Species-Shifting

Species-Shifting
Using the Omnitrix, Ben Tennyson (Ben 10) can change into a wide variety of alien species.
Power/Ability to:	Change into another species.

The ability to switch or shift from one species to another. Sub-power of Species Manipulation. Variation of Shapeshifting. Not to be confused with Conversion.

Also Called

• Species Switching/Transformation

Capabilities

User can switch from one species to another, as well as shift from one species-based power to another. In some cases the users have inherent DNA of specific species which can be drastically different from one another and can easily shift from one to the next. The user can also become human to avoid notice, and then shift to another species in times of need.

Applications

• Biomorphing
• DNA Replication
• May gain more control over abilities that need higher concentration, being able to switch to a safer ability if hard to turn off.
• Might be several species and display those powers at the same time after learning how to master the skill.
• Can blend into any environment/group and avoid detection.
• Can gain the power of any species and use them to their advantage. For instance, a witch's Spell Casting and a werewolf's Lunar Empowerment.
• May lack the weakness or certain feats of the species that differs them.
  • Weakness Change or Weakness Removal

Associations

• Biomorphing
  • Doppelgänger Morphing
• Conversion
• DNA Manipulation
• Genetic Form
• Hybrid Physiology
• Mode Switching
• Perfect Doppelgänger
• Power Mixture
• Power-Shifting
• Shapeshifting
• Species Manipulation
• Weakness Change

Limitations

• Unlike hybrids, may display the traits of one species at a time only.
• May need to focus to change species, otherwise uncontrollable.
• Once the user is changed into another species, the powers and traits of the previous species are altered.
• Species-based weakness may be acquired as well.

Known Users

• Maple (Bofuri)
• Mamako Oosuki (Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?); light novel only
• Ophis (Highschool DxD)
• Chameleons (Shadow Falls); shift between humans, witches, vampires, faes, shape-shifters and werewolves.
  • Kylie Galen
  • Roberto Esparza
  • Mario Esparza
  • Heidi Summers
  • Malcolm Summers
  • Francyne
  • Hayden Yates
  • John Anthony Esparza
• Tessa Gray (The Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Perfect Doppelgänger to acquire another individual's form and powers
• Dark Heart (The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation)
• No Heart (The Care Bears Family)
• Ben Tennyson (Ben 10)
• The Six Great Dragons (Isekai Shokudou)
• Zed (Ben 10)
• Ken Tennyson (Ben 10.000)
• Albedo (Ben 10)
• Liliruca Arde (DanMachi)
• Array (Gold Digger); via Varied Replication
• Animagi (Harry Potter)
• Seere (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Beast Boy (DC Comics)

Known Objects

• Omnitrix (Ben 10)
• Nemetrix (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• AntiTrix (Ben 10: Reboot)
• Ultimatrix (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Captains Bell/Multi-Tasking Organizer (Cat Planet Cuties)

Gallery

Array (Gold Digger)

Ophis (Highschool DxD)

Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls) is a Chameleon, and can switch between human, vampire, witch, fairy, werewolf, and shapeshifter.

Seere H.png

Seere (Valkyrie Crusade) is an extremely powerful demon, but takes an Nephalem (Angel/Demon hybrid) form.