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Lots of [[Phlebotinum]] is voice activated: [[Star Trek ~~(Franchise)~~|Kirk]] talked to the computer, [[Knight Rider|Michael talked to KITT]], [[~~Automan (TV)|~~Automan]] talked to Cursor. But there is no place where a voice activation is more universally required than when triggering a [[Transformation Sequence]].

Lots of [[Phlebotinum]] is voice activated: [[Star Trek|Kirk]] talked to the computer, [[Knight Rider|Michael talked to KITT]], [[Automan]] talked to Cursor. But there is no place where a voice activation is more universally required than when triggering a [[Transformation Sequence]].

You are, more or less, not allowed to transform to your super-powered alter-ego without ranting some special key-phrase. This phrase may or may not be descriptive, but it should almost certainly be pithy. If your transformation [[Catch Phrase]] is lame, you will not be allowed to keep transforming.

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The trope originated with [[Comic Book Tropes|comic-book character]] Billy Batson, who first used the [[Catch Phrase]] "Shazam!" to transform into [[Captain Marvel]] in [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|1940]].

For some heroes, the phrase can be omitted when time does not allow, especially if the full [[Transformation Sequence]] is omitted. Superheroes who do not go through an explicit [[Transformation Sequence]] ([[~~Batman (Comic Book)|~~Batman]], [[~~Superman (Comic Book)|~~Superman]]) are exempt.

For some heroes, the phrase can be omitted when time does not allow, especially if the full [[Transformation Sequence]] is omitted. Superheroes who do not go through an explicit [[Transformation Sequence]] ([[Batman]], [[Superman]]) are exempt.

A common [[Anime]] phenomenon, where it may be a form of [[Calling Your Attacks]]. In the Japanese dialog of [[Sentai]] and [[Anime]], the word "Henshin" -- meaning roughly "change" or "transform" -- is often found in the phrase, and is sometimes the ''entire'' phrase.

Differs from [[In the Name of ~~The~~ Moon]] in that By The Power Of Grayskull is the activation password for the [[Applied Phlebotinum]], while [[In the Name of ~~The~~ Moon]] is a harangue directed at the opposition.

Differs from [[In the Name of the Moon]] in that By The Power Of Grayskull is the activation password for the [[Applied Phlebotinum]], while [[In the Name of the Moon]] is a harangue directed at the opposition.

This is the magic [[Catch Phrase]] that actually causes or facilitates the transformation. For one that is simply a cool kind of rallying cry or way to get the adrenaline pumping ("Flame On!", for example), see [[Invocation]]. When either of these contains (or is) the ''name'' of the hero's new form, it's [[Transformation Name Announcement]].

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== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'': In the first season of the English dub, Yugi's transformation into the pharaoh is usually precipitated by his shouting the title of the series.

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'': In the first season of the English dub, Yugi's transformation into the pharaoh is usually precipitated by his shouting the title of the series.

** The title of the series, ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' is one of the pharaoh's titles, which translates to "king of games".

** Parodied in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series ~~(Web Video)~~|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' with various shouts when Yugi transforms, the most memorable of which is "Super Special Awesome Ultra Special Sexy Transformation Sequence '''GO'''!"

** Parodied in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' with various shouts when Yugi transforms, the most memorable of which is "Super Special Awesome Ultra Special Sexy Transformation Sequence '''GO'''!"

*** [[Scooby Doo (~~Animation~~)|Da-da-da-ta ta-ta! Puberty Power!]]

*** [[Scooby-Doo (animation)|Da-da-da-ta ta-ta! Puberty Power!]]

*** Also "Wonder Twin Powers Activate! Form of, an Egyptian homosexual!"

* The Ignition Weapons from ''[[Tower of God]]'' unleash their powers by a very short version of this trope, e.g.: "Narumada, Ignite!" Getting them to listen to you is often a much more complicated matter.

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** The ''[http://www.thekeep.org/~rpm/vertigo/sailor-hellblazer/ Sailor Hellblazer]'' [[Crossover]] [[Fanfic]] spoofs this when John Constantine accidentally sets his Transformation phrase as "bloody friggin' hell."

** Sailor Jupiter's pre-attack powerup [[Invocation]] probably counts. "Guardian Jupiter! Stir up the storm, summon the clouds, send me your lightning! ''Supreme Thunder!''" She drops everything but the attack name later on, though. Though it does appear a few times later, making the attack seem more Bad Ass then normal.

*** If that counts, then [[Sailor Moon Abridged|this]] counts: "I call upon the powers of Zeus himself, infuse me with your heavenly thunder, which is actually lightning, but no one seems to notice. ''[[Pokémon (~~Anime~~)|Pika-chuuu!]]''"

*** If that counts, then [[Sailor Moon Abridged|this]] counts: "I call upon the powers of Zeus himself, infuse me with your heavenly thunder, which is actually lightning, but no one seems to notice. ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pika-chuuu!]]''"

* Possible subversion: in ''[[Mai-Otome]]'', the Otome's [[Phlebotinum]]-based powers require a vocal authorization from the Otome's bonded master before the Otome herself can verbally invoke her [[Transformation Sequence]].

* Spoofed in ''[[~~One Piece (Manga)|~~One Piece]]'': Franky the carpenter is a [[Schizo-Tech]] cyborg who activates his powers by shouting "[[Hentai]]!" (abnormality) instead of the traditional [[Toku]] phrase "Henshin!" (transform). While "hentai" can also mean "metamorphosis", its more common meaning of "weirdo" or "pervert" creates [[Hilarity Ensues|obvious humor]], as other characters comment he ''is'' a weirdo/pervert for running around in nothing but a speedo and a Hawaiian shirt. However, he doesn't even activate his powers this way, and just likes saying the word.

* Spoofed in ''[[One Piece]]'': Franky the carpenter is a [[Schizo-Tech]] cyborg who activates his powers by shouting "[[Hentai]]!" (abnormality) instead of the traditional [[Toku]] phrase "Henshin!" (transform). While "hentai" can also mean "metamorphosis", its more common meaning of "weirdo" or "pervert" creates [[Hilarity Ensues|obvious humor]], as other characters comment he ''is'' a weirdo/pervert for running around in nothing but a speedo and a Hawaiian shirt. However, he doesn't even activate his powers this way, and just likes saying the word.

* In ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', Nagisa, at least, is quite surprised to hear herself call out her and Honoka's key phrase ("Dual Aurora Wave") when they begin their first [[Transformation Sequence]]. This also happens with their after-transformation [[In the Name of ~~The~~ Moon|speech]] and their [[Calling Your Attacks|attacks]]. No explanation of any kind is ever given.

* In ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', Nagisa, at least, is quite surprised to hear herself call out her and Honoka's key phrase ("Dual Aurora Wave") when they begin their first [[Transformation Sequence]]. This also happens with their after-transformation [[In the Name of the Moon|speech]] and their [[Calling Your Attacks|attacks]]. No explanation of any kind is ever given.

** This was repeated in the spinoff series ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]]''. This time there ''was'' an explanation (although not one that can be extended back to the original series), and as a result Saki and Mai don't really question it later on (whereas Nagisa continued to be confused whenever she and Honoka said "something weird again"). By the way, their phrase was "Dual Spiritual Power".

** ''[[Yes ~~Precure~~ 5]]'' had "Precure metamorphose!" (Between that and the looks of the five girls, there have been accusations of ripping off ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'', which also uses "Metamorphose" as its phrase.)

** ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' had "Precure metamorphose!" (Between that and the looks of the five girls, there have been accusations of ripping off ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'', which also uses "Metamorphose" as its phrase.)

** ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'' had "Change! Precure Beat Up!", ''[[Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]'' had "Pretty Cure, Open My Heart!", ''[[Suite Precure]]'' had "Let's play! Pretty Cure Modulation!" and ''[[Smile Precure]]'' had "Pretty Cure! Smile Charge!"

* ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' had "Mew Mew ''X'' Metamorphose!", X being the name of their eponymous food (strawberry for Ichigo, pudding for Bu-ling, etc.)

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** While fighting Starrk, the two with the longest release 'phrases' - Kyoraku and Ukitake - activate the first release simply with the names of their swords and without fanfare (contrast with Stark's rather more showy transformation). Helpful given the potential for such lengthy verses getting interrupted by the Genre Savvy.

*** It's said that once a person reaches Bankai they no longer have to say their release phrase for their Shikai, though for some reason they all seem to say it most of the time anyway.

*** Because (unless you have a dumb one) it is ''awesome'' and serves as a [[Badass Boast]] with visual aides as your shikai activates. Trying to scare the enemy is the more-or-less explicit reason for all the [[Explaining Your Power to ~~The~~ Enemy]] that goes on in this series.

*** Because (unless you have a dumb one) it is ''awesome'' and serves as a [[Badass Boast]] with visual aides as your shikai activates. Trying to scare the enemy is the more-or-less explicit reason for all the [[Explaining Your Power to the Enemy]] that goes on in this series.

** Aside from the zanpaktou, there's also kido, which can be unspoken by very high level users, to short phrases, to requiring ''scrolls'' to keep track of. Using a kido without the chant weakens it, even for the highest-level users, and when a less skilled user tries, it also increases the chance of the spell failing entirely (and possibly blowing up in the caster's face, as frequently happens with [[Butt Monkey|Renji]]).

** The arrancar usually go into [[One-Winged Angel|Resurreccion mode]] by saying a specific word or phrase followed by the name of their zanpaktou. For example, Starrk says, "Kick about - Los Lobos!", Barragan says, "Rot - Arrogante.", and Nnoitra says, "Pray - Santa Teresa!"

*** This is because the premise of them is that they are Hollows who have been brought closer to shinigami, the opposite of Vizards like Ichigo.

* The shift from "civilian clothing" to bird suits in ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman ~~(Anime)~~|Gatchaman]]'' was triggered by speaking the phrase, "bird go!" into a special wristband. When the show was brought to America as Battle of the Planets, the phrase was "transmute!" In the G-Force permutation, the phrase was "G-Force, Transform!"

* The shift from "civilian clothing" to bird suits in ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman|Gatchaman]]'' was triggered by speaking the phrase, "bird go!" into a special wristband. When the show was brought to America as Battle of the Planets, the phrase was "transmute!" In the G-Force permutation, the phrase was "G-Force, Transform!"

** "Transmute to Fiery Phoenix!"

* ''[[Ronin Warriors]]/Yoroiden Samurai Troopers'' used this to don their armor. Usually, they took a transformation stance, yelled out "Armor of X," and some sort of incantation. For Wildfire, this was Tao Jin("the way of virtue"). The subarmor could be summoned at will, and it was donned before entering battle. Apparently, when not in use, their armors took the form of glass spheres with their corresponding Confucian value(depicted with kanji) inside it.

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** And Pactio cards, which summon a magical artifact for the user with the activation key "Adeat".

* Modified in the ''[[Karas]]'' [[OAV|OAVs]], where the transformation sequence is spoken by the hero's handler. (It's also one of the coolest transforms ever, albeit very long.)

* ''[[~~Wedding Peach (Manga)|~~Wedding Peach]]'' had two for each hero, because they each had two [[Transformation Sequence|transformations]].

* ''[[Wedding Peach]]'' had two for each hero, because they each had two [[Transformation Sequence|transformations]].

** Spoofed in ''[[Wedding Peach Abridged]]'' with, "Bridal Striptease, Go!"

* ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'''s [[Transformation Sequence]] was triggered by "Execute! (Spirit/Beast Spirit/Unified Spirit) Evolution!"

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** In the [[Sequel Series]] ''[[Voltron Force]]'', the mode change command "Form [color] center!" was added. The various weapon commands ("Form, [[Cool Sword|Blazing Sword]]!" and its variants) are somewhere between this and [[Calling Your Attacks]].

* ''[[G Gundam]]'' has the protagonist shouting "Rise, Shining Gundam!" whenever he decides to call his [[Humongous Mecha]]. It's not quite a transformation sequence, but close enough.

* ''[[~~Gao Gai Gar~~]]'': FINAL FUSION!! SYMMETRICAL DOCKING!! MEGA FUSION!! SYSTEM CHANGE!! SANMI ITTAI!!

* ''[[GaoGaiGar]]'': FINAL FUSION!! SYMMETRICAL DOCKING!! MEGA FUSION!! SYSTEM CHANGE!! SANMI ITTAI!!

* ''[[Shinkon Gattai Godannar]]'' had "Drive change go," "Volspinner slave on," "Mushin ittai Godiner," and "Change Genesister."

* ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' averts this trope, but ''[[Princess Tutu Abridged]]'' throws one in.

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** [[Transformers Cybertron|CYBER KEY POWER!!!!!!!!!]]

* ''[[Brave Command Dagwon]]'' Try Dagwon!]]

* ''[[~~Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|~~Cardcaptor Sakura]]'': "Oh key that hides the power of the dark. I, Sakura command you under the contract! RELEASE!!!!!!!!!" Since CCS is somewhat of a magical girl parody, it doesn't actually cause HER to transform (that's Tomoyo's job), it just causes the key to transform back into the full-sized wand so she can use it to control the cards.

* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'': "Oh key that hides the power of the dark. I, Sakura command you under the contract! RELEASE!!!!!!!!!" Since CCS is somewhat of a magical girl parody, it doesn't actually cause HER to transform (that's Tomoyo's job), it just causes the key to transform back into the full-sized wand so she can use it to control the cards.

* Dites in ''[[Chrome Shelled Regios]]'' are activated by saying "Restoration!" If the Dite has multiple forms, a number is appended to select the specific form: "Restoration Zero-One!"

* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Za Beasto!]]

* In ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', Simon calls out the transformation of Cathedral Terra to Supergalaxy Gurren Lagann, while doing a reverse [[Glasses Pull]] (or crying tears of blood in [[The Movie]]). Viral goes [[Audience Avatar]] and responds "I was waiting for these words!" Seconded.

* [[Kamichama Karin|AI AMU]] [[Gratuitous English|GODDO!]] (Other characters opt for latin or actual japanese catchphrases when transforming.)

* In ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka]]'' Ayumu and Haruna transform into a Masou Shoujo their keyword is, Nomobuyo, Oshi, Hashitawa, Dokeda, Gunmicha, De, Ribura."

* In ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?]]'' Ayumu and Haruna transform into a Masou Shoujo their keyword is, Nomobuyo, Oshi, Hashitawa, Dokeda, Gunmicha, De, Ribura."

* Black*Star in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' calls out to [[Shapeshifter Weapon|Tsubaki]] to get her to change [[Morph Weapon|weapon forms]].

* [[Panty ~~and~~ Stocking ~~With~~ Garterbelt ~~(Anime)~~|Panty and Stocking]] have an elaborate chant while powering up their lingerie into ghost-slaying weapons. The full version is used once, and later parodied when it quickly decays into apathetic mumbling. Their demonic nemeses, Scanty and Kneesocks, have their own Power of Grayskull chant.

