The Daemon Meme

[toastysocks]

In the universe of the His Dark Materials trilogy (or the movie The Golden Compass), every person has a creature called a daemon that accompanies them all their lives, and is emotionally and metaphysically a part of them. Daemons are often described as sort of external souls (while the part of the personality in a human's body is the spirit).



Basic Daemon Facts:

- They take the shape of animals
- They can talk, no matter what their shape
- Children's daemons can change form at will; around puberty they 'settle' and become one animal permanently
- Neither the person or the daemon chooses the final settled form, but it always reflects their personality (although not necessarily in obvious or simple ways)
- They are almost always the opposite sex as their human
- If a daemon feels pain, so will their person, and vice versa
- Being physically apart from one's daemon causes horrible emotional and physical pain
- Daemons frequently talk to and touch each other, in ways that reflect or complement their persons' interactions, but daemons talking to humans other than their own is considered strange, and touching humans not their own is extremely taboo; it generally occurs only between long-time lovers. Touching someone else's daemon without permission is a terrible violation.

How it works:

Just design a daemon for your muse and put as little or as much information as you like about them (shape, name, link to a picture or species wiki if you are so inclined) in a comment, with your muse's name and series in the subject. Check out other people's daemons and let your daemons interact too.

Comments

ellie | the last of us

[cussy]

( Her daemon is a young white tailed deer buck named Giles, who has only recently settled. )

Arya Stark | asoiaf

[thatsnotme]

[Arya's daemon is a male hyena named Bhelar, a largely quiet shadow who's been at her side through all her journeys. He is friendly the way Arya always was, but he's learned hard lessons too. They can manage some distance between them, too: a hyena can be stealthy, but also hard to hide, and sometimes hanging back is best.]

Michael Burnham | Star Trek: Discovery

[downisup]

[Michael's daemon is a male African lion named Marion. He shows affection a little more easily than Michael does, but still grew up around aliens and alien daemons. He can be a little standoffish, sometimes skittish, but next to Michael every step of the way.

oh god there probably had to be a red angel daemon suit too]

Will Graham, Hannibal

[noeyecontact]

Will's daemon is hiding.

Eliot Spencer | Leverage | OTA

[90minutesofsleep]

[Betty is no surprise to anyone who meets Eliot, and less of a surprise once they get to know him.]

Techie | Dredd | OTA

[clan_techie]

[Techie's daemon is a copper-and-gold leopard moth, one that usually stays hidden amid the detritus that was his workstation, but sometimes just clings to his clothes or hair.]

Vanya Hargreeves | The Umbrella Academy

[gigue]

[Yuri is a white-tailed deer, a buck. He's about as mousy as Vanya is, struggles to get close to people just like she does. After the Icarus, whatever power took over Vanya also leeched Yuri of his brown coat, leaving him stark white.]

Door | Neverwhere | OTA

[doorofarch]

[Door's daemon is named Ringo, and he's a golden scarab, usually masquerading as a brooch or a scarf clasp.]

Armitage Hux | Star Wars (AU) | OTA

[empires_heir]

[Hux's daemon is not, in fact, Millicent as has often been speculated, but instead a crystal snake named Adessa who is usually more or less invisible curled around his wrist or draped across the back of his neck, often under the collar of his coat.]

Nick Fury | MCU | OTA

[gotmy_i_onyou]

[Brunhilde went everywhere Fury went, usually across the back of his neck with her head on his blind side.]

Catra | She-Ra

[catrayes]

[So all humans have a daemon, right, but who can say about humanoids? Catra doesn't have a daemon and never did, and she'd really love an explanation as to why the hell that is, because she's been not so quietly jealous of others' daemons all her life. She will mercilessly scoff at and make fun of everyone else's daemon, because obviously that proves she doesn't care.]

Margo + The Magicians + OTA

[high_king_bambi]

[Margo had already been going through A Phase when Poe settled, and it was no surprise that he'd settled as a massive raven. It had suited her aesthetic at the time and definitely suited her everything else now, usually perched on her shoulder or just hopping along beside her.]

Zepar | Fallen Angel OC | OTA

[hurtyourealgood]

[Good luck guessing which of Zepar's seven cats is his daemon. You're always going to be wrong, though depending on who you are, he might tell you you're correct. Angels, even fallen angels, are essentially their own daemons.]

