Animal Morphing

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

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.
• 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 Fangor (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)
• Duman (Winx Club)
• Johnny X (Johnny Test)
• 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)