* [[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking]] have an elaborate chant while powering up their lingerie into ghost-slaying weapons. The full version is used once, and later parodied when it quickly decays into apathetic mumbling. Their demonic nemeses, Scanty and Kneesocks, have their own Power of Grayskull chant.

* In [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation Divine Wars]] the main character, Ryusei Date, shouts out 'Variable Formation' whenever he and his two team mates combine in the Super Robot SRX. It's a homage and a parody of this trope because 'Super Robots always have to have a cool combination battlecry.'

* In ''[[Hyper Speed ~~Gran Doll~~]]'', Hikaru shouts "Gran Change!" to transform.

* In ''[[Hyper Speed GranDoll]]'', Hikaru shouts "Gran Change!" to transform.

* The girls of ''[[Makeruna Makendo]]'' say "Ma-ken-do!"

* In ''[[Jewelpet]] Twinkle'' the girls transform with 'Twinkle Twinkle Magical Charm Winkle Winkle Jewel Flash' while boys transform with 'Grilla Grilla Magical Charm Winkle Winkle Jewel Flash'. They also begin each spell with Twinkle Twinkle or Grilla Grilla respectively. In a later episode the fact the boys and girls transformation and magical phrases are different becomes a plot point.

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** Due to a later [[Retcon]], both "cei-u" and "say you" were revealed as backwards misspellings of the genie's name: Yz. Turns out he was a fifth dimensional entity, like Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite. Legacy Character Jakeem Thunder's genie is named Lkz, or as Jakeem pronounces it backwards, "So cool".

* Parodied in ''Defenders Indefensible'', when a shockingly calm Bruce Banner attempts to stimulate a change into the [[Hulk]], with such gems as "Hulk On!" and "Shazulk."

* The early [[Captain Marvel]] knockoff Marvelman, better known now as [[~~Miracleman (Comic Book)|~~Miracleman]], used the transformation phrase "kimota". (Spell it backwards.) His sidekicks use the phrase "Miracleman". [[Alan Moore]]'s ''Miracleman'' series used both the amnesia and trick power-down cliches.

* The early [[Captain Marvel]] knockoff Marvelman, better known now as [[Miracleman]], used the transformation phrase "kimota". (Spell it backwards.) His sidekicks use the phrase "Miracleman". [[Alan Moore]]'s ''Miracleman'' series used both the amnesia and trick power-down cliches.

** The aliens who pioneered the technology have multiple bodies, and swap bodies by using power words. The mad scientist who plundered the alien technology to create Miracleman put in a few little tricks. For example, when Miracleman hears a particular magic word, he transforms back into a human, and can't change for an hour.

* The magician Zatanna and her father Zatara speak their spells backwards. (Remember: words backwards, sentences forwards!) However, Zatanna has sometimes explained away the need to do this as being merely a focus exercise.

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== Film ==

* [[Green Lantern (~~Film~~)|Hal Jordan]] attempted to [[Super-Hero Origin|activate his ring for the first time]] by reciting various catch phrases, eventually progressing to "[[Toy Story|To infinity and beyond!]]" and, ultimately, "By The Power Of Grayskull" itself.

* [[Green Lantern (film)|Hal Jordan]] attempted to [[Super-Hero Origin|activate his ring for the first time]] by reciting various catch phrases, eventually progressing to "[[Toy Story|To infinity and beyond!]]" and, ultimately, "By The Power Of Grayskull" itself.

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* Averted in the Tortall universe, in which the most powerful shapeshifter in the world quite frequently shifts into something else without saying anything at all.

** After her series ends, she gets pregnant with a baby shapeshifter, and has to change shape whenever the baby does so she doesn't kick her way out. Another character comments that it is quite distracting to try to talk to the shapeshifter when she has to change shape every few minutes.

* [[The Dresden Files ~~(Literature)~~|Harry Dresden]] casts his spells using [[Dog Latin|Latin... ish]] phrases. He justifies this in his narration by explaining that words in foreign, unfamiliar languages provide a sort of insulation from the raw power of a spell for a wizard's mind. One time in ''Fool Moon'' he cast a spell when he couldn't speak. The spell worked fine, but he was badly disoriented for some time after. Presumably if Harry ever worked on his Latin he would have to start casting spells with another, even more obscure language, like most wizards do.

* [[The Dresden Files|Harry Dresden]] casts his spells using [[Dog Latin|Latin... ish]] phrases. He justifies this in his narration by explaining that words in foreign, unfamiliar languages provide a sort of insulation from the raw power of a spell for a wizard's mind. One time in ''Fool Moon'' he cast a spell when he couldn't speak. The spell worked fine, but he was badly disoriented for some time after. Presumably if Harry ever worked on his Latin he would have to start casting spells with another, even more obscure language, like most wizards do.

* In a story by Wilhelm Hauff, the hero and his friend use the magic word "Mutabor" to turn into birds - and promptly forget how to turn back. {{spoiler|They rediscover the magic word by spying on the bad guy bragging about how he tricked them.}}

* In Anthony Boucher's story "The Compleat Werewolf", the magic word "Absarka" transformed the main character into and out of his werewolf form. There were just two problems with this: (a) as a werewolf, he had to get somebody else to say the word for him and (b) when he changed back into a human, he was naked.

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== Live Action TV ==

* ''[[Captain Power and ~~The~~ Soldiers of ~~The~~ Future]]'': Members of the Future Force transformed into armored form by calling, "Power on!"

* ''[[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]'': Members of the Future Force transformed into armored form by calling, "Power on!"

* 1970s [[Wonder Woman]] rip-off ''[[The Secrets of Isis ~~(TV)~~|Isis]]'' forced the titular character to recite a full-sentence incantation to activate her powers. Also, she apparently had to activate powers in a certain order (i.e. she couldn't skip around on her spell list) or an incantation wouldn't work.

* 1970s [[Wonder Woman]] rip-off ''[[The Secrets of Isis|Isis]]'' forced the titular character to recite a full-sentence incantation to activate her powers. Also, she apparently had to activate powers in a certain order (i.e. she couldn't skip around on her spell list) or an incantation wouldn't work.

** Thankfully, not so much when she entered [[The DCU]].

* ''[[Family Matters]]'': Urkel would transform into one of his alter egos -- Stefan Urquelle, Bruce Lee Urkel or Elvis Urkel -- by pouring a special potion into one of the tubes attached to the machine; after walking inside, one of his friends would flip a switch to activate the machine and begin the transformation process (complete with bells, whistles and funny sounds that always seemed to elict a laugh). Urkel's trademark voice, clumsiness and physical awkwardness, weird food likes and personal traits, etc., always disappeared when Urkel's alter ego emerged.

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** ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'' ''completely skipped'' the morphing sequence and the catchphrase in "Countdown To Destruction Part 2".

