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{{quote|''I'm using a spell that makes it so a fairy version of myself takes physical form near a person I want to communicate with, only with a small margin of error, which explains why I didn't appear right by you. My real body is back at the anime martial arts school. If anything happens to this body, I'll feel it, but I won't actually be hurt. No matter how the spell ends, either by choice, or by something bad enough happening to the fairy avatar, I'll simply awaken in my real body. In the meantime, I'm unaware of anything that happens with my real body.''|Nanase, from ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''.}}
Suppose your main body is distanced from the means by which you conduct an otherwise dangerous mission; this means you're safe, [[Tempting Fate|right]]?
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Note that this is distinct from [[Your Mind Makes It Real]]. In that trope, anything that happens to your remotely-controlled self also happens to your real self. In this trope, your physical self is being directly threatened while you are currently out of your body; thus, you might not be aware of the danger, or even if you are, you might not be able to stop it.
See also [[Actually a Doombot]], [[Body Surf]], [[Decoy Getaway]], [[Demonic Possession]], [[Enemy Without]], [[Keystone Army]], [[Myself, My Avatar]], [[Remote Body]], [[Robot Me]], and [[Soul Jar]].
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* In ''[[Ghost in the Shell:
▲== [[Anime and Manga]]: ==
▲* In ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex|Ghost in The Shell Stand Alone Complex]]'', something like this happens in a particularly [[Spoiler|spoileriffic]] manner: [[Anti-Villain|Kuze]], the Major, and Batou are pinned down in an abandoned building on a small island. {{spoiler|A nuclear missile has been fired on the island.}} Meanwhile, the Tachikomas discover that {{spoiler|their bodies are actually being controlled by a spacecraft in Earth's orbit and decide to attempt to hack the satellite. when the Tachkomas become aware of the full situation, they order the satellite to block the missile in order to save their beloved Mr. Batou, [[Heroic Sacrifice|knowing full well the consequences]].}}
* Common problem for the Yamanaka clan in ''[[Naruto]]'' - many of their techniques involve body theft and they rely on their teammates to keep them safe.
* The team witch in ''[[Berserk]]'' relies on her teammates to guard her during astral travel.
▲== [[Comic Books]]: ==
* Regularly guarded against in ''[[Doctor Strange]]'' comics. While Dr. Strange is engaging in [[Astral Projection]], his manservant Wong stands guard over Strange's body to make sure nothing happens to him while he's "gone."
== [[Film]]
* ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'' involves Jake Sully working through a Na'vi body remotely controlled by his human form; {{spoiler|and then seeing while in Na'vi form that his human body is in danger.}}
* ''[[Inception]]'' involves major characters assuming that dying in a dream would wake them up, {{spoiler|only to find out that it doesn't work when they're sedated, and that they risk going into uncontrolled dream space.}}
* From ''[[The Matrix]]'', when Cypher pulls his [[Face Heel Turn]], he starts killing off other members of the crew by disconnecting them forcefully one by one.
== [[Literature]]
* ''How To Build A Robot Army'' warns that if you use remote robots to explore a pyramid, any curses you incur will probably still attach to the operator rather than the 'bot.
* In [[War of the Spider Queen]], where the [[Villain Protagonist]] party goes to an astral journey, they leave their half-deamon psycho awake to guard their bodies (and to kill their guide's body , if he tries anything funny. {{spoiler|He does}}).
== [[Tabletop Games]]
* In ''[[Shadowrun]]'', Netrunners are vunerable in a similar manner to ''[[The Matrix]]'' example while they're plugged in.
** When a mage projects himself into astral space, he leaves his body behind on the physical plane.
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** ''[[Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG]]'' has an entry based on the ''[[Shadowrun]]'' example.
{{quote|59. Not allowed to pose the Netrunner in embarrassing positions when he's on a run.}}
* ''[[Dungeons
** When a wizard uses an Astral Spell and enters the Astral Plane, they leave their body behind where they can't protect it.
== [[Video Games]]
* In ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront (series)|Star Wars Battlefront]] II'', you are killed if the turret you are remote controlling from the bridge on a capital ship is destroyed in a space battle. Something about the control panel feeding back.
* On ''[[Mega Man 5]]'' Stone Man's atack is quite impresice and it takes a long time to dissapear from screen, time during wich you can't atack again, so if you use it you'll left yourself open and will fail to atack anyways
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* The team's commander in ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' primarily does his job from a top-down, RTS-like view, but still has a physical presence on the map. As such, it's generally a good idea to hide in some distant and unpopulated area, preferably ''inside'' of some kind of structure to prevent the enemy commander from lobbing artillery at you.
== [[Web Comics]]
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' had some fun with Nanase and "[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-05-02 Fairy Doll]" spell. [[Played for Laughs]] when her friend got a habit of [[Motionless Makeover|braiding her hair while she's out]]. Other than that, Nanase had to ensure she's in a safe place and later acquired the ability to [[Crystal Ball|scry]] on her body's environs while in fairy dolls.
== [[Western Animation]]
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': Aang's body is vunerable to attack whenever he crosses over to the spirit realm. Because of this, someone has to keep watch while he's projecting. This was seen in the 'Siege of the North' part 1, where Katara elects to stand guard while Aang crosses over to seek council with Koh, the [[Face Stealer]]. An act which {{spoiler|left him vunerable to be kidnapped by Zuko, after he defeated Katara.}}
* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'': the sheep talisman allows the user to astral project their spirit but this leaves their body limp and essentially comatose. Not only does this make it vulnerable to physical attack but is can also then be taken over by another spirit.
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'': Dr. Orphius once returned from astral projecting to find Hank and Dean had T.P.ed his corporal form.
== Other
* ''[[Bionicle]]'': the Kanohi Iden allows the user to separate their spirit from their body, which is limp and vulnerable.
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