...trength and supernatural powers. Like the kitsune (fox), it is a master of shapeshifting and disguise and is a mischievous creature taking all sorts of disguises to
...Several shrines have stories of past priests who were tanuki in disguise. Shapeshifting tanuki are sometimes believed to be tsukumogami, a transformation of the so
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...ling their spirit. The angry ghost of the person manifests as a malicious, shapeshifting being that harasses the people who failed to bury it decently. At other tim
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Some Kashubes believed that the Nachzehrer would leave its grave, shapeshifting into the form of a pig, and pay a visit to their family members to feast on
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===Shapeshifting ability===
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...nd magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to [[Therianthropy|shapeshifting]] into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a cert
...commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to [[Therianthropy|shapeshifting]], the ability to generate fire from their tails or to breathe fire, named
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...yin: shèn or chèn; Wade-Giles: shen or ch'en; literally "large clam") is a shapeshifting dragon or sea monster believed to create mirages.
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...elieving themselves transformed into animals by their rage [[Therianthropy|shapeshifting]], Berserkers can easily be seen as the hounds of [[Odin]]’s '''Wild Hunt
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Kaplan[3] concluded that in Oaxaca the belief in Naguals as evil shapeshifting witches were common among both indigenous and mestizo populations whereas t
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...hough this is often implied to be a part of the entity's body or a form of shapeshifting. It is occasionally shown to have something of a malleable body, enabling i
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...also common for some time, as a reference to other part-human, part-animal shapeshifting creatures of legend, such as [[Werewolf|werewolves]], weretigers and the li
...shamanism]] or [[totemism]], and may also draw inspiration from stories of shapeshifting in [[Celtic Mythology|Celtic]], [[Norse Mythology|Norse]] and [[Native Amer
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*Bakeneko - a shapeshifting cat
*Mujina - a shapeshifting badger
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...increase or decrease in size or height as well as some of them may be seen shapeshifting into another form, human or animal. Black Dogs have often been reported as
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''Ghoul'' is also the name for a desert-dwelling, [[Therianthropy|shapeshifting]] [[demon]] that can assume the guise of an animal, especially a hyena. It
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...ying game universe World of Darkness, the Bastet are werecats, one of many shapeshifting breeds, and in RPG Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Bastet is the highest level f
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...f recorded in the Homolje region, ale that charge to the Moon also display shapeshifting abilities: they repeatedly shift from their basic shape of two-headed snake
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...ðunn]]'s apples of youth and then retrieves them again. Loki is an adept [[Shapeshifting|shape-shifter]], with the ability to change both form (examples include tra
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...change from human to dragon form at will, much like the modern concept of shapeshifting reptilians. It should be noted, however, that the dragon is seen as good ra
...rvel comic ''The Ultimates'', written by Mark Millar, used a conspiracy of shapeshifting alien reptiles as the primary villains of the 'Homeland Security' arc (issu
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Shapeshifting gives the Vampire an array of advantages. Although not prominent in Europe
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...ep Space Nine'', the character of Odo is referred to as being of a race of shapeshifting.
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...is awakened, it first manifests itself by miraculously regenerating Finn's shapeshifting ability. He immediately returns to his life in the sea for which he had bee
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