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Various characters and creatures in fiction, folklore and legend have the ability to shapeshift.
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Human turning into an animal
Animal turning into a human
- 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)
- 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)
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Other
- Ala
- Aswang
- Baba Yaga
- Banshee
- Changeling
- Demon
- Doppelgänger
- Empousa
- Hellhounds in Latin American folklore like Huay Chivo and Nahual.[3]
- Jinn
- Kelpie
- Lamia
- Moura Encantada
- Monkey King (from Journey to the West)
- Mangkukulam
- Māui
- Mimic
- Nixie
- Rakshasa
- Saci
- Spring-heeled Jack
- Tengu
- Tiyanak
- Verechelen
- Yaksha
- Yokai
- Yaoguai
- Yogoe
In fiction
- Aku
- Amethyst
- Beast Boy
- Ben Tennyson
- Cosmo and Wanda (fairy)
- Clayface
- Jake
- Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
- Jenny Wakeman
- Mahito
- Martian Manhunter
- Nimona
- SpongeBob
- Werebat: Human with the ability to change into a bat-like form, appears in modern fiction.[4][5]
- Werecoyote: Human with the ability to change into a coyote form comparable to a werewolf,[6] appears in modern fiction.[7][8][9][6] It has been associated with America.[6]
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