** And just for fun, let's list them all in order!

*** "It's Morphin' Time!" (''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers ~~ZEO~~]]''. Then followed with their original dinosaur/animal symbol (for ''Mighty Morphin'' Season 1 to 2) or '(insert color here) Ranger Power' (for Season 3) or Ranger designation (for ''Zeo'')). <ref>Tommy's calls during ''[[Mighty Morphin]]'' invoked his animals (Dragon and White Tiger for Green Ranger and White Ranger, respectively), but for some reason, they were rendered along with the "-Zord" suffix, leading to "Dragon'''zord'''!" and "Tiger'''zord'''!"</ref>

*** "It's Morphin' Time!" (''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]''. Then followed with their original dinosaur/animal symbol (for ''Mighty Morphin'' Season 1 to 2) or '(insert color here) Ranger Power' (for Season 3) or Ranger designation (for ''Zeo'')). <ref>Tommy's calls during ''[[Mighty Morphin]]'' invoked his animals (Dragon and White Tiger for Green Ranger and White Ranger, respectively), but for some reason, they were rendered along with the "-Zord" suffix, leading to "Dragon'''zord'''!" and "Tiger'''zord'''!"</ref>

*** "Shift Into Turbo!" (''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]'')

*** "Let's Rocket!" (''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'')

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* ''[[Big Bad Beetleborgs]]'': "Beetle-Bonders! Beetle-Blast!" (Cue [[Theme Music Power-Up]].). "Back-Blast!" reverted them to human.

** The Metallix season had: "Data-Bonders! Input card! Beetle-Blast!" for their Beetleborg forms and "Bug out!" and "Bug-back" to go to and from their bug forms.

* ''[[~~The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (TV)|~~The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog]]'': "Fire within me!" "Earth beneath me!" "Air above me!" "Water around me!" "Forest before me!"

* ''[[The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog]]'': "Fire within me!" "Earth beneath me!" "Air above me!" "Water around me!" "Forest before me!"

** Rohan, [[The Hero]], had Battle Fury Armour, which he activated by shouting... go on, guess. {{spoiler|Battle Fury!}}

* ''[[Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad]]'' had "Let's Samurize, Guys!" (for Sam, [[The Hero]]), "Let's kick some Giga-butt!" (for Tanker, [[The Big Guy]]), "Pump up the Power!" (for Sydney, [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]), and a random non sequitur (for Amp, the [[Plucky Comic Relief]]) that essentially lampshaded the whole pointlessness of the henshin phrases (at least, until he was replaced: Lucky London, the second comic-relief guy, just said "Surf's up!")

** In the episode where everyone's personalities changed, Tanker and Sydney actually switched phrases.

* [[Kamen Rider|Kamen Riders]] traditionally use "Henshin", though Showa-era Riders would occasionally use variants, such as [[Kamen Rider Stronger]]'s "Henshin Stronger".

** The two ''Kamen Rider'' productions to completely avoid this trope are the [[Deconstruction]] film ''[[Shin Kamen Rider Prologue]]'' (whose protagonist bore more similiarity to [[~~The~~ Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|The Incredible Hulk]] than a typical Rider), and ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]]'' (except for some goof-ups slipping by ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'''s endgame).

** The two ''Kamen Rider'' productions to completely avoid this trope are the [[Deconstruction]] film ''[[Shin Kamen Rider Prologue]]'' (whose protagonist bore more similiarity to [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|The Incredible Hulk]] than a typical Rider), and ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]]'' (except for some goof-ups slipping by ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'''s endgame).

** [[Kamen Rider X]] said "Setup!" instead of "Henshin!" for most of his series, and switched to "Dai Henshin!" towards the end.

** [[Kamen Rider Amazon]] did not say "Henshin" but rather "'''[[Punctuated for Emphasis|AAAAAAAA-MAAAAAAAAA-ZOOOOONNNNNN!!!]]'''"

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*** "[[Kamen Rider Double|Cyclone! Joker! CycloneJoker!]]"

*** "[[Kamen Rider OOO|Taka! Tora! Batta! Ta-To-Ba, TaToBa TATOBA!]]"

*** "[[Kamen Rider Fourze ~~(TV)~~|Three... Two... One...]]"

*** "[[Kamen Rider Fourze|Three... Two... One...]]"

** The English versions gave us--

*** "[[Masked Rider|Ecto-Phase Activate!]]"

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** [[Go Go Sentai Boukenger|"Boukenger! Start up!" / "Go Go Changer! Start up!"]]

** [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|"Boil!/Echo!/Sharpen! Power/Cry/Blade of the Beast! Beast on!"]] ([[Power Trio]] gets the first, violet gets the second, white gets the third.)

** [[Engine Sentai ~~Goonger~~|"Change soul, set! Let's Go On!"]]

** [[Engine Sentai Go-onger|"Change soul, set! Let's Go On!"]]

** [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|"Ippitsu Soujou!" / "Ikkan Kenjou!"]]

** [[Tensou Sentai Goseiger|"Change card, tensou!"]] (Tensou is used when activating any Gosei Card power, not just the transformation into Goseiger.)

** [[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger ~~(TV)~~|"Gokai Change!"]]

** [[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger|"Gokai Change!"]]

** [[Tokumei Sentai Gobusters ~~(TV)~~|"Let's Morphin'."]]

** [[Tokumei Sentai Gobusters|"Let's Morphin'."]]

* [[Seiun Kamen Machineman]]: "DOLPHIN!!!"

* [[Ultra Seven]]: "Dua!"

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*** Highlight for proof that Dante wouldn't know a cool transformation phrase if it hit him in the face with a large trout: {{spoiler|"Devil May Cry's a-rockin' baby, yeah!"}} Fortunately, he usually shortens it to the first three words.

* Kermit's nephew Robin in ''Muppet Monster Adventure'' can turn into monsters after collecting their amulets and get their powers, and has a different call for each one.

* Some of the Lumas in ''[[~~Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game)|~~Super Mario Galaxy]]'' transform into various objects when fed enough star bits by the player. When this happens, they shout 'Transform!!!' which appears on the screen in a speech bubble in a very large, bold font.

* Some of the Lumas in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' transform into various objects when fed enough star bits by the player. When this happens, they shout 'Transform!!!' which appears on the screen in a speech bubble in a very large, bold font.

** And they appear to shout something that sounds like "Henshiiin!"

* "[[Mega Man ZX|MEGAMERGE!/ROCK ON!]]"

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* The asari of ''[[Mass Effect]]'' always say, "Open your mind, embrace eternity!" before using their mind-melding powers. It's never addressed whether or not this is actually necessary.

** [[Averted Trope|Nope]], it's just a religious thing. When Liara shares all of her memories with Shepard in [[Mass Effect 3]], she doesn't say it.

* Done with the "[[Gratuitous Spanish|Gun del Sol]]" from the ''[[~~Boktai (Video Game)|~~Boktai]]'' series. Django charges it by raising the gun sky-ward and shouting '''"[[Gratuitous Japanese|TAIYOH!!]]"'''

* Done with the "[[Gratuitous Spanish|Gun del Sol]]" from the ''[[Boktai]]'' series. Django charges it by raising the gun sky-ward and shouting '''"[[Gratuitous Japanese|TAIYOH!!]]"'''

** The Gun del Sol also appears in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4]]'', where it is given the less Spanglish name of "Solar Gun" and Snake now charges it by yelling "sunlight!" instead of "taiyō" (unless you're playing the Japanese version, in that case he will still yell "taiyō").

** The Gun del Sol also appears in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots]]'', where it is given the less Spanglish name of "Solar Gun" and Snake now charges it by yelling "sunlight!" instead of "taiyō" (unless you're playing the Japanese version, in that case he will still yell "taiyō").

