Extra Super Powers That All Shape Shifters Have

[@allforone3427]

I think Ben 10 is another example of a Shapeshifter having an extra ability. To be able to interact with any Race/Species. Because it doesn't matter who or what you are if you can be anything. They even say it in the show. He's not one of us, He's one of everybody.

[@l0sts0ul89]

Animal Man far exceeds Ben 10 , since as long as they are alive he can copy their powers.

[@allforone3427]

Same with Ben 10 pretty much any creature from a mouse to a literal celestial entity can be scanned by Ben and become a transformation

[@philanselmoparducho1648]

Finally, at least someone remembers Ben 10!

[@philanselmoparducho1648]

I'm pretty sure Ben exceeds Animal Man because Ben's aliens have much more power than he is. Granted if Animal Man doesn't know about the predators of Ben' Aliens still he'll be fine besides Ben has possibly find some counters to his aliens natural predators of course. And besides I highly doubt that Animal Man has counters to some more powerful aliens of Ben like Atomix, Clockwork, Way Big or Alien X. I mean he could literally age him to dust granted if Ben can hit him while also slowing down time or Way Big with cosmic rays, Atomix with radiation (but animal man could survive this attack) and Alien X's powers of a literal god. EDIT: but not the kind of God yeah I really should've type better.

[@allforone3427]

You're not alone the Ben 10 fandom is thriving. Do you know about 5YL?

[@jerr4rd-4lways-d4-b3st]

Hero: Has the power to make stuff explode Needlemouse: Hes just a limited shapeshifter!

[@ne3856]

Hey, you stole my comment!!

[@jerr4rd-4lways-d4-b3st]

@@ne3856 Sorry man, didn't see it.

[@ne3856]

@@jerr4rd-4lways-d4-b3st It's fine. 🙁

[@jerr4rd-4lways-d4-b3st]

@@ne3856 wait, so how much did I copy it? Like word to word or did the hero have a different power?

[@ne3856]

@@jerr4rd-4lways-d4-b3st Word for word.

[@toganium4175]

Shapeshifting definitely seems like it would be one of the most terrifying powers to have in real life, though.

[@InvestedGman]

Hey judging by your performance during the license exam I don't blame ya. Lol

[@markstriker925]

That and mind control

[@jockeyfield1954]

if you look at clayface (from the batman 2004 series) he couldn't control his own appearance yet and started melting into the ground with limited form. but as time went on, he was able to control all of the molecules in his body so he could change his appearance to anyone. however, since he appeared as a grey freak to begin with, people already see him as that freak over who he is, so he was out casted by society and turned to a criminal life

[@mingfanzhang8927]

#JustMonika

[@badreedinedjellali1328]

@@markstriker925 it's mind reading who terrified me the most because same one can read your mind and found your dirtiest secrets that you don't want anyone to know about

[@fraur001]

Extra power: Ear piercing scream like Black Canary and Banshee: if a Shapeshifter can mimic animals vocals he/she should theoretically be able to scream loudly in such a way that it would temporarily stun multiple opponents at once. Added bonus for a shapeshifter is that they could block their own ears so that don’t get injured themselves from the yell.

[@No_Wuh]

also mimic spider-man’s powers as they can create spinnerets in their wrists or wherever else needed.

[@mingfanzhang8927]

#JustMonika

[@apocalypse8346]

@@No_Wuh they could also mimic wolverine

[@mingfanzhang4600]

#JustMonika

[@devin5201]

Cool idea! Would depend on if they can mimic only the complexity or if they can also mimic intensity.

[@ethancole1584]

This video summarizes why shapeshifting is the poster boy superpower of versatility. I also love that fact of you used clips from Gargoyles, one of my two favorite Disney shows of all time.

[@TheNorthernSkeptic]

What is the second show?

[@ethancole1584]

@@TheNorthernSkeptic It's Kim Possible.

[@mingfanzhang4600]

#JustMonika

[@ladwigs]

Sad how Disney holds franchises w/o any interest in doing anything with them

[@mingfanzhang4600]

Jody Pope #FreeTaiwan #Popipa #Islam

[@comicfan1324]

Here’s a couple other powers: 1. They could use their shape shifting abilities to make their fingerprints match another person’s. This could be useful for getting access to areas they’ll be off limit to you. (Although I should specify you shouldn’t do this, that would be an extreme level of privacy violation. But it is technically a power.) 2. You could shape shift your finger into the shape of a key that you would need to unlock any door. So if you’re ever forgot your keys (and you have to carry something, so you can’t just slide under) you could just more for your finger into the appropriate shape. 3. By giving yourself multiple pairs of limbs, you could potentially multitask far easier. 4. You could swing around the city similar to how Spider-Man does by extending your arms. We see Elastigirl do this a couple times. 5. You could perfectly imitate any voice by rearranging the muscles in your throat. So you could potentially get any voice acting career you want. And if you change the make up of your face you could easily get any on screen acting career you want.

[@mingfanzhang8927]

#JustMonika

[@easyJat99]

I thought of the 1st 2 but not the other 3 lol

[@marvelboy78tb]

I love how you say getting into someone's stuff using their prints is a privacy violation even tho shape shifting isn't real

[@mingfanzhang8927]

JayStorm #JustMonika

[@mingfanzhang4600]

#JustMonika

[@ABoredGod]

You should have mentioned how this only relies on what type of shape shifiting you have

[@raymondbrasuell2564]

Exactly. I'm pretty sure Clayface can't turn into fire, grow gills, or fly.

