Animal Morphing

The power to shapeshift into animals. The reflexive form of Animal Transmutation. Variation of Biomorphing. Not to be confused with Animal Imitation or Animal Physiology.

Also Called[]

• Animal Megamorphing/Metamorphosis/Metamorphing
• Animal Shapeshifting/Shifting
• Animorph/Animorphing/Animorphism
• Faunal Mimicry/Shapeshifting/Shifting
• Self-Animal Transmutation/Transmogrification
• Skinwalker Effect
• Therianthropic Shapeshifting (Relating to werebeasts only)
• Therianthropy (Relating to werebeasts only)
• Theriomorphosis
• Wildlife Form/Mimicry/Metamorphosis/Shapeshifting/Shifting
• Zoanthropic Shapeshifting
• Zoology Shapeshifting/Form/Mimicry
• Zoological Metamorphosis/Shifting
• Zoomorphosis

Fiction-Specific Terms[]

• Animality (Mortal Kombat)
• Beast Within (Bayonetta)
• Protean (Vampire: The Masquerade)
• Wild Shape (Dungeons & Dragons)

Capabilities[]

The user with this ability can transform into any animal they want whether partially or completely, as well as use the abilities, traits and appearance/physiology of animals by rearranging their own DNA structure. They are able to transform into animals that exist, alien animals, animals that are extinct, such as dinosaurs, or a combination of different animals.

The user may have this ability from an empty genetic code, allowing them to accept any form from which they have a DNA sample, others may be able to alter their form mentally and change just by seeing and mimicking animal features. The user may even turn into a unique animal from their wild imagination.

Applications[]

• Transform into animals.
  • Varies Animal Powers
    • Animal Flight/Gliding/Wing Manifestation(To retain the airborne capabilities of most animals in human form.)
    • Animal Flexibility (To retain the pliability of most animals in human form.)
    • Animal Senses (To retain the senses of all animals in human form.)
    • Animal Speed (To retain the speed of all animals in human form.)
    • Animal Speed Swimming (To retain the speed of most marine animals in human form.)
    • Animal Speed Flight (To retain the speed of most avians in human form.)
    • Animal Strength (To retain the strength of all animals in human form.)
    • Animal Vision (To retain the strong eyesight of most animals in human form.)
    • Aquatic Breathing/Gill Manifestation (To retain the water breathing of most marine animals in human form.)
    • Bioluminescence (To retain the light of most animals in human form.)
    • Camouflage/Invisibility (To retain the disguise technique of most animals in human form.)
    • Detection (Animals can sense the presence of other entities, enhanced humans, beings of myths, dangers even weathers.)
    • Empathy (Most animal species can feel the emotions of others.)
    • Gender Transformation (Most animals can change their sexual characteristics.)
    • Vocal Replication (Most species of birds can mimic voices or sounds.)
    • Echolocation/Radar (Most animals can use sound waves to traverse their way from place to place.)
    • Limb Regrowth/Regrowth (To retain the body regeneration of lizards in human form.)
    • Regenerative Healing Factor (To retain the self-healing of most animals in human form.)
    • Venom Secretion (To retain the venom of most animals in human form.)
    • Claw Retraction (To retain the claws of carnivorous creatures in human form.)
    • Wallcrawling (To retain the crawling skill of most animals in human form.)
    • Scale Manifestation/Hair Generation/Feather Manifestation (Animals have different types of skins.)
    • Peak Human/Enchanced/Supernatural/Absolute Condition (Many different animals like dragons, phoenixes, etc have very powerful physiologies.)
    • Prehensile Tongue (Various animals have long tongues.)
    • Tail Manifestation/Stinger Tail/Swimming Tail/Sharp Tail/Clubbed Tail/Serpentine Tail/Thagomizer Protrusion (Animals have different types of tails.)
    • Multiple Legs (Most insects and marine creatures have a multitude of legs.)
    • Antenna Protrusion (To retain the sensory appendages of insects/crustaceans and arthropods.)
    • Arthropodal Limbs (To retain the leg appendages of arthropods.)
    • Tentacle Manifestation (Most marine animals have tentacles.)
    • Antler/Horn Protrusion (To retain the antlers/horns of most animals in human form.)
    • Beak Protrusion (To retain the strong jaws of birds in human form.)
    • Flipper Protrusion/Fin Manifestation(To retain the flat limbs of marine/semi aquatic creatures in human form.)
    • Electricity Generation (To retain the electric capability of jellyfish and electric eels in human form.)
    • Thermoreception (To retain the infrared vision of most animals in human form.)
    • Pincer Claws (To retain the hands of crustaceans/scorpions in human form.)
    • Proboscis Protrusion (To retain the trunks of elephants/tapirs and most insects in human form.)
    • Tusk Protrusion (To retain the tusk of most animals in human form.)
    • Shell Formation (To retain the protective exoskeleton of Testudines in human form.)
    • Personal Pouch (To retain the pouch of marsupials in human form.)
    • Cheek Pouch Protrusion (To retain the mouth pouches of rodents, monkeys and platypuses in human form.)
    • Quill Protrusion (To retain the sharp spines of rodents.)
    • Lure Protrusion (To retain the bioluminescent lure of most deep sea fish.)
    • Hoof Protrusion (To retain the hard feet of ungulates.)
    • Sucker Protrusion (To retain the suction cups of cephalopods, insects, amphibians and most mammals.)
• Animal Swarming
• Partial Transformation
  • Anthrozoic Shapeshifting: Shapeshifting to a humanoid form of an animal physiology.
  • Appendage Generation
  • Natural Weaponry
  • Theriothyrsus Shapeshifting: Shapeshifting to a human head on an animal body.
  • Zoocephalic Shapeshifting: Shapeshifting to a human body with an animal head.

