Systems and methods for providing and displaying unlockable features in electronic wagering games

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• displaying, by a controller and on an electronic display device, an array of value-bearing symbols arranged in one or more rows and columns in an electronic wagering game, wherein the value-bearing symbols of the array are arranged on one or more reels;
• animating, by the controller, a spin of the reels, such that the value-bearing symbols are spun and stopped in a visible pattern within the array;
• determining, by the controller, that at least one of a plurality of metamorphic trigger symbols associated with at least a first metamorphic appears in the visible pattern within the array;
• determining, by the controller, that the first metamorphic associated with the first metamorphic trigger symbol has reached a threshold trigger amount;
• and
• in response to the first metamorphic reaching its threshold trigger amount, unlocking and presenting, by the controller and within the electronic wagering game, a bonus game that is launched with at least one enhancement that corresponds to the first metamorphic.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one hardware processor of a computing device, cause the hardware processor to:

• display, on an electronic display device, an array of value-bearing symbols arranged in one or more rows and columns in an electronic wagering game, wherein the value-bearing symbols of the array are arranged on one or more reels;
• animate a spin of the reels, such that the value-bearing symbols are spun and stopped in a visible pattern within the array;
• determining that at least one of a plurality of metamorphic trigger symbols associated with at least a first metamorphic appears in the visible pattern within the array;
• determine that the first metamorphic associated with the first metamorphic trigger symbol has reached a threshold trigger amount;
• and
• in response to the first metamorphic reaching its threshold trigger amount, unlocking and presenting, within the electronic wagering game, a bonus game that is launched with at least one enhancement that corresponds to the first metamorphic.