Animal Morphing

Animal Morphing
Beast Boy (Young Justice/DC Comics) can transform into animals.
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of animals.

"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 Biomorphing. Not to be confused with Animal Imitation.

Also Called

• Animal Form/Mimicry/Physiology/Shapeshifting
• Animal Megamorphing/Metamorphosis/Metamorphing
• 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 Soul
• Animal Transmutation
• Animalia Manipulation
• Beast Morphing
• Biomorphing
• Elemental Animal Physiology
• Giant Animal Physiology
• Mutated Beast Physiology
• Mythical Bestiary
• Shapeshifting
• Spiritual Animal Physiology
• 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.
• May be vulnerable to Taming.
• 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

• Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
• Beast Boy/Changeling (DC Comics)
• Jayna (DC Comics)
• Animal Man (DC Comics)
• Humanimalians (Extinctioners)
• Everyone (Kevin & Kell)
• 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
• Beorn (The Hobbit)
• Shifters, Werewolves, Werepanthers (The Southern Vampire Mysteries; True Blood)

Live Television/Movies

• Pain and Panic (Disney’s Hercules)
• 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
• 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
• Maui (Moana); via Maui's Fish Hook
• The Shadow Master (Round the Twist); only able to turn into a black cat

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Secre (Black Clover)
• Yoruichi Shihōin (Bleach); can only turn into a black cat
• Sister Jill (Cutey Honey)
• 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 II: Battle Tendency)
• 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
• Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs)
• Regina Olympia Folnar (Swordsman of Magic Technique School and Summoned Vasreus)
• Baek Yoon-Ho (Solo Leveling)

Cartoons

• Merlock (Ducktales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp)
• Jackie Frost and Northwind (Ever After High)
• Bunny Blanc (Ever After High)
• Hopper Croakington II (Ever After High)
• Fairies (Fairly Odd Parents)
• Johnny Test/Johnny X (Johnny Test)
• Extroyer (Max Steel 2013 TV series)
• Animan (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Maui (Moana)
• 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
• Formlings (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• 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)
• Kipo Oak (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
• Song Oak (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
• Maggie Nelson (Stan Lee's Mosaic)
• Jade Chan/Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Changerella (Supernormal)
• Shifter (Justice League Unlimited/DC Animated Universe/DCAU)

Video Games

• Umbra Witches (Bayonetta); via Beast Within
• Druid Class (Diablo II: Lord of Destruction/World of Warcraft)
• Kameo (Kameo: Elements of Power)
• The Fighters (Mortal Kombat 3 and their versions); via Animality
• Kotal Kahn (Mortal Kombat 11)
• Shantae (Shantae)
• Bat Spin (Skylanders); only into a giant bat
• Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Inklings (Splatoon); squids
  • Agent 3
• Octolings (Splatoon)
• Rin Kaenbyou (Touhou Project)
• Spectral Knights and Darkling Lords (Visionaries)
• Luke Custer (Altered Beast 2005)

Web Video

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

Web Original

• SCP-2750 - Navajo Skinwalkers (SCP Foundation)

Gallery

Twitch (Sofia the First)

Hayley (The Originals) turn into wolf form.

Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter) is a know Animagus that can morph herself into a cat.

Sirius Black (Harry Potter) dog metamorphomagi.

Isis Zurca (Witches of East End) morphs into a rat.

Wendy Beauchamp (Witches of East End) becomes a cat.

Tatiana Caban/Catiana (Marvel Comics) can take a form of animals after tasting their blood

Tatiana Caban (Marvel Comics) emerges as her animalistic manifestation, Catiana.

Narya/Snowbird (Marvel Comics)

Meggan Puceanu (Marvel Comics)

Maria de Guadalupe Santiago/Silverclaw (Marvel Comics)

Bear Form (World of Warcraft) is the first shapeshift ability learned by a druid.

Beast Boy (DC Comics)

Beast Boy (DC Comics) Changing into Tiger form

Animal Man (DC Comics)

Jake Berenson (Animorphs)

Rachel Berenson (Animorphs)

Tobias Fangor (Animorphs)

Tom Berenson (Animorphs)

Marco (Animorphs)

Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)

Zoan Class Devil Fruit (One Piece)

Werewolf (Lost Tapes)

Lucy (Misfits) takes the form of a mouse.

Lisanna Strauss (Fairy Tail) can use her Animal Soul magic to transform into animals.

Lisanna in her bird form.

Lisanna in her rabbit form.

Lisanna in her fish form.

Inklings (Splatoon) can switch between a human form...

...and a squid form.

Agent 3 (Splatoon)

Similarly, Octolings (Splatoon) can switch between a human form...

...and an octopus form.

Leonardo as a changeling in the game "Super Quest" (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series), can transform to animals.

Animan (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

New Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) transforming into bats, wolves, bees and panthers.

Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic) in the form of an orange dinosaur.

Bayonetta (Bayonetta) and other Umbra Witches can transform into animal forms with their Beast Within ability.

Babbo (Marchen Awakens Romance) turns into a powerful cat guardian when Ginta activates Version 6 - Puss in Boots.

Merlin (The Sword in the Stone)

Vampirella (Vampirella) transforming into a bat.

Pantha (Vampirella) was granted the ability to transform into a panther and half-panther form by the Ancient Egyptian god Ra.

Maui (Moana)

Beorn (The Hobbit)

Shantae (Shantae) is able to transform into any animal, real or mythological, after learning a specific transformation dance. Some examples include a monkey, a elephant and a spider.

Extroyer (Max Steel)

Regina Olympia Folnar (Swordsman of Magic Technique School and Summoned Vasreus) can transform into stronger versions of different kinds of animal.

Pain and Panic (Disney’s Hercules)

Maggie Nelson (Stan Lee's Mosaic)

Changerella (Supernormal)

Luke Custer (Altered Beast 2005)

Jade Chan as the Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures)

Alan Diaz (Mighty Med) was said he inherited his grandfather's Animal Morphing ability from him.

Shifter (Justice League Unlimited/DC Animated Universe/DCAU)

Johnny Test/Johnny X (Johnny Test)