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* They were accidentally exposed to a [[Mutagenic Goo|strange substance]].
* They were accidentally exposed to a [[Mutagenic Goo|strange substance]].
** They ate the [[Mutagenic Food]].
** They ate the [[Mutagenic Food]].
*** They ate the new and improved crunchtastic [[Cereal Induced Superpowers|Yummypops]].
*** They ate the new and improved crunchtastic [[Cereal-Induced Superpowers|Yummypops]].
** [[I Love Nuclear Power|They were exposed to strange radiation]] or nuclear waste.
** [[I Love Nuclear Power|They were exposed to strange radiation]] or nuclear waste.
** They got too close to the [[Green Rocks]].
** They got too close to the [[Green Rocks]].
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** They got hit by the [[World Wrecking Wave]].
** They got hit by the [[World Wrecking Wave]].
* They have [[Because Destiny Says So|always been destined to transform]] at a [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday|certain point in their lives]].
* They have [[Because Destiny Says So|always been destined to transform]] at a [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday|certain point in their lives]].
** They're a [[Half Human Hybrid]]
** They're a [[Half-Human Hybrid]]
*** It's a natural process of [[Metamorphosis]] for them.
*** It's a natural process of [[Metamorphosis]] for them.
** They have a number of "natural" genetic mutations that don't manifest until [[Puberty Superpower|puberty]].
** They have a number of "natural" genetic mutations that don't manifest until [[Puberty Superpower|puberty]].
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** They earned their new form by [[Working for A Body Upgrade]].
** They earned their new form by [[Working for A Body Upgrade]].
** They were given a [[Superhuman Transfusion]].
** They were given a [[Superhuman Transfusion]].
** A dying character [[I'm Dying Please Take My MacGuffin|gave them the power]].
** A dying character [[I'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin|gave them the power]].
** They were given a [[Powers As Programs|copy of the form]] from another character.
** They were given a [[Powers As Programs|copy of the form]] from another character.
** They gained the form by [[Mega Manning|fighting someone with it]] ([[Ditto Fighter|although the form may not last]]).
** They gained the form by [[Mega Manning|fighting someone with it]] ([[Ditto Fighter|although the form may not last]]).
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* They [[Transhuman|wanted to change]].
* They [[Transhuman|wanted to change]].
* They only [[Delusions of Doghood|think they transformed]]
* They only [[Delusions of Doghood|think they transformed]]
* [[One Winged Angel|A videogame hero has just slain their usual form]].
* [[One-Winged Angel|A videogame hero has just slain their usual form]].





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In any story in which a character changes form, regardless of whether they become a giant, an Incredible Shrinking Man, or even the opposite sex, this is usually explained using of the following reasons:



It's also worth noting that a lot of these are also what might give a character Superpowers, however, gaining a superpower tends to be more of a plot focus, whereas in a transformation story, the focus is more on what happens during or after the change rather than what caused it.