Abnormal or Abnormals are the terms used to describe the various creatures and beings on Sanctuary. Most of them are believed to be natural mutations, although some have been created on purpose.
Many abnormals have been influential to human history, although most of the world is unaware of this fact; the ancient vampire civilization was responsible for many advances in science and technology. Important historical figures such as Nikola Tesla and U.S. president Warren G. Harding were actually abnormals.
Note: Abnormals are grouped via their first appearance / mention.
Neanderthal is a supposedly extinct member of the human genus and possibly the race of Bigfoot.[1]
Monster On TV[]
This individual has no known canonical name. While the information presented is canonical, the individual described lacks an official name, thus the title is conjecture.
Monster On TV is played by Dan Payne who is 6' 4" in height. This creature was not seen in the TV-series reshoot, Episode 1x01 - "Sanctuary for All, Part I".
This individual has no known canonical name. While the information presented is canonical, the individual described lacks an official name, thus the title is conjecture.
Episode 0x02 - "Webisode 2": During Helen Magnus's introductory tour of the main lab, the mohawked zombie along with other zombies are seen feasting on a meal of flesh in the second cell that Will Zimmerman is walked by.
Witch[]
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Humanoid chameleon[]
A humanoid chameleon is a humanoid creature with camouflaging abilities who was known to inhabit the cave tunnels under Old City.
This individual has no known canonical name. While the information presented is canonical, the individual described lacks an official name, thus the title is conjecture.
The Fairy is a small, winged humanoid abnormal who lived in the Old City Sanctuary. This creature was not seen in the original web series, Episode 0x02 - "Webisode 2".
Episode 1x01 - "Sanctuary for All, Part I": During Helen Magnus's introductory tour of the main lab, after Will Zimmerman sees a hard-scaled creature in the fifth cell, the fairy creature flew briefly over Will Zimmerman's head, catching his attention. It landed on the upper railing of the floor of enclosures just above.
A scarab is a small abnormal insect that is implanted into the back of the neck and attaches itself to the brainstem. It proceeds to take control of the hosts' mind and forces them to do the its bidding. One of these creatures was used by the Cabal to get Gregory Magnus to tell them about his work.
Norwich giant[]
Episode 1x10 - "Warriors": The Norwich giant was an abnormal patient of Gregory Magnus. The giant was surgically operated on in an effort to remove a pituitary abnormal on a hair trigger to self destruct. The procedure was to isolate the creature's neural kill switch and cut it before it can send a signal. Unfortunately, the giant died on the table.
Episode 2x03 - "Eulogy": After the Cabal attacks, some abnormals were transferred from the Tokyo Sanctuary to the Old City Sanctuary. Henry Foss and Bigfoot discuss where to put all of them; having to move some residents around the building in order to accommodate the new arrivals. As they walk through the main lab full of crated abnormals towards Henry's array, Henry points to the tablet he's holding and says that the Kitapholus drocena can be put 'here' (where the seroslugs are) and the seroslugs can be put by the lotus elks that are housed on the third floor. Bigfoot reminds Henry that that lotus elk eat seroslug and offers (to put the Kitapholus drocena in) the cryo-lab instead. Henry declines the move as he had hoped to put the northern halcylops in the cryo-lab instead, as it's the only room that can go to minus 30 degrees. Henry then suggests (to put the Kitapholus drocena where) the pradophili (are) and Bigfoot seemed to agree.
The pleskidara, often called pleski for short, is a species of reptilian abnormal native to Siberia. When in contact with the native Siberian fungus Cordyceps siberienses, ACTH levels in pleski are increased which in turn causes extremely violent behavior. Gerald, Rachel, and Henry Foss's research with Jack prove that when the fungus is absent from their system, pleskis are a calm, intelligent species that are capable of communicating via sign language.
