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* A memorable example in ''[[Lucifer (comics)|Lucifer]]'' came when the [[Big Bad]] sent a shapeshifting demon to kill Elaine. The demon in question killed her father and took his form to get close to her. {{spoiler|After Elaine escaped, the Big Bad decided to stop said demon from interfering by trapping it in that form permanently. It literally begged for death at the end, as the man's memories started to overwhelm it.}}
** {{spoiler|Context is necessary to really appreciate the "begged for death" bit: It is immortal to the extent it had already outlived the ''death of a previous universe.'' There's no indication ANYTHING can give it release.}}
* In ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'', Courier [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|shapeshifted]] into a woman to make an appointment with Mr. Sinister, who was posing as an obstetrician. Realizing he was set up, Sinister injected "her" with a destabilizing agent, the only antidote for which was to take away her powers completely. [[
** Courier's not the only X-character to suffer this. Nearly any character with a civilian form and a combat form will find him/herself stuck in powered-up mode. Colossus has been trapped in metal form, Iceman in ice form, Lifeguard in [[Half-Human Hybrid|half Shi'ar form]], Shadowcat as intangible (not shapeshifter but worth mention), Wolfsbane as at least part wolf, and so on.
* Parodied by the ''[[She Hulk]]'' graphic novel. Jennifer is told by Reed Richards that he has bad news: She's stuck as She-Hulk forever and can never change back into regular human Jennifer. After a [[Beat Panel]], She-Hulk inquired "So what's this bad news"? It [[Retcon|turned out]] that Reed was lying anyway since he's a dick.
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== Fan Works ==
* In ''[[With Strings Attached]]'', it happens to George thanks to a flaw in the ring that normally allows him to [[Voluntary Shapeshifter|shape change at will]]. He gets stuck as a pigeon in New Zork and is ''not'' happy about it; he uses his ring more cautiously for a time after it happens.
* Because of the multiple shape-changers that make up the [[Love Dodecahedron]] at the heart of its plot, most of whom are looking for cures for their conditions, this is a persistent theme/device in ''[[Ranma ½]]'' fanfiction, in contexts that range from light farce to horror.
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** Also used more conventionally within the series: Angua frequently worries about the psychological effects of becoming a wolf, fearing that if she stays in wolf form too long, she will forget how to be human.
** Shown with her father, in particular, who is slowly forgetting how to be human. Mentioned also that the human/reasoning side becomes less powerful the longer they're in Werewolf form, while the senses fade in human form.
** Angua becomes mode-locked in wolf form while directly exposed to the light of the full moon. A curtain is shown to prevent this, but she makes a comment about having to sleep in a dog basket for a week every month, suggesting that keeping the curtains closed might not work all the time.
** Borrowing can also cause this, in a way; if a witch borrows an animal's mind and stays there for too long, she'll forget she was ever human and it'll take a powerful witch to bring her back.
* An unusual variation occurs in the ''[[Switchers]]'' series. The titular shapeshifters [[Growing Up Sucks|lose their powers at 15]] (which is to say, Midnight on the morning of their fifteenth birthday) and are stuck as whatever they happen to be at the time. This issue is directly and pointedly addressed in the second book, appropriately entitled ''Midnight's Choice''.
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