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@bafadden

8 ай бұрын

first

@Fairygroveyt

8 ай бұрын

Woah! I love plushie torture!

@just_a_wallydarling_simp

8 ай бұрын

Can it fit in a jar?

@meriewanderer

8 ай бұрын

New punchbag real

@ythegameritaisthebest

8 ай бұрын

​@@just_a_wallydarling_simp🤨📸

Everyone knows exactly why we gather here today.

@duperluper6582

8 ай бұрын

Yessir

@haneefal-amin

8 ай бұрын

SABBBBIIIIEEEE

@joseflores1734

8 ай бұрын

I know right?

@silashurd3597

8 ай бұрын

Yes sir!

@Xylospring

8 ай бұрын

Yes

Saber, you can’t just put your Gender Swapped Avatar with cat ears and tail without expecting Consequences.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@Cheesequicksand

8 ай бұрын

@@p-__bot Activity

@anuglypugduckling

8 ай бұрын

Consequences are fully anticipated.

@Kirbultra

8 ай бұрын

Put the maid outfit on saber

@random_yoshi1727

8 ай бұрын

@@Kirbultrathis

Fun Fact: Elsie who plays Sabie is actually British and does a very convincing American accent when playing Sabie.

@k.umquat8604

8 ай бұрын

Very impressive of her!

@RosheenQuynh

8 ай бұрын

WHAT

@yellowsegundo

8 ай бұрын

​@@k.umquat8604SIMP

@dr.steelworth5775

8 ай бұрын

And Uzi from Murder Drones

@keghoarder2975

8 ай бұрын

@@yellowsegundoINCEL

The voice acting of Sadie is INSANE, she totally has your intonation down!

@Third7Plays

4 ай бұрын

Haha e l s i e l o v e l o c k

It never ceases to amaze me how well Elsie is able to match Saber's tone and cadence. She really does sound like a female Saberspark.

@D44RK_Iced_Yogs

8 ай бұрын

It’s a talent and I don’t know how tf we got here for THAT to be a talent but I respect it.

@LobstertheGiggy

8 ай бұрын

Especially when she's a Brit. She's a damn good va

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@FoxBlocksHere

8 ай бұрын

You stole this comment kzread.info/dash/bejne/q5V_wY-pmsvRe6w.html&lc=UgzdvC8TZ67w3YD7uqN4AaABAg

@FoxBlocksHere

8 ай бұрын

You stole this from hubertblack1485 &lc=UgzdvC8TZ67w3YD7uqN4AaABAg

It won't be long until someone does a 1 hour loop of Sabie dancing

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@sirflimflam

8 ай бұрын

@@p-__ You should bottle them and sell them then

@carloslopezortega3327

8 ай бұрын

Yes please.

@catholiccontriversy

8 ай бұрын

The meme is 10 hours, but yes.

@jacksonguillory8114

8 ай бұрын

​@@sirflimflamlmao

I'm glad Sabie isn't like most genderbends (clingy to the original, for example), and the two counterparts clash and work together more fluently, gives them more distinct personalities rather than being carbon copies. God knows I wouldn't get along with myself! 😂

@IronGwaziJoseph

4 ай бұрын

As a serial hypocrite I would absolutely hate myself

@pemanilnoob587

Ай бұрын

I thought gender swapped characters were just supposed to be the original character but gender swapped…. And nothing else

Jesus, it’s like I can hear Uzi, Meggy, and mommy long legs all in one character. I cannot stress how much I love Elsie and her work.

@Buur_is_better

6 ай бұрын

Ey dont talk about muder drones! (did i spell it wrong?)

@SutaFokusu

Ай бұрын

​@@Buur_is_betterwhy

Sable's realization of how she came to be is quite the haunting experience for her

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@debuGN

8 ай бұрын

@@p-__The fuck is a Saberfart

@zeldafreak1975

8 ай бұрын

Sabie

@PrimeParadiso

8 ай бұрын

Once again they know their audience lmao

@ShadeATV

8 ай бұрын

@@p-__what

It's a rather nice touch how Sabie manages to capture the same inflections in Sabersparks speech but still sounding like her own voice. It's a tricky balancing act for sure.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts

@desireemontalvo-dobao3411

8 ай бұрын

sabiefart

@peteynutt4104

8 ай бұрын

she is waaaaay more ideological

@wylon87

8 ай бұрын

totes!! @@peteynutt4104

I can't get over how much Sabie sounds like Saber. That takes skill as a voice actor.

Howl’s Moving Castle is a great example of physical transformation reflecting states of true self-confidence. Across the film when Sophie is assertive and more self-assured she regains her youthful form, going back to her older curse form when she is more passive and doubting. She also reverts when sleeping, it’s her own perception of herself that’s keeping her old. Howl’s character development shows when he stops dying his hair, being more confident as he is. On the subject of Studio Ghibli, their adaptation of the Earthsea series is a lesser example of transformation because it’s more spectacle than serving the story. Therru being a dragon seems more to be for the visual hook on the poster and DVD cover, and the adaptation doesn’t explore some of the more interesting transformation themes the books had. Animal transformation was dangerous because you could succumb to the instincts of the creature you had changed into, one cautionary tale being of a wizard who lost himself completely to his bear form. Sparrowhawk himself nearly falls to this in bird form while fleeing a threat, taking days to recover his human mind. On a character development level the first book is about him going from a recklessly ambitious and proud young man to one who is humbled and understands himself and his limitations. The world itself undergoes a transformation as magic is sapped away, Sparrowhawk sacrificing his ability to use it in order to seal the gate between the living and the dead and spending the next book rediscovering who he is in light of this.

@CuppaLLX

8 ай бұрын

The cat returns is another great one, the subtle change as she adapts to the cat world and the horror as she tries to escape

@jbcatz5

8 ай бұрын

@@CuppaLLX No Face from Spirited Away. He changes to reflect his surroundings, becoming a greedy entity when faced with a greedy person. Chihiro doesn’t have this character flaw and transforms him back because she shows him humanity. The film is about Chihiro transforming into someone ready to reclaim her identity, and helping those around her transform for the better as well. The River Spirit has become clogged with the detritus of humanity’s waste quite literally, but it’s Chihiro who cleanses him of it.