Variations[]

• All Animal Physiologies

Species[]

• Aquatic Animal
  • Plankton
• Cnidarian
• Deuterostome
  • Echinoderm
  • Vertebrate
    • Fish
    • Tetrapod
      • Amphibian
      • Mammalian
        • Canine
          • Canis
        • Chiroptera
          • Bat
        • Feline
          • Felinae
          • Pantherine
        • Primate
          • Human
      • Reptilian
        • Dinosaur
          • Avian
• Microorganism
  • Unicellular
• Protostome
  • Ecdysozoa
    • Tardigrade
    • Arthropod
      • Arachnid
      • Mandibulate
        • Centipede
        • Crustacean
          • Insect
  • Mollusc
    • Bivalvia
    • Cephalopod
    • Gastropoda
  • Worm
• Sponge
• Symbiote
  • Parasite

Other[]

• Animal Hybrid
  • Half-Animal
    • Chimerism
• Alien Animal
• Animal Speedster
• Beastfolk
• Beastwere
• Elemental Animal
• Extinct Lifeform
• Futuristic Lifeform
• Monstrous Animal
• Superpowered
  • Superpowered Monster
• Transcendent Animal
• Unicellular Physiology
• Unique Skin
• Werebeast

Associations[]

• Animal Emerging
• Animal Imitation
• Animal Manipulation
• Animal Mode
• Animal Soul
• Animalia Symboisis
• Animal Transmutation
• Animatronic Mimicry
• Apex Predator
• Beast Soul
• Biomorphing
• Composite Organism Physiology
• Deliberate Genetic Indexing of forms.
  • Consumption Shapeshifting
  • DNA Absorption (via other means)
  • Magic Scanning
  • Post-Mortem Shapeshifting
  • Psychic Scanning
  • Scanner Vision
• Elemental Animal
• Environmental Adaptation
• Giant Animal Physiology
• Human Morphing
• Mythic Morphing
  • Magical Animal Physiology
  • Monster Morphing
    • African Mysticism
    • Animal Magic
    • Greco-Roman Mysticism
    • Mesoamerican Mysticism
    • Native American Mysticism
    • Voodoo
    • Zodiac Magic
  • Mythical Bestiary
• Mutated Beast Physiology
• Shapeshifting
• Skinwalker
• Species-Shifting
  • Human Physiology: according to science humans are actually animals (related to primates).
• Skeleton Animal Physiology
• Spiritual Animal Physiology
• Superior Human Physiology
• Taur Physiology
• Undead-Animal Physiology
• Ultimate Being
• Zodiac Physiology
• Zoolingualism

