->''"I'm trapped in this body and can't... get... out..."''
-->-- '''Music/{{Radiohead}}''', "Bodysnatchers"

A person's body is taken over by some foreign intelligence. It's not [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwashing]], because they still have control of their own mind -- but that's ''all'' they have. Either they've been reduced to a spectator in their own body, or their soul has been booted out of their body entirely. Either way, the rest of the cast will soon find he's NotHimself.

For information on specific types of hosts, look to BodyAndHost.

Not to be confused with the people who [[GraveRobbing steal corpses]], or the {{Deathcore}} band of the same name.

This can come in several flavors:

[[index]]
* BodySurf: The Body Snatcher leaps from host to host over the course of the story.
* BrainTheft: Sometimes involves stealing someone's body or stealing them away from their own body by taking the brain.
* CloneByConversion: The Body Snatcher not only takes control of the host body, but transforms it into a copy of his original one.
* DemonicPossession: A spirit or energy being who puts the host's mind in a straitjacket.
* FamilialBodySnatcher: An entity that takes over the bodies of their own family/descendants.
* FreakyFridayFlip: Body swapping for fun and [[AnAesop learning]]. HilarityEnsues.
* FreakyFridaySabotage: Body swapping that backfires.
* GrandTheftMe: The Snatcher has a body, but they want a new one. Yours.
* MediaTransmigration: The person takes over the body and life of a pre-existing character from the ShowWithinAShow.
* ParasiticImmortality: A person prolongs their life by jumping from one body to another.
* PeoplePuppets: Directly controlling another's body -- no mucking about with souls.
* PossessingADeadBody: An entity takes possession of someone's corpse.
* PuppeteerParasite: Body Snatchers who are physical parasites. BodyHorror ensues.
* RaisedAsAHost: A person is specifically raised for their possessor.
* ReplicantSnatching: A person's skin is stolen by the Body Snatcher to use as a disguise.
* TheyLookLikeUsNow: The creatures discover a way to appear human, without possessing or controlling actual humans in the process.
* VillainPossessedBystander: A person is explicitly Snatched in order to antagonize a protagonist.
[[/index]]

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