Body Shedding

The ability to shed the one's body or skin like a snake. Sub-power of Skin Manipulation.

Also Called

 * Molting
 * Skin Shedding

Capabilities
The user is capable of shedding their body or skin and emerge with a new body, even after dismemberment.

Applications

 * Healing/Health Optimization
 * User may emerge with skin of different quality.

Associations

 * Crustacean Physiology
 * Insect Physiology
 * Regenerative Healing Factor
 * Resurrection
 * Skin Manipulation
 * Snake Physiology

Limitations

 * Shedding one's skin takes time to perform in combat.
 * May only be able to shed a certain amount of times.
 * Process may be physically painful.
 * May leave user vulnerable after shedding.

Known Users
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Cartoons

 * Ssserpent (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)
 * Eustace (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
 * Bushroot (Darkwing Duck)
 * Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Zoidberg (Futurama)
 * Mr. Krabs (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Spy-Roaches (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 series)
 * Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic); via Snake Form

Comics

 * Husk (Marvel Comics)
 * Lizard (Marvel Comics)
 * Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)

Films

 * Viper (The Wolverine)

Live Action TV

 * Greg Arkin (Smallville)
 * Shapeshifters (Supernatural)
 * Super-soldiers (The X-Files)

Manga/Anime

 * Hirudegarn (Dragon Ball Z)
 * Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
 * Sneagator (Kinnikuman)
 * Miia (Monster Musume)
 * Orochimaru (Naruto)
 * Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
 * Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto)
 * Manda (Naruto)
 * Jean Henri Fabre (Read or Die)
 * Gyasa (Shinzo/Mashuranbo)
 * Pepper (Urusei Yatsura)

RPG

 * Transformed Snakes with the Shed Skin ability (Feng Shui)
 * Mercurials (Planescape)

Video Games

 * Pokemon with Shed Skin ability (Pokemon)
 * Rattle Shake (Skylanders)

Other

 * Le Papillon (Grindhouse and Watercolors)}}