The power to take on the appearance of others. Variation of Shapeshifting. Physical equivalent of Mental Mimicry.
Also Called
- Appearance Mimicry
- Glamouring
- Impersonation
- Mimicry
Capabilities
The user can alter their form to take on the appearance of others, typically when they've seen said other at least once.
Variations
Associations
- Disguise Mastery
- DNA Replication
- Identity Manipulation
- Illusive Appearance
- Malleable Anatomy
- Replication
- Shapeshifting
Limitations
- Can only take the physical appearance of another, not create a completely new form.
- May be limited to the user's own body mass and size.
- May have some flaw or be penetrable in specific ways. Traditionally the user may keep some minor aspect of their true form or their reflection/shadow doesn't change.
- May not extend to any actual superpowers, skills, or memories the copied person has.
Known Users
Anime/Manga
- Diva (Blood+)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Naraku (InuYasha)
- Oolong (Dragon Ball)
- The Mirror Card (Card Captor Sakura)
- Puar (Dragon Ball)
- Bon Clay (One Piece)
- Ozotto (Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S.)
- Gemini (Fairy Tail)
- Mater (Dinsey's Cars/Cars 2)
- Imitatia (Fairy Tail)
- Porter Jackson (Wingin' It)
- Mirajane Strauss (Fairy Tail)
- Loyd Lloyd (Bleach)
- Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Velveno (Fairy Tail)
- Ninjas (Naruto); via Transformation Technique
- Zenet (Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders)
- Ditto (Pokémon)
- Royd Lloyd (Bleach)
- Sedusa (Powerpuff Girls Z)
- Grubber/Lunk of the Gangreen Gang (Powerpuff Girls Z)
- Elf November (Senyu)
- Oingo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders); via Khnum
- Rubber Soul (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders); via Yellow Temperance
- Berg-Katze (Gatchaman Crowds)
- Copycat Ken (Ranma 1/2)
Film/Television
- Nasedo (Roswell)
- Lucas (Los Protegidos)
- Shapeshifters (Charmed)
- Carl Montclaire (Wingin' It)
- Whitelighters (Charmed)
- Serleena (Men In Black 2)
- Paige Matthews (Charmed)
- The Flesh (Doctor Who)
- Kieran Demons (Charmed)
- Prisoner Zero (Doctor Who)
- T-3000 (Terminator: Genisys)
- Stillman Sisters (Charmed)
- Drake Stone (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Vornac (Charmed)
- T-X (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)
- Katya (Charmed)
- Shapeshifters (Supernatural)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Zile (Charmed)
- Tina Greer (Smallville)
- Jackson (Charmed)
- Sylar (Heroes)
- Anton (Charmed)
- The Beldam (Coraline)
- Jonathan Levinson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Illyria (Angel)
- Slick (Charmed)
- Leviathans (Supernatural)
- Chase Collins (The Covenant)
- Ghouls (Supernatural)
- Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Alice (Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen)
- Denise Simmons (Wingin' It)
- Lucy (Misfits)
- Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles)
- T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgment Day/Terminator: Genisys)
- Doppleganger (The Healing - Star Cinema Film)
- Penelope Gardiner/Athena Browning (Witches of East End)
- Zygons (Doctor Who)
- Poseidon (Mako: Island of Secrets); via a potion+
- Dr. Wrath (Mighty Med)
- Ug and Lee (Critters)
- Saibra (Doctor Who)
- Pilar, Patra and Phoenix (Charmed)
Comics/Cartoons
- Blorgulax (Futurama)
- Lady Lux (FreeFonix)
- Doug the Doppleganger (Regular Show)
- Inque (Batman Beyond)
- Albedo (Ben 10)
- La Clown (Metal Gear Acid)
- Matrix (DC Comics)
- Loki (Marvel Comics)
- The Chameleon (FreeFonix)
- Mystique (Marvel Comics)
- Limaxs (Ben 10)
- Amora the Enchantress (Marvel Comics)
- Lenopans (Ben 10)
- Ethan Edwards (Marvel Comics)
- Chameleon (Marvel Comics)
- Skrulls (Marvel Comics)
- XL (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Hay Lin (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Camille Leon (Kim Possible)
- Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Kelpie (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Dark Danny (Danny Phantom)
- Shape Shifter (Gravity Falls)
- Mutagen Man (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 1987 TV series)
- Walter Naugus (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Changelings (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
- Shape Shifter (Gravity Falls)
- Chamille (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Leroy (Leroy & Stitch)
- Megabyte (Reboot); as a Trojan Horse Virus
- Genie (Disney's Aladdin)
- Jafar (Disney's Aladdin)
Literature
- Animorphs (Animorphs); via DNA Replication
- Andalites (Animorphs); via DNA Replication
- Tessa Gray (Shadowhunter Chronicles); Perfect Doppelgänger
- Clary Fray (Shadowhunter Chronicles); via Symbol Magic
- Shape-changers (The Arkwell Academy)
- Paul Kirkwood (The Arkwell Academy); via a shape-change necklace
- Dusty Everhart (The Arkwell Academy); via a shape-change necklace
- Nanny (Red Queen)
Game
- Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
- Peyton Westlake (Darkman)
- Melona (Queen's Blade)
- Kisaragi Saemon (Basilisk)
- Ixis Naugus (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Decoy Octopus (Metal Gear Solid)
- La Clown (Metal Gear Acid)
- Reaper Conduits (Infamous)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
Known Objects
- Deployable Holographic Disguise Emitter (Disney's Cars 2)
- Disguise Generator Watch (Megamind)
- Disguise Spell/Transformation Spell (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Formula 55 (Jacqueline Hyde)
- Magic Vitamin Pills (Igor)
- Mane Mane No Mi/Clone Clone Devil Fruit (One Piece)
- Photostatic Veil (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Polyjuice Potion (Harry Potter)