[@raymondbrasuell2564]

@@Silvervam42 No, there are different kinds of shapeshifting. Clayface and Metamorpho can both alter the shape of their bodies, but Clayface can disguise himself while Metamorpho can't. Just as Metamorpho can turn into any substance, while Clayface is stuck with the clay-like protoplasm that makes up his body. It's not a matter of skill. It's a matter of how the power works.

[@raymondbrasuell2564]

@@Silvervam42 No, you said more skilled, and skills can be improved. Some limitations are inherent and set in stone, depending on how the shapeshifting works. Clayface can practice as much as he wants, he's never gonna turn into fire, because that's not how his powers work.

[@mingfanzhang4600]

#JustMonika

[@raymondbrasuell2564]

@@Silvervam42 it sounded like you meant limited skill. Besides, the title of the video is just plain disingenuous. "Extra super powers that *all shapeshifters* have".

[@Spencer-wc6ew]

Jake from Adventure Time is one of the few shape shifters that I think uses his full potential. To anyone who hasn't watched the show, Jake is the dog. His powers are refered to as "stretching powers", so it's still a limited form of shape shifting. He can't change the material of his body, and he can't create new organs, like eyes. But he still uses the powers really well, and it can be animated in pretty entertaining ways.

[@spiker.ortmann]

Assassin: I just gave you a poison dosage 10 times higher than what a dog's liver can process. Jake: Oh, I'll just make my liver 11 times bigger then... Jake is an excellent troll... 😂 and using his power to get the unicorn was glorious... 😊

[@MrKahrum]

mistake made: most shapeshifters (archetype: Mystique) cant mimic the physical properties of the things they appear as. she could shfit to colossus in metal form, but she has no metal (or rather, quite little and its likely needed for bodily functions) in her body to shift to the outside, and she certainly doesnt have whatever crazy metal he turns his skin to. This unfortunately shoots down many powers attributed to them in this video the Crusher Creel archetype however, seems to rearrange the very particles of his body to get different materials (warning, the science gets a bit... screwy)

[@coreypolite9831]

As shown in the first Xmen movie when Mystique copied Wolverine's claws but could not hurt him with them.

[@davidbjacobs3598]

This exactly. Shapeshifting does not imply the ability to ignore conservation of mass, nor does it include alchemy. There are certainly characters who combine those powers (Apocalypse, Martian Manhunter, Beast Boy with limitations), but not ALL shapeshifters have these powers.

[@owenbelezos8369]

yeah shapeshifting is very restrictive if you can't ignore conservation of mass.

[@joaosturza]

@@davidbjacobs3598 similarly stretching requires elastic capabilities, human bodies arent elastic due to the exess of water we posses

[@TheStockingPerson]

I know, right? This video contains a lot of bs. Not all shapeshifters can change their cells into non-organic matter

[@Universeofmany]

Interestingly, while shapeshifting doesn't render you immune dot to things like illnesses or viruses, it could potentially allow you to shift into something or someone who is immune to whatever the threat is until the threat is passed. Also, shapeshifting would allow you to overcome food shortages to some extent as you could turn into something that eats something you have access to (such as an insectivore, an leaf-or-grass-eating animal or a creature that could eat garbage) and presumably remain full once you return to human form.

[@NotEvenOverThere]

Maybe you could even become a larger form of said bug, because you wouldn’t be able to consume enough energy as a regular sized one. It would have to be a human sized one or at least able to eat enough to fill a human. You would have to wait to digest the food as well.

[@ElectroByte1]

You could also shapeshift to have access fat on you that you could use for energy instead of food

[@mingfanzhang4600]

#JustMonika

[@mingfanzhang4600]

Ajanae Thompson #FreeTaiwan #Popipa #Islam

[@andrewgreeb916]

Or as Jake from adventure time put it "Dog Liver x 50"

[@UncleMikeDrop]

Shapeshifters could rebuild their telemeres thus negating the aging process.

[@davidbjacobs3598]

If they can rebuild their telemeres, then they can literally rewrite their DNA, and any mutant power can be theirs. I don't think rewriting DNA is a baseline shapeshifter power.

[@victor1189]

@@davidbjacobs3598 I'm pretty sure it is, it's just not explored because it would be too op, or the creator doesn't think that far into it.

[@TSH425]

@@davidbjacobs3598 u would have to rewrite ur DNA tk become a different species of animal to begin with lol shapeshifting has always been at the molecular lvl it's just not used for example any shapeshifter that turns into a gas or fire should be able to stop aging pretty effectively they also would never be able to get any kind of disease as they can just change there body to make the illness disappear

[@Gudsur]

@@davidbjacobs3598 DC's Martians and Marvel's Mr. Sinister (and various other shapeshifters in Marvel) actually shapeshift on the molecular level

[@Gudsur]

@@davidbjacobs3598 they completely change their DNA when they shapeshift

[@HaranYakir]

Something kids in my D&D game like to do as druids is turn into a tiny animal, fly into the enemy's mouth, and then turn into a huge animal while inside them to make them explode. Alternatively, fly above the enemy's head, and then turn into a huge animal in order to squish them.

