| rdfs:comment | - There's nothing quite like the awesome brought down to bear when a hero goes into battle with - or as - a Shape Shifter, as they change forms and faces, grow weapons and limbs, or use camouflage to hide and strike. Know what's better? A fight between two Shape Shifters! Alternately, the combatants will turn each other into undesirable forms to try to get the upper hand. This is usually Played for Laughs. Transforming Mecha can often do a variant of this, but as they only have a set number of modes, they're allowed to pair up versatility with firepower. Examples of Shapeshifter Showdown include:
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| abstract | - There's nothing quite like the awesome brought down to bear when a hero goes into battle with - or as - a Shape Shifter, as they change forms and faces, grow weapons and limbs, or use camouflage to hide and strike. Know what's better? A fight between two Shape Shifters! When two shapeshifters fight the only thing holding them back is their imagination and the versatility of their shape shifting abilities. Two similarly gifted shape shifters can play a deadly escalating game of Cat and Mouse and Dog and Cougar and Manticore and Phoenix until one is finally outwitted and defeated by a form they just can't counter. Indeed, this is pretty much the only way for a shapeshifter duel to end. When compared to a normal fight, and even ignoring the Healing Factor issue, using blunt force trauma to win seems passe and overly prosaic. The winner is not necessarily the one who manages to get the biggest form; wits are more useful than brute force. Alternately, the combatants will turn each other into undesirable forms to try to get the upper hand. This is usually Played for Laughs. This is a recurring theme in myths and folklore, and is at least Older Than Print; folklorists call it a "transformation chase". There are a number of Celtic ballads, in particular, where a suitor pursues his chosen bride through a series of forms before she consents to marry. Transforming Mecha can often do a variant of this, but as they only have a set number of modes, they're allowed to pair up versatility with firepower. Almost guaranteed to involve Shapeshifter Swan Song, One-Winged Angel, Shapeshifter Weapons, Shape Shifter Mashups and very often a variant of Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors. Compare Battle in the Center of the Mind. Examples of Shapeshifter Showdown include:
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