Animal Morphing

"YOU'RE A KID NOW, YOU'RE A SQUID NOW"

- Infamous line from a North American Splatoon commercial

"Ford, you're turning into a penguin. Stop it."

- Arthur Dent, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The power to use the abilities of animals. Technique of Animalia Manipulation. Variation of Shapeshifting and Biomorphing. Not to be confused with Animal Imitation or Animal Manipulation.

Also Called

 * Animal Form/Mimicry/Physiology/Shapeshifting
 * Animality (Mortal Kombat)
 * Animorphing/Animorphism
 * Beast Within (Bayonetta)
 * Faunal Form/Morphing
 * Skinwalker Effect
 * Therianthropy

Capabilities
User with this ability either is or can transform into animals, whether partially or completely, as well as use the abilities, traits and appearance/physiology of animals by rearranging their own DNA structure. They are able to transform into animals that exist, alien animals and/or animals that are extinct, such as Dinosaurs.

User may have this ability from an empty genetic code, allowing them to accept any form from which they have a DNA sample, others may be able to alter their form mentally and change just by seeing and mimicking animal features.

Applications

 * Transform into animals.
 * Posses the special abilities of animals.

Techniques

 * Animal Swarming

Variations

 * Cnidarian Physiology
 * Deuterostome Physiology
 * Echinoderm Physiology
 * Vertabrate Physiology
 * Fish Physiology
 * Tetrapod Physiology
 * Amphibian Physiology
 * Mammalian Physiology
 * Primate Physiology
 * Human Physiology
 * Reptilian Physiology
 * Dinosaur Physiology
 * Avian Physiology
 * Plankton Physiology
 * Protostome Physiology
 * Ecdysozoa Physiology
 * Tardigrade Physiology
 * Arthropod Physiology
 * Arachnid Physiology
 * Mandibulate Physiology
 * Centipede Physiology
 * Crustacean Physiology
 * Insect Physiology
 * Mollusc Physiology
 * Bivalvia Physiology
 * Cephalopod Physiology
 * Gastropoda Physiology
 * Worm Physiology
 * Sponge Physiology
 * Symbiote Physiology
 * Parasite Physiology

Associations

 * Alien Physiology - Into extraterrestrial animals.
 * Animal Imitation
 * Animal Manipulation
 * Animal Mode
 * Animal Transmutation
 * Animalia Manipulation
 * Beast Morphing
 * Biomorphing
 * Mythical Bestiary
 * Shapeshifting
 * Unicellular Mimicry

Limitations

 * May have a limited selection of predetermined animal forms to take.
 * May require a visual memory or genetic sample of target animal through touch or assimilation.
 * Incapable to transform into inanimate objects, or anything else other than animals.
 * May take on memories or characteristics of morphed or assimilated animals.
 * May not maintain human mentality.
 * May not be able to speak in a human language.
 * May not be able to combine several animal forms.
 * May not be able to morph directly from one animal to another.
 * May not be able to completely change one's DNA.
 * Staying long in specific form may affect users mind/thought processes and/or make it harder to return into original form.

Known Users
See Also: Animorphism.

Comics
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 * Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
 * Beast Boy/Changeling (DC Comics)
 * Jayna (DC Comics)
 * Animal Man (DC Comics)
 * Humanimalians (Extinctioners)
 * Tatiana Caban/Catiana (Marvel Comics)
 * Narya/Snowbird (Marvel Comics)
 * Meggan Puceanu (Marvel Comics)
 * Maria de Guadalupe Santiago/Silverclaw (Marvel Comics)
 * Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic)
 * Vampirella (Vampirella); only able to turn into a bat
 * Pantha (Vampirella); only able to turn into a panther

Literature

 * Animorphs (Animorphs)
 * Tom Berenson (Animorphs)
 * Andalites (Animorphs)
 * Some Controllers (Animorphs)
 * Animagi (Harry Potter); only able to turn into one kind of animal per person
 * Frank Zhang (Heroes of Olympus)
 * Samirah Al-abbas (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)
 * Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)
 * Angel (Maximum Ride)
 * Shapeshifters and shapeshifter-chameleons (Shadow Falls)
 * Perry Gomez
 * Kevin
 * Roberto Esparza
 * Steve
 * Nikki
 * Ymbrynes (Peculiar Children Series); only able to turn into one kind of bird per person

Television/Movies

 * Hus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Dracula (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Kumiko Ishihara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight)
 * New Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten)
 * Hannah Webster (Charmed)
 * Dracula (Dracula)
 * John McKenna (Forest Warrior)
 * Werewolf (Lost Tapes)
 * Skinwalker (Lost Tapes)
 * Alan Diaz (Mighty Med)
 * Magenta (Sky High); only able to turn into a black/purple guinea pig
 * Shifters, Werewolves, Werepanthers (The Southern Vampire Mysteries; True Blood)
 * Cara Cruz (Wansapanataym)
 * Wendy Beauchamp (Witches of East End); only able to turn into a black cat
 * Isis (Witches of East End); only able to turn into a rat
 * Animan (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
 * Maui (Moana); via Maui's Fish Hook
 * The Shadow Master (Round the Twist); can only turn into a black cat}}

Manga/Anime
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 * Yoruichi Shihōin (Bleach); can only turn into a black cat
 * Lisanna Strauss (Fairy Tail)
 * Roa (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
 * Heinkel (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
 * Darius (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
 * Zampano (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
 * Jerso (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
 * Kars (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2)
 * Sablé Prince (Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru); Snake or frog
 * Therianthropes (Killing Bites)
 * Babbo (Marchen Awakens Romance)
 * Users of Pactio's (Negima)
 * Kusuo Saiki (Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan)
 * Zoan Devil Fruit users (One Piece)
 * Genma Saotome (Ranma 1/2); panda
 * Shampoo (Ranma 1/2); cat
 * Mousse (Ranma 1/2); duck
 * Ryoga Hibiki (Ranma 1/2); black pig

Cartoons

 * Transformers (Beast Wars/Beast Machines)
 * Merlock (Ducktales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp)
 * Jackie Frost and Northwind (Ever After High)
 * Johnny X (Johnny Test)
 * Extroyer (Max Steel)
 * Animan (Miraculous Ladybug)
 * Joy Lefrog (Regal Academy)
 * Orm (The Snow Queen)
 * Kevin Reynolds (Supernoobs)
 * Shifter (Ultimen)
 * Kalshara (Winx Club)
 * Transformers (Beast Wars/Beast Machines)
 * Dinobots (Transformers G1)
 * Dinobots(Robots In Disguise)
 * Predacons (Transformers Prime)
 * Predaking
 * Darksteel
 * Skylinx
 * Twitch (Sofia the First)
 * Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series); only in the game "Super Quest".
 * Merlin (The Sword in the Stone)
 * Madam Mim (The Sword in the Stone)
 * Koala Princess (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)

Video Games

 * Umbra Witches (Bayonetta); via Beast Within
 * The Fighters (Mortal Kombat 3 and their versions); via Animality
 * Inklings (Splatoon); squids
 * Agent 3
 * Octolings (Splatoon)
 * Bat Spin (Skylanders); only into a giant bat
 * Druid Class (Diablo II: Lord Of Destruction/World of Warcraft)
 * Kameo (Kameo: Elements of Power)
 * Anthropomorphic animals/Mobians (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Rin Kaenbyou (Touhou Project)
 * Spectral Knights and Darkling Lords (Visionaries)

Web Video

 * Qrow Branwen (RWBY); corvid
 * Raven Branwen (RWBY); corvid

Web Original

 * SCP-2750 - Navajo Skinwalkers (SCP Foundation)}}