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* In the [[Whateley Universe]], one of the supervillains--The Palm--is doing the ''reverse''. He's downloading copies of his AI self into the brains of (probably) already-dead human bodies, with [[Body Horror]] results. (Of course, as far as we know he started out as a human being -- Dr. Abel Palm -- who left his body behind to convincingly fake his death, so depending on just how successful he was he may ''also'' be a straight example of the trope.) |
* In the [[Whateley Universe]], one of the supervillains--The Palm--is doing the ''reverse''. He's downloading copies of his AI self into the brains of (probably) already-dead human bodies, with [[Body Horror]] results. (Of course, as far as we know he started out as a human being -- Dr. Abel Palm -- who left his body behind to convincingly fake his death, so depending on just how successful he was he may ''also'' be a straight example of the trope.) |
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* In ''[[Fine Structure]]'', {{spoiler|[[Big Good|Mitch Calrus]] inhabits a mortal body, but he needs to be around in 20,000 years to fight the [[Final Battle]]. Thus he makes countless copies of himself and spreads them all over the solar system, to be [[Body Surf|installed in available bodies as necessary]].}} |
* In ''[[Fine Structure]]'', {{spoiler|[[Big Good|Mitch Calrus]] inhabits a mortal body, but he needs to be around in 20,000 years to fight the [[Final Battle]]. Thus he makes countless copies of himself and spreads them all over the solar system, to be [[Body Surf|installed in available bodies as necessary]].}} |
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* Ubiquitous in ''[[Orion's Arm]]''. Entities that keep upgrading their minds will usually have to upload into a more advanced housing several times. |
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* In the [[Star Army]] universe, the Yamatai Star Empire makes use of extensive "soul transfer" to the point where the vast majority of their population has transferred into optimized, customizable android bodies. Citizens' right to backups is legally ensured and their data is legally protected. Tampering with "soul data" means a permanent death penalty to the perpetrator and all his/her backup files. |
* In the [[Star Army]] universe, the Yamatai Star Empire makes use of extensive "soul transfer" to the point where the vast majority of their population has transferred into optimized, customizable android bodies. Citizens' right to backups is legally ensured and their data is legally protected. Tampering with "soul data" means a permanent death penalty to the perpetrator and all his/her backup files. |
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