History PlayingWith / ThisWasHisTrueform

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* '''Straight''': Maxine, the werewolf, gets shot in the head with a silver bullet and turns to her human form upon death.

* '''Justified''': Maxine's transformation is a [[PsychoactivePowers psychoactive power]]; once her brain functions ceased, she could no longer sustain the change.

** It's discovered because of Maxine dying as a wolf that [[WolfMan Maxine's true form WAS the wolf]], and it was [[HumanDisguise her human form that was fake]].

** It's discovered because of this that [[WolfMan the wolf WAS Maxine's true form]]. She was using a HumanDisguise to ''pose as'' a werewolf so that her people wouldn't be found out.

** It's discovered because of this that [[WolfMan the wolf WAS Maxine's true form]]. She was a were''human''[[note]]Yes, this makes no linguistic sense because of "were-" already meaning "man", but you know what was meant.[[/note]] -- something that she had tried to hide by posing as a werewolf, because doing otherwise would result in the discovery of her people.

** It's discovered because of this that [[BeastMan the wolf WAS Maxine's true form]]. She was a were''human''[[note]]Yes, this makes no linguistic sense because of "were-" already meaning "man", but you know what was meant.[[/note]] -- something that she had tried to hide by posing as a werewolf, because doing otherwise would result in the discovery of her people.

** It's discovered because of this that the wolf ''was'' Maxine's true form; she was a were''human''[[note]]Yes, this makes no linguistic sense because of "were-" already meaning "man", but you know what was meant.[[/note]] -- something that she had tried to hide by posing as a werewolf.

** It's discovered that the wolf ''was'' Maxine's true form; she was a were''human.''[[note]]Yes, this makes no linguistic sense because of "were-" already meaning "man", but you know what was meant.[[/note]]

** It's later discovered that the wolf ''was'' Maxine's true form; she was a were''human.''[[note]]Yes, this makes no linguistic sense because of "were-" already meaning "man", but you know what was meant.[[/note]]

* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, when the doctors check back her body to perform the autopsy, she has finally reverted to her human form.

* '''Played For Laughs''': After Maxine drops "dead", her [[FoeYay former "enemy"]] (and {{hopeless suitor}}!) embraces [[{{Fanservice}} her naked body]] as he cries an [[OcularGushers exagerated stream of tears]]. But suddenly she says: "[[NotQuiteDead I'm not dead]] you frikkin idiot! And take your hands off me you creep!" before punching the lights out of him. While dazed, he still manages to say: "[[FriendlyEnemy Heh heh, sorry about that, same time next month then?]]" [[PartingFromConsciousnessWords before falling unconscious]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Maxine, who had been exposed to a lethal amount of GreenRocks and transformed into a [[{{Kaiju}} gigantic]], [[BodyHorror disgusting]], and [[OurMonstersAreWeird bizarre]] monster, is finally destroyed by the army with a [[NukeEm tactical mini-nuke]]. However, as her mutated parts crumble away, her lifeless, but cleansed of corruption, human body emerges from it [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished without a single scratch]].

* '''Inverted''': Maxine, the [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifter]], gets shot in the head and starts to [[ShapeshifterSwanSong erratically change shapes]] before dying as an amorphous amalgamation of all the forms she even took.

* '''Played For Laughs''': After Maxine drops "dead", her [[FoeYay former "enemy"]] (and {{hopeless suitor}}!) embraces [[{{Fanservice}} her naked body]] as he cries an [[OcularGushers exagerated stream of tears]]. But suddenly she says: "[[NotQuiteDead I'm not dead]] you frikkin idiot! And take your hands off me you creep!" before punching the lights out of him. While dazed, he still manages to say: "[[FriendlyEnemy Heh heh, sorry about that, same time next month then?]]" before falling unconscious.

* '''Conversed''': "Wait, if killing a werewolf turns them human, how come TheHunter has werewolf skull trophies?"
* '''Deconstructed''': That Maxine turned human represents the evil not of lycanthropy, but of Mina, TheHunter who killed her. Regardless of whether Maxine herself was evil or wanted to be killed to protect others, Mina has committed murder and is just as much a killer as the beast she slew. Potentially a ''worse one.'' Furthermore, a human corpse means she's now a wanted fugitive.

