Wendigo Physiology

The power to use the abilities of wendigo. Technique of Wendigo Manipulation. Variation of Mythic Physiology and Anthropophagist Monster Physiology.
==Also Called==
*Manaha Physiology
*Weendigo/Wihtikow/Windago/Windiga/Windigo/Witiko Physiology
==Capabilities==
User with this ability either is or can transform into a Wendigo: a malevolent cannibalistic spirit strongly associated with the Winter, the North and coldness, as well as with famine and starvation. It was variously a malevolent cannibalistic spirit that could possess humans or a monster that humans could physically transform into, with those who indulged in cannibalism were at particular risk.
General form tends towards emaciated gauntness, looking and smelling as if recently disinterred from the grave, size ranges from human to gigantic.
==Applications==
*Air Walking
*Animal Manipulation
*Cold Manipulation
**Cold Immunity
*Cursed (varies)
*Cursed Name (original folklore)
*Dark Arts (Varies)
*Enhanced Body
**Contaminant Immunity
**Enhanced Agility
**Enhanced Dexterity
**Enhanced Durability/Invulnerability
**Enhanced Endurance
**Enhanced Leap
**Enhanced Lung Capacity
**Enhanced Reflexes
**Enhanced Senses
**Enhanced Speed
**Enhanced Strength
*Enhanced Ugliness
**Supernatural Bite
*Famine Embodiment - Wendigos represent hunger and starvation.
*Gluttony Embodiment (original folklore)
*Greed Embodiment (original folklore)
*Illusion Manipulation
*Infinite Digestive System
*Matter Ingestion
*Mass Absorption
**Size Enhancement
*Natural Weaponry
**Claw Retraction 
**Fang Retraction
***Enhanced Bite
*Pestilence/Environment Manipulation 
*Possessive Transformation
*Predator Instinct
*Regenerative Healing Factor
*Vocal Replication
*Telepathy/Telempathy
==Variations==
*Anthropophage Physiology - a tribe of a monstrous cannibals from Greek legend.
*Cannibalism Empowerment
*Consumptive Growth
*Fire Generation; may leave flaming footprints as they run through the sky.
*Invincibility
*Night Inducement; may be able to summon the midnight darkness before sunset.
*Spirit Physiology
*Supernatural Body
*Undead Manipulation
*May learn Weather Manipulation as they age.
==Associations==
*Atshen Physiology; their Inuit cousins.
*Cervid Physiology; most modern interpretations.
*Wechuge Physiology; another cousin species.
*Ghoul Physiology
*Mythic Physiology
*Native American Deity Physiology
*Owl Physiology; in certain interpretations.
*Reanimation
*Space-Time Manipulation - some wendigos are said to be able to bend space and time to get their victims.
*Undead Physiology
*Wendigo Manipulation
*Winter Manipulation
==Notes==
* Wendigo is often seen as a warning against cannibalism but in truth it was a far greater entity that embodied human greed in all its form, especially when said greed grew out of control, the very name is considered bad luck by many tribes and thus combined with mass-media misrepresentation has attributed to a taboo around the creature that persists to this day (similar to the skinwalker, who also shares a social taboo among its native population).
* The Wendigo was once attempted to be tackled scientifically via the now discredited "Wendigo Psychosis" theory.
* In traditional lore they are often human-like in appearance (akin to a yeti or sasquatch) while modern takes have tended towards giving the Wendigo more noticeable animal traits such as antlers and hooves (presumably that of a deer).
==Limitations==
* May have cannibalistic urges, especially if they gained this power by traditional means, ie. ritualistic cannibalism.
==Known Users==
See Also: Wendigo.
==Gallery==
Ithaqua.jpg|Ithaqua the Wind-Walker (Cthulhu Mythos)
The Mordeo 2.jpg|The Mordeo (Crypt TV) is a creature that possesses and transforms anyone that commits cannibalism in its woods into antlered skull-faced monsters...
Mordeo.jpg|...a fate that befell the main character of the short film.
Windiga.jpg|Windiga (Dark Was The Night/Monster Hunter)
Wendigomon.jpg|Wendigomon (Digimon)
File:Hellboy wendigo 8153.jpg|Wendigo (Hellboy)
Wendigo Physiology by Georges Baptiste.png|Wendigo (Marvel Comics)
Windigoes look on S2E11.png|Windigoes (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
DUSK Wendigo.png|Whether or not they are artificially created by the Escher Labs personnel, the Wendigoes (New Blood Interactive's DUSK) are horrifically dangerous monsters that are first located within the abandoned basement of the ruins. They are normally invisible, but once they are successfully hurt/injured, the cloak will wear off, thus revealing their horrific presence.
File:SMT-Wendigo.jpg|Wendigo (Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor)
Supernatural's Wendigo.jpg|Wendigo (Supernatural)
File:The Wendigo.png|Sean Walcott (Teen Wolf)
File:Until Dawn Wendigo.jpg| Wendigoes (Until Dawn) are a supernatural race of monsters that manifest when a human commits cannibalism on Blackwood Mountain, which is where the curse is placed, and yet still active throughout the years.
Until Dawn Wendigo Makkapitew.png|The Makkapitew (Until Dawn) is a malevolent spirit that haunts Blackwood Mountain and is responsible for the existence of the Wendigoes that prowl his forests.
Until Dawn Hannah.png|After nearly falling to her death off of a cliff, Hannah Washington (Until Dawn) was forced to eat her sister Beth's corpse to survive...
Until Dawn Hannah Wendigo.jpg|...forcing her transformation into a Wendigo.
Until Dawn Josh Washingotn Wendigo.png|Josh Washington (Until Dawn) becoming a Wendigo.
Until Dawn Billy Bates.jpg|Billy Bates (Until Dawn) was forced to eat the bodies of dead miners to survive being trapped in the mines, turning him into a Wendigo.
Wendigo (Warcraft).jpg|Wendigo (Warcraft)
File:Patriot.png|As a Wendigo, a sub-race of Sarkaz; Buldrokkas'tee/Patriot (Arknights) is an incredibly powerful warrior, versed in ancient Sarkaz cannibalism/witchcraft rituals.
Wendigo (Shinbi Haunted House).jpeg|Wendigo (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
Wendy wendigo.webp|Wendy (HorrorVale)
File:Wendigo (Carnivores Ice Age).png|Dry Nodus Lake Wendigo (Carnivores: Ice Age)
== Videos ==
Nature Calls - Supernatural - TNT-2
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Native American Myth - The Wendigo - The Omushkego Tribe - Extra Mythology
SCP-323 Wendigo Skull (SCP Animation)
Windigo- The Flesh-Eating Monster of Native American Legend - Monstrum-2
File:The Fire of Friendship (Hearth's Warming Eve) - MLP- FiM -HD--2
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