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* In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' the FinalBoss of Lostbelt 7, [[UltimateLifeForm TYPE-ORT Cloud]], has this ability and is the primary reason why it's so absurdly dangerous a threat. Anything it kills is [[TakenForGranite crystallised]] and [[YouWillBeAssimilated absorbed]] into ORT's body to augment its skills and abilities further. And as Chaldea learns the hard way when they fight it, Servants are NOT immune to this, with any that ORT kills having their Servant data [[DeaderThanDead ''erased entirely'']] from Chaldea's records, meaning that they ''can't be re-summoned'' [[DeathIsCheap like usual]]. Even worse, ORT can [[AllYourPowersCombined mix-and-match]] its assimilated abilities to flat out '''[[BeyondTheImpossible break the rules of reality]]''', as cnce its physical body is ''[[StayingAlive finally]]'' destroyed, it flat-out ''hacks'' the Servant summoning system, by combining the Servant Data from all of Chaldea's Servants its killed plus the RealityWarper abilities of the Tree Of Emptiness it consumed far earlier on, to feed the Throne of Heroes a false history that allows it to come back as a Servant itself. Specifically, as the Grand Foreigner...when Extra Classes ''can't even'' HAVE Grand Servants to begin with.

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* In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' the FinalBoss of Lostbelt 7, [[UltimateLifeForm TYPE-ORT Cloud]], has this ability and is the primary reason why it's so absurdly dangerous a threat. Anything it kills is [[TakenForGranite crystallised]] and [[YouWillBeAssimilated absorbed]] into ORT's body to augment its skills and abilities further. And as Chaldea learns the hard way when they fight it, Servants are NOT immune to this, with any that ORT kills having their Servant data [[DeaderThanDead ''erased entirely'']] ''[[DeaderThanDead erased entirely]]'' from Chaldea's records, meaning that they ''can't be re-summoned'' [[DeathIsCheap like usual]]. Even worse, ORT can [[AllYourPowersCombined mix-and-match]] its assimilated abilities to flat out '''[[BeyondTheImpossible break the rules of reality]]''', as cnce its physical body is ''[[StayingAlive finally]]'' destroyed, it flat-out ''hacks'' the Servant summoning system, by combining the Servant Data from all of Chaldea's Servants its killed plus the RealityWarper abilities of the Tree Of Emptiness it consumed far earlier on, to feed the Throne of Heroes a false history that allows it to come back as a Servant itself. Specifically, as the Grand Foreigner...when Extra Classes ''can't even'' HAVE Grand Servants to begin with.
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* In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' the FinalBoss of Lostbelt 7, [[UltimateLifeForm TYPE-ORT Cloud]], has this ability and is the primary reason why it's so absurdly dangerous a threat. Anything it kills is [[TakenForGranite crystallised]] and [[YouWillBeAssimilated absorbed]] into ORT's body to augment its skills and abilities further. And as Chaldea learns the hard way when they fight it, Servants are NOT immune to this, with any that ORT kills having their Servant data [[DeaderThanDead ''erased entirely'']] from Chaldea's records, meaning that they ''can't be re-summoned'' [[DeathIsCheap like usual]]. Even worse, ORT can [[AllYourPowersCombined mix-and-match]] its assimilated abilities to flat out '''[[BeyondTheImpossible break the rules of reality]]''', as cnce its physical body is ''[[StayingAlive finally]]'' destroyed, it flat-out ''hacks'' the Servant summoning system, by combining the Servant Data from all of Chaldea's Servants its killed plus the RealityWarper abilities of the Tree Of Emptiness it consumed far earlier on, to feed the Throne of Heroes a false history that allows it to come back as a Servant itself. Specifically, as the Grand Foreigner...when Extra Classes ''can't even'' HAVE Grand Servants to begin with.
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* Creator/LairdBarron's works has the recurring [[AliensAreBastards alien villains]], the Children of the Old Leech, who most prominently appears in his novel ''Literature/TheCroning'' as well as the short stories, ''The Broadsword'', ''The Men from Porlock'', and ''Mysterium Tremendum''. The Children have long since stopped procreating conventionally, seeing how they have become immortal through their worship of their "father" [[EldritchAbomination the Old Leech]], and such the only purpose any young they might produce serves [[EatsBabies is to be eaten by their elders]]. Instead, when they occasionally need to strengthen their ranks, they do so by seeking out "worthy" individuals amongst the dominant species on the planets they have colonized and abducting them to turn them into one of themselves through a somewhat vague, but overall rather nasty process. The chosen individual is infected with a nascent Child parasite, who latches onto their central nervous system, and effectively fuses with their body and mind. The infectee for the most keeps their original mind and sense of identity, though their personality are gradually bended towards the inherent sadism and cruelty the Old Leech imbues all of his Children with, as well as the unquestioning obedience he demands of them. As the newly born Child advances through their arcane hierarchy of their new species (and, to some degree depending on which role they are assigned), parts of their humanity, be it mind or body, are gradually taken away, though they are usually allowed to keep just enough to still be able to feel doubt and fear.