[@tamadesthi156]

nice if the dm allows that, but RAW it doesnt work that way(the part where the fly in someones mouth and turn into something huge at least) or did they changed the rules for shapeshifting in 5e?

[@guywitlisp6131]

I believe Sandman and The Martian Manhunter are the best shapeshifters around. Even tho Sandman is pretty limited by heat and water he can space travel because he's just little pebbles

[@guardiantree8879]

Plastic Man is up there too. Swamp Thing too honestly, but Martian Manhunter is the best at it.

[@guywitlisp6131]

@@guardiantree8879 agreed

[@coreypolite9831]

And Clayface to a limited degree.

[@guywitlisp6131]

@@coreypolite9831 well, he's clay so yeah

[@vdevictor9629]

Impossible Man >>> Marvel

[@mav1884]

If you think about it, shapeshifters could just shapeshift their insides to give them the genetic make up of someone who has a specific power

[@chriswentz5197]

Unless its magic,or if they try to shapeshift into Todoroki,or a Waterbender,that uses their power From External sources that arent in their biology,then they could do it

[@nathanr7929]

They might end up losing their own abilities if they tried that depending on the source of their powers

[@mav1884]

@@nathanr7929, they could just leave the part that makes them a shapeshifter alone then

[@blakeryan7894]

@@chriswentz5197 There is nothing saying magic cannot be a genetic ability, if you were a true shapeshifter literally your only limit would be your imagination, which you could improve via shapeshifting.

[@kerutlj]

Could we then classify Rogue as a shapeshifter then? Interesting thought!

[@regiman222]

0:22 Well unless you're Himiko Toga, then you would be able to, though her shapeshifting is more restrictive.

[@jensentertainment9481]

With every quirk there some limitations

[@regiman222]

@@jensentertainment9481 Yeah I know needing blood to transform is her balancer/limitation , I'm just pointing out that at the current point in the story she can take someone's form AND use their quirk, making her the exception to the usual rule of shapeshifters where it's essentially a purely physical change

[@patricklukcy13]

@@regiman222 she can only use the quirks of those she feels close to. Not just anyone. I dont know if thats a limit she put on herself or is how her quirk works though.

[@regiman222]

@@patricklukcy13 well it is a recent evolution, so I guess we'll have to wait and see if it is only specific people or anyone she transforms into. Also even with that restriction...OFA Toga, oh God.

[@patricklukcy13]

@@regiman222 im going to assume her power is similar the 1b dude who can copy powers, just much more useful.

[@punnygeo7386]

Imagine beast boy, with enough control, becoming a human sized Mantis Shrimp.

[@coreypolite9831]

Sounds tasty.

[@markcampione3118]

@@coreypolite9831 nit when a mantis srimp can shoot its limbs faster thsn sound Infact so fast tge water heats up around it So its tasty till it shoots your tounge off

[@coreypolite9831]

@@markcampione3118 I know,can hardly wait. :P

[@markcampione3118]

@@coreypolite9831 fucking LOL

[@Erikk-rr4sg]

yeah I thought about that too he would literally disintegrate people

[@EnderWarlock]

This is one of the reasons I always pick shapeshifter in those ‘which superpowers should you have’ polls it really is just a bunch of superpowers in one.

[@silvioxp1300]

About the stretching powers, I saw Martian Manhunter do it once in Justice League Unlimited, when they were on a space station that shot meteors to the earth, and he wraps around one of the enemies. Also, I think there's some oversimplification if you don't consider sub-categories for shape shifting, going by some of the characters mentioned. I once heard Ant Man and Wasp described as 'Size Shifters', because that's all that changes for them. By that logic, there could be 'substance shift' for guys like Colossus and Metamorpho, and maybe 'state shift' for guys who turn into liquids and gases. And what about abilities that are not limited to the bodies of their users, to alter the forms of external objects, like Overhaul? Matter manipulation as an advanced form of shape shifting.

[@Gudsur]

It's not shapeshifting if you're changing other objects. Shapeshifting refers to a self induced ability

[@silvioxp1300]

@@Gudsur I meant that if you could alter the form of anything, including your own body, then shape shifting would be a part of it. That's why I referred to it as an advanced form. That also brings me to something else I thought of later on, how deep does it go. At what level does the ability affect the body: The physiology, the genetic, or the molecular.

[@Gudsur]

@@silvioxp1300 oh okay. That's a good point. Someone that might answer your question a little would be to look up the Marvel character "Courier". Mr. Sinister stole his powers to gain the abilities he's best known for (shapeshifting, regeneration, etc...). Let me know what you think after you read up on his powers in detail a little

[@Gudsur]

@@silvioxp1300 his regular name in the 616 universe was "Jacob Gavin, Jr."

[@silvioxp1300]

@@Gudsur From what I've read, his power is Endopathy, a form telepathy where he could communicate with his body at a cellular level. In this case, shapeshifting is more of an application than a direct ability. This reminds of my interpretation of the DC Martian powers, in which telepathy is their primary power and everything else stems from that. Shapeshifting is them having mental control of their cells. Another example is from Lucy 2014, who goes into detail near the end. Also, with the different kind of shift power I listed above, I forgot to include density shift like how the Martians can go through walls.

