The ability to switch into/between different modes. Sub-power of Mode Manipulation. Not to be confused with Personal Customization.
Also Called[]
- Form Change/Swapping/Switching
- Mode Change/Swapping
- Multiple Modes
- Type Changing
Fiction-Specific Terms[]
- Turbo Modes (Max Steel 2013 TV series)
- overDress/X-overDress (Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress/will+Dress)
Capabilities[]
Users of this ability are able to switch between two or more modes. A mode is a state that a character (or their equipment) may enter to optimize the use of particular powers or the performance of particular tasks. Mode switching may be accompanied by appearance alternation or changed form. Modes may also amplify aspects of a physiology or even activate latent aspects of a physiology, but they generally do not change a physiology from one to another. Users' personality may change as well.
Applications[]
Variations[]
- Absorption Mode
- Adult Mode
- Aerial Mode
- Agility Mode
- Alien Mode
- All-Out Mode
- Almighty Mode
- Alternate-Self Mode
- Amalgam Mode
- Angel Mode
- Anti-Power Mode
- Apocalyptic Mode
- Archetype Mode
- Arctic Mode
- Asura Form
- Attack Mode
- Aquatic Mode
- Balanced Mode
- Banishment Mode
- Base Mode
- Beast Mode
- Bloodline Mode
- Berserk Mode
- Binding Mode
- Chaos Mode
- Charm Mode
- Child Mode
- Combat Mode
- Combination Mode
- Conceptual Mode
- Conditional Mode
- Continuum Mode
- Corruption Mode
- Creation Mode
- Creative Mode
- Cyber Mode
- Dark Form
- Day Mode
- Defense Mode
- Demon Mode
- Destruction Mode
- Devil Mode
- Divine Form
- Dragon Mode
- Dream Mode
- Efficient Mode
- Eldritch Mode
- Empowered Mode
- Energy Mode
- Entity Mode
- Environmental Mode
- Evasion Mode
- Event Mode
- Explosion Mode
- Extreme Specialization
- Fairy Mode
- Force Mode
- Fusion Mode
- Future Mode
- Gender-Exclusive Mode
- Gestalt Mode
- Ghost Mode
- God Mode
- Guardian Mode
- Healing Mode
- Human Mode
- Hyper Mode
- Illusion Mode
- Immaterial Mode
- Immunity Mode
- Incomprehensible Mode
- Infinity Mode
- Inner Beast Mode
- Intelligent Mode
- Juggernaut Mode
- Jump Mode
- Kaiju Mode
- Law Mode
- Legendary Mode
- Lethal Mode
- Light Form
- Light-Dark Form
- Liminality Mode
- Lunar Mode
- Machine Mode
- Manifested Mode
- Matter Mode
- Melee Mode
- Miracle Mode
- Mode Borrowing
- Mode Combination
- Mon Mode
- Multiform
- Multiversal Mode
- Mysticism Mode
- Mythic Mode
- Negative Form
- Night Mode
- Object Mode
- Omni Mode
- Order Mode
- Past Mode
- Phoenix Mode
- Primordial Mode
- Positive Form
- Powered Mode
- Probability Mode
- Protection Mode
- Pure Form
- Purification Mode
- Ranged Mode
- Reach Mode
- Reality Mode
- Recovery Mode
- Safe Mode
- Science Mode
- Sealing Mode
- Sensory Mode
- Skill Mode
- Solar Mode
- Species Mode
- Speed Mode
- Spin Mode
- Spiritual Mode
- Stamina Mode
- Stealth Mode
- Strength Mode
- Subterranean Mode
- Summoning Mode
- Super Mode
- Superpower Mode
- Support Mode
- Survival Mode
- Swarm Form
- Symbiotic Mode
- Task Mode
- Terrestrial Mode
- Thermal Mode
- Travel Mode
- Twilight Form
- Unarmed Combat Mode
- Undead Mode
- Universal Mode
- Upgraded Form
- Vehicle Mode
- Weakened Form
- Weather Mode
- Yokai Mode
- Zenith Form
- Zodiac Mode
Associations[]
- Double-Edged Power
- Evolution
- Multiple Forms
- Mode Manipulation
- Mode Object
- Powered Form
- Power-Shifting
- Shapeshifting
- Super Form
- Transformation
- Transformation Skipping
Limitations[]
- Power can be blocked by users of Mode Lock.