* '''Played For Laughs''': After Maxine drops "dead", her [[FoeYay former "enemy"]] (and {{hopeless suitor}}!) embraces [[{{Fanservice}} her naked body]] as he cries an [[OcularGushers exagerated stream of tears]]. But suddenly she says: "[[NotQuiteDead I'm not dead]] you frikkin idiot! And take your hands off me you creep!" before punching the lights out of him.

* '''Exaggerated''': Maxine, who had been exposed to a lethal amount of GreenRocks and transformed into a [[{{Kaiju}} gigantic]], [[BodyHorror disgusting]], and [[OurMonstersAreWeird incomprehensible]] monster, is finally destroyed by the United States NAVY with a [[NukeEm tactical mini-nuke]]. However, as her mutated parts crumble away, her unconcious, but cleansed of corruption, human body emerges from it [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished without a single scratch]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Maxine, which has been transformed into a [[BodyHorror grotesque]], [[OurMonstersAreWeird incomprehensible]] and [[{{Kaiju}} massive]] bio-weapon is finally destroyed by the army with a [[NukeEm tactical mini-nuke]]. However, as her mutated parts crumble away, her lifeless, but cleansed of corruption, human body emerges from it [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished without a single scratch]].

** Maxine is MissFanservice and the producers didn't want to pass on a last opportunity to show her naked, even if it was [[{{Squick}} lying on the ground with a bullet on the head.]]

** Alternatively, this is in place as a plausible reason to maintain the in-univer {{Masquerade}}.

* '''Exaggerated''': Maxine, which as been transformed into a [[BodyHorror grotesque]], [[OurMonstersAreWeird incomprehensible]] and [[{{Kaiju}} massive]] bio-weapon is finally destroyed by the army with a [[NukeEm tactical mini-nuke]]. However, as her mutated parts crumble away, her lifeless, but cleansed of corruption, human body emerges from it [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished without a single scratch]].

** Maxine is given a brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdwon. When she begins to transform back into human, she angrily snaps "Wait, I'm not dead yet!" and quickly returns to her beast form.

* '''Parodied''': After [[EventheGuysWantHim Adonis]] [[MeaningfulName Narcissus]] dies by tripping with a {{banana peel}}, all the plastic surgeries and the bodybuilding he did on himself starts to undo, revealing the [[{{Gonk}} goofy appearance]] he had before becoming a film super-star.

* '''Deconstructed''': That Maxine turned human represents the evil not of lycanthropy, but of Mina, TheHunter who killed her. Regardless of whether Maxine herself was evil or wanted to be killed to protect others, Mina has committed murder and is just as much a killer as the beast she slew. Potentially a ''worse one.'' Furthermore, a human cropse means she's now a wanted fugitive.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Prior to Maxine's death, the characters thought that the metamorphosis into werewolf was irreversible, but this phenomenon indicated there must be a way to undo it, therefor, they could find a cure for their transformed comrades.

* '''Subverted''': When Maxine drops dead, for a moment it looks as if she were returning to her human form, but the process suddenly reverses and she dies as a full werewolf.
** Or: Maxine dies on a transitory form between human and werewolf.

* '''Enforced''': The actress that played Maxine under the werewolf makeup wanted to show her real face at least once, so that fans could recognize her to ask her for autographs and stuff.

** Alternatily, this is in place to hold up the {{Masquerade}}.

* '''Deconstructed''': That Maxine turned human represents the evil not of lycanthropy, but of Mina, TheHunter who killed her. Regardless of whether Maxine herself was evil or wanted to be killed to protect others, Mina has committed murder and is just as much a killer as the beast she slew. Potentially a ''worse one.'' Furthermore, a human cropse means she's now a wanted fugitive.
* '''Reconstructed''': As Mina suffers a HeroicBSOD over Maxine's dying and reverting body, she manages to comfort Mina by revealing that the reason she is turning human is that she is [[DiedHappilyEverAfter dying at peace]]. She can rest easy because Mina stopped her from killing others, and since the curse of the werewolf has no hold over a peaceful spirit she expelled it. Armed with this knowledge, Mina stops crying and will try to cure other werewolves she encounters first.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "It would be easier to kill werewolves if they didn't transformed into [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman something so similar to us]] when they perish. [[VanHelsingHateCrimes It makes me feel sick]]."

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