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Anime and Manga
"You're in for it now. My second form makes the one you're familiar with look as gentle as a sleeping kitten."
— Freeza (who still has two more forms), Dragon Ball Z Kai
Boros: This set of armor, which was used to seal in my immeasurable, irresistible power, has now been broken.
Anubis: Shadows, take life. Creatures, be born. Now let's see how well you play this game when the monsters are real!
Joey: Monsters?!
Tristan: For real?!
Téa: Uh-oh.
Anubis: It is no longer time to duel. Now, it is time to die!
Joey: Monsters?!
Tristan: For real?!
Téa: Uh-oh.
Anubis: It is no longer time to duel. Now, it is time to die!
Yugi: Diva?!
Kaiba: Oof. He's looked better.
Kaiba: Oof. He's looked better.
Comic Books
"And with Noden's arrival, the final note of the Fugue dies its silent death. Oh, but now in the hour of my triumph, I find this feeble guise unacceptable. Perhaps I should find something more... godlike."
— Nyarlathotep, Fall of Cthulhu: Godwar
"Did you honestly believe a fifth-dimensional sorcerer would resemble a funny little man in a derby hat? Would you like to see how I really look?"
— Mr. Mxyzptlk, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Fan Works
Integra: Fuck it, dropping the formalities! Alucard! ...Go for a walk.
Alucard: When hope is lost, undo this lock... and send me forth, on a moonlit walk. Release restraint level... ZERO.
Alucard: When hope is lost, undo this lock... and send me forth, on a moonlit walk. Release restraint level... ZERO.
Films - Animation
"A snake, am I? Perhaps you would like to see how ssssssssnake-like I can beeeee!"
— Jafar, Aladdin
"You pitiful, insignificant fools! Now I am the ruler of all the ocean! The waves obey my every whim. The sea and all its spoils bow to my power!"
— Ursula, The Little Mermaid (1989)
"NOW I AM MO' MOJO THAN BEFORE!"
— Mojo Jojo after taking extra doses of Chemical X and turning into a giant monster, The Powerpuff Girls Movie
"Now shall you deal with me, O Prince... and all the powers of HELL!"
— Maleficent, Sleeping Beauty, as she turns into a dragon.
"Welcome to the boss level!"
— Turbo a.k.a King Candy, Wreck-It Ralph
Films - Live Action
"Child, look what you have done. You have killed me, an insignificant man. But in my place, there shall rise... a god..."
— Grigori Rasputin, Hellboy
"No more clowning around. I'm not the Vindicator or the Victimizer or the Vaporizer or the Vibrator! I'm... THE VIOLATOR!!"
— Clown, Spawn
"Remember me, Eddie? When I killed your brother, I talked JUST! LIKE! THIS!!"
— Judge Doom, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Literature
<I compliment you on getting this far. But it will accomplish nothing. Because now, my brave Andalite warriors, it is time. Time to die.> (begins to morph) <I acquired this body on the fourth moon of the second planet of a dying star. Like it?>
— Visser Three, Animorphs #1: The Invasion
Live-Action TV
"After you beat the True Final Boss once, they achieve their ultimate evolution! That's how Video Games work!"
"Witness the face of...your final battle!"
— Mesogog, Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Stand-Up Comedy
"When she saw what the children were eating... I've always heard about people having a conniption, but I'd never seen one. You don't want to see them. My wife's face... Split. The skin and hair split, and came off of her face, so there was nothing except a skull. An orange light came out of her hair; and lit all 'round. Fire shot from her eye-sockets; and it began to burn my stomach. And she said, 'WHERE DID THEY GET CHOCOLATE CAKE FROM?!?!?!?!'"
Video Games
"Okay, if he pulls a dragon out of his ass, I'm leaving."
— Varric Tethras during the Corypheus boss fight, Dragon Age II "Legacy" DLC
"I'm done with this game, [character name]!"
— Drakath before assuming his Prime form, AdventureQuest Worlds
Lord Krom Wrath: You're pathetic, Urkor Malravenus, hiding in that teddy-bear skin.
Deady: You have no sense of style, do you, Krom Wrath? But if you want to see me in my true form... you got it. (pulls off his teddy-bear head and turns into a giant tentacled skull with light-purple-pupiled eyes) Urkor Malravenus is here!
Lord Krom Wrath: Hmmm. I forgot how large you are.
