Archetype:Supernatural Hunter

Supernatural Hunter
Elsa Bloodstone (Marvel Comics) comes from a line of near-immortal monster hunters and has been trained by her father and an android nanny called 'Hate Mother' to fight supernatural evils.
The Archetype of:	The supernatural hunter, archetype dealing with the hunting down of supernatural creatures.

"So, it begins again...Moving, always moving, never knowing, following impulses...Then they appear. The Monsters, the creatures, pitiful misfits in the schemes of nature. And again I am here...For such is my destiny...the destiny of Ulysses Bloodstone!"

― Ulysses Bloodstone (Marvel Presents #1)

"In the absence of light, darkness prevails. There are things that go bump in the night; make no mistake about that. And we are the ones who bump back."

― Professor Broom about the B.P.R.D. (Hellboy)

"Saving people, hunting things. The family business."

― Dean Winchester to his brother, Sam (Supernatural)

"So, how many times do I have to put you in the ground?"

― Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)

The archetype to possess the traits and powers of a supernatural hunter. An advanced form of Horror Survivor. Not to be confused with Paranormal Mastery.

Also Called

• Supernatural Huntsman/Huntswoman
• Supernatural Monster Hunter/Huntress

Fiction-Specific Terms

• Grimm Physiology (Grimm series)
• Slayer Physiology (Buffyverse)

Properties

The user possesses the powers of a supernatural hunter, having the innate ability to hunt down supernatural creatures. They are able to physically match and fight off most of the creatures they hunt, have innate combat abilities and information about the paranormal world, ability to detect supernatural creatures, and know how to kill and trap them. They may have immunity towards the creatures they hunt (immune to vampire's compulsion, werebeast's infection, demon's possession, witch's magic, divine influences, etc.).

Associated Powers

• Combat Perception
• Combat Specialism
• Enhanced/Supernatural Condition
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Combat Mastery
  • Enhanced/Supernatural Tracking
• Horror Survivor: Driven to survive and kill the monster or killer that threatens their lives by any means; not a few such hunters are survivors of supernatural horrors that claimed less fortunate friends and loved ones.
• Humanization/Conversion Negation: May be able to transform or cure a being of their supernatural traits while either trying to defeat or save them.
• Hunting Mastery
  • Slaying Mastery
• Indomitable Will
  • Fear Immunity
  • High Resistance
• Killing Mastery
• Linguistics Mastery
  • Fantasylingualism
• Martial Arts Mastery
• Paranormal Mastery
  • Occultism
• Preternatural Studies Mastery
  • Monster Studies Mastery
  • Supernatural Arts
• Predator Instinct
• Supernatural Detection: Can sense the presence of supernatural beings and identify them.
• Tactical Analysis
• Tactical Genius
• Tranquil Fear: Can control their fear while retaining tranquility and are able to face what they're afraid of with the relentless courage of a warrior while gaining the vigilance and precaution of a survivor.
  • Enhanced Caution
  • Enhanced Preparedness
• Trapping Mastery: Can create many different types of traps that are effective in different ways while combating the supernatural.
• Weapon/Supernatural Weapon Proficiency

Variations

• Ninjutsu Mastery
• Power Weaponry
  • Anti-Power Weaponry
    • Power Erasure
    • Power Opposition
    • Superpower Immunity
    • Superpower Negation
  • Demonic Weaponry
  • Divine Weaponry
  • Spiritual Weaponry
• Slayer
• Special Operations Mastery
  • Improvised Weapon Proficiency

Relationships

• Absolute Learning/Pedagogy Mastery
• Almighty Object
• Ancestral/Descendant Evocation
• Badass
• Chosen One/Usurp Worth
• Demonic Source/Divinity
• Exorcist
• Hybrid Physiology
• Instant Learning
• Kresnik Physiology
• One Man Army
• Past/Future Life Awareness
• Past/Future Life Power Access
• Supernatural Detective
• Training Regimen
• Transcendent Slayer

Limitations

• May be unable to hunt transcendent supernatural creatures without the aid of divine, demonic or any other supernatural weaponry.
• If users are empowered by supernatural forces they may be bound to supernatural laws and rules.
• May only be a hunter of a specific supernatural creature (vampire, demons, spirits, etc.)
• Powers may be dormant until the user has an encounter with the supernatural.

