History MorphicResonance / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter'': In the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 CD version, Adol retains his red hair after Dalles [[ForcedTransformation turns him into a monster]].

* ''Project VideoGame/AlteredBeast'': Luke keeps his cross-shaped scar in all his forms except the [[spoiler:UWH]].

* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'': The TrueFinalBoss for the Afterbirth+ DLC, [[spoiler:Delirium]], is a prolific shapeshifter, but always keeps his bone-white coloring and melted-looking mouth no matter the form he takes, which helps distinguish him from the enemies he summons.

* Luke in ''Project VideoGame/AlteredBeast'' keeps his Cross shaped scar in all his forms except the [[spoiler:UWH]].
* In Version 6 onward of ''VideoGame/AoOni'', your friends will transform into an Oni if they are killed... but retain their human hairstyle.
* In ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', Banjo always has his yellow shorts and blue backpack.

* The status effect Ovum from ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIII'' turns the affected into an egg. Your party members keep their primary color scheme as eggs (and, in weretiger Rei's case, his ''tail'').
* Whenever Alucard uses his bat transformation in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', the wings will match the color of his currently equipped cape (including if said cape is translucent).
* In ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'', all the characters that appeared in both the Nightmare and Stray Sheep retained elements of their design in the Nightmare, despite being sheep. Even Vincent, although we don't see him as a Sheep, is referenced to be a sheep with a fro.

** The church ghost [[spoiler:was killed in a fire, and appears as a woman formed entirely from raging flames.]]

* In ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', the Demon Lord Belial appears at several points disguised as a human,[[spoiler:Hakan the child-emperor of Caldeum]]. As part of this disguise, he appears to be wearing an oddly shaped and ornate hat that mimics the horns of his true form.

* A rare occurrence in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':

** The masks in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''. Link always has his green hat, though it becomes the size of his entire body in Deku form for some reason, and in Zora form it's the tail-like head extension colored green.
** Also in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', Link retains his blue eyes and earrings in his wolf form.

* In the ''Deluxe'' port of ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'', Toadette's Peachette form retains her GirlishPigtails, gray eyes, mushroom-like spots on her dress, and brown shoes despite otherwise looking just like Princess Peach. The [[https://www.mariowiki.com/images/6/6a/ToadettePeachette.png artwork]] showing the before and after of the transformation even gives her the exact same pose in both forms.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', the Oina tribe can shapeshift to and from wolf or dog forms. They all wear masks in their humanoid forms, while their canine forms have faces closely resembling those masks as well as fur coats the same color as their clothes.
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', Olivia can transform into any of the [[TheFourGods four Vellumentals]] after Mario defeats them. Her versions of the Vellumentals have her eyes (the originals don't have eyes at all) and her crown. [[spoiler:[[BigBad Olly]] does the same thing with his Vellumental transformations, which all share his purple color, eyes, crown, and bangs]].
* In ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'', the Imitater will turn into any non-upgrade plant, but will stay in grayscale after transformation.

* The titular protagonist of the ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' games can transform into several animals and all of them have something in common with her human form. All of them have her normal eyes and her tiara, the monkey shares her hair color, and the mermaid and spider have her body shape.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', Double's attacks generally involve her transforming into another character and using one of their attacks. No matter what form she takes, she retains the color palette that the player selected.
* In ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'', the protagonists are the Inklings (and later, the Octolings), characters who can shift between humanoid form and squid/octopus forms. Their humanoid form shares several elements with their cephalopod forms, including "hair" that looks like tentacles, large PointyEars that look like squid fins (or large round ears resembling dumbo octopus fins for the Octolings), and all their limbs being [[http://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/106516679194/you-may-already-know-this-but-squids-have-a-total fully represented in their humanoid forms]].

* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', anything that Mario manages to Capture with his hat will gain Mario's cap(regardless of what his current hat is), his mustache and blue eyes. This ranges from Goombas to tanks and even realistic-looking dinosaurs.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Temtem}}'', transformed Mimit keep their cyan (or pink, if [[PaletteSwap Luma]]) colour scheme and resemble holograms.
* In the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 CD version of ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter'', Adol retains his red hair after Dalles [[ForcedTransformation turns him into a monster]].
* In ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'', the {{Voluntary Shapeshift|ing}}er Dudu is missing an eye, and as a result every form he takes also has a closed eye with a scar over it.

* All of the transformations in ''VideoGame/YookaLaylee'' keeps the duo's green and purple color scheme, and every one except the piranha transformation keeps Yooka's frills.
* The vehicles in ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' are all Yoshi-colored and resemble Yoshi's face with a few vehicular embellishments.

* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', Olivia can transform into any of the [[TheFourGods four Vellumentals]] after Mario defeats them. Her versions of the Vellumentals have her eyes (the originals don't have eyes at all) and her crown. [[spoiler:[[BigBad Olly]] does the same thing with his Vellumental transformations, which all share his purple color, eyes, crown, and PeekABangs]].

* While not a "transformation" in the traditional sense, ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' has [[spoiler:the Face Mechons, which are revealed to be mechs piloted by brainwashed and cybernetically altered Homs. They are given weaponized appendages similar to the tools or weapons they used before being turned into Faces. Thus, Mumkhar has his metal claws, Xord has his smithing hammer, Fiora has her twin blades, and Gadolt has his gun.]]. A more traditional example would be [[spoiler:the Telethia; any High Entia turned into one sports frills, appendages, and other features resembling the clothing and armor they wore before their transformation.]]

* In ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'', the protagonists are the Inklings (and later, the Octolings), characters who can shift between humanoid form and squid/octopus forms. Their humanoid form shares several elements with their cephalopod forms, including "hair" that looks like tentacles, large PointyEars that look like squid fins (or large round ears resembling dumbo octopus fins for the Octolings), and all their limbs are [[http://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/106516679194/you-may-already-know-this-but-squids-have-a-total fully represented in their humanoid forms]].

* In ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'', the protagonists are the Inklings (and later, the Octolings), characters who can shift between humanoid form and squid/octopus forms. Their humanoid form shares several elements with their cephalopod forms, including "hair" that looks like tentacles, large PointyEars that look like squid fins, and all their limbs are [[http://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/106516679194/you-may-already-know-this-but-squids-have-a-total fully represented in their humanoid forms]].

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'': Both of Regent Cid's BalefulPolymorph-induced forms -- an oglop and a frog -- retain his characteristic crescent-shaped moustache.
** In the remake of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' -- characters [[BalefulPolymorph turned into frogs or pigs]] will bear a resemblance to their original selves. In the original, you just turn into a generic looking pig/frog/tiny person.

* In the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 CD version of ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter'', Adol retains his red hair after Dalles [[BalefulPolymorph turns him into a monster]].

* In ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' the protagonists are the Inklings, characters who can shift between humanoid form and squid form. Their humanoid form shares several elements with their squid forms, including gel-like "hair" with two strands that look like big tentacles, PointyEars that look like squid fins, and the 10 limbs real squids have [[http://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/106516679194/you-may-already-know-this-but-squids-have-a-total being fully represented in their humanoid form]].

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Boo Mario or Luigi] both keep their respective hats and mustaches of their true human form. The star-shaped ears of the Lumas' star bunny form keep the same coloring as the body of the Lumas' true form.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Boo Mario or Luigi]] both keep their respective hats and mustaches of their true human form. The star-shaped ears of the Lumas' star bunny form keep the same coloring as the body of the Lumas' true form.