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Form Changing is one of the elements of superhero tokusatsu. During a superhero toku shows run, some of the monsters of the week may be stronger or faster than the main protagonist and overpower them. The hero will receive special equipment from allies to gain a new form with new abilities to defeat them. In certain cases, the hero has these abilities already but needs to practice using them to achieve their full potential. This particular staple traces back to the Showa era as one of the many experimental concepts used by writers to increase viewers or add an interesting twist to the show. In the Heisei era, form changing has become a standard of a Toku hero show primarily for merchandising the show's main characters in role-play toys and action figures.

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  • Form Changing is one of the elements of superhero tokusatsu. During a superhero toku shows run, some of the monsters of the week may be stronger or faster than the main protagonist and overpower them. The hero will receive special equipment from allies to gain a new form with new abilities to defeat them. In certain cases, the hero has these abilities already but needs to practice using them to achieve their full potential. This particular staple traces back to the Showa era as one of the many experimental concepts used by writers to increase viewers or add an interesting twist to the show. In the Heisei era, form changing has become a standard of a Toku hero show primarily for merchandising the show's main characters in role-play toys and action figures.
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  • Form Changing is one of the elements of superhero tokusatsu. During a superhero toku shows run, some of the monsters of the week may be stronger or faster than the main protagonist and overpower them. The hero will receive special equipment from allies to gain a new form with new abilities to defeat them. In certain cases, the hero has these abilities already but needs to practice using them to achieve their full potential. This particular staple traces back to the Showa era as one of the many experimental concepts used by writers to increase viewers or add an interesting twist to the show. In the Heisei era, form changing has become a standard of a Toku hero show primarily for merchandising the show's main characters in role-play toys and action figures. Series that use this concept: * Kamen Rider SeriesImage:Icon-crosswiki.png (see Rider FormsImage:Icon-crosswiki.png) * Super SentaiImage:Icon-crosswiki.png (see Super RangersImage:Icon-crosswiki.png) * Metal Hero SeriesImage:Icon-crosswiki.png (see Super Metal HeroesImage:Icon-crosswiki.png) * Heisei Era Ultraman * Robot Detective * Cutie Honey: The Live * Inazuman * Rainbowman (The first to use the concept) * Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon * Denjin Zaborger * Garo (form changes act more like temporary power ups)
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