Shapeshifting

The power to **reshape one's form**. Sub power of Transmutation.

## Also Called

* Biological Alteration
* Biomorphism
* Changing
* Copying
* Cyber-Cloaking/Cyber-Mask *(Lab Rats/Lab Rats Elite Force)*
* Image Induction (*Supergirl*)
* Megamorphing
* Metamorphing
* Metamorphosis
* Morfen (*The Lorien Legacies*)
* Morphing
* Morphological Being
* Nanomorphing
* Omni-Mimicry
* Polymorphing
* Self-Transmogrification/Transmutation
* Shape-Changing
* Shape-Shifting
* Shapeshifter Physiology
* Transforming

## Capabilities

Users can shapeshift, changing their form and appearing at will, maybe even transforming and reshaping themselves down to their genetic and cellular structure. They can impersonate others or enhance their own body for combat, either by turning into animals, humanoids, monsters, etc. or by making the body stronger.

User with particularly flexible abilities can manipulate their form at will, combining abilities, traits, etc, even being able to form limbs into weapons and reforming after being blown apart by explosives.

Some more experienced users can even manipulate their DNA and completely change it on a molecular level.

## Applications

* Adaptive Appearance: Transform based on adaptations.
* Bilocation Shifting
* Biomorphing: Transform into any living thing.
	+ Animal Morphing: Transform into animals
	+ Demon Morphing: Transform into demons.
	+ Human Morphing: Transform into humans.
	+ Mythic Morphing: Transform into mythical beings.
	+ Plant Morphing: Transform into plants.
* Body Manipulation: Manipulate any aspect of one's body.
	+ Appendage Generation: Shifting entirely new extremities out of oneself.
	+ Natural Weaponry: Form one's body into weapons.
	+ Unraveling: Transform into threads\ribbons.
	+ Self-Hole Forming: form holes in one’s body.
	+ Swarm Form: User can disperse their body into fragments of animals
* Clothing Generation: Take on any clothes of one's personal thoughts
* Desire Form: Take the form of others greatest desire.
* Digestive Shapeshifting: Take the appearance of other creatures by eating/consuming a part of them.
* Doppelgänger Morphing: Take the appearance of other beings.
	+ Perfect Doppelgänger: Take the powers, capabilities, memories, life-force, and personality of other beings.
* Disguise Mastery: Put on various numbers of disguises.
* Elasticity: Stretch, deform, expand, or contract one's body into any form imaginable.
	+ Limb Extension: Lengthen appendages.
	+ Lock-Picking: can transform parts of their body in to keys.
* Empathic Shapeshifting: Shapeshift in response to one's emotions.
* Environmental Transformation: Transform based on the environment.
	+ Dimensional Transformation: Transform based on the dimensions.
	+ Temporal Transformation: Transform based on points in history.
* Evolution: Enhance oneself permanently via accelerated evolution.
	+ Metamorphosis: Evolve naturally and permanently as one ages.
* Gender Transformation: Alter one's gender.
* God Morphing: To be able to morph into the deity.
* Inorganic Mimicry: Transform physically into an inorganic form.
	+ Inorganic Shapeshifting: Manipulate one's inorganic body.
* Inanimate Object Physiology: Transform into any objects.
* Malleable Anatomy: Rearrange the physiological features of oneself.
* Matter State Shift: Alter material state.
* Mechanical Morphing: Morph and change by mechanical means.
* Metaphoric Shapeshifting: Morph into something depending on the metaphorical situation.
* Mimicry Form: Mimic appearance and powers of other beings.
* Mixed Shapeshifting: Shapeshift into a form with different parts of different beings.
* Nemesis Form: Take the form of others worst fear.
* Object Morphing: Take the form of objects.
* Organic Mimicry: Transform physically into an organic form.
	+ Organic Shapeshifting: Manipulate one's organic body.
* Possessive Transformation: Transform the body of whoever the user is possessing.
* Post-Mortem Shapeshifting: Transform into anyone the user has killed.
* Power Physiology: Transform into power.
* Reactive Adaptation: Develop adaptation to combat threats or changes.
* Regenerative Healing Factor: Shape one's body/cells to their optimal state, healing rapidly from any physical injury, and even maintain eternal youth.
* Self-Particle Manipulation: Manipulate one's own particle structure.
	+ Self-Subatomic Manipulation: Manipulate one's own subatomic structure.
		- Self-Atomic Manipulation: Manipulate one's own atomic structure.
			* Self-Molecular Manipulation: Manipulate one's own molecular structure.
* Shapeshifting Combat
* Shapeshifting Defense
* Size Manipulation: Change the size of oneself or select parts. They can shrink or grow to huge size.
	+ Limb Expansion: Enlarge limbs size.
	+ Tentacle Manifestation: Use some of their body parts as tentacles.
* Soul Shapeshifting: Shapeshift one's soul into that of another.
* Species-Shifting: Transform into different species.
* Transformation
	+ Partial Transformation
* Vehicle Morphing: Transform into vehicles.
* Voice Manipulation: Can change their voice when they shapeshift into a person.
* Wing Manifestation: Can manifest wings to fly on command.