[@segzysxd]

When can you talk about ben10 hes one of the most op superheroes ever

[@harshdave709]

Agreed 👍

[@legodude2513]

Agreed 100%

[@ethancole1584]

Agreed

[@rulerofthewild7747]

Agreed

[@sxyf4ll214]

Agreed

[@shukaldes151]

While creating a universe balancing power is important to make the conflict interesting. I do think that some of these are definitely feasible but overall if a shapeshifter had all these abilities it would make it hard to balance combat when the shapeshifter literally has only their imagination to limit them.

[@joshuagibson6531]

Al might power is the accumulation of the strength of past one for all users 4:51

[@discord4039]

I’m pretty sure he knows that, he is just pointing out that you could become as powerful as he is.

[@souldemon5491]

Shapeshifting sounds awesome

[@videocrowsnest5251]

Well - Shape shifting can go really extreme levels of curious. Take the gaseous shifting for example - Could you turn into oxygen, have your adversary breathe you in, and then suffocate or incapacitate them by becoming a gas that knocks you out when you breathe it in? Of course, getting out safely as a hero would be tricky, as those red bloodcells would be carrying you abouts. And if you were a villain, you could also use this to quite gruesomely kill someone: From toxic gases to the ultra gruesome party trick of having someone breathe you in, and then expanding into the form of something too large for the adversary's body. Quite literally pushing outwards to push aside their insides until they rupture....messy, gruesome, and cruel. Really, when you consider gas and liquid form adoption things just get pretty whacky...and gruesome.

[@mr.protagonist5639]

Actually it depends entirely on how thoroughly they can control the shift. For instance if a shape-shifter can change themselves down to their DNA they could theoretically make themselves Kryptonian thus gaining superman's abilities.

[@majesticgothitelle1802]

So transmutations i put it under. I think he confusion the two one alter the appearance while still keeping your mature organic self and these other changes your genetic makeup into something completely different.

[@Dsepshun]

Just a small point of contention, in the comics it is clearly stated that Angel from the X-Men does in fact have hollow bones like a bird as well as other mutations to help him fly. I think they kept it vague like that so they wouldn't have to name exactly what those other mutations were. Also fun fact, he even has eyes like an eagle so he can see really far.

[@Motorhawk2]

If a shape shifters were to turn themselves into perfect replicas, 100 percent the same as their target they could loose all the powers they have even possibly die. To become a complete statue would mean death or to become a perfect copy of me would lose them their powers and become a totally normal person apart from looking like me. As a shape shifter can not change their whole body as they would need to retain their powers to change back means there would be a way identify shape shifters.

[@gustavopagan8921]

Like what? Getting a dna sample? That’s kinda the only thing I can think of that would tick one off since “if they’re a skilled shapeshifter” they just need to change their outward appearance most of the time

[@MarcLombart]

"If they become invisible they'd be blind." True, to visible light, nut they could give themselves radar sight, and echolocation.

[@cringename4391]

How about be invisible but just turn you eyes different color so it still get light In short camouflage the eyes

[@TakeruDavis]

2:24 I'm gonna disagree with you on that one. A virus would need a specific environment to survive, but the shapeshifter could simply change steel, or if the virus would survive long enough, then they could change into something more aggressive. Would a virus survive in acidic blood of a xenomorph? I don't think so.

[@hadriandwyer2191]

Even if you wanna say they can't give themselves acid blood or something, copper is antimicrobial. They could technically just turn into copper.

[@braindunkin]

0:49 you misspelled durability but good video nonetheless

[@Blackblax]

While entertaining, this video is a gross generalization of what "all shape-shifters should be capable of". The nature of shape-shifting as well as individuals limits were never really taken into account. For instance, Mystique's shape-shifting is psionic in nature (allowing her to mentally rearrange her molecules on a mostly subconscious basis). And it's supposed to be limited to humanoid forms only (despite liberties taking in other media, like X-Men Evolution--which did explain her "power enhancement" as something she's not normally capable of). As far as stretching is concerned, it puts too much strain on her--much like it puts strain on elastic characters such as Mr. Fantastic when he "reaches his stretching limit"). That's why there's different classes of shape-shifters, from "ani-morph" (like Beast Boy), "meta-morphs" (such as Mystique), & "omni-morphs (i.e. Martian Manhunter).

[@ll6256]

I didn't know she shifted on a atomic level, thanks for the info. But you explained it perfectly 👌 👏 😉

[@Blackblax]

@@ll6256N/P, but I think Mystique's shape-shifting is limited to a molecular level. Apocalypse can shape-shift on an atomic level, which makes him more powerful.

[@MykahMaelstrom]

Came here to say this. Its also explained in the comics that mystique can't shape shift into anything too much larger than herself and when she does shape shift into someone larger she doesn't gain any mass. She's effectively re arranging her body to mimic someone not actually growing to the size of someone so she's always maintaining the same weight and thus can't shapeshift to achieve super strength

[@Blackblax]

@@MykahMaelstrom You're right about that, but I think you're confusing weight & mass. Because Mystique has been able to shape-shift in order to increase her physical strength and/or durability. Granted, if she morphed into someone like Colossus, she wouldn't have anywhere near his might, however, she'd be significantly stronger & more durable than her "normal form" (or any other baseline human, for that matter). Most shape-shifters have varying stats, because it's mostly based on the form in which they assume, at the time.

