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Then again, the (mostly) innocent might suffer this fate because of a [[Curse]] or [[The Virus]]. In the most extreme cases the character will no longer be flesh and bone but [[Made of Evil]]. While it's unlikely the character wants to seek redemption, it's not impossible that a loved one from before the change can at least give them pause.
Can also caused through [[The Power of Hate]]. See also/compare [[One-Winged Angel]], [[Evil Makes You Ugly]], and [[Scaled Up]]. [[
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▲== Anime & Manga ==
* Humans in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' who devour other humans' souls become Kishin Eggs, eventually becoming a [[Humanoid Abomination|Kishin]], superhuman monstrosities who cause insanity in those around them just by existing.
* ''[[Wolf Guy Wolfen Crest]]'': When {{spoiler|Chiba}} is taken over by his bloodlust and obsession with killing Haguro, he becomes a [[Nightmare Face|deformed ogre]] instead of a werewolf.
* ''[[Berserk]]'' has the [[Eldritch Abomination|Apostles]], every one of whom was once human before making their sacrifice to the Godhand and being reborn as demons.
* {{spoiler|The Witches}} in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' ''[[Eldritch Abomination|embody]]'' this trope.
* The Sound Four more or less became this in ''[[Naruto]]'' when they metaphorically sold their souls to Orochimaru. They may look like normal ninja on the outside, but on the inside, they're monsters. Hence what they look like when they enter the second stage of their cursed seal.
== Comic Books ==
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* In ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' and ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', followers of Chaos will often mutate, sometimes rather quickly. Chaos mutations tend to be rather...grotesque, or even horrifying. Eventually, this will be how the apotheosis into a [[Eldritch Abomination|Daemon]] [[Ascended to A Higher Plane of Existence|Prince]] would eventually work, although succumbing to the mutations and becoming a [[Body Horror|Chaos Spawn]] is a much more common fate.
* In ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', a lot of [[The Undead]] work this way. Cannibals rise from the grave as [[Our Ghouls Are Creepier|ghouls]], unrepentant murderers come back as wights, those consumed by hatred become wraiths or spectres, and so on. Liches are [[Immortality Seeker]]s who do it to themselves ''on purpose''.
* In ''[[Ravenloft]]'', this is a game mechanic when making [[Morality Meter| Dark Powers Checks]]. There are thirteen steps from Purity to True Damnation, and each failed check takes a player one step closer. (Unless, that is, a player commits an Act of Ultimate Darkness, which often causes them to skip one or more steps.) The seventh step (called "the Beast, where the character is often - but not always - beyond redemption) causes a slight physical change, but not true transformation, step eight (called "the creature") enhances the change, giving the cursed character a few dark powers and weaknesses, and the ninth ("the monster", where the character is almost always truly damned) is where the character truly becomes an inhuman monster. For example, take a woman forced to become a harlot who eventually embraces her role and becomes a seductive vamp. When she reaches Stage Seven, she might have [[Cute Little Fangs]] and fiery red hair. At Stage Eight (where she has likely used her skills to [[Honey Trap]] victims and kill them) she might find herself physically stronger and start to see spiders - which seem overly fond of her - as adorable pets. At Stage Nine (where she has become so depraved that she intentionally looks for pure and innocent victims to corrupt) she becomes an actual red widow, a foul temptress who seduces men not just to kill and rob them, but feed on them as well, having a monstrous body that matches her dark soul. While she may welcome this change, there is truly no going back, and the Dark Powers will ensure [[Self-Inflicted Hell| she never escapes their grasp...]]
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