If you shapeshift can you inherit that persons mental traits or any of their powers while in their form?
If you shapeshift can you inherit that persons mental traits or any of their powers while in their form?
Why would you assume they would have the capabilities to go beyond visual purpose? do you have proof that they can achieve that?
Toga did
Yeah, that's different, but the most simple, basic, commonly known for shapeshifting to be defined as doesn't grant you more than a physical appearance alterations. What you gave as a example is specific to a certain character that has a unique ability that has a spin on that.
@Neosaiyan7 I mean I was thinking of at more advanced levels not the basic form. Think omnifarous levels
You have to be more specific, because what you saying isn't shapeshifting anymore. It's more genetic, altering the shape and size of your body to have more physical capabilities, there is no mental or powers involved.
Yeah I was wondering let's say a base shapeshifter can get to high enough levels of shapeshifting would they be able to overcome the physical limitations of the power?
Then again it depends on what kind of shapeshifting the user has as well
As I said, shapeshifting is genetic thing, if you want a max level whatever version, it be genetic manipulation in the sub-atomic scale, able to change every matter in their body into whatever and still count as their body, able to shift into any material. There is no proof that it can gain others' memories or powers without any direct connection to those targets to gain it.
I mean if the powers were genetic in nature they probably could but otherwise I'd still agree. Also wdym by "direct connection"?
How would they access the memories and powers in the first place, if there is some way to affect them in the first place of the nature of the ideal shapeshifting ability you are imagining? for example, as @Abdalla1234 shows Toga, her ability requires blood, that way she can both shapeshift into the person which the blood belongs to and have their powers through awakening. Shapeshifting on it's own doesn't need any requirement, but interpretations of shapeshifting in different fiction have unique spins to them, some require stuff which leads into other abilities like power replication, etc, etc... that's why shapeshifting can never do those stuff, but making up your own version of shapeshifting can. But it makes sense that must be something to gain that connection, otherwise how did it lead to there?
I see what you mean
What do you think?