Ozone beetle[]
Episode 2x07 - "Veritas":Ozone beetles are a red-listed species of abnormal beetle. It is a bug that crawls into the brain and nests in the hippocampus. It secretes a fluid that gives a person a wicked high, but if left in there for too long, it causes: memory loss, paranoia, increased sensitivity to light, and eventually seizures. When trying to find a mole within the Sanctuary Network, Helen Magnus used an ozone beetle to obstruct her memory and help fake brain degeneration.
Episode 2x09 - "Penance":Diukons are a type of abnormal that is a subspecies of humanity. They are highly aggressive and suffer from intense bouts of rage. Because of this they are unable to control glands that they carry in their hands, that release radiation when angry. If an angry diukon touches you, you'll be cooked alive from the inside out just as if you were thrown into a microwave. A diukon named Duke used rage suppressing technology to become leader of an abnormal mob from Chicago.
Peridax[]
Episode 2x09 - "Penance": A peridax is a species of small abnormal that looks like a cross between a Guinea pig and a koala. When nervous, it releases a toxic gas that is deadly in close quarters. Jimmy was almost tricked into smuggling one onto a busy subway train by the King Town Gang. He was stopped by Helen Magnus who informed him of the potentially deadly creature that he was carrying inside his abdominal pouch.
Episode 3x05 - "Hero II: Broken Arrow": The telekinetic shrimp are an abnormal species of shrimp kept in the Old City Sanctuary. Will Zimmerman helped evacuate them when the section of the Sanctuary they were housed in experienced an environmental safety alarm.
Cypher beetle[]
A cypher beetle mid-flight.
Episode 3x09 - "Vigilante":Cypher beetles are a species of abnormal flying insect. Fitting into a hand, they are usually not aggressive towards humans, but can become so when infected by another microscopic abnormal, Tichus barbarellus.
Crimson kiteshark[]
A crimson kiteshark named Ziggy.
Episode 3x09 - "Vigilante": The crimson kiteshark is an abnormal bird-of-prey whose prey of choice is cypher beetles. They have one of the keenest senses of smell in the abnormal world. Henry Foss has a crimson kiteshark named Ziggy that he's been training for years with oranges. Henry used Ziggy to track down a missing shipment of cypher beetles.
Episode 3x09 - "Vigilante":Seralops are a type of humanoid abnormal. They are known to crave gamma radiation like a drug. They can be recognized by their distinctive blue facial markings and small ridge on their nose.
Quinterran[]
Episode 3x11 - "Pax Romana":Quinterran are a species of humanoid abnormals. They are the surface counterpart of Hollow Earth's herusans who can change their DNA.
Hyperspecies abnormal[]
Hyperspecies abnormals are the most powerful types of abnormals living on Earth.
This individual has no known canonical name. While the information presented is canonical, the individual described lacks an official name, thus the title is conjecture.
Episode 3x13 - "One Night": A Mongolian jessoped is a type of abnormal originating from Mongolia that shoots poisonous quills. The known cure is a mixture of red-list abnormal elements: radon firebrats, harper mites, and savoy leech extract. Crime boss Horatio Gibbs was hit by several jessoped quills shortly before he wanted to make dealings with the "ghost ship". Will Zimmerman was able to cure him by making the antidote from memory.
Septerran[]
Episode 3x13 - "One Night": A septerran is a difficult to detect human offshoot. While a septerran outwardly may look human, inwardly they are far from it as they have a completely inverse immune system. It's also impossible for a septerran to go into severe tachycardia, as they normally have a heart-rate that is half that of a human-being. Horatio Gibbs is a rare human/septarran hybrid.
Moroccan cave scorpion[]
Episode 3x13 - "One Night": A Moroccan cave scorpion is a species of abnormal scorpion native to desert caves in Morocco. The scorpions should only be handled while wearing a welder's mask and gloves as they can be extremely viscous when cornered and go for the face. Abby Corrigan used one of these creatures trying to escape from Koda, when she and Will Zimmerman were held by the Vendetta Crew. The creature injured Koda, but he managed to hold on to Abby.
