The power to gain power from being a host to unholy or eldritch beings, and thereby gain unholy powers. Variation of Symbiosis. Opposite to Holy Vessel.
Also Called[]
- Eldritch/Lovecraftian/Unholy Vessel/Symbiosis
Capabilities[]
The user has gained their powers by hosting unholy or eldritch beings in one's body. They can host any number of eldritch entities, ranging from lesser abominations to eldritch gods. Despite this, like Symbiosis, it can come with a price.
Applications[]
- Eldritch Arts
- Eldritch Energy Manipulation
- Eldritch Entity Companionship
- Eldritch Entity Creation
- Eldritch Magic
- Eldritch Physiology
- Eldritch Power Link
- Eldritch Studies Mastery
- Lovecraftian Powers
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Absolute Contract
- Demonic Aura
- Demonic Conduit
- Demonic Object
- Devil Hand
- Devil Soul
- Eldritch Mode
- Eldritch Soul
- Possessive Enhancement
- Symbiosis
Limitations[]
- Vulnerable to exorcising/banishing effects on the possessing outer being.
- The user may lose their own humanity.
- The entity may take over the host’s mind and/or body.
- The unnatural being may harm or even destroy it's own host.
Known Users[]
- Barbara Jagger (Alan Wake)
- Titan Shifters (Attack on Titan)
- Winifred Burkle/Illyria (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Dracula (Castlevania); as the avatar of Chaos
- Jin "Jiji" Enjoji (Dandadan)
- Nick Morton (Dark Universe); as host to Set
- Thaddeus Sivana (DC Extended Universe); as host to the Seven Sins
- Robin (Fire Emblem Awakening)
- Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Yuji Itadori (Jujutsu Kaisen); as host to Ryomen Sukuna (formerly)
- Megumi Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen); as host to Ryomen Sukuna (formerly)
- Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy VII series); as host to Chaos
- Elena (Grandia II); as host to Millenia/Wings of Valmar
- Cletus Kasady/Carnage (Marvel Comics)
- Øde (Marvel Comics); as host to Røkkva
- Yomi (Naruto); as a host to Mōryō
- Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails (Naruto)
- Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki
- Obito Uchiha
- Madara Uchiha
- Luke Castellan (Percy Jackson & The Olympians); as a host to Kronos
- Various SCPs (SCP Foundation)
- Absolute Solver's hosts (Murder Drones)
- Cyn
- Doll
- Nori Doorman
- Uzi Doorman
- Yeva
- Matoi (Phantasy Star Online 2)
- Sahori Itsukishima (Shin Megami Tensei V)
- Valko Balakov (Top Cow Comics/The Darkness); as host to an Ancient One
- Padan Fain/Jeraal Mordeth/Shaisam (The Wheel of Time); for Mashadar
- Shaidar Haran (The Wheel of Time); as a temporary vessel for the Dark One
- Daken/Hellverine (Marvel Comics)
Gallery[]
After being resurrected following the creation of a new Seed of Wonder, Winifred Burkle (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) formed a symbiotic relationship with the Old One Illyria, the two sharing their body and able to swap between each other.
Dracula's (Castlevania) vast power as Dark Lord comes from acting as the host of Chaos, an ancient eldritch entity that feeds on the evil and darkness in the hearts of mankind and acts as the antithesis of God.
Cletus Kasady/Carnage's (Marvel Comics) symbiote was once augmented by the eldritch power of the Darkhold.
Upon fusing herself with Lilith, Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion) becomes one with the angel and triggers the Third Impact
After eating one of his mummified fingers, Yuji Itadori (Jujutsu Kaisen) became the host to the ancient Curse entity, Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses.
Che Heart (Ordeal) was born to be the next vessel of Thanatos, and as a result has the strongest Kimyo body. His body was so powerful that even when he became a human, he still had above average physical power...
Uzi Doorman (Murder Drones) is one of many Worker Drones infected with the Absolute Solver, an eldritch self-aware program that possesses its host and grants them hazardous reality-warping powers.
Doll (Murder Drones) can use the absolute solver to duplicate and edit objects even though she's it's host.
Daken/Hellverine (Marvel Comics) is now an undead Mutant possessed by a demon essentially becoming a Wolverine Ghost Rider.