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* Creator/LairdBarron's works has the recurring [[AliensAreBastards alien villains]], the Children of the Old Leech, who most prominently appears in his novel ''Literature/TheCroning'' as well as the short stories, ''The Broadsword'', ''The Men from Porlock'', and ''Mysterium Tremendum''. The Children have long since stopped procreating conventionally, seeing how they have become immortal through their worship of their "father" [[EldritchAbomination the Old Leech]], and such the only purpose any young they might produce serves [[EatsBabies is to be eaten by their elders]]. Instead, when they occasionally need to strengthen their ranks, they do so by seeking out "worthy" individuals amongst the dominant species on the planets they have colonized and abducting them to turn them into one of themselves through a somewhat vague, but overall rather nasty process. The chosen individual is infected with a nascent Child parasite, who latches onto their central nervous system, and effectively fuses with their body and mind. The It overlaps with SymbioticPossession, as infectee for the most keeps their original mind and sense of identity, though their personality are gradually bended towards the inherent sadism and cruelty the Old Leech imbues all of his Children with, as well as the unquestioning obedience he demands of them. As the newly born Child advances through their arcane hierarchy of their new species (and, to some degree depending on which role they are assigned), parts of their humanity, be it mind or body, are gradually taken away, though they are usually allowed to keep just enough to still be able to feel doubt and fear.
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* Creator/LairdBarron's works has the recurring [[AliensAreBastards alien villains]], the Children of the Old Leech, who most prominently appears in his novel ''Literature/TheCroning'' as well as the short stories, ''The Broadsword'', ''The Men from Porlock'', and ''Mysterium Tremendum''. The Children have long since stopped procreating conventionally, seeing how they have become immortal through their worship of their "father" [[EldritchAbomination the Old Leech]], and such the only purpose any young they might produce serves [[EatsBabies is to be eaten by their elders]]. Instead, when they occasionally need to strengthen their ranks, they do so by seeking out "worthy" individuals amongst the dominant species on the planets they have colonized and abducting them to turn them into one of themselves through a somewhat vague, but overall rather nasty process.

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* Creator/LairdBarron's works has the recurring [[AliensAreBastards alien villains]], the Children of the Old Leech, who most prominently appears in his novel ''Literature/TheCroning'' as well as the short stories, ''The Broadsword'', ''The Men from Porlock'', and ''Mysterium Tremendum''. The Children have long since stopped procreating conventionally, seeing how they have become immortal through their worship of their "father" [[EldritchAbomination the Old Leech]], and such the only purpose any young they might produce serves [[EatsBabies is to be eaten by their elders]]. Instead, when they occasionally need to strengthen their ranks, they do so by seeking out "worthy" individuals amongst the dominant species on the planets they have colonized and abducting them to turn them into one of themselves through a somewhat vague, but overall rather nasty process. The chosen individual is infected with a nascent Child parasite, who latches onto their central nervous system, and effectively fuses with their body and mind. The infectee for the most keeps their original mind and sense of identity, though their personality are gradually bended towards the inherent sadism and cruelty the Old Leech imbues all of his Children with, as well as the unquestioning obedience he demands of them. As the newly born Child advances through their arcane hierarchy of their new species (and, to some degree depending on which role they are assigned), parts of their humanity, be it mind or body, are gradually taken away, though they are usually allowed to keep just enough to still be able to feel doubt and fear.
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* Creator/LairdBarron's works has the recurring [[AliensAreBastards alien villains]], the Children of the Old Leech, who most prominently appears in his novel ''Literature/TheCroning'' as well as the short stories, ''The Broadsword'', ''The Men from Porlock'', and ''Mysterium Tremendum''. The Children have long since stopped procreating conventionally, seeing how they have become immortal through their worship of [[EldritchAbomination the Old Leech]], and such the only purpose any young they might produce serves [[EatsBabies is to be eaten by their elders]]. Instead, when they occasionally need to strengthen their ranks, they do so by seeking out "worthy" individuals amongst the dominant species on the planets they have colonized and abducting them to turn them into one of themselves through a somewhat vague, but overall rather nasty process.

