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** The Worms do this yet again in ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'', this time accidentally, when a Worm manipulates Sou Yaguruma by posing as his deceased partner Kageyama. Yaguruma isn't fooled, because he's the one who had to MercyKill Kageyama in the first place, but he still does what the Worm wants simply because he can't bear to lose him again. At the end of the arc the Worm actually ''inverts'' the usual trope and guilts Yaguruma by spitefully declaring in its dying moments that it's not Kageyama.
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* ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. This is a standard form of execution on Harlen's World. In the Circle the condemned is forced to fight to the death synth-copies of people in their personal lives whom they have wronged in some way, as it makes it that much harder to kill them.
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* In ''Series/{{Class}}'', the tentacled monster called the Lankin creates convincing copies of people's dead relatives and goads them to touch them so it can [[spoiler:eat their souls]].
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* In ''Series/{{Class}}'', ''Series/Class2016'', the tentacled monster called the Lankin creates convincing copies of people's dead relatives and goads them to touch them so it can [[spoiler:eat their souls]].
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* An episode of ''Series/RedDwarf'' features a genetic mutant that uses its shapeshifting ability to drive its victims to extremes of some emotion, which it then feeds on/sucks out. Thus, at one point, Kryten becomes the victim of a ''literal'' Shapeshifter Guilt Trip.
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* An episode of The ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIIIPolymorph Polymorph]]" features the Polymorph, a genetic mutant that who uses its shapeshifting ability to drive its victims to extremes of some emotion, which it then [[EmotionEater feeds on/sucks out. out]]. Thus, at one point, Kryten becomes the victim of a ''literal'' Shapeshifter Guilt Trip.Trip when the Polymorph impersonates Rimmer and tells Kryten that the Cat getting attacked was Kryten's fault in order to drain his guilt. It's not a straight example, though, since Kryten doesn't know that it's the Polymorph while it's in Rimmer's form.
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** Subverted in an episode, when the MonsterOfTheWeek appears as [[spoiler:Wesley's]] distant father [[spoiler:[[KilledMidSentence and is unceremoniously shot]]]]. Notably this only happens after he threatens [[spoiler:Wesley's]] love interest, and since [[spoiler:Wesley]] did ''think'' it was his real father at the time he spends the next episode absent, apparently dealing with the revelation that he would have been willing to kill his own father. Made more humorous with all the other characters saying how they killed ''their'' fathers or mothers and haven't looked back since.
** Although not done intentionally, the demon Illyria [[spoiler: who has "hollowed out" and taken over the body of Fred]] notes that [[BloodKnight Spike]] has no problem punching her in the face.
--->'''Illyria''': This shell... you had affection for it.\\
'''Spike''': Tons. Loved the bird.\\
'''Illyria''': Yet you strike at her form without sentiment.\\
'''Spike''': You ain't her. I can see it. ''Lord'' knows I can smell it. And I got no problem hitting it.
** Although not done intentionally, the demon Illyria [[spoiler: who has "hollowed out" and taken over the body of Fred]] notes that [[BloodKnight Spike]] has no problem punching her in the face.
--->'''Illyria''': This shell... you had affection for it.\\
'''Spike''': Tons. Loved the bird.\\
'''Illyria''': Yet you strike at her form without sentiment.\\
'''Spike''': You ain't her. I can see it. ''Lord'' knows I can smell it. And I got no problem hitting it.
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** Subverted in an episode, "[[Recap/AngelS05E07Lineage Lineage]]" when the MonsterOfTheWeek appears as [[spoiler:Wesley's]] distant father [[spoiler:[[KilledMidSentence and is unceremoniously shot]]]]. Notably Notably, this only happens after he threatens [[spoiler:Wesley's]] [[spoiler:Wesley]]'s love interest, and since [[spoiler:Wesley]] did does ''think'' it was that it's his real father at the time time, he spends the next episode absent, apparently dealing with the revelation that he would have been willing to [[{{Patricide}} kill his own father. father]]. Made more humorous with all the other characters saying how they ''they'' [[SelfMadeOrphan killed ''their'' their fathers or mothers mothers]] and haven't looked back since.
** Although not done intentionally, the demon Illyria[[spoiler: who [[spoiler:(who has "hollowed out" and taken over the body of Fred]] Fred)]] notes that [[BloodKnight Spike]] has no problem punching her in the face.
