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* The Devil from Glen Duncan's ''[[I, Lucifer]]'' is given the choice by God to redeem himself by taking over the body of Declan Gunn. He retains his devilish characteristics, but spends much of his time utterly overcome by the power of his human senses.
* A character in the ''[[Well World]]'' series claimed to be this, more or less.
* The group of so-called "wizards" in [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', while appearing as old human men, are actually five ''Maiar'', a kind of angelic spirit, who are themselves incorporeal but can usually clothe themselves in any form they like. The five have been sent on a mission to help the peoples of Middle-earth against Sauron, during which they are bound in their physical form, unable to change it, and also limited in their powers and
* In Heinlein's ''[[Stranger in A Strange Land]]'', it's strongly hinted a couple of times (though never quite confirmed) that the Martian-raised protagonist may in fact be the archangel Michael in human form.
* In [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[Chronicles of Chaos]]'', {{spoiler|the children.}}
* In ''The [[Wheel of Time]]'', the [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Dark One]] can manifest in the form of a [[Eyeless Face|Myrddraal]] called Shaidar Haran after the seals on his prison begin to weaken. He mainly uses this to spy on and terrorize [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|the Forsaken]].
== Religion ==
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