- "I Got Magic Armor... dunno how it works. Got a magic rock inside my body... can't get it out... Went into outer space n' helped them... but now the superheroes hate me, gonna kill me...I'm the Blue Beetle."
- ― Jaime Reyes (DC Comics)
The power to enter or leave a state where one has powers. Variation of Transformation. Lesser version of Super Form.
Also Called[]
- Civilian Form (if their super-self is the true form)
- Empowered Form
- Empowered Mode
- Henshin (変身)
- Power Mode
- Powered Mode
Capabilities[]
The user can enter or leave a powered state of being an advance form where one transforms their physical body into a superpowered version of themselves, having their bodies empowered and changed into superior levels with advance powers, ability and new appearance befitting the nature of their new form with possibly new gear, weapons, costume or armors that their forms inherent in their transformations.
Outside their forms users return as a normal member of their species, however in training users can have access fragments of their powers even outside of their form but their accessed abilities aren’t as strong until their transformations is complete. Unlike Super Form, users are not necessarily increasing their powers they just gain their abilities through their forms which can be very different from their true powers.
Applications[]
- Keep their powers hidden in normal form but unlock them once transformed.
- May be able to use a partial amount of their power.
- May be able to transform at will at a higher level.
Variations[]
Levels[]
- Powered Form
- Super Form
- Legendary Form
- Hyper Form
- Zenith Form
- Almighty Form
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- May need a transformation device to transform.
- May need a phrase to transform.
- May have a time-limit, damage limit, energy limit, or all three, meaning the transformation may undo itself to avoid further damage or if out of energy/time.
- Risks of being a target while in powerless form.
- May only be able to transform under certain conditions, such as when in danger or fighting a certain enemy.
Known Users[]
See Also: Henshin Hero.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Fairies (Balala Fairies)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach); via his Shinigami form and Hollowfication
- Yui Kasuga (Corrector Yui)
- Haruna Kisaragi (Corrector Yui)
- Ai Shinozaki (Corrector Yui)
- Maron (Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne)
- Kämpfer (Magical Girl) (Kämpfer)
- Sailor Senshi (Sailor Moon)
- Powerpuff Girls (Powerpuff Girls Z)
- Pretty Cure (Pretty Cure)
- DokiDoki Precure/Glitter Force DokiDoki (DokiDoki Precure/Glitter Force DokiDoki)
- Smile Precure/Glitter Force (Smile Precure/Glitter Force)
- Dot Barrett (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
- Tokyo Mew Mews (Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power)
- Tail Gear Users (Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu)
- Kazuma (S-cry-ed)
- Ryuho (S-cry-ed)
- Sexy Sailor Soldiers (Sexy Sailor Soldiers)
- Symphogear Users (Senki Zesshou Symphogear)
- Venus 5 (Venus 5)
- Usapyon (Yo-kai Watch)
Cartoons/Comics
- Amy Winston/Princess Amethyst (Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld)
- Half-Ghosts (Danny Phantom); via Going Ghost
- Danny Fenton/Phantom
- Dani Fenton/Phantom
- Vlad Masters/Plasmius
- Billy Batson/Shazam (DC Comics)
- Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle (DC Comics)
- The Devastator (DC Comics)
- Leo Walker (Egyxos)
- Guy Eli Hamdon/SheZow (SheZow)