--->'''Illyria''': --->'''Illyria:''' This shell... you had affection for it.\\
'''Spike''': '''Spike:''' Tons. Loved the bird.\\
'''Illyria''': '''Illyria:''' Yet you strike at her form without sentiment.\\
'''Spike''': '''Spike:''' You ain't her. I can see it. ''Lord'' knows I can smell it. And I got no problem hitting it.
** Although not done intentionally, the demon Illyria
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* On ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer,'' this was [[BigBad The First]]'s main tactic. Creepily, its [[TheDragon Dragon]] [[SinisterMinister Caleb]] [[InvertedTrope inverted]] this---the First would turn into [[StrawMisogynist girls]] [[SerialKiller he had murdered]] so he could reenact killing them ''again.'' The First even tells Caleb that most people dislike seeing people they've killed and that he is a rare exception. Caleb really likes [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims Reminiscing About His Victims]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The TARDIS' emergency hologram voice interface [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging inadvertently]] does this to the Doctor in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler "Let's Kill Hitler"]], turning into each of the Tenth Doctor's companions in turn:
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The TARDIS' emergency hologram voice interface [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging inadvertently]] does this to the Doctor in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler "Let's Kill Hitler"]], turning into each of the Tenth Doctor's companions in turn:
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* On ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer,'' In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', this was is [[BigBad The the First]]'s main tactic. Creepily, its [[TheDragon Dragon]] [[SinisterMinister Caleb]] Caleb [[InvertedTrope inverted]] this---the inverts]] this -- the First would turn turns into [[StrawMisogynist girls]] [[SerialKiller girls he had murdered]] so that he could can reenact killing them ''again.'' The First even tells Caleb that most people dislike seeing people they've killed and that he is a rare exception. Caleb really likes [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims Reminiscing About His Victims]].
* In ''Series/{{Class}}'', the tentacled monster called the Lankin creates convincing copies of people's dead relatives and goads them to touch them so it can [[spoiler:eat their souls]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The TARDIS' emergency hologram voice interface [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging inadvertently]] does this to the Doctor in[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler "Let's "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler Let's Kill Hitler"]], Hitler]]", turning into each of the Tenth Doctor's companions in turn:
* In ''Series/{{Class}}'', the tentacled monster called the Lankin creates convincing copies of people's dead relatives and goads them to touch them so it can [[spoiler:eat their souls]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The TARDIS' emergency hologram voice interface [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging inadvertently]] does this to the Doctor in
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* In ''Doctor Who'' spinoff ''Series/{{Class}}'', the tentacled monster called the Lankin creates convincing copies of people's dead relatives and goads them to touch them so it can [[spoiler: eat their souls]].
* On ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Candace (who can actually cast illusions, but used it in a way equivalent to shapeshifting) as Simone to Isaac.
* On ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Candace (who can actually cast illusions, but used it in a way equivalent to shapeshifting) as Simone to Isaac.
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* In ''Doctor Who'' spinoff ''Series/{{Class}}'', the tentacled monster called the Lankin creates convincing copies of people's dead relatives and goads them to touch them so it can [[spoiler: eat their souls]].
* On''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Candace (who can actually cast illusions, but used it in a way equivalent to shapeshifting) as Simone to Isaac.
* On
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** It happens again in ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'''s movie, ''[[TheMovie Begins Night]]'', in which [[spoiler: a dopant poses as Shotaro's mentor and in turn, Kamen Rider Skull. When it is revealed that it's the Dummy Dopant doing the imitating, this pisses off Shotaro.]]
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': When Galadriel discover that [[spoiler:Halbrand is Sauron in disguise]], she proceeds to attack him, but he traps her into a MindRape where he takes the form of her brother back when they both lived in Valinor. Galadriel is taken aback to see him alive and falls for the deceit until "Finrod" starts to justify Sauron's deeds.
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': The Smoke Monster [[spoiler:aka The Man in Black]] did this a lot to the main characters, though he was usually impersonating their beloved ones: [[spoiler:he appears to Jack as his late father, to Eko as his late brother, to Ben as his late daughter, to Richard as his late wife...]] you get the idea.
* An episode of ''Series/RedDwarf'' features a genetic mutant that uses its shapeshifting ability to drive its victims to extremes of some emotion, which it then feeds on/sucks out. So at one point Kryton becomes the victim of a ''literal'' Shapeshifter Guilt Trip.
* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E1TheManTrap The Man Trap]]" features an alien {{ShapeShift|ing}}er who impersonates [=McCoy's=] old flame, causing him to hesitate to shoot it.
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': When Galadriel discover that [[spoiler:Halbrand is Sauron in disguise]], she proceeds to attack him, but he traps her into a MindRape where he takes the form of her brother back when they both lived in Valinor. Galadriel is taken aback to see him alive and falls for the deceit until "Finrod" starts to justify Sauron's deeds.
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': The Smoke Monster [[spoiler:aka The Man in Black]] did this a lot to the main characters, though he was usually impersonating their beloved ones: [[spoiler:he appears to Jack as his late father, to Eko as his late brother, to Ben as his late daughter, to Richard as his late wife...]] you get the idea.
* An episode of ''Series/RedDwarf'' features a genetic mutant that uses its shapeshifting ability to drive its victims to extremes of some emotion, which it then feeds on/sucks out. So at one point Kryton becomes the victim of a ''literal'' Shapeshifter Guilt Trip.
* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E1TheManTrap The Man Trap]]" features an alien {{ShapeShift|ing}}er who impersonates [=McCoy's=] old flame, causing him to hesitate to shoot it.
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** It happens again in ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'''s movie, ''[[TheMovie Begins Night]]'', [[TheMovie movie]], ''Begins Night'', in which [[spoiler: a [[spoiler:a dopant poses as Shotaro's mentor and in turn, Kamen Rider Skull. When it is revealed that it's the Dummy Dopant doing the imitating, this pisses off Shotaro.]]
Shotaro]].
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': When Galadrieldiscover discovers that [[spoiler:Halbrand is Sauron in disguise]], she proceeds to attack him, but he traps her into a MindRape where he takes the form of her brother back when they both lived in Valinor. Galadriel is taken aback to see him alive and falls for the deceit until "Finrod" starts to justify Sauron's deeds.
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': The Smoke Monster[[spoiler:aka The [[spoiler:a.k.a. the Man in Black]] did does this a lot to the main characters, though he was usually impersonating impersonates their beloved ones: [[spoiler:he appears to Jack as his late father, to Eko as his late brother, to Ben as his late daughter, to Richard as his late wife...]] wife]]... you get the idea.
* An episode of ''Series/RedDwarf'' features a genetic mutant that uses its shapeshifting ability to drive its victims to extremes of some emotion, which it then feeds on/sucks out.So Thus, at one point Kryton point, Kryten becomes the victim of a ''literal'' Shapeshifter Guilt Trip.
* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E1TheManTrap The Man Trap]]" features an alien{{ShapeShift|ing}}er shapeshifter who impersonates [=McCoy's=] old flame, causing him to hesitate to shoot it.
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': When Galadriel
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': The Smoke Monster
* An episode of ''Series/RedDwarf'' features a genetic mutant that uses its shapeshifting ability to drive its victims to extremes of some emotion, which it then feeds on/sucks out.
* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E1TheManTrap The Man Trap]]" features an alien
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** The Season 1 episode "Skin" does this when Sam fights a shapeshifter disguised as Dean. Sam can't kill him, so Dean does.
** Averted in Episode 5.05 "Fallen Idols" [[spoiler:in which a pagan god is about to take the form of John Winchester and gets killed before that happens]].
** It happens again in Season six. When the boys prove unwilling to listen to her, The Mother Of All takes on the form of none other than Mary Winchester. [[spoiler: Still doesn't stop the Winchesters from ganking her.]]
** In Season 15, episode 3, Castiel and the demon Belphegor, using the body of one of Castiel's fallen friends, [[ToHellAndBack venture into hell]] to draw the escaped souls back into it, only for Belphegor to reveal he was using them all along to become a god. As Castiel fights him, Belphegor's last trick is to pretend to be Castiel's dead friend, who sees right through it and angrily incinerates him.
* ''Series/YoungDracula'' has a variant in which [[spoiler:Elizabeta]] turns into everyone Vlad cares about who he's disappointed or failed. Rather than doing it to gain an advantage, though, she's already beaten him and is just [[EvilGloating throwing his failures in his face before she kills him]].
** Averted in Episode 5.05 "Fallen Idols" [[spoiler:in which a pagan god is about to take the form of John Winchester and gets killed before that happens]].
