Canine Transformation

Mimicry (의태, Uitae , "Mimicry") is a term that were used to describe Canines's special ability to 'transform' their physical body.

About
Mimicry is a Transformation ability of the Canines race to mimic the Beastification power of the Felines race (the model). The most notable resemblance that evolve in Canines mimicry are their visual body (in which its has more furs, unlike the Felines) and can also produced way more unique or special kind of transformation form than the Felines, like bullets that do not miss, better flight abilities, or binding attacks. This also means that certain mimicry form can be favored over others form due to 'its utility' and not the strength. However, Canines mimicry is not perfect and the Canine people can only partially transform their body (usually their arms or legs) when compared to the Felines who can fully transform their body's appearance.

The application of mimicry is usually used as a source of extra power, used if the base strength is not enough to defeat the opponent. Mimicry takes on different, various forms depending on its user, with most forms having their own unique names. The power also has different "stages" or "level", with higher numbers indicating more powerful transformations. There are currently total of 7 transformation stages.

According to the "fake public knowledge", not all Canine People have the ability to use Transformation, since the "pure canine blood" of the current generation has gradually become weaker because the power were always decreased every time new generation was born. This leaves the new generation having less probability of experiencing the power awakening or inheritance. Usually the powers awaken purely by chance and is quite painful the first time. After Baylord Doom was unsealed from his slumber, the "true fact" was revealed and this whole blood problem only happened because Doom's power were extracted by a special machine built by The Workshop. Doom can actually use his power at will freely to create a strong Canine and he can also control how strong the target will be.

History
The source of power for this canines transformation are actually came from Baylord Doom's special power. Doom has an ability to "share" canine transformation power, so he can turn any living beings to become canine people. In other words, the originality of the canines transformation power are "not an innate born ability", but rather, it was "created" by Doom's power. Baylord Yama also confirmed this after saying that he and his brothers 'cannot bear a child'.

Because none of the Baylord Brothers could bear a child, they had to turned normal humans into 'canine people' that can breed, and that's how Doom gradually create the Canines. However, as the generations of canine people continue to breed children, the transformation power is bound to get weaker and eventually disappeared. So it means, the younger generation you are in, the more weaker your transformation power.

The only way for young generation of canine people to increase their transformation power and strength is to compete and fight each other to gain attention of Doom, so that Doom will give them power. Only by receiving Doom's special power, can one's increase their transformation power. More importantly, if Doom dies, so does the transformation power.

Partial Transformation (Unclassified)
Bongso, Canhong, and R are seen using partial transformation of an undisclosed stage, which is usually just referred to as Transformation or Partial Transformation without a particular name.
 * Blue-Gray Iron Arm (Berdych)

Stage 1 Partial Transformation

 * Black Foot (Gado)
 * Bright, Blue Sword of Justice (Tall)
 * Rival (Baylord Yama)
 * Unnamed Stage 1 Transformation (Baam) - (This canine transformation was combined with Red Thyrssa)

Stage 2 Partial Transformation

 * Green Furry Beast Stage 2 - First Form (Jordan)
 * Dog Bite Stage 2 - Second Form (Jordan)
 * Little Forest
 * Brown Hands Like Mountains (Culden)
 * Unnamed Stage 2 Partial Transformation (Canzon)
 * Slash Torrent
 * Hard and Quick Black Bullet (Venti)
 * Unnamed Stage 2 Partial Transformation (Gado)

Stage 3 Partial Transformation

 * Iron-willed Blackfoot (Gado)
 * Wings of The Sky-splitting Red Fangs (Canzon)
 * Bullet Piercing Through The Woods Of Uncertainty (Jordan)
 * Sharp Gray Flesh-Piercing Spike (Venti)

Stage 4 Partial Transformation

 * Two Dazzling Emerald Arms (Berdych)
 * Unstoppable Mutation (Venti)

Stage 5 Partial Transformation

 * Black Dragon (Ruel Mon)

Stage 6 Partial Transformation

 * Yellow Claws of the Beast (Baylord Doom)
 * Lonely Red Arm (Baylord Yama)

Stage 7 Partial Transformation

 * The Deepest Darkest Legs (Gado)
 * Unnamed stage 7 Partial Transformation (Baylord Yama)

Full Transformation
Baylord Yama is known as the only one Canine to be able to fully transform his whole body.

Known Users
The following are the list of Canine People who have transformation power:
 * Baylord Doom
 * Baylord Paul
 * Baylord Yama
 * Berdych
 * Bongso
 * Canhong
 * Canzon
 * Culden
 * Gado
 * Jordan
 * R
 * Ruel Mon
 * Tall
 * Venti

Notes and Trivia

 * SIU refers to Canine Transformation as either Partial Transformation (부분 의태) or just Transformation (의태), there has yet to be clarified whether these are different or synonymous. However, for the moment they do not appear to function any differently.