Tentacle Manifestation

Tentacle Manifestation
Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul) can generate tentacles via his Rinkaku-type Kagune.
Power/Ability to:	Possess or generate tentacles.

The power to possess or generate tentacles and tentacle-like appendages. Sub-power of Tentacle Manipulation. Variation of Natural Weaponry, Organ Generation and Appendage Generation.

Also Called

• Eldritch/Kraken/Retractable Tentacles
• Tentacle Creation/Fabrication/Generation/Materialization/Realization/Retraction

Capabilities

The user has (including in place of certain limbs) or can generate tentacles or tentacle-like appendages (vines, grappling cables, ropes, etc.) from themselves, others or any other surface.

Applications

• Additional Limbs
• Cocoon-like form.
• Constriction
• Crushing
• Cutting
• Grappling Protrusion
• Impale
• Kraken-like form.
• Power Tentacles
• Root-like form.
• Tail-like form.
• Tendril Generation
• Tentacles may be bladed, spiked, spined or have a stinger.
• Thread-like form
  • Rope-like form.
  • Wire-like form.
• Tongue-like form.
• Vine-like form.
• Web-like form.
• Whip-like form.

Techniques

• Tentacular Combat
• Supernatural Tendrils

Variations

• Osteokinetic Tentacle Extension
• Prehensile Tail
• Prehensile Tentacles
• Prehensile Tongue

Associations

• Alien Physiology
  • Alien Monster Physiology
• Bandage Manipulation
  • Bandage Generation
• Binding Manipulation
  • Binding
  • Binding Creation
• Branch Manipulation
  • Branch Generation
  • Root Manipulation
• Chain Manipulation
  • Chain Creation
• Cloth Manipulation
  • Clothing Generation
  • Clothing Manipulation
• Construct Creation
  • Binding Constructs
  • Chain Constructs
  • Cloth Constructs
  • Organic Constructs
  • Silk Constructs
  • Tail Constructs
  • Tentacle Constructs
  • Thread Constructs
  • Weapon Constructs
  • Web Generation
  • Wire Constructs
• Container Manipulation
  • Container Creation
• Kraken Physiology
• Lock Manipulation
  • Lock Creation
• Natural Weaponry Manipulation
  • Natural Weaponry
  • Natural Weaponry Projection
• Net Manipulation
  • Net Creation
• Pseudopod Manipulation
  • Pseudopod Manifestation
• Prehensility
• Proboscis Protrusion
• Ribbon Manipulation
  • Ribbon Generation
• Rope Manipulation
  • Rope Generation
• Silk Manipulation
  • Silk Generation
• Superior Human Physiology
• Tail Manipulation
  • Tail Manifestation
• Tentacle Manipulation
  • Tendril Generation
• Thread Manipulation
  • Thread Generation
• Tongue Manipulation
• Trap Manipulation
  • Trap Creation
• Vine Manipulation
  • Vine Generation
• Weapon Manipulation
  • Weapon Creation
• Whip Manipulation
  • Whip Generation
• Wire Manipulation
  • Wire Generation

Limitations

• May not be able to retract the appendages.
• May be limited to creating new appendages only on themselves, others or other surfaces.
• if the tentacles suffer damage, the user will also suffer.

Known Users

See Also: Combat Tentacles and Tentacle Rope.

