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* ''WesternAnimation/Nimona2023'': The titular character is all but stated to lack a true form, but the shape she commonly assumes is that of a short, teenaged punk girl.



* WesternAnimation/Nimona2023: The titular character is all but stated to lack a default form, but the shape she commonly assumes is that of a short, teenaged punk girl.
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* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'': When we first hear about Naraku, it's like shapeshifting was going to be a significant part of his arsenal, and it was how he'd gotten the drop on Miroku's grandpa, Inuyasha and Kikyou. However, within the series, his mask is always worn until he takes on the form of a certain feudal lord, impersonating him for that two-parter... and from then on, that's the face he always has, [[OneWingedAngel whatever he may be doing]] with the rest of his body. The idea of turning into one of the cast and kindly asking whoever has the jewel shards if he might hold them for a moment never seems to occur to him, probably because of the five main cast members, at least two could [[TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne sense]] that he was a demon and at least one could tell they [[TheNoseKnows smelled]] different.

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* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'': When we first hear about Naraku, it's like shapeshifting was going to be he's seen either impersonating someone else or as [[TheFaceless a significant part of his arsenal, and it was how he'd gotten the drop on Miroku's grandpa, Inuyasha and Kikyou. However, within the series, his mask is always worn until crouching figure concealed by a baboon pelt]]. Then he takes on the form of a certain feudal lord, impersonating him for that two-parter... and from then on, that's the face he always has, [[OneWingedAngel whatever he may be doing]] with the rest of his body. The idea of turning into one of the cast and kindly asking whoever has the jewel shards if he might hold them for a moment That Naraku could disguise himself [[ForgottenPhlebotinum never seems to occur to him, probably because of the five main cast members, at least two could [[TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne sense]] that he was a demon and at least one could tell they [[TheNoseKnows smelled]] different.even comes up again]].
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* JustifiedTrope with Changeling, a ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'' NPC, a [[ScaryDogmaticAlien Grue]] from an alternate universe where the Grue race is peaceful and friendly toward other species rather than militant and xenophobic like the ones in the basic universe. She takes the form of a cute, bubbly blonde human teenager, because of the Alterniteens telling the alternate universe Grue race that the other Grue are bad.

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* JustifiedTrope with Changeling, a ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'' NPC, a [[ScaryDogmaticAlien [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Grue]] from an alternate universe where the Grue race is peaceful and friendly toward other species rather than militant and xenophobic like the ones in the basic universe. She takes the form of a cute, bubbly blonde human teenager, because of the Alterniteens telling the alternate universe Grue race that the other Grue are bad.

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* In the ''Literature/InCryptid'' series, all shapeshifting cryptid species (so far) have a default form that isn't human but can take human form. Sam, Antimony's boyfriend, is a fūri who's natural form looks like a humanoid and human-sized spider monkey. He describes staying in his human form for extended periods of time to feel something like constantly having to hold back a sneeze.



* ''Manga/MonsterMusume'': Doppel prefers to look like a naked dark-skinned girl with long [[PrehensileHair prehensile white hair]] that [[GodivaHair always conveniently covers her naughty parts]]. And while she calls herself a doppelganger, her true form is hinted to be more like Nyarlathotep, the crawling chaos of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos.

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* ''Manga/MonsterMusume'': Doppel prefers to look like a naked dark-skinned girl with long [[PrehensileHair prehensile white hair]] that [[GodivaHair always conveniently covers her naughty parts]]. And while she calls herself a doppelganger, her true form is hinted to be more like Nyarlathotep, [[EldritchAbomination Nyarlathotep]], the crawling chaos of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos.



* JustifiedTrope with Changeling, a ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'' NPC, a Grue from an alternate universe where the Grue race is far more friendly than the basic universe. She takes the form of a blonde human, because of the Alterniteens telling the alternate universe Grue race that the other Grue are bad.

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* JustifiedTrope with Changeling, a ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'' NPC, a Grue [[ScaryDogmaticAlien Grue]] from an alternate universe where the Grue race is far more peaceful and friendly toward other species rather than militant and xenophobic like the ones in the basic universe. She takes the form of a cute, bubbly blonde human, human teenager, because of the Alterniteens telling the alternate universe Grue race that the other Grue are bad.

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