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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.
  • Might only be able to change to one gender, not both.
  • May become pregnant, and be both biological mother and father to the baby.
  • The clothes may not 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

Comics

  • Wotan (DC Comics); via reincarnation
  • Loki (Marvel Comics)
  • Mystique (Marvel Comics)

Films

  • Ahrnell (Hiling); after accidentally being touched by Anna
  • Dinosaurs (Jurassic Park)
  • Dren (Splice)

Folklore/Mythology

  • Artemis (Greek Mythology)
  • Loki (Norse Mythology)

Literature

  • Users (Cybernetrix); while in Cybernetrix
  • Metamorphmagi (Harry Potter)

Live Action TV

  • Alex Johnson (The Almighty Johnsons)
  • Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer); via Sex Change spell
  • The Charmed Ones (Charmed); via Spell Casting
  • Timelords (Doctor Who)
    • The Master
  • Gabriel Gray/Sylar (Heroes); via shapeshifting
  • Curtis Donovan (Misfits)
  • The Spellman witches (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch); via a boy potion
  • Tina Greer (Smallville)
  • Russo siblings (Wizards of Waverly Place); via Spell Mixture
    • Kelbo Russo; originator of Shakira

Manga/Anime

  • Yuka Minase (11eyes)
  • Thor (A Certain Magical Index)
  • Uruki (Fushigi Yuugi)
  • Arachne Guildy (Gonna Be The Twintail!)
  • Tomoki Sakurai (Heaven's Lost Property)
  • Kampfers (Kämpfer)
  • Celia Ootsuka (Maken-ki)
  • Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box); with Ladies And Gentlemen (Biological Skill)
  • Konohamaru (Naruto)
  • Naruto (Naruto)
  • Bentham (One Piece)
  • Emporio Ivankov (One Piece); via Horu Horu no Mi
  • Sōji Mitsuka (Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu)
  • Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½)
  • Seiya Kou, Yaten Kou, and Taiki Kou (Sailor Moon)
  • Homura (Sekirei)
  • Last Amazoness (Seto No Hanayome)
  • Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura)
  • Kuroumaru Tokisaka (UQ Holder!)

Video Games

  • Demitri Maximoff (Darkstalkers)
  • Alex Mercer (Prototype)
  • James Heller (Prototype 2)
  • The Make-over Mage (RuneScape)
  • Gnome (Valkyrie Crusade)

Webcomics

  • Elliot Dunkel (El Goonish Shive)
  • Tedd Verres (El Goonish Shive)

Western Animation

  • Peter Griffin (Family Guy); temporarily via shapeshifting
  • Bugs Bunny (Loony Tunes)
  • The Mask (The Mask Animated Series)
  • Osmosis Jones (Ozzy and Drix)
  • Aku (Samurai Jack)

Known Objects

  • Ianhte (Aquarion Evol)
  • Girdle of Masculinity/Femininity (Baldur's Gate)
  • SCP-113 (SCP Foundation)

Known Locations

  • Trans State (Sinfest)

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