Comics/Cartoons

• Finn (Adventure Time)
• Hunson Abadeer (Adventure Time)
• Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
• Raven (DC Comics)
• Moss Monster (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Octo-puss (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Tails Nine (Sonic Prime)
• Various characters (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Inque (Batman Beyond)
• Terry McGinnis/Batman (Batman Beyond)
• Kevin 11,000 (Ben 10 Series)
• Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Nanomech (Ben 10 Series)
• Methanosians (Ben 10 Series)
• Ectonurite (Ben 10 Series)
• AntiVilgax (Ben 10 Reboot)
• Wildvine (Ben 10 Reboot)
• Tren Krom (Bionicle)
• Gaxageal (Charmed comics)
• Spectral Body Manipulation Users (Danny Phantom)
  • Undergrowth
  • Hotep Ra
• Yivo (Futurama)
• Coldsteel (Gargoyles)
• Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
• Spawn (Image Comics)
• Tendril (Inhumanoids)
• Bai Tza (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Doctor Octopus (Marvel Comics)
• Gelt (Marvel Comics)
• Lady Octopus (Marvel Comics)
• Kenji Uedo/Zero (Marvel Comics)
• Lucas Bishop (Marvel Comics); via cybernetic arm
• Omega Red (Marvel Comics)
• Sentinels (Marvel Comics)
• Klyntar/Symbiotes (Marvel Comics)
  • Venom
  • Carnage
  • Anti-Venom
• Void/Dark Sentry (Marvel Comics)
• Sweetface (Marvel Comics)
• Mall Addy (Marvel Comics)
• Alice Michaels (Marvel Comics)
• Gholar (Marvel Comics)
• Darkhawk (Marvel Comics)
• Massdriver (Marvel Comics)
• Cullen Bloodstone (Marvel Comics)
• Spider-Slayers (Marvel Comics)
• One of the Alternate Cables (Marvel Comics: Cable & Deadpool)
• Green Martians (DC Comics)
  • Martian Manhunter
  • Miss Martian
• White Martians (DC Comics)
• Madcap (Power Players)
• Meat Sweats (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Badnik Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
• Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic)
• Marco Diaz (Star vs. the Forces of Evil); one off
• Sh'Okanabo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
• Nergal (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
• Nergal Jr (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
• Irwin (Billy and Mandy/Underfist)
• Sara Pezzini (Witchblade); via Witchblade
• Danielle Baptiste (Witchblade); the Angelus
• Jackie Estacado (Witchblade); the Darkness
• The Witchblade (Witchblade)
• Experiment 544 "Thresher" (Lilo & Stitch)
• Eight/Octoblock (Numberblocks)
• Kari and Mari Freak/Freak Sisters (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters)
• Raven (Teen Titans)
• Soundwave (Transformers Prime)
• Mirabel (The Fungus Among Us); only from ground
• Champion of HYDRA (Marvel Cinematic Universe/What If ...?)
• Doctor Strange/Strange Supreme (Marvel Cinematic Universe/What If ...?)
• Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)

Literature

• Golmodap (Children of the Rune: Winterer)

Live Television/Movies

• Togruta (Star Wars)
• Twi'lek (Star Wars)
• The Thing Monster (John Carpenter's The Thing)
• The Blob (The Blob 1988)
• Billy Butcher (The Boys TV series)
• The Tentacle Monster (The Mist)
• Thricewises (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight)
• Thesulac Demons (Angel)
• Kraken (Pirates of the Caribbean)
• Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)
• Centauri (Babylon 5)
• Hellmouth Spawn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Illyria (Angel)
• Riderman (Kamen Rider); via Rope Arm
• Robo Koopa (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)
• Clem (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Loose-Skinned Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Plagiarus Demons (Angel & Faith)
• Stronger T1 (Mazinger Z)
• Biollante (Godzilla)
• Ogdru Hem (Hellboy/BPRD)
• Visser Three (Animorphs)
• Leerans (Animorphs)
• Kamen Rider Gills (Kamen Rider Agito)
• Hellmouth Spawn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Alpha (Men in Black: The Series)
• Serleena (Men in Black II)
• Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
• Morgana (The Little Mermaid)
• Dalek Sec (Doctor Who)
• Kilobyte (Ace Lightning)
• Many villains (Power Rangers series)
• Various kaiju (Ultraman series)
• Ben Hargreeves/Number Six/The Horror (The Umbrella Academy); Original Timeline
  • Ben Hargreeves/Number Two; Sparrow Timeline
• Rachel Roth / Raven (DC "Titans")
• Monstro (Pinocchio 2022)

