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** Meta Justification: The transformation only takes a few seconds in-universe, but the viewers see the entire sequence for exposition or padding out screentime.
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** Or it could be a stylistic choice, the transformation sequence being a representation. To outsiders it's simply a flash of light.


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** "We abandoned the overly long sequences to get in the fray quicker."
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** Well, they ''try'' to kill her... But a powerful barrier stops their attack [[AttackReflector and sends it back to them.]]

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** Well, they ''try'' to kill her... But the transformation is protected by a powerful barrier stops their attack [[AttackReflector and sends it back to them.]]barrier that reflects their attacks]].
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** The villain goes to a movie theater, and the heroine is just finishing when the film ends.

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** The villain [[VillainsOutShopping goes to a movie theater, theater]], and the heroine is just finishing when the film ends.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': The heroine is a ReluctantFanserviceGirl and screams at her enemies to stop looking when she transforms.
* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Under different circumstances, [[GenreSavvy I'd not hesitate to go and attack that girl!]]... But all that stuff she's doing is [[{{Fanservice}} really mesmerizing]]"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Under different circumstances, [[GenreSavvy I'd not hesitate to go and attack that girl!]]...girl!... But all that stuff she's doing is [[{{Fanservice}} really mesmerizing]]"



** The villains kills the MagicalGirl while in her TransformationSequence. [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Do you think they're just gonna wait]]?

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** The villains kills the MagicalGirl while in her TransformationSequence. [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Do you think they're just gonna wait]]?wait?

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* '''Exploited''': The transformation sequence is so [[{{Fanservice}} distracting]], that the heroine intentionally transforms in front of the villains to mess with their heads.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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The transformation sequence is so [[{{Fanservice}} distracting]], that the heroine intentionally transforms in front of the villains to mess with their heads.
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** While the heroine is busy transforming, [[Chargedattack the main villain is busy preparing his opening attack...]]

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** While the heroine is busy transforming, [[Chargedattack [[ChargedAttack the main villain is busy preparing his opening attack...]]
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** While the heroine is busy transforming, [[Chargedattack the main villain is busy preparing his opening attack...]]

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???The Magical Girl has an long flashy transformation sequence, but it turns out to be an actual power of hers that's simply optional. However to access her Tier 2 abilities she has to perform a second transformation sequence during the first one, though decides to instead get a mage to alter the requirement to make the second sequence unnecessary. Said mage has to perform one to activate the necessary magic to do so.



* '''Implied''': The villain is surprised by the newest Magical Girl being fully in uniform, briefly commenting "The others before you were a ''lot'' slower getting ready".



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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Our heroine spins in place to change her costume.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???A MagicalGirl who [[HowDoIShotWeb doesn't quite know how to activate her powers]] tries [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull yelling a catchphrase]] and doing a twirling jump into the air to see if she can make herself transform.

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* '''Conversed''': "This transformation sequence wouldn't bother me so much if it weren't so long!" "Hey! It's not that bad; I can even state [[MostCommonSuperpower two good reasons]] that make it rock!" "She's not even thirteen!"

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-->'''Bob''':
"This transformation sequence wouldn't bother me so much if it weren't so long!" long!"\\
'''Charlie''':
"Hey! It's not that bad; I can even state [[MostCommonSuperpower two good reasons]] that make it rock!" "She's rock!"\\
'''Bob''': "DUDE!! She's
not even thirteen!"thirteen! What the hell, man?!"\\
'''Charlie''': "Well, [[ArtisticAge she doesn't look like thirteen]], so it's actually not creepy! ...[[AsideGlance Right?]]"
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* '''Invoked''': The transformation sequence is so [[{{Fanservice}} distracting]], that the heroine intentionally transforms in front of the villains to mess with their heads.
* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''':
The transformation sequence is so [[{{Fanservice}} distracting]], that the heroine intentionally transforms in front of the villains to mess with their heads.
* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Played Straight''': Our heroine transforms into a MagicalGirl with flashy clothes, saves the day, etc.
* '''Exaggerated''': Our heroine goes through a 10 minute TransformationSequence, filled with sparkles, swirls, and light to turn [[PhysicalGod into a goddess]].
** Alternately, the villain goes to a movie theater, and the heroine is just finishing when the film ends.
* '''Justified''': She must be another gender or species to use her powers.

