List of shapeshifters
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This is a list of shapeshifters appearing in legend, folklore and fiction.
Human turning into an animal
[edit]- Berserker (werebear)
- Erchitu
- Ijiraq
- Merpeople
- Nagual
- Māui
- Nanaue (wereshark) - the shark-man of Hawaiian legend[1][2]
- Nereus
- Púca
- Skin-walker
- Wendigo
- Werebat
- Werecat
- Werecoyote
- Weredog
- Werehyena
- Werejaguar
- Weretiger
- Werewolf
Animal turning into a human
[edit]- Bak (Assamese aqueous creature)
- Bakeneko and Nekomata (cat)
- Boto Encantado (river dolphin)
- Itachi (weasel or marten)
- Jorōgumo and Tsuchigumo (spider)
- Kitsune, Huli Jing, hồ ly tinh and Kumiho (fox)
- Kawauso (river otter)
- Kushtaka (otter)
- Lady White Snake, Ichchhadhari Nag and Yuxa (snake)
- Myrmidons (ant)
- Pipa Jing (jade pipa)
- Selkie (seal)
- Tanuki (racoon dog)
- Mujina (badger)
- Toyotama-hime (crocodile or shark)
- Tsuru Nyōbō (crane)
- Kaeru Nyōbō (frog)
- Hamaguri Nyōbō (clam)
- Tako Nyōbō (octopus)
Other
[edit]- Ala
- Aswang
- Baba Yaga
- Banshee
- Changeling
- Demon
- Doppelgänger
- Empousa
- Hellhound
- Jinn
- Kelpie
- Lamia
- Moura Encantada
- Manananggal
- Monkey King (from Journey to the West)
- Mangkukulam
- Māui
- Mimic
- Nixie
- Rakshasa
- Saci
- Spring-heeled Jack
- Tengu
- Tiyanak
- Unicorn
- Verechelen
- Yaksha
- Yokai
- Yaoguai
- Yogoe
Fictional
[edit]- Aku
- Amethyst
- Beast Boy
- Ben Tennyson
- Cosmo and Wanda (fairy)
- Clayface
- Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
- Jake
- Jenny Wakeman
- Martian Manhunter
- Nimona
- SpongeBob
- Mahito
References
[edit]- ^ Nakuina, Emma M. (1896). "The Legend of the Shark-Man, Nanaue" (PDF). Annual report of the Hawaiian Historical Society. 4: 10–19. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Aranda, Lucía. "The Representation of Animals in Indigenous Hawai'ian Tales." EF@ Bulations 3 (2008): 1-9.