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* Creator/LairdBarron's works has the recurring [[AliensAreBastards alien villains]], the Children of the Old Leech, who most prominently appears in his novel ''Literature/TheCroning'' as well as the short stories, ''The Broadsword'', ''The Men from Porlock'', and ''Mysterium Tremendum''. The Children have long since stopped procreating conventionally, seeing how they have become immortal through their worship of their "father" [[EldritchAbomination the Old Leech]], and such the only purpose any young they might produce serves [[EatsBabies is to be eaten by their elders]]. Instead, when they occasionally need to strengthen their ranks, they do so by seeking out "worthy" individuals amongst the dominant species on the planets they have colonized and abducting them to turn them into one of themselves through a somewhat vague, but overall rather nasty process.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': [[Characters/AmphibiaTheCore The Core]] assimilates the mind of whoever is currently ruling Newtopia to add it to its {{mind hive}} as they hand the throne to the next generation. They eventually decide to add ''Marcy'' to said hive due to her valued intelligence.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': [[Characters/AmphibiaTheCore The Core]] Core assimilates the mind of whoever is currently ruling Newtopia to add it to its {{mind hive}} as they hand the throne to the next generation. They eventually decide to add ''Marcy'' to said hive due to her valued intelligence.

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* The Super Mutants in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series mutate captured humans into more Super Mutants via the [[TheVirus Forced Evolutionary Virus]]. In the first game, [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie this happens to the player character]] if you give away the location of your vault.

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* The Super Mutants in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' series mutate captured humans into more Super Mutants via the [[TheVirus Forced Evolutionary Virus]]. In [[VideoGame/Fallout1 the first game, game]], [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie this happens to the player character]] if you give away the location of your vault.



* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'''s blue mage (or Immortal) fit this trope, a rare player-character example. Although the exact mechanism by which they get the powers of defeated enemies is never quite described, [[AllthereInTheManual The Vana'diel Tribune]] said they [[YourSoulIsMine absorbed the essence]] from creatures they killed and graft it onto their soul. It also mentions that "No Immortal in history has ever reached the end of his natural lifespan" due to [[AssimilationBackfire the effects of the absorbed creatures on their hosts]].
** Just to [[LampshadeHanging hang a lampshade on it]], the armour upgrade for the Blue Mage is the Assimilator's Attire.

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'''s blue mage (or Immortal) fit this trope, a rare player-character example. Although the exact mechanism by which they get the powers of defeated enemies is never quite described, [[AllthereInTheManual The Vana'diel Tribune]] said they [[YourSoulIsMine absorbed the essence]] from creatures they killed and graft it onto their soul. It also mentions that "No Immortal in history has ever reached the end of his natural lifespan" due to [[AssimilationBackfire the effects of the absorbed creatures on their hosts]].
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*** On a lesser note, gnolls are shown here to be born of natural hyenas cursed by the demon lord Yeenoghu, who is worshipped by gnolls as their god in keeping with 5th Edition's new canon.

