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There are many ways a creature can transform, from fact to fictional. Which is your favorite?

There are many ways a creature can transform, from fact to fictional. Which is your favorite?
Rage enforced transformation. I'm thinking of putting a character into my book that transforms into a griffin in extreme emotion.

Ftw?

I like to use power words - like SHAZZAM!

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I went with "Uncreative changing on the spot", but I really prefer the 'second angle' type of transformations - like with those pictures you look at and see a hare, then you look at it again and suddenly it's a duck. Or like multiple personality disorder, when the same body suddenly is inhabitated by a (completely) different person.

I like the Poke the Bunny types...or the bunny from Holy Grail....

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Hurrah for giant transformimg robots!

Vines grabbing and pulling a creature underground, as bugs to him, attaching themselves to the creature, morphing together, making the creature have bug-like qualities like the antennaes, maybe butterfly wings...etc....

yes, I made that up in the last few seconds because I was bored.

Anything that isn't cliche, which means none of the options.

It would be convenient to be made of liquid of some sort. You can liquidize and then mould into whatever shape you want.

It would be convenient to be made of liquid of some sort. You can liquidize and then mould into whatever shape you want.
Sounds like the Terminators

Sounds like the Terminators

Indeed! :cool: ... I'LL BE BAHK!

Beep beep. I like cyborgs, specifically robocop who i still think could kick the terminator's wuss ass.

Coccooning. I went to a butterfly hatchery in Aruba last winter, really quite fascinating. For instance, I did not know that after a caterpillar coccons itself, its' body breaks down into an undifferentiated liquid biochemical mass - and literally re-writes its' own DNA in the process. It is from this coccooned, energy-rich soup that the fully-matured butterfly forms.

It's still not an entirely understood phenomenon, and I suppose that's why I like it.

Skytrain!


Oh, sorry. Thought it said "Favourite form of Transportation."

Eww, who would want to go into a cocoon? *shudder*

Definitely changing on the spot, uncreative or not.

Coccooning. I went to a butterfly hatchery in Aruba last winter, really quite fascinating. For instance, I did not know that after a caterpillar coccons itself, its' body breaks down into an undifferentiated liquid biochemical mass - and literally re-writes its' own DNA in the process. It is from this coccooned, energy-rich soup that the fully-matured butterfly forms.

It's still not an entirely understood phenomenon, and I suppose that's why I like it.
Okay, that answers my question: Dobbsworld! :p
But I have to admit, that sounds fascinating. Not in a way that makes me want to try it, but fascinating nevertheless. I had no idea, I always thought they pretty much just "grew" into butterflies. Hmmm.

Transforming from everyday vehicles into robots!

Puberty.

Transforming from everyday vehicles into robots!
That stuff sucks ass.

Nanotechnology.
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How about transformation through a full body erection?

All of your skeletal muscles would have erectile tissue properties. At the right stimuli, they would swell and give you a rock-hard exterior and superhuman strength. You would also turn a bit reddish purple and veins would start popping out all over. The effect would be intimidating(and hot!).

Unfortunately, the effect does not last as long as some would hope - and occasionally your superpower can disappear altogether for no apparent reason. In your super-lab, however, you have a supply of transformation pills that can jumpstart your powers.

How about the vaginaless nude transformation scenes from so many anime?

I quite like the Pokemon transformations... they are just the perfect example of deus ex... Okay, need a better creature - so, arbitrary amount of experience later... blam, now I'm a dragon.

There are various kinds of transformation that can be loosely lumped together under "sympathetic magic" - consume a part of the beast, or otherwise incorporate a part of the beast into oneself, to become the beast. Possibly the best-known example of this is Peter Parker being bitten by a radioactive spider and becoming Spider-Man. (Yes, I know, the radioactivity part may cause some of you to file this under "nuking", but it wasn't Parker who got nuked, it was the spider.)

(Hm, I wonder if that spider gained the powers of a nerdy teenage boy at the same time? Well, it's off to the lab for some experimentation! Because inquiring minds want to know!)
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Umm...the transformation from Super Saiyan 2 to SS3, I guess. I'm horribly unoriginal here, I know.

Umm...the transformation from Super Saiyan 2 to SS3, I guess. I'm horribly unoriginal here, I know.

Ahh, the good old rage-based transformation. Someone pisses you off so much you suddenly grow five feet of golden hair and get strong enough to blow up the planet. That's my kind of transformation.

Ahh, the good old rage-based transformation. Someone pisses you off so much you suddenly grow five feet of golden hair and get strong enough to blow up the planet. That's my kind of transformation.

Mine too. Would be nice if it worked for me. Not that I need enough strength to blow up the planet, or anything like that. It would just make moving furniture much easier.

I like to use power words - like SHAZZAM!

ZIP-ZOP-ZOOBITY-BOP!

There are various kinds of transformation that can be loosely lumped together under "sympathetic magic" - consume a part of the beast, or otherwise incorporate a part of the beast into oneself, to become the beast. Possibly the best-known example of this is Peter Parker being bitten by a radioactive spider and becoming Spider-Man. (Yes, I know, the radioactivity part may cause some of you to file this under "nuking", but it wasn't Parker who got nuked, it was the spider.)

(Hm, I wonder if that spider gained the powers of a nerdy teenage boy at the same time? Well, it's off to the lab for some experimentation! Because inquiring minds want to know!)
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Psst.... Charlotte...

ever notice that she was the only spider that could spell... and she lived for a very, very long time.

which ever transformation suits my needs.

but I would rather one I can control.

Accelerated evolution.

I gotta go with the cocoon method. If I ever use any of those to transform, make it through the cocoon method. The thought of being protected goo seems oddly good. Plus, it could be used without transformation or goo. Could make certain "special" times in bed more interesting. ;)

you misspelled the word favourite.

you misspelled the word favourite.
No, I didn't. I'm American. I use American English. Therefore, certain words are going to be spelled differently.

Beep. Beep.

you misspelled the word favourite.

The British are the ones who always spell wrong. They're just weird.

I will say shapeshifting is my favorite.

I'm all for the "creeping" style of transformation. You know, where the physical change starts at one point in the body then slowly works its way out, gradually altering the rest of the person. A neat little suspense trick. It works particularly well for shadowy henchman villian types, but also comes in handy in any virtual settings where you can create the effect of a sort of gradual assembly.

Anime-style flying around and implied nudity.

beep beep

i like extreame makeover transformation

... and shapeshifting - that'd be cool

How about transformation through a full body erection?

All of your skeletal muscles would have erectile tissue properties. At the right stimuli, they would swell and give you a rock-hard exterior and superhuman strength. You would also turn a bit reddish purple and veins would start popping out all over. The effect would be intimidating(and hot!).

Unfortunately, the effect does not last as long as some would hope - and occasionally your superpower can disappear altogether for no apparent reason. In your super-lab, however, you have a supply of transformation pills that can jumpstart your powers.
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Wouldn't be all that sure on the "hot", either. Might be more likely to elicit a chuckle. :p

Two words.

Flame on!

I was always impressed by the stuff that Tetsuo did in Akira.

I guess you can impress a lot of girls with that. :)

I love chewing gum.