Form and Identity

Form

Form noun - The outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance.

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Identity and form are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Identity" instead a noun "Form".

Nearby Words: formal, formation, formed, formality, formless

Identity noun - The state of being exactly alike.

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Form and identity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Form" instead a noun "Identity".

human	human form	human identity
mortal	mortal form	mortal identity
old	old form	old identity
female	female form	female identity
Other adjectives: physical, full, normal, common, specific, regular, alien, current, original, true, actual, real, male, new, unique, alternate, different, previous, civilian.

This trope is for characters of any gender that have an alternate form or identity that is much sexier than their normal mode.

Source: Sexier Alter Ego
Hoole suggests that having his own form and identity keeps him from a Shapeshifter Identity Crisis.

Source: Literature / Galaxy of Fear
The villainous Shi'ido spends more of his screen time in other forms, the heroic one usually looks like himself and explains in The Brain Spiders that having his own form and identity is important because otherwise he could lose himself.

Source: Shapeshifter Default Form

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