* In ''[[~~Flower Sun and Rain|~~Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'', Sumio Mondo has a computer named KATHARINE (Catherine in the English), which he activates with a variety of codephrases. Here is the first one:

* In ''[[Flower, Sun, and Rain]]'', Sumio Mondo has a computer named KATHARINE (Catherine in the English), which he activates with a variety of codephrases. Here is the first one:

{{quote| '''Sumio:''' A mystery is concealed within this man! An endless journey -- The prey protects its soul -- While the hunter hunts the truth. A requiem solely sung for the search! Truth is singular. It's time to go to work, Catherine! The search culminates here!}}

* The girls in ''[[~~Arcana Heart (Video Game)|~~Arcana Heart]]'' all call their Arcana with such a phrase. The biggest standout being Kira's "don't ask why, just give me your powers."

* The girls in ''[[Arcana Heart]]'' all call their Arcana with such a phrase. The biggest standout being Kira's "don't ask why, just give me your powers."

* ''[[Super Monkey Ball|Super Monkey Ball 2]]'' and it's quite bizarre story mode where the heroes had to chant a song before they could go rolling around a level. According to the subtitles, the song had lyrics, but it all sounded like "Uki uki uki-ki-ki!"

* Combined with a [[Badass Creed]] in ''[[Princess Waltz]]'': A sword in my hand. A vow on my finger. I am clad in white. I will become a contestant in the Waltz.

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{{quote| '''Alina:''' Probability distribution of... electron cloud!<br />

'''Dmitri:''' Density with mass reaching boundaries of... the Chandrasekhar limit! }}

* In ''Cheer,'' Jo tries to activate the mysterious (and thus far useless) wand she's found [http://cheer.thewotch.com/index.php?date=20060706 via Grayskull phrases], similar to Peter Parker trying to [[How Do I Shot Web?|use his weblines]] in the first ''[[Spider-Man (~~Film~~)|Spider-Man]]'' movie. She even starts to try the original, but doesn't get to finish.

* In ''Cheer,'' Jo tries to activate the mysterious (and thus far useless) wand she's found [http://cheer.thewotch.com/index.php?date=20060706 via Grayskull phrases], similar to Peter Parker trying to [[How Do I Shot Web?|use his weblines]] in the first ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'' movie. She even starts to try the original, but doesn't get to finish.

* Parodied in ''Tales of Mynarski Forest''; when the delusional Heywood raises his "magic sword" to the sky with a call of "By the Powers of Numbskull!" he gets struck by lightning with [http://mynarskiforest.purrsia.com/xsl06_21.htm predictable results].

* Played with in one ''[[~~El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|~~El Goonish Shive]]'' [[Filler Strips|filler comic]]: Ellen, having nicknamed her boobs "The Wonder Twins", yells "Wonder Twin powers... ACTIVATE!"

* Played with in one ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' [[Filler Strips|filler comic]]: Ellen, having nicknamed her boobs "The Wonder Twins", yells "Wonder Twin powers... ACTIVATE!"

{{quote| '''Ellen:''' Damn. I was hoping [[Most Common Superpower|they'd get bigger]].<br />

'''Grace:''' Are you wearing a towel as a cape? }}

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* In ''[http://www.wcihigh.com/?p=259 WCI High]'', plain-looking Blossom Pearl transforms into sexy Awesome Girl by using her magic word, which is actually "MAGIC WORD", {{spoiler|an acronym which stands for "Mighty Awesome Girl I Call, With Outstanding Rackage, Doll!"}}

* ''[[PvP]]'' featured a comic about the minor random character Lolbat, who is shown to be a child who activates the power of ancient memes with the phrase, "It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!"

* Averted in ''[[Order of the Stick ~~(Webcomic)~~|Order of the Stick]]'': while V does say "Shapechange" before transforming into {{spoiler|a pink dragon}} for the first time, this is not what actually triggers the transformation. Rather, virtually all spellcasting in ''OotS'' has ''the name of the spell'' as a verbal component. The next time V transforms, no verbal statement is necessary, as the ''Shapechange'' spell's duration has not expired.

* Averted in ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'': while V does say "Shapechange" before transforming into {{spoiler|a pink dragon}} for the first time, this is not what actually triggers the transformation. Rather, virtually all spellcasting in ''OotS'' has ''the name of the spell'' as a verbal component. The next time V transforms, no verbal statement is necessary, as the ''Shapechange'' spell's duration has not expired.

* ''[[~~Xkcd (Webcomic)|~~Xkcd]]'': [http://xkcd.com/146/ CAREBEARSTARE!]

* ''[[Xkcd]]'': [http://xkcd.com/146/ CAREBEARSTARE!]

* At one point in ''[[Bad Guy High]]'', one of the kids got a He-Man-esque suit and a bunch of powers from some magic hermit. To call his powers, he had to call the hermit's name <ref>The name was the initials of various DC heroes, but can't recall the order</ref> and a lightning would strike him, changing him. Saying it again restored his form, so he made that mistake a couple times. {{spoiler|1=And once when SuperDan was holding him down on the ground, he recited the word a couple times so [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|the lightning would strike Dan instead]].}}

* In ''[[Emergency Exit]]'', Karl Tameron activates his couch robot by saying the phrase, "I sing the body electric," the beginning of a Walt Whitman poem. While this is not an example, it happens that later that same phrase not only transforms his couch but also seems to give him some manner of super powered electronics control, which satisfies the criteria. Fridge logic dictates that it's possible that he would have gained the super powers if he had a face the first time he said it and didn't need to use the speaking program from the portal bracelet, as he did not say the words himself that time.

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* Possibly in a reference to ''[[Power Rangers]]'', the Dimensional Guardians from the web fiction serial ''[[Dimension Heroes]]'' must shout "Dimensional Guardians, power up!" to activate their Guardian powers.

* [[Whateley Universe]] example: When [[Action Girl]] Chaka gets a set of magical gloves that - once invoked - let her make four extra-hard punches, she has to choose the invocation phrase. Being a wacky teenager in a superhero world, she chose [[Fantastic Four|"It's clobberin' time!"]].

* [[Atop the Fourth Wall ~~(Web Video)~~|"INTERNET REVIEWER!"]]

* [[Atop the Fourth Wall|"INTERNET REVIEWER!"]]

* Super-speedster Jenny Thunder, a hero from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' activated her speed powers by yelling out the phrase "THUNDERBOLT POWER NOW!"

* ''[[He-Man and ~~The~~ Masters of ~~The Universe (Animation)|He-Man and The Masters of The~~ Universe]]'' and ''[[She-Ra]]'' doing this was mocked mercilessly by [[~~The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|~~The Nostalgia Chick]]: "'''By the honor of pep-talks!'''"

* ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' and ''[[She-Ra]]'' doing this was mocked mercilessly by [[The Nostalgia Chick]]: "'''By the honor of pep-talks!'''"

* [[The Quest for Geekdom|BY THE POWER OF]] [[Camp Gay|GAYSKULL!]]

* [[My Way Entertainment|"Black Power, motherfucker!" "Deep penetration!" "King Chili, motherfucker! Yeah~!" "Fried rice!" "Jose Canseco!" "Dragon shit!"]]

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== Western Animation ==

* This trope takes its title from ''[[He-Man and ~~The~~ Masters of ~~The Universe (Animation)|He-Man and The Masters of The~~ Universe]]'', where that [[Catch Phrase]] changed unassuming Prince Adam into his titular alter-ego. The much less known power-''down'' phrase (used once each in the 1980's series and the 2003 series) is "Let the power return!"

* This trope takes its title from ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', where that [[Catch Phrase]] changed unassuming Prince Adam into his titular alter-ego. The much less known power-''down'' phrase (used once each in the 1980's series and the 2003 series) is "Let the power return!"

