Shapeshifter Yokai

**Shapeshifter Yokai** are beings who have the ability to shapeshift into anything and anyone at will.

## Physical Appearance

Shapeshiter Yokai don't have a permanent form. Their true forms are unknown as they prefer using the form they desire the most. Mostly a human-like appearance with extremely long hair which can be used for clothing and hairstyles.

## Description

Shapeshifter Yokai are a unique yokai species. They can take on any appearance such as humans or animals. Though they mostly take on a human-like appearance. Also called "Shadow People", they are said to be quite eldritch. It is believed they are related to a being called the "Faceless God".

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Shapeshifter Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* 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

## Pop Culture

Many characters in various forms of media have the power of shapeshifting. Shapeshifting is one of the most common powers to see in pop culture. There are also objects like Transformation Masks (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask) and Mask of Shapeshifting (Bionicle) that allows the characters to shapeshift into anything.

## Life in the Hidden World

Shapeshifter Yokai are able to live in the Surface World thanks to their natural ability to shapeshift. They can transform into people or into animals in order to avoid suspicion from the humans. These yokai often work as spies and decoys who uses their powers to get information from others. However, those who have shapeshifting awareness aren't fooled by the Shapeshifter Yokai's many disguises. These yokai's default form is one that they desire the most. A human-like appearance with extremely long hair regardless of gender. They can use any pronouns even though they are all genderless and are skilled in changing their voices at will.

## Symbolism

Shapeshifting is a common theme in folklore and many cultures tell stories of people turning into ferocious animals at night, particularly during a Full Moon. Symbolically these stories can be associated with the Moon's dark aspect and its links with the occult. They also represent a fear that humans are easily overtaken by base animal instinct. Involuntary shapeshifting signifies confinement, while voluntary forms symbolize liberation.