Quadrupedalism

Quadrupedalism
Sabretooth (Marvel Comics/X-Men Origins: Wolverine) charging at Wolverine on all fours.
Power/Ability to:	move in a quadrupedal manner.

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

Also Called

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

Capabilities

User can move, act and run on all four limbs in a quadrupedal manner, enabling them to move about more efficiently on all fours than simply standing on their legs. 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
• Climbing
• Crawling
• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Balance
• Enhanced Mobility
• Enhanced Parkour
• Enhanced Speed
• Positional Adaptation
• Task Adaptation

Associations

• Animal Imitation
• Animal Morphing
• Enhanced Athleticism
• Enhanced Balance
• Enhanced Condition
• Enhanced Dexterity
• Figure Maneuverability
• Insect Physiology
• Mammalian Physiology
  • Canine Physiology
  • Feline Physiology
  • Ungulate Physiology
• Spider Physiology
• Unipedalism
• Wallcrawling

Known Users

See Also: Running On All Fours.

• Jio Freed (666 Satan/O-Parts Hunter)
• Appoplexians (Ben 10 Series)
  • Rath
• Vaxasaurians (Ben 10 Series)
  • Humungousaur
• Vulpimancers (Ben 10 Series)
  • Wildmutt
• Gorillas (DC Comics)
• Brian Griffin (Family Guy)
• Gargoyles (Gargoyles)
• Smeagol/Gollum (The Hobbit/Lord Of The Rings)
• Various anthropomorphic animals (Kung Fu Panda)
• Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
• Teon Macik/Primal (Marvel Comics)
• Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)
• Discord (My Little Pony Series)
• Ponies (My Little Pony Series)
• Yaks (My Little Pony Series)
• Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
• The Cat Shepherd (Nocturna)
• Bashmouth (Ben 10 Reboot)
• E. Aster Bunnymund/The Easter Bunny (Rise of the Guardians)
• Spear (Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal)
• Rigby (Regular Show)
• The Beast (Split/Glass)
• Nemesis-T Type (Resident Evil 3); after mutating

Gallery

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)

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.