- Modes may have unique weaknesses.
- Users may have a limited number of modes.
- Modes may have a time limit
- Users may need training to extend time limit or gain full control.
- Modes may become corrupt and may have to be given up or fixed.
- Modes require energy to maintain form.
- Modes may backfire.
- Modes may have differing requirements to switch/transform to.
Known Users[]
See Also: Multiform Balance and Stance System.
- Kei (Ape Escape 3)
- Yumi (Ape Escape 3)
- Aika Sumeragi (Agent Aika)
- Beyblades with mode switch (Beyblade)
- Soul Reapers/Shinigami (Bleach)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- BoBoiBoy (BoBoiBoy); via PowerWatch
- Nanosuit Users (Crysis)
- Nomad
- Cubix (Cubix)
- Trickstar (Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress/will+Dress); via it's overDress and X-overDress ability
- Road Kamelot (D.Gray-man)
- Dante (Devil May Cry series); via Style
- Many Digimon (Digimon)
- Dante (DMC: Devil May Cry)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Hero (Drawn to Life)
- Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail)
- Natsu Dragneel
- Gajeel Redfox
- Gray Fullbuster (Fairy Tail); via Demon Slayer Magic
- Lost Number (Final Fantasy VII)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII franchise)
- Gargantua Dragon (Future Card Buddyfight Ace); via Gargantua Switch Mode and G.Evo
- Kratos (God of War)
- God Gundam/Burning Gundam (Gundam series)
- Issei Hyoudou (High School DxD); via Illegal Move Triaina
- Abyssal Shark (Hungry Shark World)
- Shigeru Jo/Kamen Rider Stronger (Kamen Rider series)
- Kohtaro Minami/Kamen Rider Black RX (Kamen Rider series)
- Heisei Riders (Kamen Rider series)
- Reiwa Riders (Kamen Rider series)
- Tsuna Sawada (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
- Basil (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
- Iemitsu Sawada (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
- Enma Kozato (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts); via Drive Forms and Formchanges
- Riku (Kingdom Hearts); via Dark Mode
- Various Keyblade Wielders (Kingdom Hearts)
- The Magic School Bus (The Magic School Bus)
- Team Turbo (Max Steel 2013 TV series)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics); via the Phoenix Force
- Zero (Mega Man Zero 2); via upgrades
- Mega Man X (Mega Man X series); via armor change
- Mega Men (Mega Man ZX); via Double Megamerge
- MegaMan.EXE (Mega Man Battle Network series); via Style Change, Double Soul, Beast Out, and Trans Arm
- Star Force Mega Man (Mega Man Star Force series); via Star Break, OOPArts, and Noise Change
- Samus Aran (Metroid)
- Miraculous Holders and Kwamis (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir); via special potions
- Triborg (Mortal Kombat X)
- Chou-Chou (Mugen Souls)
- Syrma (Mugen Souls Z)
- Curse Mark Users (Naruto)
- Eight Gates Users (Naruto)
- Jinchuriki (Naruto)
- Sage Mode Users (Naruto)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece); via Rumble Ball
- Zoan Devil Fruit Users (One Piece)
- Bastion (Overwatch)
- Torbjorn (Overwatch)
- Various Pokémon (Pokémon)
- Castform
- Deoxys
- Cherrim
- Rotom
- Giratina
- Shaymin
- Darmanitan
- Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus, Enamorus
- Kyurem; via fusion with Zekrom or Reshiram
- Necrozma; via fusion with Solgaleo or Lunala and ability to become Ultra Necrozma through fusion form.
