History OneWingedAngel / VideoGames

* Subverted with great gusto in ''VideoGame/DarkCloud 2'': the true form of the terrible Dark Emperor Griffon who has been erasing people and places out of existence is [[spoiler:a cute anthropomorphic bunny (or "Moon Person" in the ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'' world) no taller than [[KidHero Max]]]]. However, when he [[spoiler:absorbs the power of the Sun, Moon, and Earth [[CosmicKeystone Atlamillia]]]], he becomes a towering, muscular behemoth with enormous sapphire wings. During the battle with him, he can even rip off these wings to use as swords; as his power destabilizes, he grows even ''more'' muscular and his veins [[PowerGlows shine with the magic]] running through them. Defeat reverts him to his [[spoiler:small, fluffy, and adorable lapin]] form.

** ''Investigations 2'' has [[spoiler:Souta Sarushiro/[[FanTranslation Simon Keyes]]]], who, upon being revealed as the [[TheChessmaster mastermind]] behind the recent deaths, seems to change [[spoiler:his]] makeup and demeanor for no reason other than to look awesome. And it works.

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* ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' has [[spoiler:BigBad Bob Page]] with drastically enhanced nano-augmentations hooked up to a large ultimate augmented machine-thingy. Though it just makes him immobile, and one walkthrough even points out that [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he's every bit as threatening as you'd expect a naked man in a snow globe to be]].

* ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast'' was built around this trope. The player(s) fight their way across a scrolling platform landscape until they have collected enough power orbs to transform into their final beastman form (with special attack!). Then, when they next run into the member of the [[NebulousEvilOrganisation brotherhood of evil]] (a bald man in a coloured robe) that inhabits that stage, he says "Welcome to your doom!" and transforms into a huge (and usually surreal) boss monster.

** In ''VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand'', TheBrute, Dorman, and the BigBad SealedEvilInACan, Jabir, mutate into grotesque monsters for their boss battles; Dorman becomes a [[BatPeople bat-winged]] [[SpikesOfVillainy spiky-shouldered]] [[MagmaMan fire demon]] with FloatingLimbs, called "Adeptos Dorman" in the FanTranslation, while Jabir becomes a six-winged DraconicAbomination.

* The FinalBoss's first form in ''VideoGame/MonsterLair'' is a clone of the original Wonderboy riding a dragon, but for his second form, he [[TransformationTrauma grotesquely morphs]] into a green "space ghoul" type monster. Horrifying, considering this is a rather "kiddish" game, although NintendoHard. However, this form is relatively easy compared to his first form and [[ThatOneBoss a few other bosses]], thus it may be considered a ClippedWingAngel.

** In ''VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand'', TheBrute, Dorman, and the BigBad SealedEvilInACan, Jabir, mutate into grotesque monsters for their boss battles; Dorman becomes a [[BatPeople bat-winged]] [[SpikesOfVillainy spiky-shouldered]] [[MagmaMan fire demon]] with FloatingLimbs, called "Adeptos Dorman" in the FanTranslation, while Jabir becomes a six-winged AngelicAbomination.

** In ''VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand'', TheBrute, Dorman, and the BigBad SealedEvilInACan, Jabir, mutate into grotesque monsters for their boss battles; Dorman becomes a [[BatPeople bat-winged]] [[SpikesOfVillainy spiky-shouldered]] [[MagmaMan fire demon]] with FloatingLimbs, called "Adeptos Dorman" in the FanTranslation, while Jabir looks similar to Galbalan.

** In ''VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand'', TheBrute, Dorman, and the BigBad SealedEvilInACan, Jabir, mutate into grotesque monsters for their boss battles; Dorman becomes a bat-winged spiky-shouldered fire demon with FloatingLimbs, called "Adeptos Dorman" in the FanTranslation, while Jabir looks similar to Galbalan.

** In ''VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand'', TheBrute, Dorman, and the BigBad SealedEvilInACan, Jabir, mutate into grotesque monsters for their boss battles; Dorman becomes a fire demon of sorts with FloatingLimbs, while Jabir looks similar to Galbalan.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':

* Parodied in ''VideoGame/MakaMaka'', where the final boss starts out looking like a baby doll. After beating up on him enough, he turns into his FINAL FORM... [[ClippedWingAngel only to go down after one hit]]. [[ObviousBeta This may not be intentional...]]