Deady: You have no sense of style, do you, Krom Wrath? But if you want to see me in my true form... you got it. (pulls off his teddy-bear head and turns into a giant tentacled skull with light-purple-pupiled eyes) Urkor Malravenus is here!
Lord Krom Wrath: Hmmm. I forgot how large you are.
"I'm shocked, you're... pretty strong. You're indeed our finest creation. Looks like I actually have to try now. It's time for you to see my real power!"
— Nova Tsukuyomi, Azure Striker Gunvolt
Tahu: But... you are but a Tohunga!
Makuta: You expected something else? Something like... THIS?!
Makuta: You expected something else? Something like... THIS?!
— BIONICLE: Mata Nui Online
Ragna the Bloodedge: You bastard! That body...
Yuuki Terumi/Susanoo: Let me show you, little Raggy... THE POWER OF A GOD!!
Yuuki Terumi/Susanoo: Let me show you, little Raggy... THE POWER OF A GOD!!
"Playtime's over. Grant me POWEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR!!"
— Dracula assuming his demon form, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Death: My power! Use my power!
Dracula: Soul Steal! (merges with Death to become True Dracula)
Dracula: Soul Steal! (merges with Death to become True Dracula)
Crap! The gravity is too high for us to float... It's time to transform, guys.
— The first Hrumian who lands on Hivez in Combat Instinct 3
"I cast off these petty illusions! Behold the true vision of the Lord of Hell!"
— Belial, Diablo III
"Everyone, keep your guards up. That wasn't his full power. We can expect at least three levels of transformations, with additional power multipliers every time!"
— Valvatorez (before an aversion), Disgaea 4
"It's time."
— Sephiroth before turning into this
◊ (because apparently it would require a whole loading session for him to become this◊), Dissidia Final Fantasy
◊ (because apparently it would require a whole loading session for him to become this
◊), Dissidia Final Fantasy"Just like I said, "right in harm's way." [Evil Laugh] I bet she doesn't like you very much now! [to Milla] Go on then. Show your friends JUST HOW ANGRY YOU ARE!"
— Lord Brevon, cut dialogue when Milla turns into a monster mutant, Freedom Planet
Valentine: It's all over... There's nothing left for me here. You are giving me a headache. You need to die already! What Mother wants... doesn't matter anymore! YOU'RE PISSING ME OFF!!
Sol Badguy: What the? Now, that's interesting. I like you even more now than your old self. Ya know, this would've been a lot simpler if you'd just done this from the beginning.
Sol Badguy: What the? Now, that's interesting. I like you even more now than your old self. Ya know, this would've been a lot simpler if you'd just done this from the beginning.
— Guilty Gear II: Overture
"Now I am COMPLETE!"
— Illidan Stormrage when using his Metamorphosis ultimate, Heroes of the Storm
"NO ONE IS SAFE."
"By slaying me in my true form, you have merely given me the power to assume my actual true form, which I'm about to do. Right now."
"Bah... Aha... I... see. I expected as much from the hero chosen by the Dreamstalk. But I wonder... How will you handle this? You see, true beauty... is control. The Dreamstalk has guided you thus far. But its bloom will be your doom! Floralia, Dreamland, and this entire planet! You should all feel honored. You will serve as my sustenance... for eternity!"
— Queen Sectonia while merging with the Dreamstalk, Kirby: Triple Deluxe
"I've avoided showing you this form! You'll wish you never crossed Veran, Sorceress of Shadows!"
— Veran, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
"Giratina unleashed it's true strength!"
What's this? A trick? I'm not impressed
You're bad and now you're tall
It makes it all the more worthwhile
To see a giant fall!
You're bad and now you're tall
It makes it all the more worthwhile
To see a giant fall!
—Jack Skellington gives the sickest burn this trope has ever seen, The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
"After absoring a huge amount of Amrita, John Dee transformed into this large yokai. Hundreds of eyes cover its body, even the tentacle-like tips of its hair. It is an embodiment of wicked ambition, utterly devoid of humanity."
— Nioh
Travis: (kicks Jasper's Pizza Batt Man form out the window) And that's a wrap!
Henry: No. Not yet.
(Jasper turns into a cartoony parade float and appears out the window)
Henry: Now that's hideous!
Travis: Rich assassins pull the craziest shit.
Henry: No. Not yet.
(Jasper turns into a cartoony parade float and appears out the window)
Henry: Now that's hideous!
Travis: Rich assassins pull the craziest shit.
