Preferred Zappy Reasons

I like "Gone Horribly Right" situations where the TF is as intended, but results were underestimated or ill considered.

ADHDProgrammer

I LOVE accidents, unintended consequences, and other bizarre or unpredicted transformations!

IvyReed

Can I go with: "It was necessary to save the world"?

Paul Rendell

Elliot's transformation (and Sarah's never-on-comic-but-oft-spoken-about one) was a problem because it could not be reversed at will. And, in my opinion, they have the most fun potential, as you can have some really weird or inappropriate transformations without having to justify them (yeah, he got turned into an action-figure-sized snake-goat-female, but you don't have to wonder why they would choose such a shape, since it went wrong).

Alexis Darbon

It must feel horrible to transform someone and something goes wrong, like way back when Elliot was stuck in a female form. That's why I voted for the options where the only person to blame is yourself.

I think TF is most interesting when things aren't going according to plan, much like in a story: it's boring when things go right. But that's my personal opinion.

Fenrir

hmmmm... Some of these are context sensitive. Like, a jerk hitting on a woman and won't go away feels like fair game for Transformation by Someone Else Without Permission, but transforming, say, "Nice Tom" without permission feels weird.

Michael Brewer

I'm not sure I care why a TF occurred, I just like that a TF occurred at all. Any reasoning would depend on the characters and setting.

Adama

Thanks for letting the "general public" vote on this one. It's nice to participate once in a while, although it's fun seeing what the paying members come up with.

Doug Jones

Yay, mine's in the lead! ...Barely, for now. In general, it looks like the votes trend toward the ethical.

Stephen Gilberg

I think the big thing isn't how the TF occurs but how the subject reacts.

John Trauger

I’m picturing all of these with Kitty as the cause of the change.

Dragon Writer Luc