[@Mothman_In_a_T-Pose]

Exactly. Most shapeshifters have inbuilt limits, based on the limitations of their own bodies and the almost-science going into their lore.

[@regiman222]

2:02 that's technically how Charlie from Legend's immortality works

[@mewgaming6734]

That is true. Shes just like either of her sisters

[@BlackLegVinesmokeSanji]

Ageing is from damege to DNA not pysicle body. But that could use t cells to live forever

[@satanus_369]

Shapeshifters can induce hypnosis by modifying their vocal chords and changing the frequency of sounds they emit

[@InvestedGman]

You know I always Look at Shapeshifting as one of the best Superpowers of all time because you can copy other powers when you take their form.

[@andromeda4917]

So, according to this, the Fantastic 4 is a group of shape-shifters

[@scorchedshadow]

Oh Prototype Hell yeah!

[@HIMMBelljuvo]

Another factor to consider is the nature of their shapeshifting abilities. Magic-based shapeshifters would probably have less limitations than other kinds of shapeshifters.

[@alexthunderbrand]

A good example of the healing thing is the Kandra in Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series. Their shapeshifting mechanics are really interesting, AND they're an interesting take on immortality.

[@williamongjiajiang1734]

Greatest cheat of a shapeshfter: The mental strength to not have intense body dysmorphia and be capable of controlling with a new centre(s) of balance. (e.g. tethered clone bodies, under the control of one mind; discount shadow clone jutsu)

[@ThatAussieSiesta]

Other powers that they'd have that was missed, perfect tonal mimicking, sonar, temperature resistance and phasing

[@headcase7138]

You could go fully invisible as shape shifter you could shape shift to give your self the elctro receptors like sharks and platipus.

[@regiman222]

11:18 Smoker Caesar Clown from One Piece, as well as the DC villain Myst who had the added benefit of turning into toxic gas aswell.

[@MRDRK1]

(Video comes out) (Shapeshifters around the world see it) Collectively: "Whoa! I didn't know I could do that!"

[@peterpumkineater5636]

I thought of this when you were talking about beastboy but keep in mind that a shapeshifter isnt limited to earth animal we see in the show that beastboy can also turn into alien animals as well

[@NotEvenOverThere]

Invisibility is just becoming intangible to visible light

[@aldordz5768]

A shapeshifter could turn themselves in materials like silver,gold or diamonds then stretch their bodies to have a large amount so they could de attach that specific part

[@ZielAmerak]

yeah, but once you cut that part it come back to normal.

[@aldordz5768]

@@ZielAmerak well I think it will depend on the shapeshifter’s level

[@aldordz5768]

@@ZielAmerak well I think it will depend on the shapeshifter’s level

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

How bout a "Everytime batman has said "I am Batman!" Video

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

@@Gadsden149 so still would be a good video

[@azmodanuno2879]

so a couple of things i thought of during this video: first of all, while a virus would still affect you if you shapeshifted into nothing but humans, turning into an animal might cure you. Viruses have evolved alongside life on earth and require very specific hosts in order to survive. I forget what they're called, but the outer layer of a virus has the strange looking hook things that are designed to latch onto specific cells. While i'm not a virologist and i'm sure there are either exceptions to this or perhaps i'm not quite explaining it right, it is true that many viruses can't jump species. You could also get rid of parasites this way -- if you have a tape worm, just turn into a salmon until it starves, or really any animal that eats food a tapeworm doesn't. And hey! if changing into an animal doesn't work, why not become something so small that the viruses either get crushed or just fall off of you? if you think about it, while being ageless would still be incredibly hard, it isn't impossible. shapeshifters have to actively change their RNA and maybe even DNA to change their appearance (After all these are what decide everything about your body -- how it looks, how it functions, etc). age happens because as your cells replicate, the new cells born contain less and less of the original DNA. eventually there aren't enough of the blueprints left to rebuild the same building so to speak. However, if you can actively affect your DNA just by thinking about it, there's nothing to say you can't force those cells to keep that same exact DNA rather than replicating and slowly getting worse at their job over time. Let's also not forget that basically, if you're as powerful as the examples needlemouse productions is giving here, you're basically a god. certain frogs can freeze and when they thaw their cells aren't damaged, meaning you could survive extreme temperatures. Certain insects, more specifically cockroaches, can survive far more radiation than any human can. Heck if you turned into a waterbear you could survive nearly anywhere on or OFF earth no problem. Oh and while this would most likely kill you, technically you could turn into some of the most unstable elements on the periodic table and undergo fission, thus ending the world

[@lisasilenzi]

ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR CONTENT DON'T STOP :)

[@gabrielvieira7234]

I always hated that in the xmen movies mystique only shapeshift into somebody else’s appearance when in the comics she can turn into animals grown extra limbs alter her density, at one point she was fighting a lot of people at once so she grew 2 faces on the side of her head and extra arms so she could fight all of her enemies but in the movies all she could do is turn into people

[@SwampTiGaH]

Probably one of the coolest and least practical in battle. I liked the take on Beast Boy in titans just because it's shows that it does take time to completely rearrange his physical make up

[@BigDexMedia]

I love shapeshifting even now more than ever

[@etaquince5220]

I didnt know Husk. Love the concept of her power

[@kacchan8272]

Now after you watched this video till end, you'll realize that we created a monster.