@omnipenne9101

8 ай бұрын

The Earthsea Ghibli film should have really focused on Ged tbh.

Its actually pretty impressive how Sabie's voice actor captures Saber's vocal cadences really well.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts

@ciderodd4278

8 ай бұрын

It’s probably a voice changer?

@erysecret

8 ай бұрын

@@ciderodd4278 no, don't think so. There's no artifacting whatsoever and a voice changer wouldn't make the inflections sound the way they do either. Or change the way she enunciates certain words. Just good voice acting!

@ranguntnt8732

8 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure that's bc that's his sister XD

@0TioDudu0

8 ай бұрын

​@@ciderodd4278it's not a filter. The VA is credited on the video description: Elsie Lovelock.

I love it whenever Sabie narrates. She never fails to match Saber's exact way of speaking, yet her personalityis completely different. It's familiar but also refreshing. And the level of absolute disgust she has for him is hilarious. You can bet one of those marketable plushie will be mine.

@watershipup7101

8 ай бұрын

Very much agreed.

@waterbullstudios9195

8 ай бұрын

You couldn't find better if you tried.

@thusnameddigital9397

8 ай бұрын

She's an amazing character with a personality all her own, and I can't wait for her next appearance.

@garnetbird7557

8 ай бұрын

The ultimate transformation.

@Crafty_boy70

8 ай бұрын

I see you everywhere

Props to elsie for getting sabers voice mannerisms almost perfect! She sounds exactly how a genderbent saber would speak

I'll never stop being surprised by how well Elsie captures Saberspark voice inflections.

I can assure you that the transformation trope was responsible for a lot of "awakenings" for people born in the 80s and 90s

@ttry1152

8 ай бұрын

Yea

@guardianofcreativity4860

8 ай бұрын

Shoutout to everyone who can remember the exact scene that set the foundation for a future ✨interest✨ in transformations.

@ttry1152

8 ай бұрын

@@guardianofcreativity4860 yeahh. My friend has repeafetly told me why she likes them. And i caj see whybin these vids

@juliagoodwin9510

8 ай бұрын

...kinda?

@ttry1152

8 ай бұрын

@@juliagoodwin9510 alot of my friends where changed by it. You could say tranformed by it

Another aspect of transformation that I don't think you really went into is the concept of transformation as escapism: that is, giving audiences the opportunity to think, "wouldn't it be cool to be someone or something else like this?" That was one of the biggest reasons for the creation of the original Captain Marvel, or Shazam - giving children readers an opportunity to live vicariously through the story of a kid who was their age who could transform not only into an adult at will, but the most powerful man in the world.

@DarcOne13

8 ай бұрын

Isn't that a little bit of an elevation transformation, though? Becoming an adult gives you new privilege that way. Like, I can see the argument for making escapism a fifth category, but it also works as a subcategory of elevation.

@alistairrosehearts9734

8 ай бұрын

Some genderbend transformation stuff is definitely escapism fantasy transformation, and a very common one for a lot of trans people. I could ramble all day about gender transformation as a trans escapism fantasy

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@JennyBlaze253

8 ай бұрын

​@@alistairrosehearts9734As someone who plays a character in an actual play podcast who is closeted transfem with an alter ego she transforms into that is more suited for her gender identity, I feel this trope a bunch. XD Then again, I am also transfem and doing my best to live my best life, so there's that.

@evanrhildreth

8 ай бұрын

Escapism is a big part of why audiences watch any movie, but I think the question is: why is the fictional character transforming? Is the fictional character seeking escapism from their fictional life? I think an example of a movies where the character is seeking escapism is Birdman.

Fun Fact ! Sabie's Voice Actress Elsie Lovelock Is British, Though Most Her Voices And Performances Are With American Accents Which Is Really Impressive!

@Buur_is_better

6 ай бұрын

The one in "HEAVEN 2 HELL"?

I was always fascinated by transformation as a kid. Whenever a cartoon had transformations in it i would record it and then replay it frame by frame to view the process. Its a shame that a lot of shows were missed out in this but ive come to the conclusion that more modern cartoons are going to be more remembered by younger viewers. (Though still surprised Ben 10 wasnt even mentioned) some other fascinating transformations that didnt get mentioned was the She-Hulk transformation from the Incredible Hulk 90s cartoon and the vast amounts of transformations from Disney's Gargoyles.

@fuzfrogg

7 ай бұрын

YES was finding someone mentioning Ben 10, it's my childhood and im surprised too that's it's not mentioned in the vid :[

@pemanilnoob587

Ай бұрын

Oh my god, I thought I was the only one who was obsessed with transformation since childhood :,)

3:11 Mom told me Jekyll & Hyde was a metaphor for alcoholism, the good doctor indulges in a brew that allows him to do as he pleases without regard for the consequences only to discover that not caring doesn't make them go away, so he tries to quit, but finds that he's become dependent on his drink to stay normal, & then he finally drinks himself to death when he loses all capacity for self-control.

@redman7775

8 ай бұрын

Huh. I guess that's one way to take it

@40GamesAG

8 ай бұрын

I 100% agree with alcoholism being a prominent theme, but it is still also a tale about the duality of man and the story of Jekyll and Hyde was actually in part inspired by the real life criminal William Brodie, who was initially known as a respected cabinet maker and locksmith, but used the latter talent to break into homes and steal to fund his gambling habit at night. Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dad owned some of the furniture Brodie made and Stevenson even wrote an unsuccessful play about Brodie.

@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

8 ай бұрын

It’s a popular interpretation to use Jekyll and Hyde as an addiction allegory.

@stigrabbid589

8 ай бұрын

It can be an allegory for any type of addiction, not just booze. Back then Opium was a common type of drug to get high on, and we all know what modern opiates do to addicts today. It was both better and worse back then as the opiates you could get back then were easier to get (including over the counter ones like Laudanum), but they were not as potent as modern ones like Fentanyl.

