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Something's starting to happen to one of our characters - [[VirusVictimSymptoms maybe he's been infected with some virus]]... [[MadnessMakeover Maybe he's going crazy]]... [[Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness Maybe he's just gaining weight]]. Whatever it is, it's usually not directly explained, and we don't see him changing on-screen...

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD7PB-6TWrg Ted Bear's weight gain]] in the ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' short.
* Michael Swaim's... Um... "Cuteification" in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znWYcsYe0Aw Vids They Thought Would be Cute.]]''
* Our own page description for SugarBowl.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has "artifact transformation" -- some artifacts gradually transform their users into "the proper owner" image -- physically, mentally or both.
** [=WG5=] ''Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure''. The Kaftan of Ogrishness slowly turns its wearer into an ogre over a period of three days.
** D3 ''Vault of the Drow''. Anyone possessing the idol of Lolth will, over 66 days, slowly turn into a giant spider.
* ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu''. As [[HalfHumanHybrids Deep One hybrids]] are growing up they appear to be human. When they reach the appropriate age, they slowly change into Deep Ones and go off to join their fellows.
* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}''
** ''Space Adventures'', adventure "Rebirth". A genetic virus called Proteus can slowly change a human being into an alien.
** ''Fantasy Folk''. A Fishmen artifact can slowly change its user into a Fishman.
* ''Dark Conspiracy''. The ''Darktek'' supplement had Empathic Viral Mutators, a virus that could change the victim into another creature over a period of 48 hours.

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* Played for drama in the [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations stage adaption]] of ''Theatre/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Instead of being [[KarmicTransformation transformed instantly]] like in the [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Disney movie]], the inhabitants of the castle slowly change into objects, until they can no longer move, speak or even see.

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* In ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', after the Piraka bathe in mutagenic water for a short while, thanks to falling into a trap, they don't notice it, but they start developing aquatic capabilities. When we next meet them a couple of books later, we find that their whole bodies have diminished, reducing them to eel-like spines with their heads at the end.
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* In ''VideoGame/GuildWars Nightfall'', Varesh transforms into a Margonite like appearence (and eventually a full margonite form) over the course of several missions. This involves getting 2 extra pairs of eyes (first appearing as bumbs, then fully appearing) and become a lot paler.

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* In ''WebVideo/TheCartoonMan'', Roy's initial transformation into a human cartoon character takes several days.

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* The Alchemist's transformation into Skeleton King from ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' falls under this category. Fortunately, it gave him just enough time to turn his pet monkeys into the Hyperforce. What wasn't shown until "Golden Age" though, was that he was slowly aging. These were his last chilling words as he became Skeleton King:
-->'''Alchemist''': Now, the Dark Ones...''(as Skeleton King)'' take my soul!

* In ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' Complains is affected by a magical power that tries to [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/12232008/ turn him into a demon]]. It's quickly dispelled, but every time he's badly injured, [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/02132017-2/ he heals]] with more demonic features: AlienBlood, a [[RedRightHand demon arm]], GlowingEyesOfDoom, and so on.

* In ''Literature/{{TheDevil'sVerses}}'', Saladin Chamcha starts turning into a goat man after surviving a plane crash. In the course of several weeks, he becomes increasingly devil-like [[spoiler: ,eventually turning into an eight-foot tall devil with glowing eyes and smoke coming from his nostrils, before turning back to normal]]. During a stay in the hospital, he also encounters patients who are slowly turning into animals and inanimate objects as well.

* The ProjectDarkJade fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Webwork}}'' has Jade change into a [[spoiler: Jorōgumo]] over the course of 8 years.

** In general, this seems to be a favorite trope for {{Creator/Junji Ito}}. Possibly the most horrific example occurs in a six page short titled "A Doll's Hellish Burial", in which a child contracts [[TheVirus Early Onset Doll's Disease]]. She transforms first into something like a living doll, then into something that hopefully hasn't been a living ''anything'' for a long time.

* In ''Manga/Naruto'', the process of turning humans trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi into White Zetsu takes several years.

* In ''Manga/Naruto'', the process of turning humans trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi into White Zetsu takes several years.

* ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. Due to Dracula nightly visits to feed on Lucy, she becomes more weaker over time and describes that her senses have suddenly become more keener but she continues to have nightmares of dark beings. By the third visit, she's lost so much of her blood that her bite wounds eventually close up on their own, she gains fangs and her demeanor is uncharacteristically more seductive, signifying to Helsing it's too late to save her from becoming a vampire. Mina's transformation is slightly different due to Dracula feeding her his blood, cursing her to turn regardless if she stays alive or dies as long as he's alive. Indeed, she starts showing signs due to losing appetite for food, her canines slowly turning into fangs, sharing a psychic connection to Dracula and being unable to stay awake during the day but being much more lively at night.

