History OneWingedAngel / Film

* In ''Film/KamenRiderXSuperSentaiSuperHeroTaisen'', [[KamenRiderDecade Daiki Kaito]] uses the plates of [=DaiZangyack=] and [=DaiShocker=] to turn their respective battleships into the massive monstrosity Big Machine, a threat so powerful, it requires the [[TokumeiSentaiGoBusters Go-Buster-Oh]] and [[KamenRiderFourze the Super-1 and Super-3 Switches]] in tandem.

* * In Film/{{Windigo}} [[TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]] is seen primarily as a man in a NiceSuit...until the climax where he unleashes his CombatTentacles and starts throwing around vehicles.

* In TheFilmOfTheBook of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'', after [[spoiler: The Other Mother loses her temper with Coraline and tries to stop her from escaping, she gets [[GlamourFailure less and less human-looking]]. At first, she simply becomes [[LeanAndMean inhumanly tall and gaunt]]; at the climax, she turns into what is best described as a spider-woman with giant sewing needles for limbs.]]

* Toward the end of ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian'' (1982), the villain Thulsa Doom (played by James Earl Jones) turns into a snake to emphasize his inhumanity, though Conan doesn't actually fight him in that form.

* DonBluth likes Disney movies as well and has used this at least twice:

** DonBluth actually worked for Disney around the time of movies like ''Disney/TheRescuers'', so he was just carrying on the tradition.

* At the climax of ''AllDogsGoToHeaven 2'', [[BigBad Red]] assumes his gigantic true form after [[spoiler: capturing all the dgos in Heaven with Gabriel's Horn]]. Truthfully, it's just an incredibly massive and more demonic version of his base form, but is still enough to prove a major problem...[[spoiler: until Charlie discovers his [[KillItWithWater weakness]].]]

** In ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', Ratigan reverts to his monstrous feral rat formas part of his VillainousBreakdown. He proves ''incredibly'' dangerous, nearly killing Basil.

* In the 2002 live action ''ScoobyDoo'' movie, Scrappy[[FaceHeelTurn (!)]] turns into a demonic version of himself with razor sharp claws and teeth, a big muscular body, wild looking eyebrows, enhanced agility and strength- A DEEP BOOMING VOICE [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and a horrid case of bad breath]].

** Parodied at the end when Gozer, who initially appeared as a young woman, demands the Ghostbusters choose the form it will use to destroy them. All the [=GBs=] clear their minds except Ray - who unintentionally thinks of the Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man.

** For the film, it was justified since [[spoiler:the Bug had eaten the galaxy and shooting him would probably have destroyed it.]]

** As mentioned in the WesternAnimation section below, TheJoker loved revealing his MonsterClown face. This is due to a scene in the 1989 ''Film/{{Batman}}'' film where Viki Vale (Kim Basinger) sprays water on The Joker's (JackNicholson) face revealing his MonsterClown look under the makeup and The Joker quotes the witch from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

* In TheFilmOfTheBook of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'', after [[spoiler: The Other Mother loses her temper with Coraline and tries to stop her from escaping, she gets [[GlamourFailure less and less human-looking]]. At first, she simply becomes [[LeanAndMean inhumanly tall and gaunt]]; at the climax, she turns into what is best described as a spider-woman with giant sewing needles for limbs.]]

* At the climax of ''AllDogsGoToHeaven 2'', [[BigBad Red]] assumes his gigantic true form after [[spoiler: capturing all the dgos in Heaven with Gabriel's Horn]]. Truthfully, it's just an incredibly massive and more demonic version of his base form, but is still enough to prove a major problem...[[spoiler: until Charlie discovers his [[KillItWithWater weakness]].]]

* In one of the ''Series/AlienNation'' films, the BigBad takes a massive overdose of the {{MacGuffin}} slave-drug, seemingly dying, and then...

* In ''{{Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny}}'' Paul F. Tompkins changes into Satan and KG and Jables challenge him to a [[ThePowerOfRock rock-off]].
* ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' has the scene at the begining where the librarian ghost turns into a hideous ghoul when the [=GBs=] are trying to get her. Interestingly enough, there was an earlier librarian ghost puppet that got rejected because it was too scary, but it was recycled and used in the 1985 vampire film ''Fright Night'' (see below).

* The main villain in the 1980s Eddie Murphy Vehicle ''{{The Golden Child}}'' spends most of the film looking like actor Charles Dance. At the Final Battle, and with no foreshadowing anywhere in the film, he transforms into a large, bony, winged demon (stop-motion animated to boot), whereupon Murphy kills him with a special knife.

** In the sequel Guyver 2: Dark Hero, Crane, a reptile zoanoid and main antagonist, gets his own (though damaged) guyver unit and turns into bad-ass incarnate.

* * In {{Film/Windigo}} [[TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]] is seen primarily as a man in a NiceSuit...until the climax where he unleashes his CombatTentacles and starts throwing around vehicles.

* In TheFilmOfTheBook of ''Film/{{Coraline}}'', after [[spoiler: The Other Mother loses her temper with Coraline and tries to stop her from escaping, she gets [[GlamourFailure less and less human-looking]]. At first, she simply becomes [[LeanAndMean inhumanly tall and gaunt]]; at the climax, she turns into what is best described as a spider-woman with giant sewing needles for limbs.]]

* According to the bonus features on the DVD of the first ''{{Blade}}'' movie, this was the original ending of the film, with villain Deacon Frost transforming into the blood god La Magra (who looked like a giant CGI red tornado). However, the filmmakers were struck with a jolt of good sense and realized that it would detract from the climax, having just spent the entire film building up Frost as the main villain. Instead, [[spoiler:La Magra possesses Frost, granting him nigh-invincibility and fighting prowess]].
** Played straight with Dracula in the third film.

