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. 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
Beast Within (Bayonetta)
Faunal Form/Morphing
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

Associations

Animal Imitation
Animal Manipulation
Animal Mode
Animal Transmutation
Beast Morphing
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.
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

Beast Boy/Changeling (DC Comics)
Jayna (DC Comics)
Animal Man (DC Comics)
Tatiana Caban (Marvel)
Snowbird (Marvel)
Meggan (Marvel Comics)
Transformers (Beast Wars/Beast Machines)
Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
Humanimalians (Extinctioners)
Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic)

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)
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

TV/Films

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)