Puppet Permutation: Difference between revisions

A possible [[Baleful Polymorph|Pernicious Polymorph]]. Please parallel with [[Demonic Dummy|Pestiferous Pieces of Plywood]]. Or perhaps [[People Puppets]].

 

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Happens to Akane in ''[[Ranma ½]]'', both in the OVA "Ranma, Look at Me" and in the ending of the Manga.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

 

== [[Film]] ==

* In ''[[Dead Silence]]'', {{spoiler|Mary Shaw's final wish was to have her own corpse turned into a ventriloquist doll. Also, while she was alive, she killed a young boy, Michael Ashen, and turned him into a puppet.}} Later, in the film's [[Twist Ending]], it is revealed that {{spoiler|Edward Ashen has been [[Dead All Along]] and also became part of Shaw's doll collection, and the very end of the film shows that Jamie, Lisa, Henry and Lipton are now part of her collection.}}

* The antagonistic father in the 1987 film ''[[Dolls]]'' gets transformed into a Mr Punch puppet near the end of the family after he destroys the good Mr Punch doll that was protecting the little girl.

* Zig-zagged in ''[[Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night]]'' (by [[Filmation]]) and ''[[Recycled in Space|Pinocchio In Outer Space]]'', both positioned as sequels to [[Disney Animated Canon|Disney's]] [[Pinocchio (Disney film)|adaptation]] of Carlo Collodi's ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''. At some point in both films, the real boy turns back into a puppet due to failure to maintain the diligence expected of a real boy.

* [[Double Subverted]] in ''[[Shrek]] 2'' where Pinocchio is actually turned into a human boy by the evil Fairy Godmother while the other fairytale characters are trying to play [[Keep-Away]] with her wand. Pinocchio starts to appreciate his new human form, only to be turned back into a puppet by the Fairy Godmother after she finds his human form annoying.

 

* Inverted in ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'', in which a puppet [[Become a Real Boy|Becomes a Real Boy]].

* Played for horror in ''[[Goosebumps|Night of The Living Dummy]]''. This happens to Slappy's victims.

* ''[[Labyrinths of Echo]]'' had one book where most of the plot is concerned with fixing this. A suddenly awakened and confused Mice King did it to all and any human encountered — except Juffin, but he said it was a close call even for him. And after meeting Juffin, panicked and ran away.

 

* The above quote comes from "Smile Time," an episode of ''[[Angel]]'' where the titular character is turned into a puppet. Within the episode, he fights other, demonic puppets. It also contains the line "You're a wee little puppet man!" from Spike. May or may not be a hint that he's being turned into a metaphorical puppet.

{{quote|'''Angel''': I'm made of felt...and by dose comes off!}}

 

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