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* In ''[[ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Super Sonic Special #12]]'', Sonic and Knuckles switch bodies thanks to a scheming Dimitri and [[spoiler:fake]] Robotnik, in order to blackmail them into getting the Master Chaos Emerald.

* Happened a lot to {{Franchise/Superman}}; he has on occasion switched bodies and minds with Franchise/{{Batman}}, [[TheFlash Barry Allen]], JimmyOlsen (see for example [[http://mikegrost.com/superman.htm 1957's "Non-Super Superman"]]), and lots of other people along the years.

* The best-known {{Comicbook/X-Men}} example would be the tragic flip of ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} and Chinese assassin Kwannon. The latter had been rendered braindead after a fall, and when Psylocke turned up amnesiac in China, Kwannon's lover Matsuo saw a chance to restore his girlfriend and turned to the villain Spiral for help. However, Spiral--being Spiral--decided that switching the women's minds would be far more entertaining, and gave both women certain aspects of the other. As a result, Psylocke got Kwannon's martial arts skills while Kwannon's mutant empathic power was given a boost by Psylocke's superior telepathy. This is one of the few examples of the flip being permanent, due to the extant of Spiral's tampering with the women's minds and genetic makeup. Kwannon later joined the X-Men herself as Revanche, but would later commit suicide after contracting the Legacy Virus (aka Mutant AIDS).
** ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' character Emma Frost was rather fond of this one. While still a full-time villain she swapped bodies with {{Storm}} as part of an [[GrandTheftMe evil plot]]; years later, just before her [[HeelFaceTurn switch to heroism]], she accidentally swapped bodies with Iceman, and then proceeded to fuel his (already significant) insecurities by using his powers far more effectively than he ever had. She also tried to commit suicide while in his body, but she never mentions that -- and considering she's not above using her telepathic powers to make you vomit uncontrollably whenever you hear the word "broccoli", you probably shouldn't either.

* Also happened in an ''{{Ultimate X-Men}}''/''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' crossover, when Jean Grey got so pissed at Wolverine's constant attempts to woo her that she sent his mind to the one place he wanted to be least... High School. He ends up spending a day in Peter Parker's body, even attempting to "get busy" with MJ, while Peter, in Logan's body, went from one bad situation to another. He was understandably upset when Jean came to fix things. Then, just when it's finally over, MJ asks him if they can wait until they're older to do what "he" tried earlier.
-->'''Peter:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny You #* + !! @$$%&^%#! You know why people hate you? It's not because you're mutants! It's because you're all a bunch of ^&$# @* |$%&!@!!!]]
-->'''Colossus:''' Why am I an #$@#$@? I was just standing here.
** This issue was loosely adapted as "Freaky" in the ''{{WesternAnimation/Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' cartoon, with the main difference being that Mesmero was the cause of it.

** [[spoiler: It was later revealed that Peter's mind was still in his own body while Ock was in control of it, so this is more a case of GrandTheftMe. Ultimately, after Green Goblin set out to destroy everything Ock accomplished as Spider-Man, Ock conceded that Peter was the true Superior Spider-Man and erased himself from Peter's mind, allowing Peter to get his life back.]]

* In the run up to ''Amazing ComicBook/{{Spider-Man}}'' 700, Doctor Octopus inflicts this on Spidey - with the added problems that Ock's body is a) in prison and b) on its last legs after years of punishment, only barely kept alive by life support. How does Peter get out of it? [[spoiler: Well, he kind of... doesn't. He manages to get himself out of prison, but eventually dies inside Doc Ock's body, but not before making Ock make a HeelFaceTurn, and after Peter dies, Ock vows to be a better Spider-Man than Peter ever was. A SuperiorSpiderMan, if you will.]]

* Papa Smurf does this with Gargamel in ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' comic book story "Smurf Vs. Smurf" (and the AnimatedAdaptation version of "Romeo And Smurfette") in order to get the Smurfs to stop fighting with each other -- in the comic book story, [[SillyReasonForWar over the use of the word "smurf" in compounded words and phrases]]; in the cartoon episode, to end a village-wide ShipToShipCombat between Hefty and Handy over Smurfette.

* Dixie accidentally had her mind swapped with that of the "Growf" dragon in ''[[PhilFoglio What's New? with Phil and Dixie]]''.

* The best-known {{Comicbook/X-Men}} example would be the tragic flip of Psylocke and Chinese assassin Kwannon. The latter had been rendered braindead after a fall, and when Psylocke turned up amnesiac in China, Kwannon's lover Matsuo saw a chance to restore his girlfriend and turned to the villain Spiral for help. However, Spiral--being Spiral--decided that switching the women's minds would be far more entertaining, and gave both women certain aspects of the other. As a result, Psylocke got Kwannon's martial arts skills while Kwannon's mutant empathic power was given a boost by Psylocke's superior telepathy. This is one of the few examples of the flip being permanent, due to the extant of Spiral's tampering with the women's minds and genetic makeup. Kwannon later joined the X-Men herself as Revanche, but would later commit suicide after contracting the Legacy Virus (aka Mutant AIDS).

