Quadrupedalism

Quadrupedalism
Victor Creed/Sabretooth (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) charging at his brother, Logan/Wolverine on all four legs.
Power/Ability to:	Move in a quadrupedal manner.

"Everything's harder on four legs..."
"Better start practicing!"
"I found a trick to it. Here, lemme show ya."

― Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy in the Pride Lands (Kingdom Hearts II)

The power to move, act and run on all four limbs in a quadrupedal manner. Opposite of Sextupedalism.

Also Called

• Four-legged Movement
• Pronograde Posture
• Quadrupedal Locomotion
• Running On All Fours/4s
• Quadrupedal

Capabilities

User can move, act and run on all four limbs in a quadrupedal manner, enabling them to move efficiently while on all fours. Quadrupedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion in animals using four limbs or legs. An animal or machine that usually moves in a quadrupedal manner is known as a quadruped, meaning "four feet" (from the Latin quattuor for "four" and pes for "foot"). The majority of quadrupeds are vertebrate animals, including mammals such as cattle, dogs and cats, and reptiles such as lizards.

Applications

• Brachiation
• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Balance
• Enhanced Mobility
• Enhanced Parkour
• Enhanced Running
• Enhanced Speed
• Hyper Climbing
• Hyper Crawling
• Positional Adaptation
• Task Adaptation

Variations

• Knuckle-Walking

Associations

• Animal Imitation
• Animal Morphing
• Enhanced Athleticism
• Enhanced Balance
• Enhanced Condition
• Enhanced Dexterity
• Lizard Physiology
  • Chameleon Physiology
• Mammalian Physiology
  • Canine Physiology
  • Feline Physiology
  • Ungulate Physiology
• Mantis Physiology
• Multiped Activity
• Multiple Legs
• Sextupedalism
• Wallcrawling

Known Users

See Also: Running On All Fours.

• Jio Freed (666 Satan/O-Parts Hunter)
• King Andrias (Amphibia)
• Users of the Cart Titan's power (Attack on Titan)
  • Pieck Finger
• Users of the Jaw Titan's power (Attack on Titan)
  • Marcel Galliard
  • Ymir
  • Porco Galliard
• Cheshire (Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon)
• Appoplexians (Ben 10 Series)
  • Rath
• Vaxasaurians (Ben 10 Series)
  • Humungousaur
• Vulpimancers (Ben 10 Series)
  • Wildmutt
• Bashmouth (Ben 10 Reboot)
• Cheetah (DC)
• Gorillas (DC Comics)
• Awasos (Demon Accords)
• Not-Things (Doctor Who)
• Brian Griffin (Family Guy)
• Gargoyles (Gargoyles)
• Smeagol/Gollum (The Hobbit/Lord Of The Rings)
• Beast Pack (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
  • Leon
  • Forgo Dedede
  • Awoofy
    • Primal Awoofy
  • Buffahorn
  • Tortorner
  • Tortuilding
  • Jabhog
• Various anthropomorphic animals (Kung Fu Panda)
• Various characters (Mario series); via Super Bell
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
• Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
• Kyle Gibney/Wild Child (Marvel Comics)
• Teon Macik/Primal (Marvel Comics)
• Henry McCoy/Beast (Marvel Comics)
• Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)
• T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
• Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics)
• Azari (Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow)
• Discord (My Little Pony Series)
• Ponies (My Little Pony Series)
• Yaks (My Little Pony Series)
• Mebh (Wolfwalkers)
• Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
• The Cat Shepherd (Nocturna)
• Pickle (Baki the Grappler)
• Watchdog Man (One Punch Man)
• Garou (One Punch Man)
• Felicity (Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty)
• Miguel (Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty)
• E. Aster Bunnymund/The Easter Bunny (Rise of the Guardians)
• Spear (Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal)
• Rigby (Regular Show)
• Aisling (The Secret of Kells)
• Puss in Boots (Shrek franchise)
• Kitty Softpaws (Shrek franchise)
• Jakkai (Slightly Damned)
  • Rhea Snaketail
• The Beast (Split/Glass)
• Caitians (Star Trek)
  • T'Ana
• Super Robot Monkey Team (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!)
• Nemesis-T Type (Resident Evil 3); after mutating
• Various quadrupedal Pokémon (Pokémon)
• Funk Trolls (Trolls World Tour)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); only in Werehog transformation
• Nari (Tales of Arcadia)
• Forgo Dedede (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
• Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Lord Ras (Lego Ninjago: Dragons Rising)
• OddSock (LittleBigPlanet 3)
• Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
• Max (Oddballs)
• Ylva (Vikingskool)
• De Li (Waybuloo)
• Dark Danny (5 Years Later)
• Megan (M3gan)

Gallery

As a member of the Inuzuka Clan, Kiba (Naruto) fights on all fours when using Ninja Art: Beast Mimicry.

While using his Nine-Tails Cloaked One Tailed form, Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) gained the characteristics of his Tailed Beast including the quadrupedal manner that he uses instinctively.

The Cat Shepherd (Nocturna)

Spear (Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal)

Appoplexians (Ben 10 Series)

Vaxasaurians (Ben 10 Series)

Vulpimancers (Ben 10 Series)

Bashmouth (Ben 10 Reboot)

Shocksquatch (Ben 10)

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)

After mutating, the Nemesis-T Type's (Resident Evil) mass and muscle increase force it to run on all four limbs.

A pack of Zangoose (Pokémon) running on all fours.

Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

After being brainwashed by the Beast Pack and losing his composure in his fight against Kirby, King Dedede aka Forgo Dedede (Kirby and The Forgotten Land) becomes savage and starts running on all fours.

Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) chasing the Rat King on all fours.

Mebh (Wolfwalkers)

The Beast (Split/Glass)

Dark Danny (5 Years Later)

Beast Legion (Astral Chain)

OddSock (LittleBigPlanet 3)

Megan (M3gan)

Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)

Watchdog Man (One Punch Man)

Tigra (Marvel Comics)

Cheetah (DC Comics)

Jon Taliban (Darkstalkers)

Creepers (Minecraft) are considered quadrupedal, despite having vertical posture

Videos

Dungeon Flippers PILOT- The Ace of Wands-2

SPACE KING 2

X-Men - Origins Intro - Wolverine

SCP-3456 The Orcadian Horsemen (SCP Animation)

Beast VS Goliath (Marvel VS Gargoyles) - DEATH BATTLE!-2

Sabrewulf VS Jon Talbain (Killer Instinct VS Darkstalkers) - DEATH BATTLE!

If Mobs and Players Switched Places - Minecraft-2