@AMTx1138

8 ай бұрын

Yeah that aspect of it being a moral repercussion is a big part, especially with Pinocchio turning into a donkey and Circe turning Odysseus' men into pigs.

The Last Unicorn is a nice subversion to this trope I think. Usually the character is a normal looking person turning into an animal (or monster) of some kind (Tiana turning into a frog, Kuzco into a llama, Odette into a swan, etc) but the unicorn in The Last Unicorn turns into a human! A very ethereal looking human, but still I can’t think of any other stories where a magical creature turns into a human (other then Shrek 2 lol).

@Hyper_Drud

8 ай бұрын

There’s plenty of mythologies that talk about it. Plenty of stories in Japanese mythology of youkai assuming the forms of humans for love, entertainment or punishment. Heck that’s the plot of The Little Mermaid, Ariel wishing to become a human and she does.

@TalpaTulpa

8 ай бұрын

I LOVE THE LAST UNICOOOOOORN

@AMTx1138

8 ай бұрын

I love the last unicorn, I also love the trope of higher beings transforming into common folx to mingle and learn and teach. (Dragons are included and I guess you could technically include Jesus)

@xavierdurham377

8 ай бұрын

Centaurworld has a magical creature to human trope as well!

@vixiestarfire

8 ай бұрын

@@Hyper_Drud I guess I mean in animation. Not surprised there’s plenty of myths and legends like that

the longest running age transformation anime is detective conan, where the main character went from a teenager to a kid, though the transformation can sometimes be undone to return him to his normal age.

I’ll never get over the frenemy energy Saber and Sabie have.

Petition for Sabie to get her own channel just for silly skits

@HitachiTRQ-225

8 ай бұрын

Petition for her to get a channel on another website 👀

@electrostar5161

8 ай бұрын

@@HitachiTRQ-225 does it start with a O, and end with an S with an F in the middle?

@HitachiTRQ-225

8 ай бұрын

@@electrostar5161 no it starts with a P

@codered1132

8 ай бұрын

@@electrostar5161no it stars with an r and ends with 34

@BrazilianDaftPunkFan

8 ай бұрын

It starts with X (not Twitter)

Saber: You were created as a visual representation of a trope that will be continuously be used to gain more views. Sabie:*Horrid realization* Oh my god.

@mariajimenafigueroa233

8 ай бұрын

Sabie's got a point that Saber is despereted for views, just look at the title and thumbnail for his Mario movie review

@Elyseon

8 ай бұрын

Also Rule 34.

@mariajimenafigueroa233

8 ай бұрын

@@Elyseon Oh no

@iwantabethatguy1735

8 ай бұрын

(Insert reverb fart sfx)

@dietben9309

8 ай бұрын

Saber: Yea welcome to the club pal.

The hulk is one of the best examples of transformations

The "She's gone!" scene from 'Change Your Mind' always gives me cathartic chills, and then followed up by the fusion sequence is like an emotional release. *chef's kiss* I've loved Steven Universe for the multi-perspective themes of changing and growing then becoming okay with who you are.

I used to be deathly afraid of people transforming in media. to the point where my parents had to walk me out of the theater bc I couldn't handle the hulk's transformation scene in the avengers. also struggled with despicable me 2.

@otterino1419

8 ай бұрын

What big transformation scene is in despicable me 2? Been awhile since I watched the movie

@Alaskanraider2734

8 ай бұрын

​@@otterino1419the minions becoming the purple minions

@TheDerpyBoi

8 ай бұрын

If you hate transformations, you won’t like Ben 10

@bearerofbadnews1375

8 ай бұрын

Roald Dahl’s the witches having kids turning into mice is terrifying.

@LavenderWars

8 ай бұрын

​@@TheDerpyBoiyeah hated ben 10 too

I love the TF trope for the potential it has. It could be used for wish-fulfillment, horror, comedy, tragedy, and everything in between. And the woefully underutilized concept of trying to figure out how your new form ticks. There’s a reason the concept of transformation was created long before written history (cave paintings and legends depicting shapeshifters) and used in so many different myths and legends throughout the ages. (Ovid’s Metamorphosis being a prime example). Also, learning how to draw or write a TF story can help you learn a bit about anatomy. (So you know not to snap the knees backwards.)

@MrVlad12340

8 ай бұрын

Yeeeep. Summarised my thoughts exactly. TF is the kind of “underwater part of the iceberg” that has insane potential.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@castlesteinway7741

8 ай бұрын

Oh GOD the "knees snapping backwards" thing always irritated me. That's the ANKLE you're thinking of god dammit

@vixiestarfire

8 ай бұрын

The Last Unicorn is one of my favorites of this trope, partially because all the others seem to be a person turning into an animal or monster, but with The Last Unicorn is the only one other then Shrek 2 where it’s the creature turning into a human. At least as far as I can recall, can anyone recall any other stories where a creature turns into a human? 🤔

@karenbonds264

8 ай бұрын

On TVTropes this is called “Humanity Ensues”. I suggest looking into that if you want a comprehensive list. It certainly isn’t my cup of cocoa, though.

First show I ever saw with this trope was the masters of the universe/princess of power the idea of it was so tied to the entire lore I’m actually surprised you didn’t talk more about the idea of using negative and monstrous transformation for the villains and to create fear in the viewer.

I'm somewhat surprised that 'Miraculous - Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir' didn't get a mention. It may be French but it is every bit the magical girl, (and boy) transformation category, with every episode including the glitzy and colourful transformations of the main characters from school students to superheroes. Sometimes we get to see the villain , Hawkmoth, transform, and in the later series, we see more and more of their classmates as they get the chance to transform into superheroes too.

I think an additional reason why transformation is abundant in animation in particular is simply because it's the medium that most allows it, and almost encourages it. It's harder to make physical transformation believable or impactful with live action and practical effects, whereas the process of animation already includes creating and recreating every single visual element from scratch, so within that process the idea of transforming and distorting sort of comes as a naturally brilliant idea.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@evanrhildreth

8 ай бұрын

Many live action transformation movies - Big, Freaky Friday, The Change-Up, etc - avoid effects altogether. The characters simply wake-up in another body.

