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Contrast MasterOfAll, which invalidates specialized min-maxing forms.

Contrast MasterOfAll.

* ''Franchise/{{Ben 10}}'' has this as its core concept. The protagonist, Ben Tennyson, wears an alien watch-like device which he can use to shapeshift into a large variety of aliens beings, each with its own super-power (one has SuperSpeed, another is PlayingWithFire, and so on). He started out with only ten, but got new forms as the series progressed, and it was explicitly stated he could potentially have more than one million.

*** And then there is [[spoiler:Gear Fifth, which turns him into an MasterOfAll LightningBruiser that allows Luffy to do all the things his other forms can do at the same time without (immediate) drawbacks. And he can inflict these same effects [[BodyHorror on his opponents]] or his surroundings, making his fights looking something out of a TomAndJerry cartoon. However, Gear Fifth consumes plenty of energy to mantain and use, to the point Luffy is left massively exhausted and visibly aged after transforming. Also, like Zoan Awakenings, it has the inherent risk of Nika's innate nature consuming Luffy's mind.]]]]

*** And then there is [[spoiler:Gear Five, which turns him into an MasterOfAll LightningBruiser that allows Luffy to do all the things his other forms can do at the same time without (immediate) drawbacks. And he can inflict these same effects [[BodyHorror on his opponents]] or his surroundings, making his fights looking something out of a TomAndJerry cartoon. [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique However, it's greatly implied Gear Five is cutting into Luffy's lifespan.]]]]

** ''X5'': JackOfAllStats (Force), FragileSpeedster (Falcon), MightyGlacier (Gaea)
** ''X6'': JackOfAllStats (Falcon, a {{nerf}} version of the above), LightningBruiser ([[{{Samurai}} Blade]]), GlassCannon ([[{{Ninja}} Shadow]])

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' mainly use their [[TransformingMecha vehicle modes]] for speed/transport/stealth and their robot forms for basically anything else, namely combat. Non-vehicle alt modes often have different, more specific utilities. Those with multiple alternate forms, such as triple-changers, have a wider variety to choose from, while combiner team members [[CombiningMecha combine with others]] to form a larger being for more power, in exchange for drawbacks such as [[DumbMuscle lowered intelligence]].

** [[TheHero Monkey D. Luffy]] is a RubberMan. In his regular form and during the early parts of the Story, he utilizes this to weaponise his stretching limps or his BalloonBelly. He later realizes that he has to get much stronger and so he conceives the "Gears", several [[SuperMode Super Modes]] that harness the unusual properties of his rubber-like body:
*** Gear Second augments his speed, which allows him to FlashStep and to hit much harder. His endurance is unchanged, making him a {{FragileSpeedster}}/{{GlassCannon}} hybrid in this form.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' mainly use their [[TransformingMecha vehicle modes]] for speed/transport and their robot forms for basically anything else, namely combat. Non-vehicle alt modes often have different, more specific utilities. Those with multiple alternate forms, such as triple-changers, have a wider variety to choose from, while combiner team members [[CombiningMecha combine with others]] to form a larger being for more power, in exchange for drawbacks such as [[DumbMuscle lowered intelligence]].