Buff Visual Effects

Certain buffs induce a change in the appearance of the affected unit. These changes come in three main types:

Appearance Changes

These change the physical appearance and possibly the form of the affected unit. Mostly used for enemies revealing their true forms and for Sonny's mutation form skills.

Used by the skill Avenger Form.

Used by the skill Guardian Form.

Used by the skills Predator Form and Mutate.

Used by the skill Psychopath Form.

Used by the skill Toxicant Form.

Used by the skill Wraith Form.

Used by the skill True Form (Version 1).

Used by the skill True Form (Version 2).

Used by the skill Lupine Recovery.

Used by the skill Wrath Aura.

Used by the skill Werezombie.

Filters

These provide a general color change to the affected unit.

Used by the skills Aim For The Heart, Enrage, Mayor Enrage and Injection.

Used by the skills Envenom and Poisoned Blade.

Backlights and Obscuring

These either provide the unit with a backlight, or completely obscure their appearance.

Used by the skill Ice Wall.

Used by the skills Heavy Guns and Block Damage.

Used by the skills Preparation and Block Healing.

Used by the skills Reconstruct and Shatter Bolt and the unused buff Target is BURN.

Used by the skill Crystallize.

Used by the skills Shadow Blend and Shadow State and the unused skill Shadow Blend Fel.

Combinations

With two effects of the same type, one will arbitrarily override the other. However, effects of different types can combine, to interesting effect with the latter two categories.

Red filter, Ice obscuring.

Red filter, Crystal obscuring.

Red filter, Shadow obscuring.

Red filter, bright teal backlight.

Red filter, dim teal backlight.

Red filter, orange backlight.

Green filter, Ice obscuring.

Green filter, Crystal obscuring.

Green filter, Shadow obscuring.

Green filter, bright teal backlight.

Green filter, dim teal backlight.

Green filter, orange backlight.

Trivia

• Some enemies looks identical to the appearance-changing effects. Beast looks like the predator, Phantom looks like the psychopath, Frost Terror (in the code, it is his equipment) barely looks like the guardian, Frost Lord and Antagonist looks identical to the guardian.
• Armored Hound, Mokoshotar, and Blood Hound are looking like Vivian's fox form and Mokoshotar's werewolf mutation attack.