Line #5 PlayingWith/Weredragon


1	'''Basic Trope:''' A human that can turn into a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], or vice versa.
2	* '''Straight:'''
3	** Bob, a human, [[ScaledUp can turn into]] a dragon at will.
4	** Bob is a dragon that can turn into a {{human\|Disguise}} at will.
5	* '''Exaggerated:''' Every dragon can turn into a human at will, and every human can turn into a dragon at will.
6	* '''Downplayed:'''
7	** Bob can sprout wings or [[BreathWeapon breathe fire]].
8	** Bob, a dragon, can assume a DraconicHumanoid form, or vice versa.
9	* '''Justified:''' Bob prefers being in human form.
10	* '''Inverted:''' Bob can turn dragons into humans and humans into dragons.
11	* '''Subverted:'''
12	** Bob can't turn into a dragon.
13	** Bob can't turn into a human.
14	* '''Double Subverted:'''
15	** Then one day he inexplicably wakes up in dragon form.
16	** Bob finally learns how to become a human.
17	* '''Parodied:'''
18	** A super-massive dragon goes shopping, post memes on Twitter and goes to parties like any other human, until somebody points out that he's not even human.
19	** Bob uses his dragon form as a MundaneUtility.
20	* '''Zig Zagged:''' Some of the [[Main/{{Shapeshifting}} shapeshifters]] in Bob's world are [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent humans who can transform into dragons at will]], and others are [[HumanityEnsues dragons who can transform into humans at will]].
21	* '''Enforced:''' The writer wants to make dragons into actual characters.
22	* '''Lampshaded:''' "I just realized that the reason why I never see any dragons is that they're in human form..."
23	* '''Invoked:'''
24	** Bob gets bitten by a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent therianthropic weredragon]].
25	** Bob learns how to turn into a human at will.
26	* '''Exploited:''' Bob uses his dragon form to threaten people for his own benefit.
27	* '''Defied:'''
28	** Bob has a dragon form, but does not choose to use it.
29	** Bob hates turning into a human, and chooses not to.
30	** [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] discovers the existence of a gene making humans capable of transforming into dragons at will, and he seeks to eliminate said gene from existence to prevent his main adversaries from interfering with his {{evil plan}}s.
31	* '''Discussed:''' "So that guy I've been dating was a dragon all along? Never knew how many weredragons there were!"
32	* '''Conversed:''' "Honestly, they're like 2 yards long at smallest. Why wouldn't they want to be smaller at times?"
33	* '''Deconstructed:''' After learning of Bob's dragon-morphing abilities, many government agencies from the world over attempt to capture and study him for a chance to replicate his powers in other humans.
34	* '''Reconstructed:''' But then, Bob uses his unique powers to eliminate anyone who attempts to discover the secret of said unique powers.
35	* '''PlayedForLaughs:''' Bob transforms into a dragon, but his new dragon form is quite obese and has disproportionately small wings, making Bob incapable of flight and fitting into small spaces.
36	* '''PlayedForDrama:''' Bob transforms into a dragon after realizing [[GodzillaThreshold it's the only way to defeat Emperor Evulz and his countless mooks]], and once he does so, he quickly manages to save the day.
37	* '''PlayedForHorror:''' Bob more specifically transforms into a {{dracolich}} and unleashes a deadly plague upon humanity in an attempt to drive it into total extinction.
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