** Ironically (since he's the [[Trope Namer]]), it's not ''just'' the phrase that transforms him, he needs to be holding his magic sword (which he pulls out of [[Hammerspace]]). At one episode where he ventures to Orko's planet, where everything seems to work backwards (eg Orko's magic works correctly, and Adam's flame-throwing wrist gun spits out water instead), he had to recite the whole phrase in backwards to transform (he didn't transform when he said the phrase as normal early in the episode, then figured it out after some observing and analysis).

** He-Man's [[Distaff Counterpart]] (and [[Separated At Birth]] twin sister), ''[[She-Ra]]'', used a minor variant beginning, "For the honor of Grayskull..." In an episode when Adora (She-Ra's alter-ego) is rendered unable to speak, she cannot transform and is powerless until she recovers her voice. In another episode she is also rendered unable to transform when the orb on her sword is cracked by a powerful [[Wave Motion Gun|beam attack]] from the Horde (fortunately she gets it repaired after performing several difficult labors that test her resolve).

** He-Man's [[Distaff Counterpart]] (and [[Separated at Birth]] twin sister), ''[[She-Ra]]'', used a minor variant beginning, "For the honor of Grayskull..." In an episode when Adora (She-Ra's alter-ego) is rendered unable to speak, she cannot transform and is powerless until she recovers her voice. In another episode she is also rendered unable to transform when the orb on her sword is cracked by a powerful [[Wave Motion Gun|beam attack]] from the Horde (fortunately she gets it repaired after performing several difficult labors that test her resolve).

* ''[[Transformers]]'': Possible stretch, but when time permits, conversion to robot mode is accompanied by a transformer calling its own name, then saying, "Transform!"

** ''[[~~Beast Wars (Animation)|~~Beast Wars]]'' used this trope more extensively, with "Insert Name Here, Maximize!" for Maximals, "Insert Name Here, Terrorize!" for Predacons and "Beast Mode!" for reversing it. Later in ''Beast Wars'', some had vehicular modes with specialized names (at least once, Rattrap called his "Knieval Mode").

** ''[[Beast Wars]]'' used this trope more extensively, with "Insert Name Here, Maximize!" for Maximals, "Insert Name Here, Terrorize!" for Predacons and "Beast Mode!" for reversing it. Later in ''Beast Wars'', some had vehicular modes with specialized names (at least once, Rattrap called his "Knieval Mode").

*** Specifically, this was ''required'' as a voice command in ''Beast Wars'' as a trade off for the much smaller, more power efficient bodies than their predecessors (i.e. G1 Transformers which were around three times larger). Another aspect was that the entire procedure was handled by a secondary computer, which also handled other processes such as notififying the individual about low power, exposure to hazardous materials, etc.

**** Actually, it wasn't required. The voice commands existed in the first place because Hasbro wanted viewers to be absolutely sure which character was which. The voice commands were extremely prevalent in Season 1, though were toned down by the end and almost never heard in 2 & 3 unless a new character appeared.

*** In ''[[~~Beast Wars (Animation)|~~Beast Wars]]'', Dinobot specifically changed his code whenever he switched sides.

*** In ''[[Beast Wars]]'', Dinobot specifically changed his code whenever he switched sides.

** "I Am Transformed" for the ''[[~~Beast Machines (Animation)|~~Beast Machines]]'' Maximals (a plot point in the early episodes, as the characters needed to learn how to transform, as it had previously been handled by an onboard computer in them.).

** "I Am Transformed" for the ''[[Beast Machines]]'' Maximals (a plot point in the early episodes, as the characters needed to learn how to transform, as it had previously been handled by an onboard computer in them.).

* The [[~~Centurions (Animation)|~~Centurions]] had the activation phrase, "Power-X-Treme!" (or rather "pow-ER ext-REEM!") to beam down their weapons.

* The [[Centurions]] had the activation phrase, "Power-X-Treme!" (or rather "pow-ER ext-REEM!") to beam down their weapons.

* ''[[Captain Planet and ~~The~~ Planeteers]]'': "[[Invocation|Let our powers combine]]! Earth!"

* ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'': "[[Invocation|Let our powers combine]]! Earth!"

** "Fire!"

** "Wind!"

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*** [http://www.queenofwands.net/d/20031208.html "EVOLUTION! SURVIVAL! SELECTION! SCIENCE! H-AIIIIGH! (THE MONKEY HAS MY LEG! THE MONKEY HAS MY LEG!!)]

* ''[[Super Ted]]'' had the phrase "I'll just say my secret magic word..." and then the teddy bear would turn into SuperTed. The word was never revealed (it was hinted that the phrase was itself the magic word, but it was never confirmed), but in one episode, Bulk (one of the "bad guys") overheard it and used it to turn into Super-Bulk. The same episode had SuperTed [[Easy Amnesia|forget the word himself]]. This seemed to ignore the fact that Mother Nature hadn't ever given Bulk a magic potion to become super powered...

* ''[[~~Thundercats (Animation)|~~Thundercats]]''' and its [[Continuity Reboot|reboot]] ''[[Thundercats 2011 ~~(Western Animation)~~|ThunderCats (2011)]]'' have several:

* ''[[Thundercats]]''' and its [[Continuity Reboot|reboot]] ''[[Thundercats 2011|ThunderCats (2011)]]'' have several:

** Lion-O's [[Situational Sword]], the Sword of Omens, requires him to say "Thunder! Thunder! Thunder! Thundercats, Ho!" to cause the sword to lengthen from [[Retractable Weapon|dagger to longsword length]] unlock its [[Sword Beam|full combat potential]] and [[Battle Cry|rally the troops]] to battle with a [[Bat Signal]].

** A simple "Thundercats, Ho!" or "Ho!" is sometimes sufficient to fire a bolt, temporarily grow the sword, and activate a number of other context-sensitive powers. In the original, Lion-O did occasionally grow the sword without so much as a word.

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** A villainous example: [[Big Bad]] Mumm-Ra transforms into a [[One-Winged Angel]] form with the incantation "Ancient spirits of evil, [[Transformation Sequence|transform]] this decayed form, ''into Mumm-Ra''... '''the Ever-Living!''' [[Evil Laugh|Bwa ha ha ha HA!]]"

** In one particularly embarrassing original series moment that that Mumm-Ra will never live down, ''Snarf'' of all people takes advantage of this catchphrase to become even more beefy than Mumm-Ra himself. Clearly Mumm-Ra's transformation chamber could do with better security.

** The sister series ''[[~~Silverhawks (Animation)|~~Silverhawks]]'' also had a villain with a transformation speech: "Moon Star of Limbo! Give me the might! The muscle! The menace! Of MON...STARR!!"

** The sister series ''[[Silverhawks]]'' also had a villain with a transformation speech: "Moon Star of Limbo! Give me the might! The muscle! The menace! Of MON...STARR!!"

* ''[[~~Winx Club (Animation)|~~Winx Club]]'': Before 4Kids edited it, Bloom says "Bloom Magic Winx!" some of the time before transforming, with the other fairies substituting their names instead. Around season 2, it got reduced to just "Magic Winx!" When the girls earned [[Frilly Upgrade|new outfits]], 4Kids did have the girls saying "Go Enchantix!" for a while.

* ''[[Winx Club]]'': Before 4Kids edited it, Bloom says "Bloom Magic Winx!" some of the time before transforming, with the other fairies substituting their names instead. Around season 2, it got reduced to just "Magic Winx!" When the girls earned [[Frilly Upgrade|new outfits]], 4Kids did have the girls saying "Go Enchantix!" for a while.

** [http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2184092&postcount=116 Not everyone] likes transformation phrases.

