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== Literature ==

* Subverted in [[Forgotten Realms]] as very unfortunate incident. Dornal Silverhand noticed that his wife slowly turned into a withered shell. Some research revealed that she was possessed by "an entity of great magical power." He beheaded her to spare both of them any further agony (what is worse, she was carrying a child), only to be told that she ''agreed'' to be possessed by the goddess Mystra, in order to give birth to "special" daughters. [[Freak Out]] ensued. This did not stop the most powerful deity of that world, but youngest of [http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Seven_Sisters Seven Sisters] was born as a drow (which may be the sole good result of disaster). Mystra made Dornal practically immortal so he could find peace sooner or later, but averted his meeting with the last daughter, as she thought it would provoke another [[Freak Out]].

* Subverted in [[Forgotten Realms]] as very unfortunate incident. Dornal Silverhand noticed that his wife slowly turned into a withered shell. Some research revealed that she was possessed by "an entity of great magical power." He beheaded her to spare both of them any further agony (what is worse, she was carrying a child), only to be told that she ''agreed'' to be possessed by the goddess Mystra, in order to give birth to "special" daughters. [[Freak-Out]] ensued. This did not stop the most powerful deity of that world, but youngest of [http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Seven_Sisters Seven Sisters] was born as a drow (which may be the sole good result of disaster). Mystra made Dornal practically immortal so he could find peace sooner or later, but averted his meeting with the last daughter, as she thought it would provoke another [[Freak-Out]].

** {{spoiler|It's questionable just how good that turn out is, too. Despite everything Qilue does, she also ultimately ends up getting her goddess killed and leaving Lloth the sole deity of the Drow.}}

* In [[Robert Bloch]]'s [[Cthulhu Mythos]] story "The Shadow From the Steeple", one of Nyarlathotep's many forms can apparently possess people. The possessed individuals look mostly the same other than their skin turning darker. Oh, and they also glow in dark.

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* Played with in ''[[Deep Space Nine]]'', when Miles O'Brien's wife is possessed by an alien energy being who [[I Have Your Wife|orders O'Brien around in exchange for not killing her]]. ''She'' can blend in perfectly, but O'Brien's odd behavior makes people suspect ''he's'' some kind of doppelganger. (Something similar also happened to him on another occasion...)

** In another episode, one of the Prophets of Bajor and a Pah-wraith take possession of the bodies of Kira and Jake Sisko respectively in order to duke it out on the station.

* The ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' serial ''Kinda'' suggests the Mara could do this to Fifth Doctor companion Tegan. The trope is fulfilled in spades in the sequel serial ''Snakedance''.

* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''Kinda'' suggests the Mara could do this to Fifth Doctor companion Tegan. The trope is fulfilled in spades in the sequel serial ''Snakedance''.

** In the two-parter "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit", what may or may not be the Devil himself possesses the archaeologist Toby Zed.

** The Fendahl Skull did this to turn Thea Ransome, a scientist, into a golden [[Grim Reaper]].

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* ''[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]''

** Subverted: the main character's mentor purposefully exposes the main character to possession by Gig, an evil force inhabiting an [[Artifact of Doom]], because she's aware that the main character is strong-souled enough not to be booted out and you need the power from the possession to save the world. Gig is ''not'' pleased when he discovers that he's forced to play second-fiddle and [[Fusion Dance|power battery]] to some bright-eyed [[Heroic Mime]] he has no real control over -- still, sooner or later, you'll [[Deal With the Devil|draw on too much of his power]], and then it's his time to shine...

** The [[New Game ~~Plus~~]] has {{spoiler|the demon path, where you willingly give in to Gig's influence, much to his delight; until you ''out-evil'' him}}.

** The [[New Game+]] has {{spoiler|the demon path, where you willingly give in to Gig's influence, much to his delight; until you ''out-evil'' him}}.

** {{spoiler|[[Complete Monster|Raksha]] bought two slave children then [[Break the Cutie|broke them]] so he could inhabit their soulless bodies...and then he starts to really be a jerk.}}

* ''[[Disgaea]] 2'': In the worst ending, {{spoiler|the real Overlord Zenon possesses Adell after he is forced to kill Rozalin.}}

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** There is a Boss in the Serpentshrine Cavern instance. His name is Leotheras the Blind, and while he's an incredible danger all on his own, There exists an unnamed demon within him that occasionally transforms his body into a Chernabog-like creature and throws spells that can decimate any party member not specifically geared to survive his attacks. When Leo is nearly defeated, the Demon leaves the host, and the raid group has to fight them both simultaneously.

** Also in the background, the fallen Titan Sargeras, lord of [[Legions of Hell|the Burning Legion]] possessed Medivh, the next Guardian of Tirisfal and an immensely powerful mage, [[Tyke Bomb|before he was born]]. Medivh then opened the Dark Portal, through which the orcs came to the world. However, he was killed before Sargeras could fulfill his plans, causing him to be sent back to the nether without his body, effectively [[Put On a Bus|preventing from having further effect on the story]].

** Grand Crusader Dathrohan/Balnazzar of the [[Knight Templar|Scarlet Crusade]]. Dathrohan was killed first, but it's explicitly called possession. Wearing a paladin's body has given him ''lots'' of [[Treacherous Advisor|opportunity]] to cause [[Self Made Orphan|trouble]]...

** Grand Crusader Dathrohan/Balnazzar of the [[Knight Templar|Scarlet Crusade]]. Dathrohan was killed first, but it's explicitly called possession. Wearing a paladin's body has given him ''lots'' of [[Treacherous Advisor|opportunity]] to cause [[Self-Made Orphan|trouble]]...