Example Characters

See Also: Hunter of Monsters.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Ackerman Family (Attack on Titan)
  • Levi Ackerman
  • Mikasa Ackerman
• Quincy (Bleach)
• Guts (Berserk)
• Devil Hunters (Chainsaw Man)
• Claymore (Claymores)
  • Clare
  • Irene
  • Miria
  • Teresa
• Jeremiah Gottwald (Code Geass)
• Z-Fighters (Dragon Ball series)
• Wizards (Fairy Tail)
  • Dragon Slayers; via Dragon Slayer Magic
  • God Slayers; via God Slayer Magic
  • Devil Slayers; via Demon Slayer Magic
• Adventurers (Goblin Slayer)
  • Goblin Slayer
• Hellsing Organization (Hellsing)
  • Alucard; via Vampire Physiology
  • Seras Victoria; via Vampire Physiology
  • Walter C. Dornez
• Iscariot, Vatican Section XIII (Hellsing)
  • Alexander Anderson
  • Heinkel Wolfe
  • Yumiko Takagi
• Exorcists (Highschool DxD)
• Hunter Organization (Hunter X Hunter)
• Hunters (The Hunter's Guild: Red Hood)
  • Grimm
• Hero Tribe (Testament of Sister New Devil)
  • Takashi Hayase
  • Shiba Kyouichi
  • Kurumi Nonaka
  • Yuki Nonaka
  • Jin Toujou
• Kishou Arima (Tokyo Ghoul); via Hybrid Physiology
• Gourmet Hunters (Toriko)
• Hunters (Solo Leveling)
• Jujutsu Sorcerers (Jujutsu Kaisen)
• Vampire Hunters (Vampire Knight)

Cartoons

• Hoss Delgado (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
• Belmont Clan (Castlevania)
• Ghost Hunters (Danny Phantom)
  • Danny Fenton/Phantom
  • Skulker
• Blood Spider (Ultimate Spider-Man)
• Jefferson Twilight (The Venture Bros.)

Comics

• Atuso Uchida/Silver (DC Comics)
• Miranda Shrieve (DC Comics)
• Liesel Van Helsing (Grimm Fairy Tales Comics)
• Cassie Hack (Hack/Slash)
• Hellboy (Hellboy/B.P.R.D.) via Cambion Physiology
• Sir Edward Grey (Hellboy/BRPD/Witchfinder)
• Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics); via Dhampir Physiology
• Elsa Bloodstone (Marvel Comics); via the Bloodstone
• Ulysses Bloodstone (Marvel Comics); via the Bloodstone
• Ghost Riders (Marvel Comics)
• Hunter of Monster Special Force (Marvel Comics)
  • Robert Hellsgaard
• Eva (Top Cow)
• Shadowmen (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
  • Maxim "Max" Boniface
  • Josiah Boniface
  • Jack Boniface
• Abettors (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
• Vampirella (Vampirella); via Vampire Physiology

Movies

• Gretel (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
• Hansel (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
• Kaulder (The Last Witch Hunter)
• Gabriel Van Helsing (Van Helsing)

Literature

• Professor Abraham Van Helsing (Bram Stoker's Dracula)
• Hunters of Artemis (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
• Verroq/The Mercenary (The Bartimaeus Sequence)
• Shadowhunters (The Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Nephilim Physiology

Live Television

• Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Buffy Summers
  • Faith Lehane
  • Kendra Young
  • Melaka Fray
  • Sineya
• Grimms (Grimm)
  • Kelly Burkhardt
  • Nick Burkhardt
  • Marie Kessler
  • Theresa Rubel
• Monster Warriors (Monster Warriors)
• Hunters (Supernatural)
  • Dean Winchester
  • Sam Winchester
  • Mary Winchester
  • John Winchester
  • Bobby Singer
  • Rufus Turner
  • The Campbell Family
• Hunters (Teen Wolf)
  • Allison Argent
  • Chris Argent
  • Gerard Argent
  • Kate Argent
  • Victoria Argent
  • Araya Calavera
  • Severo Calavera
• Monster Hunters (The Fungus Among Us)
  • Cain
  • Keyna
  • Ria
  • All had the common goal of hunting and killing the Warden/Mirabel, a monster with the ability to control the Sculk, sense vibrations, and take a human form.
• Supernatural Hunters (The Vampire Diaries/Originals)
  • Brotherhood of the Five
  • Rayna Cruz
  • Jeremy Gilbert
• Van Helsings (Van Helsing TV series)
  • Vanessa Van Helsing

RPGs

• Inquisitors (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
• Nightmare Hunters (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
• Heroes (Chronicles of Darkness/Beast: The Primordial)
• Hunters in Conspiracies (Chronicles of Darkness/Hunter: The Vigil); via Endowments
• Rangers (Pathfinder)
• Slayers (Pathfinder)
• Anti-Monsters (Rifts)
• Celestial Chorus (World of Darkness/Mage: The Ascension)
• Imbued (World of Darkness/Hunter: The Reckoning)
• Shih (World of Darkness/Kindred of the East)

