Malleable Anatomy
Connie (Heroes) manually rearranges her face.
Power/Ability to:	manipulate physical features

The power to rearrange the physiological features of oneself and others. Variation of Shapeshifting.

Also Called

• Adaptive Appearance Manifestation
• Appearance Alteration
• Malleability

Capabilities

The user can modify their own or others face, body, skin, or size (to limited degree) to disguise or look like another person. Note that while removing/concealing a body-part, like a finger, eye, etc., is possible, the user can't actually add anything new to the body-shape. They can however, shift the flesh to a remarkable degree, although the changed being will always be recognizably as a member of their species.

Associations

• Amorphous Physiology
• Biological Manipulation
• Body Manipulation
• Organic Manipulation
• Shapeshifting

Limitations

• Constrained to limitations inset within their genetic code. (Ex. Humans can't turn green, purple, no extra limbs/organs, etc.).
• May be limited modifying only self or others.
• Change may be slow and/or painful.
• May have a limited duration.
• Extended time in transformation may cause pain.

Known Users

• Apocalypse (Marvel)
• Connie Logan (Heroes)
• Nymphodora Tonks (Harry Potter)
• Clayface (DC Comics)
• Chameleon (Marvel Comics); depending on the writer
• The Doctor (Doctor Who)
• The Master (Doctor Who)
• Romana (Doctor Who)
• Time Lord (Doctor Who)
• Chemelon people (Doctor Who:The Faceless Ones)
• Earth-Two Superman (DC Comics)
• Morphogenes (Alphas)
• All Cybertronians (Transformers)
• Eddie Van Blundht (X-Files)
• Grubber (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Punisher 2099 (Marvel Comics)
• Laughing Octopus (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots); via FaceCamo

Gallery

Punisher 2099's (Marvel Comics) cybernetic suit comes equipped with "face scrambler" circuitry that allows him to conceal his identity.

Nymphadora Tonks (Harry Potter) morphs her nose into that of a duck's.

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