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* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': Inverted with [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesProfessorCharlesXavier Professor Charles Xavier]] because he's a heroic character. He can hijack people's bodies, and unless they're another psychic or using a PsychicBlockDefense, none has been shown to be able to resist. When using [[AmplifierArtifact Cerebro]], he can hijack anyone across the globe as he sees fit.

* Happens during the final battle at the end of ''{{Tron}}''. The Master Control Program transfers his functions to his damaged minion, Sark, making him grow many times his size.

* In ''[[FireEmblem Fire Emblem 7]]'' (the [[NoExportForYou first released outside Japan]]), Nergal summons morphs in the form of all the hardest enemies fought previously, but with the best weapons in the game and much higher stats. It's implied that they're actually the originals whenever you kill them.

* [[BigBad Hawk Moth]] from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' can do this to [[VillainOfTheWeek the Akumas]] he creates if they start to get distracted from their objective of capturing Ladybug and Chat Noir's [[TransformationTrinket Miraculous]]--he inflicts pain on Pixelator and starts to take control of Evillustrator's hand--though he generally only does so as a last resort; more typically he keeps them on track by [[MoreThanMindControl manipulating their inner desires and negative emotions]].

* ''SuperPaperMario'' has you fight recurring boss O'Chunks several times. In your penultimate fight with him, fellow QuirkyMinibossSquad member [[PsychoForHire Dimentio]] plants a leaf on his head that causes MindControl and strengthens him. Subverted in that you fight him once more later, when he's holding nothing back, and he's ''even stronger''.

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* At the climax of ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', [[spoiler:the VillainProtagonist uses her newfound mind control powers to take control of essentially every major faction in the world- and several alternate realities- to get them to stop [[DividedWeFall fighting each other]] and perfectly coordinate the assault preventing Scion from wiping out humanity. This is later shown to have applied recursively; Taylor herself was being mostly controlled by the power-boosted Queen Administrator shard, which was controlling her in order to control everyone else.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', after you defeat [[spoiler:what seems to be the FinalBoss, [[BigBad Sovereign]] takes control of him via his cybernetic implants and [[OneWingedAngel turns him into a fast-moving, rocket-spamming, weapon-overheating husk]].]] This actually proves to be a mistake; [[spoiler:Sovereign invests so much focus on Shepard that, when Saren is crushed, the Reaper drops its shields from the backlash and becomes vulnerable to a barrage from the massed fleets of the Citadel, who promptly rip its main shell apart and put it down for good]].
** ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' has Harbinger, the Collector General, who commonly takes over a Collector drone in the middle of -- ''[[AC:[[InterruptingMeme Assuming direct control. ]]]]''\\
And because he can do this to any active drone, he can pull this trope off more than once in any given -- ''[[AC: [[RunningGag Direct intervention is necessary]]. ]]''\\
In fact, he does this so often as to reach DemonicSpiders stat -- ''[[AC: [[OverlyLongGag We fight as one. ]]]]''\\
Don't forget the parts where he'll take over a Collector that you're about to fini -- ''[[AC: [[OverusedRunningGag I am assuming control of this form! ]]]]''

** In ''Videogame/MassEffect3'''s multiplayer mode, Harbinger (or another Reaper) can seize control of ''any'' Collector unit, including Scions and Praetorians, turning what was a tough opponent into a sudden, horrible boss fight, often at the worst moment.

* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': Inverted with [[XMenFilmSeries/ProfessorCharlesFrancisXavier Professor Charles Xavier]] because he's a heroic character. He can hijack people's bodies, and unless they're another psychic or using a PsychicBlockDefense, none has been shown to be able to resist. When using [[AmplifierArtifact Cerebro]], he can hijack anyone across the globe as he sees fit.

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* ''Film/XMen'': Inverted with [[XMenFilmSeries/ProfessorCharlesFrancisXavier Professor Charles Xavier]] because he's a heroic character. He can hijack people's bodies, and unless they're another psychic or using a PsychicBlockDefense, none has been shown to be able to resist. When using [[AmplifierArtifact Cerebro]], he can hijack anyone across the globe as he sees fit.

* Inverted by Professor Xavier from ''Film/XMen'', as he's a heroic character. But he's still able to hijack people's minds as he sees fit, and using the AmplifierArtifact allows him to possess anyone across the globe.

* At the climax of ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', [[spoiler:the VillainProtagonist uses her newfound mind control powers to take control of essentially every major faction in the world- and several alternate realities- to get them to stop [[DividedWeFall fighting each other]] and perfectly coordinate the assault preventing Scion from wiping out humanity.]]

* The finale of the [[OddlyNamedSequel Pure]] arc of ''MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''. It looks like [[spoiler:the amalgamation of KnightTemplar Michel and his ClingyJealousGirl host body Michal]] have finally been reached by ThePowerOfFriendship, [[spoiler:as has the Great One, who was just as much of a pawn. The real threat, small annoying creature Fuku]], fears that his plans will go to waste, and overrides [[spoiler:Michel/Michal]].

* Speaking of ''Franchise/PowerRangers,'' there's always Ivan Ooze taking over Hornitor in the final battle of [[Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the movie]], although in that case the possess-e wasn't exactly sentient to begin with. After the Ninjazords destroy [[ScaryScorpions Scorpitron]], one of Ooze's two mechs, he merges with the remaining one.

The next thing that the fallen minions see is their boss' face looming above them. He informs them that [[YouHaveFailedMe they have failed]], and they panic and retreat -- and suddenly stand up with MindControlEyes. Healed to full and [[TurnsRed twice as strong]], they rush at the heroes again, but something's wrong. The villain is [[DemonicPossession possessing them]] to finish the job.e

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': During the FinalBattle, [[EvilSorcerer Gravemoss]] -- who had been slowly [[TheCorruption influenced and corrupted]] by the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Darkhold]] throughout the story -- gets briefly possessed by the book's author, [[EldritchAbomination Cthon]]. This doesn't last long, however, before [[spoiler: the Phoenix]] (pulling a heroic version of this on Harry) cuts the link between the two of them. [[spoiler: But then, during his subsequent duel with Doctor Strange, he becomes so desperate that he digs deeper into the book's power, allowing Cthon to take full control.]]

* DivinityDragonCommander: Just as the half-dragon emperor has finally assassinated his insane siblings, his head engineer screws him over and takes over [[spoiler:ENTIRE CONTINENTS. It's up to the player to hunt down and butcher the mind-controlled puppets of Corvus before his clone-mind selves conquer everything.]] Strangely, he's still on board the same airship as the emperor after attempting this usurp, and doesn't die until the airship is decommissioned.

The next thing that the fallen minions see is their boss' face looming above them. He informs them that [[YouHaveFailedMe they have failed]], and they panic and retreat -- and suddenly stand up with MindControlEyes. Healed to full and [[TurnsRed twice as strong]], they rush at the heroes again, but something's wrong. The villain is [[DemonicPossession possessing them]] to finish the job.

* For a given value of "villain", the Engineer in VideoGame/TeamFortress2 can do this to his sentry gun if he has a Wrangler, giving his sentry infinite range, a defensive shield and doubled fire rate. Considering sentries are already quite powerful, a well entrenched Engie with a Wrangler can become an enormous pain if the opposing team doesn't have good spies.