"Hahahahahaha! This is splendid! You are the first to see this form! Die, with my highest praise!"
— Nyarlathotep, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
"You ain't seen nothing yet!"
— Helga, Revolution X
"Say what you wish. I would become the Devil himself in order to protect Iris."
— Michael Zeppelin before fighting Grolla, RosenkreuzStilette
"I am the Devil...! [...] Grant me power...!"
— Michael Zeppelin assuming his demon form, RosenkreuzStilette
"You pompous maggot...! I shall show you the limits of a commoner!"
— Iris before the final battle in Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert, RosenkreuzStilette
"So, Andross! You show your true form!"
— Fox McCloud, Star Fox 64
Dragon Lord: Muwahahaha! This is the form of your new ruling god! Kneel and pray for a swift demise! You will all be sacrificed to me!
Masked Mage: This is the real me! I resurrected my own body to overcome death itself! Now this dark lich is stronger than the gods! No need to fight any longer. I will end you all!
Dark Majesty: Yes! This is what the ruler of Mavolia, the human realm, and the Sanctuary of Mana looks like! Hah! I feel the power within me! I will obliterate you myself!
Masked Mage: This is the real me! I resurrected my own body to overcome death itself! Now this dark lich is stronger than the gods! No need to fight any longer. I will end you all!
Dark Majesty: Yes! This is what the ruler of Mavolia, the human realm, and the Sanctuary of Mana looks like! Hah! I feel the power within me! I will obliterate you myself!
— The three Big Bads upon assuming their boss forms in Trials of Mana
Hakuoro: I haven't told you yet, have I? About my real name.
Eruru: No...
Hakuoro: My...
Eruru: No..!
Hakuoro: ...name is-!
Eruru: No!!
(Hakuoro turns into Witsarnemitea)
Witsarnemitea: At this time, I shall cut away our accursed destiny!
Dii: I see. But you should know we cannot be killed no matter what!
(Dii responds in kind)
Eruru: No...
Hakuoro: My...
Eruru: No..!
Hakuoro: ...name is-!
Eruru: No!!
(Hakuoro turns into Witsarnemitea)
Witsarnemitea: At this time, I shall cut away our accursed destiny!
Dii: I see. But you should know we cannot be killed no matter what!
(Dii responds in kind)
"I am the lucid dream... The monster in your nightmares... The Fiend of a Thousand Faces! Cower before my true form! BOW DOWN BEFORE THE GOD OF DEATH!!"
Rex: Is that Jin's true form?
Dromarch: What enormous energy.
Poppi: There no change to ether energy of surroundings, that energy being emitted by interior of body.
Nia: Just like our Pyra then? Where do they even get all that energy?
Zeke: How about all that rage energy he's got all pent up inside?
Rex: No that's not it, it's...
Morag: Look out here he comes!
Dromarch: What enormous energy.
Poppi: There no change to ether energy of surroundings, that energy being emitted by interior of body.
Nia: Just like our Pyra then? Where do they even get all that energy?
Zeke: How about all that rage energy he's got all pent up inside?
Rex: No that's not it, it's...
Morag: Look out here he comes!
Player: She's huge!
Whisper: This is bad! This is one of those really bad cases of Yo-kai mischief! It's when the final boss changes form and gets stronger in the second fight!
Jibanyan: Nyaow's not the time to state the obvious, balloon brain!
Whisper: This is bad! This is one of those really bad cases of Yo-kai mischief! It's when the final boss changes form and gets stronger in the second fight!
Jibanyan: Nyaow's not the time to state the obvious, balloon brain!
Keith Martin: What are you trying to pull?
Robert Baxter: It's a missile, all nice and filled with that drug. What do you think will happen if I drop this on New York?
Keith: You think I'd let you do that?
Robert: Do you think you can stop me? It's time to show you this thing's true form!
Keith: Gah, You Monster!
Robert Baxter: It's a missile, all nice and filled with that drug. What do you think will happen if I drop this on New York?
Keith: You think I'd let you do that?
Robert: Do you think you can stop me? It's time to show you this thing's true form!
Keith: Gah, You Monster!
—Time Crisis 5
Dril Martin: We did it! We finally took down Mandler!
Luna Zarnitsyna Sheena: Look! That hideous form is turning into ashes!
Sho Tendo: No, this isn't right... It's not over yet!
Dril Martin: What? Oh, don't tell me that!