@CuppaLLX

8 ай бұрын

@@evanrhildrethbut when they do you get werewolf of london and the like

@TyphinHoofbun

8 ай бұрын

This was my thought. "Why is it so prevalent in animation?" Because animation doesn't need expensive makeup and prosthetics and CGI and trickery to pull it off, it can be done just as easily as anything else.

@SuperFlashDriver

6 ай бұрын

@@CuppaLLX Some films do pull off transformation in live action. Even The Howling, the first movie, showed werewolf transformation. Even though one of the deleted scenes that never made it into the film would have shown a claymation model of the wolf walking towards the protagonist instead. But the claymation ending scene never got far and, well, it really stinks considering how well framed and animated it really is. And how did they pull off transformation in the early 1900s??? Well, either you spin yourself around, a fade comes in and all of a sudden, the actor becomes something completely different than what they were before, they can also do it with a jumpcut say, another character who's helping a female protagonist look beautiful and formal in her outfit (Snaps his fingers, jumpcuts) and now we see her wearing that beautiful gown for the ball party. While the other ones do a slow transformation process via robotic mechanisms, Remote Control devices, and tons, and tons, of makeup, just to make sure the skin around their head, matches with the one that the character's transforming into.

I think we can all agree that the original Super Saiyan transformation is one of, if not, the most iconic transformations in anime history.

@brianartist8027

8 ай бұрын

Super Saiyan is the best of the super transformations in the series. No contest

@SleepyWhistles

8 ай бұрын

Luffy gear 5 is one of the new transformation in anime and without goku super saiyan gear 5 luffy may never exist without it and we are grateful having super saiyan being the first iconic transformation :D✨

@bearerofbadnews1375

8 ай бұрын

I like Bleach bankai transformations.

@watchforever1724

8 ай бұрын

Yeah pretty much

@watchforever1724

8 ай бұрын

@@bearerofbadnews1375many people do you just don’t hear a lot of people talking about it

Elsie is such a crazy talented VA. Love her work in this vid ✨

@jphorn1223

8 ай бұрын

cute sona

Another aspect of transformation stories, especially the gender swapping ones, is how they help some of us have some escapism. They also help us (by us I mean trans people) sometimes realize who we are. It was looking at MtF (male to female) transformation stuff and wanting that to happen to me more than anything that helped me realize I was a girl.

@cringusbingus6147

8 ай бұрын

So true same experience here

@1sdani

8 ай бұрын

I swear, Ranma 1/2 was singlehandedly responsible for helping so many people learning more about themselves. I mean, how could it not be? A main character with gender dysphoria who spends half the show in a body he doesn't identify with while dealing with society's hypocritical nonsense and standards? It's like 100% eggbeater from concentrate.

@Snowfire6916

8 ай бұрын

@@1sdani And the constant question of "Why does Ranma go back to being a guy? I would just stay as a girl." and somehow not putting two and two together.

@DrTssha

8 ай бұрын

@@1sdani And then there's me, who wonders why the heck Ranma wants to get rid of his curse? It's awesome! I wished I had it! ...and decades later i'd find out my gender was a little fluid...

@dragonslayer101

8 ай бұрын

Bro same here as a trans person! Ftm ^^😊

There's also a fifth Transformation Trope: Genetic Mutation. Batman, TMNT, and various superhero comics and cartoons has had people get genetic mutated thanks to chemicals, cosmic rays, freak accidents, DNA from other animals. I would also add shapeshifting to the trope.

@dextertek9536

8 ай бұрын

Technically fits under Species Change.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@kitkatbreaker1270

8 ай бұрын

Oh, like the lizard from spidah-mahn!

@TanukidLeaf

8 ай бұрын

Perhaps that goes under elevation, because the transformation allows the character to be something greater and find out what their purpose is.

@yellowsegundo

8 ай бұрын

​@@p-__not funny

I haven't watched Saber in so long, so glad to see you finally embraced the Sabertooth Tiger that was inside all along.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@Morrison-saber-tooth

8 ай бұрын

@@p-__ stop writing this everywhere

@blockeontheleafeon

8 ай бұрын

Oh I get it. Clever.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

@@Morrison-saber-tooth no

@lilydasnorgg9633

8 ай бұрын

It’s not funny and nobody cares@@p-__

Hilda and the Mountain King used Hilda's transformation into a troll as a perspective shift. She views the world through the eyes of a troll, learning of the Mountain King, and how they're far more than the monsters human society treats them as. I expanded on this in my fanfic, Hilda and the Magic Feather, where Hilda is granted shape-shifting powers. I use that story to further explore the relation between human and beast, and the importance of balance in our lives.

@ashfur3453

4 ай бұрын

Yo can you link the fanfic

Bruh, Luffy's transformations are much deeper and tied to his character growth, it's not just flashy for the sake of being flashy.

Honestly nothing is funnier than when a content creator understands their audience😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@anomalousanimates

8 ай бұрын

cease@@p-__

@yourfathersinferioritycomplex

8 ай бұрын

They know they'd be the same if they were the audience

@ddlcfan2763

8 ай бұрын

He doesn't understand all of his audience

Elsie has absolutely perfected that slight uptone and "bake" at the end of each sentence

I actually rewatched SU recently, and another lens I viewed fusion from was the idea of finding a new identity in a relationship as a unit. And the source of conflict in these moments is usually due to the fusion exacerbating the personal "failings" of both characters involved; the episode when Steven and Amythyst showed off their fusion to the fused Pearl and Garnet showed this off so well!! They become stronger as a unit, almost completing each other (the SU Future really confronted this when Steven wanted to propose to Connie). But they don't find completion, nor do they become any closer to perfect. Each gem/person needs to complete themselves first, working on their insecurities before bringing it to their fusion/relationship.

