Line #36 Main/TransformationCauses


1	In any story in which a character changes form, regardless of whether they become [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever a giant]], an IncredibleShrinkingMan, or [[GenderBender even the opposite sex]], this is usually explained using of the following reasons:
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4	[[index]]
5	* They JustWokeUpThatWay.
6	* A MadScientist
7	** An EvilutionaryBiologist experimented on them.
8	*** Or alternatively, a ScienceHero experimented on their allies.
9	** They were shot with a TransformationRay or ShrinkRay.
10	** They were PlayingWithSyringes.
11	** They were injected with a SuperSerum.
12	*** The [[PsychoSerum Super Serum went wrong]].
13	** They were [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke genetically modified]].
14	*** Which gave them an UnstableGeneticCode.
15	* They were involved in a nasty TeleporterAccident.
16	** They were accidentally [[FusionDance fused together]] with another creature.
17	* They were accidentally exposed to a [[MutagenicGoo strange substance]].
18	** They ate the MutagenicFood.
19	*** They ate the new and improved crunchtastic [[CerealInducedSuperpowers Yummypops]].
20	** [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers They were exposed to strange radiation]] or [[ToxicWasteCanDoAnything nuclear waste]].
21	** They got too close to the GreenRocks.
22	* They were in [[FisherKingdom a strange place that caused transformations]].
23	** They took a dip in the FountainOfYouth.
24	** They fell into the [[SwampsAreEvil cursed swamp]].
25	** Their reality got [[RealityWarper warped or re-written]].
26	** They got hit by the WorldWreckingWave.
27	* They have [[BecauseDestinySaysSo always been destined to transform]] at a [[Dangerous16thBirthday certain point in their lives]].
28	** They're a HalfHumanHybrid.
29	*** It's a natural process of {{Metamorphosis}} for them.
30	** They have a number of "natural" genetic mutations that don't manifest until [[PubertySuperpower puberty]].
31	** They inherited a family {{curse}}.
32	** They're "evolving" [[EvolutionaryLevels into a superior lifeform]].
33	** They were [[SuperpowerfulGenetics carrying certain genes]] that [[DieOrFly got "activated" somehow]].
34	** Certain conditions led to DivergingEvolutionaryPhases.
35	* [[ViralTransformation Transformation is contagious]].
36	** [[TheVirus It's a virus]], and the character was infected (possibly through biting).
37	** They were splashed with a monster's [[SuperhumanTransfusion bodily fluids]].
38	* They died and CameBackWrong, becoming a MonsterFromBeyondTheVeil.
39	* They died and CameBackStrong, becoming an EmpoweredBadassNormal.
40	* They are afflicted with a condition or curse that makes them [[NighttimeTransformation change into another form at night]].
41	* They became the [[HeroicHost host]] to an alien parasite.
42	** They received a FaceFullOfAlienWingWong.
43	** They were [[TransformationOfThePossessed possessed by something that wanted them to transform]].
44	* They received the form from somebody else.
45	** They were [[SuperEmpowering given]] the form as a gift.
46	** They earned their new form by WorkingForABodyUpgrade.
47	** They were given a SuperhumanTransfusion.
48	** A dying character [[ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin gave them the power]].
49	** They were given a [[PowersAsPrograms copy of the form]] from another character.
50	** Another character [[CloneByConversion didn't want to wait for their clone, so they chose another person]].
51	** They gained the form by [[PowerCopying fighting someone with it]] ([[DittoFighter although the form may not last]]).
52	*** They [[YouWillBeAssimilated assimilated]] or [[YouAreWhoYouEat ate]] a foe who had the form.
53	*** They became subject to YouKillItYouBoughtIt.
54	** They gained the form [[AdaptiveAbility as a reaction to being attacked]].
55	* They were on [[FirstEpisodeResurrection the brink of death]] and [[EmergencyTransformation it was the only way to save them]].
56	** [[WeCanRebuildHim They were "rebuilt" with cybernetic parts]].
57	* They [[FreakyFridayFlip switched bodies with someone else]].
58	* They triggered a TransformationTrinket.
59	** They [[BecomingTheCostume wore a garment that transformed them]].
60	** A ClingyMacGuffin got stuck to them.
61	* They [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor made the wrong wish]] to a LiteralGenie (or a JackassGenie).
62	* They [[ForcedTransformation pissed off a witch and got cursed]].
63	** They [[CosmicPlaything pissed off the Gods and got cursed]].
64	** They pissed off ''[[AuthorsRetaliation the author]]''.
65	*** The author [[AuthorAppeal is into that sort of thing]].
66	* They were a complete jerk [[KarmicTransformation and they deserved it]].
67	** They were such a jerk [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous that they started transforming all on their own]].
68	* They earned the favour -- or disfavour -- of TheTransmogrifier.
69	* It was a BargainWithHeaven.
70	** Or a DealWithTheDevil.
71	* AWizardDidIt.
72	* They were [[LightningCanDoAnything struck by lightning]].
73	* They [[{{Transhuman}} wanted to change]].
74	* They only [[DelusionsOfDoghood think they transformed]].
75	* [[OneWingedAngel A video game hero has just slain their usual form]].
76	* [[SexuallyTransmittedSuperpowers They had sex or fell in love with a super]].
77	* They get [[WaterTriggeredChange splashed with water]].
78	[[/index]]
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80	It's also worth noting that a lot of these are also what might [[JustForFun/HowToGiveACharacterSuperpowers give a character superpowers]], however, gaining a superpower tends to be more of a plot focus, whereas in a transformation story, the focus is more on what happens during or after the change rather than what caused it.

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