Breath of Fire: Karn's Forms

Karn is descended from a long line of shapeshifters, who will teach him their abilities if you seek them out.

These abilities will result in Karn merging with other party members in more powerful forms. As well as being quite powerful, and having useful map abilities, I like that these forms allow you to include most of the party in the battle party. It's sweet.

Karn must be leading the party to use the special abilities on the world map. Karn must also be the one to talk to his family members, and must not be merged in a special form in order to learn new ones.

Shin

You can gain Shin in Gant. Push a cabinet sideways, and head through the hole in the wall.

This form will merge Karn with Bo, and allow you to shoot arrows further on the world map.

Debo

This is a combination of Karn and Gobi. You'll learn it from an old man in Gust. Move an empty crate in the flute players house and head through the trapdoor. You can only use this form underwater.

Doof

This is a combination of Karn and Ox, and can move things that are too heavy for Ox. You can get it by having Mogu dig on a dragon mark to the northeast of Camlon.

Puka

Puka is a combination of Karn, Bo, Ox and Gobi, and is incredibly powerful. It has the map ability of being able to move those weird blocks set into mountains when it breathes on them.

You'll gain Puka in Bleak, by using Doof to push aside a cabinet in the fortune teller's house.