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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'':
** Mind flayers reproduce by implanting their tadpole-like larvae into a humanoid body, which transforms, agonizingly, into another mind flayer over the course of about a tenday. The ship shown in the opening is full of pods which show that the mind flayers have not only managed to speed up the process, but are intent on weaponizing it.
*** On a lesser note, gnolls are shown here to be born of natural hyenas cursed by the demon lord Yeenoghu, who is worshipped by gnolls as their god in keeping with 5th Edition's new canon.
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* Palpatine in ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'' is [[spoiler:merely TheFace for a malevolent Sith MindHive using his body as a physical vessel. This entity consists of the [[MergerOfSouls fused souls]] of ''all'' the past Rule of Two Sith (including Darth Bane and Plagueis) and has [[AllYourPowersCombined their combined Dark Side knowledge and powers]]. Whenever its current host is killed by their Sith apprentice, the entity then [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt switches over to possessing the apprentice]] and gradually assimilates the apprentice's personality, soul, and Force powers to further strengthen itself.]] This is the fic's explanation for why Palpatine is so absurdly powerful in the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity.

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* Palpatine in ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'' is [[spoiler:merely TheFace for a malevolent Sith MindHive using his body as a physical vessel. This entity consists of the [[MergerOfSouls fused souls]] of ''all'' the past Rule of Two Sith (including Darth Bane and Plagueis) and has [[AllYourPowersCombined their combined Dark Side knowledge and powers]]. Whenever its current host is killed by their Sith apprentice, the entity then [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt switches over to possessing the apprentice]] and gradually assimilates the apprentice's personality, soul, and Force powers to further strengthen itself.]] This is the fic's explanation for why Palpatine is so absurdly powerful in the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity.
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* Palpatine in ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'' is [[spoiler:merely TheFace for a malevolent Sith MindHive using his body as a physical vessel. This entity consists of the [[MergerOfSouls fused souls]] of ''all'' the past Rule of Two Sith (including Darth Bane and Plagueis) and has [[AllYourPowersCombined their combined Dark Side knowledge and powers]]. Whenever its current host is killed by their Sith apprentice, the entity then [[YouKilledItYouBoughtIt switches over to possessing the apprentice]] and gradually assimilates the apprentice's personality, soul, and Force powers to further strengthen itself.]] This is the fic's explanation for why Palpatine is so absurdly powerful in the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity.

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* Palpatine in ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'' is [[spoiler:merely TheFace for a malevolent Sith MindHive using his body as a physical vessel. This entity consists of the [[MergerOfSouls fused souls]] of ''all'' the past Rule of Two Sith (including Darth Bane and Plagueis) and has [[AllYourPowersCombined their combined Dark Side knowledge and powers]]. Whenever its current host is killed by their Sith apprentice, the entity then [[YouKilledItYouBoughtIt [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt switches over to possessing the apprentice]] and gradually assimilates the apprentice's personality, soul, and Force powers to further strengthen itself.]] This is the fic's explanation for why Palpatine is so absurdly powerful in the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity.
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* Palpatine in ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'' is [[spoiler:merely TheFace for a malevolent Sith MindHive using his body as a physical vessel. This entity consists of the [[MergerOfSouls fused souls]] of ''all'' the past Rule of Two Sith (including Darth Bane and Plagueis) and has [[AllYourPowersCombined their combined Dark Side knowledge and powers]]. Whenever its current host is killed by their Sith apprentice, the entity then [[YouKilledItYouBoughtIt switches over to possessing the apprentice]] and gradually assimilates the apprentice's personality, soul, and Force powers to further strengthen itself.]] This is the fic's explanation for why Palpatine is so absurdly powerful in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity.