** It happens again in Season six. When the boys prove unwilling to listen to her, The Mother Of All takes on the form of none other than Mary Winchester. [[spoiler: Still doesn't stop the Winchesters from ganking her.]]
** In Season 15, episode 3, Castiel and the demon Belphegor, using the body of one of Castiel's fallen friends, [[ToHellAndBack venture into hell]] to draw the escaped souls back into it, only for Belphegor to reveal he was using them all along to become a god. As Castiel fights him, Belphegor's last trick is to pretend to be Castiel's dead friend, who sees right through it and angrily incinerates him.
* ''Series/YoungDracula'' has a variant in which [[spoiler:Elizabeta]] turns into everyone Vlad cares about who he's disappointed or failed. Rather than doing it to gain an advantage, though, she's already beaten him and is just [[EvilGloating throwing his failures in his face before she kills him]].
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** The Season 1 episode "Skin" "[[Recap/SupernaturalS01E06Skin Skin]]" does this when Sam fights a shapeshifter disguised as Dean. Sam can't kill him, so Dean does.
** Averted inEpisode 5.05 "Fallen Idols" "[[Recap/SupernaturalS05E05FallenIdol Fallen Idol]]", [[spoiler:in which a pagan god is about to take the form of John Winchester and gets but is killed before that happens]].
**It This happens again in Season six. the sixth season. When the boys prove unwilling to listen to her, The the Mother Of of All takes on the form of none other than Mary Winchester. [[spoiler: Still [[spoiler:Still doesn't stop the Winchesters from ganking her.]]
** InSeason 15, episode 3, "[[Recap/SupernaturalS15E03TheRupture The Rupture]]", Castiel and the demon Belphegor, using the body of one of Castiel's fallen friends, [[ToHellAndBack venture into hell]] to draw the escaped souls back into it, only for Belphegor to reveal he was using them all along to become a god. As Castiel fights him, Belphegor's last trick is to pretend to be Castiel's dead friend, who sees right through it and angrily incinerates him.
* ''Series/YoungDracula'' has a variantin which when [[spoiler:Elizabeta]] turns into everyone Vlad cares about who he's disappointed or failed. Rather than doing it to gain an advantage, though, she's already beaten him and is just [[EvilGloating throwing his failures in his face before she kills him]].
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%%* Notably averted on ''Series/{{Alias}}''. The heroes want to kill her ''extra''.
* ''Series/{{Angel}}'':
** Subverted in an episode, when the MonsterOfTheWeek appears as [[spoiler:Wesley's]] distant father [[spoiler:[[KilledMidSentence and is unceremoniously shot]]]]. Notably this only happens after he threatens [[spoiler:Wesley's]] love interest, and since [[spoiler:Wesley]] did ''think'' it was his real father at the time he spends the next episode absent, apparently dealing with the revelation that he would have been willing to kill his own father. Made more humorous with all the other characters saying how they killed ''their'' fathers or mothers and haven't looked back since.
** Although not done intentionally, the demon Illyria [[spoiler: who has "hollowed out" and taken over the body of Fred]] notes that [[BloodKnight Spike]] has no problem punching her in the face.
--->'''Illyria''': This shell... you had affection for it.\\
'''Spike''': Tons. Loved the bird.\\
'''Illyria''': Yet you strike at her form without sentiment.\\
'''Spike''': You ain't her. I can see it. ''Lord'' knows I can smell it. And I got no problem hitting it.
* ''Series/AshVsEvilDead'': During their FinalBattle, season 2 BigBad [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils Baal]] does this to Ash by taking on the forms of his dead loved ones -- his best friend Chet, sister Cheryl, and father Brock.
* On ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer,'' this was [[BigBad The First]]'s main tactic. Creepily, its [[TheDragon Dragon]] [[SinisterMinister Caleb]] [[InvertedTrope inverted]] this---the First would turn into [[StrawMisogynist girls]] [[SerialKiller he had murdered]] so he could reenact killing them ''again.'' The First even tells Caleb that most people dislike seeing people they've killed and that he is a rare exception. Caleb really likes [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims Reminiscing About His Victims]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The TARDIS' emergency hologram voice interface [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging inadvertently]] does this to the Doctor in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler "Let's Kill Hitler"]], turning into each of the Tenth Doctor's companions in turn:
-->''[TARDIS turns into the Eleventh Doctor]''\\
'''The Doctor:''' Oh no no no no, give me someone I ''like''.\\
''[TARDIS turns into Rose]''\\
'''The Doctor:''' Thanks! Give me guilt.\\
''[TARDIS turns into Martha]''\\
'''The Doctor:''' Also guilt.\\
''[TARDIS turns into Donna]''\\
'''The Doctor:''' More guilt.
