History Main / PuppetFighter

* In ''Videogame/DevilMayCry5'', the new character V fights this way. He attacks mainly by controlling 2 familiars: Griffon, the demon bird that fights at range, and Shadow, the demon panther that does melee attacks. His LimitBreak summons a third one: Nightmare, a large lumbering golem-like monster. He seldom attacks himself, except for finishing his enemies off; his familiars cannot kill enemies, only damage them. His 2 main familiars can be taken out if their HP are depleted; they can go up again if their HP regenerates to full, which can be sped up by walking close to them.

** In ''Videogame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven'', [[AttackDrone Narancia]], [[HandicappedBadass N'Doul]] and [[ShockAndAwe Otoishi]] play differently from other Stand users who fight alongside their Stands, instead remotely controlling their Stands while they keep their distance from others.

** In the spin-off ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'', this is the quirk of the VideoGame/Persona4Arena cast, as they fight with their Personas as well as their partners, and unlike their home game they're not bound by the Persona Gauge, though the Personas can still be destroyed which would leave the user at a distinct disadvantage. In addition, it's possible to use what's in the Tag Gauge to temporarily call in your partner for infinite [[CombinationAttack assist moves]] until the gauge depletes, at which point you switch characters. In other words, it's viable to turn your partner character into a temporary puppet character as long as you have some gauge left and have both characters still kicking.

** The sequel, ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax,'' introduces Sho Minazuki, who is unique because he's ''[[AvertedTrope not]]'' one of these, as he lacks a Persona. However, there is a different version of Sho (Referred to ingame as Minazuki) that has a Persona, playing the trope straight in the process.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Project'' fighting games have a few examples:

** ''Antinomy of Common Flowers'' introduced the Yorigami sisters, who play this trope straighter. Jo'on acts like a standard fighter, while her sister Shion automatically follows her around. Some commands will send Shion to attack.

* In ''Videogame/DevilMayCry5'', the new character V fights this way. He attacks mainly by controlling 2 familiars: Griffon, the demon bird that fights at range, and Shadow, the demon panther that does melee attacks. His LimitBreak summons a third one: Nightmare, a large lumbering golem-like monster. He seldom attacks himself, except for finishing his enemies off; his familiars cannot kill enemies, only damage them. His 2 main familiars can be taken out if their HP are depleted; they can go up again if their HP regenerates to full, which can be sped up by walking close to them.

** In ''Videogame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven'', [[AttackDrone Narancia]], [[HandicappedBadass N'Doul]] and [[ShockAndAwe Otoishi]] play differently from other Stand users who fight alongside their Stands, instead remotely controlling their Stands while they keep their distance from others.

** In the spin-off ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'', this is the quirk of the VideoGame/Persona4Arena cast, as they fight with their Personas as well as their partners, and unlike their home game they're not bound by the Persona Gauge, though the Personas can still be destroyed which would leave the user at a distinct disadvantage. In addition, it's possible to use what's in the Tag Gauge to temporarily call in your partner for infinite [[CombinationAttack assist moves]] until the gauge depletes, at which point you switch characters. In other words, it's viable to turn your partner character into a temporary puppet character as long as you have some gauge left and have both characters still kicking.

** The sequel, ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax,'' introduces Sho Minazuki, who is unique because he's ''[[AvertedTrope not]]'' one of these, as he lacks a Persona. However, there is a different version of Sho (Referred to ingame as Minazuki) that has a Persona, playing the trope straight in the process.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Project'' fighting games have a few examples:

** ''Antinomy of Common Flowers'' introduced the Yorigami sisters, who play this trope straighter. Jo'on acts like a standard fighter, while her sister Shion automatically follows her around. Some commands will send Shion to attack.

This is strictly a {{Video Game Trope|s}} about the player controlling a character that has multiple entities. Any examples from media who control other characters or objects are likely a different trope.

Not directly related to MarionetteMaster, though the two can overlap. Compare to MinionMaster and AssistCharacter. The puppet in question may be an AttackAnimal.

* Nico Robin from ''[[VideoGame/OnePiecePirateWarriors One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4]]'' is a Technique style character who can create a copy of herself either close by or far away. The copy mimics whatever attack chain she performs, doubling the ammount of hits she can dole out at once.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has several:
** [[RobotGirl Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork]], a SquishyWizard accompanied by a simple AttackDrone known as The Ball. Orianna herself lacks much power, but The Ball is able to be constantly repositioned to smash into enemies, shield herself or her allies, or emit powerful shockwaves that manipulate speed or implode enemies. The main drawback is that The Ball must remain within Orianna's moderate range at all times, necessitating the player to keep track of two characters at once during any given fight.
** Kindred, the ''League'' universe's personification of Death, is a dual character comprised of Lamb (the player-controlled character) and Wolf. Wolf usually hovers in Lamb's vicinity, but she can direct him to patrol a wider field or join her in attacking one particular target.
** Annie, a pre-teen fire mage, can summon her teddy bear Tibbers to fight for her. Tibbers is about eight feet tall and on fire.
** Similarly, Ivern the Greenfather can summon a friendly jungle golem named Daisy. (Well, she's friendly to him).
** Yorick summons multiple lesser undead plus a ghoul (the Maiden of the Mist), though he has only limited control over her. If he chooses, he can point the Maiden down a lane and let her go, letting her push on her own until she is killed.

* ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture'' is filled with these, and may well be the TropeMaker. Every character has a Stand, which depending on the character either acts like simple special moves or as their puppets. These Stands had a separate meter to them, and if it was depleted the character would temporarily lose access to the stand for a bit.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''

** In the spin-off ''VideoGame/BlazblueCrossTagBattle'', this is the quirk of the VideoGame/Persona4Arena cast, as they fight with their Personas as well as their partners, and unlike their home game they're not bound by the Persona Gauge, though the Personas can still be destroyed which would leave the user at a distinct disadvantage. In addition, it's possible to use what's in the Tag Gauge to temporarily call in your partner for infinite [[CombinationAttack assist moves]] until the gauge depletes, at which point you switch characters. In other words, it's viable to turn your partner character into a temporary puppet character as long as you have some gauge left and have both characters still kicking.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''
** The [[VideoGame/IceClimber Ice Climbers]] are a downplayed example. One acts as the "lead" character while the other acts as a support, controlled by the AI through "copying" the lead character. By de-syncing the Ice Climber's moves through wavedashing or similar techniques, they are able to perform attack after attack after grab after taunt after whatever, with the two alternating between attacks. Trying to completely separate the two is suicidal, though, since doing so will change the AI on the support and cause it only to run to the lead Climber, preventing it from attacking. If the AI Climber is taken out, the lead Climber is severely crippled, as many of their moves are effective only when the two are together.

* In ''VideoGame/RivalsOfAether'', Forsburn can summon an AI-controlled clone of himself and can command it to stand in a certain area or feign attacks in order to confuse other players. With a full charge of smoke, he can even detonate the clone, sacrificing it in return for a powerful radial blast. The clone is rather fragile, so even one hit will cause it to dissipate into a cloud of smoke.
* Viola from ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur V]]'' is probably one of the first examples of this in a 3D fighting game. Her puppet is her {{crystal ball}}, and certain attacks and actions will set the ball somewhere on the playing field to stay at, similar to [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Bridget]]. She has completely different attacks whether the ball is set or whether it's in her hands, so players need to learn which one is best for which situations to properly play her, [[DifficultButAwesome hence her notorious difficulty curve]].
* Ms. Fortune from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' [[UseYourHead uses her head]]. Really. She can [[LosingYourHead take off her head]] using certain attacks or lose it by being stuffed by an opponent during certain attacks. When she does, she gains access to a slew of special moves that aren't normally available to her, but her mobility with her actual body is decreased slightly. Also, if her head is attacked by the opponent, she'll take half the damage the attack usually does, meaning that she can take 1.5x the damage she would normally get if they hit both the body ''and'' the head.

** Zappa is a sort of a cross between this and StanceSystem. Instead of working in tandem with a single puppet, he summons a random puppet out of three and must change his playstyle accordingly: going for pokes with the sword, backing the opponent into a corner with the dog, or fighting from a distance with three ghosts. In addition, every special he lands (including the summon) gets him an orb. If he summons a puppet with eight orbs, the puppet will be [[PurposefullyOverpowered Roah]], turning Zappa into a LightningBruiser for 15 seconds.

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has [[RobotGirl Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork]], a SquishyWizard accompanied by a simple AttackDrone known as The Ball. Orianna herself lacks much power, but The Ball is able to be constantly repositioned to smash into enemies, shield herself or her allies, or emit powerful shockwaves that manipulate speed or implode enemies. The main drawback is that The Ball must remain within Orianna's moderate range at all times, necessitating the player to keep track of two characters at once during any given fight.

** To a lesser extent, there's Bridget, whose puppet is his yo-yo (or Roger, his Toys/TeddyBear RobotBuddy, depending on what move he used). His control over the yo-yo is much more limited than Zato/Eddie's control, though, since he can only set the yo-yo out into a fixed spot on the screen and activate attacks to make it move rather than actively control it during the match.

** Meepo takes this [[UpToEleven up to four]]: Four semi-independent copies of Meepo can be controlled at the same time, each with their own abilities, but the copies can't use items. And if any Meepo dies, all Meepos die.

** Zet the Arc Warden has his ultimate ability - Tempest Double - which creates a double that ''can'' use items (specifically, it copies the items in Arc Warden's inventory, [[ObviousRulePatch with a few exceptions for the sake of balance]])). Unlike the Spirit Bear and Meepo's clones, the Tempest Double has a limited duration, although this also makes the Double much more expendable.
* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm''

** Samuro can become this with his Illusion Master heroic. Normally, Samuro summons two clones that are AI controlled. With Illusion Master, he gains direct control over them. In addition, he gains the ability to switch places with a clone, essentially teleporting him.

* ''VideoGame/Shrek2'' features a game mechanic where the player can control a main character and switch between four out of a roster of eleven.

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* ''Shrek 2:Team Action'': Features a game mechanic where the player can control a main character and switching between four out of a roster of eleven.

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