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|Box title = Post-Mortem Shapeshifting
 
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|Row 1 info = Transform into anyone/anything by killing them.}}
 
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{{Quote|Once I kill you, everyone will think I'm the real Homer!"
The power to '''transform into anything by killing them'''. Variation of [[Post-Mortem Power Absorption]]. A death-based version of [[Shapeshifting]].
 
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:''"None of this seems odd to you?''|Homer Simpson and Bob Terwilliger after homer beats up a dummy version of himself (The Simpsons)}}
 
The power to '''transform into anything by killing them'''. Variation of [[Shapeshifting]] and [[Deceased Shapeshifting]]. Opposite of [[Murderous Possession]].
   
 
==Capabilities==
 
==Capabilities==
User can shapeshift/transform into anyone or anything they have killed. Once they are dead, the user will be able to change into them. Powers that allow one to kill can help the user.
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User can shapeshift/transform into anyone/anything they have killed. Once they are dead, the user will be able to change into them. Powers that allow one to kill can help the user.
   
 
==Applications==
 
==Applications==
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*[[Biomorphing]]
 
*[[Biomorphing]]
 
*[[Doppelgänger Morphing]]
 
*[[Doppelgänger Morphing]]
*[[Post-Mortem Power Absorption]]
 
   
 
==Limitations==
 
==Limitations==
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*May lose ability to shapeshift into beings they have killed if they are [[Resurrection|Resurrected]].
*May have to be near the victim or in physical contact.
 
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*Cannot shapeshift into what they haven't killed.
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*May have limited range, including touch only.
 
*Cannot shapeshift into the living.
 
*Cannot shapeshift into the living.
 
*Weak against [[Shapeshifting Negation]].
 
*Weak against [[Shapeshifting Negation]].
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*User may have to kill their target directly.
   
 
==Known Users==
 
==Known Users==
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''See Also: [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KillAndReplace Kill And Replace]''.
 
*Sprigg (''Chrono Cross'')
 
*Sprigg (''Chrono Cross'')
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*Shape-changers (''The Arkwell Academy''); need a piece of their target, notably a tooth or more effectively a heart
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*Shojoji (''Naruto''); via Corpse Clone Technique
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*The Spy (''Team Fortress 2''); when equipped with "Your Eternal Reward"
 
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Revision as of 05:25, 11 June 2020

"Once I kill you, everyone will think I'm the real Homer!"
"None of this seems odd to you?"
― Homer Simpson and Bob Terwilliger after homer beats up a dummy version of himself (The Simpsons)

The power to transform into anything by killing them. Variation of Shapeshifting and Deceased Shapeshifting. Opposite of Murderous Possession.

Capabilities

User can shapeshift/transform into anyone/anything they have killed. Once they are dead, the user will be able to change into them. Powers that allow one to kill can help the user.

Applications

Associations

Limitations

  • May lose ability to shapeshift into beings they have killed if they are Resurrected.
  • Cannot shapeshift into what they haven't killed.
  • May have limited range, including touch only.
  • Cannot shapeshift into the living.
  • Weak against Shapeshifting Negation.
  • User may have to kill their target directly.

Known Users

See Also: Kill And Replace.

  • Sprigg (Chrono Cross)
  • Shape-changers (The Arkwell Academy); need a piece of their target, notably a tooth or more effectively a heart
  • Shojoji (Naruto); via Corpse Clone Technique
  • The Spy (Team Fortress 2); when equipped with "Your Eternal Reward"