Limitations[]

• Above all else, for users of this ability, all living things, including animals, must abide by the laws of the shape they inhabit.
• May have a limited selection of predetermined animal forms to take (i.e., non-extinct animals or those too advanced in evolution).
• May require a visual memory or genetic sample of target animal through touch or assimilation.
• Incapable to transform into inanimate objects, or anything else other than animals.
• May be constrained by thermodynamic laws on conservation of mass.
• May take on memories or characteristics of morphed or assimilated animals.
• May not maintain human mentality.
  • Staying too long in an animal form may affect users' mind/thought processes and/or make it harder to return into original form.
• May not be able to combine several animal forms.
• May not be able to morph directly from one animal to another.
• May take some time to transition.
• The user might be in pain while transitioning into something.
• May not be able to completely change one's DNA.
• May be vulnerable to Taming, Animal Manipulation and Shapeshifting Negation.
• May not be able to speak in a human language, unless they’re a species of bird which technically can talk or (if possible) telepathic speaking.
• The user might gain the flaws of some animals such as:
  • Color blindness, eyeless, poor vision, near deaf hearing.
  • Possess the fears of other animals, (for example, horses fear snakes, elephants fear rodents and bees, snakes fear birds and mongoose, insects fear birds etc.)
  • Bugs are easily squashed to death, bees die after stinging, most sharks and marine life must swim perpetually or they die, birds can’t see glass, marine and semi-aquatic creatures need water to survive, certain animals won’t survive outside of their proper habitat, most animals are cannibalistic, reptiles need heat to survive, most venomous animals lack immunity to their own venom, most animal venom has no cure leading to death, horns, beaks, fins and flippers don’t grow back if damaged, insects drown from waters etc.
  • Animals dislike noises.
  • Specialized poison for animals such as rat poison or pesticide can probably have an effect on the user.
  • Human food is bad for animals, which could have an effect on the user.
  • Disease for animals can probably affect the user.
  • Users forms will probably force them based on sexual dimorphism, male users only become male animals and vice versa.
  • Unless user can change back to their original form, such as human, in time, may be mistaken for real animal, especially if user is and remains in the form of a dangerous animal, (lion, tiger, bear, wolf, venomous snake, spider, venomous frog, venomous lizard, etc.) may cause fear, terror, and panic among the public, and therefore may result in being wrangled and captured, held as a captive in a cage, kennel, etc. , tranquilized, or even, in extreme cases, killed or euthanized in various ways, essentially being treated just like a dangerous animal on the loose.

Known Users[]

See Also: Animorphism.

Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa[]

Comics[]

Literature[]

Live Television/Movies[]

• Jonathan Chase (Manimal)

Cartoons[]

Tabletop Games[]

• Druids (Dungeons and Dragons); via Wild Shape
• Lycanthropes (Dungeons and Dragons)
• Lyra Debont (Amor de Otro Mundo)
• Amber Brotherhood (Warhammer); via Ghur
• Changing Breeds (World of Darkness)

Video Games[]

Folklore/Mythology[]

• Phooka (Irish and Scottish Mythology)
• La Lechuza (Mexican Mythology); owl only
• Nycticorax Bird (Medieval European Mythology); only into other nocturnal bird species
• Naguals (Mesoamerican Mythology)

Known Objects[]

• Animal Transformation Biscuits (Doraemon)
• Animal Transformation Egg (Doraemon)
• Merlock's Talisman (DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp)
• Maui's Fish Hook (Moana)
• Monkey Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Zoan Devil Fruits (One Piece)
• Zodiac Stone (Minions: The Rise of Gru)
• T'aya Necklaces (Spirit Rangers)
• Prodigious (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

Gallery[]

Zoan Devil Fruits (One Piece)

Sofia the First (Sofia the First)

Twitch (Sofia the First) as a rat.