* In the run up to ''Amazing ComicBook/{{Spider-Man}}'' 700, Doctor Octopus inflicts this on Spidey - with the added problems that Ock's body is a) in prison and b) on its last legs after years of punishment, only barely kept alive by life support. How does Peter get out of it? [[spoiler: Well, he kind of...doesn't. He manages to get himself out of prison, but eventually dies inside Doc Ock's body, with Ock vowing to be a better Spider-Man than he ever was.]] Cue "ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan" relaunch.

** In a ''Comicbook/WhatIf'' story, "What If Tony Stark Became Doctor Doom?", Victor Von Doom and Tony Stark were college roommates, until Doom trapped Tony in a mind-transfer device, taking the precaution of wiping Tony's memory before swapping minds with him. Doom, in Tony's body, took over Stark International([[SelfMadeOrphan possibly killing Howard Stark to achieve that end]]) and became a hugely successful CorruptCorporateExecutive. Stark, meanwhile, in a neat subversion of EasyAmnesia, never regained his memories but retained his intellect and achieved several doctorates under the name Victor Von Doom. As Von Doom, he started his own company in Latveria, and developed his own powered armor, which he used to counter "Stark" when he tried to destroy Von Doom Industries with his own powered armor. On the verge of defeat, Doom offered to restore Stark's mind to his body in exchange for amnesty, saying, "I can give you your family name back." Stark refused, saying, [[TheReasonYouSuck "You have made the name Stark synonymous with corruption and corporate avarice. Why would I covet that?"]]

* Adam Warren's [[{{Animesque}} Amerimanga]] version of the ''LightNovel/DirtyPair'' did this to themselves on purpose during the "Run from the Future" miniseries.

** In ComicBooks/TheSupermanAdventures, one comic, "Jimmy Olsen vs. Darkseid" has the IntrepidReporter and Superman trapped in each others' bodies as the result of Jimmy fouling up a villain's body-swapping scheme.

** In DCAU/TheSupermanAdventures, one comic, "Jimmy Olsen vs. Darkseid" has the IntrepidReporter and Superman trapped in each others' bodies as the result of Jimmy fouling up a villain's body-swapping scheme.

* Also happened in an ''{{Ultimate X-Men}}''/''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' crossover, when Jean Grey got so pissed at Wolverine's constant attempts to woo her that she sent his mind to the one place he wanted to be least. He ends up spending a day in Peter Parker's body, even attempting to "get busy" with MJ, while Peter, in Logan's body, went from one bad situation to another. He was understandably upset when Jean came to fix things. Then, just when it's finally over, MJ asks him if they can wait until they're older to do what "he" tried earlier.

* Happened a lot to {{Comicbook/Superman}}; he has on occasion switched bodies and minds with {{Batman}}, [[TheFlash Barry Allen]], JimmyOlsen (see for example [[http://mikegrost.com/superman.htm 1957's "Non-Super Superman"]]), and lots of other people along the years.

** During the X-Men's Australian run, there was an issue where {{Dazzler}} was accidentally switched with the criminal Diamondback. But unlike most hero/villain swaps, neither had any idea what was going on and Diamondback briefly joined the X-Men to get the matter sorted. Besides the clumsiness in getting used to each other's abilities (somehow Diamonback's ImprobableAimingSkills didn't work in Dazzler's body), Dazz was understandably quite pissed when Diamondback smoked cigars and slept with Wolverine in her body.

* In the run up to ''Amazing ComicBook/{{Spider-Man}}'' 700, Doctor Octopus inflicts this on Spidey - with the added problems that Ock's body is a) in prison and b) on its last legs after years of punishment, only barely kept alive by life support. How does Peter get out of it? [[spoiler: Well, he kind of...doesn't. He manages to get himself out of prison, but eventually dies inside Doc Ock's body, with Ock vowing to be a better Spider-Man than he ever was.]] Cue "Superior Spider-Man" relaunch.

* Also happened in an ''{{Ultimate X-Men}}''/''{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' crossover, when Jean Grey got so pissed at Wolverine's constant attempts to woo her that she sent his mind to the one place he wanted to be least. He ends up spending a day in Peter Parker's body, even attempting to "get busy" with MJ, while Peter, in Logan's body, went from one bad situation to another. He was understandably upset when Jean came to fix things. Then, just when it's finally over, MJ asks him if they can wait until they're older to do what "he" tried earlier.

* In the run up to ''Amazing ComicBook/{{Spider-Man}}'' 700, Doctor Octopus inflicts this on Spidey - with the added problems that Ock's body is a) in prison and b) on its last legs after years of punishment, only barely kept alive by life support.

* Also happened in an ''{{Ultimate X-Men}}''/''{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' crossover, when Jean Grey got so pissed at Wolverine's constant attempts to woo her that she sent his mind to the one place he wanted to be least. He ends up spending a day in Peter Parker's body, even attempting to "get busy" with MJ, while Peter, in Logan's body, went from one bad situation to another. He was understandably upset when Jean came to fix things.

** And later, when Peter, thankfully back in his own body, reunites with MJ, she says to him,
-->'''MJ:''' What in God's name is going on here? Is she wearing the same thing over and over again? Or does she have a closet full of these, like Superman? I've got to unlock this mystery!