## Techniques

* **Elemental Shapeshifting**: Shapeshift via elemental manipulation.
	+ **Benzinikinetic Shapeshifting**
		- **Aerokinetic Shapeshifting**
		- **Typhokinetic Shapeshifting**
	+ **Electrokinetic Shapeshifting**
	+ **Ergokinetic Shapeshifting**
	+ **Geokinetic Shapeshifting**
		- **Crystallokinetic Shapeshifting**
		- **Ferrokinetic Shapeshifting**
		- **Geo-Thermokinetic Shapeshifting**
		- **Koniokinetic Shapeshifting**
		- **Lutumkinetic Shapeshifting**
		- **Psammokinetic Shapeshifting**
	+ **Hydrokinetic Shapeshifting**
		- **Cryokinetic Shapeshifting**
	+ **Photokinetic Shapeshifting**
	+ **Pyrokinetic Shapeshifting**
	+ **Umbrakinetic Shapeshifting**

* **Symbiotic Shapeshifting**: Manipulate one's symbiotic form.

* **Telekinetic Shapeshifting**: Shapeshift via Telekinesis.

## Variations

* Mixed Shapeshifting
* Multi-ShapeShifting
* Omnifarious
* Shapeshifting Awareness
* Shapeshifting Inducement
* Shapeshifting Negation
* Shapeshifting Weaponry

## Associations

* Amalgamorphing
* Amorphous Physiology
* Biological Manipulation
* Body Part Switching
* Capability Retention
* Camouflage
* Feign Damage
* Formlessness
* Mass Manipulation
* Morphamerge
* Multi-Shapeshifting
* Omnifarious
* Organic Constructs
* Organic Manipulation
* Remaking
* Scattering/Reforming
* Shape Defiance
* Shapeshifting Inducement
* Shiftmorphing
* Transformation Energy Manipulation
* Transmutation

## Limitations

* Due to shapeshifters favoring certain forms for certain activities (e.g. bird-flying, fish-swimming), shapeshifters may be trapped and contained in places where only certain forms are feasible.
* May revert back to original form when unconscious or asleep.
* May require visual or genetic source material for a copy to be made.
* May be limited on how long transformation can last.
* May be unable to add/reduce mass, thus maintaining the physical capabilities of its original form.
	+ May have to stay near their own size.
* May have trouble with returning to original form.
* May be limited to humanoid shapes (human, werebeasts, etc).
* May be limited to organic lifeforms (animals, humans, etc.).
* May be limited to assuming the form of another person or creature sharing the same true gender as the shapeshifter.
* May be limited to assuming the likeness of lifeforms with or without gender.
* May be unable to transform into complex machinery (vehicles, projectile weapons, etc.), being limited to only simple tools and melee weapons.
* May retain characteristics of their original form in their new shape (i.e., color scheme, markings, voice, smell, etc.).
* May only be able to partially imitate personality traits, thus people acquainted with the person being impersonated may get suspicious.
* May not be able to change genetic coding (meaning blood type, gender, and DNA coding), though this does not limit the user from changing into an animal, liquid form, and such.
* May be able to change DNA coding only partially.
* Staying extended periods in single form may start affecting the users' behavior or even make them forget their true self.
* Some users may be able to change *forms* (categorized as humans, cats, weapons, a body of water, etc.), but cannot *shape* that form into their own customization; instead, it must match their original form's *shape*.
	+ Such *shape* that cannot be altered include genetic coding (gender, hair color, blood type), physical appearance (such as a girl cannot change her facial or body structure to resemble another girl's, and while she can change into a cat her fur pattern is based on her own form) and design (such as the girl changing her body into a sword but cannot customize its design for decorative effects).
	+ This may not include the user's age, as it is an aspect of their original form.
* Users of Shapeshifting Awareness will see their real forms.
* Users of Shapeshifting Negation may forcefully revert the user to their real form.
* Users of Mind Reading may read the user's mind and know who they truly are.
* If the user dies while standing in the form of the person or creature he is taking, he eventually returns to his original appearance.
* The process may be painful.
* May be involuntary; the user has no control over their transformations.
* Unless the user can absorb/modify their clothing during the transformation, they have to deal with it afterward.
	+ Clothing may be damaged during transformation unless it is part of the wearer's body or made of durable material.
* Some may have to touch a certain body part.