History Main / BallOfLightTransformation

* The Principal from ''Film/SkyHigh'' can transform into something similar to a mini-star, it gives her the ability to fly at a very high speed with drastic changes in direction and angle.

* In ''Webcomic/SuperTemps'', superhero High Voltage (which, as is easy to guess from his name, has [[ShockAndAwe electric powers) can use a "travel form" to fly, which is a ball of energy surrounded by lightning bolts.

* The Blue Fairy from ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'' first appears as a bright light that looks like a star before taking the form of a beautiful woman. Then she departs in the same way.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'': Unlike other genies who would rather [[SuperSmoke turn into smoke]], the genie in this movie (and anybody he brings inside the lamp with him) becomes a small cloud of sparks or a mote of light to enter/exit the lamp.

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* ''Webcomic/{{XRS}}'' When flying at speeds above mach 3 the XRS is engulfed in radiation, becoming a being made of pure energy. When in this form The suit is virtually invulnerable to any physical attack and capable of destroying any man made object on impact. In this form the suit can reach tested speeds of at least Mach 30 or 22,836 miles per hour.

The Ball of Light Transformation is a peculiar form of a VoluntaryShapeshifting, where a character becomes not another creature but a flying orb, mote, speck, flame or tiny star made of light. Size, color and brightness can vary.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. At the end of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure "Magical Mystery Cure"]], Twilight Sparkle returns to Equestria as a mote of light in the shape of her own cutie mark, before [[spoiler:rematerializing as an [[WingedUnicorn alicorn]]]].
** In ''Twilight's Kingdom, Part 2'', the Mane Six appear to go through a phase of this type during their SuperMode TransformationSequence.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. At the end of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure "Magical Mystery Cure"]], Twilight Sparkle returns to Equestria as a mote of light in the shape of her own cutie mark, before [[spoiler:rematerializing as an [[WingedUnicorn alicorn]]]].

** The boggart is the immature form of a will-o'-wisp. It is a ShapeShifter that can change its form between that of a small demihuman/humanoid and that of a will-o'-wisp (ball of light).

* ''Film/{{Legend}}''. The fairy Oona can change into a small ball of light and fly around. She does so in Darkness' dungeon to escape a prison cell and obtain the key to the cell.

** Most types of eladrin (fairy-like outsiders from the ChaoticGood planes) can turn into a ball of light, depriving them of most of their abilities but allowing them to fly and shoot energy blasts.

** The Coure Eladrins, fairy-like outsiders from the ChaoticGood planes, can take the shape of an incorporeal ball of light at will. They can also change the amount of light shed, and thus stay discreet if need be.
** The Tulanis, another variety of Eladrin, can also turn into an incorporeal sphere of rainbow-hued light.

* At the beginning of ''{{Ys}} II'', Adol assumes this form during his flight from Darm Tower to Ys. The goddesses do this when they AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence at the end, leaving their physical forms behind as statues.

* In the 3D ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' games, this is how Samus fits into the [[BeTheBall Morph Ball]], a process that the SpacePirates were unable to replicate.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. At the end of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure "Magical Mystery Cure"]], Twilight Sparkle returns to Equestria as a mote of light in the shape of her own cutie mark, before [[spoiler:rematerializing as an alicorn]].

* This is the true form of the Organians in the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Errand of Mercy". The amiable old men turn into blindingly bright light at the end of the episode -- their humanoid appearance was simply AFormYouAreComfortableWith.

* In ''Series/StargateSG1'' and the rest of the Franchise/StargateVerse, people who AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence take the form not of a ball of light, but of a luminous blob with waving tendrils, sometimes dubbed a [[FanNickname "light jellyfish"]]. Ascended Ancients can then take this form at will, but they're pretty much EnergyBeings all the time by this point.
* This is the true form of the Organians in the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' "Errand of Mercy". The amiable old men turn into blindingly bright light at the end of the episode--their humanoid appearance was simply AFormYouAreComfortableWith.

This is a power commonly associated with fairies and similar creatures. Can be a variant of ElementalShapeshifter, with light substituted to other elements.

* In the 3D ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' games, Samus does this when engaging [[BeTheBall Morph Ball]] mode.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. At the end of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure "Magical Mystery Cure"]], Twilight Sparkle returns to Equestria as a mote of light in the shape of her own cutie mark, before [[spoiler:being reincarnated as an alicorn]].

* In the 3D ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' games, Samus does this when engaging Morph Ball mode.

* In the 3D ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' games, Samus appears to do this when going into Morph Ball mode.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfKyrandia: Fables and Fiends'', the purple spell from the amulet allows you to transform into a Will-O-Wisp. You can float over things that have no ground, can travel in cavern rooms indefinitely (you light your own room, so cannot be hurt by the
beings that lurk in the dark).

Compare with EnergyBeings and GhostLights, for things that have this shape permanently.

* As with the tabletop examples above, ''DungeonsAndDragonsOnline'' features [[http://ddowiki.com/page/Ghaele_Eladrin_race Ghaele Eladrin]] that can take the shape of a lantern archon.
* In the 3D ''{{Metroid}}'' games, Samus appears to do this when going into Morph Ball mode.

Such a form is often invulnerable, light being immaterial, or at the very least very hard to hit thanks to its small size and mobility. Some can even goes through walls, or slip through tiny spaces. Although many will just use this form as an alternate mean of {{Flight}}.

* ''Series/BabylonFive''. "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" has an individual who's watching the events of the episode do this to reveal that he's in the future, and that humanity has evolved into EnergyBeings much like the Vorlons before them.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'': Cyber Elves are beings of data that is contained in floating balls of light. The previous hero VideoGame/MegaManX, now becoming a cyber-elf himself, can take on either this form or a holographic version of himself.

* Seen in ''VideoGames/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' when Link uses the Ocarina to warp to the various temples. The Sages also seem to be able to do this as well.