* In ''{{Exiern}}'' Dragons are born looking like humans and gradually transform into their true forms after they mature. The protagonist's sidekick/like interest (she can't admit to more than that) Denver is a larval dragon, though he doesn't know it. His sister was well along in her transformation when she was last seen.

* ''VideoGame/TheHauntedRuins'': The most notable thing about the online retro dungeon-crawling RPG is how the general shopkeeper slowly transforms from a seemingly innocent girl into [[spoiler:an evil witch]] the deeper you venture into the dungeon. At first it looks like she just put on makeup, [[spoiler:but then she gets PointyEars, her cashier uniform becomes a skimpy dress, and a tiara and pointy nose begin to gradually form on her. This transformation is mostly amusing to watch because of how she keeps on insisting that her changing appearance is all in your head and how you simply MUST show the fabled "[[ArtifactOfDoom Dark Orb]]" to her as soon as you find it, mmkay?]]

* The most notable thing about the online retro dungeon-crawling RPG ''[[http://jayisgames.com/archives/2011/07/the_haunted_ruins.php The Haunted Ruins]]'' is how [[spoiler:the general shopkeeper slowly transforms from a seemingly innocent girl into an evil witch the deeper you venture into the dungeon. At first it looks like she just put on makeup, but then her ears become pointy, her cashier uniform becomes a skimpy dress, and a tiara and pointy nose begin to gradually form on her. This transformation is mostly amusing to watch because of how she keeps on insisting that her changing appearance is all in your head and how you simply MUST show the fabled "[[ArtifactOfDoom Dark Orb]]" to her as soon as you find it, mmkay?]]

* ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. Due to Dracula nightly visits to feed on Lucy, she becomes more weaker over time and describes that her senses have suddenly become more keener but she continues to have nightmares of dark beings. By the third visit, she's lost so much of her blood that her bite wounds eventually close up on their own, she gains fangs and her demeanor is uncharacteristically more seductive, signifying to Helsing it's too late to save her from becoming a vampire. Mina's transformation is slightly different due to Dracula feeding her his blood, cursing her to turn regardless if she stays alive or dies as long as he's alive. Indeed, she starts showing signs due to losing appetite for food, her canines slowly turning into fangs, sharing a psychic connection to Dracula and being unable to stay away during the day but being much more lively at night.

* ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. Due to Dracula nightly visits to Lucy, she becomes more weaker over time, by the third visit she's lost so much of her blood that her bite wounds eventually close up on their own and she gains fangs, signifying to Helsing it's too late to save her from becoming a vampire. Mina transformation is slightly different due to Dracula feeding her his blood, cursing her to turn regardless if she stays alive or dies as long as he's alive. Indeed she starts showing signs due to losing appetite for food, her canines slowly turning into fangs, sharing a psychic connection to Dracula and being unable to stay away during the day but being much more lively at night.

* ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. Due to Dracula nightly visits to Lucy, she becomes more weaker over time, by the third visit she's lost so much of her blood that her bite wounds eventually close up on their and she gains fangs, signifying to Helsing it's too late to save her from becoming a vampire. Mina transformation is slightly different due to Dracula feeding her his blood, cursing her to turn regardless if she stays alive or dies as long as he's alive. Indeed she starts showing signs due to losing appetite for food, her canines slowly turning into fangs, sharing a psychic connection to Dracula and being unable to stay away during the day but being much more lively at night.

A SuperTrope to VirusVictimSymptoms, EvilMakeover, and MadnessMakeover and a SisterTrope of TransformationAtTheSpeedOfPlot.

Something's starting to happen to one of our characters - [[VirusVictimSymptoms maybe he's been infected with some virus]]... [[MadnessMakeover Maybe he's going crazy...]] [[Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness Maybe he's just gaining weight]]. Whatever it is, it's usually not directly explained, and we don't see him changing on-screen...

* ''Fanfic/{{Pokeumans}}'': The transformation into a Pokeuman takes a whole week. [[{{Metamorphosis}} And is irreversible.]]

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* In ''Literature/{{Seraphina}}'' Dragon�s muscles are soft, and their wings incapable of flight for the first few minutes after transformation.

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* In ''Literature/{{Seraphina}}'' Dragon’s muscles are soft, and their wings incapable of flight for the first few minutes after transformation.

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* The Alchemist's transformation into Skeleton King from ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' falls under this category. Fortunately, it gave him just enough time to turn his pet monkeys into the Hyperforce. What wasn't shown until "Golden Age" though, was that he was slowly aging. These were his last chilling words as he became Skeleton King:

* In ''GuildWars Nightfall'', Varesh transforms into a Margonite like appearence (and eventually a full margonite form) over the course of several missions. This involves getting 2 extra pairs of eyes (first appearing as bumbs, then fully appearing) and become a lot paler.

* The song [[VillainSong "The Real Ludmilla"]] from ''WesternAnimation/BartokTheMagnificent'' has [[BigBad Ludmilla]] gradually turning into a dragon as the song progresses.