Wood Mimicry

Wood Mimicry
Groot (Marvel Comics) king of Planet X, member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Power/Ability to:	have a body made up of wood

Power to transform into or have a physical body made up of wood. Variation of Plant Mimicry, technique of Wood Manipulation.

Also Called

• Arboreal Mimicry/Physiology
• Tree Mimicry/Physiology
• Wood Physiology

Capabilities

User is made up of or can transform their body completely into wood. Users transformed form can be either anatomically identical to their normal form, aside of being made of wood, in which case it contains all to organs and is somewhat vulnerable to attacks. Alternately user can transform into homogenous matter, without any part of their form being more important than the other.

Applications

• Contaminant Immunity
• Dermal Armor
  • Natural Weaponry
  • Pain Suppression
• Disease Immunity
• Enhanced Durability/Invulnerability
• Enhanced Endurance
• Enhanced Lung Capacity or Oxygen Independence
• Enhanced Strength
• Leaf Projection
• Self-Sustenance via Photosynthesis.
• Supernaturally Dense Tissue

Variations

• Talking Tree Physiology

Associations

Many trees have certain specific mythical/supernatural associations that may grant additional abilities for the user, for possible applications see here.

• Botanical Communication
• Forest Physiology
• Golem Creation
• Malleable Anatomy
  • Appendage Generation
• Regenerative Healing Factor/Organic Regeneration by drawing wood to fill the wounds.
• Thermal Resistance
• Wood Manipulation
• Xylokinetic Creature Creation

Limitations

• Very likely slows the user.
• Can dehydrate far quicker than a human body.
• May require constant connection with earth or water.
• May be restricted to single variation.
• May catch fire easily.
• Not exactly Invulnerability since limb can be broken off.
• May be vulnerable to everything that a normal plant would be (fire, plant poisons, etc.).

Known Users

Cartoons

• Seamus (Family Guy)
• Shao Yen (Master Raindrop)
• Timberwolfs (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
• The Beast (Over the Garden Wall)

Comics

• Wood King (DC comics)
• Groot (Marvel comics)
• Frank Ludlum (Marvel comics)
• Machete (Pinoy Klasiks)

Folklore/Mythology

• Dryads (Greek Mythology)
• Skogsrå (Norse Mythology)

Literature

• Ents (Lord of the Rings)
• Neti (Star Wars Expanded Universe)
• Nym (The Wheel of Time)

Manga/Anime

• The Wood (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Azuma (Fairy Tail); after overusing magic
• Nikosen (InuYasha)
• Yamato (Naruto)

TCG

• Vampire Orchis (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Video Games

• Cherrymon (Digimon)
• Woodmon (Digimon)
• Harold (Fallout series)
• The Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3); via barkskin perk
• Wood Man (Mega Man series)
• Trevenant (Pokemon)

Web Animation

• Tree Man (asdfmovie)

Gallery

Cherrymon (Digimon) resembles a cherry tree.

Woodmon (Digimon) resembles a tree.

Nikosen (InuYasha) takes the form of a tree-like being.

Wood Man (Mega Man series) is almost completely made out of wood, specifically Hinoki Cypress, including some of his mechanisms making him a resilient and unique robot.

Timberwolfs (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)

Yamato (Naruto) can take on properties of a tree.

Celebi (Pokemon) forming a shell of wood to create a monstrous form.

T'ra Saa (Star Wars Expanded Universe), Neti Jedi Master, defending the injured troopers and Jedi on Null.