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''Gone, gone the form of man,
''Rise the demon Etrigan!'' }}
{{quote|''Gone, oh little man so tame,
:* Also, if he cannot speak in order to say the phrase (like a story where he is turned into a fly) writing it can suffice.
* The original [[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.
** DC is constantly messing with them, though. Billy Batson (calling himself simply Marvel) is now the wizard who gives the others their powers, Freddy Freeman (formerly Captain Marvel Jr) is trying to become a superhero named Shazam (who still uses his name to transform, but has thankfully gained the ability to make that optional, so he ''can'' say his name without transforming now), and, in a fit of nostalgia, Billy Batson/Marvel changed Black Adam's word from "Shazam" to {{spoiler|"Chocolate Egg Cream"}} in an attempt to keep Black Adam from transforming. It didn't take. Black Adam then got rid of the powers himself by transferring them to a powerless Mary, creating [[Panty Shot|Black Mary Marvel]]. Which went well...
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