- "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 to his brother, Sam (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. An advanced form of Horror Survivor. 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
- Combat Specialist
- Enhanced/Supernatural Condition
- Horror Survivor: The user is driven to survive and kill the monster or killer that threatens their lives by any means.
- Hunting Intuition
- Humanization: The user may be able transform or cure a being of their supernatural traits while either trying to defeat or save them.
- Indomitable Will
- Killing Intuition
- Martial Arts Intuition
- Paranormal Expertise
- Tactical Analysis
- Tactical Genius
- Trapping Intuition
- Supernatural Detection: The user can sense the presence of supernatural beings and identify them.
- Weapon Proficiency/Supernatural 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
Types of Hunter
- Alien Slayer: The user can fight and kill an alien of any kind or form while being able to take on even the strongest of aliens there may be. (Example: Isaac Clarke, Dead Space series)
- Demonic Slayer: The user can kill demons/demonic entities of any form while being able to go toe-to-toe with even the strongest while also gaining resistance to their demonic powers and demonic corrupting effects. (Example: Doom Slayer/guy, Doom series)
- Divine Slayer: The user can fight and kill deities or an embodiment of the divine. (Example: The Chosen Undead, Dark Souls)
- Dragon Slayer: The user can fight and kill dragon entities of any form while being able to go toe-to-toe with even the strongest of them. (Example: Acnologia, Fairy Tail)
- Monster Slayer: The user can fight and kill monsters of any form, kind, origin while being able to fight them no matter how strong they may be. (Example: Sam and Dean Winchester, Supernatural)
- Undead Slayer:The user can fight and kill any undead being, whatever it may be, and is able to handle the strongest, toughest, most dangerous of the undead while gaining resistance to their powers. (Example: Ashley "Ash" J. Williams, The Evil Dead franchise)
- Ghost Slayer: The user is an expert in all matters of fighting, containing and defeating ghosts and can defeat all types of astral beings of varying levels of power. (Example: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters series)
- Vampire Slayer: The user is able to handle the strongest, toughest, most dangerous of vampires and sometimes gain a form of resistance to their powers. (Example: Belmont Family, Castlevania series)
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 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.
Known Users
See Also: Hunter of Monsters.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- 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)
- 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)
- Hunters (Solo Leveling)
- Vampire Hunters (Vampire Knight)
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)
- Miranda Shrieve (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 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
- 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)
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
- 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)
- Hunters (Hunt: Showdown); via Dark Sight
- 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