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| rdfs:comment | - In any story in which a character changes form, regardless of whether they become a giant, an Incredible Shrinking Man, or even the opposite sex, this is usually explained using of the following reasons: It's also worth noting that a lot of these are also what might give a character Superpowers, however, gaining a superpower tends to be more of a plot focus, whereas in a transformation story, the focus is more on what happens during or after the change rather than what caused it.
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| abstract | - In any story in which a character changes form, regardless of whether they become a giant, an Incredible Shrinking Man, or even the opposite sex, this is usually explained using of the following reasons:
* They Just Woke Up That Way.
* A Mad Scientist
* An Evilutionary Biologist experimented on them.
* They were shot with a Transformation Ray or Shrink Ray.
* They were Playing with Syringes.
* They were injected with a Super Serum.
* The Super Serum went wrong.
* They were genetically modified.
* Which gave them an Unstable Genetic Code.
* They were involved in a nasty Teleporter Accident.
* They were accidentally fused together with another creature.
* They were accidentally exposed to a strange substance.
* They ate the Mutagenic Food.
* They ate the new and improved crunchtastic Yummypops.
* They were exposed to strange radiation or nuclear waste.
* They got too close to the Green Rocks.
* They were in a strange place that caused transformations.
* They took a dip in the Fountain of Youth.
* They fell into the cursed swamp.
* Their reality got warped or re-written.
* They got hit by the World-Wrecking Wave.
* They have always been destined to transform at a certain point in their lives.
* They're a Half-Human Hybrid
* It's a natural process of Metamorphosis for them.
* They have a number of "natural" genetic mutations that don't manifest until puberty.
* They inherited a family Curse.
* They're "evolving" into a superior lifeform.
* They were carrying certain genes that got "activated" somehow.
* Transformation is contagious
* It's a virus, and the character was infected (possibly through biting).
* They were splashed with a monster's bodily fluids.
* They became the host to an alien parasite.
* They received a Face Full of Alien Wingwong.
* They were by something that wanted them to transform.
* They received the form from somebody else.
* They were given the form as a gift.
* They earned their new form by Working for a Body Upgrade.
* They were given a Superhuman Transfusion.
* A dying character gave them the power.
* They were given a copy of the form from another character.
* They gained the form by fighting someone with it (although the form may not last).
* They assimilated or ate a foe who had the form.
* They became subject to You Kill It, You Bought It.
* They gained the form as a reaction to being attacked.
* They were on the brink of death and it was the only way to save them.
* They were "rebuilt" with cybernetic parts
* They switched bodies with someone else
* They triggered a Transformation Trinket.
* They wore a garment that transformed them
* A Clingy MacGuffin got stuck to them.
* They made the wrong wish to a Literal Genie.
* They pissed off a witch.
* They pissed off the Gods.
* They pissed off the author.
* The author is into that sort of thing.
* They were a complete jerk and they deserved it.
* They were such a jerk that they started transforming all on their own.
* It was a Bargain with Heaven.
* Or a Deal with the Devil.
* A Wizard Did It
* They were struck by lightning.
* They wanted to change.
* They only think they transformed
* A videogame hero has just slain their usual form. It's also worth noting that a lot of these are also what might give a character Superpowers, however, gaining a superpower tends to be more of a plot focus, whereas in a transformation story, the focus is more on what happens during or after the change rather than what caused it.
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