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* ''VideoGame/{{Divinity 2}}'' features the illusionists, mages who use their talents to reshape one's physical appearance, which includes gender, at no cost. Players are given the option to take advantage of their services in the first area of the game, Farglow, through a rather eccentric individual named Tiresias. Later, once you've claimed your battle tower, you gain access to the services of another illusionist by the name of Hermaphroditus, and then again in the Flames of Vengeance expansion through a woman named Chanelle in the city of Aleroth.
** The names of the two illusionists of the base game are actually both references to GreekMythology. Hermaphroditus refers to a minor god of the same name, who was the god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men, while Tiresias is a reference to the myth of a prophet by the same name.
*** The myth of Tiresias is even further referenced when Tiresias mentions he's taken advantage of the spells, himself. If you decide to read his mind, his thoughts read "Which was more fun: man or woman. I can never decide."
** One particular quest in the Flames of Vengeance expansion, "All the After World's a Stage" presents a scenario where male player characters are required to switch gender, at least temporarily. The quest requires the player to visit a haunted theater, abandoned after an incident where one of the actors accidentally acted out a demon's summoning ritual. Inside the frustrated ghosts of the actresses and director are found rehearsing for the scene. After speaking with the ghost of the director, Alfred, you are asked to retrieve a copy of the script. Afterward, you may ask to help by filling the role of Camilla. If your character is female, you can get right to it. However, if you are male, Alfred tells you he needs a female actor, and to "Come back once you look a little more... feminine." A simple trip to an illusionist sorts this issue out.
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*[[http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/ BigCloset]] is another large site hosting GenderBender fiction, but differs from [=FictionMania=] in that most stories are SafeForWork. Many stories are novel-length, and the writing quality is generally better.
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* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8092152/1/Blessing-In-Disguise]] Blessing In Disguise'', a ''Franchise/{{Spider-Man}}'' fanfic, the radioactive spider who bites Peter Parker is female, which results in Peter not only gaining spider powers, but turning into a girl.

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* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8092152/1/Blessing-In-Disguise]] net/s/8092152/1/Blessing-In-Disguise Blessing In Disguise'', Disguise]]'', a ''Franchise/{{Spider-Man}}'' fanfic, the radioactive spider who bites Peter Parker is female, which results in Peter not only gaining spider powers, but turning into a girl.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[WrittenSoundEffect ZAP!]] [[LongHairIsFeminine Long hair included.]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[WrittenSoundEffect ZAP!]] [[LongHairIsFeminine Long hair hair]] (and apparently a diet) included.]]]]
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* Kanata from ''Oto×Maho'' is a guy who becomes a MagicalGirl as a result of his mother's XanatosRoulette.

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* Kanata from ''Oto×Maho'' is a guy who becomes a MagicalGirl as a result of ThePlan by his mother's XanatosRoulette.mother.
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*** Though that's inverted in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonStadium Pokémon Stadium 2]]''; using the Crystal console to select your Pokémon in any arena results in your avatar being displayed as female. It's still purely aesthetic, but still.
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->'''Frylock:''' "Well no Carl, see heh, you're not just dressed like a woman."
->'''Carl:''' ({{Beat}}) "Oh do go on, please!"
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** In the sequel, ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'', Shaggy drinks an unknown potion and transforms (from the neck down) into a woman, for a little while.

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** In the sequel, ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'', Shaggy drinks an unknown potion and transforms (from the neck down) into a woman, for a little while. This turns out to be a ChekhovsGun as [[spoiler: the villain was using it to disguise his identity]]
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* The whole idea of a man being turned into his own fantasy woman is ''brutally'' [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] by Angela Carter in ''Literature/ThePassionOfNewEve''.

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* The whole idea of a man being turned into his own fantasy woman is ''brutally'' [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] by Angela Carter in ''Literature/ThePassionOfNewEve''.
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** In ''HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'', Crabbe and Goyle take the Polyjuice Potion many times to pose as first year girls, in order to allow Malfoy to repair the Vanishing Cabinet.
** In ''GobletOfFire'', Barty Crouch, Jr. escaped Azkaban by swapping identities with his mother via Polyjuice Potion.
** ''DeathlyHallows'', in order to get Harry out of Privet Drive, five of his friends ([[AndZoidberg and Mundungus Fletcher]]) disguise themselves as Harry using Polyjuice potion. Two of the decoy Harrys are Hermione and Fleur. Amusingly, Fleur isn't too happy about being Harry; after the transformation is complete, she tells Bill not to look at her because she's hideous.

