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| A '''metamorph''' was a lifeform that was able to alter its physical form to match that of another.
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| == Biological metamorphs ==
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| Some metamorphs had the ability to take on a wide variety of forms, with few limitations. These included [[Rutan Host|Rutans]] ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Gunpowder Plot]]''), [[Aubertide]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''), [[Brancheerian]]s ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Meteorite Meeting (comic story)|Meteorite Meeting]]''), [[Gizou]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Agent Provocateur]]''), [[Gwanzulum]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (comic story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') and [[Kymbra Chimera]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes]]'')
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| Other metamorphs seemed to be only able to take on humanoid forms, such as [[multi-form]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') and [[Vespiform]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')
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| Still other metamorphs were limited to shifting between a default form and an alternate form. These included [[Axon]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]''), [[Carrionite]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'') and [[Vardan]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') [[Werewolves]] could change from humans into [[wolf|wolves]], while some [[vampire]]s could change into [[bat]]s. {{fact}}
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| Although most metamorphs changed form voluntarily, others could not. [[Time Lord]]s changed form whenever they [[regenerate]]d ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]''), as did [[Kastrian]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear]]''). The [[Yend]] became involuntary shapeshifters after exposure to radiation from the rogue star [[Mortain]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sons of the Crab]]''). [[Mutant human|Mutant humans]] changed form whenever they touched another living being, becoming identical to the person or [[Alien]] they touched ([[TV]]: [[Time Heist (TV story)|''Time Heist'']]).
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| == Technological metamorphs ==
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| Some species were only able to change their shape through the use of advanced technology.
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| [[Cell 114]] sleeper agents were apparently modified to resemble the native species of the planets they invaded, and could change back and forth once they were activated. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]'') The [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleons]] used technology to assume the identities of other beings after losing their own. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'') [[Usurian]]s exposed themselves to particle radiation to assume humanoid form. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers]]'') [[Zolfa-Thuran]]s could change the appearance of any humanoid they possessed, but only to a similarly shaped being. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'') [[Zygon]]s used [[body-print]]s to augment their limited natural shapeshifting abilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'')
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| :''It is unclear if the [[Abzorbaloff]] was a metamorph or merely using technology to disguise himself as a human. Note that the disguises used by [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]], [[Graske]], [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s and [[Vinvocci]] were camouflage, not true shape-shifting.''
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| [[Category:Metamorphic species| ]]
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| [[Category:Metamorphic physiology]]
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