- Supernoobs (Supernoobs)
- Portia Jones/Zenith (Super Mansion)
- Miraculous holders (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug
- Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
- Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth
- Alya Césaire/Rena Rouge
- Nino Lahiffe/Carapace
- Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura
- Alix Kubdel/Bunnyx
- Luka Couffaine/Viperion
- Max Kanté/Pegasus
- Lê Chiến Kim/King Monkey
- Kagami Tsurugi/Ryuko
- Zoé Lee/Vesperia
- Mylène Haprèle/Polymouse
- Rose Lavillant/Pigella
- Juleka Couffaine/Purple Tigress
- Sabrina Raincomprix/Miss Hound
- Marc Anciel/Rooster Bold
- Nathaniel Kurtzberg/Caprikid
- Ivan Bruel/Minotaurox
- Jess/Eagle
- Mysticons (Mysticons)
- She-Ra/Adora (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
- Temple Guardians (Legend of the Dragon)
- Lolirock (Lolirock)
- Fairies (Winx Club)
- Miniforce (Miniforce)
- Lord Drakkon (Power Rangers)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Turtle Rangers (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Green Ranger Shredder (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- The Guardians of the Veil (W.I.T.C.H)
- C.H.Y.K.N. (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Super Hero Girls (DC Super Hero Girls 2019/DC Comics)
- Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
- Barbera Gordon/Batgirl
- Kara Zor-El/Kara Danvers/Supergirl
- Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern
- Karen Beecher/Bumblebee
- Zatanna "Zee" Zatara
- Zevo-3 (Zevo-3)
- Jason James/Z-Strap
- Matt Martin/Kewl Breeze
- Ellie Martin/Elastika
- Benjy Grimm/The Thing (Fred and Barney Meet the Thing)
- Power Pooch (The Wacky World of Tex Avery)
- Vehaan Arya/Shaktimaan (Shaktimaan: The Animated Series)
- Aki Light/Mega Man (Mega Man: Fully Charged)
- Super Globetrotters (Hanna-Barbera)
- Nate Branch/Liquid Man
- Freddie "Curly" Neal/Super Sphere
- James "Twiggy" Sanders/Spaghetti Man
- Louis "Sweet Lou" Dunba/Gizmo
- Hubert "Geese" Ausbie/Multi Man
- The Impossibles (Hanna-Barbera)
- Multi-Man
- Coil-Man
- Fluid-Man
- Flex Fighters (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters)
- Jake Armstrong/Stretch
- Nathan Park/Wingspan
- Ricardo Perez/Omni-Mass
- Kelly Webster/Web Woman (Web Woman)
- Mighty Heroes (The Mighty Heroes)
- Strong Man
- Rope Man
- Tornado Man
- Cuckoo Man
- Diaper Man
- Samson & Goliath (Hanna-Barbera)
- Teamo Supremo (Disney's Teamo Supremo)
- Captain Crandall
- Hector Felipé Corrio/Skate Lad
- Brenda/Rope Girl
- Kevin Green/Prime (Ultraforce)
- PJ Masks (PJ Masks)
- Connor/Catboy
- Amaya/Owlette
- Greg/Gekko
- Team Turbo (Max Steel 2013)
- Maxwell McGrath/Max Steel
- Alejandro Alex Villar/La Fiera
- Rayne Martinez/Tempestra
- C.Y.T.R.O.
- Becky Botsford/WordGirl (WordGirl)
- Zoey/StarBeam (StarBeam)
- Zoey's Mom/WonderBeam (StarBeam)
- Henry Blumenshine/Boost (StarBeam)
- The Skysurfers (Skysurfer Strike Force)
- Jack Hollister/Skysurfer 1
- Micky Flannigan/Crazy Stunts
- Kimberley "Kim" Sakai/Sliced Ice
- Nathan "Nate" James/Air Enforcer
- Brad Wright/Soar Loser
- Bionic Six (Bionic Six)
- Jack Bennett/Bionic One
- Helen Bennett/Mother-1
- Eric Bennett/Sport-1
- Meg Bennett/Rock-1
- James Dwight "J.D." Corey/IQ
- Bunjiro "Bunji" Tsukahara/Karate-1
- Manny Rivera/El Tigre (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
- Portia Jones/Zenith (SuperMansion)
- Super Strong Warner Siblings (Animaniacs)
- Yakko Warner/Blue Blowfish
- Wakko Warner/Red Anteater
- Dot Warner/Yellow Platypus
- Teen Titronz (Teen Titans Go!)
