Sizeshifter: Difference between revisions

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A very specific type of superpower. The character has the ability to change their size. Usually, this starts off one way, such as only being able to [[Incredible Shrinking Man|shrink]] or [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|grow]]. Eventually, this starts to seem a little lame (unless the change comes with added [[Super Strength]], or other [[Required Secondary Powers]] in order to offset that pesky [[Square-Cube Law]]), and they probably end up being able to do both with an upgrade of some sort, or a [[Hand Wave]] about training.

** Although ''[[New Super Mario Bros]]'' series seems to continue the adjustment first seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', that the "big" size is actually the standard; Mario and friends shrink when they get hit and then need to use a Super Mushroom to return to normal.

** [[Big Bad|Bowser]] had occasionally became a giant in some games, and [[Super Mario Galaxy|Rosalina]] actually has the ability to grow to the size of a planet!

* ''[[Touhou]]'': Suika Ibuki's most famous use of her density manipulation comes in the form of her 'Missing Purple Power' spellcard, which causes her to roughly triple her size. [[Fanon]] depictions sometimes show her becoming a literal [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|50-foot oni]] and beyond. What makes this even more noticeable is the fact that Suika is one of the shortest characters in the series at normal size. She also has the shrinking variation: She can generate mini-Suikas which are roughly 3 inches tall.

* In ''Super [[Pac-Man]]'', Pac-Man could eat a Super dot and temporarily become enormous. The super-sized Pac-Man was much faster and could pass through locked doors and ghosts without a problem.