The power to take on a human appearance. Not to be confused with Humanization or Human Physiology.
Also Called
- Human Form/Guise
Capabilities
The user can take on an ordinary human appearance to blend in with modern society. This power is designed for non-human individuals to hide their non-human traits and appearances to avoid detection.
Associations
Limitations
- May only be able to hold the form for limited periods of time.
- May only shroud most of the user's non-human aspects instead of entirely.
- Users of Shapeshifting Awareness can see through the disguise.
- May learn to feel human emotions in the process.
- May require a certain amount of power and/or concentration to keep the transformation up.
Known Users
Anime/Manga
- Neathians and Gundalians (Bakugan)
- Arukenimon and Mummymon (Digimon 02)
- Carla (Fairy Tail)
- Myuu (From Common Job to Strongest in the World)
- Zoanoids (Guyver)
- Makoto Sawatari/Fox Cub (Kanon)
- Shirohime (Lance N' Masques)
- Mermaids (Mermaid Melody)
- Hippo/Hippocampus (Mermaid Melody)
- Dark Lovers (Mermaid Melody)
- Izuru
- Eriru
- Yuri
- Maria
- Black Beauty Sisters (Mermaid Melody)
- Sheshe
- Mimi
- Mio (Moon-led Journey Across Another World)
- Tomoe (Moon-led Journey Across Another World)
- Latios and Latias (Pokémon)
- Several Pretty Cure Mascots (Pretty Cure series)
- Several Pretty Cure Villains (Pretty Cure series)
- Mamitas (Space Dandy)
- The Deathgerians (Space Dandy)
- Wolves (Wolf's Rain)
- Kyubi (Yo-kai Watch)
- Barians (Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal)
- Kyo Shiragi (Yumekui Merry)
- Rein (Zatch Bell!)
- Ashuron (Zatch Bell!)
- Zaruchim (Zatch Bell!)
Mythology/Folklore
- Yokai (Chinese/Japanese/Korean Fables)
- Útgarða-Loki (Norse Mythology)
Video Games
- Bleu (Breath of Fire II)
- Raisa Volkova (Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2)
- Strife (Darksiders)
- Pious Augustus (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
- Chocolina (Final Fantasy)
- Kor (Jak and Daxter)
- Shelob (Middle-earth: Shadow of War)
- LeChuck (Monkey Island series)
- Reptile (Mortal Kombat)
- Teddie (Persona 4)
- Soul Eater (Valkyrie Crusade)
Literature
- Magickinds (Arkwell Academy trilogy)
- Dragons (Fablehaven series)
- Warlocks (The Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Illusion Manipulation
Cartoons/Comics
- Various aliens (3Below: Tales of Arcadia)
- Zeta (Batman Beyond/The Zeta Project)
- Albedo (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Anodites (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Sunny
- Verdona Tennyson
- Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- Miss Martian (DC Comics)
- Demona (Gargoyles)
- Hsi Wu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Xiao Fung (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Ariel (The Little Mermaid); via Ursula's magic
- Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
- Apple Jack (MAD)
- Shathra (Marvel Comics)
- The Skrulls (Marvel Comics); even to a genetic level, with all memories and abilities of those they have copied
- Crystal (Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders)
- Kang and Kodos (The Simpsons)
- Zenblock and Memnock (Supernoobs)
- Changelings (Trollhunters)
- The Chitari (Ultimate Marvel)
- Cedric (W.I.T.C.H)
- Miranda (W.I.T.C.H)
Live Television/Movies
- Deevack (Angel)
- Sahjhan (Angel)
- Aquamarine (Aquamarine)
- Aliens (The Arrival)
- Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Vengance Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Some Demons (Charmed)
- Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
- Harvesters (The Deaths of Ian Stone)
- Zygons (Doctor Who)
- Virasians (Gamera vs Viras)
- Demons (I, Frankenstein)
- Monsters (Jeon Woo-chi)
- Mermaids (Mako Mermaids)
- Diana, Venus, and June (Mermaids)
- Bruno (Misfits)
- Syrena (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
- Starman (Starman)
- Some aliens (Power Rangers SPD)
- Jindrax and Toxica (Power Rangers Wild Force)
- The Bane (Sarah Jane Adventures); via image translator
- Mrs. Wormwood
- Odo (Star Trek)
- Hellgrammite (Supergirl)
- Changelings (Supernatural)
- Shtriga (Supernatural)
- Aliens (They Live)
- Various kaiju and aliens (Ultraman series)
- Visitors (V)
Known Objects
- Magic Shirt (American Dad!); when worn by Roger
- Magic Shorts (American Dad!)
- ID Masks (Ben 10)
- Gigai (Bleach)
- Ring of the Dead (Dark Souls II)
- Untrue Dark Ring (Dark Souls III)
- Human skin suits (Doctor Who)
- Shimmers (Doctor Who)
- Perception Filters (Doctor Who)
- Enchanted Bracelet (Once Upon a Time); makes a mermaid human
- Image Translator (Sarah Jane Adventures)
Gallery
Verdona (Ben 10)
Sunny (Ben 10)
As vampires, Drusilla and Darla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) can freely shift between a human face and a vampire face.
A Slitheen unmasking (Doctor Who)
Using Transformation Magic, Carla (Fairy Tail) is able to assume a human form, albeit retaining her cat ears and tail.
Chocolina (Final Fantasy) is a chocobo granted the power to assume human form by Etro.
As a Lich, Pious Augustus (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem) often uses magic to shapeshift into a less threatening human form to better manipulate people...
...such as when he disguised himself as the monk Phillipe Augustine to take control of the Inquisition chapter of Amiens...
...and the antique collector Paul Augustine to trick Edwin Lindsey into helping him find the Essence of Mantorok in Cambodian.
Virasians (Gamera vs Viras) in their human forms.
Thanks to Puck's magic, Demona (Gargoyles) becomes a human during the day rather than entering stone sleep.
Zim (Invader Zim) keeps his true identity secret through creative (and shoddy) disguises.
Kor (Jak and Daxter) has two forms, his true Metal Head form...
...and a human form.
Snake demons Susu and Qingqing (The Sorcerer and the White Snake) take semi-human forms.
Being a mermaid herself, Lucia Nanami (Mermaid Melody) gains a human form when she's on dry land.
Hippo (Mermaid Melody) has three forms, his human form, his penguin form and...
...his true form, Hippocampus.
Latias (Pokémon) in her human form.
Crystal and Amber (Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders) in human and dog form respectively.
Mamitas (Space Dandy), as a Deathgerian, can take on the appearance of a young woman to attract prey.
Utroms (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Like all the Changelings, Stricklander (Trollhunters) is able to choose between his human and troll form.
What Soul Eater (Valkyrie Crusade) actually is is a complete mystery, she decides to appear with a female humanoid form.
To hide his true mamodo appearance from public, Rein (Zatch Bell!) has the ability to disguise himself as a human.
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