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* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': Our heroine transforms into a MagicalGirl with flashy clothes, saves the day, etc.
* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Our heroine goes through a 10 minute TransformationSequence, filled with sparkles, swirls, and light to turn [[PhysicalGod into a goddess]].
** Alternately, the The villain goes to a movie theater, and the heroine is just finishing when the film ends.
* '''Justified''': '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':
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She must be another gender or species to use her powers.



* '''Inverted''': The villain is the one with the overly-long and elaborate transformation sequence... Except [[TransformationTrauma it's creepy instead]] of flashy, and it turns him / her into an OneWingedAngel.
** Alternately, our heroine completes the transformation to battle-form in about a second, but goes through a flashy transformation sequence when she changes back to normal.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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The villain is the one with the overly-long and elaborate transformation sequence... Except [[TransformationTrauma it's creepy instead]] of flashy, and it turns him / her him[=/=]her into an OneWingedAngel.
** Alternately, our Our heroine completes the transformation to battle-form in about a second, but goes through a flashy transformation sequence when she changes back to normal.



* '''Parodied''': The TransformationSequence is so long that some villains fell asleep, and so flashy that it gives others seizures!

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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The TransformationSequence is so long that some villains fell asleep, and so flashy that it gives others seizures!



* '''Deconstructed''': The villains kills the MagicalGirl while in her TransformationSequence. [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Do you think they're just gonna wait]]?
** Alternately: The villains use the delay to carry out their nefarious deeds and escape, leaving her to deal with the carnage when the transformation ends.
** Alternately: The transformation is a horribly painful experience, requiring instant growth, transformation and/or disappearence of body parts and skeleton, thus making the sequence a [[BodyHorror slow and painful torture that must endured on a regular basis]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Well, they ''try'' to kill her... but a barrier stops their attack [[AttackReflector and sends it back to them.]]
** She transformes outside the enemy lair then comes in transformed.
** While early transformations are horribly painful and violent, as she does this repeatedly her body adjusts and becomes stronger in her normal state while suffering less pain during the transformation. Eventually her two forms will be the same aside from activating her battle armor.
* '''Averted''': The girl simply changes clothes like a normal person, no transformation.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The villains kills the MagicalGirl while in her TransformationSequence. [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Do you think they're just gonna wait]]?
'''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Alternately: The villains use the delay to carry out their nefarious deeds and escape, leaving her to deal with the carnage when the transformation ends.
** Alternately: The transformation is a horribly painful experience, requiring instant growth, transformation and/or disappearence of body parts and skeleton, thus making the sequence a [[BodyHorror slow and painful torture that must endured on a regular basis]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Well, they ''try'' to kill her... but a barrier stops their attack [[AttackReflector and sends it back to them.]]
** She transformes outside the enemy lair then comes in transformed.
** While early transformations are horribly painful and violent, as she does this repeatedly her body adjusts and becomes stronger in her normal state while suffering less pain during the transformation. Eventually her two forms will be the same aside from activating her battle armor.
* '''Averted''':
The girl simply changes clothes like a normal person, no transformation.



* '''Enforced''': The TransformationSequence is there to make the show... [[{{Fanservice}} more attractive.]]

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The TransformationSequence is there to make the show... [[{{Fanservice}} more attractive.]]



* '''Defied''': "She's transforming! Now is our chance to kill her!"
** Alternately: "She'll be at that for ten minutes! Grab the loot and hostages!"

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* '''Defied''': '''Exploited''': ???
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"She's transforming! Now is our chance to kill her!"
** Alternately: "She'll be at that for ten minutes! Grab the loot and hostages!"