Saber literally got the "go to furry horny jail-bonk"

I am actually impressed that ya'll managed to miss "Magical Princess Minky Momo" from the 80s. She had the power of, I kid you not, Occupational Transformation.

@drakofox1362

8 ай бұрын

....huh? The hell is that power?

@samszczepanski2281

8 ай бұрын

​@@drakofox1362changing jobs, maybe? That's what it sounds like

@benjaminrobinson3842

8 ай бұрын

@@samszczepanski2281 If you're talking about the series I'm thinking of, it is changing jobs. Another video I watched said the series was a sort of educational show intended to show girls what careers they might have when they grow up.

@mosstits

8 ай бұрын

So japanese barbie?

@flareongirl3606

8 ай бұрын

She would transform into an adult (ish) version of herself and took on different jobs such as a nurse, professional tennis player and even Blackjack! There was also another 80’s magical girl anime that took on a similar idea called Creamy Mami but instead of taking on jobs like Minky Momo did, she would mostly be a pop star

Kids Next Door used to do this all the time and it always fascinated me. Something about the loss of identity and the need to keep going despite it was just super compelling to me.

A near forty minute video about transformation, and not a single mention of lycanthropy... even though you even mentioned King Lycan by name. Also, no mention of Pinocchio, which has two massive transformation aspects to it, the boys at Pleasure Island turning into donkeys and Pinocchio becoming a real boy.

@thestripedmenace

8 ай бұрын

I'm about halfway into the video and yeah, I'm disappointed at the lack of mentions to Pinocchio :(

@Leveleditor

8 ай бұрын

​@@thestripedmenacebobo

Transformation was HUGE in cartoons from 2000-2010. And its shaped lots of people with shows like Generator Rex, Ben 10, TNMT animated and countless other shows that had a required TF episode like the obliged beach episode. But when people started like *really* liking It in a more popular liking It, they put the brakes really hard. And nowadays its like they're hard avoiding anything similar to that.

@nateoverthehorizon1176

8 ай бұрын

True Ben ten and transformers animated kinda set me in the path

@polski_dezerter

8 ай бұрын

feelin guilty of em hittin the breaks

@Its_Me_Romano

8 ай бұрын

Now my pp gets big when i see a human transform into an animal because of it 😤😤😤

This is why i loved steven universe he gets to see different personalities and how two side can change a perxons mind or create a new.

Genuinely surprised the more risque aspects werent touched on more. Obviously they wouldnt have been gone into detail, but surprising it wasnt discussed more none the less

@thestripedmenace

8 ай бұрын

Yeah I was kinda expecting that to come up... Especially when it comes to the donkey transformation scene in Disney's Pinocchio

@orangeslash1667

7 ай бұрын

@@thestripedmenace In case you're wondering Pinocchio is dark book that Disney happened to adapt, so the Donkey scene isn't an original idea.

Seeing glados turn into a potato is the best transformation on video game history 😂

@FunnyTopHatFrog

8 ай бұрын

Yes rehehehehehehe

@wisegameplays

8 ай бұрын

"how are you holding up? because i'm a potato"

"Kubo and the Two Strings" is a good example of transformation. It's rather apropos for a story about origami, which is the act of taking a piece of paper and shaping it into something else. For instance, Beetle, is a samurai cursed to be a humanoid bug-man. His curse was many years ago, but it's only once he joins the heroes on their quest that his true transformation into Kubo's protector and surrogate father figure begins.

@HotFuss-gd9qr

8 ай бұрын

I love that movie! So underrated!

26:19 Pirate Knuckles' differences become way more prevalent in season 2, when he becomes more and more obsessed with taking one of the shards and cares less about his crew/friends. I'd say his transformation is handled nearly as well as Nine's

Transformation is such an interesting topic! Great essay! Really covered so many topics in this

In the show O.K KO, they have an episode where the main characters get turned into animal versions of themselves, and while they like it at first they learn the problems of it and want to change back, but its revealed they can't change back, so they get all miserable until one of the animal chararers shows them a group of animal characters wearing costumes to make them look human, then for the rest of the show the main characters are seen or referenced multiple times that they still are transformed but wear their human costumes.

@rottencrouton

8 ай бұрын

I didn’t even know that, how bizarre: I do like running gags like that though, subtle ones.

Some of my favorite transformations have to be Yugi summoning Atem to take over his body, it's just epic every time, and Sonic to Super Sonic. I think part of the reason why the transformation trope is so huge, is because it's like the signal that sht's getting REALLY real. Transformation in and of itself means change. For good or for bad. I mean, even TMNT takes on the trope when the turtles gain mystic powers in the 2003 show, and turned into dragons at some point. And again in the 2018 show they had mystic powers that coincided with their weapons and personalities. I'm actually surprised Yu-Gi-Oh wasn't mentioned at all here. Yugi fits a lot of the types of tropes mentioned. Including Elevation Transformation, by being with a 5000 year old spirit that needed to learn what compassion is, Yugi himself, learned how to have set boundaries, and grow as a person. He gained confidence from Atem, and Atem gained humility and kindness from Yugi. He fits the body swap trope, as well as the mind swap trope to an extent, since we can hear Yugi's thoughts even though it's Atem in control, as well as vice versa. He checks off literally all the boxes. He even fits Sensational Transformation especially in the film _The Dark Side of Dimensions_ because there's no reason NO GOD DAMN REASON why they had to go THAT FREAKING HARD on that scene but they DID and it's INCREDIBLE. The score, the animation, the sound editing, the way the outline of Atem's body is in this fiery light, his eyes almost looking dead because there's no pupil in them, it's EERIE almost but relieving at the same time that he came in to save the day. Big mistake on pushing Yugi that far cause Diva did NOT want the Pharaoh to come back, but what did he think he could get away with nearly killing Yugi? Fat chance. All in all, the transformation trope is a staple of animation, and I hope to god it never goes away.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@cinderfeather

8 ай бұрын

i was wondering how long it would take for someone in the comments to mention yugioh lol

@starry_artist1139

8 ай бұрын

Yes, so glad you mentioned this! Yugi definitely fits this trope and as I've watched some of the other shows, they've used transformation in certain ways that uses physical transformation as an allegory for change. At least that's how I interpret them Yu-Gi-Oh ftw!! :)

@rickygoldsworth2445

8 ай бұрын

Doesn't Yugi also fit the possession trope for transformation? In the very original intro it shows Yami standing alone but shadow is split into yugi and himself. Implying the ability. He also was able to talk to Joey when everyone was in the burning warehouse to try and convince him to save Yugi, and leave him behind. Then giving Joey the idea to use the crowbar to free the puzzle.