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** In ''HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'', ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'', Crabbe and Goyle take the Polyjuice Potion many times to pose as first year girls, in order to allow Malfoy to repair the Vanishing Cabinet.
** In ''GobletOfFire'', ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'', Barty Crouch, Jr. escaped Azkaban by swapping identities with his mother via Polyjuice Potion.
** ''DeathlyHallows'', ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', in order to get Harry out of Privet Drive, five of his friends ([[AndZoidberg and Mundungus Fletcher]]) disguise themselves as Harry using Polyjuice potion. Two of the decoy Harrys are Hermione and Fleur. Amusingly, Fleur isn't too happy about being Harry; after the transformation is complete, she tells Bill not to look at her because she's hideous.
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* ''The Vulvoid Transformation'' is a story about evil panties that turn their hosts into girls and make them give birth to more evil panties.

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* ''The Vulvoid Transformation'' is a story about evil panties that turn their hosts into girls and make them give birth to more evil panties. No, really.



* In one entry of the blog ''[[http://www.jackfrombkln.com/gender-bender-my-day-as-a-woman/ F*cking in Brooklyn]]'', the writer imagines himself [[FreakyFridayFlip swapping bodies]] with a glamorous lady friend for a day.

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* In one entry of the blog ''[[http://www.jackfrombkln.com/gender-bender-my-day-as-a-woman/ F*cking in Brooklyn]]'', the writer imagines himself [[FreakyFridayFlip swapping bodies]] with a glamorous lady friend for a day. Unlike in many other examples, he ultimately realizes that that the human experience is so widely varied that it would be impossible to know what it is to "be a woman", even after a lifetime of living as one.



* [[SCPFoundation SCP]]-[[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-113 113]], a piece of jasper that turns anything with sex chromosomes that touches it into the opposite gender. Although, the change is rather [[PainfulTransformation painful]], there is a 25% chance of the subjects [[GroinAttack genitals being obliterated]] and multiple exposures may cause [DATA EXPUNGED].

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* [[SCPFoundation SCP]]-[[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-113 113]], a piece of jasper that turns anything with sex chromosomes that touches it into the opposite gender. Although, the change is rather [[PainfulTransformation painful]], there is a 25% chance of the subjects subject's [[GroinAttack genitals being obliterated]] and multiple exposures may cause [DATA EXPUNGED].
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* An odd bit of folklore claims that kissing one's own elbow will cause a person to change sexes. (Did you just try it? [[SchmuckBait It works!]]) [[spoiler: No it doesn't - it's impossible to kiss one's own elbow.]]

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* An odd bit of folklore claims that kissing one's own elbow will cause a person to change sexes. (Did you just try it? [[SchmuckBait It works!]]) [[spoiler: No it doesn't - it's impossible to kiss one's own elbow. And before [[{{Munchkin}} anyone]] asks, it wouldn't work if your arm isn't connected to your body.]]

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The second example sounds like Wig Dress Accent, Crosscast Role, Disguised In Drag, or something of that nature. \"Fruit boobs\" implies that Jack wasn\'t magically turned into an actual woman somehow. Please restore the example (including more explicitly how the trope applies) if my conclusion is incorrect.


* An episode of SamuraiJack saw [[spoiler:Aku assume the form of female warrior Ikra, to trick Jack into leading him to a way back to the past, so as to destroy it.]]
** Another episode had Jack down to his underwear, chasing a [[AliceInWonderland white rabbit through a wacky underworld]] for his clothes and sword. Along the way, he finds himself playing the female lead in a play, complete with a blonde wig, blue dress and fruit boobs.

