Human Disguise

Human Disguise
Snake demons Susu and Qingqing (The Sorcerer and the White Snake) take semi-human forms.
Power/Ability to:	Take on a human appearance.

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

• Anthropomorphism
• Human Morphing
• Illusion-Casting
• 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 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

• Arukenimon and Mummymon (Digimon 02)
• Myuu (From Common Job to Strongest in the World)
• Makoto Sawatari/Fox Cub (Kanon)
• Shirohime (Lance N' Masques)
• Latios and Latias (Pokémon)
• Aliens (They Live)
• Neathians and Gundalians (Bakugan)
• Barians (Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal)
• Rein (Zatch Bell!)
• Ashuron (Zatch Bell!)
• Zaruchim (Zatch Bell!)
• Wolves (Wolf's Rain)
• Carla (Fairy Tail)
• 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)
• Mamitas (Space Dandy)
• The Deathgerians (Space Dandy)
• Kyo Shiragi (Yumekui Merry)
• Kyubi (Yo-kai Watch)
• Several Pretty Cure Mascots (Pretty Cure series)
• Several Pretty Cure Villains (Pretty Cure series)

Mythology/Folklore

• Yokai (Koran, Chinese & Japanese fables)
• Aliens (The Arrival)
• Teddie (Persona 4)

Video Games

• Bleu (Breath of Fire II)
• Reptile (Mortal Kombat)
• Kor (Jak and Daxter)
• Raisa Volkova (Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2)
• Soul Eater (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Chocolina (Final Fantasy)

Literature

• Warlocks (The Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Illusion Manipulation
• Magickinds (Arkwell Academy trilogy)
• Dragons (Fablehaven series)

Comics/Cartoons

• Zeta (Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project)
• Anodites (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Ben 10: Omniverse)
  • Verdona Tennyson
  • Sunny
• Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
• Miss Martian (DC Comics)
• Zoanoids (Guyver)
• Hsi Wu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Xiao Fung (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• 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)
• Zenblock and Memnock (Supernoobs)
• Ariel (Disney's The Little Mermaid); via Ursula's magic
• Ursula (Disney's The Little Mermaid)
• Kang and Kodos (The Simpsons)
• Changelings (Trollhunters)
• The Chitari (Ultimate Marvel Comics)
• Various kaiju & aliens (Ultraman series)
• Cedric (W.I.T.C.H)
• Miranda (W.I.T.C.H)
• Demona (Gargoyles)

TV/Film

• Deevack (Angel)
• Sahjhan (Angel)
• Aquamarine (Aquamarine)
• Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
• Vengance Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Some Demons (Charmed)
• Zygons (Doctor Who)
• Syrena (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
• Odo (Star Trek)
• Bruno (MisFits)
• Jindrax and Toxica (Power Rangers Wild Force)
• Some aliens (Power Rangers SPD)
• Hellgrammite (Supergirl)
• Changelings (Supernatural)
• Shtriga (Supernatural)
• Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
• Mermaids (Mako Mermaids)
• Diana, Venus, and June (Mermaids)
• Demons (I, Frankenstein)
• Monsters (Jeon Woo-chi)
• The Bane (Sarah Jane Adventures); via image translator
  • Mrs. Wormwood
• Harvesters (The Deaths of Ian Stone)
• Virasians (Gamera vs Viras)
• Syrena (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
• Visitors (V)

Known Objects

• Enchanted Bracelet (Once Upon a Time); makes a mermaid human
• Shimmer (Doctor Who)
• Human skin suits  (Doctor Who)
• Perception Filters (Doctor Who)
• Image Translator (Sarah Jane Adventures)

Gallery

Using Transformation Magic, Carla (Fairy Tail) is able to assume a human form, albeit retaining her cat ears and tail.

Latias (Pokémon) in her human form.

Being a mermaid herself, Lucia, (Mermaid Melody) gains a human form when she's on dry land.

Zim keeps his true identity secret through creative (and shoddy) disguises

Hippo (Mermaid Melody) has 3 forms, his human form, his penguin form and...

...his true form, Hippocampus.

Mamitas (Space Dandy), as a Deathgerian, can take on the appearance of a young woman to attract prey.

A Slitheen unmasking (Doctor Who)

Virasians (Gamera vs Viras) in their human forms.

A zygon (Doctor Who) taking on human form.

Crystal & Amber (Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders) in human and dog form respectively.

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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.

Chocolina (Final Fantasy) is a chocobo granted the power to assume human form by Etro.

As vampires, Drusilla and Darla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) can freely shift between a human face and a vampire face.

Thanks to Puck's magic, Demona (Gargoyles) becomes a human during the day rather than entering stone sleep.

Utroms (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)