comics)
- Oblivion (Marvel Comics)
- Phoenix Force (Marvel Comics)
- Scrier (Marvel Comics)
- Eternity (Marvel Comics)
- Death (Marvel Comics)
- Hell (Nancy in Hell)
Literature
- Hoid (The Cosmere)
- Antiquity (Flight of Dragons)
- The Architect (The Keys to the Kingdom)
- Nameless Things (The Lord of the Rings)
- Tom Bombadil (The Lord of the Rings)
- Ungoliant (The Lord of the Rings)
Live Television
- The First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Old Ones (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Illyria (Angel)
- The Weeping Angels (Doctor Who); presumably
- The Artifact (Eureka)
- Iris (Lost Girl); as Nyx
- Mrs. Byrne (Mr. Young)
- Precursors (Stargate Universe)
- Archangels (Supernatural)
- The Shadow (Supernatural)
- Amara/The Darkness (Supernatural)
- Death (Supernatural)
- God (Supernatural)
- Leviathans (Supernatural)
- Eve (Supernatural)
Anime/Manga
- Soul King (Bleach)
- Baraggan Louisenbairn (Bleach)
- Ikomikidomoe (Bleach)
- Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach)
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball series)
- Ophis (Highschool DxD)
- Harumi Sakuraba/Goddess of Dawn (Invaders of the Rokujyoma)
- Ajimu Najimi (Medaka Box)
- Shinju/Ten-Tails (Naruto)
- First Ancestral Race/FAR (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- The Will of The Abbys (Pandora Hearts)
- Karla, The Grey Witch (Record of Lodoss War)
- Lord of Nightmares/L-Sama (Slayers)
- Synapsians (Sora No Otoshimono)
- Daedalus
- Minos
- Unnamed Synapsians
- The Gentle Darkness (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Folklore/Mythology
- God (Abrahamic Religions)
- Protogenoi (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Chaos
- Erebus
- Eros
- Gaia
- Hemera
- Nyx
- Physis
- Tartarus
- Kotoamatsukami (Japanese/Shinto Mythology)
- Amenominakanushi
- Takamimusubi
- Kamimusubi
- Umashi'ashikabihikoji
- Amenotokotachi
- Rahab/Tannin (Jewish Mythology)
- Ymir (Norse Mythology)
Tabletop Games
- Oramus (Exalted)
- Atropus (Forgotten Realms)
- Dendar, The Night Serpent (Forgotten Realms)
- Shadevari (Forgotten Realms)
- Obyriths (Planescape)
- Speaker of the True Words (Planescape)
- Titans (Scarred Lands)
- C'tan (Warhammer 40k)
Video Games
- The Everlasting Dragons (Dark Souls)
- Primordial Serpents (Dark Souls)
- Kingseeker Frampt
- Darkstalker Kaathe
- Old Ones (Darksiders)
- Anu (Diablo)
- Tathamet (Diablo)
- Jack of Blades (Fable)
- The Ancients (God of War)
- Primordials (God of War)
- Vyrn (Granblue Fantasy)
- The Precursors (Halo)
- Elder God (Legacy of Kain)
- Arceus (Pokémon)
- The Creation Trio (Pokémon)
- The Lake Guardians (Pokémon)
- The Great Will (Shin Megami Tensei)
- YHVH (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Chip/Light Gaia (Sonic Unleashed)
- Dark Gaia (Sonic Unleashed)
- The Golden Goddesses (The Legend of Zelda series)
- The Dreamers (The Secret World)
- Cybele (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Eden Maker (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Gaia (Valkyrie Crusade)
- The Creations of Gaia (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Calypso
- Dione
- Rhea
- Gilgamesh (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Birthday (Valkyrie Crusade)
Web Comics
- Jones/The Wandering Eye (Gunnerkrigg Court)
Web Original
- The Fae (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1406 (SCP Foundation)
Movies
- Rock of Ages (Merlin)
Gallery
Cartoons/Comics
Primordial Monsters (Adventure Time) such as Orgalorg and Hunson Abadeer, are such ancient beings that they predate literally everything, and even nothing.
Hunson Abadeer (Adventure Time) has existed since before time and before everything, when "there were only monsters" like Orgalorg.
The Lich King (Adventure Time) is a primordial monster that not only predates existence but even the time before that.
The Nibblonian race (Futurama) was already 17 years old by the time of the Big Bang.
