Usuario:Big Smooth/Sandbox

List of Cosmere Shapeshifters

Physical change through unknown power, possibly inherent

• Dragon (cosmere) - can appear human and possibly other forms as well
• Sleepless (Dysian Aimian) - passable but easy to spot on close inspection (hordelings)
• Siah Aimians - possibly limited, related to cognitive realm (shadows)?

Physical change, likely through Invested Art, but specifics unknown

• Dakhor - see Dilaf
• Elantrians - sort of, but they are generally still recognizable, even during the Shaod or away from Sel (see and ). Members of the Ire do not age at the normal rate and can become so old that they no longer appear to be normal humans.

Physical change via Invested Art

• Kandra - Hemalurgy - appearance will vary depending on bones used (can be human/animal/etc.)
• Returned - when they come back, they look totally different; after that they can change appearance but not total shapeshifting
  • It seems that some non-Returned can do this possibly with enough Breath or training, see Vivenna or this wob
  • Royal Locks - hair only
• Forgery via Essence Marks - user may still be recognizable unless the Forger is incredibly skilled
• Feruchemy can store a large amount of youth in an atiummind, enough to change the person's appearance to a much younger version of themselves (particularly if Compounding is involved), see The Lord Ruler or Marsh). Additionally, tapping a large amount of strength stored in a pewtermind will cause a Feruchemist's muscles to physically grow much larger. Aluminum could also have a physical effect.
• Aethers include a physical manifestation, but it's not really canonized

Illusory change via Invested Art

• Lightweaving, possibly through different types of Investiture
  • Order of Lightweavers uses Surgebinding, e.g. Shallan; this is not limited to themselves
  • Order of Truthwatchers also have Surge of Illumination but has not been used on-screen
  • Hoid uses a version that originated on Yolen
  • The Fused that infiltrated the Thaylen Gemstone Reserve exhibited a lightweaving-style ability, presumably through Voidbinding

Beings with a large amount of power or that exist primarily outside of Physical Realm

• Spren - ability to change shape and appear near-human varies widely by spren type (and Nahel bond)
  • Unmade - similar to above, depends on which one
• Thunderclasts animate stone to take physical form; how much they can control their appearance is unclear
• Seons change shape while communicating, and have other similarities to spren which would likely allow shapeshifting; Skaze may also have a variation of this ability
• Shards can appear to humans in different forms
• Speculatively, other potential God characters such as Adonalsium or the God Beyond could take different forms in the Physical Realm

Other

• Listeners, particularly Regals, can take different Forms but are still identifiable. Fused possess other listeners and this usually changes their appearance.
• Numerous characters are simply good at disguise, such as Kliss, Wayne, and Liss
• Svrakiss are thought to be able to possess other individuals
• Members of the Seventeenth Shard slow their aging through an unknown method, which would influence their "natural" appearance
• The Ire drink a glowing substance that significantly prolongs their life but does not completely halt the aging process