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[]
Associations[]
- Crustacean Physiology
- Insect Physiology
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Reptilian 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
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[]
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.
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.
Lucy's Seviper (Pokémon Adventures) using Shed Skin to shed its skin, curing itself of any status conditions like poison or burn.
During the final stage of his transformation into a super-soldier, Billy Miles (The X-Files) bloodily sheds his skin.
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.