Energy being

For other uses, see Spirit.

An energy being is an alleged life form that is composed of energy rather than matter. They appear in paranormal/UFO accounts, and in various works of speculative fiction.

Energy beings are typically rendered as a translucent glowing fluid or as a collection of flames or electrical sparks or bolts; somewhat in common with the representations of ghosts.

Energy beings have a variety of capacities. The Taelons (from Earth: Final Conflict) are barely more powerful than mortals, while others such as Star Trek's Q, Stargate SG-1's Ascended Ancients/Ori, Ben 10: Alien Force's Anodites, or the Meekrob from Invader Zim possess god-like powers.

In science fiction

• Vorlons (Babylon 5)
• Some of the First Ones (Babylon 5)
• Organians (Star Trek)
• Prophets and Pah Wraiths (Star Trek)
• The Q (Star Trek)
• Etherials (Marvel Comics)
• Ascended people (Stargate)
• Drej (Titan A.E.)
• C'tan (Warhammer 40,000)
• Naaru and Ethereals (World of Warcraft)
• The Taelons (Earth: Final Conflict)
• Gwen Tennyson and her grandmother Verdona are Anodites (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Cirronians and possibly Vardians (Tracker)
• The astronaut David Bowman, transformed into a "Star Child" (2001: A Space Odyssey)
• Kheldians and Nictus (City of Heroes)
• FMians, AMians, UMAs, and Wizards (Megaman Starforce)^[a]
• Andromeda (Heroes of Newerth)
• The Meekrob (Invader Zim)
• The Embers of Muuat and the Ghosts of Creuss (Twilight Imperium)
• The Zoni (Ratchet & Clank)
• Archons and Dark Archons (StarCraft)
• Zzzax (Marvel Comics)
• Pyron (Darkstalkers)
• Tornedron (Transformers)
• Living Laser (Marvel Comics)
• Singularity (Marvel Comics)
• Akira (Akira)
• Yog, an amoeba-like Energy being from Space Amoeba
• Melllvar and his mother (Futurama)
• Outsiders (XCOM: Enemy Unknown)
• Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
• The pure intellectuals (Skylark)
• The Novakid Race (Starbound)
• The Rakshasa (Lord of Light)^[b]
• Beyonders (Marvel Comics)
• Monica Rambeau (Marvel Comics)

See also

• Anchimayen
• Angel
• Demon
• Jinn
• Non-physical entity
• Spirit

Notes

1. Entities that have the ability to merge with a human in which form they can go between energy and physical.
2. A race of formerly physical beings that "lived in cities" that converted themselves into patterns of energy of that sustain themselves.

References

• Karunanayake, Gamini (2002-09-22). "Is there 'life' after death?". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
• Shastri, P. D. (1999-12-26). "Spinning tales in the name of Sai Baba". Tribune India. Retrieved 2007-05-01.