Frilled coral rat[]
Episode 3x14 - "Metamorphosis": A frilled coral rat is a mentioned-only type of water-dwelling species of abnormal. Helen Magnus originally thought that Will Zimmerman's transformation was caused by an offshoot of this species. However, that theory was later ruled out after Will started climbing walls, as frilled coral rats are strictly aquatic.
Episode 3x15 - "Wingman": A Lepidoptera hominin is a moth-like humanoid with wings and insect eyes. The folklore creature known as the "Mothman" is a member of this species.
Rock lizard[]
Episode 3x19 - "Out of the Blue": A rock lizard is a type of abnormal lizard living in the New Mexican desert south of the Mexican border just outside of Juárez. When massive earth movements were reported near the U.S.-Mexican border in early 2011, Helen Magnus first believed the cause to be an off-season migration of rock lizards. When Magnus and Will Zimmerman investigated, it turned out to be a psych worm surfacing.
Episode 4x04 - "Monsoon": A durango bat is an abnormal type of bat with a nasty bite. When Gavin Crealy disturbed a hibernating hive of them during his investigation of in a warehouse in the Seventh Ward, he got bit by the bats; sending him to the medical clinic covered in hives. Afterwards, Abby Corrigan interrogated Will Zimmerman about this incident, to which he confessed to having planted the bats in the warehouse and sending their FBI abnormal unit the anonymous tip; his motive was to mislead both Abby and Gavin away from finding the loose stenopelhabilis, as he didn't think they were capable of handling a full-grown steno.
Episode 4x05 - "Resistance": A fendalope is a humanoid abnormal from Hollow Earth. They are small in stature, usually 3 to 4 feet tall, but has incredible strength due to their densely packed molecular structure. A fendalope named Galvo, who didn't return to Hollow Earth because he still wanted to conquer the surface world, tricked Bigfoot and Will Zimmerman into helping kill a small gang of Hollow Earth refugees. They underestimated him because of his size, but he could send Bigfoot flying with one punch.
Rift creature[]
This individual has no known canonical name. While the information presented is canonical, the individual described lacks an official name, thus the title is conjecture.
Henry Foss being abducted by the rift creature through a portal.
Episode 4x05 - "Resistance": A rift creature is a trans-dimensional abnormal species. This creature normally does not exist within the normal plane of existence of the Sanctuary universe. During Nikola Tesla's time working as the SCIU director of Area 51, he worked on an experiment to use a modified rift node design in his attempt to create self-sustaining wireless energy. The rift field created by this machine allowed the creature to gain access to this world.
Episode 4x08 - "Fugue": A galvanic blood tick is an extremely rare abnormal that's normally paired with parasitical organisms. A blood tic was infected with some kind of Hollow Earthmicroscopic parasite and was left in a place where Abby Corrigan could find it. The blood tic infected Abby causing her to transform into an abnormal that can only communicate verbally by singing. Helen Magnus was able to cure Abby by having the parasite move to a simpler host.
Besovite[]
Episode 4x10 - "Acolyte": A besovite is a non-descript abnormal species. A pair of besovites are residents at the Old City Sanctuary; Henry Foss is in charge of clearing out their habitat. Will Zimmerman finds their feeding habits disgusting as it requires a person to watch them with their complete attention as they eat. Will had compared this behavior as being the Animal Planet version of "9 1/2 Weeks". Helen Magnus says that she has tried every idea she could think of over the years, including using a mannequin, however she could never fool the besovites as they could always tell; meaning there is no substitute except to sit and watch them put on a exhibitionist eating display.
Episode 4x10 - "Acolyte": A takterran is a humanoid abnormal species from Hollow Earth. They have a unique type of self-defense mechanism where they can encase their entire body in a cocoon of interlocking metal rods. These rods extend out from the posterior side of the body and wrap around to the anterior side, joining at the midline.
