History Main / ObliviousTransformation

* The beginning of ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterThePrecursorLegacy'' shows Daxter being turned into an ottsel/[[spoiler:{{Precursor}}]] after accidently being knocked into a pool of Dark Eco. Apart from a sting, Daxter doesn't notice the change until he sees his hands, tail, and [[CuteMute Jak]] staring at him in confusion.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BartokTheMagnificent'' Ludmilla barely notices her transformation into a dragon.

Usually done with the transformee [[JustWokeUpThatWay transforming in their sleep to wake up to their new form]], or [[SlowTransformation the transformee gradually]] [[BitByBitTransformation changing 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 an [=[animal]=]]]?"

** ''{{WesternAnimation/Moana}}'': After Moana saves Maui 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.

** Neither do humans Twilight and Rainbow Dash in the special ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsSpringBreakdown Spring Breakdown]]'', until Sunset uses her horn to illuminate the cave they are in, allowing them to see Sunset's Pony form and realize what happened. (It's also worth noting that the only reason Sunset knew they were in Equestria was because she realized the "quicksand" they found was just sand covering the portal they later used, and not due to the transformation).

** The transformations produced due to crossing the portal between the Pony and Human worlds are barely noticeable. In fact, in [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1 the first film]] Twilight doesn't even notice that she is a human until a dog-turned Spike told her she had changed as well

Always a result of a BalefulPolymorph or InvoluntaryShapeshifting, as a VoluntaryShapeshifter would know when they're transforming themself. They may discover their transformation in a MirrorReveal.

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* ''Roleplay/WeAreAllPokemonTrainers'':
** When Callum turns into an Oshawott for the first time, he doesn’t notice until Sephy mentions hearing an Oshawott.
** Dio is completely unaware that he evolved into a Gliscor while asleep after grabbing the Razor Fang Kim dropped in his sleeping bag one night. When Dio wakes up, though, he is still perplexed of it until Sinatra points it out and tells Dio to look at himself, which he did, much to his initial shock. It wasn't until Dio sees his face in front of Kim's mirror that he realized he evolved, much to his sheer joy.

* In Fanfic/BlueSky, Wheatley is transferred into a humanoid HardLight body by Chell, but doesn't appear to notice until she shows him his face in a piece of reflective glass.

** ''WesternAnimation/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 [[MirrorReveal reflection in the river]] and then he does a full-body check on himself, ending with him wagging his tail.

* ''Manga/UQHolder'': In Chapter 171, Touta Konoe 's new SuperMode transforms him into a taller, dark-skinned, and more muscular version of himself. When Kuroumaru fails to recognize him, turns out Touta '''''didn't even notice''''' the drastic change in his appearance.

* ''Manga/UQHolder'': In Chapter 171, Touta Konoe 's new SuperMode transforms him into a taller, dark-skinned, and more muscular version of himself. When Kuroumaru fails to recognize him, turns out Touta '''didn't''' even notice the drastic change in his appearance.

Usually done with the transformee [[JustWokeUpThatWay transforming in their sleep to wake up to their new form]], or [[SlowTransformation the transformee gradually]] [[BitByBitTransformation changing 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]=]]]?"

** ''WesternAnimation/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.

** ''{{WesternAnimation/Pinocchio}}'': Lampwick is oblivious about bring turned into a donkey until he starts braying. He then feels the fur and longer ears on his transformed head, and confirms his fears when he looks at his reflection in a mirror.

* In ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'', Sophie doesn't notice that the spell that makes her look like an old woman is gradually weakening over time as her self-confidence increases.

Always a result of a BalefulPolymorph or InvoluntaryShapeshifting, as a VoluntaryShapeshifter would know when they're transforming themself.

* In ‘’Literature/TheWitches’’ Bruno Jenkins was unaware he’d been turned into a mouse until the boy who serves as the narrator points it out to him.

* As this is a transformation trope, it has appeared multiple times in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''

* ''Roleplay/WeAreAllPokemonTrainers'',

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' episode "Monster Fred," Fred and Dino inadvertently end up the guinea pigs for a mad scientist's device (that in theory is a [[PersonalitySwap personality-swapper]] but instead has a FreakyFridayFlip effect on the subjects). [[RuleOfFunny Somehow]], after the fact, Fred is unable to notice that he is now a dinosaur even when Barney, Wilma, and Betty point it out to him (nor does Dino notice that he's now Fred). The same thing applies when further swaps occur at the climax (including Fred switching with Barney, the men switching with their respective wives, and Dino switching with the mad scientist's assistant).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheScoobyDooShow'': In the episode "High Rise Hair Raiser", Scooby and Shaggy find a spellbook. Shaggy, not believing in magic, reads a random spell from it for laughs. The spell transforms him and Scooby into monsters, but they somehow fail to notice it. Shaggy then reads a counter-spell which turns them back to normal.

** In the HalloweenEpisode ''A-Haunting We Will Go'', Speedy Gonzales standing in for Witch Hazel transforms Daffy into the same creature as ''Duck Amuck''. Again, he doesn't notice, and in this case, still hasn't noticed by the end of the cartoon.