Dònghuàpiàn lǐ de yīngxióng yì hǎn kǒuhào jiù biànshēn.
In the cartoon, the hero transforms as soon as he shouts his battle cry.
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The word comes from anime, games and superhero shows, where a hero or a boss 变身 into a stronger form. News headlines borrow it for any dramatic makeover: X 变身 Y, 'X turns into Y'.
In Pop Culture
变身国王Biànshēn guówáng
The Emperor's New Groove
Disney animated comedy (2000) in which a selfish young emperor is turned into a llama and needs a kind village herder to help him change back.
