Well technically his turns into bird-types and the one above is part Mezool and Gamel (water and land animal). I'm thinking it might do the two stages, one looking like a wrapped up mummy and then it breaks free in a clash of sound and lights and is just so ridiculously dramatic.

Yup, he possesses the guy for 3/4 of the show, but they are separate characters so Ankh is going to be app alone without Shingo.

He's actually also a tactician himself so that might be a lot of maneuvering going on there.