- "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 BPRD (Hellboy)
- "Saving people, hunting things. The family business."
- ― Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- "I am the thing that monsters have nightmares about. And right now you and me are gonna show 'em why. It's time."
- ― Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- "So, how many times do I have to put you in the ground?"
- ― Blade (Marvel Comics)
The ability to possess the traits and powers of a supernatural hunter. Not to be confused with Paranormal Expertise.
Also Called
- Champion of Mankind/Humanity
- Grimm Physiology (Grimm series)
- Monster Hunter Physiology
- Slayer Physiology (Buffyverse)
- The Huntsman/Huntress
Capabilities
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.).
Applications
- Combat Perception
- Enhanced/Supernatural Condition
- Hunting Intuition
- Indomitable Will
- Killing Intuition
- Martial Arts Intuition
- Paranormal Expertise
- Tactical Analysis
- Trapping Intuition
- Supernatural Detection
- Weapon Proficiency
Variations
- Anti-Magic
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Ninjutsu
- Power Erasure
- Power Immunity
- Power Negation
- Power Opposition
- Power Weaponry
- Special Ops Mastery
- Strong Heart
- Strong Soul
- Supernatural Priest Physiology
- Supernatural Shrine Maiden Physiology
- Tactical Genius
Types of Hunter:
Associations
- Almighty Object
- Ancestral Evocation/Descendant Evocation
- Badassery
- Destiny Chosen/Usurp Worth
- Divinity/Demonic Source
- Hybrid Physiology
- Instant Learning
- Kresnik Physiology
- Meta-Teaching/Meta-Learning
- One-Man Army
- Omnislayer
- Past Life Awareness/Future Life Awareness
- Past Life Power Access/Future Life Power Access
- Training Regimen
Limitations
- May be unable to hunt transcendent supernatural creatures without the aid of divine, demonic or supernatural weaponry.
- 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.
Known Users
See Also: Hunter of Monsters.
Cartoons
- Hoss Delgado (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
- Blood Spider (Ultimate Spider-Man)
- Jefferson Twilight (The Venture Bros.)
Comics
- Atuso Uchida/Silver (DC Comics)
- Cassie Hack (Hack/Slash)
- Hellboy (Hellboy/B.P.R.D.) via Cambion Physiology
- Sir Edward Grey (Hellboy/BRPD/Witchfinder)
- 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)
- Eva (Top Cow)
- Shadowmen (Valiant Entertainment)
- Maxim "Max" Boniface
- Josiah Boniface
- Jack Boniface
- Abettors (Valiant Entertainment)
- 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
- Verroq/The Mercenary (The Bartimaeus Sequence)
- Abraham Van Helsing (Bram Stoker's Dracula)
- Shadowhunters (The Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Nephilim Physiology
Live Television
- Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Grimms (Grimm)
- Monster Warriors (Monster Warriors)
- Hunters (Supernatural)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
- Supernatural Hunters (The Vampire Diaries/Originals)
- Van Helsings (Van Helsing TV series)
Anime/Manga
- Ackerman Family (Attack on Titan)
- Quincy (Bleach)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Claymore (Claymores)
- Jeremiah Gottwald (Code Geass)
- Wizards (Fairy Tail)
- Dragon Slayers; via Dragon Slayer Magic
- God Slayers; via God Slayer Magic
- Demon Slayers; via Demon Slayer Magic
- Adventurers (Goblin Slayer)
- Hellsing Organization (Hellsing)
- Alucard via Vampire Physiology
- Seras Victoria via Vampire Physiology
- Walter C. Dornez
- Iscariot, Vatican Section XIII (Hellsing)
- Exorcists (Highschool DxD)
- Hunter Organization (Hunter X Hunter)
- Hero Tribe (Testament of Sister New Devil)
- Kishou Arima (Tokyo Ghoul); via Hybrid Physiology
- Gourmet Hunters (Toriko)
- Vampire Hunters (Vampire Knight)
RPGs
- Heroes (Chronicles of Darkness/Beast: The Primordial)
- Hunters in Conspiracies (Chronicles of Darkness/Hunter: The Vigil); via Endowments
- Rangers (Pathfinder)
- Slayers (Pathfinder)
- Imbued (World of Darkness/Hunter: The Reckoning)
- Shih (World of Darkness/Kindred of the East)
Video Games
- 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
- Demon Hunters (Diablo)
- Dante (DmC: Devil May Cry); via Nephalem Physiology
- Templar Order (Dragon Age)
- Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw); via her "Star Power"
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
- Knights of the Round Table (The Order: 1886); via Blackwater
- Archers of Sirius (Tekken)
- Kazama Clan (Tekken)
- Hunters (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Grünfeld Bach (Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines)
- Geoffrey McCullum (Vampyr)
- Witchers (The Witcher)
- Demon Hunters (World of Warcraft)
- Illidan Stormrage
- Deathstalker Rexxar
Web Series
- Huntsmen and Huntresses (RWBY)