[@alexdoorn234]

This is a very handy list to keep in mind for my oc that's a shapeshifting mist. They are blind in each physical form but have enhanced senses much like Daredevil. But now you've given me idea's for just how powerful they can be as they become more used to their powers.

[@sxyf4ll214]

All Might's power isn't about his muscles, it's about his quirk

[@walter6164]

What do you think his quirk affects? His soul? No cap the quirks power goes into his muscles

[@sxyf4ll214]

@@walter6164 What I meant is his super strength isn't completely because his muscles, it mainly because of his quirk

[@SP00KY110]

The point is if you increase the size and density of your muscles you can essentially gain super strength like all might

[@jaypi7021]

@@SP00KY110 but his super strength doesnt come from the size and density os his muscles, it comes from his quirk, his muscles only help him release the power without injuring himself, for exemple, when Deku got the power from all might he could release the same amount of power as all might even being a skinny kid, the only downside is that he breaks his body when doing so.

[@SP00KY110]

@@jaypi7021 I know that, I'm not saying All Might's strength comes from his muscles, but if YOU increase the size and density of YOUR muscles the you can gain strength equivalent to All Might.

[@jordanball3415]

I feel like they would be immune to viruses especially if they are like Majin Buu and and they can basically manipulate they're body @the cellular level

[@devinjenkins7094]

Can you do a video about technopath powers like what powers they will have extra

[@revimfadli4666]

And would biotech count as technology to them? That would open up _a lot_ But even the standard "machines and electronics" thing has a lot of potential

[@mikespangler98]

You left out the big one, a shapeshifter can violate the conservation of mass. Otherwise you end up as a 70 kg mouse and leave dents in the floor, or sink into wet dirt, or at the other extreme you are now a 70 kg elephant, and a stiff breeze will tip you over. And a 70 kg gas cloud is either too dense to get off the ground, or too diffuse to fit in anything smaller than a barn. That is actually my main objection to the whole concept. In my house we obey the laws of thermodynamics, including conservation of mass and energy.

[@mercuryman1250]

Should of put shang tsung on this list. He can out due 90% of these shapeshifters. Especially mystique from marvel. He's excellent in fighting, he can read your mind, mind control, immortality, a magnificent bastard etc

[@logancarter1622]

Martian ManHunter: It's over Shang Tsung i have the high ground.

[@robertsummers3386]

Yeah, it's called getting away with tax evasion.

[@jerr4rd-4lways-d4-b3st]

bro why was camouflage off the side

[@NeedleMouseProductions]

My laptop does that sometimes when it over heats, I normally catch them and re-render the video, but I missed it, sorry about that

[@jerr4rd-4lways-d4-b3st]

@@NeedleMouseProductions its ok. I more found how you said every power is just "limited shapeshifting"

[@archieroberts5592]

Best youtuber ever and I know because I've been watching for years .

[@adarshgovindarajula7931]

Hey in the movie spies in disguise tom holland's character explains that will Smith's cells and dna are ralidly being broken and turned into pigeon dna which automatically means that his broken cells heal after some time so shape shifters do have a certain amount of healing factor.

[@cron1807]

Diamonds are not shatterproof. In fact, diamonds are really brittle, so they are hard to cut, but easy to shatter. So only turn yourself into diamonds if you are fighting somebody with a chainsaw, or else you may shapeshift into shiny shards

[@TheTenzen12]

Well I don't think turning into metal or diamond is same as shapeshifting, especially as many of them... don't change the shape at all, only materal their shape is made of. I would call that transmutators.

[@FadzaiSimango]

Exactly

[@sytrosianoverlord9026]

If I was an underwater shape shifter I will turn into a shark-like sea monster

[@enderknight1442]

Cool. Could you do extra powers of super strength or telekinesis?

[@dialdude3770]

I’m just glad he included clips from the Prototype series.

[@scarface406]

I'd turn into general grievous made out of diamond and titanium try taking that out!

[@gamingwithcori8521]

Pls make more videos your videos bring me joy

[@lilliamdominguezcastillo5711]

Hey Needlemouse, I was wondering if you could make a video about the ghouls from the anime Tokyo Ghoul I think they’re a pretty interesting topic to talk about

[@DLSB-ih5fs]

Just thought you should know, Beast Boy doesn't just change his appearance but his blood also. It is stated in comics that he can replicate the dna of any being that isn't human. He has even turned into mythological creatures like dragons, phoenix centaurs and more. In a future timeline it was shown that he could replicate himself multiple times. The guy is truly open.

[@VictoryReviews]

I would love for you to discuss Ben 10! Specifically Alien Force and Ultimate Alien

[@nicerock5506]

i think the main reason a lot of this isn’t seen is because most shapeshifters have limited shapeshifting/already do this/don’t need to

[@Phoenix5365]

Some extra abilities are going to depend on the nature of the shifter. Matching the power of someone like All-Might or Superman wouldn't be as simple as trying to change density as a lot of their power level also comes from harnessing energies the shifter wouldn't have access to. Mystique is skilled but also a very limited shifter. I'd never expect her to be gaseous or fiery or even stretchy.

