The ability to alter the gender of oneself and others. Variation of Shapeshifting.
Also Called
- Bisexual Transition
- Gender Changing/Shifting/Swap/Swapping/Switching
- Male/Female Shifting
- Sex Changing/Shifting/Swap/Swapping/Switching
Capabilities
The user can alter ones and other peoples gender either permanently or temporarily, they may be able to combine genders for hermaphrodite or remove both for neutri. The change is completely to cellular level.
Associations
Limitations
- May be limited to changing the gender of either oneself or others.
- May become pregnant, and be both biological mother and father to the baby.
- The clothes won't change.
- While the gender does change, anything else stays the same: hair, eye, skin color, general facial features, body-structure, etc.
- May go through the phases of the opposite gender.
- May develop an alter-ego when changing gender.
Known Users
- Thor (A Certain Magical Index)
- Curtis Donovan (Misfits)
- Tina Greer (Smallville/DC Comics)
- Mystique (Marvel Comics)
- Arachne Guildy (Gonna Be The Twintail!)
- Metamorphmagi (Harry Potter)
- Emporio Ivankov (One Piece); via Horo Horo no Mi
- Bentham (One Piece)
- Princess Zelda/Sheik (Debated) (The Legend of Zelda)
- The Make-over Mage (RuneScape)
- Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½)
- Kampfers (Kämpfer)
- Homura (Sekirei)
- Tomoki Sakurai (Heaven's Lost Property)
- Demitri Maximoff (Darkstalkers)
- Seiya Kou, Yaten Kou, and Taiki Kou (Sailor Moon)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Ahrnell (Hiling Film); after accidentally being touched by Anna
- Gabriel Gray/Sylar (Heroes); via shapeshifting
- Peter Griffin (Family Guy); temporarily via shapeshifting
- The Charmed Ones (Charmed); via Spell Casting
- Russo siblings (Wizards of Waverly Place); via Spell Mixture
- Kelbo Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place); originator of Shakira
- Wotan (DC Comics); via reincarnation
- Artemis (Greek Mythology)
- Loki (Norse Mythology)
- Naruto (Naruto)
- Konohamaru (Naruto)
- Celia Ootsuka (Maken-ki)
- Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura)
- Yuka Minase (11eyes)
- Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Ladies And Gentlemen (Biological Skill)
- Dren (Splice)
- SCP-113 (SCP Foundation)
- Sōji Mitsuka (Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu)
- Gnome (Valkyrie Crusade)
Known Objects
- Ianhte (Aquarion Evol)
Gallery
Curtis (Misfits) as Melissa
Prue Halliwell (Charmed) Was converted into a man after her sisters cast a spell
Max (Wizards of Waverly Place) being turned into a little girl.
Seiya (Sailor Moon) changes from male to female (click for animation)
Gnome (Valkyrie Crusade) can change his own gender when he wants.