@user-op6tm1wp9u

8 ай бұрын

Who is yuigi I thought it was Luigi

Just so you know Minky Momo came out before Princess Knight. She was a magical girl with transformation and everything before Princess Knight even came out

Saw you live at Everfree Northwest earlier, you were great, especially the improv! I hope you had as much fun as I did!

Transformation is an EXTREMELY versatile storytelling gimmick. Need some generic horror moment for an episode, one that of you so wanted also has the added benefit of psychological questions regarding inner monsters or can you kill the monster you know is a friend? Transformation Need an episode to allow characters to explore deeper understanding of themselves or others through living life from a different perspective? Transformation Want to have a questionable fanservicey episode? Transformation Just want to have some cool awesome visual powerup? Transformation Its potential is as limitless as the forms you can transform into *shifty eyes at the wonder twins and turbo-teen*, yes, truly limitless, unfortunately....

@bearerofbadnews1375

8 ай бұрын

In a webcomic I’ve read where a anthro Ferret wanted citizenship for all animals. Long story short it ended with half of the human population being turned into animals in a no more mutants kind of way.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@davidfitzsimmons2451

8 ай бұрын

@@bearerofbadnews1375 house pets went from cute to bloody weird didn't it?

@bearerofbadnews1375

8 ай бұрын

@@davidfitzsimmons2451 yes yes it did on the bright side Tarot is preggers now. So the joke where Peanut got a snowball thrown in his mouth can be inflected on his kids.

@davidfitzsimmons2451

8 ай бұрын

@@bearerofbadnews1375 *excalibur_face.gif* Best expression I got for how I feel about how that webcomic progressed

Ohhh so that's why sabie got new sprits, looks great😌

@duperluper6582

8 ай бұрын

@@finallyitshere7410 👶

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

@HeilRay

8 ай бұрын

@@p-__ Not better than Sabies farts.

@Didyus

8 ай бұрын

@@HeilRayWtf

@Eradicator_MkIV

8 ай бұрын

@@HeilRay bro💀

Saber and Sabie are like those siblings where one sibling incessantly annoys the other. I hope I can see more of Sabre annoying Sabie and getting his comeuppance.

Very thorough and insightful. And it’s always a pleasure to see Sabie in action.

It's wild how they never once mentioned Ben 10 in this whole video. Personally that's the first thing I think of when it comes to transformations That being said I liked this video a lot. Very insightful and well-researched

@Hyper_Drud

8 ай бұрын

They also didn’t mention transformations via sequel series. Though I guess that’s more a cross between age and narrative transformations.

@momoluvr123

8 ай бұрын

I was also thinking Beast Boy 💚

@joelrobinson5457

8 ай бұрын

And with the transformation animations... Is Ben a magical girl

@utubrGaming

8 ай бұрын

Generator Rex sprang to mind.

@joelrobinson5457

8 ай бұрын

@@utubrGaming ah childhood

One of my favorite and underrated Transformation scenes is Brother Bear Kenai's transformation into a bear

@m.c.7743

8 ай бұрын

Was waiting to see if someone would mention this, probably my first introduction to the trope

@Nylak-Otter

8 ай бұрын

I feel like that entire movie is underrated, but my opinion is biased because my sister and I are part indigenous American and she was always close to that side of our heritage, including the whole spirit guide/totem thing. Completely different process of finding our own, of course, very different tribe of origin, but similar concept. Anyway, the forced method of seeing things from another's perspective and learning to empathize even with those you don't understand at first is what I really loved, personally. It's a message I wish that everyone could receive and understand at some point, although probably not from a cartoon about a bear.

@orangeslash1667

7 ай бұрын

@@Nylak-Otter Sadly Brother Bear was not received well by critics. Even the Nostalgia Critic though it was underwhelming.

Sad cat dance with Sabie made me feel an emotion that didn't exist

@thatguysanimation

8 ай бұрын

Is it "That" one

Really excellent analysis. A great starting point for thinking about the trope and covers a lot, if not all, of the basics. Doesn't try to be comprehensive (because, yeesh, that'd a lot more than 40mins) but sets a fantastic base to start.

Minor Correction: Satan does not transform into the serpent in Genesis. That is a later interpretation originating in John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, projected back onto the original text. The original text just mentions "the serpent," as a specific sort of primordial animal.

@Mustafa70116

8 ай бұрын

Satan technically becomes the snake in Revelations as well as in the life of Adam and Eve apocrypha

@skreeran

8 ай бұрын

@Mustafa70116 That's fair, but both of those books were written centuries later by very different groups of people

@Mustafa70116

8 ай бұрын

@@skreeran yes. Even the Quran's author adopted the idea of Satan or Iblis in the garden, but the snake is removed.

The Disney Aladdin cartoon used a LOT of transformation. Perhaps one of the most frightening was "Do the Rat Thing" where Jasmine is transformed into a rat, and can't be changed back. The curse will eventually wear off, but "Rats don't live that long." One subtext you missed about "Turning Red" is that it's also about the onset of Puberty (Red being a metaphor for Menstruation).

