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# They are the same person, with the '''Living Dream''' being a kind of [[Alternate Self]]. The dreamer may be fully aware of this, believe it to be [[All Just a Dream]], or be totally unaware that she has this other identity running around in the real world.

# The '''Living Dream''' is out of control in a destructive way. This [[Internal Subtrope]] of this trope is also a subtrope of [[Reality Warping Is Not a Toy]].

 

 

Compare [[Living Memory]], where the "person" once actually existed. See also [[Spontaneous Generation]], [[Puff of Logic]] and [[I'm Not Afraid of You]].

 

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* Entei in ''[[Pokémon 3]]'', by way of the Unowns' ability to [[Reality Warper|warp reality]]. For that matter the entire plot of the movie is a result of this trope.

 

* ''[[Marvel Universe]]'' has a superhero known as [http://marvel.com/characters/bio/1010761/sleepwalker Sleepwalker]. When bad things are happening, this hero's mundane alter ego doesn't run into a phone booth to change clothes. Instead, he simply takes a nap, freeing his mind to manifest his superhero self.

** Sleepwalker and his "alter ego" are not the same being nor was he created by him. Sleepwalker is a alien from a different dimension that is trapped in the human host's mind. He is able to exit the mind into Earth's reality when the human is asleep or unconscious but gets instantly pulled back against his will when the host wakes up.

* Two examples from ([[Pre Crisis]]) Superman comics:

** In one, a group of aliens, stranded on Earth, and convinced they will never be able to leave, transform into normal humans complete with no memories of being aliens. But their subconscious denial is so strong, it causes them to a) refuse to believe aliens are real, not even Superman and b) to subconsciously create a creature with their mental powers to destroy anything that might contradict this belief (eg. spaceships or Superman.) They eventually learn the truth and Superman helps then return home.

== [[Literature]] ==

* In the fifth book of [[Narnia]], there's an island where dreams come to life. {{spoiler|This is not a good thing, because all people sometimes have nightmares.}}

** Type 3. When asked to dream of world peace, he dreams up space aliens who invade the Moon and later attack the Earth.

** Type 2. George later dreams that the aliens become peaceful. After they do so he has a conversation with an alien that ends up helping him.

* ''[[Labyrinths of Echo]]'' has an involuntary/suicidal variety - the phenomenon dubbed "Terror Of Mages". A non-existent entity greatly feared by someone very powerful occasionally materializes nearby and acts according to one's expectations - and if it was something nice, it won't be feared, would it?.. As a phantasm continuously feeding on its creator's power, it's near-impossible to stop for anyone else; conversely, said creator ''could'' destroy it pretty much by looking at it funny, but usually is convinced that fighting this thing is hopeless and too busy freaking out to do anything about it, or even understand what's going on.

 

* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' has an episode where Sisko falls in love with a mysterious woman who just keep disappearing. Turns out she's a energy lifeform without a mind of her own: She's a telepath's mental projection, existing only as a living dream while the real woman is in a kind of coma-like dream.

* There were a couple of episodes with similar plots on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. In one the monster was a child's nightmare version of his Little League baseball coach.

 

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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* The Crackler, a [[Kaiju]] from ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''.

 

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