** Kalecgos, the blue dragonflight youth, is possessed Sathrovarr when you fight him in the Sunwell Plateau instance.

* While the Ing from ''[[Metroid|Metroid Prime 2]]'' aren't really demons (although being extradimensional creatures of darkness, they're probably close enough), they fit this trope as they must possess the bodies of other creatures to survive in our dimension. They open a dimensional portal and come through in a gaseous form, entering the body of a nearby creature and possessing it. The possessed creature will gain a darker colour and become more powerful.

* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]],'' the Skullkid is possessed by Majora by wearing Majora's Mask. This was a gradual and lighter-in-tone possession, for the Skullkid could still decide most of his actions and he wasn't completely possessed until the night of the final day when the moon comes crashing down.

** Wait, no mention of {{spoiler|''[[The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass]]''' Bellum-Beck}}?!]]

** Or {{spoiler|[[The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Puppet Zelda]]}}, for that matter. And that last one will apparently be happening again in {{spoiler|''[[The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks]]''}}, since {{spoiler|Zelda's empty body is kidnapped, so the [[Evil Chancellor]] can revive a demon Paper Mario2-style.}}

** Or {{spoiler|[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|Puppet Zelda]]}}, for that matter. And that last one will apparently be happening again in {{spoiler|''[[The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks]]''}}, since {{spoiler|Zelda's empty body is kidnapped, so the [[Evil Chancellor]] can revive a demon Paper Mario2-style.}}

*** {{spoiler|The reverse happens, too. Link is about to get his block hacked off by a Phantom, when it suddenly stops dead in its tracks. Considering that the [[Evil Chancellor]] has her empty body, that leaves her soul free to take other measures in aiding Link. Put two and two together, kids.}}

*** {{spoiler|It also happens in the final battle. After Zelda gains her body back, Malladus simply possesses Chancellor Cole. He can't apparently maintain control of his form for long, but then wants to destroy the world in short time that's left.}}

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* Early in ''[[Wild Arms 2 (Video Game)|Wild Arms 2]]'', an entire building full of people are possessed by demons, including the main character. He manages to stumble over to the legendary sword used to seal away a great evil {{spoiler|who happens to be the very demon possessing him}} and absorbs it into his body, effectively cancelling each other out. This is later revealed to have given him a [[Super Mode]] that's at risk of becoming a [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. {{spoiler|The final battle is a one-on-one fight between the protagonist and the demon inside his own soul.}}

* [[Sonic Unleashed]]: you can converse with the townsfolk in the hub worlds, and some of them at night become possessed by Dark Gaia monsters, who make them either depressed, apathetic, or weirdly for some normally serious characters, laid-back and happy. As side missions, you can perform 'exorcisms' on them by flashing them with a camera and then defeating their "demons."

* ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' has a [[Shout Out]] to [[The Bible (Literature)|The Bible]] in Zappa, (yes, [[Musical Theme Naming|named after]] [[Frank Zappa|THAT Zappa]]) who is possessed by five (or rather, seven - one is a set of triplets) separate ghosts. [[Confusion Fu|You have no say in which one comes out, and they all fight differently]] (the only guaranteed emergence is if you summon with eight "eyes", in which case the strongest gets out). They're led by a [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl]] named S-Ko.

* ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' has a [[Shout-Out]] to [[The Bible (Literature)|The Bible]] in Zappa, (yes, [[Musical Theme Naming|named after]] [[Frank Zappa|THAT Zappa]]) who is possessed by five (or rather, seven - one is a set of triplets) separate ghosts. [[Confusion Fu|You have no say in which one comes out, and they all fight differently]] (the only guaranteed emergence is if you summon with eight "eyes", in which case the strongest gets out). They're led by a [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl]] named S-Ko.

* In ''[[Super Robot Wars NEO]]'', Amane Inaba gets possessed by {{spoiler|Larva}}

* ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' has {{spoiler|Wander}} gradually possessed by Dormin.

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* This occurs several times throughout ''[[College Roomies From Hell]],'' which is in no way surprising considering that the [[Big Bad]] is [[Satan]].

* [[The Dragon Doctors]]: While initially believed to be an alien, {{spoiler|the Crax}} is later revealed to be {{spoiler|the manifestation of a [[Complete Monster|sociopathic]] man who learned how to become [[Immortality Immorality|immortal]] by taking over other people's bodies. Did we mention he's become what is basically [[Body Horror|sapient cancer]]?}}

* [[Drow Tales]]: There's basically two levels of demonic possession. First, there's tainting. This is generally done in a controlled manner, so that the demon will not progress to the next level. It leaves the host in full control, while making sure that she can't be possessed accidentally in a more dangerous manner. Very weak taints can sometimes be reversed. Tainting also is generally used to dull fear and pain. In the full form of possession, the demon has full control, and the host's body commonly [[Body Horror|deforms]]. Both forms leave the host with [[Red Eyes Take Warning|red eyes]].

* [[Drow Tales]]: There's basically two levels of demonic possession. First, there's tainting. This is generally done in a controlled manner, so that the demon will not progress to the next level. It leaves the host in full control, while making sure that she can't be possessed accidentally in a more dangerous manner. Very weak taints can sometimes be reversed. Tainting also is generally used to dull fear and pain. In the full form of possession, the demon has full control, and the host's body commonly [[Body Horror|deforms]]. Both forms leave the host with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red eyes]].

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