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* Megaton Man uses the word Overkill to transform into his ridiculously muscled superhero form from his ridiculously muscled alter ego.

* In [[The DCU]], Jason Blood is changed into [[Etrigan]] when a certain poem is read, by him or by someone else. The full version is:

Rise the demon Etrigan!'' }}

** Often, especially in adaptations, only the two last lines are used. To change back, he recites "Gone, gone, O Etrigan! Resume once more the form of man!"

** Other versions of the poem have been seen to work. Spoofed at least once by Blood himself, while in a particularly snarky mood:

Arise the demon... Whatsisname?'' }}

* [[Captain Marvel]]'s "Shazam!". Along with Cap, the entire Marvel Family uses this magic transformation word. (Except for Captain Marvel Jr., who uses "Captain Marvel!") The Captain Marvel villain IBAC changes back and forth from his identity by saying his own "super" name, as does Junior's villain Sabbac.

** In the same vein, in order to Wave Change in ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]'', one has to first say, "EM Wave Change, (Name), On The Air!"

** Subverted, then lampshaded by Omega-Xis in the third game when Geo attempts to Wave Change and fails to before being registered with project Trans Code.

'''Omega-Xis:''' That's strange, yelling makes everything work! }}

* 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.

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

* 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!"

== Web Animation ==

* Spoofed on ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' with the Strong Bad E-mail "lunch special", in which Strong Bad thinks that getting Bubs to say his name backwards without the first B (in other words, "sbu") will make him give away a free lunch special. Eventually, Bubs says it, and reveals that it doesn't make him give away a free lunch special but rather makes him lose his ability to fly (though he could really only hover a few inches above the ground anyway).

'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, right. }}

** The email "shapeshifting" pokes fun at this, with Strong Bad imagining himself gaining the ability to shapeshift and, in addition to having to put up with pointless rules and restrictions, having to activate the power out loud:

 

 

== Web Comics ==

* ''[[Dresden Codak]]'' has the Tokamak twins, not related to the Wonder Twins, and SCIENCE.

'''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.

* 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]]'' [[Filler Strips|filler comic]]: Ellen, having nicknamed her boobs "The Wonder Twins", yells "Wonder Twin powers... ACTIVATE!"

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

* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', Zoe's transformation powers are enacted by the words "shupid" and "kwi". However, this works whether said by her or somebody else. (Kind of has to, since her alternate form is that of a camel... which can't talk.)

* 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]]'' had Arthur and his Knights activate their magical armor by putting their fists on the Round Table and reciting their oath:

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

* This happens in "Powerstone", with the main character Falcon (and all the other ones) shouting "Power Change!" every time he tries to transform. Early on in the series this doesn't actually work, as he has no control over when he transforms. (Interestingly enough, even when he transforms by complete accident, with no control over what he is doing, he still shouts "Power Change!")