[@kennycar5683]

You're wrong. Shape shifting is indeed the ability to alter your form. It is not however the ability to alter your substance. A shape shifter could take on the appearance of metal or stone but that does not mean they become metal or stone. They would still be organic tissue. Altering your substance like Colossus is a whole different power.

[@bread9132]

10:29 Martain’s do, they stretch their bodies all the time

[@Roxas2473]

I think shape shifters should be limited by always having to have the same amount of mass when they shape shift, so they can't become tall without thinning or hollowing and the such.

[@ProjektTaku]

I would love having shapeshifting eternal youth. I will look and be at my physical prime till I die, but I will die eventually peacefully. Like if I never aged I would have to commit suicide to die or I would die from an unexpected (and probably painful) event

[@andrewschort724]

When you eventually got sick of living, (hopefully after a few thousand years) you could just permanently turn yourself into a statue, of whatever material you wanted to be.

[@ProjektTaku]

@@andrewschort724 but then I'll still be alive but not able to move or speak. I would be a prisoner in my own body which is a fate worse than death

[@energeticcreeper7969]

if the shapeshifter in question doesn't have to worry about mass then they can actually do something quite cleaver with their punches, first punch with a quick arm that's very light, making it go very fast, then increase the mass to massively increase the force of the punch.

[@jeremylefevre9610]

There is one thing about "Shapeshifting" that you're not considering is that in most cases it is only cosmetic, thus all of your assumptions about changing the density of your body or stitching together a wound are false for most people you are lumping together as a "shapeshifter". By broadening the term to include too many characters whose powers are more specific like Colossus you're confusing the definition of a shapeshifter. Colossus doesn't change shape at all, he covers his body in an armor, do you call iron man a shapeshifter? So no most shape changing characters would not be able to suddenly become super strong because they make themselves LOOK bigger, or fly because they appear to have wings as cool as it sounds here, you're reaching and misusing the term. Additionally not all shape shifters can become animals, Mystique is 100% limited to having a human body when the writers follow their own rules. Beast boy specifically hast he power to change into animals, this is again specific to his powerset and not something all shifters can do. Also, I can't believe I have to say this, elastic powers are not shape changing powers, they're elastic powers.

[@justinthompson6364]

The Colossus- Iron Man comparison is a bit of a stretch, since Iron Man's abilities are unrelated to his physiology. He doesn't have any inherent connection to his suits and they can be removed, altered, and reapplied freely. Colossus's power manipulates his own body, on some level it can be considered shapeshifting. Nevertheless, the title _is_ a huge misnomer. Many if not most shapeshifters have very particular restrictions on what they can do, especially with the broader definition used here. Some are stuck with their own bodies "parameters," some are limited to mimicking specific forms, like other people or animals, and some have others have unique limits. In order to use all the applications in the video, a character would have to be able to freely alter the composition, arrangement, and even the size of their body with minimal restrictions.

[@jeremylefevre9610]

@@justinthompson6364 I see where you're coming from, though as Tony augments the Iron man armor he keeps making it closer to being part of him,as liquid metal or nano bots stored inside his body; so looking at just the armor in that regard I see them as very similar as well as different. And either way I wouldn't call either of them a shapeshifter.

[@shintori2808]

a full shape shifter would have a limited version of every power imaginable. asuming they fully understood how the abilty worked and had the control needed to replicate it.

[@dumbnamemala]

Metamorpho and Miss Martian are good examples of all of these extra powers

[@theatomicartist6422]

Imagine shapshifting and turning body parts into weapons like guns and others stuff like that and if someone trys to attack you then just turn into gas or something else you'd be unstoppable

[@majesticgothitelle1802]

That more like transmutations changing your matter or DNA into something else. Turning into a gas is a death sentence sense your Monocles is too spread apart.

[@cheaty4622]

I’m mad he didn’t say that they can return to monke

[@vhsninjaccoon7705]

Stop trying to make that superfluous joker funny

[@HulkSmaSh3dd]

Angel would be able to fly in real life cause his physiology is like a bird's... His bones are hollow and his body doesn't store excess fat. Also, if a shapeshifter turns transparent, their eyes should still function the same. They wouldn't go blind, their eyes would still receive the signal

[@Madurocgrz]

I disagree with si much of this. Most shapeshifters change into organic things and those who don't don't generally take on the properties of what they turn into. Colossus doesn't "shape shift", he turns into an organic metal, which is not shape shifting

[@majesticgothitelle1802]

Is more like transmutation changing one matter to another.

[@maxwebb2290]

extra power: i wouldnt have crippling gender dysphoria anymore

[@maguffle]

Shapeshifters are often very limited in what they can turn into. (Like Colossus only turning into living metal or Beast Boy not being able to change color or others limited by their own finite mass) I think the type of shapeshifter mentioned in the video are omni-morphs. They don't have the limitations most other shapeshifters do. Shapeshifters like Apocalypse.

[@Robonitron]

The camouflage title was wacky and when he showed a clip from the god of war it said young justice on the bottom. Something ain't right

[@estek5720]

Do a video wich lantern Corp team 7 should be in

[@simefy213]

If they changed their body into Superman’s body, they would have his powers too, cuz his powers come from the sun and his organs, right?