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* Palpatine in ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'' is [[spoiler:merely TheFace for a malevolent Sith MindHive using his body as a physical vessel. This entity consists of the [[MergerOfSouls fused souls]] of ''all'' the past Rule of Two Sith (including Darth Bane and Plagueis) and has [[AllYourPowersCombined their combined Dark Side knowledge and powers]]. Whenever its current host is killed by their Sith apprentice, the entity then [[YouKilledItYouBoughtIt switches over to possessing the apprentice]] and gradually assimilates the apprentice's personality, soul, and Force powers to further strengthen itself.]] This is the fic's explanation for why Palpatine is so absurdly powerful in the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity.
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* Palpatine in ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'' is [[spoiler:merely TheFace for a malevolent Sith MindHive using his body as a physical vessel. This entity consists of the [[MergerOfSouls fused souls]] of ''all'' the past Rule of Two Sith (including Darth Bane and Plagueis) and has [[AllYourPowersCombined their combined Dark Side knowledge and powers]]. Whenever its current host is killed by their Sith apprentice, the entity then [[YouKilledItYouBoughtIt switches over to possessing the apprentice]] and gradually assimilates the apprentice's personality, soul, and Force powers to further strengthen itself.]] This is the fic's explanation for why Palpatine is so absurdly powerful in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': [[Characters/AmphibiaTheCore The Core]] assimilates the mind of whoever is currently ruling Newtopia to add it to its {{mind hive}} as they hand the throne to the next generation. They eventually decide to add ''Marcy'' to said hive due to her valued intelligence.
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* Nosferatu in ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'' is a bacterial hemorrhagic fever that [[UpliftedAnimal became sapient]] by [[CannibalismSuperpower absorbing the former bearer]] of the [[HumanShifting Human-Human, Model Type Child]] Zoan Devil Fruit. As each individual bacteria is part of a singular HiveMind, Nosferatu can not only exist as either a BlobMonster of bacteria-rich blood and slime, a human girl, or a HumanoidAbomination, but it can also infect others and take over their bodies by manipulating them as puppets, with the original consciences [[AndIMustScream aware but completely unable to control themselves]].
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This is a common attribute of {{zombie|Apocalypse}}s; zombie hordes tend to become more dangerous the more zombies are in them, so by zombifying humans they are essentially adding that human's strength to themselves.

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** There was also the "Third Army", a group of creatures created by the Guardians of the Universe to succeed the Green Lantern Corps. They were capable of transforming any being they touched into copies of themselves. The Guardians created them because their first two attempts at making a peacekeeping force, the Manhunters and the Green Lantern Corps, failed to bring order to the universe, so they figured that the only way to actually accomplish that was to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans make all other lifeforms in the universe their mindless slaves]]. Luckily, the Third Army had a weakness - while nearly unstoppable at first, the more they replicated, the more power had to be shared between them, so [[ConservationOfNinjutsu each individual creature became weaker the more beings they converted]].

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** There was also the "Third Army", a group of creatures created by the Guardians of the Universe to succeed the Green Lantern Corps. They were capable of transforming any being they touched into copies of themselves. The Guardians created them because their first two attempts at making a peacekeeping force, the Manhunters and the Green Lantern Corps, failed to bring order to the universe, so they figured that the only way to actually accomplish that was to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans [[WorldOfSilence make all other lifeforms in the universe their mindless slaves]]. Luckily, the Third Army had a weakness - while nearly unstoppable at first, the more they replicated, the more power had to be shared between them, so [[ConservationOfNinjutsu each individual creature became weaker the more beings they converted]].
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* [[https://rpcauthority.wikidot.com/rpc-076 RPC-076]] from the ''Website/RPCAuthority'' is a colony of vampire crabs who act unlike their species normally does, they can shed and re-attach segments of their limbs. RPC-076 will collect body parts from their own kind and use them to enhance themselves, wheter those body parts where giving by will or force doesn't matter.

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* [[https://rpcauthority.wikidot.com/rpc-076 RPC-076]] from the ''Website/RPCAuthority'' is a colony of vampire crabs who act unlike their species normally does, they can shed and re-attach segments of their limbs. RPC-076 will collect body parts from their own kind and use them to enhance themselves, wheter whether those body parts where giving given by will or force doesn't matter.
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* The short story ''Literature/TheThings'' by Creator/PeterWatts is based on the movie ''Film/TheThing1982'' whose titular alien monster (the protagonist of the short story) has the ability to assimilate other lifeforms.
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** There was also the "Third Army", a group of creatures created by the Guardians of the Universe to succeed the Green Lantern Corps. They were capable of transforming any being they touched into copies of themselves. The Guardians created them because their first two attempts at making a peacekeeping force, the Manhunters and the Green Lantern Corps, failed to bring order to the universe, so they figured that the only way to actually accomplish that was to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans make all other lifeforms in the universe their mindless slaves]]. Luckily, the Third Army had a weakness - while nearly unstoppable at first, the more they replicated, the more power had to be shared between them, so [[ConservationOfNinjutsu each individual creature became weaker the more beings they converted]].