- Super K's (Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten)
- Pedro/Power Pedro
- Patty/Patty Putty
- Billy/Blocker
- Linn/Cray Cray
- Jackson/Jackson Jet
- Vik/Sticky
- Maria Rivera/Plata Peligrosa (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera)
- Defenders of Dynatron City (Defenders of Dynatron City)
- Brett/Jet Headstrong
- Wendy Weedwacker/Buzzsaw Girl
- Mary Middlefield/Ms. Megawatt
- Toolbox
- Monkey Kid
- Rex/Radium Dog
- Marvelman Family (Marvel Comics)
- Michael Moran/Marvelman
- Jonathan Bates/Kid Miracleman
- Richard Dauntless/Young Marvelman
- Joseph "Joey" Felt/Nuclear Boy (Atomic Puppet)
- Oscar/Nanoboy (The New Adventures of Nanoboy)
- Solar Rangers (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Boom! Comics)
- Kimberly Hart/Pink Solar Ranger
- Mike Corbett/Black Solar Ranger
- Tanya Sloan/Yellow Solar Ranger
- Heckyl/Blue Solar Ranger
- Andros/Red Solar Ranger
- Cameron Watanabe/Green Solar Ranger
- Ellarien "Ari"/Purple Solar Ranger
- Remi/Orange Solar Ranger
- Omega Rangers (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Boom! Comics)
- Jason Lee Scott/Omega Red Ranger
- Zack Taylor/Omega Black Ranger
- Trini Kwan/Omega Yellow Ranger
- Kiya/Omega Blue Ranger
- Ghostforce (Ghostforce)
Literature
- Silvert (Master Defenders)
- Captain Underpants/Mr. Krupp (Captain Underpants); hypnotized to turn into Captain Underpants whenever someone snaps their fingers
Live Television/Movies
- Bad Wolf (Doctor Who)
- Various Ultramen (Ultraman); via either Taking a human host or creating their own human form.
- Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider)
- Super Sentais from various series
- Various Power Rangers (Power Rangers); via the Morphing Grid
- Mighty Morphin Rangers
- Alien Rangers
- Zeo Rangers
- Turbo Rangers
- Space Rangers
- Galaxy Rangers
- Lightspeed Rangers
- Time Force Rangers
- Wild Force Rangers
- Wind Rangers
- Dino Rangers
- S.P.D. Rangers/B-Squad Rangers
- Mystic Rangers
- Overdrive Rangers
- Jungle Fury Rangers
- Operator/RPM Rangers
- Samurai Rangers
- Megaforce Rangers
- Super Megaforce Rangers
- Dino Charge Rangers
- Ninja Steel Rangers
- HyperForce Rangers
- Beast Morphers/Grid Battleforce Rangers
- Dino Fury Rangers
- Beetleborgs (Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix)
- Galactic Sentinels (Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills)
- VR Troopers (Saban's VR Troopers)
- Prince Dex Stewart/Masked Rider (Saban's Masked Rider)
- Various Kamen Riders (Kamen Riders: Dragon Knight)
- Sam Collins/Servo (Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad)
- Mystic Knights (Saban's Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog)
- Retro Rangers (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive)
- Red Rangers (Power Rangers Wild Force)
- Historic Rangers (Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce)
- Legendary Rangers (Power Rangers Ninja Steel/Super Ninja Steel)
- Legendary Dino Rangers (Power Rangers Beast Morphers)
- Super Sentai 199 (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger)
- Beetleborgs (Big Bad Beetleborgs)
- VR Troopers (VR Troopers)
- Servo (Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad)
- Galactic Sentinels (Tattoed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills)
- Advent Riders (Kamen Rider Dragon Knight)
Video Games
- The Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim); via Dragon Aspect Shout
- Viewtiful Joe (Viewtiful Joe)
- Sexy Silvia (Viewtiful Joe)
- Captain Blue (Viewtiful Joe)
- Captain Blue Jr. (Viewtiful Joe)
- Phantom Thieves of Heart (Persona 5, Royal & Phantom Strikers)
- Tattsun (World's End Club)
Web Comics/Series
- Linkara (Atop the 4th Wall)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
Sailor Senshi (Sailor Moon)
Sailor Pluto (Sailor Moon) like many magical girls, is limited to using her powers while transformed.