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'' sees Ganondorf return. When first encountered, he resembles a withered mummy, but when it comes time to fight him, he assumes his Gerudo form. The second phase of his fight has him take on his Demon King form, which blackens his body, makes his hair glow red, and gives him BlackEyesOfCrazy along with a power boost. Then when you beat this form, [[spoiler:he swallows his [[PowerGem secret stone] and mutates into a Demon Dragon, so massive in scale that its body eclipses even the Light Dragon that joins you in the battle.]]

* Nearly everyone that gets possessed by Rhapthorne in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' pulls some version of this.
** The [[VideoGame/DragonQuestI first game]] also featured the Dragonlord, who was one of the first examples to do this in video games. He starts out as a warlock and after defeating him, transforms into his true self as a huge purple dragon. At the time of this game's release, this was quite surprising. However, as seen throughout this page, this trope has become standard practice and numerous examples have occured since. In turn, looking back at the Dragonlord's transformation [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny comes across as yet another example out of many.]]

** In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', Smithy transforms into another being after being stomped by Mario and his crew in the first battle because he is so ticked off that he lost and wants to crush Mario and his friends. The other being is his lower body with multiple heads.

** Ghoulfather from ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch3'' also fights with a second form that drastically changes his appearance, using the power of the UFO Stone to become Don Spiracy, a monstrous version of himself with a second mouth which can spam various objects and creatures for each of his attacks. In the Blasters-T mode, he pulls if off again when it's revealed he survived, transforming into Goldfather (a golden dragon with treasure-like skin) by absorbinh all of the Pyramid of Clu's gold.

** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'', Nemesis first appears as a bazooka-wielding Mr. X-like humanoid, then sheds his BadAssLongCoat revealing his CombatTentacles, then finally resembles a giant squid with legs.

** In ''VideoGame//SkylandersImaginators'', he gets Brain to power him up with the best of Mind Magic, and gets turned into [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Kaos]], who can summon his Doomlanders from throughout the game to aid him in the battle.

** In ''Swap Force'', he gets buried under a pile of the petrified darkness and gets powered by them, growing into a giant with the ability to [[ShockwaveStomp create shockwaves by stomping]] and [[PlayingWithFire shoot fire out of his hands]].
** In ''Trap Team'', he infuses himself with the power of Traptanium turns into a crystal hybrid who attacks with Traptanium swords and black magic auras, can heal himself, and can even see the Portal Master on Earth all the way from Skylands.
** In ''Imaginators'', he gets Brain to power him up with the best of Mind Magic, and gets turned into [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Kaos]], who can summon his Doomlanders from throughout the game to aid him in the battle.

** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamland3 Dark matter]]]] will give the people it possesses a minor example of one, such as giving King Dedede a hidden BellyMouth and the ability to float, or Whispy Woods a creepy face, but apart from that, it's victims are indistinguishable from how they normally look and act
** In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'', after beating the first four phases of Dark Mind's fight, he transforms into a giant flaming eyeball.
** The final boss of ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' also pulls this twice. The first time is when [[spoiler:Magolor steals the master crown,]]he doubles in size, gains the ability to open portals to Another Dimension, create dimensions, and easily defeat [[spoiler:Landia]]. After you defeat him, he switches into a much more grotesque form. This all because [[spoiler: he's been possessed by the master crown.]]
** The final boss of ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'' does this, as well, having [[spoiler:Queen Sectonia]] merge with the Dreamstalk to become a gigantic insect/flower hybrid. [[spoiler: After you defeat Sectonia in [[NintendoHard ''The TRUE Arena'']] she does this again, by eating 3 miracle fruit, and detaching her head to continue to fight Kirby]].

*** When fighting the PreFinalBoss [[spoiler:Forgo Dedede gives up his hammer, and starts charging at Kirby like a boar, his mind finally snapped. This is because of the mask that he's wearing, once that's mask is destroyed Dedede is brought back to normal]]