List of fictional parasites

This list encompasses fictional characters and species who are parasites and/or parasitoids.

A

• Alien (sometimes referred to as a xenomorph), parasitoid species that is the primary antagonist of the Alien franchise
• Aparoid

B

• Baby (Dragon Ball)
• Bezoar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Biollante
• Blackrock (comics)
• Brood (comics)
• William Birkin

C

• Ceti eel - terrifying creature in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, invading the human brain
• Chimera Anima - blob-shaped parasitic aliens in manga Tokyo Mew Mew, infecting animals and changing them into monsters

D

• D-Reaper
• Destoroyah
• DNAlien (Ben 10)

E

• Eclipso
• Edriss 562

F

• Flood (Halo)
• Flukeman

G

• Goa'uld - the main antagonists in Stargate and SG-1
• Gravemind

H

• Headcrab
• Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
• Hedorah

I

• Illyria (Angel)

L

• Left Hand (Vampire Hunter D)
• Lavos
• Las Plagas

M

• Metroid (species)
• Metroid Prime (character)
• Mummudrai

N

• Hinako Ninomiya
• Nemesis (Resident Evil)
• Cassandra Nova

P

• Parallax (comics)
• Parasimon
• Parasite (comics)
• Parasite - 1982 3-D film
• Pod People (Invasion of the Body Snatchers)

R

• Regulan bloodworm - mentioned in various episodes of Star Trek, sometimes causing sickness but also medically useful

S

• Sublime (comics)

T

• Thread (Pern)

U

• Unity (Superman: The Animated Series)

V

• Venom (comics) Spiderman's archenemy from outer space
• Visser Three, the main antagonist character in the Animorphs book and television series
• Jason Voorhees (See Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Y

• Yeerk, the main antagonist race in book and television series Animorphs