* Possibly similar to ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'s'' "Go, Go, Gadget ''X!''", a phrase that was used to activate the required gadget 80% of the time.

** You mean the wrong one 80% of the time.

* The [[Wonder Twins]], from the second season of ''[[~~Super Friends~~]]'', would shout "Wonder Twin powers, ACTIVATE!" to, well, activate their Wonder Twin Powers. This was followed by Zan shouting, "Form of (something made of water or ice)!" and Jayna shouting, "Shape of (an animal or alien creature)!" (Interestingly, the comics made it clear that this wasn't required at all, but just a habit; presumably as a courtesy to [[Viewers are Morons|the audience who wouldn't understand that the Twins had just shifted shape]].)

* The [[Wonder Twins]], from the second season of ''[[Superfriends]]'', would shout "Wonder Twin powers, ACTIVATE!" to, well, activate their Wonder Twin Powers. This was followed by Zan shouting, "Form of (something made of water or ice)!" and Jayna shouting, "Shape of (an animal or alien creature)!" (Interestingly, the comics made it clear that this wasn't required at all, but just a habit; presumably as a courtesy to [[Viewers are Morons|the audience who wouldn't understand that the Twins had just shifted shape]].)

** This habit, and the entire concept of the Wonder Twins, was hilariously subverted in a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePLXE8pLT5Q Cartoon Network promo] disguised as an Eighties-vintage "you can do anything you set your mind to" spot: after telling the kiddies they don't need superpowers to be cool, Jayna transformed into a green tiger, and Zan into a bucket of water... whereupon he began lamenting his [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|lame superpower]], and exclaimed, "I could be defeated by a sponge. It wouldn't even have to be an ''evil'' sponge!" [[Hilarity Ensues|And an evil sponge (you can tell by the eyebrows) leans out from a group of lurking villains.]]

* ''Challenge of the [[~~Super Friends~~]]'' added Apache Chief and Samurai as token ethnic characters to their line-up. Apache Chief could grow to 50 feet tall by saying "Inekchok!", which the narrator once assured us was the Apache word for "giant man". Samurai could turn into a tornado by saying "Kazi noyo ni hiyaku!", or turn invisible by saying "Koya ningi!"

* ''Challenge of the [[Superfriends]]'' added Apache Chief and Samurai as token ethnic characters to their line-up. Apache Chief could grow to 50 feet tall by saying "Inekchok!", which the narrator once assured us was the Apache word for "giant man". Samurai could turn into a tornado by saying "Kazi noyo ni hiyaku!", or turn invisible by saying "Koya ningi!"

** To H-B's credit, Samurai was using genuine Japanese: "Kaze no yō ni hayaku" means "As swiftly as the wind", and "Tōmei ningen" means "Invisible man". It's entirely possible that Apache Chief's "Inekchok" is linguistically legit too.

** Apache Chief's power was parodied by ''[[~~Family Guy (Animation)|~~Family Guy]]''. Saying "Inekchok" makes ''Quagmire's penis grow larger''!

** Apache Chief's power was parodied by ''[[Family Guy]]''. Saying "Inekchok" makes ''Quagmire's penis grow larger''!

* Used by ''[[~~Freakazoid (Animation)|~~Freakazoid]]'', without even [[Lampshade Hanging]] it to any real degree. He has to say "Freak out!" to transform into Freakazoid, and "Freak in" to turn back into mild-mannered nerd Dexter Douglas. When Dexter says "freak out", he always precedes it with an extended "Ah" sound, like the chorus to the disco song "Le Freak" by CHIC.

* Used by ''[[Freakazoid]]'', without even [[Lampshade Hanging]] it to any real degree. He has to say "Freak out!" to transform into Freakazoid, and "Freak in" to turn back into mild-mannered nerd Dexter Douglas. When Dexter says "freak out", he always precedes it with an extended "Ah" sound, like the chorus to the disco song "Le Freak" by CHIC.

* In ''[[Fred and Barney Meet The Thing]]'', young Benjy Grimm would transform into The Thing by touching his magical rings together and saying "Thing Ring, Do Your Thing!"

* Subverted in ''[[~~Duck Tales (Animation)|Duck Tales~~]]'', where [[Bungling Inventor]] Gyro Gearloose programs the Gizmoduck suit to be activated by the phrase "blabbering blatherskite", believing that nobody uses it. Little did he know that it was mild-mannered accountant Fenton Crackshell's favorite expression and that he would transform into Gizmoduck for the first time purely by accident after uttering this phrase standing too close to the suit. In another episode, Launchpad starts using the expression, leading to some [[Secret Identity]] close calls. And in a later episode, the suit somehow shrinks in the wash... and its activation word becomes "blab".

* Subverted in ''[[DuckTales]]'', where [[Bungling Inventor]] Gyro Gearloose programs the Gizmoduck suit to be activated by the phrase "blabbering blatherskite", believing that nobody uses it. Little did he know that it was mild-mannered accountant Fenton Crackshell's favorite expression and that he would transform into Gizmoduck for the first time purely by accident after uttering this phrase standing too close to the suit. In another episode, Launchpad starts using the expression, leading to some [[Secret Identity]] close calls. And in a later episode, the suit somehow shrinks in the wash... and its activation word becomes "blab".

** The power suit seems to be able to hear the phrase no matter how far away the speaker is. In one episode, Fenton is hundreds of miles away and needs the Gizmoduck suit. He says the phrase and it activates, and flies across the country to get to him.

*** Not so much as it works that when Fenton is not within the suit's range, he calls it and says the word through the telephone. The reason that he had his mother use it the one time was because he forgot to turn on the suit's answering machine.

** The actual phrase is only "blatherskite," chosen as the most obscure word in the English language. The blabbering part is just Fenton's expression, and he never realizes that he only needs to say the second half.

* The spell that serves as a modifier for Raven's powers in ''[[Teen Titans (~~Animation~~)|Teen Titans]]'' is "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"

* The spell that serves as a modifier for Raven's powers in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' is "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"

** Similarly, an issue of ''[[Teen Titans Go ~~(Comic Book)~~|Teen Titans Go]]'' had the Titans' powers get juggled around, so Beast Boy ended up with Raven's magic and demonic taint. Her mantra doesn't work for him because he doesn't know what they mean, so she suggests he come up with something meaningful to him. He decides on "[[Trademark Favorite Food|Tofu]], Gamestation, [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Terra]]."

** Similarly, an issue of ''[[Teen Titans Go!|Teen Titans Go]]'' had the Titans' powers get juggled around, so Beast Boy ended up with Raven's magic and demonic taint. Her mantra doesn't work for him because he doesn't know what they mean, so she suggests he come up with something meaningful to him. He decides on "[[Trademark Favorite Food|Tofu]], Gamestation, [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Terra]]."

* The ''[[Battletoads (~~Animation~~)|Battletoads]]'' cartoon pilot had the three teenage protagonists shout out "Let's get warty!" to transform into their toad counterparts. A pretty stupid catchphrase, but not half as bad as what many people thought they said: "Let's get ''horny''!" (As in horny toads. Hopefully.) "Let's get normal" was used for the reverse transformation.

* The ''[[Battletoads (animation)|Battletoads]]'' cartoon pilot had the three teenage protagonists shout out "Let's get warty!" to transform into their toad counterparts. A pretty stupid catchphrase, but not half as bad as what many people thought they said: "Let's get ''horny''!" (As in horny toads. Hopefully.) "Let's get normal" was used for the reverse transformation.

