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* Nightmare, the BigBad of the Videogame/SoulSeries, starts off as the SuperPoweredEvilSide of ''Soul Edge'''s protagonist Siegfried Schtauffen in ''[=SoulCalibur=] I'' and ''II'', but later becomes a suit of AnimatedArmor in ''III'' and ''IV'' before gaining a new host in ''V''. His defining characteristics are a blue suit of armour, [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing]] [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]], a [[RedRightHand grotesquely mutated right hand]], and a living {{BFS}} called Soul Edge.

* Alex Mercer, James Heller, and the Evolved from the ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' series are the avatars of a viral bioweapon called the BLACKLIGHT Virus, which grants them an array of {{Lovecraftian Superpower}}s. Elizabeth Greene, the Big Bad of the first game, is a HumanoidAbomination who is the avatar for the beta version of the BLACKLIGHT Virus, REDLIGHT.
* In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim's]]'' Dawnguard DLC, [[BigBad Lord Harkon]] is featured as a seemingly ordinary man with unnerving eyes, but has the ability to turn into [[OurVampiresAreDifferent a humanoid bat-like monstrosity]].

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':After Aizen merges with the Hogyoku and undergoes four OneWingedAngel transformations, each more monstrous than the last until climaxing in a Hollow-like monster with three MilkyWhiteEyes, six wings with Hollow masks and eyes with HellishPupils, three huge holes in his body. His facial skin splits apart to reveal a black skull, and his right hand is completely fused to his Zanpakuto.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** After Aizen merges with the Hogyoku and undergoes four OneWingedAngel transformations, each more monstrous than the last until climaxing in a Hollow-like monster with three MilkyWhiteEyes, six wings with Hollow masks and eyes with HellishPupils, three huge holes in his body. His facial skin splits apart to reveal a black skull, and his right hand is completely fused to his Zanpakuto.
** Vasto Lordes are immensely powerful Hollows that have assumed a humanoid form after devouring thousands, if not millions, of other Hollows and Arrancar are hollows that have broken their WhiteMaskOfDoom to attain a humanoid form and Soul Reaper-like powers.

** Ichigo's first hollow form is a powerful bipedal reptilian creature with a mane of hair, a long tail protruding from its back, three clawed toes, and spikes jutting from its shoulders. His second form is humanoid with retractable claws, tufts of red fur on its wrist and clavicles, and a horned mask that covers its entire head. It can NoSell everything Ulquiorra throws at it.
** Aizen's experiment White is initially assumed in-universe to be a Vasto Lorde due to its great power and humanoid appearance. Its arms end in sword-like appendages instead of hands, and it's covered in a jet-black exoskeleton. It was created by Aizen merging the Hollowfied souls of Soul Reapers, creating an artificial Vasto Lorde. It's the Hollow that forms the basis of Ichigo's Hollow powers and is what takes control of Ichigo to defeat Ulquiorra.

* ''ComicBook/RedRobin'': What exactly the Council of Spiders member code-named Goliath really is was never addressed but he's a very tall humanoid figure covered in fur with an extra set of eyes, an extra set of [MultiArmedAndDangerous arms]] and MonstrousMandibles.

* [[EvilKnockoff Dark Samus]], the main antagonist of the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' trilogy, resembles a black, biomechanical version of Samus Aran. "[[NoBiologicalSex She]]" began as the titular Metroid Prime, a [[StarfishAlien Metroid]] mutated by prolonged exposure to [[ToxicPhlebotinum Phazon]] and prophesied by the Chozo as [[PlanetEater the Worm]]. Following its defeat at the hands of Samus, it merged with her Phazon Suit and came back as a [[HumanoidAbomination twisted doppelganger]] bent on [[TheVirus spreading Phazon throughout the universe]] and even other dimensions.

* OurGhoulsAreCreepier

* WolfMan

** Orochimaru appears to be a tall, thin man with unnaturally pale skin and long black hair. However, he also has HellishPupils, fangs, insane regenerative capabilities, and a variety of snake-themed powers. His true form, after years of self-experimentation, is a giant snake-like monstrosity composed of hundreds of smaller snakes, and he can take over other peoples' bodies and use them as his own until his power burns them out.
** Kabuto Yakushi, Orochimaru's right-hand man, becomes one after he infuses himself with Orochimaru's, Juugo's, Suigetsu's, Karin's, and the Sound Four's DNA, gaining HellishPupils, scales all over his body, all of Orochimaru's and the others' powers, a massive snake where his navel used to be, and the ability to turn himself into a humanoid dragon of sorts.
** Any of the Jinchuriki, by virtue of having [[SealedEvilInACan Tailed Beasts sealed inside them]]. When they get suffciently upset or angry the [[AnimalisticAbomination Tailed Beast]] they house starts to try to take over, in stages varying from a simple power up, a BattleAura (with a mind of its own), and becoming a feral miniture of the Beast, until finally the Beast breaks free and rampages once more. Each new level starts doing more and more damage to the Jinchuriki [[spoiler:though Killer B and later Naruto are able to use these states without dying/loosing control]]

* The trolls and orcs in Creator/JRRTolkien 's books.

[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[Recap/SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo Supernatural's]]'' version of a {{wendigo}}, who was [[WasOnceAMan once human]], but was [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous transformed]] by [[CannibalismSuperpower eating human flesh]].]]

[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[Recap/SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo Supernatural's]]'' version of a {{wendigo}}, who was [[WasOnceAMan once human]], but was [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous transformed by eating human flesh]].]]

* The [[OurZombiesAreDifferent J'avo]] from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'' look and behave human enough to pass as one. At least until they lose their mask or bandanas and you see that they have eyes where there shouldn't be eyes. It gets even worse when they injure a limb and [[BodyHorror insect parts]] erupt from their bodies to replace them.

