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* This happens to the Macross in [[The Movie]] of ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'': when a Meltrandi attack blows off its [[Eva Fins]], the [[Transforming Mecha|Macross]] is locked into [[Humongous Mecha]] mode since those fins, aside from being its [[Wave Motion Gun]], also happen to be the ship mode's forward section. And indeed after the final battle of both the movie and the series, the Macross never transforms into ship mode ever again as it's stuck waist down in a lake.
* In ''[[Suite Pretty Cure]]'', Seiren is stuck in her human "Ellen Kurokawa" form after performing a [[Heel Face Turn]]. On the plus side, she becomes the [[Sixth Ranger|third Cure]] Cure Beat.
* One chapter of ''[[D.N.Angel]]'' had Dark in control of the body after Daisuke went missing (sort of) on White Day.
* In ''[[
== Comic Books ==
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* Appears in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' when Calvin's [[Transformation Ray|Transmogrifier Gun]] runs out of juice after a [[Shapeshifter Showdown]], leaving Calvin stuck in the form of an owl until it recharges. Somehow, his mother doesn't seem to notice, but humours him.
== 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.
== Films -- Animation ==
* Occurs in ''[[The Secret of Kells]]''. After {{spoiler|allowing Crom Cruach to hurt her so she can let Brendan sneak past safely, [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Aisling is stuck in her white wolf form]], unable to speak to Brendan anymore. In the [[Distant Finale]] of the movie, however, we ''briefly'' see her in her human appearance, implying the lock is starting to wear off, or possibly already has.}}
* In ''[[The Return of Hanuman]]'', one of the conditions for Hanuman to be reincarnated as a human on Earth is that when he turns back into the original Hanuman, he could not turn back into human form.
▲* In ''[[Film/Howls Moving Castle|Howls Moving Castle]]'', [[Noble Demon|Calcifer]] warns [[Gentleman Wizard|Howl]] that the more often Howl changes into his [[Partial Transformation|semi-avian form]], the greater the chance that Howl will lose his humanity and never be able to change back. Other wizards in the film are mentioned to have done this deliberately in order to help with a war effort; Howl notes that by the time the war ends, they'll have forgotten that they were ever human to begin with.
== Literature ==
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* There's a German children's book (main character's named Agathe) which involves witches, shapeshifting into cats and a "stay-a-cat-powder".
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the Doctor's TARDIS possesses a "chameleon circuit" which, under ideal circumstances, disguises the machine by making it appear to be an inconspicuous object in the time and place it's parked. Due to a malfunction he's never been able to fix, however, it is permanently stuck in the shape of a 1960s British police box. He did fix it for one story, but then [[Status Quo Is God|it broke again]]. It's later stated that he doesn't even try to fix it anymore, because he likes it that way. Other Time Lords that appear in the series have TARDISes with normally
▲== Live Action TV ==
▲* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the Doctor's TARDIS possesses a "chameleon circuit" which, under ideal circumstances, disguises the machine by making it appear to be an inconspicuous object in the time and place it's parked. Due to a malfunction he's never been able to fix, however, it is permanently stuck in the shape of a 1960s British police box. He did fix it for one story, but then [[Status Quo Is God|it broke again]]. It's later stated that he doesn't even try to fix it anymore, because he likes it that way. Other Time Lords that appear in the series have TARDISes with normally functioning chameleon circuits.
** In the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' strip, shapeshifting companion Frobisher got stuck as a [[Everything's Better with Penguins|penguin]] for a while. Even before and after that, however, it was the form he most preferred.
** At one point the Doctor says he smashed the circuit with a hammer, so it would NEVER work again. [[Depending on the Writer|In a more recent episode]], he claims that whenever he repairs or replaces the circuit, the TARDIS herself
*** Although, now it's stated that the chameleon circuit is working properly. It analyzes a huge area of its surrounding environment, extrapolates an inconspicuous form for it's exterior, then shifts that appearance to...
