The power to rearrange the physiological features of oneself and others. Variation of Shapeshifting.
Also Called
- Adaptive Appearance Manifestation
- Appearance Alteration
- Malleable Form
- Malleability
Capabilities
The user can modify the physiological features of oneself and others, including face, body, skin, or size (to a limited degree) to disguise or look like another person. 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 recognizable as a member of their species.
Associations
- Amorphous Physiology
- Biological Manipulation
- Body Manipulation
- Body Distortion
- Cartoon Physics
- Doppelgänger Morphing
- Elasticity
- Guise 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
- Nancy Downs (The Craft)
- En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)
- Evan Sabahnur/Genesis (Marvel Comics)
- Kro (Marvel Comics)
- Chameleon (Marvel Comics); depending on the writer
- Punisher 2099 (Marvel Comics)
- Connie Logan (Heroes)
- Discord (My Little Pony series); via Fun Lord
- Lawrence Van Alen (Blue Bloods Series)
- Schuyler Van Alen (Blue Bloods Series)
- Gen Fudo (Genesis of Aquarion)
- Nymphadora Tonks (Harry Potter)
- Clayface (DC Comics)
- Snakeskin (DC Comics)
- Pre-Crisis Superman (DC Comics)
- Autons (Doctor Who)
- Auton Mickey
- The Doctor (Doctor Who)
- The Master (Doctor Who)
- Romana (Doctor Who)
- Time Lords (Doctor Who)
- The Flesh (Doctor Who)
- Chemelon people (Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones)
- Earth-Two Superman (DC Comics)
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Morphogenes (Alphas)
- Creighton (Alphas)
- All Cybertronians (Transformers)
- Eddie Van Blundht (X-Files)
- Grubber (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Laughing Octopus (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots); via FaceCamo
- Kurumi Isoshima (Mahou Sensou)
- People with Zimmer's Disease (Village of the Mermaids)
- Oingo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders); via Khnum
- Genya Safin (The Grisha Trilogy)
- Nina Zenik (Six of Crows)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)
- Kotarou Tennouji (Rewrite)
- Evolto (Kamen Rider Build)
- Rosaria, Mother of Rebirth (Dark Souls III)
- Jack-Jack Parr (The Incredibles)
Gallery
Connie (Heroes) manually rearranges her face.
Kro (Marvel Comics) demonstrates this by squishing his horns, back into his default appearance.
Punisher 2099's (Marvel Comics) cybernetic suit comes equipped with "face scrambler" circuitry that allows him to conceal his identity.
Nymphadora Tonks (Harry Potter) changes her nose and mouth into a duck-bill.
Discord (My Little Pony Series) twists his mouth upside down.
The Flesh (Doctor Who)
Schuyler Van Alen (Blue Bloods)
Rosaria, Mother of Rebirth (Dark Souls III) can change the Ashen One's physical appearance up to five times in a single playthrough.
Superman (DC Comics) could use his powers to appear as and sound like whomever he wished to be by physically/psychically rearranging his personal visage.
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Nancy Downs (The Craft)