List of shapeshifters explained

This is a list of shapeshifters appearing in legend, folklore and fiction.

Human turning into an animal

See main article: Clinical lycanthropy, Zoomorphism and Were.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Aku
• Amethyst
• Beast Boy
• Ben Tennyson
• Cosmo and Wanda (fairy)
• Clayface
• Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
• Jake
• Jenny Wakeman
• Martian Manhunter
• Nimona
• SpongeBob
• Mahito

Notes and References

1. Nakuina . Emma M. . 1896 . The Legend of the Shark-Man, Nanaue . . 4 . 10–19 . July 29, 2021.
2. Aranda, Lucía. "The Representation of Animals in Indigenous Hawai'ian Tales." EF@ Bulations 3 (2008): 1-9.