* Spoofed on ''[[~~The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Animation)|~~The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'', where in one episode, Grim uses the exact same speech as He-Man to teleport his magical scythe into his hands. He has never before, and never again does need to say those words to do that.

* Spoofed on ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'', where in one episode, Grim uses the exact same speech as He-Man to teleport his magical scythe into his hands. He has never before, and never again does need to say those words to do that.

** Grim may have just been having fun. Despite his usually dour demeanor, episodes have repeatedly shown that under the death's hood lurks a big goofball.

* ''[[Re Boot]]'' has "ReBoot". [[Title Drop|Simple eh]]?

** Along with a tap of their symbol, usually...

** Spoofed during ''Nullzilla'', where the characters summon vehicles for a [[Combining Mecha]] with voice commands. Bob, Dot, and Enzo get the usual speech related to the vehicles, but Frisket ''barks'' for his and Mike has to say [[Butt Monkey|"Gnat, slightly annoyed, high pitched buzzing force"]].

* The short-lived ''[[~~The Avengers United They Stand (Animation)|~~The Avengers: United They Stand]]'' cartoon based on the Marvel [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|comic book of the same name]] had Ant-Man screaming ''Avengers Assemble!!'' followed by the transformation sequence of 3/4 of the team putting on powered armor. Scarlet Witch, Tigra and The Vision didn't wear any, being mutants and a robot respectively, so they were left out of the transformation sequence.

* The short-lived ''[[The Avengers: United They Stand]]'' cartoon based on the Marvel [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|comic book of the same name]] had Ant-Man screaming ''Avengers Assemble!!'' followed by the transformation sequence of 3/4 of the team putting on powered armor. Scarlet Witch, Tigra and The Vision didn't wear any, being mutants and a robot respectively, so they were left out of the transformation sequence.

* The [[Merchandise-Driven]] show ''[[King Arthur and ~~The Knights of Justice (Animation)|King Arthur and The~~ Knights of Justice]]'' had Arthur and his Knights activate their magical armor by putting their fists on the Round Table and reciting their oath:

* The [[Merchandise-Driven]] show ''[[King Arthur and the Knights of Justice]]'' had Arthur and his Knights activate their magical armor by putting their fists on the Round Table and reciting their oath:

{{quote| '''Arthur:''' I am King Arthur.<br />

'''Knights:''' And we are the Knights of Justice. We pledge fairness to all, to protect the weak and vanquish the evil! }}

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* In ''[[Jem]]'', a rare western [[Magic Idol Singer]] series, Jerrica would "transform" into Jem by touching her earrings and whispering, "Showtime, Synergy!" This was actually a slight subversion of the trope, however, as this wasn't a magic incantation; the earrings enabled her to communicate with the advanced computer system called Synergy, and "Showtime" was the code to tell Synergy to project the computerized hologram which changed Jerrica's appearance into that of Jem. (Synergy could be contacted in the same manner to project other holograms, usually with more explicit commands.)

** There was also an equivalent "power down" phrase: "Show's over, Synergy."

* The segment "Arabian Knights" from ''[[~~The Banana Splits (Animation)|~~The Banana Splits]]'' had the sorcerer Bez transform into a different creature by proclaiming, "Size of a... (dog, elephant, cow, what-have-you)!"

* The segment "Arabian Knights" from ''[[The Banana Splits]]'' had the sorcerer Bez transform into a different creature by proclaiming, "Size of a... (dog, elephant, cow, what-have-you)!"

* ''[[Teamo Supremo]]'''s transformation sequence, which had all three of the kids jumping with Brenda's skipping rope, was always triggered by Crandall saying, "Rope me, Brenda!" (obviously not in the way shown [http://outcastsproductions.deviantart.com/art/WHAPPAH-13099854 here], though one wonders if he ever wanted it that way).

* 90's toon, ''[[Mummies Alive]]'' had the four titular mummies proclaim "With the strength of Ra!" before going [[Stock Footage|going trough their transformation sequence]].

* In ''[[~~Defenders of the Earth (Animation)|~~Defenders of the Earth]]'', the Phantom would activate his super-strength by chanting "By jungle law, the Ghost Who Walks calls forth the power of ten tigers." His transformation sequence would then show... varying numbers of tiger heads passing into his body.

* In ''[[Defenders of the Earth]]'', the Phantom would activate his super-strength by chanting "By jungle law, the Ghost Who Walks calls forth the power of ten tigers." His transformation sequence would then show... varying numbers of tiger heads passing into his body.

* In ''[[WITCH (~~Animation~~)|WITCH]]'', the team transforms when leader Will holds up the Heart of Kandrakar and calls out "Guardians Unite!", then each girl calling out their element (''Fire! Water! Earth! Air!''). Will, being the one bestowed with "[[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]" goes through three different phases throughout the two seasons: in Season One, she was first up and just GRUNTED; the first half of Season 2, the grunt was replaced with "With Heart!"; when she FINALLY gained her element in the second half of Season 2, she's shunted to the end, but says "Quintessence!". It's also revealed that this goes the same for ALL Guardians, as Nerissa and the members of C.H.Y.K.N. say this when they transform with the Seal of Nerissa.

* In ''[[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]'', the team transforms when leader Will holds up the Heart of Kandrakar and calls out "Guardians Unite!", then each girl calling out their element (''Fire! Water! Earth! Air!''). Will, being the one bestowed with "[[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]" goes through three different phases throughout the two seasons: in Season One, she was first up and just GRUNTED; the first half of Season 2, the grunt was replaced with "With Heart!"; when she FINALLY gained her element in the second half of Season 2, she's shunted to the end, but says "Quintessence!". It's also revealed that this goes the same for ALL Guardians, as Nerissa and the members of C.H.Y.K.N. say this when they transform with the Seal of Nerissa.

** "Guardians Unite" was an invention of the animated series, as the comics only had the girls naming their powers (except for Will). Also, in most other countries, the translation of the phrase is a simple straight translation. The most notable (if not only) exception is the French dub, which uses "Cristallisation" instead (even though the show was animated in France).

** And in the comics, after "New Powers" the four girls call their element, then Will call "The power to unite them". Could be a problem if she had to do an individual transformation.

* ''[[Princess Gwenevere and ~~The~~ Jewel Riders]]'' has "By the power of the (X) Stone". Which however does not apply to Kale and her Dark Stone... maybe an [[Evil Laugh]] does the job?

* ''[[Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders]]'' has "By the power of the (X) Stone". Which however does not apply to Kale and her Dark Stone... maybe an [[Evil Laugh]] does the job?

* The Secret Scouts in ''[[~~Dinosaucers (Animation)|~~Dinosaucers]]'' would make use of their [[Ring of Power|Rings of Power]] by saying, "Secret Scouts ring, power up!"

* The Secret Scouts in ''[[Dinosaucers]]'' would make use of their [[Ring of Power|Rings of Power]] by saying, "Secret Scouts ring, power up!"

* The ''[[Iron Man]]'' cartoon of the 90's had this. When Tony needed the armor he was currently wearing to be something else, he'd call the other armor by name, and his chassis would simply change accordingly. This was a way to integrate the vast variations of Iron Man armor from the comics.

* [[Captain Marvel]] can apparently '''weaponise''' his transformation sequence, if his appearance in ''[[Justice League]]'' is anything to go by. While [[Let's You and Him Fight|battling]] [[Superman]], he caught Supes in a [[Bear Hug]], called out his transformation phrase, and the bolt of lightning that would normally have transformed him back into Billy Batson instead struck Supes for damage.