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'''Titus''' may refer to:

* '''[[Titus (comics)|Titus]]''', a white tiger character appearing in Marvel's comics and Ultimate Spider-Man animated TV series.
* '''[[Titus Rules OK]]''', a short children's book by Dick King-Smith, about a Corgi owned by Queen Elizabeth II.
* '''[[Graan Forcii|Titus]]''', also known as Graan Forcii, is a Brazilian furry who lives in São Paulo whose fursona is a three-tailed fox.

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:''This article concerns shapeshifting (also known as "transformation") as an action or state of being. For the artistic metagenre which involves shapeshifting as a plot device, see [[transformation fiction]].''
'''Shapeshifting''' is, in its most basic meaning, a change from one state to another. A '''shapeshifter''' (also known as '''Shapechanger''' and sometimes abbreviated '''TF''' after "transformation") is a term encompassing any sort of being that can change their physical shape and appearance under its own willpower. In fantasy fandoms, these beings may be known as '''polymorphs''' (i.e. a being or creature with the means to change its biological shape into another, commonly by the use of [[Wikipedia:Magic|magic]]; This process is also commonly known as "morphing.")

==In mythology==
Shapeshifters abound in the lore of most cultures. Contemporary examples include [[werewolf|werewolves]], which are [[wolf|wolves]] that turn into [[human]]s (or vice versa, depending on the specific mythos), and [[Kitsune (mythology)|kitsune]] (and related shapeshifters, such as [[kumiho]]), which are typically depicted as the enlightened semi-spirit forms of [[fox]]es which can turn into people.

Hence, if the term 'furry' is taken in its loosest sense, i.e., something which exhibits a mixture of human and animal traits, then these may be the oldest known examples of [[furries]] in human culture.

== Shapeshifting and furry ==

When used in terms of the [[furry fandom]], it is generally in the context of changing from a [[human]] form into an [[animal]] one. Shapeshifting, or [[transformation]], can have several meanings in the fandom. For [[furry lifestyle]]rs, it can reflect an interest in the fantasy of "being" their animal, and the earnest desire to one day wake up and see their human-ness gone. It can have aspects of sexual fantasy, especially in the case of unwanted involuntary transformations forced by others. It can reflect an active spiritual or [[wikipedia:oneirology|oneirological]] state of human-animal changes, as found in [[therianthropy]]. Or it can refer to biological or cybernetic changes, either in real life or in [[science fiction]], to make a person more animal-like.

Shapeshifting is typically a one-way route in furry fan stories and art; the goal is to become animal, often a [[quadruped]] and in some cases anthro or [[taur]], rather than return to humanity. The main difference is in [[were]] stories where, due to traditional genre conventions, an aspect of returning to being human for at least a short time is often included. Some transformation stories may have people turn fully into [[wikipedia:bestial|bestial]] animals, rather than [[anthropomorphic]] ones, losing all human level or reasoning and intelligence.

[[File:Aggrobadger Gryphon TF.png|thumb|right|A gryphon TF, art by [[Aggro Badger]]]]
=== Fandom applications ===

A great deal of [[fursona]]s in the [[furry fandom]] are shapechangers. Some of them accomplish this task by "magical" means such as a garter belt or a curse, some using technology (i.e., [[nanite]]s or extreme [[genetic engineering]]), and some furs can shapechange "just because."

Transformation art is created by a wide variety of TF fans, both for themselves and as commissioned work for non-artist TF fans. This art can either be single, 'one-shot' images, or sequences depicting a transformation in as few as three or as many as 15-20 images. There are websites available to view transformation artwork, such as [[Transfur]], [[Stonegate Shadowlord|Shadowlord Inc.]] and [[Fur Affinity]]. TF fans communicate through chat, groups, lists and bulletin boards. There are some furry artists that can specialize in transformation artwork, such as [[Hornbuckle (New England)|Hornbuckle]], [[Virmir]], [[Gill Panda]], and [[Jakkal]], while others also included are [[Gryf]] and [[Sabretoothed Ermine]]. There are even some furries that can also do stories that depict transformation. One of the transformation websites, Shadowlord Inc., aside from having transformation artwork, also has clips of transformation-related media, like movies, shows, and video games among others, though it doesn't necessarily have all of them.

Most [[muck]]s also include a [[Morph program|morph program]], which facilitate these changes. The most common program was created by [[Triggur]] for [[FurryMUCK]], although there are others (and indeed, some mucks have multiple morph programs, depending on that user's preferences).{{fact}}

== In works of fiction ==
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==See also==
*[[Sizeshifting]]
*[[Transformation fiction]]
*[[Therianthropy]]
*[[Wikipedia:Shapeshifting|Shapeshifting]] on Wikipedia

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