Transformation Trinket: Difference between revisions

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Belts and belt buckles are common, as are wristbands, jewelry, and, for more recent works, cellphones. Weapons and [[Magic Wand|magic wands]]/staves/etc. also sometimes double as Transformation Trinkets. Sometimes swipe-cards, keys or entry-codes are used in conjunction with the item.

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* ''[[Cutie Honey]]'' has her choker. In ''Cutey Honey Flash'', she has a matching ring, and in ''Cutie Honey: The Live'', her trinket is a pendant that turns into the classic choker when she transforms.

* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': Usagi and Chibiusa used jeweled brooches, while the other Solar-System Senshi used wands. Usagi also had a Disguise Pen (which was used in the first two seasons on the anime, but dropped after that). The Sailor Starlights used head-mounted microphones, and in [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon|the live action series]], as well as their transformation items (now bracelets), the girls had cellphones which they could use to disguise themselves. Heck, at one point Sailor Moon even used ''the Holy Grail'' to become Super Sailor Moon... or at least something ''called'' that for a while, then officially named the Cálice.

* Avoided in the ''[[Guyver]]'' anime, where Sho Fukamachi grows telepathic transmitters on the back of his neck that summon the Guyver armor.

* ''[[Spider Riders]]'': had a wristband like device called a Manacle that was used not just for transformations, but also for keeping their [[Giant Spiders]] in [[Hammerspace]].

* The pearls in ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'', stored in shell necklaces when not in use and implanted inside the girls' microphones when they transform.

* ''[[Kaitou Saint Tail]]'' used what appeared to be a pendant on a chain, but it's an incense holder.

* ''[[Magical Stage Fancy Lala]]'' uses a magic pen which she wears as a necklace. The pen is decorated with a small clock whose hands [[Older Alter Ego|spin forward]] whenever she transforms.

* ''[[Floral Magician Mary Bell]]'' uses a pink tambourine.

** When Rukia is in the real world she uses her own mod soul called "Chappy", which has an irritatingly cute personality (this was what she apparently tried to obtain when Ichigo ended up with Kon).

* In ''[[Mai-Otome]]'', the [[Magical Girl|Otome]] have GEMs, which are magical earrings that run on [[Applied Phlebotinum]].

* Karin Kokubu from ''[[Ai to Yuuki no Pig Girl Tonde Buurin]]'' (better known as Super Pig for some) uses a pink compact with to transform into the pig [[Animal Superheroes|Justice Buurin]]. The compact stores a pig's snout which is called by the phrase [[By the Power of Greyskull|"BA BI BU BE BOorin!"]], the compact then opens and the snout comes out and attaches to her face in one of the oddest [[Transformation Sequence|transformation sequences]] in anime. It also apparently is a form of communication of a king of a planet of [[Alien Animals|alien pigs]]. This is definitely one of the [[Widget Series|more interesting trinkets]].

* Guy Shishioh from ''[[GaoGaiGar]]'' could in fact be considered the trinket himself, as he does technically 1) As cyborg guy have the power batteries that make him go hyper mode integrated into his body, where as 2) Being Evoluder Guy, he literally becomes part of the machines he pilots.

** Not only that, but {{spoiler|it also turns out to be one of the pieces of [[Dismantled MacGuffin|Mytho's heart]], the feeling of hope}}.

* [[Split Personality|Moka]] from ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]'' wears a [[Creepy Cool Crosses|rosary]] around her neck that [[Only the Chosen May Wield|only Tsukune can remove]]. When it's on, she's [[Nice Girl|Outer Moka]]. When it's off, she's [[Badass|Inner Moka]]. It's somewhat an inversion though, as the amulet acutally serves as more of a [[Sealed Evil in a Can|suppressor]] as {{spoiler|Inner Moka is the real Moka and Outer Moka is not.}}

** Subverted in ''[[Kamen Rider the First]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider the Next|The Next]]'', [[The Remake|remakes]] of [[Kamen Rider (TV series)|the original series]] and ''[[Kamen Rider V 3]]'' respectively. The "Hoppers" have their traditional Typhoon belts, but no actual transformation is involved - instead, they simply change into their costumes by removing the civilian clothing worn over them and donning their helmets. Sometimes it's even hard to tell when transformation ''takes place,'' as we cut from an un-suited Rider spinning the Typhoon's wheel to the suited Rider donning the helmet, with no 'ceremony' whatsoever. The ''entire suit'' is like the IXA belt: just in place as needed, no attention called to it, when did that get there?

** Interestingly, in some of the older series, posing and saying "henshin" causes the belt to appear in place and activate, without existing beforehand or actually being interacted with in any way. Sometimes it doesn't even appear to activate transformation - it just appears before the rest of the suit out of habit.

* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' and ''[[Super Sentai]]'' have gone through various Transformation Trinkets over the years. Wrist-worn devices are the most common, though cell phone morphers are being seen more often lately, but there are exceptions. The glove-style GekiChangers in ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|Gekiranger]]'' and the [[Cool Shades|sunglasses]]-styled Solar Morphers in ''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury|Jungle Fury]]'', for example. The [[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Dyno-Buckler]] is the most iconic, being the original Power Morpher seen in ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', and was belt-worn while transformed.

** Then there's the ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'' A-Squad. Their ''unmorphed uniforms'' are their morphers, apparently: Ranger-colorcoded energy flows from the colored portions of their uniforms to become the Ranger suits.

** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'', Zant curses Link into permanent Wolf form using a black crystal. After the curse is broken, Midna is able to use it to transform Link at any given time. Also, the first set of [[Plot Coupons]] essentially act like this for Midna.

* ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'' has the V-Watches. Cool.

** More from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', in ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'' the pieces of armor that Terra, Aqua and Ven wear in their traveling clothes are used to activate the transformation into their full armor.

*** All together now: [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100206004944/kingdomhearts/images/f/fe/ArmorSummon.png IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!]

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

{{quote|Was the Holy Grail a 7-11 Big Gulp cup that someone spiffied up? The magic of it all was very dazzling, but I should have KNOWN something was wrong from the start. This wasn't how it [[You Watch Too Much X|happened on TV]]. It wasn't this much of a hack job.}}

* The Dimensional Guardians from the web fiction serial ''[[Dimension Heroes]]'' use bands called Guardian Bands to transform into their battle armor. Before the protagonists discovered their powers, they were often thought of as pieces of jewelry.

* [[The Remarkable Journey of Higgins Von Higgings|Higgins von Higgings]]' [[Amulet of Concentrated Awesome]].

{{quote|''"The medallion!?"''

* In the ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' cartoon series episode Howl Of The Weremoose, the original weremoose Drew Talbit has a moose talisman he uses to change into his weremoose form, he is able to transform at will but everyone he bites because as Ace puts it...his mindless weremoose slaves. It is also revealed that smashing the talisman will break the curse and turn everyone back to normal. Unfortunately Ace doesn't read the fine print which says he who destroys the tailsman gets the antlers of the grand high moose himself, Ace ends up with moose antlers, it is also said that the antlers can be removed by rubbing moosebane on them- to which Ace exclaims..."Where are we going to get moosebane in Miami!?"

* In the [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoon ''Mighty Mightor'', Tor had a magical club that he used to transform into the title character.

* One episode of [[Danny Phantom]] involved an amulet necklace that would turn the wearer into a dragon whenever they get angry.

* ''[[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]'' had the Heart of Kandrakar/Candracar. The funny thing about it is that it had to be used for ''all five girls'' to transform and if one of them wasn't around when Will used it, she had to transform them then.