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The phenomenon where powers, magic, appearance, and other attributes change when going from one world or another. A common example is an [[Ordinary High School Student|average person]] finds themself in [[Otherworld|another world]].
[[Heavyworlder]] is a subtrope more common in [[Sci-Fi]]. See also [[HAD to Be Sharp]] for adaptations or training forced by harsh environment (natural or unnatural) on its inhabitants.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Yumeria]]'', anyone who enters [[Dream World|Moera]] gains a colorful skin-tight outfit,
* Averted in ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', where the characters are brought to Edolas and can't use magic unless they use specific equipment - or by swallowing a crystal.
* In ''[[Dream Eater Merry]]'', Yumeji has an ability he calls Lucid Gear to only be used in a [[Dreamland|Daydream]]. {{Spoiler|Later on, he
** There is also Ren Hinaki shares a symbiotic relationship with the Dream Demon, Quartier Latin. When in a Daydream, they can perform [[Fusion Dance|Dream Phase Union]] to fight other Dream Demons.
* Played with in the manga ''[[Isekai Ojisan]]'': when the titular character was dragged to a fantasy world
* ''[[El-Hazard: The Magnificent World]]'', one of the earlier Isekai licensed for release in North America, has four people gain powers when they are transported from Earth to El-Hazard. (Which powers they get depends on which continuity they are in.) At the end, at least one of the people returns to Earth.
* There's no evidence that the main characters of ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' get to keep their
*''[[Marchen Awakens Romance|MÄR]]'' has people from Earth who are teleported to MÄR-Heaven gain superhuman strength and better eyesight due to it's lower gravity.
* In ''[[The Devil is a Part-timer]]'', magic on Earth is
* ''[[Flip Flappers]]'' has [[Another Dimension|Pure Illusion]] where those who can synchronize with a crystal called an [[Applied Phlebotinum|Amorphous]] [[Transformation Trinket|Piece]] can [[Magical Girl|Flip Flap]]. [[Transformation Sequence|This process]] gives the [[Title Drop|Flip Flappers]]
* In ''[[Yuki Yuna is a Hero]]''
▲* ''[[Flip Flappers]]'' has [[Another Dimension|Pure Illusion]] where those who can synchronize with a crystal called an [[Applied Phlebotinum|Amorphous]] [[Transformation Trinket|Piece]] can [[Magical Girl|Flip Flap]]. [[Transformation Sequence|This process]] gives the [[Title Drop|Flip Flappers]] gain superhuman abilities and weapons.
▲* ''[[Yuki Yuna is a Hero]]'' has girls who become Heroes through the Hero System to go into another realm called the Jukai to defend the [[Cosmic Keystone|Shinju]] from the [[Monster of the Week|Vertex]]. They gain superhuman capabilities, armor, weapons, and a Fairy companion in this other reality.
* ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' have Espers that cannot access their [[Psychic Powers|powers]] unless in a [[Dark World|Closed Space or a similar dimension]].
* ''[[Corrector Yui]]'' and other Correctors
* {{Spoiler|''[[Infinite Dendrogram]]''
* ''[[Fairy Tale Battle Royale]]''
* In ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'', the Tamers and their Digimon partners can easily [[Fusion Dance|Biomerge]] in the Digital World to reach their Mega levels. In the real world, they cannot Biomerge due to Tamers not being made of data, so they have to make a workaround to invoke
* Downplayed in ''[[Kinnikuman]]'': By invoking Bergmann's Rule, Lunaight can tower over his opponent. This ability can best be used on the Planet Earth, as his ancestors originally came from there. He can't use this ability in the Omega Cluster at all because that won't awaken his ancestors' genetics. Still, he's a powerful Chojin, so he doesn't need to rely upon Bergmann's Rule.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* People known as Travelers, ''[[Dreamland]]'',
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== [[Fan Works]] ==
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', the Pevensies are just normal British kids living in the 1940s on Earth, but in Narnia, they're powerful kings and queens with reputations similar to
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* The colonists of the world Pyrrus in [[Harry Harrison]]'s 1960 SF novel ''[[Deathworld]]'' are [[Heavyworlder]]s because Pyrrus has a gravity twice that of Earth, but that's not where it stops. The entire planet is actively hostile to the human colonists – [[Everything Trying to Kill You|''every single life form on it'', down to the plants, is trying to kill them]]. The colonists are trained from the moment they're in diapers to kill or be killed, just to survive. The few that leave Pyrrus are unstoppable juggernauts offworld.