- Aegislash
- Vee (Pokemon Adventures manga); formerly
- Precure (Precure Series)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype); via shapeshifting powers
- James Heller (Prototype 2); via shapeshifting powers
- Mario (Super Mario Bros); via power-up items
- Luigi (Super Mario Bros); via power-up items
- Smithy (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
- Django (Shin Bokura no Taiyō/Boktai)
- Amu Hinamori (Shugo Chara!)
- Utau Hoshina (Shugo Chara!)
- Nagihiko Fujisaki (Shugo Chara!)
- Various Giant Robos/Megazords (Super Sentai/Power Rangers Franchise)
- Various Power Ranger/Super Sentai Teams (Super Sentai/Power Rangers Franchise)
- Gokaigers/Mega Rangers (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger/Power Rangers Megaforce); via Mobilates/Legendary Morphers, Super Mega and Legendary Ranger Keys/Ranger Keys, Gosei Morpher and Power Cards
- Various Power Rangers (Mighty Morphin sagas) Power Morphers from the Power Coins
- Zeo Rangers, Turbo Rangers, Space Rangers (various Power Rangers seasons); via Sword of Light, Zeo Crystal , Zeonizers, Turbo Morphers and Astro Morphers
- Tommy Oliver (Various Power Rangers seasons); via Power Morphers from the Dragonzord, Tiger and Falcon Power Coins, Zeo Crystal and Zeonizer, Turbo Morpher, Brachio Morpher and Master Morpher
- Various Characters (Ultraman series)
- Various Ultramen via Type Change
- Rei (Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle)
- Rei'sGomora
- Rei's Litra
- Red King
- John Doe (unOdinary); via Power Replication
- Zeke (unOrdinary)
- Stardust Dragon (Yu-Gi-Oh 5D)
- Red Dragon Archifiend (Yu-Gi-Oh 5D)
- Numbers (Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal)
- Liger Zero (Zoids)
Gallery[]
Most Digimon, notably Veemon (Digimon Adventure 02), are capable of evolving into different modes of power via his Armor Digivolving with different digi-eggs.
Dante (Devil May Cry series) can switch between four different Styles in combat: Trickster, Swordmaster, Gunslinger, and Royalguard.
Deoxys (Pokémon) possesses four different forms that it can utilize and transform into; from left to right, Attack, Normal, Defense, and Speed.
With the aid of the DNA Splicers, Kyurem (Pokémon) can fuse with Zekrom to become Black Kyurem or Reshiram to become White Kyurem.
Dante (DmC: Devil May Cry) can switch between angelic and demonic modes, gaining different weapons and powers.
Sora (Kingdom Hearts) can assume special "Drive Forms" that specialize in physical strength, magic, or a balance between the two.
Nomad's (Crysis) Nanosuit has four different modes: Armor, Strength, Speed, and Cloak.
Imperialdramon Dragon Mode to Fighter Mode and Gallantmon to Crimson Mode (Digimon)
Angel Precure (Doki Doki Precure)
Cure Heart (Doki Doki Precure) Patheon Mode
Cure Heart (Doki Doki Precure) Engaged mode
Angel Cure Berry (Fresh Precure)
Super Shilouette (Heartcatch Precure)
Golden Cures (Precure Max Heart)
Super Shiny Luminous (Precure Max Heart)
Super White (Precure Max Heart)
Super Black (Precure Max Heart)
Ultra Cures (Smile Precure)
Princess Cures (Smile Precure)
Crescendo Beat (Suite Precure)
Shining Dream (Yes! Precure 5 GOGO!)
Precure's Super Forms (Precure All Stars DX3)
Infinity Shilouette (Heartcatch Precure)
Dune (Heartcatch Precure)
Angel Cure (Doki Doki Precure)
Butterfly Cures (Precure 5)
Angel Peach (Fresh Precure)
Angel Pine (Fresh Precure)
Angel Passion (Fresh Precure)
Crescendo Melody (Suite Precure)
Crescendo Rhythm (Suite Precure)
Crescendo Muse (Suite Precure)
Cure Lovely's (Happiness Charge Precure) altered forms
Cure Princess's (Happiness Charge Precure) Altered Forms
Cure Honey's (Happiness Charge Precure) Altered form
Cure Blossom and Cure Marine's (Precure All Stars DX2) Altered Super Forms
Cure Brighty-Bloom and Cure Windy-Egret (Precure All Stars DX2)
Thanks to the Rumble Ball, Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece) has developed a variety of different transformations, each with its own advantages...
