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TFGun

The TF (Transformation) Gun as it appears during the Sister story arc.

The Transformation Guns, commonly referred to as the "TF Guns", are devices powered by uryuom magic,[1] currently owned by Tedd, that can transform a person into whatever has been programmed into the gun, whether it be a general (e.g. female variant#5) or exact (e.g. clone form) program. They are a form of Cosmetic Morph Device, or "CMD". They work on humans by creating enchantment.[2]

History[]

The transformation gun was originally made by William's parents before laws were passed that prohibited cosmetic morph devices with the object-based programming methods the transformation gun used from being made, bought, or sold.[3] As such, William and Gillian brought the transformation gun to Mr. Verres in hopes that he could find someone to program it for them. Tedd, who was still fairly young at the time and reeling from the disappearance of his mother, volunteered to take on the challenge.[4]

Years later, Tedd has not only prepared the transformation gun forms for William and Gillian,[5][6] he has also programmed in many extra forms that the transformation guns can use. Some of the more prominent uses of the transformation guns have been shooting Elliot with the "female variant #5" program,[7] which began the Sister arc, using general male and female forms to switch the gender of all the main eight (sans Ellen) for Grace's 18th Birthday,[8][9][10] and turning Sarah into a catgirl some years before the main EGS storyline began (an event commonly referred to by both parties as "the Incident").[11]

The transformation gun was destroyed by Magus after Tedd had turned Elliot female in order to force them to use the Dewitchery diamond to turn him back to normal.[12][13] Tedd rebuilt the transformation gun and made a second transformation gun.[14][15]

Specifics[]

Safeties[]

The guns are "loaded with safeties" including not transforming anyone who is pregnant or too weak for transformation.[16] Tedd mentioned this related to gender change: it's not clear if it's general safety and transforming pregnant people is risky, if the safety is part of some gender change subroutine or part of original male form.

It was also mentioned that after transformation, someone would need to remain female for several days before it would be possible to get pregnant.[17] This may be another safety OR technical limitation.

Original forms[]

The guns came with basic variants for male and female forms, including the property of adding heterosexual attraction.[16] It is possible it also came with some other stuff which Tedd wasn't interested in.

Size limits[]

When used for changing size, the guns have limits at 50% and 200% of volume, meaning 79.37% and 125.99% for (single dimension) size.[18][19] Tedd thinks this size limit is hard-coded into the guns, as it doesn't apply to magic wands.[20]

Effect on humans[]

When used on humans, the guns work by enchanting them. This means that the transformation is temporary, with the listed duration based on average human enchantment resistance.[21] It has a "normal" settings returning target to zero state (which doesn't work on Uryuoms).[22] If the beam from the transformation gun hits someone who has already been transformed in the same way, it does nothing.[23] Different enchantments replace each other.[24]

Effect on Uryuoms and chimeras[]

The transformation guns transform Uryuom and Uryuom hybrids and give them ability to reuse that transformation,[25][24] without any time limit[22] - they can transform at will or keep being transformed as long as they want.

Note that as a side effect, the first transformation of a greater chimera by cosmetic morph devices fixes their morphing abilities.[26]

Known Forms[]

This is a partial list of forms seen used by the transformation guns:

Accessories[]

Besides the transformation guns themselves, Tedd also has a specialized system for analyzing and programming transformation beams for the TF guns.[35] It was originally supposed to be used for simulating what the beam would do,[36] but Tedd prefers to test the gun "live" instead.[37]

When Tedd finished developing the clone forms, however, it gained a very important use: it allows to scan person and make a "backup" of how she looks.[38] Tedd can then make clone forms based on this backup and use it either in TF guns themselves or (later) as a watches.[39] This was first used by Sarah,[32] but after the events of Family Tree, everyone made backups.[33][34]

Other CMDs[]

Transformation Belt (canon)[]

TF Belt

The settings of the TF Belt

The Transformation Belt[40] is derived from the TF Gun's technology and was seemingly created before Tedd had refined the gun to the point that it would not cause pain during transformation. Tedd never got around to upgrading the belt to be painless to use. It has two buttons: "Human" and "Felid" (Cat). Depending on which button is pressed, it can turn a person into a half-cat or return them to being human (at least if they were previously transformed by the belt). It has only been seen being used by Elliot,[41] though Tedd presumably used it at least once previously and (at least during Sister) usually wore it as an ordinary belt.

Transformation Belt (non-canon)[]

A non-canon transformation belt was featured in one of the strips of the EGS:NP storyline Revenge of the Jokes. This belt was painless and transformed its user into a full horse form, with their clothes transforming into a saddle. It was used by Tedd.[42]

Transformation Watch[]

The watches that Tedd has have their own page now! Yay!

References[]

  1. EGS Main Story Comic for 2008-11-13
  2. EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-08-01
  3. EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-09-17
  4. EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-09-18
  5. EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-09-01
  6. 6.0 6.1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-10-06
  7. EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-06-10
  8. EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-01-10
  9. EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-06-04
  10. EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-08-11
  11. 11.0 11.1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-12-02
  12. EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-06-11
  13. EGS Main Story Comic for 2017-11-22
  14. EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-10-07
  15. EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-03-02
  16. 16.0 16.1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-08-09
  17. EGS Main Story Comic for 2006-02-22
  18. EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-11-16
  19. EGS:NP Comic for 2015-02-28
  20. EGS Main Story Comic for 2019-12-11
  21. EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-08-01
  22. 22.0 22.1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-02-14
  23. EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-02-09
  24. 24.0 24.1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2013-09-20
  25. EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-10-07
  26. EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-07-27
  27. 27.00 27.01 27.02 27.03 27.04 27.05 27.06 27.07 27.08 27.09 27.10 EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-05-14
  28. EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-07-06
  29. 29.0 29.1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-03-19
  30. EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-09-18
  31. 31.0 31.1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-05-14
  32. 32.0 32.1 EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-12-05
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 EGS:NP Comic for 2014-08-08
  34. 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 EGS:NP Comic for 2014-08-11
  35. EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-01-24
  36. EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-09-22
  37. EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-01-27
  38. EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-11-01
  39. EGS:NP Comic for 2014-08-29
  40. EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-06-15
  41. EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-08-23
  42. EGS:NP Comic for 2009-11-19
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