- "Peculiar traits often skip a generation or ten. Peculiar children are not always, or even usually, born to peculiar parents and peculiar parents do not always, or even usually, bear peculiar children."
- ― Alma Peregrine explaining the unlikelihood of two straight generations of peculiars in a family to Jake Portman (Peculiar Children series).
The ability to have genetic traits that can be overridden and either erased from a bloodline or passed down through generations before manifesting again. Variation of Genetics. Opposite of Dominant Genetics.
Also Called[]
- Powers via Dormant/Latent Genes
Capabilities[]
Users are given or have recessive genetic codes which can easily be overridden by the genes of another. It can be split into three categories, affected, carrier, and unaffected:
Affected: The individual gets their powers from a grandparent or ancestor. If the individual in question possesses powers, then their children will, more often than not receive the powers of their respective parent if their other parent has no powers. However, if the individual in question has children with a fellow power user, then the children will most likely receive their parents' powers. Despite the likelihood of powers skipping a generation, there is still a slim chance of an individual passing their powers on to their children if their partner does not have powers.
Carrier: The individual does not possess powers. In contrast to the aforementioned, those offspring who do not receive powers can carry the genetic potential for their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc., to inherit their ancestor's abilities. Usually if said individual's partner is also a carrier of the gene.
Unaffected: The individual does not have powers like the aforementioned. However, unlike the aforementioned if the individual is unaffected, they do not revive a copy of the gene that grants powers and their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, etc. will not receive powers of their ancestors unless they receive the gene via their other parent.
Applications[]
Variations[]
- Ancestor Inheritance: To inherit powers from one’s ancestors.
- Genetics: Genetically exclusive traits.
Associations[]
- Cursed (Hereditary curses only)
- Gender-Restricted Powers: For those born a gender that either carries the gene or is unaffected.
- Normal Folk (Carriers and Unaffected)
- Power Inheritance
- Supernatural Cells
- Supernatural Genetics
Limitations[]
- Must reproduce with someone who also has powers or a dormant gene to pass abilities on to offspring.
- Powers can manifest in random descendants without warning or knowledge, causing confusion and panic.
- Genes that cause powers could also inflict a negative secondary outcome (ex: powers could be derived from a curse.)
- Powers may be linked to certain chromosomes, either the X chromosome or the Y chromosome, resulting in powers that are gender exclusive with the other gender being carries or unaffected.
Known Users[]
See also: Muggle Born of Mages, Mage Born of Muggles, and Recessive Super Genes
Anime/Manga[]
- Meiling Li (Cardcaptor Sakura); Unaffected
- Syaoran's sisters (Cardcaptor Sakura); Unaffected
- Akiho Shinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card); Unaffected
- Sayan hybrids with tails (Dragon Ball franchise); carriers or unaffected
- Certain Quirkless Individuals (My Hero Academia); Carriers or Unaffected
- Kimimaro (Naruto); Affected
- Various Demon Weapons (Soul Eater)
- Soul “Eater” Evans; Affected
- Wes Evans; Carrier or Unaffected
- Half-Humans (Tokyo Ghoul); Unaffected
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Haley Long (American Dragon: Jake Long); Affected
- Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long); Affected
- Susan Luong-Long (American Dragon: Jake Long); Carrier
- Ben Tennyson (Ben 10 Original series); Carrier or Unaffected
- Carl Tennyson (Ben 10 Original series); Carrier or Unaffected
- Frank Tennyson (Ben 10 Alien Force); Carrier
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10 Original series); Affected
- Various Metahumans (DC Comics); Affected
- Skywing Elves born with wings (The Dragon Prince); Affected
- Mirabel Madrigal (Encanto); Carrier or Unaffected
- Cathy Lambert (Huntic: Secrets and Seekers); Carrier or Unaffected
- Terra Grayson (Invincible); Unaffected
- Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- Active X-Gene Carriers; Affected
- Dormant X-Gene Carriers; Carrier
- Graydon Creed (Marvel Comics); Carrier of Unaffected
- Females born into the Murphy family (Milo Murphy's Law); Unaffected
- Members and descendants of the Prenderghast family (Paranorman)
- Agatha Prenderghast; Affected
- Courtney Babcock; Carrier or Unaffected
- Mr. Prenderghast; Affected
- Norman Babcock; Affected
- Sandra Babcock; Carrier
Literature[]
- Some Legacies (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles); Affected or Carriers
- Bryce Lawrence
- Claudia
- Octavian
- Certain Descendants of the Garadrdex Clan (Demonata); Carriers of Affected
- Grubbs Grady; Affected
- Bill-E Spleen; Affected
- Cal Grady; Carrier
- Dervish Grady; Carrier or Unaffected
- Certain Muggles (Harry Potter); Carriers
- Petunia Dursley
- Descendants of those affected by a blood malediction (Harry Potter)
- Daphne Greengrass; Carrier or Unaffected
- Astoria Malfoy; Affected
- Nagini; Affected
- Scorpius Malfoy; Carrier or Unaffected
- Dudley Dursley (Harry Potter); Unaffected
- Muggle-Borns (Harry Potter); Affected
- Hermione Granger
- Lily Potter (neé Evans)
- Squibs (Harry Potter); Carriers
- Argus Filch
- Marius Black
- Certain descendants of Akhenaten (Kane Chronicles)
- Walt Stone; Affected
- Walt Stone's father; Affected
- Certain Coerlfolc/Normals (Peculiar Children series)
- Franklin Portman; Carrier
- Susan Portman; Carrier or Unaffected
- Syndreghasti/Peculiars (Peculiar Children series); Affected
- Abe Portman
- Alma LaFay Peregrine
- Emma Bloon
- Enoch O'Connor
- Jake Portman
- Noor Pradesh
- Abuelo Santiago (Storm Runner Trilogy/Shadow Bruja Duology); Carrier
- Mr. Santiago (Storm Runner Trilogy/Shadow Bruja Duology); Carrier
- Ren Santiago (Storm Runner Trilogy/Shadow Bruja Duology); Affected
Live Action Films/Television[]
- Grimms (Grimm)
- Booker Baxter Carter (That's So Raven/Raven's Home); Affected
- Cory Baxter (That's So Raven/Raven's Home); Carrier or Unaffected
- Nia Baxter-Carter (That's So Raven/Raven's Home); Carrier or Unaffected
- Raven Baxter (That's So Raven/Raven's Home); Affected
- Tanya Baxter (That's So Raven/Raven's Home); Carrier
- Carriers of the Corvinus Strain (Underworld); Affected
- Alexander Corvinus
- Marcus Corvinus
- William Corvinus
- Eve
- Selene
- Michael Corvin (Underworld); Carrier of the Corvinus Strain
- Scott Marshall (Up, Up, and Away); Carrier or Unaffected
- Werewolves (Werewolves: The Dark Survivors);Carriers or Affected
- Steve Mullens; Affected
- Drew Mullens; Affected
Video Games[]
- Iris (Ace Attorney); Carrier of Unaffected
- Humans (Assassin's Creed); Carriers
- Humans (Destroy All Humans); Carriers
- Ben Cooper (Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mysteries); Affected
- Unnamed Muggle-Born Protagonist (Harry Potter: Magic Awakened); Affected
Others[]
- Male offspring of witches (Bibi Blocksberg); Unaffected