Painful Transformation: Difference between revisions

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* ''Physical'' - The body is tortured during the transformation process. This is rather understandable, as one would imagine the bones and organs shifting around as having some sort of impact on the nerves.

* ''Mental/Spiritual'' - The user's mind is overrun with horrid... whatever. We rarely get into a shapeshifter's head. Externally, it looks like they undergo a [[Freak Out]] every time they change shape. This may even be necessary to transform, in cases like that of the ''[[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Incredible Hulk]]''.

* ''Mental/Spiritual'' - The user's mind is overrun with horrid... whatever. We rarely get into a shapeshifter's head. Externally, it looks like they undergo a [[Freak-Out]] every time they change shape. This may even be necessary to transform, in cases like that of the ''[[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Incredible Hulk]]''.

If ''painful'' doesn't begin to describe the transformation, see [[Body Horror]].

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** Adding to this, Koji and Koichi most likely go through the most painful transformations of them all. This is because the beast spirits do bend their bones, flesh, and bodies to match their evolution. Everyone else is human shaped while they have to suffer a complete bone re-structure.

** Although not quite as much, the Digivolution sequences in Tamers show the Digimon in slight pain as their skin is peeled off.

* Vivio's forced transformation {{spoiler|into her [[Overnight Age Up|Sankt Kaiser form]]}} in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers]]'' involved a lot of convulsing and screaming in pain.

* Vivio's forced transformation {{spoiler|into her [[Overnight Age-Up|Sankt Kaiser form]]}} in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers]]'' involved a lot of convulsing and screaming in pain.

** Hayate's similar transformation at the end of A's appears similarly painful, but as her body is at this point being controlled by an AI, it seems unlikely that she felt it.

* Valgaav (''[[Slayers]] TRY'') is capable of a partial transformation into his dragon form. The transformation appears so painful to him that he never manages to transform fully.

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** You can also hear the poor guy screaming as it happens.

* In the remake of ''[[The Wolfman]]'', turning into a werewolf involves a lot of snapping bones and blood from the mouth.

* Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader in ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Revenge of the Sith]]''. The first part involves a horrific aversion of [[Convection Schmonvection]], the other prosthetics that hook in directly to his nerves.

* Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader in ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Revenge of the Sith]]''. The first part involves a horrific aversion of [[Convection, Schmonvection]], the other prosthetics that hook in directly to his nerves.

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* ''Dr. Franklin's Island'' by Ann Halam, two girls get turned into a fish and a bird. The narrator describes this as being really uncomfortable. The bird-girl's sternum goes clean through the skin of her chest, [[Body Horror|not a pretty picture]].

** The transformation back is over in almost one day and completely painless.

* In [[Gaunts Ghosts]], the {{spoiler|rogue}} Inquisitor Handro Rime has a collection of agents known collectively as the Sirkle. They all share the same face, to act as doubles for the Inquisitor, and it is {{spoiler|implied the two scenes that he dies in are in fact his doubles}}. It's revealed that they use a special form of internal mechanism to alter the tension and position of muscles and even ''fracture and reset bone''. It is repeatedly noted that it is incredibly, requires immense focus to maintain one face, and a moment of surprise causes them to reveal their true face. And that when ever they transform, it occurs with a [[Nausea Fuel|horrifying crunch of bone]]. {{spoiler|Cue [[Hero Killer]] moments.}}

* In [[Gaunts Ghosts]], the {{spoiler|rogue}} Inquisitor Handro Rime has a collection of agents known collectively as the Sirkle. They all share the same face, to act as doubles for the Inquisitor, and it is {{spoiler|implied the two scenes that he dies in are in fact his doubles}}. It's revealed that they use a special form of internal mechanism to alter the tension and position of muscles and even ''fracture and reset bone''. It is repeatedly noted that it is incredibly, requires immense focus to maintain one face, and a moment of surprise causes them to reveal their true face. And that when ever they transform, it occurs with a [[Nausea Fuel|horrifying crunch of bone]]. {{spoiler|Cue [[Hero-Killer]] moments.}}

== Live Action TV ==

* The regeneration process experienced by Time Lords in ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' is, if not always physically painful, an extremely traumatic and draining experience. Typically, just after regenerating the Doctor finds himself weakened, partially amnesiac, and, in a few cases, comatose.

* The regeneration process experienced by Time Lords in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' is, if not always physically painful, an extremely traumatic and draining experience. Typically, just after regenerating the Doctor finds himself weakened, partially amnesiac, and, in a few cases, comatose.

** The Master's regeneration in "Utopia" shows him screaming throughout the whole process. Extra creepy when his face morphs and the scream pitches up.

** "Planet of the Ood" has the [[Karmic Transformation]] of the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]. It starts as simple hair loss, and ends in him ripping his own face off to expose his newly transformed self and coughing up part of his brain.

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== Video Games ==

* For the first half of the game ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'', Yuri Hyuga convulses and screams when using his "Fusion" ability to combine with demons; whether the pain is mental or physical is unknown, but the former is implied. Partway through the game, he experiences an epiphany, whereupon he no longer suffers the [[Freak Out]] on using his power.

* For the first half of the game ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'', Yuri Hyuga convulses and screams when using his "Fusion" ability to combine with demons; whether the pain is mental or physical is unknown, but the former is implied. Partway through the game, he experiences an epiphany, whereupon he no longer suffers the [[Freak-Out]] on using his power.

** The sequel repeats this pattern, with another epiphany.

* Whenever Link uses one of his transformation masks in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'', it triggers a short cutscene in which he [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGQas1eAXII screams horribly as the transformation occurs]. Thankfully, they can be skipped with the press of a button. His initial wolf transformation in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Twilight Princess]]'' seems to be a dual homage to those scenes and the transformation in ''An American Werewolf in London'', but after that, no further cutscenes of that nature occur.

* Whenever Link uses one of his transformation masks in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'', it triggers a short cutscene in which he [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGQas1eAXII screams horribly as the transformation occurs]. Thankfully, they can be skipped with the press of a button. His initial wolf transformation in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Twilight Princess]]'' seems to be a dual homage to those scenes and the transformation in ''An American Werewolf in London'', but after that, no further cutscenes of that nature occur.

** Midna's first transformation with the Fused Shadows in ''Twilight Princess'' had her being thrown around and screaming painfully.

* The ''[[Parasite Eve (Video Game)|Parasite Eve]]'' series has a handful these transformations to emphasize just how unnatural the game's monsters are; in the first game, the first actual non-boss encounter is a rat which is put through a thoroughly [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNL8b6Sm3SE traumatic transmutation]; later on, a poor German Shepherd is given [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR7hrXqus88 the same treatment.] Not recommended for the weak of stomach.

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== Web Original ==

* ''[[The Veloci Pastor]]'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDNzzhCpqxA full stop].

* Think regeneration was painful in ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]''? In ''[[Protectors of the Plot Continuum]]'', we have a human-turned-Gallifreyan with Borg implants. That first regeneration, his screams of pain and the shriek of his morphing musculoskeletal system combined into [[Fridge Horror|what had to be]] [[Hell Is That Noise|one hell of a hideous racket]].

* Think regeneration was painful in ''[[Doctor Who]]''? In ''[[Protectors of the Plot Continuum]]'', we have a human-turned-Gallifreyan with Borg implants. That first regeneration, his screams of pain and the shriek of his morphing musculoskeletal system combined into [[Fridge Horror|what had to be]] [[Hell Is That Noise|one hell of a hideous racket]].

* Spoony to Dr Insano in ''Kickassia'' on [[That Guy With the Glasses]].

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