Outer Layer Shedding

Outer Layer Shedding
The World (The House of the Dead 4) shedding into its second form.
Power/Ability to:	Shed the outer layer of one's body.

The ability to shed one's skin, scales, or exoskeleton. Sub-power of Skin Manipulation.

Also Called

• Ecdysis
• Molting/Moulting
• Body/Scale/Skin Shedding
• Rapid Molting/Shedding

Capabilities

The user is capable of shedding the outer layer of their body, typically skin, scales, and/or exoskeleton. The user may emerge with the same appearance as before the molting, or they may be transformed with a new appearance or size. Some users may initiate molting as a means of regeneration, healing severe burns or even after dismemberment.

Applications

• Healing/Health Optimization
• User may emerge with skin of different quality.
• Life Renewal
• Regenerative Growth
• Shedding Transformation

Techniques

• Shedding Empowerment

Associations

• Crustacean Physiology
• Insect Physiology
• Regenerative Healing Factor
• Reptilian Physiology
  • Snake Physiology
• Resurrection
• Skin Manipulation
• Spider Physiology
• Superior Human Physiology

Limitations

• Shedding one's skin takes time to perform in combat.
• May only be able to shed a certain amount of time.
• Process may be physically painful.
• User may be vulnerable after shedding.

Known Users

Anime/Manga

• Tomura Shigaraki (My Hero Academia)
• Korosensei (Assassination Classroom)
• Cyan Sung-Sun (Bleach)
• Pernida Parnkgjas (Bleach)
• Frederica/Fredrika (Hitsugi no Chaika As Chaika The Coffin Princess)
• Hirudegarn (Dragon Ball Z)
• Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
• Damom (Dragon Ball Super)
• Nuova Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
• Akuma (D.Gray-man)
• Kaiju No. 9 (Kaiju No. 8)
• Sneagator/Shocadile (Kinnikuman)
• Shikanoko "Nokotan" Noko (My Deer Friend Nokotan)
• Miia (Monster Musume)
• Orochimaru (Naruto)
• Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
• Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto)
• Manda (Naruto)
• Doc (Radiant)
• Jean Henri Fabre (Read or Die)
• Elm L. Renegade (Embalming: The Tale of another Frankenstein)
• Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?/Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?)
• Gyasa (Shinzo/Mashuranbo)
• Pepper (Urusei Yatsura)

Cartoons

• Dragons (American Dragon: Jake Long)
  • Jake Long
  • Luong Lao Shi
• Mr Snake (The Bad Guys)
• Anodites (Ben 10)
  • Sunny
  • Verdona
• Ectonurites (Ben 10 series)
  • Zs'Skayr
• King Koil (Ben 10 2016)
• Sheelane (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Ssserpent (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)
• Eustace (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
• Bushroot (Darkwing Duck)
• Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
• Zoidberg (Futurama)
• Dave (Kipo and the age of wonderbeasts)
• Rick Sanchez (Rick & Morty)
• Mr. Krabs (SpongeBob SquarePants)
• Gumball Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
• Spy-Roaches (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 series)
• Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 series)
• Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic); via Snake Form

Comics

• Husk (Marvel Comics)
• Lizard (Marvel Comics)
• Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics); formerly

Live Television/Movies

• Meganulon (Godzilla)
• Werewolves (Hemlock Grove)
• Viper (The Wolverine)
• Greg Arkin (Smallville)
• Alien Baltan (Ultraman)
• Bogarl (Ultraman Mebius)
• Deltandal (Ultraman Blazar)
• Shapeshifters (Supernatural)
• Super-soldiers (The X-Files)
• Demodogs (Stranger Things)
• Edna (Relic)
• Werewolves (Van Helsing)

RPG

• Transformed Snakes with the Shed Skin ability (Feng Shui)
• Mercurials (Planescape)

Video Games

• Clawgrip (Super Mario Bros. Series)
• Pokemon with Shed Skin ability (Pokémon)
• Rattle Shake (Skylanders)
• Golem (Pokémon)
• Gore Magala (Monster Hunter Series)
• Rusted Kushala Daora (Monster Hunter Series)
• The World (The House of the Dead 4)

Other

• Le Papillon (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
• Scolopendra Gigantea (Jungle Juice)
• Suchan Jang (Jungle Juice); via Blackout

Gallery

Peter Griffin (Family Guy) shedding his skin to recover from a hangover.

Dragons (American Dragon: Jake Long) like Jake Long and his grandfather Luong Lao Shi have a once a lifetime period where they shed their skin.

Zs'Skayr (Ben 10 series) shedding his second skin.

The shedded skin of Ssserpent (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)

Pernida Parnkgjas (Bleach) shedding its skin.

Meganulons (Godzilla) shedding their skin to become Meganula.

One of Bushroot's (Darkwing Duck) empty husks.

Hirudegarn (Dragon Ball Z) sheds his first form.

Cell's (Dragon Ball Z) shed larval form.

Nuova Shenron (Dragon Ball GT) sheds his outer skin...

...to assume his True Form and power.

Le Papillon (Grindhouse and Watercolors) sheds its form and create a new one whenever it creates a universe, whatever's left of its old body ranging from fossilized remnants to landforms, natural phenomenon and even living, breathing abstract prosopopeians.

Husk (Marvel Comics) sheds her old skin to create new one with any substance she desires.

The shed skin of Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)

Miia (Monster Musume) shedding the skin on her tail.

Orochimaru (Naruto) emerges with a new body.

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) using this ability to regenerate any damage he suffered.

Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto) using this ability more like a shell that he can reenter.

Lucy's Seviper (Pokémon Adventures) using Shed Skin to shed its skin, curing itself of any status conditions like poison or burn.

A shapeshifter (Supernatural) in the process of shedding his skin.

Chong (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series) after shedding his skin.

Viper (The Wolverine) sheds the skin off her face.

During the final stage of his transformation into a super-soldier, Billy Miles (The X-Files) bloodily sheds his skin.

Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012) shedding her skin to heal from burns.

Gore Magala (Monster Hunter Series) shedding its scales to become its adult form, Shagaru Magala.

After shedding its rusted skin, Rusted Kushala Daora (Monster Hunter Series) skin becomes extremely vulnerable to attacks until it hardens, which later its named Kushala Daora.

Greg Arkin (Smallville) shedding his skin in the shower.

Anodites like Sunny (Ben 10) can remove their human skin.

The Lizard (Marvel Comics) sheds his old skin after killing Billy Connors...

...becoming a more reptilian being without the Curt Connors persona holding him back.

Werewolves (Hemlock Grove) bloodily shed their human bodies to assume wolf form and vice versa.

Gabriel Van Helsing (Van Helsing)

Mr. Krabs (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Rick Sanchez (Rick & Morty)