* In an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' Garak uses a device on Odo that prevents his shapeshifting. Since he cannot take his natural liquid form, his body begins to deteriorate. Later, he had his powers taken away by his people for a surprisingly long amount of time (unusual for this trope): about half a season.
** Still later, in the latter days of the Dominion War arc, all of Odo's race (including Odo) fall under the influence of a disease which makes them unable to liquefy, slowly killing them as above. This is revealed to be
* This happened to the character Tommy Oliver in ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' when the actor playing him had real life commitments; the character was stuck in his suit, then invisible for the best part of a season.
* In one episode of ''[[Dengeki Sentai Changeman]]'', episode dealt with Hiryū Tsurugi is stuck in his Change Dragon form. Unlike in other instances where it is treated as a minor annoyance at best, here it is treated as a real threat.
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* In ''[[Sanctuary]]'', a pregnant [[Our Werewolves Are Different|HAP]]'s body will go into lockdown to protect the fetus, because shapeshifting also changes the protean's insides.
* In ''[[Misfits]]'' One of the Super-powered teens has some trouble after his [[Gender Bender|Gender bending power]] makes him stuck as a woman due to his[[Truly Single Parent|Self-induced pregnancy]], lucky all is well by the end of the episode.
== Myths & Religion ==
* Some variations of the selkie myth have it that they can only go upon land a certain number of times before suffering permanent Mode Lock (either as a seal or human depending on what they were at the time).
* Another shapeshifter myth: the Margotines are fey white cats that can change into pretty human
* In [[Norse Mythology]] Loki suffered a temporary Shapeshifter Mode Lock in form of a mare, before giving birth to the Sleipnir. [[It Makes Sense in Context]].
== Tabletop Games ==
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* ''Forgotten Futures''. A magician who transforms into an animal may come to believe that they are that animal and prolong the spell until it becomes permanent and erases their true personality.
* In [[Eberron]], when the elves, most of which where the slaves of the giants rebelled, the Gyrderi, who where the free elves decided to help their kin. Being druids they had an ability called wild shape, which lets them shapeshift into animals. "the giants enacted a terrible curse that forever bound them in the wild shapes they were wearing, trapping them and their descendants in the forms of animals"
== Toys ==
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* Powermasters in ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'', in theory, required their Nebulan partner in order to transform from vehicle mode to robot mode (in reality, all that was really required was to simply press a button. The toy was capable of working without it, but the partner made it a tad easier—not to mention the toys looked better with the partner attached).
** More severe were the Action Masters, a series of ''non-transforming'' Transformer toys, stuck in their robot modes. The fluff explained that they had taken a substance called Nucleon, that had rendered them more powerful, more 'alive', but robbed them of their ability to transform into vehicles. To compensate for this, the Action Masters were all packaged with transformable ''accessories'', such as weapons or vehicles.
== Video Games ==
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* Leader units in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' get to inflict this on opponents as an ability, known as [[Lethal Joke Item|Disruption.]] In addition to causing damage, it forces anyone in robot mode into vechicle mode and vice versa, for a set period of time. This can be either pointless or deadly, given that the opponent has weapons in both forms but also can't access all of their abilties. A [[Glass Cannon|Scientist]] without his jet form will '''not''' last long.
* In ''[[Ys]] II'', Dalles traps you in Roo form, and you must go on a [[Guide Dang It]] [[Fetch Quest]] to change back.
== Web Comics ==
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** Also the [[Transformation Ray|TF Gun]] has a built in mode lock related to it's original purpose: If you get pregnant while transformed, you stay female. (There's no mention of being able to turn back after giving birth...)
* In [http://www.drunkduck.com/Jix Jix], the main aliens (the Ambis) have the ability to going from cute and fuzzy to large and pointy beasts. This is known as their feral form. One of the villains, Maricax was introduced in his feral form, unable to revert back to normal. {{spoiler|That is...until another villain named Kelelder gives him super healing ability.}}
== Web Original ==
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