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 | *** They may have employed the EvolutionaryPressureCooker to produce a single strong creature from many weaker ones. |
9 | *** Or alternatively, a ScienceHero experimented on their allies. |
10 | ** They were shot with a TransformationRay or ShrinkRay. |
11 | ** They were PlayingWithSyringes. |
12 | ** They were injected with a SuperSerum. |
13 | *** The [[PsychoSerum Super Serum went wrong]]. |
14 | ** They were [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke genetically modified]]. |
15 | *** Which gave them an UnstableGeneticCode. |
16 | * They were involved in a nasty TeleporterAccident. |
17 | ** They were accidentally [[FusionDance fused together]] with another creature. |
18 | * They were accidentally exposed to a [[MutagenicGoo strange substance]]. |
19 | ** They ate the MutagenicFood. |
20 | *** They ate the new and improved crunchtastic [[CerealInducedSuperpowers Yummypops]]. |
21 | ** [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers They were exposed to strange radiation]] or [[ToxicWasteCanDoAnything nuclear waste]]. |
22 | ** They got too close to the GreenRocks. |
23 | * They were in [[FisherKingdom a strange place that caused transformations]]. |
24 | ** They took a dip in the FountainOfYouth. |
25 | ** They fell into the [[SwampsAreEvil cursed swamp]]. |
26 | ** Their reality got [[RealityWarper warped or re-written]]. |
27 | ** They got hit by the WorldWreckingWave. |
28 | * They have [[BecauseDestinySaysSo always been destined to transform]] at a [[Dangerous16thBirthday certain point in their lives]]. |
29 | ** They're a HalfHumanHybrid. |
30 | *** It's a natural process of {{Metamorphosis}} for them. |
31 | ** They have a number of "natural" genetic mutations that don't manifest until [[PubertySuperpower puberty]]. |
32 | ** They inherited a family {{curse}}. |
33 | ** They're "evolving" [[EvolutionaryLevels into a superior lifeform]]. |
34 | ** They were [[SuperpowerfulGenetics carrying certain genes]] that [[DieOrFly got "activated" somehow]]. |
35 | ** Certain conditions led to DivergingEvolutionaryPhases. |
36 | * [[ViralTransformation Transformation is contagious]]. |
37 | ** [[TheVirus It's a virus]], and the character was infected (possibly through biting). |
38 | ** They were splashed with a monster's [[SuperhumanTransfusion bodily fluids]]. |
39 | * They died and CameBackWrong, becoming a MonsterFromBeyondTheVeil. |
40 | * They died and CameBackStrong, becoming an EmpoweredBadassNormal. |
41 | * They are afflicted with a condition or curse that makes them [[NighttimeTransformation change into another form at night]]. |
42 | * They became the [[HeroicHost host]] to an alien parasite. |
43 | ** They received a FaceFullOfAlienWingWong. |
44 | ** They were [[TransformationOfThePossessed possessed by something that wanted them to transform]]. |
45 | * They received the form from somebody else. |
46 | ** They were [[SuperEmpowering given]] the form as a gift. |
47 | ** They earned their new form by WorkingForABodyUpgrade. |
48 | ** They were given a SuperhumanTransfusion. |
49 | ** A dying character [[ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin gave them the power]]. |
50 | ** They were given a [[PowersAsPrograms copy of the form]] from another character. |
51 | ** Another character [[CloneByConversion didn't want to wait for their clone, so they chose another person]]. |
52 | ** They gained the form by [[PowerCopying fighting someone with it]] ([[DittoFighter although the form may not last]]). |
53 | *** They [[YouWillBeAssimilated assimilated]] or [[YouAreWhoYouEat ate]] a foe who had the form. |
54 | *** They became subject to YouKillItYouBoughtIt. |
55 | ** They gained the form [[AdaptiveAbility as a reaction to being attacked]]. |
56 | * They were on [[FirstEpisodeResurrection the brink of death]] and [[EmergencyTransformation it was the only way to save them]]. |
57 | ** [[WeCanRebuildHim They were "rebuilt" with cybernetic parts]]. |
58 | * They [[FreakyFridayFlip switched bodies with someone else]]. |
59 | * They triggered a TransformationTrinket. |
60 | ** They [[BecomingTheCostume wore a garment that transformed them]]. |
61 | ** A ClingyMacGuffin got stuck to them. |
62 | * They [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor made the wrong wish]] to a LiteralGenie (or a JackassGenie). |
63 | * They [[ForcedTransformation pissed off a witch and got cursed]]. |
64 | ** They [[CosmicPlaything pissed off the Gods and got cursed]]. |
65 | ** They pissed off ''[[AuthorsRetaliation the author]]''. |
66 | *** The author [[AuthorAppeal is into that sort of thing]]. |
67 | * They were a complete jerk [[KarmicTransformation and they deserved it]]. |
68 | ** They were such a jerk [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous that they started transforming all on their own]]. |
69 | * They earned the favour -- or disfavour -- of TheTransmogrifier. |
70 | * It was a BargainWithHeaven. |
71 | ** Or a DealWithTheDevil. |
72 | * AWizardDidIt. |
73 | * They were [[LightningCanDoAnything struck by lightning]]. |
74 | * They [[{{Transhuman}} wanted to change]]. |
75 | * They only [[DelusionsOfDoghood think they transformed]]. |
76 | * [[OneWingedAngel A video game hero has just slain their usual form]]. |
77 | * [[SexuallyTransmittedSuperpowers They had sex or fell in love with a super]]. |
78 | * They get [[WaterTriggeredChange splashed with water]]. |
79 | [[/index]] |
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81 | 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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