...with Walk Point being his original form...
...Brain Point focusing on intelligence...
...Heavy Point being his humanoid form...
...Jumping Point enhancing his jumping abilities...
...Arm Point bulking up his arms...
...Guard Point focusing on defense...
...Kung Fu Point granting him advanced martial arts skills...
...Horn Point enlarging his antlers...
... Monster Point, being a consequence of him ingesting three Rumble Balls over a six-hour time period...
...and after training for 2 years, he only needs to eat one Rumble Ball to transform into his Monster Point form, having mastered it.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) changing into Gear 3
Due to experimentation by Team Rocket, Vee (Pokémon Adventures) could freely shift between its first three evolutions.
Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) possesses a variety of different transformations/modes, such as Sage Mode...
...Nine-Tails Chakra Mode...
...Six Paths Sage Mode...
...and Asura Kurama Mode, the combination of the Six Paths Sage Mode and Tailed Beast Mode.
Django (Boktai) has two different modes: Sol Trance, in which he wields the powers of the sun...
...and Dark Trance, in which he becomes a vampire wielding the power of darkness.
Triborg (Mortal Kombat X) is programmed with and can freely switch between the forms, powers, and move sets of four different Lin Kuei cyborgs: Cyrax, Sektor, Smoke...
...and Cyber Sub-Zero.
Vegeta (Dragon Ball Super) using the Super Saiyan God-Blue technique, in which he rapidly switches between the Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan Blue forms, maximizing power and speed without losing stamina.
Son Goku (Dragon Ball Super) using the Super Saiyan God-Blue technique.
Catopesra (Dragon Ball Super) using his Mode Change.
Road Kamelot (D.Gray-man) due to possess the power of Dreams, she can switch into various forms several times...
...as doll form to be easily concealed and carried by an ally, while in this form, she retains her abilities and can still speak and move.
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) alternating between Light Form and Dark Form, allowing her to wield both white and dark magic.
Tommy Oliver (Power Rangers) possesses a new Morpher called the Master Morpher that allows him to access all his Ranger Powers.
The Master Morpher (Power Rangers) allows Tommy Oliver to access his various Ranger powers.
Max Steel (Max Steel 2013 TV series)
Cubix (Cubix)
Ultraman Tiga (Ultraman)
Ultraman Dyna (Ultraman)
Ultraman Gaia (Ultraman)
Ultraman Mebius (Ultraman)
Ultraman Victory (Ultraman)
Ultraman X (Ultraman)
Ultraman Orb (Ultraman)
Ultraman Geed (Ultraman)
Ultraman Rosso (Ultraman)
Ultraman Blu (Ultraman)
Ultraman Trigger (Ultraman)
Ultraman Decker (Ultraman)
Team Turbo (Max Steel 2013 TV series)
Jean Grey (Marvel Comics) has three different modes as Phoenix from being "Phoenix"...
... then Dark Phoenix, her from as an evil and villainous Phoenix host...
... and White Phoenix, her ultimate bond with the Phoenix Force entity.
Trickstar, a talisman creature, possesses the unique ability to change into more powerful versions of itself...
...using it's overDress ability to become different variants of Vairina...
...or using it's X-overDress ability to combine with other creatures to create selves like Garou Vairina.
Abyssal Shark (Hungry Shark World)
Yuuki Wakura (Mato Seihei no Slave/Chained Soldier) can change into any of his "Slave Forms" depending on the girl that mounts him.
Videos[]
Official PROTOTYPE 2 - The Red Zone
Sub-Zero VS Glacius (Mortal Kombat VS Killer Instinct) - DEATH BATTLE!
Gray VS Esdeath (Fairy Tail VS Akame ga Kill!) - DEATH BATTLE!-2