History Main / ShapeShifterMashup

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Hojo's form in the second stage of his boss battle appears as nightmarish conglomeration of himself and his two minions from the first stage (to the extent that his limbs can still be targeted separately). By the third stage, he's got a full-on OneWingedAngel form going and looks human from the waist up again.

*** Ben does it again in Season 2's finale, turning himself into a fusion of Heatblast, Four Arms, XLR8 and Diamondhead.

* On the ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' episode "Octopus Wildkratticus", Seven the octopus becomes entangled in ''both'' the brothers' Creature Power suits, and starts absorbing features from every other form of sea life he touches or eats. By the end, he's an octopus-walrus-great white shark-bowhead whale-mackerel conglomeration.

*** Ben turns into this when the Omnitrix malfunctions back in Season 1.

** And then there's Kevin 11,000. *shudder*

*** Ben himself turns into this when the Omnitrix malfunctions back in Season 1.

** Later in ''Ultimate Alien,'' Ultimate Kevin is a mashup of the ''new'' aliens.

* Mr 2 Bon Clay from ''OnePiece'' once used a mash-up of the most ridiculous facial features he knew during his fight against Sanji, in an attempt to throw him off-guard with laughter. Unfortunately, 90% of said features are ''[[ShapeshifterDefaultForm his]],''[[note]]The only part that wasn't was Usopp's nose.[[/note]] which was so stupidly pointless that it just made Sanji angry.

However, this form may have[[MasterOfNone severe drawbacks]] over [[MultiformBalance the individual component forms]], and it's likely to be [[PowerDegeneration highly unstable]] or prone to [[ClippedWingAngel catastrophic failure]]. If the shapeshifter can't keep focus he may enter a SuperpowerMeltdown where the LossOfIdentity causes the [[OrganAutonomy body's components to attack each other]], with the potential to become the [[TakeOurWordForIt very goriest]] of {{Shapeshifter Swan Song}}s.

!!Examples

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

* Aptom from ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'' can ([[BodyHorror quite graphically]]) absorb Zoanoids into himself to take on their form and powers, but for combat he usually takes on a unique form which combines as many of the best traits he has 'eaten' as possible, which he updates from time to time. While these hybrid forms are generally quite sleek in appearance (sometimes moreso than the original creatures), [[MindControl "Evil Aptom"]] looks more like a traditional abomination due to his controller not fully understanding how Aptom's body works.

[[folder:Film]]

* Happens to Marco involuntarily in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', "The Proposal" when he gets emotional over his dad's remarriage. He morphs a skunk/spider cross, a lobster/osprey cross and a poodle/polar bear cross at various points. He also morphs a trout with gorilla arms, which nearly suffocates him. This is actually a method people who are able to morph can do called the Frolis Maneuver.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has multiple types of shapeshifting, some of which replace your abilities and others which enhance them - the latter type (most notably possessed by [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent lycanthropes]]) can be used in conjunction with another transformation ability to invoke this trope. It's even possible for a creature to become infected with multiple types of lycanthropy (eg. a werewolf wereshark) and transform into multiple Animal or [[PartialTransformation Hybrid]] forms at the same time.
** At high levels the Master Transmogrifist PrestigeClass gains the "Infinite Variety" ability - whenever it transforms into another creature with a spell, it may add one aspect of a second creature whose form it could have taken with that spell.

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifter]] engaged in the [[MindOverMatter telekinetic]] grapple with a monster [[spoiler:to prevent it from killing her friends]]. Her friend reminded that she passed out after doing this before and urged to switch to "a better form for this" if she can. One bout of panic, instinctive shape change and messy explosion of part of the monster later--

'''Grace:''' ''(looking at herself)'' ...well... if i had to guess, i'd say... all of them?" [[spoiler:It didn't include all her ''innate'' forms yet.]]

* Kevin of ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' turns into one of those in the episode "Framed". During it, he has all the transformations Ben has due to draining energy from the Omnitrix in the previous season, ''and'' he can do PartialTransformation. After taking enough damage and after an insult, he's [[ShapeshifterModeLock locked in said mashup form.]] The result is a conglomerate of all ten forms and his own hair...

** Krahka attempts to become a fusion of the Toa Metru but she is unable to control their combined powers.

* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'''s Scylla, as pictured above.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/CareBears'', Beastly is given an amulet that allows him to transform into different creatures. Eventually, the amulet stops working and he is trapped as a MixAndMatchCritter

* ''Film/TheThing1982's'' final form is this.

Long story short, [[GoneHorriblyWrong it doesn't work]].