Hayley (The Originals) changes into wolf form.

Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter) is a know Animagus that can morph herself into a cat.

Sirius Black (Harry Potter) changes from dog to human form.

Isis Zurca (Witches of East End) morphs into a rat.

Wendy Beauchamp (Witches of East End) becomes a cat.

Tatiana Caban/Catiana (Marvel Comics) can take a form of animals after tasting their blood

Tatiana Caban (Marvel Comics) emerges as her animalistic manifestation, Catiana.

Narya/Snowbird (Marvel Comics)

Meggan Puceanu (Marvel Comics)

Maria de Guadalupe Santiago/Silverclaw (Marvel Comics)

Amka Aliyak/Snowguard (Marvel Comics)

Sun Wukong/Monkey King (Marvel Comics)

Animal Man (DC Comics)

Ashley Rayburn/Primer (DC Comics)

Samuel Register/Zookeeper (DC Comics)

Apex Ava (DC Comics)

The Monkey Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures) grants the user the power to morph into any animal form.

The Kratt Brothers (Wild Kratts)

Druids (World of Warcraft) are known to shapeshift into different animal forms.

Jake Berenson (Animorphs)

Rachel Berenson (Animorphs)

Marco (Animorphs)

Tobias Fangor (Animorphs)

Tom Berenson (Animorphs)

Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)

Werewolves (Dance in the Vampire Bund) can take the form of wolves and human/wolf hybrids.

Lisanna Strauss (Fairy Tail) can use her Animal Soul magic to transform into animals.

Lisanna in her bird form.

Lisanna in her rabbit form.

Lisanna in her fish form.

Inklings (Splatoon) can switch between a human form...

...and a squid form.

Agent 3 (Splatoon)

Similarly, Octolings (Splatoon) can switch between a human form...

...and an octopus form.

Fara Maku & Tea Gora (Gargoyles)

Animan (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

Jayna (DC Comics) is alien shapeshifter from the planet Exxor, who can assume the form and gain the abilities of any animal she can imagine, whether the animal is real, extinct, mythical or from another planet.

New Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) transforming into bats, wolves, bees and panthers.

Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic) in the form of an orange dinosaur.

Bayonetta (Bayonetta) and other Umbra Witches can transform into animal forms with their Beast Within ability.

Babbo (Marchen Awakens Romance) turns into a powerful cat guardian when Ginta activates Version 6 - Puss in Boots.

Vampirella (Vampirella) transforming into a bat.

Pantha (Vampirella) was granted the ability to transform into a panther and half-panther form by the Ancient Egyptian god Ra.

Maui (Moana) changes to hawk form.

Beorn (The Hobbit) morphs into his ursine/bear form to fight against the orc army.

Shantae (Shantae) is able to transform into any animal, real or mythological, after learning a specific transformation dance. Some examples include a monkey, a elephant and a spider.

Troy Winter/Extroyer (Max Steel 2013 TV Series)

Regina Olympia Folnar (Swordsman of Magic Technique School and Summoned Vasreus) can transform into stronger versions of different kinds of animal.

Kotal Kahn (Mortal Kombat 11)

Formlings (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)

Pain and Panic (Disney’s Hercules)

Maggie Nelson/Mosaic (Stan Lee's Mosaic)

Luke Custer (Altered Beast 2005)

Johnny Test/Johnny X (Johnny Test)

Vamp (Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths) is the villainous counterpart of vixen who uses her mythical totem to take the form of any animal she wants.

Jade Chan/Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures) possess the Power of the Monkey Talisman's Animal Morphing.

Jade (Jackie Chan Adventures) morphing into a lion while fighting Daolon Wong's minions.

