Shapeshifting

Shapeshifting is the supernatural ability to change ones form into that of another. This ability extends to various different creatures, most of which use the ability to camouflage their true monstrous forms, allowing them to pass as human.

Types of Shapeshifters

Creatures

• Changeling – Creatures that can perfectly mimic children. A changeling child will replace a human child, allowing it to feed on the human parent's synovial fluid. A changeling's true face can be seen via a mirror.
• Djinn – Typically appearing with full body markings similar to henna tattoos. Certain types of djinn are capable of employing a form of shapeshifting that allows them to pass for human by hiding their markings.
• Dragons – Ancient creatures that evolved to employ a form a camouflage allowing them to pass as human. In their true form their appear with scaly skin, talons and large bat-like wings.
• Familiars – Companions to witches, familiars split their time between their human form and an animal form, which can take shape as anything from a feline to canine.
• Ghouls – Like shapeshifters, ghouls can take on the appearance of a human. This is only achieved through the consumption of flesh, if a ghoul feeds on a corpse or in rare instances, living humans, they can take on the form of their prior meal.
• Jefferson Starships – Hybrid creatures created by Eve in Grants Pass, Oregon. A mixture of shapeshifter, vampire and wraith.
• Leviathans – The first beasts created by God. Leviathans employ a near instantaneous ability to shapeshift, requiring only a small amount of human DNA, a Leviathan can copy a person so perfectly right down to their memories and even insanity.
• Qareen – Similar to genies, qareens are under the control of a master and able to shapeshift their form. Qareens take on the appearance of a person's deepest, darkest desire before ripping their hearts from their chests.
• Rakshasa – An ancient Hindu creature, capable of changing its form into anything it wishes in order to gain entry into the homes of their victims.
• Shapeshifters – As their name implies, shapeshifters have the ability to change their appearance into that of any human living or dead. The length of time a shapeshifter can change their form has been shown to vary from minutes, where everything from skin, hair and teeth are removed, to near instantaneously.
• Sirens – In their true form, sirens appear as pale humanoid creatures with sunken eyes and fused mouths. Through telepathy, they are able to read a victim's mind and appear as the perfect person. Their true forms can be gleaned through a mirror.
• Skinwalkers – Cousins to the werewolf, skinwalkers can shapeshift into a canine form giving them enhanced strength and speed.

Entities

• Alpha Shapeshifter – The progenitor of all shapeshifters. The Alpha could shift it's form without the need for shedding. This ability extended to even replicating the clothes it was wearing.
• Asmodeus – After injecting himself with the archangel Gabriel's grace -- Asmodeus -- originally one of the weakest of the Princes of Hell, gained many new abilities, including that of shapeshifting. When employed, a white smoke would envelop Asmodeus, allowing him to take on the form of any person he so wished.
• Cosmic Entity – In it's realm of the Empty, the Cosmic Entity could appear as it so wished. After Castiel was awoken from his eternal slumber by Jack Kline's will, the Entity took on the form of Castiel's vessel, Jimmy Novak, claiming his true form was too horrific, even for an angel, that it would drive Castiel to madness.
• Eve – As the mother of all monsters, Eve could shapeshift to appear as anyone.
• Gabriel – Gabriel was the only archangel to employ shapeshifting. It is unknown if this was a natural ability among the archangels, or something he was able to learn from Loki.
• Leshii – A Slavic deity, and considered a mischievous god, who could take on infinite forms. Leshii began to take on the form of various celebrities after the Apocalypse is triggered, in order to gorge himself before the end.
• Whore of Babylon – An Apocalyptic creature from Hell. The Whore can appear human, it kills and takes on the form of Leah Gideon in Blue Earth, Minnesota.
• War – One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. After Lucifer is released from his Cage, War goes to work in River Pass, Colorado, taking on the form of a man named Roger to sow paranoia and distrust and fan the flames of battle in the small town.