Prehensile Tongue

The power to use one's tongue to grasp and manipulate objects. Sub-power of Tongue Manipulation. Variation of Natural Weaponry and Prehensility.

Also Called[]

• Elastic/Extendable Tongue
• Frog/Toad Tongue
• Long Prehensile Tongue
• Tongue Extension/Lash

Capabilities[]

The user has the ability to make their tongue move independently, allowing them to function almost like an additional limb. These flexible tongues can grasp and manipulate objects with precision, enabling the user to lift, twist, or throw items as needed. Fully prehensile tongues can be used to hold and manipulate objects, and in particular to aid arboreal creatures in finding and eating food in the trees. Additionally, the user can use their tongue for offensive moves, striking opponents with swift, whipping motions or entangling and immobilizing them. This unique ability transforms the user’s tongue into a versatile tool for both combat and interaction with the environment, offering numerous creative possibilities.

Variations[]

• Weaponized Tongue
  • Barbed Tongue
  • Forked Tongue
  • Flaming Tongue
  • Sharp Tongue
  • Venomous Tongue

Associations[]

• Animal Imitation/Animal Morphing
  • Amphibian Physiology
  • Chameleon Physiology
  • Giraffe Physiology
• Elasticity
• Jiang Shi Physiology
• Natural Weaponry
  • Multiple Tongues
  • Prehensility
• Sex Appeal Combat
• Tongue Manipulation

Limitations[]

• Tongue can receive severe damage from powers such as Fire Manipulation, Acid Generation and Electric Manipulation unless user has elasticity.
• User may receive diseases from using their tongue to touch dirty things.
• Tongue may become stuck or damaged by target.
• May be limited to how far the user can stretch their tongue.
• Vulnerable to Cutting.
• User can taste whatever they grab with their tongue, so attempting to grab bad-tasting objects may cause a feeling of distress and/or disgust to the user.

Known Users[]

See Also: Overly Long Tongue and Multipurpose Tongue.

Gallery[]

Gillian-class Menos Grandes (Bleach)

The Entity as Freddy Krueger (Wes Craven's New Nightmare) demonstrates.

A Barnacles’ (Hλlf-Life series) tongue can reach impressively long distances, to snatch prey wandering too close.

Combine Advisor’s (Hλlf-Life 2 series) tongue is not only prehensile, but strong enough to impale their victims.

Lady Viper (The Wolverine)

Lickers (Resident Evil series) truly live up to their namesake.

Doc (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) attacks with his tongue.

Tambourine (Dragon Ball) uses his Lick Twister attack on Goku.

Yoshi (Super Mario) extends its tongue to grab things into its maw.

Gelt (Marvel Comics) can also extend his tongue at will, for instance, he demonstrates this when trying to devour a Squirrel.

Mortimer Toynbee/Toad (Marvel Comics) showing his mutant power.

Venom (Marvel Comics)

Sugar Man (Marvel Comics) has an extendable tongue, which is powerful enough to pierce through virtually anything.

Orochimaru (Naruto) can extend his tongue, which also hides his sword.

Divatox (Power Rangers Turbo)

Wrecking Ball (Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure)

Frog (Chrono Trigger)

Reptile (Mortal Kombat Series)

Gobi (Over the Moon)

Upchuck (Ben 10 series)

Bullfrag (Ben 10: Omniverse)

Serpent King with his snake tongue.

Sir Raleigh (Sly Cooper) can use his tongue to fight.

Tung Swampton (Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist)

Yan-bao (Akatsuki Otokojuku) grabs Yuan-Shao's hair with the Wave Tongue technique

Hong En-Lai (Akatsuki Otokojuku) grabs a knife from someone and kills them with the Wave Tongue technique

A Silurian (Doctor Who) using its venom tongue

Buff Frog (Star vs. The Forces of Evil) picks a lock using his tongue.

Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long) demonstrates.

Reptile's (Mortal Kombat) tongue

Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery) licking Demon KISS in the face...

... who returns the favor.

Groundskeeper Willy (The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror)

The Deep Sea King (One-Punch Man)

CFW Trick (Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation)

Mod Frog Jamack (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)

Terror Toad (Mighty Morphin Power Rngers)

Saliguana (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)

Lickytung and Lickilicky (Pokémon)

Dark Danny/Dan Phantom (Danny Phantom)

Mystique Sonia (Hero: 108)

Metarex Jumpee (Sonic X)

Espio the Chameleon (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Flying Frog (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Rahab (The Ocean Hunter)

Gungans (Star Wars)

Le Frog (Flushed Away)

The Toad (Flushed Away)

Starfire (Teen Titans)

Pukei-Pukei (Monster Hunter series)

Volvidon (Monster Hunter series)

Sharkeleon (Hungry Shark Evolution)

The Chameleon (Kung Fu Panda)

The Saint (Rainworld)

Scooby-Doo (What's New, Scooby-Doo)