Re: Zepar | Fallen Angel OC | OTA

[privatepurchases]

[so I feel like this could be fun, but feel free to ignore if not cool!]

ARCHANGEL GABRIEL | GOOD OMENS

[privatepurchases]

[And humans knew their daemons true forms when they knew good and evil. Gabriel was there, he saw it, he was pissed. His daemon is a very prim leopard named themis - who is prim, proper, and surprisingly not as rude as her angel.

Mostly because she just started talking. Angels don't have daemons, they use them as props when they come to earth but post the failure to end this particular dimension his-speaks. And has a mind of her own.]

Bucky Barnes | MCU | OTA

[iknewhim]

[As far as Bucky knows, the first thing he did as the Soldier was to kill Rita, his daemon, who at the time had been a ridiculously fluffy orange tabby.]

Eddie Brock | Venom

[imareporter]

[Venom...is very confused by Eloise, Eddie's gecko - but she grows to three sizes bigger when they turn into Venom.]

Bodhi Rook | Rogue One | OTA

[lookpasttheuniform]

[Bodhi's daemon, also sometimes his navigator, was named Little Bit, or usually just Bit, and occasionally Bitey.
Also available in an everyone lived currently senior citizen flavor]

Shuri | MCU | OTA

[memetic_princess]

[Shuri was not the first of the royal family to have a non-feline Daemon, though it wasn't something that happened often, she was certainly the first in a long time.
Akimbo was, in fact, an octopus. He'd been through a few different permutations of animals that could help hand her things and keep her creative, and having a sea creature for a daemon had definitely facilitated a good deal of creativity, finally inventing him a hover-tank so that he could follow her around, or, in instances that she should have gone to bed, keep pushing himself to the edge of their comfortable range until she followed.]

Victor Whiteford | Superhero OC | ota

[digital_age]

[ Victor's daemon is a stoat, Elektra. She usually rides around his neck and shoulders. If she can't be seen, she's probably off gathering information for him. ]

Klaus | Umbrella Academy | OTA

[ouiking_ouija]

[Esther had almost always been something small, small enough for Klaus to catch and hide if the ghosts got restless, since they made no differentiation between human and daemon when they were grabbing at things.
She'd settled on a magpie about the same time Klaus needed something sturdy enough to fetch and carry small items on occasion.]

Remy LeBeau | X-Verse (pre-canon) | OTA

[thiefinexile]

[Remy's daemon was named Antoinette but occasionally called Toni or Etta. She's also about 300% more likely to be ready for a throw-down than Remy is at any given time.]

Ivar "The Boneless" Ragnarsson | Vikings

[ragnarsson]

[Ivar's daemon is not, as many assume, a snake. Most snakes are content to keep away from people as long as they do the same to them. No instead, Vigdis is a black swan. Why? Because swans are the devil's geese and willingly beat the shit out of anyone who pisses them off, which is often. Of the two of them, Ivar is the nice one.]

Cooper | Agent of Hel

[emotioneater]

[Magdalene is a red kangaroo and uses her quirky appearance to charm people just as much as Cooper does. What they hide is that she dusted the first time he died and continues to do so every time he dies and gets brought back to life. It's led to a very traumatized daemon with their bond a little more ragged then most pairs.]

[stauncherhearted]

[Magdalene, meet Callum. He's a bit of a grump, but otherwise the most protective, loving cat. Also he is fluffy as hell, which is probably the first thing Cooper and Magdalene notice, second that he is not exactly near Nancy. It's not unusual, given both Nancy and Callum's propensity to wander as far as they dare, always returning, always testing boundaries and suffering the consequences. The second thing they'll notice is probably is how he walks with a slight limp, his ear matted with blood.

Not the best time to be separated from his person, but no one ever accused the pair of making good choices.]

Mr. Wrench | Fargo

[deafhitman]

[Jacqueline is a raccoon, a form with paws dexterous enough to allow her to sign. While she can hear, she rarely speaks, preferring to observe things at a distance. Often found grumbling about things she disagrees with in their line of work.]

Ser Selmy Barristan | Game of Thrones

[kingsguardian]

[Barristan's daemon is a female lion named Sheba. Male lions always end up the heraldry and have the reputation of being king of the beasts, but it's female lions who really get shit done. Sheba's a little stiff in her old age, but she can still pounce on and snap the neck of any daemon that crosses her path in battle.]