The power to take on the appearance of others one has seen. Variation of Shapeshifting.
Also Called
- Appearance Mimicry
- Glamouring
- Impersonation
- Mimicry
Capabilities
The user can alter their form to take on the appearance of others, typically when they've seen said other at least once.
Variations
Associations
- Disguise Mastery
- DNA Replication
- Identity Manipulation
- Illusive Appearance
- Malleable Anatomy
- Replication
- Shapeshifting
Limitations
- May be limited user's own body mass and size.
- May not extend to any actual superpowers, skills, or memories the copied person has.
- Can only take the physical appearance of another, not create completely new form.
Known Users
Anime/Manga
- Diva (Blood+)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Naraku (InuYasha)
- Oolong (Dragon Ball)
- Puar (Dragon Ball)
- Ozotto (Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S.)
- The Mirror Card (Card Captor Sakura)
- Bon Clay (One Piece)
- Imitatia (Fairy Tail)
- Gemini (Fairy Tail)
- Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail)
- Velveno (Fairy Tail)
- Loyd Lloyd (Bleach)
- Royd Lloyd (Bleach)
- Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Zenet (Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders)
- Ditto (Pokémon)
- Sedusa (Powerpuff Girls Z)
Film/Television
- Nasedo (Roswell)
- Lucas (Los Protegidos)
- Shapeshifters (Charmed)
- Whitelighters (Charmed)
- Paige Matthews (Charmed)
- Kieran Demons (Charmed)
- Stillman Sisters (Charmed)
- Vornac (Charmed)
- Katya (Charmed)
- Slick (Charmed)
- Zile (Charmed)
- Jackson (Charmed)
- Anton (Charmed)
- Tina Greer (Smallville)
- Sylar (Heroes)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Jonathan Levinson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Illyria (Angel)
- Chase Collins (The Covenant)
- Shapeshifters (Supernatural)
- Ghouls (Supernatural)
- Leviathans (Supernatural)
- T-X (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)
- T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- Doppleganger (The Healing - Star Cinema Film)
- Penelope Gardiner a.k.a. Athena Browning (Witches of East End)
- Poseidon (Mako: Island of Secrets); via a potion+
- Dr. Wrath (Mighty Med)
Comic/Animation
- Inque (Batman Beyond)
- Albedo (Ben 10)
- La Clown (Metal Gear Acid)
- Matrix (DC Comics)
- Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Mr. Fantastic (Marvel Comics)
- Mystique (Marvel Comics)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Ethan Edwards (Marvel Comics)
- Skrulls (Marvel Comics)
- Hay Lin (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Chameleon (Marvel Comics)
- Camille Leon (Kim Possible)
- Kelpie (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Dark Danny (Danny Phantom)
- Shape Shifter (Gravity Falls)
- Mutagen Man (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 1987 TV series)
Literature
- Animorphs (Animorphs) via DNA Replication
- Andalites (Animorphs) via DNA Replication
- Tessa Gray (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Clary Fray (Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Symbol Magic
Game
- Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
- Peyton Westlake (Darkman)
- Melona (Queen's Blade)
- Kisaragi Saemon (Basilisk)
- Ixis Naugus (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Decoy Octopus (Metal Gear Solid)
- La Clown (Metal Gear Acid)
- Reaper Conduits (Infamous)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
Gallery
Diva (Blood+) can assume the shape of those who's blood she drinks.
Decoy Octopus (Metal Gear Solid) can mimic others to the point of copying their blood.
Drake (Blade: Trinity) can assume the shape of any human he can think of.
Loyd Lloyd (Bleach) 'The Yourself' can replicate anyone like his brother
Lucy (Misfits) takes the form of Alisha, but the weakness to her power, is that she can't mimic others abilities.
Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
After his power became more powerful, Lucas (Los Protegidos) no need to touch a person to transform into her
Albedo (Ben 10) can take on the appearance of Ben Tennyson.
Tessa Gray (The Shadowhunter Chronicles) can take the form of anyone she forms a psychic link with.
Camille Leon (Kim Possible)
Kelpie (American Dragon: Jake Long)
Changelings (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
Ditto (Pokémon)
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Paige Matthews (Charmed) glamouring
Mirajane (Fairy Tail) transformation into Lucy
Mutagen Man (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV Series)