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Denkou Choujin Gridman]]'', Naoto uses his [[Transformation Trinket|Acceptor]]
** '' [[Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad]]'''s Sam can use his [[Transformation Trinket|Samuraizer]] to transform into Servo
* In ''[[Zixx]]'', certain people can access another dimension known as the Keep, a pocket dimension made by an ancient race. When any person enters this realm, they become something similar to a video game character with abilities and tools in this dimension.
== [[Music]] ==
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* An inverted example from ''[[d20 Modern]]''{{'}}s "Urban Arcana" setting: monsters from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' fall to Earth as "Shadowkind". Monsters
== [[Theatre]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Tokyo Xanadu]]'' has the Eclipse, an overlap of reality with the Spirit World where certain people can use armaments called Soul Devices to fight against creatures called [[The Heartless|Greed]].
* Played straight in ''[[Persona 4]]'' (as explained in canon with ''[[Persona 4 Arena]]''), where the characters can summon their Personas while in the TV World. The characters within the setting believe that they can only summon their Persona in that alternate dimension
** ''[[Persona 5]]''{{'}}s Metaverse can change the clothes of Persona users that have awakened to their potential. These outfits are related to their personality, much like their Personas. Model weapons can become actual weapons while in the Metaverse, too.
* ''[[The Longest Journey]]'' has the two worlds of Stark and Arcadia
* In ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'', the V-Watch cannot be used in the Real World, only in Movieland. The V-Camera, introduced in ''Double Trouble'',
* The Mario Bros. in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' are as strong as they normally are in the rest of the ''[[Mario & Luigi]]'' series. But in the Dream World, Mario gains a mild boost to his stats, and his regular attacks are turned into crowd-clearing AoE moves.
* The Holy Instruments, from ''[[Dual Hearts]]'', can only take a tangible form in the Dream World that Rumble can wield.
* In ''[[Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE]]'', there is the Idolasphere where monsters called [[The Heartless|Mirages]]
* In the ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]'' series, a compatible human and [[Energy Beings|EM Wave Being]] can perform an [[Fusion Dance|EM Wave Change]] that allows access to the [[Layered World|Wave World]]. The human can interact with devices, access the powers of the EM Wave Being, and can use Battle Cards as weapons.
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* In ''[[Layers]]'', particular teenagers can teleport to another world called Layer and have various powers such as [[Mind Over Matter|telekinesis]].
* In ''[[Her Summon]]'', a summoner can temporarily transport Jin-Kyung to her world whenever she gets in danger. He gains magical powers by using mundane items as a conduit for spells but loses his magic when teleported back to Earth.
* ''[[Hardcore Leveling Warrior]]'' has the virtual reality game
* In ''[[the Dreamland Chronicles]]'', Alex, when in Dreamland, has the [[Empathic Weapon|Sword of Kings]] when he falls asleep. He also has [[Powered Armor|magic armor]] and the ability to fly. Later on, his fraternal twin brother, Dan, gains the ability to dream and can use [[Imagination-Based Superpower|lucid dreaming, giving him complete control over his dream form]].
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone]]'' has a group of children, and their dog
* ''[[Twelve Forever]]'' has three protagonists who can teleport themselves to Endless Island, where each has a unique power. Twelve get [[Super Strength|superhuman strength]], Esther can create constructs from light, and Todd is a [[Shapeshifting|shapeshifter]].
* In ''[[Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero]]'', Penn, Boone, and Sashi take over heroes in another dimension with superpowers or other abilities depending on the overshadowed hero. The villains, Rippen and Larry, much like the heroes may get powers, too.
* In ''[[Code Lyoko]]'', whenever a person gets Virtualized into [[Cyberspace|Lyoko]] to gain [[Personality Powers|a form and abilities that seem to be based on their personality.]]
*From ''[[Chalk Zone]]'', Magic Chalk is ordinary chalk, while in the real world,
*''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'': Averted, in Orko's home dimension, he's an excellent mage and enough to challenge the [[The Lord of the Rings|Istari]]. While Eternia's magic environment crippled him so much that he comes across as [[Inept Mage|inept]]. Even though he is weakened, he has been learning how to use magic from scratch in Eternia, which gained Adam's respect.
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