Kazuma (s-CRY-ed) using his Alter power to cover his entire body in order to enter his Proud Fist form.
Ryuho (s-CRY-ed) much like, Kazuma, is able to turn his Alter, Zetsuei, into its final form, Zetsuei Touryudan and turn it into full body armor.
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Usapyon (Yo-kai Watch) presses his two buttons on the bottom of his helmet to transform into Invader Mode...
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... and when even angrier, he presses his two buttons on top of his helmet to transform into Emperor Mode.
Venus 5 (Venus 5)
Mysticons (Mysticons)
Sexy Sailor Soldiers (Sexy Sailor Soldiers)
Smile Precure/Glitter Force (Smile Precure/Glitter Force)
Tokyo Mew Mews (Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power)
Symphogear Users (Senki Zesshou Symphogear)
Cartoons/Comics[]
Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants) is the hypnotized alter-ego of Mr. Krupp that surfaces when he hears someone snap their fingers, gaining the superpowers he possesses in that persona.
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Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom)
Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom) Going Ghost.
Dani Phantom (Danny Phantom)
Shazam (DC Comics) is the magical powered adult form of a normal child, Billy Batson.
Jaime Reyes, the Blue Beetle (DC Comics)
Bloom's (Winx Club) fairy transformation.
Stella's (Winx Club) fairy transformation.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Turtle Rangers (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Green Ranger Shredder (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Miniforce (Miniforce)
Guardians of the Veil (W.I.T.C.H)
C.H.Y.K.N. (W.I.T.C.H.)
Ghostforce (Ghostforce)
Super Hero Girls (DC Super Hero Girls 2019)
Live Television/Movies[]
Tommy Oliver (Power Rangers series) is the best Power Ranger in history not just for his skills, but for always continuing on as a Ranger throughout his years.
Thomas Oliver/Lord Drakkon (Power Rangers)
Various Power Rangers (Power Rangers)
Linkara - Zeo Ranger White (Atop the Fourth Wall)
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Bad Wolf Entity (Doctor Who)
Tsukasa Kadoya (Kamen Rider Decade) transforming into Kamen Rider Decade
Chase (Kamen Rider Drive) transforming into Kamen Rider Chaser
Galactic Sentinels (Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills)
VR Troopers (Saban's VR Troopers)
Prince Dex Stewart/Masked Rider (Saban's Masked Rider)
Various Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight)
Sam Collins/Servo (Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad)
Mystic Knights (Saban's Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog)
Beetleborgs (Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix)
Video Games[]
When he uses the Dragon Aspect Shout, the Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) takes on the power and aspect of a dragon.
Videos[]
Mighty Morphin - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Alien Rangers - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Zeo - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Operation Overdrive - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Jungle Fury - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Ninja Storm - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Mystic Force - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
S.P.D. - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
RPM - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
In Space - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Lost Galaxy - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Lightspeed Rescue - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Time Force - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Power Rangers Super Samurai - All Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Ninja Steel - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
All Ranger Morphs in Power Rangers Beast Morphers - Power Rangers Official-2
Dino Thunder - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
Wild Force - All Ranger Morphs - Power Rangers Official-2
All Moprhs in Power Rangers Dino Charge - Power Rangers Official-2
Doctor Who - Complete Bad Wolf Speech
Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason (Ninja Turtles VS Power Rangers) - DEATH BATTLE!
Super Hero Transformations ⚡️ - -Frenemies - DC Super Hero Girls-2
Ghostforce official transformations.-2
Superman versus Shazam - Justice League Unlimited-2
Gary and His Demons - Still The One (Full Episode)