- "He was just unlucky enough to catch the eye of a monster masquerading as a human."
- ― Shuka Karino (Darwins Game)
The power to take on a human appearance. Variation of Companion Form. Not to be confused with Humanization, Human Mode, or Human Physiology.
Contents
Also Called
- Human Form/Guise
- Living Tissue (Terminator series)
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
- Android Physiology
- Anthropomorphism
- Human Mode
- Human Morphing
- Illusionary Magic
- Shapeshifting
- Social Cloaking
- Yokai Physiology
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 and Essence Reading 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/Manhwa
- Neathians and Gundalians (Bakugan)
- Arukenimon (Digimon 02)
- Mummymon (Digimon 02)
- Carla (Fairy Tail)
- Myuu (From Common Job to Strongest in the World)
- Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime)
- Zoanoids (Guyver)
- Grinzel Dragonveil (Isekai de Tochi o Katte Noujou o Tsukurou)
- Most Jewelpets (Jewelpet series)
- Makoto Sawatari/Fox Cub (Kanon)
- Kaiju No. 9 (Kaiju No. 8)
- Kon (Kemono Jihen)
- 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)
- Duck/Ahiru (Princess Tutu)
- Certain Spirts (Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance)
- Mamitas (Space Dandy)
- The Deathgerians (Space Dandy)
- Hakumen no Mono (Ushio and Tora)
- 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)
- Benares (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Kor (Jak and Daxter)
- Shelob (Middle-earth: Shadow of War)
- LeChuck (Monkey Island series)
- Reptile (Mortal Kombat)
- Teddie (Persona 4)
- Soul Eater (Valkyrie Crusade)
- The G-Man (Half-Life)
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
- Shapeshifting Users (Danny Phantom)
- Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- Miss Martian (DC Comics)
- Demona (Gargoyles)
- Lord Oberon (Gargoyles)
- Queen Titania (Gargoyles)
- Puck (Gargoyles)
- Arachnimorphs (Gravity Falls)
- Hsi Wu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Xiao Fung (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Lila (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee); via Exfoliax Charm
- Ariel (The Little Mermaid); via Ursula's magic
- Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
- Apple Jack (MAD)
- Greys (Marvel Comics); via Image Inducers
- Shathra (Marvel Comics)
- The Skrulls (Marvel Comics); even to a genetic level, with all memories and abilities of those they have copied
- Nimrod (Marvel Comics)
- Zane (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- The Sorceress (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
- Yōkai (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Big Mama
- Sunita
- Crystal (Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders)
- Kang and Kodos (The Simpsons)
- Zenblock and Memnock (Supernoobs)
- Octus (Sym-Bionic Titan)
- Utroms (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Kraangs (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 series)
- Changelings (Trollhunters)
- The Chitari (Ultimate Marvel)
- Vertigo (Winx Club)
- Cedric (W.I.T.C.H)
- Miranda (W.I.T.C.H)
- Pavo (Lightman)
- Sea monsters (Luca); only dry on land
- Starlings (Star Darlings)
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)
- Merpeople (Siren 2018)
- Ryn
- Donna
- Katrina
- Levi
- Cami
- Eliza
- Viv
- Sarge
- Hunter
- Mate
- Hope
- Tia
- Yura
- Bruno (Misfits)
- Syrena (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
- Beauticruel (Power Rangers Dino Super Charge)
- Primator (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- Maniac Mechanic (Power Rangers Turbo)
- Contemptra (Power Rangers Time Force)
- Some aliens (Power Rangers SPD)
- Dash (Power Rangers Time Force)
- Jindrax and Toxica (Power Rangers Wild Force)
- The Bane (Sarah Jane Adventures); via image translator
- Mrs. Wormwood
- Q (Star Trek)
- Douwd (Star Trek)
- Kelvan (Star Trek)
- Changelings (Star Trek)
- Odo
- Guardian of Forever/Carl (Star Trek)
- Starman (Starman)
- Hellgrammite (Supergirl)
- Changelings (Supernatural)
- Shtriga (Supernatural)
- Mr. Simms (Tales From the Hood)
- Aliens (They Live)
- Various kaiju and aliens (Ultraman series)
- Visitors (V)
- Terminators (Terminator series)
- Hybrid Human
- T-H
- Series 8xx
- T-800
- T-850
- T-888
- T-900
- Hybrid Human
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)
- Exfoliax Charm (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
- Enchanted Bracelet (Once Upon a Time); makes a mermaid human
- Image Translator (Sarah Jane Adventures)
- Become-a-Human Jewels (Smile! Pretty Cure)
Gallery
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Grendel’s Mother (Beowulf) in human form.
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.
Darlene (Gravity Falls)
Benares (Honkai Impact 3rd) transforming into a human.
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.
Lila (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee) using the Exfoliax Charm to gain a human form.
Greys (Marvel Comics) such as Rollo can disguise themselves as humans through Image Inducers.
As a highly advanced Sentinel, Nimrod (Marvel Comics) can assume the appearance of a human.
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.
Duck (Princess tutu) transforming into Ahiru.
Crystal and Amber (Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders) in human and dog form respectively.
Snake demons Susu and Qingqing (The Sorcerer and the White Snake) take semi-human forms.
Mamitas (Space Dandy), as a Deathgerian, can take on the appearance of a young woman to attract prey.
Octus (Sym-Bionic Titan) can use hard light holograms to disguise himself as a human.
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.
While he is actually a demon resembling a giant bear, Rein (Zatch Bell!) has the ability to disguise himself as a human.
Pavo (Lightman) was Alcyonite he can disguise as human...
...than he can to be his Alcyonite form.
Certain Spirits (Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance) of the highest-class like Restia and Est have human forms with high-level Elementalists being able to tell whether or not they're spirits are not.
Kon can disguise as human
Terminators (Terminator series), like T-800s, have living human tissue covering their metal endoskeletons, as a disguise for them pass through human and infiltrate their targets.
Starlings (Star Darlings) Must blend in on Wishworld During their Mission