Video Games

• Becky Belmont (#Blud)
• Yharnam Hunters (Bloodborne)
• Victor Belmont (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2)
• Dante (Devil May Cry); via Cambion Physiology
• Nero (Devil May Cry); via Cambion Physiology
• Trish (Devil May Cry); via Demonic Physiology
• Dante (DmC: Devil May Cry); via Nephalem Physiology
• Demon Hunters (Diablo)
• Templar Order (Dragon Age)
• John Thomas Ward (FAITH: The Unholy Trinity)
• Valkyries (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• Hunters (Hunt: Showdown); via Dark Sight
• Vayne, the Night Hunter (League of Legends)
• Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw); via her "Star Power"
• Dawnguard (Skyrim)
• Silverhand (Skyrim)
• Dragonborn / Dovahkiin (Elder Scrolls)
  • Last Dragonborn (Skyrim)
  • Tiber Septim (Elder Scrolls)
  • Miraak (Skyrim)
• Aaravi Mishra (Monster Prom)
• Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
• Knights of the Round Table (The Order: 1886); via Blackwater
• Archers of Sirius (Tekken)
  • Claudio Serafino
• Kazama Clan (Tekken)
  • Asuka Kazama
• Hunters (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Devil Hunter
  • Hunter
  • Vampire Hunter
  • Vampire Slayer
• Grünfeld Bach (Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines)
• Geoffrey McCullum (Vampyr)
• Witchers (The Witcher)
• Demon Hunters (World of Warcraft)
  • Illidan Stormrage
  • Deathstalker Rexxar

Web Animations/Comics/Originals

• Blood Hunters (Critical Role)
  • Benicio Lorelei
  • Jorick LaMensh
  • Lawrence Lorelei
  • Mollymauk Tealeaf
  • Otis Brunkel
  • Portia Lorelei
  • Tyffial Wase
  • Zoran Kluthidol
• Huntsmen and Huntresses (RWBY)

Gallery

Adult Animation

Trevor Belmont (Castlevania), the last of his family & has trained for years to fight supernatural beings.

Richter Belmont (Castlevania: Nocturne)

Alucard Fahrenheit Tepes (Netflix's Castlevania)

After his mother was killed by them, Jefferson Twilight (The Venture Bros.) dedicated his life to hunting down and killing African American variant of vampires known as Blackulas.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Since being marked by the Brand of Sacrifice during the Eclipse, Guts (Berserk) has wandered between the darkness of night and Interstice...

...fighting the unnatural forces that haunt him as they try to kill him...

...and hunts down the Apostles, demonic beings that serve under the God Hand since becoming the Black Swordsman.

Devil Hunters (Chainsaw Man)

The Claymores (Claymore) are an order of augmented hunter-killers dedicated to the elimination of Yomas and Awakened Beings...

...Clare one of the strongest Claymore to brought up among their ranks...

...and Teresa of the Faint Smile who was the strongest claymore to ever have existed. As such she could effortlessly detect and kill Youma posing as humans...

Demon Slayers (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) hunt and execute demons for a living no matter how insanely powerful said demons are.

Throughout his adventures, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) has defeated countless demons and other supernatural forces.

Alucard (Hellsing Ultimate)

Seras Victoria (Hellsing)

Alexander Anderson (Hellsing Ultimate)

Walter C. Domez (Hellsing Ultimate)

Hunters (Hunter X Hunter) are humans that can use Nen to track down and fight against all kinds of natural and supernatural creature.

Jin Toujou (Testament of Sister New Devil) is a powerful supernatural hunter who can take on the current demon lord. His nickname is the God of War.

Gourmet Hunters (Toriko) have the Gourmet cells to hunt down dangerous and supernatural beasts that no mere human can hunt and takedown.

The Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer) is very skilled and highly intelligent in hunting down and killing all kinds of goblins.

Possessing mysterious magical abilities, Awakened Beings or simply Hunters (Solo Leveling) are humans who hunt, fight and kill hostile magic beast found in Dungeons across the world.

Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)

Hunters like Grimm (The Hunters Guild: Red Hood) travel around to hunt down werewolves.

Yuji Itadori (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Yuta Okkotsu (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Comics/Graphic Novels

Sangerye Family (Bitter Root)

The quintessential final girl, Cassie Hack (Hack/Slash) has made it her life mission to slay the killers of the world after she was traumatized by a Slasher.

Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD) is adept in many supernatural and paranormal subjects such as possession, haunting, exorcism, enchantments, holy amulets, and sacred artifacts.

Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics) is commonly known as one of the world's greatest vampire hunters...

Jack Boniface (Valiant Entertainment Comics) latest inheritor of the Shadowman linage, protectors of the world of the living from the unworldly Deadside.

Despite being a vampire herself, Vampirella (Vampirella) was raised to be good by her mother Lilith and has dedicated her life to protecting humans from vampires, demons, and all other monsters.