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* An On ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', one episode of SamuraiJack saw a character assume the form of the opposite gender to trick Jack. [[spoiler:Aku assume assumes the form of female warrior Ikra, to trick Jack into leading him to a way back to the past, so as to destroy it.]]
** Another episode had Jack down to his underwear, chasing a [[AliceInWonderland white rabbit through a wacky underworld]] for his clothes and sword. Along the way, he finds himself playing the female lead in a play, complete with a blonde wig, blue dress and fruit boobs.
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* An episode of SamuraiJack saw [[spoiler:Aku assume the form of female warrior Ikra, to trick Jack into leading him to a way back to the past, so as to destroy it.]]
** Another episode had Jack down to his underwear, chasing a [[AliceInWonderland white rabbit through a wacky underworld]] for his clothes and sword. Along the way, he finds himself playing the female lead in a play, complete with a blonde wig, blue dress and fruit boobs.
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* Benzaie of ''Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses'' winds up being turned into a woman [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/benzaie/top-5/31722-top-5-brutal-murder-attempts-in-jem in this video]] as a side effect of watching ''JemAndTheHolograms'' too much.
* [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] becomes the teenage ValleyGirl "Spoonette" after he's banished to a universe based on the game [[http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/02/21/party-mania-review/ "Party Mania"]] (which, oddly enough, is already home to [[GenderFlip gender flipped]] versions of Benzaie and [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall 90's Kid]]).

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* Benzaie WebVideo/{{Benzaie}} of ''Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses'' winds up being turned into a woman [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/benzaie/top-5/31722-top-5-brutal-murder-attempts-in-jem in this video]] as a side effect of watching ''JemAndTheHolograms'' too much.
* [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] becomes the teenage ValleyGirl "Spoonette" after he's banished to a universe based on the game [[http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/02/21/party-mania-review/ "Party Mania"]] (which, oddly enough, is already home to [[GenderFlip gender flipped]] versions of Benzaie WebVideo/{{Benzaie}} and [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall 90's Kid]]).
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* While uncommon, [[Film/Thor Thor]] fanfics where Loki turns into a woman are not too hard to find. It’s usually explained [[spoiler: by the fact that he’s a frost giant]] and inspired by Norse myths of the gender-changing god (see the "Norse" entry in the "Mythology" tab). [[http://savu0211.deviantart.com/gallery/43010983?offset=24 (All) Father Loki]] is one such fic.

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* While uncommon, [[Film/Thor Thor]] Thor fanfics where Loki turns into a woman are not too hard to find. It’s usually explained [[spoiler: by the fact that he’s a frost giant]] and inspired by Norse myths of the gender-changing god (see the "Norse" entry in the "Mythology" tab). [[http://savu0211.deviantart.com/gallery/43010983?offset=24 (All) Father Loki]] is one such fic.
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* While uncommon, [[Film/Thor Thor]] fanfics where Loki turns into a woman are not too hard to find. It’s usually explained [[spoiler: by the fact that he’s a frost giant]] and inspired by Norse myths of the gender-changing god (see the "Norse" entry in the "Mythology" tab). [[http://savu0211.deviantart.com/gallery/43010983?offset=24 (All) Father Loki]] is one such fic.
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* In the drama ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', Max undergoes one in "Three Maxes and a Little Lady", thanks to a mutant spell cast by Alex and Justin. The end of the episode states that he will remain female for a while.
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* A Law and Order episode boils down to the girl in a pair of fraternal twins being a boy who lost most of his private parts in a botched circumcision and was raised as a girl by his parents, aided by a psychiatrist [[spoiler: who, among other things, forced the two of them to have sex with each other in order to enforce the "girl" twin's gender]]. In the end of the episode, "she" decides to live life as her birth gender of male.
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* ''Webcomic/AtArmsLength'' got one when they introduced the first place winner of their character contest. A human from a parellel world appeared in front of Reece and Sheila, and the two used a disguise spell to make him appear as something from their world, only for something unexpected to happen, resulting in the human's gender to be switched in the process.

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* In the first episode of the Argentinian show Lalola, a stereotypical male womanizer is transformed into a woman. The series explores his subsequent misadventures. The show has become an international success, with reboots in at least 6 different languages.