* '''Deconstructed''':
** The villains kills the MagicalGirl while in her TransformationSequence. [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Do you think they're just gonna wait]]?
** The villains use the delay to carry out their nefarious deeds and escape, leaving her to deal with the carnage when the transformation ends.
** The transformation is a horribly painful experience, requiring instant growth, transformation and[=/=]or disappearance of body parts and skeleton, thus making the sequence a [[BodyHorror slow and painful torture that must endured on a regular basis]].
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Well, they ''try'' to kill her... But a powerful barrier stops their attack [[AttackReflector and sends it back to them.]]
** She transforms outside the enemy lair then comes in transformed.
** While early transformations are horribly painful and violent, as she does this repeatedly her body adjusts and becomes stronger in her normal state while suffering less pain during the transformation. Eventually her two forms will be the same aside from activating her battle armor.



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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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** The girl gives out invocations and strikes dramatic poses...[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome but then just puts on different clothes.]]

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** The girl gives out invocations and strikes dramatic poses...[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome [[MundaneMadeAwesome but then just puts on different clothes.]]

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** Alternately, the heroine's transformation lasts a second and isn't flashy or elaborate.
** Our heroine completes the transformation in about a second, but goes through a flashy transformation sequence when she changes back to normal.
* '''Subverted''': The transformation is useless since she could use her powers without it.....

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** Alternately, the heroine's transformation lasts a second and isn't flashy or elaborate.
** Our
our heroine completes the transformation to battle-form in about a second, but goes through a flashy transformation sequence when she changes back to normal.
* '''Subverted''': The transformation is useless since a waste of time as she could can use her powers without it.....at any time...



** Alternately: The villains use the delay to carry out their nefarious deeds and escape, leaving her to deal with the carnage when the transformation ends.



** While early transformations are horribly painful and violent, as she does this repeatedly her body adjusts and becomes stronger in her normal state while suffering less pain during the transformation. Eventually her two forms will be the same aside from activating her battle armor.



** There is a Transformation but it's so short it does not need a long sequence

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** There is The transformation takes place in a Transformation but it's so short it does not need a long sequenceflash of light that you can miss by blinking, no sequence necessary.



** Alternately: "She'll be at that for ten minutes! Grab the loot and hostages!"



* '''Conversed''': "This transformation sequence wouldn't bother me so much if it weren't so long!" "Hey! It's not that bad; I can even state [[MostCommonSuperpower two good reasons]] that make it rock!" "You pervert!"

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* '''Conversed''': "This transformation sequence wouldn't bother me so much if it weren't so long!" "Hey! It's not that bad; I can even state [[MostCommonSuperpower two good reasons]] that make it rock!" "You pervert!""She's not even thirteen!"
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** She transformes outside the enemy lair then comes in transformed.
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** Our heroine completes the transformation in about a second, but goes through a flashy transformation sequence when she changes back to normal.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The villains kills the MagicalGirl while in her TransformationSequence. Do you think they're just gonna wait?
** Alternately: The transformation is a horribly painful experience, requiring instant growth, transformation and/or disappearence of body parts and skelton, thus making the sequence a [[BodyHorror slow and painful torture that must endured on a regular basis]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': The villains kills the MagicalGirl while in her TransformationSequence. [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Do you think they're just gonna wait?
wait]]?
** Alternately: The transformation is a horribly painful experience, requiring instant growth, transformation and/or disappearence of body parts and skelton, skeleton, thus making the sequence a [[BodyHorror slow and painful torture that must endured on a regular basis]].
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**Alternately, the heroine's transformation lasts a second and isn't flashy or elaborate.
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** The girl gives out invocations and strikes dramatic poses...[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome but then just puts on different clothes.]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': The villains kills the MagicalGirl while in her TransformationSequence. Do you think they're just gonna wait?

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* '''Deconstructed''': The villains kills the MagicalGirl while in her TransformationSequence. Do you think they're just gonna wait? wait?
** Alternately: The transformation is a horribly painful experience, requiring instant growth, transformation and/or disappearence of body parts and skelton, thus making the sequence a [[BodyHorror slow and painful torture that must endured on a regular basis]].

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