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• The Srange Creature (A Tentacled Romance)
• Tetsuo Shima (Akira)
• Naraku (InuYasha)
• Sounga/So'unga (InuYasha)
• Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
• Kishime (Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest)
• Maji-Kayo (Dragon Ball Super)
• Elder Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
• Apostles (Berserk)
• Yoma (Claymore)
  • Awakened Beings
• Tamaki Amajiki (My Hero Academia); via eating octopus
• Killer Bee/B (Naruto); via Eight Tails Transformation
• Kakuzu (Naruto)
• Ika Musume (Shinryaku! Ika Musume)
• Korosensei (Assassination Classroom)
• Itona Horibe (Assassination Classroom)
• Kaede Kayano (Assassination Classroom)
• Algomon (Digimon)
• Arcadiamon (Ultra) (Digimon)
• Dragomon (Digimon)
• Calmaramon (Digimon)
• Chrysalimon (Digimon)
• Parasimon (Digimon)
• MarineDevimon (Digimon)
• Eaters (Digimon)
• Jellymon and its evolutions (Digimon)
• MarinKimeramon (Digimon)
• Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach); via Hollow Ichigo
• Luppi Antenor (Bleach)
• Medusa (Soul Eater)
• White Rabbit (Soul Eater)
• Keith (Fairy Tail)
• Yakdoriga (Fairy Tail)
• Drakken Joe (Edens Zero)
• Sesshomaru (InuYasha)
• Gyokko (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Muzan Kibutsuji (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance); fused with the Ghost ÄRM, Hydra
• Cardinal Mutchy Mutchy (Dragon Ball GT)
• Tyki Mikk/Joyd (D.Gray-man)
• Februar Zwei (Senyu)
• Ryoko (Suzumiya Haruhi)
• Guardians (.hack//Sign)
• Angels (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
• Pride (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Godzilla (Godzilla: Singular Point); Terrestris form
• Pantyhose Taro (Ranma 1/2)
• Worton (Bakugan)
• Dark Schneider (Bastard!!)
• USBM (Bio-Meat: Nectar)
• Zeiram (Iria: Zeiram the Animation)
• Graham (Shamanic Princess)
• Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
• Hinami Fueguchi (Tokyo Ghoul)
• Rinkaku Users (Tokyo Ghoul)
• Jimon (Samurai Deeper Kyo); via form Kenyo
• Darcy (Winx Club); via Shadow Tentacles
• Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer)
• Scar (Hero Killer)
• Esidisi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
• Vampires (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
  • Dio Brando
• Howard Philips Lovecraft (Bungou Stray Dogs)
• Gloxinia (Nanatsu no Taizai); via Basquias Form Ten
• Genshirou Saji (Highschool DxD); via Balance Breaker
• Chironex (Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL)
• Hirofumi Yoshida (Chainsaw Man); via the Octopus Devil
• Metarex Carrer (Sonic X)
• Seras Victoria (Hellsing)
• Gahi (Gahi-Chan!)
• Noah (The Rise of the Tentacle Magician)
• Mizuda Yuuko/Mizudako-chan (You Can’t Escape From Mizudako-chan!)

Video Games

• Minos (Dante's Inferno)
• Absalom (Darksiders 2)
• Guardians (Dead Space series)
• Hive Minds (Dead Space series)
• Tentacles (Dead Space series)
• Elder God (Legacy of Kain)
• Azul Ashengrotto (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland)
• Ishtaros (Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword)
• Dagra Dai (Ninja Gaiden II)
• Necronomicon (Persona 5')
• Alex Mercer (Prototype Series)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• Nemesis T-Type (Resident Evil)
• Las Plagas (Resident Evil)
• NE-α Type parasites (Resident Evil)
• Lisa Trevor (Resident Evil)
• Hilda Hidalgo (Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles)
• William Birkin/G (Resident Evil 2)
• Osmond Saddler (Resident Evil 4)
• Albert Wesker (Resident Evil 5)
• Uroboros (Resident Evil 5)
• Alexia Ashford (Resident Evil Code: Veronica)
• Wash Buckler (Skylanders)
• The Darkness (Skylanders)
• Beachcomber (Skylanders Superchargers)
• Inklings (Splatoon)
  • Agent 3
  • Agent 4
  • Callie
  • Marie
  • Cap'n Cuttlefish
  • Pearl
• Octarians (Splatoon)
  • DJ Octavio
  • Agent 8
  • Marina
• Jellyfish (Splatoon)
  • Jelonzo
  • Jelfonzo
• Annie (Splatoon)
• Dahaka (Prince of Persia: Warrior Within)
• Yagyu (Senran Kagura)
• Various characters (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Majora's Mask (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask)
• Dark Samus (Metroid)
• Metroid Prime (Metroid)
• Solidus Snake (Metal Gear); via powered suit
• Shadow Blot (Epic Mickey)
• Spar (Breath of Fire)
• Tentalus (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
• Majora's Mask (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask)
• Pokémon using the moves Vine Whip or Power Whip (Pokémon)
• Beliar (BloodRayne)
• Joseph Bertrand III (Infamous 2)
• Jennifer Tate (Primal)
• Broodmothers (Dragon Age)
• Arkham (Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening)
• Robo-Manus (Battletoads)
• Flex (Kameo: Elements of Power)
• Anakaris (Darkstalkers)
• Amingo (Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes)
• Sam Isaacs (Resident Evil: Extinction)
• Laughing Octopus (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
• Gohma Vlitra (Asura's Wrath)
• Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
• Tyranids (Warhammer 40,000)
• Lasombra clan (Vampire: The Masquerade)
• Umbilical Cord Demon (FAITH: The Unholy Trinity)
• Yunalesca (Final Fantasy X)
• Gooper Blooper (Super Mario)
• Zerg (StarCraft)
• Doctor Octopus 2099 (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
• Ultimate Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
• Pokémon that can use "Vine Whip" & "Wrap" (Pokémon)
• Tentacool (Pokémon)
• Deoxys (Pokémon)
• Slender Man (Slender Man Mythos)
• Seele Vollerei (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• K9999 (The King of Fighters 2001)
• Illaoi (League of Legends)
• Gravemind (Halo)
• "Glied" and "Regisseur" type Einsts (Super Robot Wars)
• The Filth (The Secret World)
• Atrocity (Spider-Man: Edge of Time)
• Murasaki Yatsu (Taimanin Asagi)
• Emily Kaldwin (Dishonored 2); via Far Reach.
• Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Other