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* ''Fanfic/BecomingATrueInvader'': As a bio-techno being, [[BigBad the Employer]] has the ability to absorb technology into himself and repurpose it. [[spoiler:This is [[AssimilationBackfire used against him]] during the FinalBattle, when he's tricked into assimilating [[CloudCuckoolander GIR]] and is [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth left unstable]] because of it.]]
* Deconstructed in ''Fanfic/BiomassEffect'': Blacklight no longer assimilates any organic it encounters because as a HiveMind where everyone instantly knows everything as soon as one person learns it means there is no such thing as novelty, learning things by assimilating creatures for knowledge [[AssimilationBackfire bores them.]]



* In the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' [[spoiler:General Admiral Makarov]] turns out to be particularly one. [[spoiler:He's actually a [[HumanoidAbomination Equinoid Abomination]] released from PandorasBox by a Hooviet experiment and [[SpaceTimeEater eats existences and imaginations]], [[RetGone making it as if his victims never existed and taking their traits as his own.]]]]



* In the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' [[spoiler:General Admiral Makarov]] turns out to be particularly one. [[spoiler:He's actually a [[HumanoidAbomination Equinoid Abomination]] released from PandorasBox by a Hooviet experiment and [[SpaceTimeEater eats existences and imaginations]], [[RetGone making it as if his victims never existed and taking their traits as his own.]]]]



* Deconstructed in ''Fanfic/BiomassEffect'': Blacklight no longer assimilates any organic it encounters because as a HiveMind where everyone instantly knows everything as soon as one person learns it means there is no such thing as novelty, learning things by assimilating creatures for knowledge [[AssimilationBackfire bores them.]]
* ''Fanfic/BecomingATrueInvader'': As a bio-techno being, [[BigBad the Employer]] has the ability to absorb technology into himself and repurpose it. [[spoiler:This is [[AssimilationBackfire used against him]] during the FinalBattle, when he's tricked into assimilating [[CloudCuckoolander GIR]] and is [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth left unstable]] because of it.]]
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* ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'': The Amalgamation is a hyper-intelligent network of nanomachines that can infect and take over any kind of mind (living, mechanical, or AI) and add their intelligence to its own. No one's sure how this thing got started or where it came from, but combating it is rather difficult since it keeps assimilating the very weapons sent against it. Fortunately, it doesn't have the intelligence (yet) to take on the Archailects, who are smart enough to outmaneuver it at every turn and keep it away from the bulk of civilization.

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* ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'': ''Website/OrionsArm'': The Amalgamation is a hyper-intelligent network of nanomachines that can infect and take over any kind of mind (living, mechanical, or AI) and add their intelligence to its own. No one's sure how this thing got started or where it came from, but combating it is rather difficult since it keeps assimilating the very weapons sent against it. Fortunately, it doesn't have the intelligence (yet) to take on the Archailects, who are smart enough to outmaneuver it at every turn and keep it away from the bulk of civilization.
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* In ''Videogame/CivilizationV'', Austria's unique ability called [[AltarDiplomacy "Diplomatic Marriage"]] implies this. It allows to make satellites or directly annex those city-states that have been in an alliance with Austria for a long time. Of course, [[DownplayedTrope this does not mean literal absorption]], but non-violent integration with the subsequent gradual replacement of cultural and national identity with the Austrian one.

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* In ''Videogame/CivilizationV'', Austria's unique ability called [[AltarDiplomacy "Diplomatic Marriage"]] implies this. It allows to make satellites or directly annex those city-states that have been in an alliance with Austria for a long time. Of course, [[DownplayedTrope this does not mean literal absorption]], absorption]] but non-violent integration with the subsequent gradual replacement of cultural and national identity with the Austrian one.

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The formians aren't assimilating, they're enslaving workers. Likewise, the mind flayers aren't after specific traits from their victims, they just need a body for their tadpole to take over.


