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[[File:crash mind over mutant trailer video.jpg|frame|When you're a titanic, mutated beast of destruction, and a bandicoot can possess you via piggy backpiggyback riding, you're a B.D.BBig Dumb Body.]]
 
A '''Big Dumb Body'' is a type of controlled [[Body and Host|Host]] that is chosen for physical prowess and ability rather than anything else (usually also being simple minded enough that possession works without a hitch, although you don't need to be smart to have a strong will...)
 
Regarding possessors, a [[The Symbiote|Symbiote]] is an example where the host is usually the bigger and more physical of the two (or more) involved, as opposed to the parasite. While a [[Demonic Possession]] usually has the opposite, where the demon is the source of the host's strength and power, however, a B.D.B.Big Dumb Body possessed by such an entity becomes a [[Living Bodysuit]].
A type of controlled [[Body and Host|Host]] that is chosen for physical prowess and ability rather than anything else (usually also being simple minded enough that possession works without a hitch, although you don't need to be smart to have a strong will...)
 
Most B.D.B'sBig Dumb Bodies are [[Giant Mook]]s or even bodyguards who are forced to take the blame for killing their charge after the possessor has relieved control (though this can end with the B.D.BBig Dumb Body also being discretely killed off to further suspicion and/or confusion.)
Regarding possessors, a [[The Symbiote|Symbiote]] is an example where the host is usually the bigger and more physical of the two (or more) involved, as opposed to the parasite. While a [[Demonic Possession]] usually has the opposite, where the demon is the source of the host's strength and power, however, a B.D.B. possessed by such an entity becomes a [[Living Bodysuit]].
 
In some cases, it's safe to state that a B.D.BBig Dumb Body is a more powerful version of the standard [[Meat Puppet]], though expected to be less common.
Most B.D.B's are [[Giant Mook]]s or even bodyguards who are forced to take the blame for killing their charge after the possessor has relieved control (though this can end with the B.D.B also being discretely killed off to further suspicion and/or confusion.)
 
In some cases, it's safe to state that a B.D.B is a more powerful version of the standard [[Meat Puppet]], though expected to be less common.
 
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== Comic Books ==
* The recurring ''[[Justice League of America]]'' enemy General Eiling transferred his mind into the body of the indestructible Shaggy Man. In this case the host's stupidity became a problem, as Eiling's intelligence didn't survive being forced to use the Shaggy Man's tiny brain.
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== Film ==
* [[Master Blaster]] in ''[[Mad Max|Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdrome]]'' was a genius midget on a dumb brute's back.
 
== Literature ==