Dylan Siegel/Rogue Sun (Image Comics)

Marc Spector/Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)

The Spirits of Vengeance (Marvel Comics) were a team of benevolent beings who protected mankind during ancient times. Their exact origins are a mystery, as some have claimed that they were the vestiges of "God's power" bonded to human hosts and calling themselves Ghost Riders while others have claimed them to be demons in the service of Mephisto. There have been different sorts of Spirits of Vengeance around the world....

...Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)...

...His brother, Danny Ketch/Ghost Rider...

...And the most recent one, Robbie Reyes/Ghost Rider.

Dane Whitman/Black Knight (Marvel Comics)

Rory Reagan/Ragman (DC Comics)

Etrigan (DC Comics)

Daniel Cassidy/Blue Devil (DC Comics)

Spawn (Image Comics)

Frankenstein (DC Comics)

Cartoons

Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom) is a superhero who is half human and ghost.

Skulker (Danny Phantom) is the Ghost Zone's greatest hunter.

Blood Spider (Ultimate Spider-Man) became a vampire hunter after his friends became vampires and his New York was overtaken by the Lizard King.

Live Television/Movies

Eric Brooks/Blade (Blade)

Ash Williams (Evil Dead series) though bumbling is an incredible slayer of supernatural terrors such as Deadites...

...and has even slain demons that have incredible god-like powers.

Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is a Slayer, a supernatural hunter who can slay any supernatural creature.

Liam/Angel (Angel) though a vampire himself has killed countless other supernatural forces as a soul-infused champion.

John Constantine (Constantine)

A clan of humans who possess the power to see the true form of Wesen, A Grimms (Grimm) is capable...

...Nick Burkhardt is the latest descendant born with the ability but only awakened them later during his adult life.

Sam and Dean Winchester (Supernatural) are hunters who have over the years become demons, gained immunity to direct tracking by angels, etc., abilities that have greatly helped them in protecting humanity from the supernatural and vice versa.

Selene (Underworld)

Adam Frankenstein (I, Frankenstein)

Video Games

Cereza/Bayonetta (Bayonetta) is superb hunter of supernatural forces as she slays both angels and demons for a living.

The Hunter (Bloodborne) is a hunter bounded and sustained by Hunter's Dream to hunt beasts and Great Ones. The Hunter gains strength from consuming blood echoes and inhuman knowledge.

Rayne (Bloodrayne)

Miriam (Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night)

The Belmont family (Castlevania) are a pheromonal clan of supernatural slayers having slain Dracula and his forces of darkness many times.

Unlike the rest of his bloodline, Victor Belmont (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2) has the strength to fight with the vampiric god Dracula with his bare hands, not even taking into account his hunting prowess.

The second son of the Dark Knight Sparda, Dante (Devil May Cry series) is a professional Devil Hunter dedicated to exterminating evil demons and other malevolent supernatural forces.

Once a Holy Knight in the Order of the Sword, Nero (Devil May Cry series) was granted great skills in combat and weaponry to fight against demons and with his own demonic bloodline helping even more.

Lady (Devil May Cry)

Chosen Undead (Dark Souls) is powerful slayer of supernatural forces having killed beasts, demons, undead and gods.

BB Hood (Darkstalkers) is a Darkhunter who is able to keep up with even the likes of Morrigan Aensland and Demitri Maximoff because of her own wickedness.

Donovan Baine (Darkstalkers) though he has Darkstalker blood inside him is determined to slay every other Darkstalker or demon in existence.

Doomguy/Doom Slayer (DOOM series) is a devasting hunter of demon having ravaged hell numerous times and taken down the most powerful of infernal beings to point where he is the only thing they fear.

Dovahkiin/Dragonborn (The Elders Scrolls)

Kratos (God of War)

Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) has slain numerous supernatural beasts and beings.

Clive Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI)

Vayne, the Night Hunter (League of Legends)

Link (The Legend of Zelda) has slayed countless of demons and other forces of evil in his many incarnations.

Aaravi Mishra (Monster Prom)

Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series) is the last descendent of the Dragon Lineage, a bloodline of elite ninja warriors sworn to safeguard the world from the forces of the Fiends.

This Devil Hunter (Valkyrie Crusade) hunts devils that bewilder people.

This Vampire Slayer (Valkyrie Crusade) is confident because of her past successes.

Like all Witchers, Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher) is a superhuman monster hunter, who received extreme training since childhood and was augmented beyond ordinary human limits through mutagenetic alchemy.

Web Animations/Comics/Originals

Huntsmen and Huntresses (RWBY) are super-powered and licensed elite warriors who use their "Semblance" skills, custom weapons, the Dusts and Aura to protecting the world from the creatures of Grimm.

Team Sleuth (Problem Sleuth) have slain countless demons and god-beings with their special brand of diplomacy.

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