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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* In [[Mortasheen]], this is the power of the monster [http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/cackle.htm Cackle]. Who was originally designed to watch over children. And yes, they do play that for all the creepy it's worth. And it is ''inverted'' with the creature [http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/victrossus.htm Victrossus], which is essentially a body that puppeteers the brains of others.
* Powerful psykers in ''[[Warhammer
* A major aspect of the antagonists in ''[[Mage: The Awakening]]'', the [[Ancient Conspiricy|Seers of the Throne]], is the fact that they possess artifacts known as "Profane Urim" which allow them to do this. Its probably a major factor in their ability to [[Magocracy|effectively rule the world]].
** ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' had the Dominate clan ability, which at its highest levels let you physically possess another person. It also had the Presence ability, which covered [[Charm Person]]. The Ventrue had both, which went a long way to explaining why they were the de facto leaders of the Camarilla faction.
** ''[[Geist: The Sin Eaters]]'' features the Marionette Manifestation which, depending on the Keys invoked, allows a Sin-Eater to control machinery (Industrial), zombies (Stillness), animals (Primeval), or ghosts (Stigmata). There isn't really a control for normal people, though; the Passion Marionette is more about mindfuckery than bodily manipulation.
* Older editions of ''[[Dungeons
* In ''[[Shadowrun]]'' there's a spell called "Contral Actions" which does exactly that
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* Combined with [[Of Corpse He's Alive]] in one episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' in which Homer and Mr. Smithers believe Mr. Burns to be dead and use him as a puppet to fool a shareholders meeting. Luckily, the scheme has the inadvertent effect of restarting Mr. Burns' heart.
* In ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', a one-off [[Ghost in the Machine]] villain downloaded itself into Terry's Batsuit, causing a variation of this.
* And in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', the battle suit Slade gave Terra was designed to do just this. It [[Idiot Ball|never occurred to her]] that he might take total control should she ever realize he was a [[Bad Boss]]. She manages to override it and finish him off ([[Back
* In ''[[Shrek]] Forever After'', the Pied Piper can force many different creatures to dance by playing his magical flute.
* Denoted as "[[Black Magic|Bloodbending]]", Waterbenders in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' are able to control the water in people's bodies [[Lunacy|under a full moon]].
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