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.

Reliance on a Transformation Trinket can be an [[Achilles Heel]]: [[Phlebotinum Breakdown|they are subject to theft, loss, and breakage]]. Clever villains may also discover how to jam them and [[Brought Down to Normal|block your transformation ability]]. If your powers are mystical in nature, your trinket might not work unless you have self-confidence or faith in the righteousness of your cause. Beware that chances are you ''will'' be in a dangerous situation where the trinket is just out of reach and you'll be frantically reaching for it saying "[[If I Can Only Move]]..." The exception is if the object is a [[Clingy MacGuffin]].

Reliance on a Transformation Trinket can be an [[Achilles' Heel]]: [[Phlebotinum Breakdown|they are subject to theft, loss, and breakage]]. Clever villains may also discover how to jam them and [[Brought Down to Normal|block your transformation ability]]. If your powers are mystical in nature, your trinket might not work unless you have self-confidence or faith in the righteousness of your cause. Beware that chances are you ''will'' be in a dangerous situation where the trinket is just out of reach and you'll be frantically reaching for it saying "[[If I Can Only Move]]..." The exception is if the object is a [[Clingy MacGuffin]].

They make lovely [[Merchandise-Driven|merchandise]] for the kids... [[Periphery Demographic|of all ages]]. [[Transformation Trinket/Trope Co|So buy one today!]]

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* ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' has a pendant for the main character, Ahiru. However, it's not just so she can turn into Princess Tutu--it's also so she can turn into a ''girl''. [[First Episode Spoiler|She's really a duck]].

** 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 to 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.}}

* [[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.}}

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' has the [[Amulet of Concentrated Awesome|Millennium Puzzle]] that allows the main character to transform into his [[Super-Powered Alter Ego]] when in danger.

* ''[[Animal Detectives Kiruminzoo]]'' has the eponymous kirumin compacts for the main characters, while the animilians can transform at will.

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* ''[[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.

** A bit of [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: We actually don't see change devices until [[Denshi Sentai Denziman|the fourth series]]. In ''[[Himitsu Sentai Goranger]],'' the unmorphed Ranger jumps and yells "Go!" and a [[Repeat Cut]] has them fly through the air again, but now suited (meaning we also don't get the first [[Transformation Sequence]] in season one, either.) In ''[[JAKQ Dengekitai]],'' the heroes must enter "strengthening capsules", little booths that suit them up. There's a set on the base and a set on their plane. In ''[[Battle Fever J]]'' the heroes would literally have to [[Clothes Make the Superman|put on their uniforms]] as though they were just another change of clothes. (This was most likely [[The Artifact|an artifact]] of the show's [[What Could Have Been|original intentions]] of being a Japanese adaptation of [[Captain America]].)

** A bit of [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: We actually don't see change devices until [[Denshi Sentai Denziman|the fourth series]]. In ''[[Himitsu Sentai Goranger]],'' the unmorphed Ranger jumps and yells "Go!" and a [[Repeat Cut]] has them fly through the air again, but now suited (meaning we also don't get the first [[Transformation Sequence]] in season one, either.) In ''[[JAKQ Dengekitai]],'' the heroes must enter "strengthening capsules", little booths that suit them up. There's a set on the base and a set on their plane. In ''[[Battle Fever J]]'' the heroes would literally have to [[Clothes Make the Superman|put on their uniforms]] as though they were just another change of clothes. (This was most likely [[The Artifact|an artifact]] of the show's [[What Could Have Been|original intentions]] of being a Japanese adaptation of [[Captain America (comics)]].)

** ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'' follows in the tradition of ''[[Kamen Rider Double]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'' in that the cell phone morphers (the Mobirates) are just holders for the ''real'' transformation trinkets, the Ranger Keys: the [[Brought Down to Normal|dispersed]] essences of every single previous Ranger, materialized in the form of individual Yale keys. Indeed, when past Rangers gets their hands on their respective key, the reabsorbing of its power reverts it back into their own morpher.

*** ''[[Power Rangers Turbo]]'' also had the keys be the real power source: the keys were put in a number of devices, and got all glowy to make other things happen (in the manner of several mystical power sources that reserve the right to occasionally do more than what they're normally used for.) However, it's easy to forget because they do this much less after [[The Movie]].

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== [[Video Games]] ==

* The [[Our Dragons Are Different|Manaketes]] in the ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' series generally require an item called a dragonstone to transform into their true forms. As dragons, they generally have little trouble destroying the opposition, but once the stone runs out of uses and breaks, they're helpless [[Too Awesome to Use|unless you can somehow manage to find a new one]]. Story wise, Bantu, Fa, and Myrrh all get their stones stolen from them; the former simply requesting that you catch the thief responsible so he can help you (This happens on two occasions in two different games, no less), and the latter two needing to be rescued from the enemy.

** Remedied in ''[[Fire Emblem Awakening]]'', where dragonstones are apparently common enough to be purchased from shops, despite the fact that manaketes have become a race of the legends. The same game introduces the [[Hair-Raising Hare|Taguel]] race, who require beaststones to transform (Which likewise, can be purchased from shops). Both races can simply opt to rely on the strength of their human forms by taking up a normal class, as well.

** Remedied in ''[[Fire Emblem: Awakening]]'', where dragonstones are apparently common enough to be purchased from shops, despite the fact that manaketes have become a race of the legends. The same game introduces the [[Hair-Raising Hare|Taguel]] race, who require beaststones to transform (Which likewise, can be purchased from shops). Both races can simply opt to rely on the strength of their human forms by taking up a normal class, as well.

* Link gets a few of those in several games.

** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'', several masks are used to transform Link into other races, and the Fierce Deity Mask transforms him into... guess what.