Identity Theft

Identity Theft (Major) by Senator Cybus

Identity Theft is a highly specialized form of shape shifting that allows a super being to not just approximate the appearance of someone else, but to actually replicate every aspect of another person’s physical being.
In order to use this ability, the character must first touch his intended target; the slightest contact with that person’s bare skin will suffice. After that, the super being may transform into an exact copy of his target: he does not have to change immediately, but he must do so within 1 minute per level of experience after touching the target, otherwise the stolen genetic template will be lost. The new identity can be discarded at any time, or maintained for the full duration of the power (see below).
Once transformed, the super being is absolutely identical to the target, down to every last spot, tattoo, birthmark and mole. Additionally, the character’s physical and mental attributes are all replaced by those of the target, though the super being will retain his normal personality and memories. Finally, if the target has innate superpowers or psionic abilities, these too are copied, supplanting the character’s own extraordinary abilities for the duration of the change. The replication is so perfect that the hero can use these copied powers just as effectively as their true owner can, with all attendant bonuses.
It is effectively impossible to see through the disguise by conventional means: while transformed, the character’s fingerprints, retinal patterns, dental structure and even DNA will exactly match that of the duplicated individual.

Range: Self

Duration: 24 hours per level of experience

Attacks Per Melee: Changing form uses up all attacks/actions for the round

Limitations:

The character must touch the bare skin of his target to copy him or her; even a thin shirt sleeve will block the attempt.

Once the super being reverts to his normal form, the copied genetic template is erased from his physical memory: he cannot assume another identity until he has touched another target.

While reflexes can be copied, knowledge, skills and memories cannot; the super being may reveal himself through a lack of personal information regarding his target.

The character cannot use any of his normal superpowers while transformed, retaining only the ability to revert to his usual self (the player should remove any bonuses gained from powers accordingly). This means that he cannot use his Identity Theft power to swap from one stolen form to another; he must change back first.

Robots and supernatural monsters cannot be copied (Mega Heroes, while considered supernatural beings, can be mimicked) and attempting to copy a cyborg will result in the character transforming into a version of the target prior to cybernetic conversion.