Shifter (Justice League Unlimited/DC Animated Universe/DCAU)

The Changeling (Rugrats) with the power to transform into any animal.

Changeling (Rugrats) in gorilla form.

Changeling (Rugrats) in elephant form.

Changeling (Rugrats) in tiger form.

Changeling (Rugrats) in snake form.

Changing Baby (Rugrats) with the power to change into any baby animal.

Changing Baby (Rugrats) in bird form.

Changing Baby (Rugrats) in octopus form.

Changing Baby (Rugrats) in rhino form.

Changing Baby (Rugrats) in bear form.

Merlock (DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp) has the power to shapeshift into any animal he wants with his magic talisman.

Merlock (Ducktales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamb) in hawk form.

Merlock (Ducktales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamb) in rat form.

Merlock (Ducktales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamb) in vulture form.

Merlock (Ducktales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamb) in bear form.

Merlock (Ducktales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamb) in cougar form.

Merlock (Ducktales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamb) in cockroach form.

Merlock (Ducktales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamb) in griffin form.

Kalshara (Winx Club) can shapeshift into any animal she wants with wild fairy magic.

Kalshara (Winx Club) in eagle form.

Kalshara (Winx Club) in bat form.

Kalshara (Winx Club) in lion form.

Kalshara (Winx Club) in dragon form.

Kalshara (Winx Club) in seal form.

Kalshara (Winx Club) in mouse form.

As the mistress of animals, Artemis (Percy Jackson Novels) has the power to shapeshift into any animal she chooses to be.

Frank Zhang (The Heroes of Olympus) has the ability to change himself into any animal he wants just like his ancestor, Periclymenus.

After empowered by the monkey talisman, Haiku (Jackie Chan Adventures) now possess the power of animal morphing which means he can shapeshift into any animal form at will.

Haiku (Jackie Chan Adventures) in pigeon form.

Haiku (Jackie Chan Adventures) in gorilla form.

Haiku (Jackie Chan Adventures) in bull form.

Haiku (Jackie Chan Adventures) in tiger form.

Haiku (Jackie Chan Adventures) in cricket form.

Haiku (Jackie Chan Adventures) in fish form.

Haiku (Jackie Chan Adventures) in elephant form.

Maximals (Transformers: Beast Wars/Beast Machines)

Predacons (Transformers: Beast Wars/Beast Machines)

Nimona (Nimona movie)

Due to his Jötunn heritage, Atreus' (God of War) version of his father's Spartan Rage allows him to transform into animals.

Garfield Logan/Beast Boy (Titans)

Baek Yoonho (Solo Leveling)

Shifters (Supernatural Academy) come in many forms/species, most commonly bears, lions, wolves and even dragon shifters.

The Prodigious (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

Zodiac Stone (Minions: The Rise of Gru)

Ai (Mission: Yozakura Family)

Madam Mim (Disney's The Sword in the Stone)

Merlin (Disney's The Sword in the Stone)

Shark Fujishiro (My Bride Is a Mermaid) is a shark merperson

Doric (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves)

Videos[]

Beast Boy Turns Into a Beast - Teen Titans "The Beast Within"-2

Sauron the Shapeshifter - Tolkien Explained-2

The Life of Beorn and the Skin-changers - Tolkien Explained-2

Promise You Won't Freak Out - Nimona - Netflix-2

RAINBOW FRIENDS, But They're BEASTS?! (Cartoon Animation)-2

Doric - All Scenes Powers - Dungeons & Dragon- Honor Among Thieves-2

The Sword in the Stone - Wizard's duel Collab with FusionAngelFuAn-2

MK1 - All Animalities on Sonya-2

Music[]

【네이버 웹툰 ‘울부짖는 역린’ 2화 BGM】 MZ - Immortal-2

【네이버 웹툰 ‘울부짖는 역린’ 8화 BGM】 MZ - 강림의 날개-2

【네이버 웹툰 ‘울부짖는 역린’ 14화 BGM】 MZ - 결전-2