- "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 (Hellboy), about the BPRD.
- "Saving people, hunting things. The family business."
- ― Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
The ability to possess the traits and powers of a supernatural hunter.
Also Called
- Demon/Devil Hunter/Slayer
- Champion of Mankind/Humanity
- Grimm Physiology (Grimm series)
- Monster Hunter Physiology
- Slayer Physiology (Buffyverse)
Capabilities
The user possess the powers of a supernatural hunter, having the innate ability to hunt down supernatural creatures. They are able to physically match most of the creatures they hunt, have innate combat abilities, ability to detect supernatural creatures and know how to kill them. They may have immunity towards the creatures they hunt (immune to vampire's compulsion, demon's possession, witch's magic, etc.).
Applications
- Enhanced Combat/Supernatural Combat
- Enhanced Condition/Supernatural Condition
- Enhanced Tracking/Supernatural Tracking
- Indomitable Will
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Paranormal Expertise
- Supernatural Detection
- Weapon Proficiency
Variations
- Almighty Object
- Ancestral Evocation
- Anti-Magic
- Body Supremacy
- Conversion Immunity
- Demonic Weaponry
- Destiny Chosen
- Divine Weaponry
- Hybrid Transcendency
- Magic
- Ninjutsu
- Past Life Awareness
- Past Life Power Access
- Shapeshifting Awareness
- Special Ops Mastery
- Spiritual Weaponry
- Supernatural Priest Training
- Supernatural Shrine Maiden Training
- Supernatural Weapon Proficiency
- Training Regimen
- Vampiric Toxicity
Associations
Limitations
- May be unable to hunt transcendent supernatural creatures, without the aid of divine, demonic or supernatural weaponry.
- May only be hunter of a specific supernatural creature (vampire, demons, spirits, etc.)
- Powers may be dormant until user has an encounter with the supernatural.
- There are still many supernatural creatures that outclass them in terms of raw strength, supernatural hunters will need strength and guile to defeat them.
Known Users
See Also: The Hunter.
Cartoons
- Jefferson Twilight (The Venture Bros.)
Comics
- Silver (Atsuo Uchida) (DC Comics)
- Blade (Marvel Comics); via Dhampir Physiology
- Elsa Bloodstone (Marvel Comics); via the Bloodstone
- Ulysses Bloodstone (Marvel Comics); via the Bloodstone
- Hunter of Monster Special Force (Marvel Comics)
- Eva (Top Cow/The Darkness)
Films
- Gretel (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
- Hansel (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
- Hellboy (Hellboy) via Cambion Physiology
Gamebooks
- Heroes (Chronicles of Darkness/Beast: The Primordial)
- Hunters in Conspiracies (Chronicles of Darkness/Hunter: The Vigil); via Endowments
- Imbued (World of Darkness/Hunter: The Reckoning)
Literature
- Verroq/The Mercenary (The Bartimaeus Sequence)
- Shadowhunters (The Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Nephilim Physiology
Live Action TV
- Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Grimm (Grimm)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
- Hunters (The Vampire Diaries/Originals)
- Vanessa Van Helsing (Van Helsing TV Series)
Manga/Anime
- Quincy (Bleach)
- Claymores (Claymores)
- Exorcists (Highschool DxD)
- Hero Tribe (Testament of Sister New Devil)
- Takashi Hayase
- Shiba Kyouichi
- Kurumi Nonaka
- Yuki Nonaka
- Jin Toujou
- Vampire Hunters (Vampire Knight)
RPG
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
- Lady (Devil May Cry)
- Trish (Devil May Cry); via Demonic Physiology
- Dante (DmC: Devil May Cry); via Nephalem Physiology
- Demon Hunters (Diablo)
- Templar Order (Dragon Age)
- Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw)
- 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)
- Witchers (The Witcher)
- Demon Hunters (World of Warcraft)
Web Series
- Huntsmen and Huntresses (RWBY)