%%** Also done in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E5PlanetOfFire Planet of Fire]]". %%Please add context and place in the correct chronological order before uncommenting. %%
* In ''Doctor Who'' spinoff ''Series/{{Class}}'', the tentacled monster called the Lankin creates convincing copies of people's dead relatives and goads them to touch them so it can [[spoiler: eat their souls]].
* On ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Candace (who can actually cast illusions, but used it in a way equivalent to shapeshifting) as Simone to Isaac.
* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
** The Worm creatures in ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'' occasionally do this by showing the image of the person they'd replaced. One early episode has a Worm guilt-tripping Kagami with the form of [[spoiler:his brother]], noting that since the Worm has all the memories of his victim, if the Worm dies, the victim will be killed "a second time".
** It happens again in ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'''s movie, ''[[TheMovie Begins Night]]'', in which [[spoiler: a dopant poses as Shotaro's mentor and in turn, Kamen Rider Skull. When it is revealed that it's the Dummy Dopant doing the imitating, this pisses off Shotaro.]]
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': The Smoke Monster [[spoiler:aka The Man in Black]] did this a lot to the main characters, though he was usually impersonating their beloved ones: [[spoiler:he appears to Jack as his late father, to Eko as his late brother, to Ben as his late daughter, to Richard as his late wife...]] you get the idea.
* An episode of ''Series/RedDwarf'' features a genetic mutant that uses its shapeshifting ability to drive its victims to extremes of some emotion, which it then feeds on/sucks out. So at one point Kryton becomes the victim of a ''literal'' Shapeshifter Guilt Trip.
* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E1TheManTrap The Man Trap]]" features an alien {{ShapeShift|ing}}er who impersonates [=McCoy's=] old flame, causing him to hesitate to shoot it.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** The Season 1 episode "Skin" does this when Sam fights a shapeshifter disguised as Dean. Sam can't kill him, so Dean does.
** Averted in Episode 5.05 "Fallen Idols" [[spoiler:in which a pagan god is about to take the form of John Winchester and gets killed before that happens]].
** It happens again in Season six. When the boys prove unwilling to listen to her, The Mother Of All takes on the form of none other than Mary Winchester. [[spoiler: Still doesn't stop the Winchesters from ganking her.]]
** In Season 15, episode 3, Castiel and the demon Belphegor, using the body of one of Castiel's fallen friends, [[ToHellAndBack venture into hell]] to draw the escaped souls back into it, only for Belphegor to reveal he was using them all along to become a god. As Castiel fights him, Belphegor's last trick is to pretend to be Castiel's dead friend, who sees right through it and angrily incinerates him.
* ''Series/YoungDracula'' has a variant in which [[spoiler:Elizabeta]] turns into everyone Vlad cares about who he's disappointed or failed. Rather than doing it to gain an advantage, though, she's already beaten him and is just [[EvilGloating throwing his failures in his face before she kills him]].
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%%* Notably averted on ''Series/{{Alias}}''. The heroes want to kill her ''extra''.
* ''Series/{{Angel}}'':
** Subverted in an episode, when the MonsterOfTheWeek appears as [[spoiler:Wesley's]] distant father [[spoiler:[[KilledMidSentence and is unceremoniously shot]]]]. Notably this only happens after he threatens [[spoiler:Wesley's]] love interest, and since [[spoiler:Wesley]] did ''think'' it was his real father at the time he spends the next episode absent, apparently dealing with the revelation that he would have been willing to kill his own father. Made more humorous with all the other characters saying how they killed ''their'' fathers or mothers and haven't looked back since.
** Although not done intentionally, the demon Illyria [[spoiler: who has "hollowed out" and taken over the body of Fred]] notes that [[BloodKnight Spike]] has no problem punching her in the face.
--->'''Illyria''': This shell... you had affection for it.\\
'''Spike''': Tons. Loved the bird.\\
'''Illyria''': Yet you strike at her form without sentiment.\\
'''Spike''': You ain't her. I can see it. ''Lord'' knows I can smell it. And I got no problem hitting it.
