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Maybe you've been put through an [[Emergency Transformation]]; maybe a magic spell backfired in an epic fashion; maybe [[Mad Scientist|someone]] decided it would be fun to mess with your life (you know, [[For Science]]); or maybe it's just the way things work in [[The Verse]] you're currently a denizen of. Any way it went down, you are now literally physically dependent on something (or some''one'') else for your continued existence. You get bonus points if your counterpart is also dependent on you, but this often is not the case.

Maybe you've been put through an [[Emergency Transformation]]; maybe a magic spell backfired in an epic fashion; maybe [[Mad Scientist|someone]] decided it would be fun to mess with your life (you know, [[For Science!]]); or maybe it's just the way things work in [[The Verse]] you're currently a denizen of. Any way it went down, you are now literally physically dependent on something (or some''one'') else for your continued existence. You get bonus points if your counterpart is also dependent on you, but this often is not the case.

If the link also transmits feelings, pain or injury, this trope overlaps with [[Synchronization]].

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This trope is not about people who can't stand to live apart from each other but are still physically able to do so; for those, head over to either [[Living Emotional Crutch]] or [[If I Can't Have You]]. See also [[Soul Jar]] when it also gives a form of immortality.

== Anime & Manga ==

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* In ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'', one character, {{spoiler|Chrome Dokuro}} can live only because {{spoiler|her organs, the originals of which have been removed, are physical illusions cast by Mukuro Rokudo}}.

* In one chapter of ''[[Black Jack (Manga)|Black Jack]]'', the title doctor surgically attaches a young boy with lungs weakened by heart disease to his mother until he can get an organ donor.

* ''[[Ah My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' has the doublet system, in which random pairs from heaven and hell are linked. If one dies, the other dies. After they are linked, their memories are erased -- the purpose being so if you kill someone on the other side, you don't know which of your allies would die (it could be you, natch).

* ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' has the doublet system, in which random pairs from heaven and hell are linked. If one dies, the other dies. After they are linked, their memories are erased -- the purpose being so if you kill someone on the other side, you don't know which of your allies would die (it could be you, natch).

* In ''[[Dragonball]]'', if Piccolo were to die, then Kami would as well and vice-versa. Also involves [[Synchronization]].

* ''Sequence'', by Saenagi Ryou, starts out with the main character, [[Ordinary High School Student|Kanata]], accidentally freeing a [[Badass Adorable|young imprisoned vampire]], and getting his heart ripped out for his trouble. The vampire, who isn't actually a bad [[Ambiguous Gender|person]], ties their life forces together to keep Kanata alive.