Basic Trope: A non-human character becomes human.
- Straight: Leo the Lion is hit with a magic spell and gets turned into a human.
- Exaggerated: Nearly every animal gets turned into human beings to the point that actual, non-human animals are very rare and nobody knows whether the meat they eat is sentient.
- Downplayed:
- Anthropomorphic Transformation
- Uplifted Animal
- Leo becomes a Little Bit Beastly rather than full human.
- Justified:
- The Hero's True Companions needed a warrior who has 'the strength of a lion', and Team Pet Leo fit the bill.
- Become a Real Boy
- Inverted:
- Subverted: Leo didn't turn into a human; it was all a mishap.
- Double Subverted: Until another spell hits - and he becomes a human.
- Parodied: ???
- Zig Zagged: Leo can shape shift between lion and human forms.
- Averted: No non-human character ever gains human form.
- Enforced: Leo is turned into a human because the writer faced Moral Guardians complaining about a lion being in a populated place.
- Lampshaded: "Holy crap, I'm a human!!"
- Invoked: Curious about what humankind is like, Leo asks a wizard to turn him human.
- Exploited: Leo uses his newfound opportunity to enjoy his new form.
- Defied: Knowing that Leo is only getting into trouble by asking to be turned human, the team tries to prevent this from happening.
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
- Implied: The Five-Man Band is hit with a Forced Transformation spell, and they all turn to animals... with the exception of Leo, who's missing but has a young boy in his place.
- Deconstructed: Leo has great difficulty adjusting to the human body and mindset that came with the change, as well as to the human customs, and asks to get changed back. Alternatively, he eventually gets himself killed while trying to find a reversal spell.
- Reconstructed: He does have problems adjusting, but eventually comes to terms with his new form, albeit with some limitations (such as limited use of language).
- Plot Foundation: Leo's sudden change in shape is meant to explore things about him that would be much harder to demonstrate while he's a lion.
Back to Humanity Ensues.