* ''Series/AshVsEvilDead'': During their FinalBattle, season 2 BigBad [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils Baal]] does this to Ash by taking on the forms of his dead loved ones -- his best friend Chet, sister Cheryl, and father Brock.
* On ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer,'' this was [[BigBad The First]]'s main tactic. Creepily, its [[TheDragon Dragon]] [[SinisterMinister Caleb]] [[InvertedTrope inverted]] this---the First would turn into [[StrawMisogynist girls]] [[SerialKiller he had murdered]] so he could reenact killing them ''again.'' The First even tells Caleb that most people dislike seeing people they've killed and that he is a rare exception. Caleb really likes [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims Reminiscing About His Victims]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The TARDIS' emergency hologram voice interface [[ObliviousGuiltSlinging inadvertently]] does this to the Doctor in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler "Let's Kill Hitler"]], turning into each of the Tenth Doctor's companions in turn:
-->''[TARDIS turns into the Eleventh Doctor]''\\
'''The Doctor:''' Oh no no no no, give me someone I ''like''.\\
''[TARDIS turns into Rose]''\\
'''The Doctor:''' Thanks! Give me guilt.\\
''[TARDIS turns into Martha]''\\
'''The Doctor:''' Also guilt.\\
''[TARDIS turns into Donna]''\\
'''The Doctor:''' More guilt.
%%** Also done in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E5PlanetOfFire Planet of Fire]]". %%Please add context and place in the correct chronological order before uncommenting. %%
* In ''Doctor Who'' spinoff ''Series/{{Class}}'', the tentacled monster called the Lankin creates convincing copies of people's dead relatives and goads them to touch them so it can [[spoiler: eat their souls]].
* On ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Candace (who can actually cast illusions, but used it in a way equivalent to shapeshifting) as Simone to Isaac.
* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
** The Worm creatures in ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'' occasionally do this by showing the image of the person they'd replaced. One early episode has a Worm guilt-tripping Kagami with the form of [[spoiler:his brother]], noting that since the Worm has all the memories of his victim, if the Worm dies, the victim will be killed "a second time".
** It happens again in ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'''s movie, ''[[TheMovie Begins Night]]'', in which [[spoiler: a dopant poses as Shotaro's mentor and in turn, Kamen Rider Skull. When it is revealed that it's the Dummy Dopant doing the imitating, this pisses off Shotaro.]]
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': The Smoke Monster [[spoiler:aka The Man in Black]] did this a lot to the main characters, though he was usually impersonating their beloved ones: [[spoiler:he appears to Jack as his late father, to Eko as his late brother, to Ben as his late daughter, to Richard as his late wife...]] you get the idea.
* An episode of ''Series/RedDwarf'' features a genetic mutant that uses its shapeshifting ability to drive its victims to extremes of some emotion, which it then feeds on/sucks out. So at one point Kryton becomes the victim of a ''literal'' Shapeshifter Guilt Trip.
* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E1TheManTrap The Man Trap]]" features an alien {{ShapeShift|ing}}er who impersonates [=McCoy's=] old flame, causing him to hesitate to shoot it.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** The Season 1 episode "Skin" does this when Sam fights a shapeshifter disguised as Dean. Sam can't kill him, so Dean does.
** Averted in Episode 5.05 "Fallen Idols" [[spoiler:in which a pagan god is about to take the form of John Winchester and gets killed before that happens]].
** It happens again in Season six. When the boys prove unwilling to listen to her, The Mother Of All takes on the form of none other than Mary Winchester. [[spoiler: Still doesn't stop the Winchesters from ganking her.]]
** In Season 15, episode 3, Castiel and the demon Belphegor, using the body of one of Castiel's fallen friends, [[ToHellAndBack venture into hell]] to draw the escaped souls back into it, only for Belphegor to reveal he was using them all along to become a god. As Castiel fights him, Belphegor's last trick is to pretend to be Castiel's dead friend, who sees right through it and angrily incinerates him.
* ''Series/YoungDracula'' has a variant in which [[spoiler:Elizabeta]] turns into everyone Vlad cares about who he's disappointed or failed. Rather than doing it to gain an advantage, though, she's already beaten him and is just [[EvilGloating throwing his failures in his face before she kills him]].
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