• Vaarsuvius (The Order of the Stick)
• Terantula (RHG)
• Lastika (Lastikman 2004 Film)
• SCP-058 - Heart of Darkness (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-835 - Expunged Data Released (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2019 - Gelatinous Brain Cube (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2250 - Duck Hunt (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-3700-2 - Tides Of War (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-4335 - A Welt In The Crucible (SCP Foundation)
• Ninomae Ina'nis (Hololive)
• Jack Sullivan (The Last Kids on Earth)

Gallery

Rachel Roth Umbrakinetic tentacles

Rachel Roth Umbrakinetic tentacles (DC Titans2018)

Azul Ashengrotto (Disney: Twisted Wonderland) in his true form.

Necronomicon (Persona 5)

Vaarsuvius (Order of the Stick) casting Evan's Spiked Tentacles of Forced Intrusion.

Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Tails Nine (Sonic Prime)

Abyss the Squid (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Dimitri (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Metarex Carrer (Sonic X)

The Centauri (Babylon 5) possess six tentacles on their sides that double as their genitals.

Zs'Skayr (Ben 10 Series)

Nanomech (Ben 10) manifesting tentacles through Reactive Adaptation.

Kevin 11,000 (Ben 10) possesses Null Guardian's tentacles.

Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Ghostfreak's tentacles.

Gaxageal (Charmed)

Priscilla (Claymore) extending her fingers into tentacles to impale her enemies.

Hotep-RA (Danny Phantom) is a ghost mummy capable of using his bandages to stretch/elongate his limbs to incredible lengths or uses them as extra arms or tentacles.

Undergrowth (Danny Phantom) can use his vines as tentacles.

Tyki Mikk (D.Gray-man), in his awakened state, can extend many tentacles.

Maji Kayo (Dragon Ball Super) using tentacles to restrain Goku.

Shadow Blot (Epic Mickey)

Coldsteel (Gargoyles) uses robotic tentacles in his arms.

Kagura (InuYasha) impaled on Naraku's tentacles.

Sounga/So'unga (InuYasha) sprouts multiple tentacles from itself to anchor Inuyasha's hand to it.

The Thing Monster (John Carpenter's The Thing)

Vampires (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) draining blood from their victims using retractable tentacles in their fingers.

Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part I Phantom Blood) extending tentacles from his severed neck to attack Jonathan Joestar…

…to feed on blood…

…and to reattach his severed arm.

The Elder God (Legacy of Kain) is little more than an amorphous mass of tentacles and eyes, the former of which it uses offensively to great effect.

Experiment 544 "Thresher" (Lilo & Stitch)

Fused with the Ghost ÄRM, Hydra, Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance) can generate sharp tentacles from the demon's body.

Venom (Marvel Comics)...

...generates tentacles from his back.

Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (Marvel Comics)

Carnage (Marvel Comics)

The Sentry (Marvel Comics)

She-Venom (Marvel Comics)

Toxin (Marvel Comics)

Gelt (Marvel Comics) is a Deviant with the power to sprout tentacles from where is arms are located.