* The Hivebrood, an ''insanely'' complex [[TheVirus Virus]] monster from the Basic/Expert/etc ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game system. Eating sentient beings lets them absorb their victims' know-how, spellcasting skills included. Don't know anything worth learning? Then they'll turn you into a Hive drudge-worker instead.
** Another [=DnD=] monster with this kind of ability: the cadaver golem, which can take bits and pieces of people to absorb their skills. It's a DiscardAndDraw situation.
** Played straight and subverted with the Illithids (aka Mind Flayers). They reproduce by putting an illithid tadpole into a victim's ear, which consumes their brain and turns them into an illithid. Subverted in that the new mind flayer does not retain any memories or skills from the host. Usually. They might sometimes tap their fingers in a particular way, or hum a tune the original person was familiar with. Doing so is considered a very bad sign, and they avoid it when possible. Played straighter with a PrestigeClass that Mind Flayers can take that allows them to absorb skills and powers from the creature's whose brains they consume.
** There is also a drug that a host can take that offers a chance (no guarantees) that they will retain their identity and free will after being transformed, allowing them to keep their knowledge and skills as well.
** Formian Dominators are charged with bringing under Formian power anyone who is unwilling to join the Formians peacefully. Each one can [[CharmPerson control]] four or five beings at once.
** Played straight with the 9th Level Psychometabolism Psionic Power Assimilate, which either partially absorbs a target and grants the caster temporary hit points, or completely absorbs a target, granting temporary hit points, bonuses to ability scores, one known Psionic power of the target, and a large bonus on disguise checks to appear as the target for an hour.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
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The Hivebrood, hivebrood, an ''insanely'' complex [[TheVirus Virus]] monster from the Basic/Expert/etc ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game system.''D&D''. Eating sentient beings lets them absorb their victims' know-how, spellcasting skills included. Don't know anything worth learning? Then they'll turn you into a Hive hive drudge-worker instead.
** Another [=DnD=] monster Andeloids, {{Blob Monster}}s that debuted in ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' #159 for use in the ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' setting, can physically fuse with this kind of ability: other creatures, creating a composite being with the attacks, special abilities and defenses of its hosts. This creates a MindHive from the creatures involved, with the most intelligent one leading the composite, informed by the instincts of the other hosts and the andeloid's drive to grow larger and stronger. Thus, an andeloid will actively seek out powerful entities to subdue and add to its composite, and might digest a weaker host to make room for a better one.
** The
cadaver golem, which {{golem}} is an intelligent and evil FleshGolem that can take bits and replace pieces of people to absorb its body with parts torn from their skills. It's victims, a DiscardAndDraw situation.
la DiscardAndDraw.
** Played straight and subverted with the Illithids (aka Mind Flayers). They reproduce by putting an illithid tadpole into a victim's ear, which consumes their brain and turns them into an illithid. Subverted in that the new mind flayer does not retain any memories or skills from the host. Usually. They might sometimes tap their fingers in a particular way, or hum a tune the original person was familiar with. Doing so is considered a very bad sign, and they avoid it when possible. Played straighter with a PrestigeClass that Mind Flayers can take that allows them to absorb skills and powers from the creature's whose brains they consume.
** There is also a drug that a host can take that offers a chance (no guarantees) that they will retain their identity and free will after being transformed, allowing them to keep their knowledge and skills as well.
** Formian Dominators are charged with bringing under Formian power anyone who is unwilling to join the Formians peacefully. Each one can [[CharmPerson control]] four or five beings at once.
** Played straight with the
The 9th Level Psychometabolism Psionic Power Assimilate, which psionic power ''assimilate'' can either partially absorbs absorb a target and grants grant the caster temporary hit points, or completely absorbs a absorb the target, granting temporary hit points, bonuses to ability scores, one known Psionic psionic power of the target, and a large bonus on disguise checks to appear as the target for an hour.
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* Szilard Quates of ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' routinely absorbs other [[{{Immortality}} immortals]] to gain scientific knowledge, and just 'cause he's off his rocker. All immortals have [[IdentityAbsorption this ability]], supposedly so that [[WhoWantsToLiveForever immortals who have grown tired of living]] have a way to commit suicide, but Szilard's the only one who uses it without consent in anything other than the most desperate of circumstances, even going so far as to ''make'' people immortal just so that he can absorb them in this manner.

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* Szilard Quates of ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' routinely absorbs other [[{{Immortality}} immortals]] to gain scientific knowledge, and just 'cause he's off his rocker. All immortals have [[IdentityAbsorption this ability]], supposedly so that [[WhoWantsToLiveForever immortals who have grown tired of living]] have a way to commit suicide, but Szilard's the only one who uses it without consent in anything other than the most desperate of circumstances, even going so far as to figure out how to ''make'' regular people immortal just so that he can absorb them in this manner.