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* In the first episode of the Argentinian show Lalola, a stereotypical male womanizer is transformed into a woman. The series explores his subsequent misadventures. The show has become an international success, with reboots in at least 6 different languages. languages.
* A Law and Order episode boils down to the girl in a pair of fraternal twins being a boy who lost most of his private parts in a botched circumcision and was raised as a girl by his parents, aided by a psychiatrist [[spoiler: who, among other things, forced the two of them to have sex with each other in order to enforce the "girl" twin's gender]]. In the end of the episode, "she" decides to live life as her birth gender of male.
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** This is the plot point of one book, where Visser Three morphs into a female human and masquerades as Tobias' cousin Aria [[spoiler: in order to capture him after he is read a letter from his father, Prince Elfangor]]. Visser Three spends most of his time in this form during the book, just in case Tobias is morph-capable and spied on him in animal form; Tobias only figures out the trick because Visser Three is too good at acting like a human woman [[spoiler: and checks "her" hair in a mirror, which is automatic for most women but not necessarily for one who's been living in Africa for years, which was what "Aria" was supposed to be doing for most of Tobias' life]].
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* After cross dressing as a girl throughout the 2nd half of the story, Cruz finally got turned into a girl by Blade in chapter 113 of {{Needless}}. The expression on Disc's face towards this is priceless.
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* Parodied in {{Murry Purry Fresh and Furry}} when Melvin decides to reboot his webcomic 'Fart Police' to be a gender-swapping high school comedy.

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* Parodied in {{Murry Purry Fresh and Furry}} ''Webcomic/MurryPurryFreshAndFurry'' when Melvin decides to reboot his webcomic 'Fart Police' ''Fart Police'' to be a gender-swapping high school comedy.
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* Parodied in {{Murry Purry Fresh and Furry}} when Melvin decides to reboot his webcomic 'Fart Police' to be a gender-swapping high school comedy.
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* In ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'', a FreakyFridayFlip situation occurs before Keima ennacts his plan to make [[spoiler: Yui]] fall in love with him. As a result, they are forced to live the life of the other for an extended period of time. [[spoiler: The spirit is still inside Yui's body, so]] the situation begins to affect Keima negatively, [[spoiler: even if the spirit's growth is still dependent on Yui.]] In the end, Keima [[spoiler: assumes the role of the heroine [[ThePlan and incites events]] to [[BeyondTheImpossible simultaneously capture himself as a boy and a girl.]]

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* In ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'', a FreakyFridayFlip situation occurs before Keima ennacts his plan to make [[spoiler: Yui]] fall in love with him. As a result, they are forced to live the life of the other for an extended period of time. [[spoiler: The spirit is still inside Yui's body, so]] the situation begins to affect Keima negatively, [[spoiler: even if the spirit's growth is still dependent on Yui.]] In the end, Keima [[spoiler: assumes the role of the heroine [[ThePlan and incites events]] to [[BeyondTheImpossible simultaneously capture himself as a boy and a girl.]]]]]]
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* This is the ending twist of the CliveBarker short story "The Madonna" from ''The Books of Blood''. All men who enter The Madonna's lair become women. Though it can be NightmareFuel for some people, he/she ended up better than [[Film/TheMidnightMeatTrain most]] [[Film/{{Candyman}} other characters]].

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* This is the ending twist of the CliveBarker short story "The Madonna" from ''The Books of Blood''. All men who enter The Madonna's lair become women. Though it can be NightmareFuel terrifying for some people, he/she ended up better than [[Film/TheMidnightMeatTrain most]] [[Film/{{Candyman}} other characters]].



*** It gets weird when Hugo is Blissed. Just... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6F5WWgGkKc#t=1m40s look at him]] when Demitri is draining his lifeforce... [[spoiler:[[NightmareFuel he]] [[{{Squick}} becomes]] [[VideoGame/FinalFight Poison]]!!!]]

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*** It gets weird when Hugo is Blissed. Just... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6F5WWgGkKc#t=1m40s look at him]] when Demitri is draining his lifeforce... [[spoiler:[[NightmareFuel he]] [[spoiler: he [[{{Squick}} becomes]] [[VideoGame/FinalFight Poison]]!!!]]



* ''[[VideoGame/MrDo Neo Mr. Do]]'' has a powerup that turns the title character into a woman, [[NightmareFuel as if Mr. Do wasn't creepy enough...]]

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** An intentional example occurs in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity''. Meloetta refers to her Aria forme as "Princess" and his Pirouette forme as "Prince". Given that they also refer to each other as different people, they may just be a CloudCookooLander.

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** An intentional example occurs in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity''. Meloetta refers to her Aria forme as "Princess" and his Pirouette forme as "Prince". Given that they also refer to each other as different people, they may just be a CloudCookooLander.CloudCuckooLander.
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** An intentional example occurs in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity''. Meloetta refers to her Aria forme as "Princess" and his Pirouette forme as "Prince". Given that they also refer to each other as different people, they may just be a CloudCookooLander.

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