Animal Morphing

Animal Morphing
Beast Boy (DC Comics) can transform into animals.
Power/Ability to:	transform into animals

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

― Infamous line from a North American Splatoon commerical

The power to transform into animals. Variation of Shapeshifting and Biomorphing. Not to be confused with Animal Imitation or Animal Manipulation.

Also Called

• Animal Form/Mimicry/Physiology/Shapeshifting
• Faunal Form/Morphing
• Therianthropy

Capabilities

The user can transform into animals, as well as use the abilities, traits and appearance/physiology of animals by rearranging their own DNA structure. Users may be able to transform into alien animals and/or animals they have never encountered, such as Dinosaurs. Some 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.

Variations

• Amphibian Physiology
• Arachnid Physiology
• Avian Physiology
• Bivalvia Physiology
• Centipede Physiology
• Cephalopod Physiology
• Cnidarian Physiology
• Crustacean Physiology
• Echinoderm Physiology
• Fish Physiology
• Gastropoda Physiology
• Human Physiology - For non-humans with this ability.
  • Human Disguise
• Insect Physiology
• Mammalian Physiology
• Parasite Physiology
• Reptilian Physiology
  • Dinosaur Physiology
• Sponge Physiology
• Worm Physiology
• Unicellular Mimicry

Associations

• Animal Imitation
• Animal Manipulation
• Animal Transformation
• Biomorphing
• Mythical Bestiary - In some cases or if powerful enough.
• Shapeshifting

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.

Known Users

• Tatiana Caban (Marvel)
• Beast Boy/Changeling (DC Comics)
• Frank Zhang (Heroes of Olympus)
• Animal Man (DC Comics)
• Snowbird (Marvel)
• Jayna (DC Comics)
• Hus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Kumiko Ishihara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight)
• Jake Berenson (Animorphs)
• Rachel Berenson (Animorphs)
• Tobias (Animorphs)
• Tom Berenson (Animorphs)
• Marco (Animorphs)
• Cassie (Animorphs)
• Andalites (Animorphs)
• Some Controllers (Animorphs)
• Zoan Devil Fruit users (One Piece)
• Yoruichi Shihōin (Bleach), can only turn into a black cat
• Druid Class (Diablo II: Lord Of Destruction/World of Warcraft)
• Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
• Jeanne (Bayonetta)
• Werewolf (Lost Tapes)
• Skinwalker (Lost Tapes)
• Angel (Maximum Ride) (Has only been mentioned once)
• Pain & Panic (Hercules)
• Rin Kaenbyou (Touhou Project); a cat youkai, who actively turns into her cat form (most youkai in Touhou are humanoid)
• Remilia Scarlet and Flandre Scarlet (Touhou Project); as vampires able to turn into bats. Remilia is able to turn into an entire swarm of bats, and is able to recover from just one.
• Keine Kamishirasawa (Touhou Project); is able to transform in a were-hakutaku during full moon.
• Hannah Webster (Charmed)
• Dracula (Dracula)
• Lisanna Strauss (Fairy Tail)
• Kalshara (Winx Club)
• Johnny X (Johnny Test)
• Merlock (Ducktales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp)
• Chaos (Sonic the Hedgehog); has animal forms when in possession of 4 and 6 of the Chaos Emeralds; Perfect Chaos - which uses the energy of all 7 of the Emeralds - is a huge lizard.
• Nidalee (League of Legends); Can turn into a large feline - the exact species of which depends on what skin is in use at the time.
• Elise (League of Legends); can freely transform between Human and Spider forms.
• Shapeshifters and shapeshifter-chameleons (Shadow Falls)
  • Perry Gomez
  • Kevin
  • Roberto Esparza
  • Steve
  • Nikki
• Rebecca Antoinette (UN Comics)
• Cara Cruz (Wansapanataym Season 1 Episode 8: Kokak)
• Roa (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Heinkel (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Darius (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Zampano (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Jerso (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Kars (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2)
• Extroyer (Max Steel)
• Animagi (Harry Potter); only able to turn into one kind of animal per person
• 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
• Magenta (Sky High); only able to turn into a black/purple guinea pig
• Gozu (Area D); via Mutative Regeneration
• Alan Diaz (Mighty Med)
• Kameo (Kameo: Elements of Power)
• Inklings (Splatoon)
  • Agent 3
• Octolings (Splatoon)
• Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2003 TV series); via as a changeling in the game "Super Quest"

Gallery

Catiana (Marvel) can take a form of animals after tasting their blood

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

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

Beast Boy (DC)

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Beast Boy (DC) Changing into Tiger form

Animal Man (DC Comics)

Snowbird (Marvel)

Jake Berenson (Animorphs)

Rachel Berenson (Animorphs)

Tobias Fangor (Animorphs)

Tom Berenson (Animorphs)

Marco (Animorphs)

Pain & Panic (Hercules: The animated series)

Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)

Zoan Class Devil Fruit (One Piece)

Werewolf (Lost Tapes)

Lucy (Misfits) takes the form of a mouse.

Lisanna (Fairy Tail) while in her Tigeress form.

Lisanna, bird (Fairy tail)

lisanna (Fairy Tail) while in her rabbit form.

lisanna (Fairy Tail) while in her fish form.

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

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

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

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.

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