This attempt at creating a unique OneWingedAngel SuperMode will tend to [[GoneHorriblyWrong encounter a slight problem]]: Instead of [[LightningBruiser merging the best elements]] of their various forms into one sleek and awesome HybridMonster, it will ''literally'' combine and merge their various forms together, producing a chimeric monstrosity that only an EldritchAbomination could appreciate. It may feature [[MultipleHeadCase one head from each form]]; all the arms, claws, paws, legs, CombatTentacles, fur, scales, and BodyHorror that goes along with them; a [[PowerGivesYouWings half-dozen]] [[GoodWingsEvilWings mismatched wings]], and -- like the proverbial cherry on top -- the original head and/or upper torso of their ShapeshifterDefaultForm.

However, the drawbacks are just as significant: because MonstrosityEqualsWeakness, this form likely has [[MasterOfNone severe drawbacks]] over [[MultiformBalance the individual component forms]], and it's likely to be [[PowerDegeneration highly unstable]] or prone to [[ClippedWingAngel catastrophic failure]]. If the shapeshifter can't keep focus he may enter a SuperpowerMeltdown where the LossOfIdentity causes the [[OrganAutonomy body's components to attack each other]], with the potential to become the [[TakeOurWordForIt very goriest]] of {{Shapeshifter Swan Song}}s.

* The T-1000 in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' has moments of this as it goes through its ShapeshifterSwanSong.

* Mr 2 Bon Clay from ''OnePiece'' once used a mash-up of the most ridiculous facial features he knew during his fight against Sanji, in an attempt to throw him off-guard with laughter. Unfortunately, 90% of said features are ''[[ShapeshifterDefaultForm his]]''[[note]]The only part that wasn't was Usopp's nose.[[/note]], which was so stupidly pointless that it just made Sanji angry.

* Can happen by default if a shapechanger has a miscast in ''Webcomic/{{Runewriters}}''. A good example is Severian, who at the start of the series is stuck with a set of horns no matter what animal he is. This later is added onto after a miscast gives him [[spoiler: tentacle hands]].

* This is what changelings look like mid change in ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'', a nightmarish mishmash of limbs, tails and teeth as well as the [[spoiler: struggling dissolving form of whatever or whomever they are changing into as it is absorbed into the mess]].

* This is what the Lunar Knack "Hybrid Body Re-Arrangement" is for in {{Exalted}}. It allows the Lunar to, instead of shifting completely into a new form, shift only parts of his body into something. A Lunar in shark form could turn its tail fin into a mass of tentacles, its left breast fin into a crab's claw, and the right breast fin into a human arm to wield its favourite sword, while it grows three pairs of giant spider legs and a pair of lungs before topping it off with feathered wings...

* Raphaello in ''[[Anime/BtX Bt'X]]'' exhibited traits of every living being it had absorbed.

* Aptom from ''{{Guyver}}'' can ([[BodyHorror quite graphically]]) absorb Zoanoids into himself to take on their form and powers, but for combat he usually takes on a unique form which combines as many of the best traits he has 'eaten' as possible, which he updates from time to time. While these hybrid forms are generally quite sleek in appearance (sometimes moreso than the original creatures), [[MindControl "Evil Aptom"]] looks more like a traditional abomination due to his controller not fully understanding how Aptom's body works.

* A common theory about ''MetroidFusion'' is that the [[EvilTwin SA-X]]'s [[OneWingedAngel penultimate form]] is this (it resembles a Hornoad, the previous form of the X that infected Samus).

* Kefka in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' has a half dozen penultimate bosses who are all merged into a grotesque spire of amalgamated shapes.

* Krahka attempts to become a fusion of the Toa Metru in ''{{Bionicle}}'', but she is unable to control their combined powers.
** Also done by [[BigBad the Makuta]], on two occasions: first, he [[FusionDance fused with]] three other characters, and ended up being a monstrous combination of their features (In the comics, books and his toy-form, at least. Subverted in TheMovie, where they simply slapped wings to his pre-existing animation model.) The second example is his AlternateUniverse-self, who merged with his entire Brotherhood, to become the only living Makuta.

* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', where Terry's facing the genetic engineer responsible for the [[LegoGenetics splicing]] craze, who's injected himself with the DNA of three forms to become an apex predator. Terry then injects him with [[PhlebotinumOverload a whole fistful of syringes]], and... [[BodyHorror hoo boy]].

* The rings and scepters of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' royalty grant their bearers aspects of each of the sprite prototypings. While this makes the royalty progressively more powerful as more prototypings are added, it also makes their appearance progressively more bizzare.

* Kevin of ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' turns into one of those in the episode "Framed". During it, he has all the transformations Ben has due to draining energy from the Omnitrix in the previous season, '''and'' he can do PartialTransformation. After taking enough damage and after an insult, he's [[ShapeshifterModeLock locked in said mashup form.]] The result is a conglomerate of all ten forms and his own hair...

* The T-1000 in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' has moment of this as it goes through PowerIncontinence when it falls into the molten iron.