** However, they may be following the grand tradition of movie aliens flipping out and assuming monstrous forms to attack. ''Film/TheThing'' does it (quite a lot really). So does Sil in ''{{Species}}''.

* In the film version of ''TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', TheDragon consumes enough of Jekyll's serum to tower over the real Mr. Hyde.

* In the first {{Hellboy}} film, every time Rasputin dies, a little bit more of his god comes with him, until at the end of the film, he dies one last time, his body splits open, and a full-fledged EldritchAbomination emerges.

* Kadaj, in ''FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', transforms into no less than the TropeNamer himself. Shortly after being super-[[LimitBreak Omnislashed]], Sephiroth proceeds to show his lone black wing, before leaving Kadaj to go through the whole 'dying' process.

** Mention must also be made of the ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' cartoon that only aired in Japan (and has gained a bit of notoriety online as many viewers assume that it must be an [[StealthParody elaborate parody]]). In this series, the Turtles were granted magical crystals that allowed them to transform into superpowered forms. Sadly, Shredder, Rocksteady, and Beebop found evil versions of the same crystals and are now capable of turning into superpowered monsters. At this point, it's probably better just to direct your attention to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQAQohS0On4 the show's opening sequence.]]

* ''Film/ResidentEvilExtinction'' has the big bad evil scientist injecting himself with a massive dose of secret formula and then mayhem ensues. Of course.
** So does "ResidentEvilDegeneration"
** [[spoiler: Except that in Degeneration, he was more of a WellIntentionedExtremist, who's plan was to go on a rampage, exposing the research on the G-virus that was being done.]]

* ''Film/ResidentEvil Extinction'' has the big bad evil scientist injecting himself with a massive dose of secret formula and then mayhem ensues. Of course.
** So does "Resident Evil: Degeneration"

* Toward the end of ''ConanTheBarbarian'' (1982), the villain Thulsa Doom (played by James Earl Jones) turns into a snake to emphasize his inhumanity, though Conan doesn't actually fight him in that form.

* In the climax of ''Hop'', holding the egg of destiny transforms Carlos into a giant, freakish bunny/chick amalgamation.

* In the first {{Hellboy}} film, every time Rasputin dies, a little bit more of his god comes with him, until at the end of the film, he dies one last time, his body splits open, and a full-fledged EldritchAbomination emerges.

** In the sequel, Belial absorbs a massive amount of energy crystals he was stealing, transforming into the gigantic and monstrous Arch Belial.

** The Penguin in ''BatmanReturns'' is another non-fantastic example. As a derelict living in the sewers, he wears nothing but a thick robe over slime-stained long underwear. Once he decides to compete in Gotham City's mayoral race, he begins appearing in public in a tuxedo shirt, a waistcoat, striped pants, a bow tie, and a top hat. Fleeing the city in disgrace after [[EngineeredPublicConfession his hypocrisy is exposed by Batman]], Penguin loses his hat and retreats back into the sewers, where he begins stripping off his fancy suit. For the rest of the movie, he appears only in his robe-and-long-underwear combo - signaling that he has returned to his "normal," quasi-animalistic self.
* Some of the monsters in the {{Godzilla}} series can change form. For example, in Final Wars, Monster X transforms from a skeletal dragon into the more powerful Keizer Ghidorah (Which is essentially an {{Expy}} of both King Ghidorah and Desghidorah (a quadrupedal three-headed dragon Kaiju)).
** Likewise, there's [[GodzillaVsDestoroyah Destoroyah]] who changes from a pretty dang big crab/scorpion-esque monster into what looks like a kaiju version of TheDevil that towers over Godzilla himself.

* Happens to the villains in both 2003's ''Hulk'' and 2008's ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''. Then again, this makes sense as The Hulk himself could qualify as the heroic version.

* In ''Lisztomania'', Richard Wagner turns into a grotesque vampire at the final showdown with Franz Liszt.
* In ''{{Tenacious D}} And The Pick Of Destiny'' Paul F. Tompkins changes into Satan and KG and Jables challenge him to a [[ThePowerOfRock rock-off]].
* ''Ghostbusters'' has the scene at the begining where the librarian ghost turns into a hideous ghoul when the [=GBs=] are trying to get her. Interestingly enough, there was an earlier librarian ghost puppet that got rejected because it was too scary, but it was recycled and used in the 1985 vampire film ''Fright Night'' (see below).

** Likewise, there's Destoroyah who changes from a pretty dang big crab/scorpion-esque monster into what looks like a kaiju version of TheDevil that towers over Godzilla himself.
* In Lisztomania, Richard Wagner turns into a grotesque vampire at the final showdown with Franz Liszt.

*** This is because Sauron is a Maia (angel), sort of like Gandalf. The beautiful side was his original form and he used it to corrupt Aragorn's ancestors. Eru Ilúvatar destroyed Numenor and Sauron lost his body. [[IGotBetter He got better]], but could never regain his beautiful form and had come up with a badass one instead. Thus the above scenario would have violated canon, but that probably wouldn't have bothered the film makers since they had already swapped Sauron's physical book-form for a giant red eyeball.
* Dracula and his brides in ''Van Helsing'' can turn into harpy-esque bat things. And in the finale, [[spoiler:Van Helsing himself]] becomes a werewolf to battle Dracula, who has turned into a giant demon thing.

* During the final battle of ''Ultra Galaxy Legend TheMovie'', {{Ultraman}} Zero manages to defeat Ultraman Belial by throwing him into a pit of lava. He's soon followed by the souls of his 100 kaiju, merging with them to form the 100 Union Kaiju Beryudora. It takes an all out attack from the Ultras, EX Gomora, and Ultraman Zero to finally put him down. [[spoiler:And Belial ''still'' survived!]]