Mandler: Ha ha ha ha ha... The time has come at last. At last, my body shall be reborn with the energy gathered by the Vaikun!
Dril Martin: Aw man... This is extremely not good! We took too long to destroy all the Vaikun!
Luna Zarnitsyna Sheena: Is this Mandler's ultimate form?
Mandler: I am reborn, and you are insignificant. However... As it was with Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta, those who would defy me... can no longer be abided. The end of humanity shall adorn the day of my rebirth!
Luna Zarnitsyna Sheena: Look! That hideous form is turning into ashes!
Sho Tendo: No, this isn't right... It's not over yet!
Dril Martin: What? Oh, don't tell me that!
Mandler: Ha ha ha ha ha... The time has come at last. At last, my body shall be reborn with the energy gathered by the Vaikun!
Dril Martin: Aw man... This is extremely not good! We took too long to destroy all the Vaikun!
Luna Zarnitsyna Sheena: Is this Mandler's ultimate form?
Mandler: I am reborn, and you are insignificant. However... As it was with Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta, those who would defy me... can no longer be abided. The end of humanity shall adorn the day of my rebirth!
Helga: You ain't seen nothing yet! (turns into Mondor)
—>—Revolution X
—>—Revolution X
Visual Novels
Monokuma: This game... is over...? No no no... I'm not gonna let you finish yet... There's no way this can end before I've even transformed.
Sonia: ...Tr-Transform?
Monokuma: A transformation is customary in a final boss battle, right? You know, like that one role-playing game. You know what game I'm talking about. Final...
Kazuichi: D-Don't say it!
Monokuma: Now then... allow me to show you... I'll skip the second and third forms and go straight to... MY FINAL FORM!!
Sonia: ...Tr-Transform?
Monokuma: A transformation is customary in a final boss battle, right? You know, like that one role-playing game. You know what game I'm talking about. Final...
Kazuichi: D-Don't say it!
Monokuma: Now then... allow me to show you... I'll skip the second and third forms and go straight to... MY FINAL FORM!!
Web Animation
Wiz: Fame may be fleeting, and wealth ephemeral, but true evil never dies.
Boomstick: It just comes back with a goddamn second health bar.
Boomstick: It just comes back with a goddamn second health bar.
Webcomics
"The caterpillar sees not its destiny, except by fulfilling it. Only by shedding our previous bodies can we become beautiful butterflies. I see you have no wings. Let me show you mine."
"Yessss! The ascension, it's happening! Fascinating!
The neural pathways - the alterations in chemistry - they were already there - just waiting!
It's coming together! I can see the levers of the universe! Soon, I will be able to reach out and touch them ...
... and then, I will kill you all!"
The neural pathways - the alterations in chemistry - they were already there - just waiting!
It's coming together! I can see the levers of the universe! Soon, I will be able to reach out and touch them ...
... and then, I will kill you all!"
—The Other, Girl Genius, Vol. 20 p. 48
"You Fool! You can't just beat the ultimate form, there's always an ultimate ultimate form waiting! Don't you know anything?"
Roxas: One wing? Don't they just fly around in circles?
Axel: You know, they should, but they don't. No idea how that works.
Axel: You know, they should, but they don't. No idea how that works.
— Organization LIX, "Rules"
, "Rules" Web Original
THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM
HAHAGHAHGJAHGJHJAHHGAJSHJGHSAJAHSJGHASIGSA I AM GOD
(HP is 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999)
(HP is 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999)
— Main Bad Guy, Every Single JRPG in History by Ghettoblasters
Western Animation
Vilgax: Fire is not so useful, now that we are in my element!
Ben/Ultimate Swampfire: A sinking ship is your element? That explains so much.
Vilgax: Joke while you can. Now you face the true form of Vilgax!
Ben/Ultimate Swampfire: A sinking ship is your element? That explains so much.
Vilgax: Joke while you can. Now you face the true form of Vilgax!
— Ben 10: Alien Force, The Final Battle Part 2
Phineas: That was great, Candace! How'd you beat him the second time?
Candace: The what?
Phineas: You know, everytime you beat the last boss they come back a second time, but twice as strong!
Candace: The what?
Phineas: You know, everytime you beat the last boss they come back a second time, but twice as strong!
"Moon Star of Limbo, give me the might, the muscle, the menace of Mon Star!"
— Mon Star, Silverhawks
"Ancient Spirits of evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living!"
— Mumm-Ra, ThunderCats