[@DatMentalGamer]

you should totally talk about Alex Mercer at some point dude.

[@RedStriker-xp2dg]

Fr

[@edwarddietsche2883]

If a shapeshifter was able to light its own body on fire like you said earlier done if a shape-shifter where to turn the gas on a fire that shouldn't hurt the shapeshifter at all

[@ONEPEAKFRFR]

do extra powers all super humans have

[@markstriker925]

Yes for Captain America and Batman

[@eartht0ast755]

@@markstriker925 batman isnt a superhuman he's just a normal person

[@markstriker925]

@@eartht0ast755 then 10 extras powers normal people have for a video. There's more. Magic users, Chi users, and Peak Human would all be good video ideas for extra powers

[@slyfix2819]

I'm actually surprised that nobody seems to have pointed out 4:54 and how camouflage is not only misspelled, but also displaced far to the right. It's almost as if they were trying to cover up the misspelling of the word... That, or it was just a couple mistakes that happened to occur at the same time

[@silverslayer6262]

10:30 plastic man: am I a joke to you?

[@joshuagibson6531]

Elongated man: me too

[@sahersan2864]

Really great video idea mate!

[@Tacticslion]

As one of my absolutely favorite super powers of all time, I gotta say: scientifically, shape-shifting (as presented here or in most media) makes NO DAGGUM SENSE. (No, not even in the Culture series, though that one works better than most.) {NOTE: started before he got to some of the same points; but the point still stands} NeedleMouse mostly posits shapeshifting as the ability to rearrange, reshape, and alter quantity (and quality^) of mass that is a part of their person. The main problem with this as the nature of their ability, conceptually, is that there is literally no need to limit shapeshifters, even as much as NeedleMouse does - in the context of something like the X-Men, an [unlimited] shapeshifter of the sort posited by NeedleMouse could literally become any super hero whatsoever at any time - recreate the DNA of any other creature. Similarly, Martian Manhunter could become Superman (or someone like him) simply by wanting to. The thing is, the powers of these other heroes (even those with incorporeal beings) are fundamentally *physical* in nature, so if they can do things like alter the qualitative substance of their body (similar to Colossus), they can, by default, do so for anything else: abilities he's posited include healing and LITERALLY TURNING INTO FIRE meaning there is NO reason for them not to be able to do anything, ranging from being immune to disease (kind of hard for common bacteria to eat the surface of the sun) to literally creating more of themselves (by novel use of instilling parthenogenesis). There is no reason to age. There is no reason for anything we associate with normal life. Fundamentally, "Shapeshifters" in comics don't (or can't) replicate others because all of them are limited in some way (for narrative reasons) - Beastboy is explicit in that it *must* be an animal (specifically a *green* animal... who retains his standard mind and brainpower for some reason), but all shapeshifters fundamentally have things they can't do or that their shapeshifting fundamentally doesn't cover. The most common generic broad-ranging shapeshifting limit is mass. The first form this takes is how some fiction either requires size alterations to be "density"-based (becoming more dense to shrink, or less dense to get bigger), while some deal with it by shunting extra "stuff" into something like a "mass shadow" (a kind of non-dimensional form of existence others can sometimes "detect" shapeshifters by - this is an especially common trope with shapeshifting dragons) or similar, and others have other limits to how dense something can get (or how much they can revoke their own density); a shapeshifter with density control could do things like become a black hole and revert (what would that even do to things stored in their temporary event horizon?), or become effectively incorporeal. A secondary limitation is *size*-based limitations which is notably different from density (though these often have a lot of overlap). Size-based simply means that the shapeshifter can't alter their size beyond certain limitations. Sometimes (especially in games) this is quantified under "size categories" while in other cases it's simply based on the character's own particular size. Without those limitations, they can compress themselves in the same way Antman did below the level of quarks and gluons (which... what-how-physics-what), or so large that their bodies cover the visible universe or beyond. Frankly, without explicit limitations to how much matter a shapeshifter can bring to bear and what thresholds that matter can take, there is literally no stopping them. This is *before* we get into a shapeshifter's ability to mimic exotic materials - at least in the old X-Man movies, we see Mystique can imitate Logan's adamantine-laced claws, but the claws she makes are simply the strength of flesh: his metallic ones slice right through her own. If a shapeshifter can (as posited) simply select rare materials to cover themselves in, without other limits, they can literally just "oops, here's a mountain of tungstan, lol" while people fire, then drop that for healed flesh to go do killing (or, perhaps, nonlethaling). Fundamentally, if a shapeshifter has no limits, the shapeshifting power is, on its own, one of the most powerful effect in all existence and can imitate virtually any other power or ability. But most people don't write it that way, as it becomes narratively unsatisfying. (I love shapeshifting, though, and really want it, myself.) ^ Taking into account density, and material substance down to the molecular level

[@bennythebard]

Just now realizing that everyone in the fantastic four is a shapeshifter.

[@HIMMBelljuvo]

Except Ben Grimm

[@bennythebard]

@@HIMMBelljuvo Wasn't there a time in the comics when Ben could turn human but only once a year or something like that?

[@bennythebard]

@@HIMMBelljuvo Wasn't there a time in the comics when Ben could turn human but only once a year or something like that?