Daemon Meme

[aroundthesock]

The Daemon Meme

In the universe of the His Dark Materials trilogy (see: The Golden Compass Movie, His Dark Materials on HBO, the books), 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.
• If a daemon feels pain, so will their person, and vice versa

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 top-level, with your muse's name and series in the subject. Check out other people's daemons and let your daemons interact too.

credit: meme taken originally from memebells on lj and edited multiple times by many since then

Comments

Steve Rogers ★ mcu ★ ota but bonus points for castmates

[oldfangled]

(Steve's daemon is Asteri, a wolf)

[aslavetolove]

[ Not a castmate, but up for some amusement potentially between differing personalities and a wolf vs little ocelot? ]

Malcolm Bright | Prodigal Son

[sherlockfreud]

[ Adarais a western Jackdaw, known for brilliance, found families and adventure seeking, as well as a refusal to call for back-up)

Aralynn Wolfsbane | D&D 5E

[naturesdefender]

[ Daemon Name: Duma
Species: Crag Cat
Particulars: Duma is a large predatory animal that stalks the cold and mountainous regions of Aralynn's home of birth. He is as loyal and as emotional as his half-elf counterpart, but he shows externally the wariness in others that Aralynn keeps inside from the hurt and trauma they have experienced in their lives. He does not eat humans, but shows the same leaning toward animal and plant life over humanoid beings. He is as much a protector as his counterpart is.

]

Yunan | Magi/AoS | OTA

[thetravelermagi]

[ M/M for shipping. His daemon is a golden lion tamarin named Chrysos. Chrysos is a curious and mischievous daemon, much like his magi counterpart. And like Yunan likes little dark places. Everything he does typically has a reason for it, whether or not it is understood at the time. ]

Kitty Pryde | X-Men: Evolution | M/F preferred

[goingthroughaphase]

((Kitty’s daemon is a fire salamander named Lockheed))

[weneverwin]

[Lockheed is about to become annoyed. But that happens to everybody when Todd and Trixie turn up.

People tend to expect a toad. Heck, he expected her to settle that way. He's still getting used to the permanent presence of an immense, mangy looking hyena. She's really done it for him when it comes to stealth missions, but he's figuring out how to own it. As Trixie shoves her nose rudely in Lockheed's direction, her counterpart crouches on the nearest treebranch.]

Hey, X-kitty.

Aran Foley | OC

[aslavetolove]

[ Incubus/Dark Fae/Psychic. M/M for any shipping. His daemon is Neasa, an ocelot. She is a capricious little creature, as sleek and graceful as her counterpart. She shows his pride and stubbornness that Aran doesn't always let be known. She is particularly protective of Aran after their separation in his teens in which she had to search for him through the turmoil and pain they both suffered. ]

Ziggy Stardust |The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust | OTA

[ziggyplayedguitar]

[His daemon is a very loud and flashy Temminck's Tragopan]

Ben Solo/Kylo Ren | Star Wars

[chiaro_oscuro]

[Ben's daemon is a large black loth-wolf with golden eyes named Ilta. She's the more calm and practical of the two, though she shares his aggression in combat. She's only settled into a form well into his adulthood, when Ben chose to abandon the Kylo Ren persona - as Kylo, he was too immature and indecisive.]

Alex Manes | Roswell New Mexico | M/M

[halfaleg]

((Alex daemon is a black raven going by Minx. Which is odd as all his brothers have dogs for daemons. ))

Momo | IDOLiSH7

[yesdoubt]

[[Momo's daemon is a black and white husky named Centuria. She's sociable, but a deep thinker, and represents more the methodical and calculating side Momo likes to pretend he doesn't have.]]

Henry | Fire Emblem: Awakening | OTA

[carryon_crow]

[Henry's daemon is a crow named Cecily. Like Henry she's curious, fun-loving, and loves picking over a battlefield for goodies. Is it weird for Henry to feed bits of dead people to their daemon? Perhaps! She loves eyeballs best.

Also open for less bloodthirsty gen scenarios! Cecily will just be a harmless goofball.]

Linneus | Tehouse

[inaurare]

[Linneus' daemon is an ermine - sweet-looking, yet surprisingly resilient; silky soft, snow white and with a black-tipped tail. When he is not bouncing along ahead of his master, Ysaye* can be found on Linn's shoulder or, for security or just some downtime, tucked around his neck like an expensive fur collar.

*pronounced Ee-say.
*there are also some surprisingly judgemental ermines (and stoats!)]

[fantabulousandwich]

[At first glance, Harley's daemon is nothing more than a fluffy red-and-black songbird on her shoulder; but a very close inspection would show the hooked beak of a predator. Arlecchino is a crimson-breasted shrike, a species known for their shrill cry and impaling their prey on thornbushes.]

King Roan | The 100 | OTA

[azgedaking]

[Roan is walking around with a two headed black doe named Teina. (Voice testing so bear with me.)]

skekSa the Mariner | The Dark Crystal

[silverseamariner]

[The Mariner has an oceanic whitetip shark daemon named Silver, named after her beloved Silver Sea. With her accompanying skekSa on her journeys, it's a perfect excuse to never set foot on land again.]

Peter Parker | MCU | OTA

[spider_m4n]

[Much to Peter' dismay and the joy of those classmates that bully him, his daemon has not settled yet. Aunt May insists that he is a late bloomer but Karen has spent more time than usual as a flying squirrel lately, hasn't she? Maybe this will be it!]

[di_misterio]

A flying squirrel that doesn't look where she's going, as she nearly collides with his face as he walks through the park.

"Hey! Careful!" He's smiling though as he adjusts the strap on what at first appears to be his shoulder bag, the water in the small fish bowl at the end of it sloshing a little.

Alfred Pennyworth | Gotham | OTA

[inforapound]

[Alfred's daemon is rather like him. She's a bit rough around the edges but fiercely loyal and protective. She's a Staffordshire Terrier named Margaret and spends most of her time watching after Bruce when Alfred can't.]

Rey || Star Wars

[hardscrabble]

[Kian is a desert fox, scrappy and wily as Rey.]

Cirilla of Cintra || The Witcher

[girlinthewoods]

[Caspar is unsettled, but often takes the form of a pied wing swallow or other birds.]

Jemma Simmons || Agents of SHIELD

[bravejemma]

[Marcellus is a bengal cat, bright as Jemma but a little less circumspect.]

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.]

Apollo | Inception OC | OTA

[apollodreaming]

[Hera is usually draped across the back of Apollo's neck, or sometimes coiled around his wrist like some kind of fashionable bangle]

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.
I'm also good with AUing him into other canons, it's usually easily done]

Armitage Jade-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 arm or draped across the back of his neck, often under the collar of his coat.]

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.
as an aside: I've not seen the most recent season yet, and she's vaguely S2.]