Hybrid (Marvel Comics)

Phage (Marvel Comics)

Scream (Marvel Comics)

Omega Red (Marvel Comics) uses his carbonadium tentacles to great effect.

The Void (Marvel Comics)

Agent Venom (Marvel Comics)

Anti-Venom (Marvel Comics)

Solidus Snake's (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty) exoskeleton comes equipped with "Snake Arms" that can strangle opponents and fire missiles.

Laughing Octopus (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)

Kakuzu (Naruto)

Killer Bee/B's (Naruto) Partial Transformation.

The fake Groudon (Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker)

Davy Jones's (Pirates of the Caribbean) tentacle beard and left index finger are use as extra arms, a deadly weapon, or hold objects like the key to the Dead Man's Chest. After Jack sliced some off, his tentacles can also move on their own to go back to him and presumably reattach themselves to him after they are cut off.

The Dahaka (Prince of Persia: Warrior Within)

Dahaka (Prince of Persia: Warrior Within)

James Heller (Prototype 2) using his tendrils.

William Birkin (Resident Evil)

Las Plagas (Resident Evi)

Nemesis's (Resident Evil) tentacles are sharp enough to penetrate human flesh and bone.

The Nemesis T-Type (Resident Evil) attacks Jill with a tentacle.

Alexia Ashford (Resident Evil)

Uroboros injection (Resident Evil)

Alex Mercer (Prototype Series)

James Heller (Prototype 2)

Meat Sweats (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) possesses tentacles in place of hands that he can use to drain energy and powers from other mutants.

Jimon's (Samurái Deeper Kyo) Kenyou form.

SCP-058 - Heart of Darkness (SCP Foundation) has several tentacles protruding from the top.

Ultimate Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)

Doctor Octopus 2099 (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)

In their human form, Inkling's (Splatoon) "hair" is six of their tentacles from their squid form.

Agent 3 (Splatoon)

The Squid Sisters (Splatoon), Callie (left) and Marie (right)

Cap'n Cuttlefish (Splatoon)

DJ Octavio (Splatoon), like all Octarians, possesses tentacles.

Annie (Splatoon), being a sea anemone, has tentacles for hair.

A jellyfish (Splatoon)

Jelonzo (Splatoon), being a jellyfish, has tentacles.

Eight/Octoblock (Numberblocks) an example of this power.

Kari and Mari Freak/Freak Sisters (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters)

Ben Hargreeves/Number Six (The Umbrella Academy) uses his powers to attack enemies from a rooftop.

Calmaramon (Digimon)

Jellymon (Digimon)

MarinKimeramon (Digimon) has both Tentacles of Octomon and Gesomon.

Deoxys (Pokémon)

Arcadiamon Ultra (Digimon)

Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)

Bai Tza (Jackie Chan Adventures)

AntiVilgax (Ben 10 Reboot)

Slender Man (Creepypasta) can grow an unlimited number of tentacles from his back or shoulders. These arms have superhuman strength, speed, durability, and shapeshifting. Tentacles allow Slender Man to climb almost any surface. These tentacles can penetrate reinforced steel or even break space-time itself. Additionally, Slender Man can protect himself from future damage by covering himself with tentacles. Slender Man can also use his tentacles to perform daily tasks such as writing and turning book pages. It has been stated that these tentacles move in 1 nanosecond.

Kintaro/Kid Venom (Marvel Comics)

Algomon (Digimon)

Seras Victoria (Hellsing) substituted her left arm with shadowy tentacles.

Mizuda Yuuko/Mizudako-chan (You Can’t Escape From Mizudako-chan!), a demihuman that possess tentacles resembling head hair.

Videos

The Blood Test - The Thing (1982)-2

【ツイステ】オバブロ 闇落ちアズール 戦闘ボイス＆戦闘エフェクト・モーション集 ディズニーツイステッドワンダーランド【ツイステ】【Twisted-Wonderland】-2

Azul Ashengrotto (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland) in Overblot

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure- Stardust Crusaders - Jotaro Kujo Vs Noriaki Kakyoin

ジョジョ- Kakyoin vs. Tower of Gray 『HD』-2

Kaneki vs Jason - Tokyo Ghoul-2

World's Greatest Manwhore Part 2-2