Shapeshifter Weapon: Difference between revisions

Part of what makes the [[Shapeshifter Showdown]] so spectacular. Compare with the [[Morph Weapon]], which has similar powers but isn't part of the wielder's body, and [[Retractable Weapon]]. Not to be confused with the [[Calvin and Hobbes|Transmogrifier]] [[Transformation Ray|gun]]. See [[Equippable Ally]] for when they still need a little help from an ally to take advantage of this.

{{examples}}

* ''[[Narutaru]]'' had a weird arms-out-the-back [[Mons]] that kept growing gatling guns.

* Edward Elric in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' frequently uses his abilities to turn his [[Artificial Limbs|prosthetic arm]] into a sword. In the manga, Envy can turn into literally ''anything''. During a fight with Lin Yao, he turns his limbs into a sword and a ''snake''. In the anime, Envy turns his arm into a black spike near the end. At another time, he copies Ed's arm and the sword trick. Wrath in the 1st animé had the ability to transmute ''his own body''.

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* The [[Marvel Universe]] has several:

** [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] villain Apocalypse can make anything from [[Battering Ram]]s and saw blades to [[Energy Weapons]] from his arms.

== [[Film]] ==

* The liquid-metal T-1000 from ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator 2]]'' could turn its arms into blades—handy for killing people when it was imitating someone who wouldn't be carrying a firearm.

{{quote|'''T-8000:''' Guns and explosives have chemicals, moving parts. It doesn't work that way. But it can form solid metal shapes.

* In Quantum Gravity, Lila Black is implied to be capable of this from book four onwards. In fact, book five heavily implies that she could turn her body parts into anything.

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'': RepliCarter has the same bladed arm as the T-1000 as a homage to ''[[Terminator|Terminator 2]]''.

* Odo from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'': his shapeshifting powers are his main tool in keeping the peace.

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* Obliterators in ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''. These are genetically-engineered supermen who've caught a daemonic contagion that fuses them to their armour and gives them the ability to form a wide variety of guns from their bodies—up to and including giant laser and plasma cannons. Iron Warriors are particularly prone to catching this Obliterator Virus, even those who are not armoured [[Space Marines]].

* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Huitzil in ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' has the rather unexplained ability to transform his arms and legs into various weapons and tools in combat. Also Rikuo, Lord Raptor, and Q-Bee, for reasons equally unexplained. [[Mega Man Legends|Tron Bonne]] in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]] 2'' has the same ability.

* The MMO ''Warhammer Online'' features a Chaos class called the Marauder, who can turn his arms into giant blades, maces, and claws. Too bad they removed the female version, which would had have so much [[Fetish Fuel]] (let's see: an evil, muscular woman that can turn her arm into stuff)

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* Ysengrin from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' can crush robots with his tree-arms, and turn his arms into blades. Also Reynardine has a habit of doing similar things with the lockpicks [[Snooping Little Kid|Annie was storing in the doll]] which he possessed.

* The [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Goblin Slayer]] from ''[[Goblins]]'' is basically a tree-cyborg, and is in the habit of growing blades, bows, and arrows from his tree-arm.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

** [[Punny Name|Kevin E. Levin,]] {{spoiler|after another Omnitrix-induced mega-mutation,}} is capable of turning his limbs into weapons, a la [[Metamorpho]].

* The animated version of the ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' character Plasmus is basically the poor man's Clayface. He eventually gains the power to spew acid sludge as well.

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Anatomy Arsenal]]

[[Category:Weapons and Wielding Tropes]]