** Majin Buu has the ability to absorb ''anyone'', assimilating them into itself and gaining a measure of their intelligence, power, and... uh, fashion sense. However, it is eventually revealed that this had an unintended side-effect: giving Buu the intelligence to regulate his power and use it in the pursuit of goals. The smarter the individual, the cleverer Buu becomes, shown when he becomes a canny tactician after absorbing Piccolo. When Goku and Vegeta free his victims, Buu reverts to his original form; while Super Buu is stronger, Kid Buu is basically a rampaging animal with the power to erase planets ...which he does as soon as he manifests.

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** Majin Buu has the ability to absorb ''anyone'', assimilating them into itself and gaining a measure of their intelligence, power, and... uh, fashion sense. However, it is eventually revealed that this had an unintended side-effect: giving Buu the intelligence to regulate his power and use it in the pursuit of goals. The smarter the individual, the cleverer Buu becomes, shown when he becomes a canny tactician after absorbing Piccolo. When Goku and Vegeta free his victims, Buu reverts to his original form; while Super Buu is much stronger, Kid Buu is basically a rampaging animal with the power to erase planets ...planets... which he does to Earth as soon as he manifests.
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'''Locutus:''' A narrow vision. You will become one with the Borg.

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'''Locutus:''' A narrow vision. You will become one with the Borg. You will all become one with the Borg.
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* In ''Videogame/CivilizationV'', Austria's unique ability called [[AltarDiplomacy "Diplomatic Marriage"]] implies this. It allows to make satellites or directly annex those city-states that have been in an alliance with Austria for a long time. Of course, [[DownplayedTrope this does not mean literal absorption]], but non-violent integration with the subsequent gradual replacement of the cultural and national identity with the Austrian one.

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* In ''Videogame/CivilizationV'', Austria's unique ability called [[AltarDiplomacy "Diplomatic Marriage"]] implies this. It allows to make satellites or directly annex those city-states that have been in an alliance with Austria for a long time. Of course, [[DownplayedTrope this does not mean literal absorption]], but non-violent integration with the subsequent gradual replacement of the cultural and national identity with the Austrian one.
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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'': Brainiac had a similar motive to the Brains, but once fused with ComicBook/LexLuthor, it/he/they decided to go full AGodAmI and replace everything InTheirOwnImage in one master stroke.

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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'': Brainiac had a similar motive to the Brains, but once fused with ComicBook/LexLuthor, Lex Luthor, it/he/they decided to go full AGodAmI and replace everything InTheirOwnImage in one master stroke.
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* Laird Barron's works has the recurring [[AliensAreBastards alien villains]], the Children of the Old Leech, who most prominently appears in his novel ''Literature/TheCroning'' as well as the short stories, ''The Broadsword'', ''The Men from Porlock'', and ''Mysterium Tremendum''. The Children have long since stopped procreating conventionally, seeing how they have become immortal through their worship of [[EldritchAbomination the Old Leech]], and such the only purpose any young they might produce serves [[EatsBabies is to be eaten by their elders]]. Instead, when they occasionally need to strengthen their ranks, they do so by seeking out "worthy" individuals amongst the dominant species on the planets they have colonized and abducting them to turn them into one of themselves through a somewhat vague, but overall rather nasty process.

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* Laird Barron's Creator/LairdBarron's works has the recurring [[AliensAreBastards alien villains]], the Children of the Old Leech, who most prominently appears in his novel ''Literature/TheCroning'' as well as the short stories, ''The Broadsword'', ''The Men from Porlock'', and ''Mysterium Tremendum''. The Children have long since stopped procreating conventionally, seeing how they have become immortal through their worship of [[EldritchAbomination the Old Leech]], and such the only purpose any young they might produce serves [[EatsBabies is to be eaten by their elders]]. Instead, when they occasionally need to strengthen their ranks, they do so by seeking out "worthy" individuals amongst the dominant species on the planets they have colonized and abducting them to turn them into one of themselves through a somewhat vague, but overall rather nasty process.

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