Line #52 PlayingWith/OneWingedAngel


1	'''Basic Trope''': A BigBad assumes a monstrous form for combat.
2	* '''Straight''': When [[TheHero Bob]] defeats Evulz in combat and is about to finish him off, Evulz transforms into a dragon.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Evulz escalates from one form to the next again and again and again, eventually becoming larger than the Earth and [[EldritchAbomination uglier than a Lovecraftian bowel movement]].
4	* '''Downplayed''':
5	** [[HulkingOut Evulz grows somewhat taller and more muscular, and his face distorts a bit]].
6	** [[SuperMode Evulz skin color and/or costume changes, but his frame remains the same]].
7	** TurnsRed
8	* '''Justified''':
9	** [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith The human appearance was just a disguise]], and it would only get in the way during a fight.
10	** [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Evulz can shapeshift]], and has a form that's better at combat than his current form. [[CombatPragmatist Why not use it]]?
11	** Evulz has a dangerous PsychoSerum that is only to be used in an absolute emergency. [[LastVillainStand This is an absolute emergency.]]
12	* '''Inverted''':
13	** The already-monstrous Evulz crosses the BishonenLine.
14	** Evulz is ALREADY huge and shrinks halfway through the final battle, becoming faster and deadlier after the transformation.
15	** Evulz is an EldritchAbomination, but in the final confrontation he gains an advantage by [[BecomeARealBoy Becoming a Real Boy]], because HumansAreSpecial.
16	** '''Role-Inverted''': [[TheHero Hiro]] transforms into a OneWingedAngel form and proceeds to [[RuleOfCool epically]] [[CurbStompBattle defeat]] Evulz.
17	* '''Subverted''':
18	** ClippedWingAngel.
19	** Evulz' human form IS his [[BishonenLine most powerful form:]] anything else is a downgrade in power.
20	** BoxingLessonsForSuperman is in full effect here: it turns out, that it wasn't bestial strength that made Evulz so dangerous, but all the skills he learned as a human.
21	** Emperor Evulz is really a EvilSorcerer, and his spells are more powerful than his changed form. He only use it as a last resort, if ever.
22	* '''Double Subverted''':
23	** The ClippedWingAngel was just the first stage of the transformation. The second stage means business!
24	** "Besides, dragons are so much [[RuleOfCool cooler]]."
25	** It turns out the transformation is in part psychological; while MonstrosityEqualsWeakness, the monstrous form is TooDumbToFool by virtue of sociopathy and [[NoNonsenseNemesis does not trip over its own arrogance]] like Evulz does in his normal form.
26	* '''Parodied''':
27	** The OneWingedAngel form looks utterly ridiculous. Even the heroes double over in laughter.
28	** The BigBad [[NotHyperbole literally transforms into]] [[WingedHumanoid a one-winged angel]].
29	** The BigBad doesn't transform at all, he [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark just changes his hat and/or fake mustache]] and claims that is his "''ultimate form''".
30	* '''Zig Zagged''':
31	** Evulz reveals his new form. It's a cute little rabbit. [[KillerRabbit The rabbit reveals sharp claws and fangs and starts to tear the party apart]]. So [[TheHero Hiro]] transforms into an angelic knight and proceeds to fight it. However after being beaten, Evulz transforms into an EldritchAbomination. Hiro calls upon the power of the {{Cosmic Keystone}}s and [[HorrifyingHero ALSO]] transforms into an EldritchAbomination, and is able to match Evulz in strength. So Evulz [[OhCrap transforms into...]]
32	** A while after Evulz's transformation, he switches back to his original form... but he has some new tricks up his sleeve. Then he returns to his OneWingedAngel form and assaults the party with ''another'' set of new moves.
33	* '''Averted''': Emperor Evulz kicks plenty of ass as a human.
34	* '''Enforced''': "What says ThisIsTheFinalBattle better than our villain turning into a twenty-foot tall demon?"
35	* '''Lampshaded''': "Puny do-gooders, '''BEHOLD MY TRUE FORM!!!'''"
36	* '''Invoked''': Evulz knows he needs more power and downs the mutagen sample.
37	* '''Exploited''': Alice [[IShallTauntYou enrages]] Evulz into using this form in an environment that cannot support it, and manages to get Evulz to collapse his own throne room on himself.
38	* '''Defied''':
39	** Evulz sneers at anyone who feels the need to alter his body to kick ass.
40	** "[[EvilOverlordList I will not turn into a snake. It never helps.]]"
41	** Evulz's transformation averts TransformationIsAFreeAction, allowing Bob to kill him mid-transformation.
42	* '''Discussed''': "Don't let your guard down. When the going gets tough, fellows like these tend to turn into devils and sprout wings."
43	* '''Conversed''': "Have you noticed how often [[BigBad villains]] have scary alternate forms?"
44	* '''Deconstructed''':
45	** Evulz downs the mutagen sample, sprouts CombatTentacles, and shortly thereafter dies of organ failure from having his biology so abruptly rearranged.
46	** Most of [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]]'s mooks - who were PunchClockVillains at best, and mostly JustFollowingOrders - decided, that [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere fighting alongside hideous monstrosity was not what they signed up for]]. They might even perform a HeelFaceTurn and actually join the heroes out of disgust.
47	** Evulz was really manipulated by TheManBehindTheMan, and his whole transformation was a set-up so that - either - transformation or heroes will kill him, or simply because he's easier to control this way.
48	** Transformation take a toll on Evulz mental stability, reducing him to - either - frothing madman or animal level of intellect. Without all his skills, Hiro is able to take him down with little effort.
49	** "[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist I can't believe you just made yourself into an even bigger target. Did you really think bigger is better?]]"
50	* '''Reconstructed''':
51	** ...Then rises up again as an unstoppable monstrosity, the mutagen having completed its work.
52	** ...Then he reveals that the physical mutations were just a side effect of changing his physiology so that he could [[BrainUploading transfer his mind into]] [[GeniusLoci his castle]].
53	** [[ThanatosGambit He killed himself on purpose to]] [[HellHasNewManagement go to hell and subsequently take it over]] to gain even MORE power than what the mutagen sample would've given him had he survived.
54	** ... but now the whoever's left at his side is fanatically loyal to him or corrupted to the core, which makes fight even more difficult.
55	** Turns out that - despite looking like mutated monster - [[ItCanThink Evulz has his mental faculties intact]] and [[Main/IAmNotLeftHanded was only playing along]]. Then he unleash all hells on Hiro.
56	** Alternalty, Evulz is a ClassicVillain whose [[VillainBall only weakness is his pride.]] With his mind lost to madness, his [[FlawExploitation massive ego can no longer be exploited,]] making him TooDumbToFool and ironically far more dangerous than if he had retained his facilities.
57	* '''Played For Laughs''': Emperor Evulz assumes his true form: a [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter hamster with fairy wings.]] [[KillerRabbit That shoots]] [[ShockAndAwe lightning]].
58	* '''Played For Drama''': Emperor Evulz's willingness to sacrifice his humanity for power is portrayed with appropriate gravitas.
59	* '''Implied''': Emperor Evulz spends a lot of time talking about his "final form", but [[TheUnreveal the audience never actually sees it,]] because the player character gets blasted away into a new zone before the fight starts and they only get back after it ends.
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