Malleable Anatomy

Malleable Anatomy
Connie (Heroes) manually rearranges her face.
Power/Ability to:	manipulate physical features

The power to rearrange the physiological features of oneself and others. Variation of Shapeshifting.

Also Called

• Adaptive Appearance Manifestation
• Appearance Alteration
• Malleability

Capabilities

The user can modify their own or others face, body, skin, or size (to limited degree) to disguise or look like another person. Note that while removing/concealing a body-part, like a finger, eye, etc., is possible, the user can't actually add anything new to the body-shape. They can however, shift the flesh to a remarkable degree, although the changed being will always be recognizably as a member of their species.

Associations

• Biological Manipulation
• Body Manipulation
• Organic Manipulation
• Shapeshifting

Limitations

• Constrained to limitations inset within their genetic code. (Ex. Humans can't turn green, purple, no extra limbs/organs, etc.).
• May be limited modifying only self or others.
• Change may be slow and/or painful.
• May have a limited duration.
• Extended time in transformation may cause pain.

Known Users

• Apocalypse (Marvel)
• Connie Logan (Heroes)
• Nymphodora Tonks (Harry Potter)
• Clayface (DC Comics)
• Chameleon (Marvel Comics); depending on the writer
• The Doctor (Doctor Who)
• The Master (Doctor Who)
• Romana (Doctor Who)
• Time Lord (Doctor Who)
• Chemelon people (Doctor Who:The Faceless Ones)
• Earth-Two Superman (DC Comics)
• Morphogenes (Alphas)
• All Cybertronians (Transformers)
• Eddie Van Blundht (X-Files)
• Grubber (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Punisher 2099 (Marvel Comics)
• Laughing Octopus (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots); via FaceCamo

Gallery

Punisher 2099's (Marvel Comics) cybernetic suit comes equipped with "face scrambler" circuitry that allows him to conceal his identity.

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Nymphadora Tonks (Harry Potter) morphs her nose into that of a duck's.