History Main / HandsLookingWrong

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1'': When Twilight Sparkle goes through the portal ([[HumanityEnsues transforming into a human]]) she freaks out over her transformed hands.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'': One of the first things Lion-O does when he emerges from his suspension capsule on arriving on Third Earth is looking at his hands. He immediately notices that they are much bigger than they were when he entered the capsule, and a subsequent glance at his reflection in a puddle reveals that he has aged from a pre-teen to an adult while in suspension.

* ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Beast goes to meet Leech. Leech negates all mutations within a certain radius of himself, so when Beast reaches out to shake Leech's hand his own hand enters the radius. His normally furry hand reverts to looking human, which shocks him for a moment. It's a plot point (a retroactive one from the later-made prequels, but still) that it took Hank a LONG time to become comfortable in his blue furry form. Upon reaching back his fur returns, but Hank is still shaken.

* ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'': When Harry accidentally jinxes Aunt Marge to inflate, she first notices it by seeing her finger bloat.

* ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats1985'': One of the first things Lion-O does when he emerges from his suspension capsule on arriving on Third Earth is looking at his hands. He immediately notices that they are much bigger than they were when he entered the capsule, and a subsequent glance at his reflection in a puddle reveals that he has aged from a pre-teen to an adult while in suspension.

* ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats1985'': One of the first things Lion-O does when he emerges from his suspension capsule on arriving on Third Earth [[note]]the name of the planet, implied to be a future incarnation of our Earth, which becomes the Thundercats' adopted home after the destruction of Thundera[[/note]] is looking at his hands. He immediately notices that they are much bigger than they were when he entered the capsule, and a subsequent glance at his reflection in a puddle reveals that he has aged from a pre-teen to an adult while in suspension.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePagemaster'' when Richard is transformed from [[ToonTransformation live action into an illustration]] we get a cut from his point of view inspecting his hands before cutting back to seeing his animated face for the first time as he declares in horror "I'm... a cartoon!".

* ''Franchise/Ben10''

* In ''Webcomic/JupiterMen'', Quintin examines himself for injuries after he and Jackie are at the epicenter of the Star Seed's explosion. He soon finds that his hands have [[ImMelting completely melted away into green slime]], the rest of his arms slowly following suit. He panics and shuts his eyes while trying to convince himself it's all in his head, finding relief when he opens his eyes to find his arms and hands intact. This is just the prelude to him discovering his ElementalShapeshifter powers.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', the Warrior of Light instinctively examines their hands when Fandaniel informs them of their [[spoiler:borrowed flesh]] after kidnapping them. The fact that their hands are [[spoiler:not their own and clad in Garlean attire]] clearly makes alarm bells go off in the Warrior's head.

* In ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterThePrecursorLegacy'' when Daxter, who starts the game as the same AmbiguouslyHuman elf-like race as Jak, is transformed into a weasel-like creature called an ottsel after being knocked into a pit full of the black goo-like [[PsychoSerum Dark Eco]]. He first notices this by spotting the orange fur now on the back of his hands, and he instantly freaks out.

-->--''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''

This can be justified in the case of touching something that transforms the user, as the primary point of contact is typically the hands which already hold your attention.

-->I shall never forget the sight that greeted me upon regaining consciousness! [...] I remember I felt well ? even strong ? although I had this incredible sense of detachment. And then, I lifted my hand to my face... but it was no longer my hand!

** ''Film/{{Disenchanted}}'': Conversely, when Morgan, Giselle's now teenage step daughter, finds herself in Andalasia she checks her hands and realizes [[ToonTransformation she's become animated]]. She also wonders how she's become so "pointy" and with perfect eyebrows to boot.

* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In the climax of the episode "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S3E4LastSupper Last Supper]]," Dr Sinclair finally creates the youth serum he always wanted... only to find too late that he ''gravely'' underestimated its potency. Shortly afterwards, an adolescent Sinclair is left staring in horror at his hand as it regresses to infancy, before the next stage of his regression catches up with the rest of him. An extremely messy DeathByDeaging follows.

* In ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterThePrecursorLegacy'' when Daxter, who starts the game as the same AmbiguouslyHuman elf like race as Jak, is transformed into a weasel like creature called an ottsel after being knocked into a pit full of the black goo like [[PsychoSerum Dark Eco]]. He first notices this by spotting the orange fur now on the back of his hands, and he instantly freaks out.

