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* ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon'' and ''Film/TheHowling'' both have werewolf transformation sequences of the [[PainfulTransformation most painful and terrifying kind you can imagine]]. The former in particular is often held up as the gold standard among WerewolfWorks.

* The WebOriginal/{{Metaverse}} has two examples.

* ''WebOriginal/BusterGirls'' usually fully describes the transformation sequence of any meaningful form the main characters take the first time they do it.

* The UrExample has got to be Billy Batson shouting "Shazam!" and transforming into [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] with a magic bolt of lightning. Notably, in the GoldenAge, it was part of the magic of the transformation that nobody standing nearby ''[[SomebodyElsesProblem noticed this happening]]'' unless he wanted them to (with the witnesses left believing that the "kid" had left and this new person arrived in their place while they were momentarily blinded). Well, DependingOnTheWriter, anyway. The other members of the Marvel family would transform the same way. During a story in the '90s, Billy was in Keystone City and attempted to transform, shouting "Shazam!" Franchise/TheFlash, racing by, saw lightning about to strike a small boy, and so heroically pulled him out of the way.

* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': In Bludhaven during a brawl one grey skinned woman is surrounded by what looks like glowing floating blood droplets before transforming into some kind of red-furred animal mash-up that includes a beaver tail and large fangs. She then joins the fight herself.

* MagicalGirl: Our heroine usually utters a [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull key phrase]], accompanied by certain gestures and/or using [[TransformationTrinket some sort of magical device]], and then hovers into the air [[StockFootage over a magical background]], then [[{{Fanservice}} has her clothes disappear]] as her hero costume [[PowerGlows glows into existence]] over her until all her [[FrillsOfJustice ribbons, jewels, feathers and assorted frippery]] have formed. Despite being strongly associated with {{Magical Girl}}s there are several "magical boys" who have comparable sequences, though their outfits are usually more like uniforms or armour and the strip-down is generally averted.

* ''Webcomic/TheLeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes'': Lampooned in [[http://superredundant.com/?comic=257-downtime this strip]] where the more experienced villain clearly find this sort of thing odd, but doesn't question it anymore.

* The sequence at the end of the first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' is a double subversion as 1) she is already a monster and 2) she doesn't actually transform. It's also a ShoutOut to the scene in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''.

* ''Film/{{Underworld}}'' and ''Film/UnderworldEvolution'', with static vampires (except for the main vamp boss with the somewhat typical beastly demon-form) but human-werewolf transformations, and their werewolves have [[strike:inverted knees]] digitigrade legs. Not much outright transformation was shown in the first movie, the most notable sequence being one shot where two lycans change ''back'', as well as one sequence where a character had an aborted change. The second film had some decent shots of man-to-wolf changes, but they went quick because they were {{mooks}}.