The Dweller-in-Darkness (Marvel Comics) is so ancient he predates not only the Big Bang, but even the universe before that one.
Eternity (Marvel Comics)
Galactus (Marvel Comics) predates the Big Bang.
God of the Symbiotes, Knull (Marvel Comics) is an ancient malevolent deity who seeks to expand the darkness all across the universe by conquering, destroying and corrupting every life form.
Tikki (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is the abstract embodiment of creation, being the first being to come into existence and having lived since the dawn of the universe itself.
Hell (Nancy in Hell) is a semi-sentient realm that was originally the Primordial Darkness before God brought light, having taken shape by feeding off of the suffering of the banished Lucifer.
Add a photo to this galleryAnime/Manga
The Soul King (Bleach) is a being that emerged from the chaotic old world, and whose power was used to reshape it into the current one.
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Baraggan Louisenbairn (Bleach) was one of the original Hollows, born in the old world.
Ikomikidomoe (Bleach) is an ancient Hollow, one of the first Menos, born in the old world.
Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach) is a Shinigami from the old world, and is one of the few beings who knows about its very existence.
Contrary to the initial belief that he was a creation of Bibidi, Majin Buu (Dragon Ball series) has existed since the dawn of time itself.
Ophis (Highschool DxD) formed from the nothingness of the dimensional gap before time began.
Ajimu Najimi (Medaka Box) is trillions of years older than the universe and everything else.
The Shinju/Ten-Tail/Jubei (Naruto) is the primordial source of chakra in the Ninja World.
Lord of Nightmares/L-sama (Slayers)
Video Games
Juno, Minerva, and Jupiter (Assassin's Creed) are members of the First Civilization, beings who not only predate the human race, but created it.
Ulthane (Darksiders) is one of the Makers, a race that predates both Heaven and Hell.
Jack of Blades (Fables) has existed for thousands of years, and was already ancient by the time humanity came into existence.
The Ancients (God of War) are a race of elemental golems said to be the lingering fragments of the primordial being and progenitor of the Jötnar, Ymir, making them as old as the beginning of time itself.
The Precursors (Halo) were a race of beings believed to be even older than the universe itself.
The Elder God (Legacy of Kain) predates recorded history and claims to be the "engine of Life" itself.
Chip/Light Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog) is a primordial deity who embodies day, light, and rebirth...
...while his counterpart, Dark Gaia, is a primordial energy being that symbolizes darkness, night, and destruction.
Cybele (Valkyrie Crusade) is a primordial goddess that predates concepts such as life and death, being the one that created life itself in the first place.
Eden Maker (Valkyrie Crusade) is a primordial goddess and one of the creators of the Celestial Realm.
Birthday (Valkyrie Crusade) as the embodiment of the celestial realm's birthday, is as old as the celestial realm itself.
Gilgamesh's (Valkyrie Crusade) age is virtually immeasurable, as she is eons years old.
Live Television/Movies
Illyria (Angel) is one of the Old Ones, an ancient race of pureblood demons who lived during the Primordium Age.
The First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) came into existence long before the universe was created, and will remain long after its end.
The Archangels (Supernatural) predate the universe itself, battling The Darkness alongside God.
Eve (Supernatural) predates the angels themselves, and is obscurely related to the Leviathans.
The Leviathans (Supernatural) are the very first beasts ever created by God, and are as old as time.
The Shadow (Supernatural) is a primordial being whose existence predates all things, including Amara, God, Death, Creation and Destruction, as he is the original emptiness/nonexistence they all eventually emerged from.
Others
Dendar, The Night Serpent (Forgotten Realms) is the original primordial nightmare and as such is as old as time and conscious thought itself.
Known as the First and the Fatherless, Tom Bombadil (The Lord of the Rings) is the oldest being in all of Middle-earth and beyond, having already existed long before even the creation and awakening of the Ainur by Eru Illuvatar.
Nyx/Nox (Greco-Roman Mythology) the goddess of the night, one of the primordial gods (protogenoi) who emerged as the dawn of creation.
Like all Obyriths, Pale Night (Planescape) has been around long before the multiverse ever existed, as she and her kind have been destroying countless realities outside of the proper multiverse before it was even born.
The Fae (SCP Foundation) are the ancient, original race that ruled the world and reality long before the Children of the Night/SCP-1000 and the Children of the Sun ever even existed. Even predating the concept and existence of Adam and Eve.
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