History Main / ObliviousTransformation

** In "Chicken Jack", an EvilSorcerer causes Jack to [[BalefulPolymorph turn into]] [[{{Animorphism}} a chicken]]. Even though Jack is now much smaller and everyone else notices that he's a chicken, he doesn't realize what he's become until he does a DoubleTake of his image on a reflective surface.

* In the ''{{WesternAnimation/Gargoyles}}'' episode "The Mirror", [[RealityWarper Puck]] turns Elisa Maza (and soon all other humans in Manhattan) into [[OurGargoylesRock gargoyles]]. Everyone affected by this spell have no memories of originally being human, and Elisa has to be told that she wasn't a gargoyle until now. Later when Goliath and his fellow gargoyles are turned into humans, they similarly can't remember that they were originally gargoyles. In the end when Puck [[ResetButton changes everyone back to normal]], nobody aside from the main characters even have a clue about what happened that night.

Usually done with the transformee [[JustWokeUpThatWay transforming in their sleep to wake up to their new form,]] or [[SlowTransformation the transformee changing gradually]] [[BitByBitTransformation over time.]]

Stock phrases include: [[{{Sizeshifter}} "Why is everyone taller/smaller?"]] and "why are you looking at me like [[{{Animorphism}} I've got the head of a [animal]?"]]

** In "Episode XCIX", Jack buys and eats a strange snack from a street vendor. His head (very briefly) transforms and looks like a colorful fish; his friend Ashi stares at his face with confusion, but Jack has no idea why.

* ''Film/BrotherBear'': Kenai didn't realize that he had been transformed into a bear until the shaman told him that she couldn't speak bear. This caused him to go check his reflection in the river and then he does a full-body check on himself, ending with him wagging his tail.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' episode "Chicken Jack", an EvilSorcerer causes Jack to [[BalefulPolymorph turn into]] [[{{Animorphism}} a chicken]]. Even though Jack is now much smaller and everyone else notices that he's a chicken, he doesn't realize what he's become until he does a DoubleTake of his image on a reflective surface.

* ''{{Disney/Moana}}'': After Maui saves Moana and recovers his hook (that lets him transform into animals), Maui starts to thank her, but is oblivious to the fact that his transformation malfunctioned and he's talking while having the upper half of a shark.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' cartoon, one episode involves a device that can switch brains between characters, resulting in a number of characters switching bodies and not realizing it at first. [[UpToEleven Even after other character point it out.]]

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', this happens multiple times in non-canon NP strips, but an example in the main story was when Tedd went to the game store for a card tournament and [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1909 until the middle of a match]] didn't realize that a.) the enchantment that had turned his usually-purple hair pink had worn off, with him only figuring it out when someone else mentioned that they thought his hair was a different color and b.) it had been replaced instead by one that [[GenderBender turned him into a girl]]. Everyone else not noticing the latter was attributed to a combination of change blindness and Tedd [[DudeLooksLikeALady looking pretty girly anyway]].

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', this happens multiple times in non-canon NP strips, but an example in the main story was when Tedd went to the game store for a card tournament and [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1909 didn't until the middle of a match]] realize that a.) the enchantment that had turned his usually-purple hair pink had worn off, with him only figuring it out when someone else mentioned that they thought his hair was a different color and b.) it had been replaced instead by one that [[GenderBender turned him into a girl]]. Everyone else not noticing the latter was attributed to a combination of change blindness and Tedd [[DudeLooksLikeALady looking pretty girly anyway]].

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': Miss Martian unconsciously changes her skin from green to caucasian and is pointed out by Black Canary. [[spoiler:She freaks out at first because she thought she said "white" since she is actually a White Martian, a subrace that's discriminated against on her homeworld, and she's been hiding this on Earth.]]

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', this happens multiple times in non-canon NP strips, but an example in the main story was when Tedd went to the game store for a card tournament and [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1909 didn't until the middle of a match]] realize that a.) the enchantment that had turned his usually-purple hair pink had worn off, with him only figuring it out when someone else asked about it and b.) it had been replaced instead by one that [[GenderBender turned him into a girl]]. Everyone else not noticing was attributed to a combination of change blindness and Tedd [[DudeLooksLikeALady looking pretty girly anyway]].

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', this happens multiple times in non-canon NP strips, but an example in the main story was when Tedd went to the game store for a card tournament and [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1909 didn't until the middle of a match realize]] that a.) the enchantment that had turned his usually-purple hair pink had worn off, and b.) it had been replaced instead by one that [[GenderBender turned him into a girl]]. Everyone else not noticing was attributed to a combination of change blindness and Tedd [[DudeLooksLikeALady looking pretty girly anyway]].

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', this happens multiple times in non-canon NP strips, but an example in the main story was when Tedd went to the game store for a card tournament and didn't until the middle of a match realize that a.) the enchantment that had turned his usually-purple hair pink had worn off, and b.) it had been replaced instead by one that [[GenderBender turned him into a girl]]. Everyone else not noticing was attributed to a combination of change blindness and Tedd [[DudeLooksLikeALady looking pretty girly anyway]].

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', this happens multiple times in non-canon NP strips, but an example in the main story was when Tedd went to the game store and didn't realize that a.) the enchantment that had turned his usually-purple hair pink had worn off, and b.) it had been replaced instead by one that [[GenderBender turned him into a girl]]. Everyone else not noticing was attributed to a combination of change blindness and Tedd [[DudeLooksLikeALady looking pretty girly anyway]].

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': Miss Martian unconsciously changes her skin from green to caucasian and is pointed out by Black Canary. [[spoiler:She freaks out at first because she thought she said "white".]]

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* ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': Emperor Kuzco was completely unaware that he was being turned into a llama at Yzma's dinner. When he met Pacha, there was plenty of confusion until Pacha told Kuzca to wiggle his fingers in front of his face. That's when he noticed his hoof instead of his hand.

* In ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Puck transforms Bottom's head into that of a donkey. Bottom doesn't even notice and scares off his costars in the play when he returns for his next lines.

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