@ramonandrajo6348

8 ай бұрын

Turning Red sucks, so no. XD

What gets me is that not only does the actress do a great american accent, it sounds like shes just a professionally pitch changed Saber. All the same speech patterns and stuff.

sabie on screen is the jingling keys

Transformation for me is a very relatable story about either the pressure to chose between two very different worlds , the choice to liberate your self from convention or the discovery that even with your free will removed you can adapt and move on. Any one who is of two cultures or who feels they have two identities can relate

Transformations have always been fascinating to me just because of the idea of seeing someone/something turn into anything else. It's one of the main reasons I love seeing characters with shapeshifting powers, especially those that morph into various animals (i.e. Merlin and Mim from Sword in the Stone, Beast Boy from DC media, and Nimona). Not to mention that it's a fun exercise in seeing how a character may retain physical traits between forms, such as color schemes, eyes, hair, or even something extra like glasses.

slowly but surely, hes embracing it

I love the explanation of transformation by saberspark sabie Spark. I would love to see more videos with both of them contributing commentary. It's no wonder she's a fan favorite.

The King of Transformations for me will ALWAYS be Ben Tennyson. The entire point of the show is transformations. It’s the core of fanart as well

@freewilly1193

8 ай бұрын

And apparently r34 bait.

@krsynx

8 ай бұрын

Someone never heard of Kamen Rider.

@taylorman666

8 ай бұрын

Nah, Optimus Prime is the King

I don't think u give Pirate Knuckles enough credit, he's a twisted version of original Knuckle's one-track-mind and dedication to a magical gemstone. Knuckles protects the Master Emerald out of a great sense of honor and duty to his people, "The Dread" obsessively seeks out the shard (his "beauty") out of greed and lust for power. You can see similar parallels between him and his other counterparts and all the other characters and their counterparts, but I'm not gonna get into all that here lmao

There is another transformation troupe that's missing from the list. Time swap transformation. When characters either, usually temporary, switch through transformed periods or era in opposition of the present. Virtually anything involving time travel or repeating day events fills into this. Or even time sped elevations. Highly recognized Cartoons like Lion King or Swan Princess used this transformation sequence.

This is an excellent video!!

One of my favorite scenes from nimona when he ask her if transforming (physical) hurts. There are other examples like Werewolf ones were that could be the case, and he seems concerned about that

I oddly think there needs to be a 5th type of narrative transformation: The Refusal of Transformation. As a Pokémon fan of the 90’s, Ash’s Pikachu was a fantastic example: At first he was mostly rebellious against evolving into a Raichu, due to seeing no need. Then later episodes see it questioning itself if its strength was good enough? Then the conclusion of he’d rather be himself than anyone else. Along the side of Wreck-It Ralph, trying to be someone he isn’t and accepting who he was in the end. Trying to be the good guy, but he’s the best at being the bad guy (in his game). But still have a good heart in the end.

@megainme

8 ай бұрын

The reason why, is the possibility of transformation is present in their world or an option of a mindset is given, but the character chose the path which is being true to themself.

One of my favorite one as a kid was the emperors new groove. Also Digimon and ranma 1/2

here's to praying sabie's plushie doesnt end up in a jar or on a bed next to paper tissues

That sad cat dance part is gonna get the "most replayed" lable if it hasn't already

I honestly think that transformation tropes are so popular because it taps into the idea of endless possibility and power. Like, my entire life, hands down, if you asked me what super power I'd want to have, I'll answer "shape-shifting" without a second thought. The ability to turn into any creature I want for whatever task would best suit a different body? Effective immortality if you were able to focus on "repairing" yourself at a molecular level? And with such nuanced control, you could effectively mimic any other power you could ever dream of. Flight? Turn into a bird, bat, insect, dragon, or pretty much anything with wings. Invisibility? Turn your body transparent. Walk through walls? If you can focus on your body at a small enough level, like, say, atom-by-atom, you could squeeze through most anything. You may forget what your original form looked like, but why should that be any different than extreme body modification? You could give yourself plastic surgery whenever you wanted without wearing away at your body, adding inorganic bits, and without an extensive healing process. You could be tall or small as per needed scenarios. Transformation is one of my favorite ideas because there's just so much that can be done with it. Is it a curse or a blessing? It is controlled by the affected, or cast upon them by someone or something else? If controlled, how well? Would it be something that could be an improved upon skill over time, or would you constantly end up looking like the creature you're aiming for but drawn by a five-year-old by memory? Would it be innate that if you think, "I want to be a horse right now", you'd end up as a perfectly functioning horse, or would you have to focus on extending and contracting each individual bone and ligament, adding extra chambers to your own stomach, and properly filling your chest with lungs of the appropriate size? What about gut biomes? Are they affected by your transformation, or would you have constant bowel issues in different bodies? Would you create your own gizzard upon transforming into a lizard or bird? Would you have to somehow keep your brain shaped in a way that facilitates higher mental functions, or could you inadvertently give yourself traumatic brain injuries with each transformation? Would it benefit you to have an intimate knowledge of anatomy of different creatures? Would you really be able to fly if you didn't know how to shape your wings and joints properly? Anyhow, it's an idea I've had a lot of fun playing with over the years... and used a lot less in my own characters and stories than I ought have with how much I love it.

@kitkatbreaker1270

8 ай бұрын

I feel like shape shifting would give you either an identity crisis, extreme body dysmorphia, make you a perfectionist, or all above. But if that's the cost to look like a gaint fucking dragon, than I'd say that's worth it.

@OlyChickenGuy

8 ай бұрын

@@kitkatbreaker1270 Considering I already suffer from all of the above, I don't see a down side to this. :p

@louisxii3482

8 ай бұрын

@@kitkatbreaker1270 nonsense! a transformation is a powerup about looking cool thats it its like super cool clothes you can change in and out at every whim while the super saiyan transformation looked cool at first, all the derivative afterward where just so... same-y thats why power ranger tmorphing is much more on-topic heck you could say that summoning the megazord is a transformation don't see what piloting the megazord as to do with body dismorphism

Really good voice acting for Sabie. She mimicked all of Sabersparks speech mannerisms down to a T

American Dragon Jake Long would of been a good show to mention. Having the titular title character inherit draconic shapeshifting powers from his mothers side of the family. Where he then has to balance his human life with his dragon protector life. While keeping said magical dragon side as well as the magical world secret from the real world, like people such as his father (like an urban fantasy super hero story). A great video none the less by Saberspark. Now talk about dragons and/or werewolves in your next video.