* The Trolls in Creator/JRRTolkien 's books.

** Of the five members of the [[GodOfEvil Godhand]], Void has a skull-like face with a massive, protruding brain; Slan has four bat wings and tentacles for hair; and Femto has a beak-shaped "helmet" and cape-like wings - but aside from that they are mostly human in appearance..

* ''Anime/{{Claymore}}''
** The titular warriors are a [[AmazonBrigade squad of women]] who were infused with the flesh and blood of monsters called Yoma, giving them similar abilities at the cost of risking [[OneWingedAngel becoming a monster themselves]]. This process bleaches their skin and hair, and turns their eyes silver, and the more power they draw on the more monstrous they become in appearance.
** The Yoma themselves qualify, [[spoiler: being humans infected with a parasite that transforms them into flesh-eating humanoid monsters.]]
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':
** The Apostles of all used to be humans before offering up something they cherish the most - usually a loved one - to transform into man-eating, often-Lovecraftian abominations. Even in their human form, most have monstrous traits that give their true nature away, like Wyald's ape-like features; the Baron's fangs and yellow, snake-like eyes; and Zodd's red eyes, fangs, feline facial features, and pointed ears.
** Of the five members of the [[GodOfEvil Godhand]], Void has a skull-like face with a massive, protruding brain; Slan has four bat wings and tentacles for hair; and Femto has a beak-shaped "helmet" and cape-like wings - but aside from that they are mostly human in appearance..

* There are so many examples from the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' franchise that to list them all would require its own page.

** Aizen's experiment White is initially assumed in-universe to be a Vasto Lorde due to its great power and humanoid appearance. Its arms end in sword-like appendages instead of hands, and it's covered in a jet-black exoskeleton. It's actually a hollow's form with a hollowfied Shinigami soul. [[spoiler:It's the hollow that forms the basis of Ichigo's hollow powers and is what takes control of Ichigo to defeat Ulquiorra.]]
* Alucard from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''. He was once a man, [[spoiler: specifically Vlad III Tepes, aka Dracula]], but over centuries of consuming people he acquired {{Lovecraftian Superpower}}s so far beyond what a normal vampire is capable of that he almost qualifies for HumanoidAbomination. In his 'normal' form he's not quite human - you can't fit that many pointy teeth in a human mouth - and he almost always manifests his "true form" as an extension of his human form.

** The titular warriors are a [[AmazonBrigade squad of women]] who were infused with the flesh and blood of monsters called Yoma, giving them similar abilities at the cost of risking [[OneWingedAngel becoming a monster themselves]].

* The Apostles of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' all used to be humans before offering up something they cherish the most - usually a loved one - to transform into man-eating, often-Lovecraftian abominations. The Godhand [[PhysicalGod take that process a step further]].

** Kabuto Yakushi, Orochimaru's right-hand man, becomes one after he infuses himself with Orochimaru's, [[spoiler: Juugo's, Suigetsu's, Karin's, and the Sound Four's]] DNA, gaining HellishPupils, scales all over his body, all of Orochimaru's [[spoiler: and the others']] powers, a massive snake where his navel used to be, [[spoiler: and the ability to turn himself into a humanoid dragon of sorts.]]
** Any of the Jinchuriki, by virtue of being [[SealedEvilInACan sealed evil in a human]]. When they get suffciently upset or angry the [[AnimalisticAbomination Tailed Beast]] they house starts to try to take over, in stages varying from a simple power up, a BattleAura (with a mind of its own), becoming a feral miniture of the Beast until finally the Beast breaks free and rampages once more. Each new level starts doing more and more damage to the Jinchuriki [[spoiler:though Killer B and later Naruto are able to use these states without dying/loosing control]]

* Hellspawn in the ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' comics, titular character included, are undead humans reanimated with [[ToxicPhlebotinum necroplasm]] and bonded to a demonic symbiote, and possess a wide range of powers ranging from {{shapeshifting}} to limited [[RealityWarper reality warping]].
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* The Parshendi in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' are of roughly human shape [[spoiler: in their base forms, at any rate]] and can in fact speak Alethi (the language of the protagonists). However, they have red-and-black marbled skin, mysterious telepathic powers, [[spoiler: and are actually limited shapeshifters. They can assume a number of different forms to suit the task at hand. The five known so far are warform (causes them to grow armor plate and become physically strong), workform (much like warform, but without the armor and with a block against violence), mateform (in which they are fertile and obsessed with sex), nimbleform(dexterous and careful), and dullform (their baseline form, has no special features or powers). They also may be able to turn into this world's version of demons]]. They also are noted for killing King Gavilar of Alethekar ''on the same night they signed a peace treaty with him'', for no reason anyone's been able to figure out.

* Grendel in ''Film/WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf|2007}}'', he is depicted as a misshapen humanoid that is tall and lean and parts of him are inside out.

* Grendel in ''Film/{{Beowulf 2007}}'', he is depicted as a misshapen humanoid that is tall and lean and parts of him are inside out.

[[caption-width-right:350:A [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E02Wendigo wendigo]], who was [[WasOnceAMan once human]], but was [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous transformed by eating human flesh]].]]

* In ''Literature/{{Brennus}}'' this is known as the Chimaera trait, an expression of the Physique power. It normally ranges from minor traits to still-humanoid full-body makeovers, but extreme cases can be outright weird or abstract.
* ''Literature/{{Eclipse}}'' really enjoys coming up with distinctly... well, inhuman humanoids. Most notably, we have Nyurei Arihiku, who has jet-black skin with a red outline that flares up whenever angry or excited, along with an elongated skull, skin-less lips, an EyelessFace, and an ability to devour Hellhounds via absorption.