** A couple of Ben's stock [[TransformationSequence Transformation Sequences]] have him observing his transformation starting at his arm. Justified, since the origin point is his wrist mounted Omnitrix.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'': In [[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E3CrissCrossCrisis "Criss Cross Crisis"]], after everyone in Townsville [[FreakyFridayFlip swapped bodies,]] it becomes apparent when Buttercup sees Professor Utonium in her body and is further cemented from starring at her hands that are now a normal human man's rather then her usual FingerlessHands.
* ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats1985'': One of the first things Lion-O does when he emerges from his suspension capsule on arriving on Third Earth [[note]]the name of the planet, implied to be a future incarnation of our Earth, which becomes the Thundercats' adopted home after the destruction of Thundera[[/note]] is look at his hands. He immediately notices that they are much bigger than they were when he entered the capsule, and a subsequent glance at his reflection in a puddle reveals that he has aged from a pre-teen to an adult while in suspension.

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* In ''Theatre/FiniansRainbow'', Senator Rawkins confirms the [[ColorMeBlack change in the color of his skin]] by looking at his own hands.

* ''Film/FantasticFour2005:'': [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] when Susan turns [[{{Invisibility}} invisible]] for the first time during a conversation with Reed. Susan [[ObliviousTransformation didn't notice]] until Reed tells her to look at her now invisible hands.

* In ''Film/FreakyFriday2003'' when Tess wakes up her daughter Anna's body one of the first things she checks is her hands (though she checks her hair first) after wondering why she woke up in Anna's room, all leading up to her checking a mirror and realising [[FreakyFridayFlip what happened]].

-> '''Kuzko:''' What do you mean I don't ''look like the emperor''?

-> '''Kuzko:''' What is this, some kind of little game you country folk like to- ''(holds up hand and claps hooves together)'' -ahhHH! It can't be!

* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'': Whenever Booker drinks a new [[SuperSerum Vigor]], he is left staring at the various changes his hands undergo, often turning them over in fascination. This follows other transformations as well.[[PlayingWithFire Devil's Kiss]] burns his hands all the way down to the bone, [[ShockAndAwe Shock Jockey]] makes him sprout glowing crystals, [[MakingASplash Undertow]] causes Booker to develop octopus-like suckers, and [[CatchAndReturn Return To Sender]] converts his flesh to metal... and in all cases, Booker will be staring at his hands with a mixture of horror and fascination.

* In ''Film/FreakyFriday1976'' after a [[FreakyFridayFlip body swap]] that drives the films plot occurs, Ellen realises she's in her daughter Annabelle's body when she notices her voice has changed and then checks her hands and sees they are Annabelle's. Annabelle on the other hand notices she's speaking with her mother's voice and instead checks her feet.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'', on both of the occasions on which we see [[spoiler:Wallace]] turning into the titular Were-Rabbit, he realizes the transformation is occurring when he looks at his hands and sees them change into rabbit paws.

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheReluctantWerewolf'' only features this on the DVD cover, where Shaggy and Scooby stare in horror as one of Shaggy's hands are transformed to become clawed and furry. Averted in the movie proper.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/Home2015 Home]]'': Tip calls out Oh for lying to her, pointing out how [[PinocchioNose Oh turns green every time he lies.]] When Oh retorts that he doesn't, Tip grabs Oh's wrist to show his hand to him.

* Invoked by Pacha in ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' who tells Kuzco "Do this" and indicates Kuzco should hold up his hand and wriggle his fingers to get Kuzco to notice he's been turned into a llama.

-> '''Pacha:''' Um, do this. ''(holds up hand)''
-> '''Kuzko:''' ''(holds up hand)'' -ahhHH!

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'': In [[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS3E3CrissCrossCrisis "Criss Cross Crisis"]], after everyone in Townsville [[FreakyFridayFlip swapped bodies,]] it becomes apparent when Buttercup sees Professor Utonium in her body and is further cemented from starring at her hands that are a normal human man's rather then her usual FingerlessHands.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1'': When Twilight Sparkle goes through the portal (transforming into a human) she freaks out over her transformed hands.