Elsie being Sabie's voice makes this a great experience

@thedraftingax5963

8 ай бұрын

Agreed it does

I'm surprised Ben 10 wasn't mentioned in this video. Especially since it's one of the most iconic cartoons that have transformations in it. Being the shows main draw and all. Regardless fantastic video. I loved the history lesson of the magical girl transformation trope in the beginning.

@jbcatz5

8 ай бұрын

I’m surprised some European animation wasn’t mentioned beyond Totally Spies. WITCH and Winx Club both make extensive use of the magical girl transformation trope, the latter regularly adding new forms each season for new transformation sequences (and new designs for dolls for viewers to beg their parents to buy them). Code Lyoko uses transformation too, the Lyoko Warriors having special combat focused designs when in the 3D Lyoko computer environment. Classic series and Omniverse have some very creative transformation sequences for Ben, classic especially playing into the body horror sometimes. Ben wolf was cool for using a slow transformation to evoke a werewolf transformation. Omniverse would show Ben transforming within the scene and not use the green flash or cutting to the stock footage. Classic used fusion forms in one episode, and Omniverse showed that Ben 10,000 had fusion forms on tap that weren’t Omnitrix glitches (Upgrade and Jury Rigg called Uprigg, and a Goop/Humungosaur hybrid in the penultimate episode).

@orangeslash1667

7 ай бұрын

@@jbcatz5 Oh I heard of W.I.T.C.H.

Has a "magical focus?" Says "Words of power" to trigger the transformation? He-Man is a magical girl, complete with Magical Girl Transformation (TM). In this essay, I will...

IM SO GLAD YOU MENTIONED HOWARD ASHMAN. AS A QUEER PERSON, HE IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST IDOLS EVER.

yeah i have seen ariel described as "an anthropologist who happened to fall in love with her subject"

@spritemon98

8 ай бұрын

That's the best description I've heard

Fun fact it’s actually the first recorded trope. It appears in the oldest story “the cosmic hunt” and all variations of it across the world. In the story a man chases a deer ( or some other prey animal people would eat.) and the deer would run to the edge of the world and start going into the stars. The man would turn into a wolf (or some other predator) and chase it into the sky becoming a constellation. Also since it’s the oldest story and it was mainly passed down orally we don’t have a official record on when it was made. We do know that it would of been when humans where still in Africa as every culture has some variation of the story. if it is the oldest and not the oldest that we know of. It would of come into being the same time we made are first tools as both required development of the prefrontal lobe and thinking outside of the present time.

Transformation and shapeshifting are a near constant throughout human mythology. The indigenous people of the Northwest coast and Alaska perform ceremonies and tell myths while wearing "Transformation masks", intricately carved wooden masks with wire that would open the mask when pulled, revealing a smaller mask inside. It would usually illustrate a transition between animal and human forms. Hindu legends speak of "Ichchadhari naag", cobras blessed by Shiva to take human form, who can then shift to any form they'd like. Japan is FULL of transformation myths. Various Bakeneko (cat monsters) who would become human to seduce their masters, Susano'o turning Kushinadahime into a comb to stow in his hair, and possibly the most well known "Tsuru no Ongaeshi". In that story, a crane is saved by a villager after being shot down by local hunters. That night, he's visited by a woman in white who declares herself his wife. She delivers him a bag of rice that will never run out and eventually spends seven days locked in a room, emerging with beautiful clothing for him to sell. She continues making clothes, but only becomes more sickly with time. The villager, his curiosity getting the best of him, spies on her, only to see the crane making the clothes with her feathers. Having been caught, the crane tells him that she can never return, and flies off into the night.

@CodeNameX001

8 ай бұрын

The oldest known example is probably in the Epic of Gilgamesh, where he and Enkidu confront the demon Humbaba, who's described as constantly changing faces.

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts farts are better than Saberspark’s farts

impressive, very nice. now lets see one with saberfart

At this point saber is going to uncover every thing in the internet and maybe even the deepest one 😂

@Piedem1

8 ай бұрын

@finallyitshere7410Jesus Christ just shut up, don’t click the link guys, please.

@ythegameritaisthebest

8 ай бұрын

​@finallyitshere7410shut up

@STICKOMEDIA

8 ай бұрын

XD

@watchforever1724

8 ай бұрын

Yeah indeed

@p-__

8 ай бұрын

My farts are better than Saberspark and Saberfart’s farts 💨

I love transformation and seeing someone mainstream talking about it makes me feel something else

One of my favorite age transformation manga is Case Closed, about a teenage progidy detective who is super popular for helping the cops on are cases, who is poisoned by crooks, but instead of killing him it turns him like 7 years old. So now he has to find ways to sneak into scenes or get involved in a case and drop hints to the adults to help them solve the crime, because no one would listen to him if he tries to just state the clues like an adult. So he does things like childishly run up and eat some food the cops think is poisoned "ignorantly" but then not die, so they realize it wasn't the food that was poisoned, but some object the victim had touched. Also he's like unofficially adopted by his girlfriend or crush's (can't remember) detective father when they find this unsupervised child, so he has to be careful she doesn't find out it's him turned into a child 😂 really good series and I love the cases and mysteries, you can follow along and solve yourself. It's a little bit like Encyclopedia Brown.

My favorite transformation scenes from my childhood are from Rock-A-Doodle, Troll in Central Park, and The Witches. Also I used to have a reoccurring nightmare in elementary school where a magician transformed me into a bat and locked me in a cage in front of my classmates lol

@MaxxdOut313

8 ай бұрын

Rock-A-Doodle!!

@orangeslash1667

7 ай бұрын

@@MaxxdOut313 It's was suppose to be an adaptation of the play Chantecler, but for some reason Don Bluth took some liberties.

I think its a good story telling trope dealing with internal conflict, self loathing, exploration, horror and the reaction of those around it.