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* Aristide, the protagonist of ''Implied Spaces'', makes use of this trope just like every other being in his verse.

* ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots'': In "Sonnie's Edge" bioengineered monsters are remotely piloted by humans with cranial devices in underground fights. [[spoiler: In Sonnie's case, her human body is the drone and her beast is her "real" body.]]

* On ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', Tina is incapacitated and takes part in an experimental program where she continues to attend classes remotely via a robot. The robot gets accidentally put in the broom closet, where Jimmy Jr. is hiding, and the two end up bonding. So Tina decides to continue to see Jimmy through the robot because she's too awkward to meet him in person. Also, Gene and Louise play with the robot after hours and mess with the night janitor.

* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', this is revealed to be the true nature of [[spoiler:Oasis and Kusari's supposed "immortality". They are actually artificially intelligent super computers that are controlling human clone bodies from a distance. Oasis can only control one at a time, but Kusari can control multiple at once.]]

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A character has one or more bodies that can be operated remotely]]. Likely with equal or greater performance than if said character was physically present. Distinct from FightingAShadow in that the character is not an EldritchAbomination with only a small piece sticking out in our time and space, but a person (human, alien, whatever) that operates a separate device or number of devices. Although, this distinction can get a little messy if, for example, a BrainInAJar was given remote control of one or more machine bodies.

Compare and Contrast: ActuallyADoombot, AstralProjection, BodySurf, DecoyGetaway, DemonicPossession, EnemyWithout, HiveDrone, LittleGreenManInACan, MobileSuitHuman, MyselfMyAvatar, PeoplePuppets, PoweredArmor, RobotMe, SelfDuplication and SoulJar. PuppetFighter is when this becomes a gameplay mechanic.

* In ''Manga/BusouRenkin'', one of the power's of Captain Baravo's Silver skin is that he can move it and use it as a second body (which he often does while wearing another one with his second kakugane). [[spoiler:However, it can't be too remote, as he has to have line-of-sight to the action to make it work.]]

* ComicBook/IronMan could remote control his suits at a distance, even used a remote controlled armor while he was crippled. While off in space during his stint with the ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy, he could still perform heroics on Earth by way of another remote-controlled armor.

* In ''ComicBook/DarkEmpire'', Luke Skywalker could ''create'' a remote body and even use the Force with it, though apparently it could only go so far from him. This power is never used again by anyone, and his sister refers to it as a Sith trick.

* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', one of the [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual parahumans]] living in Brockton Bay is Parian, who power allows her to animate cloth {{golems}}. She uses this to [[MundaneUtility get jobs doing promotions for local businesses]] until [[spoiler:the town is attacked by [[EldritchAbomination Leviathan]] and she volunteers to help defend it]].

* An episode of ''Series/{{Crusade}}'' had [[ClarkesThirdLaw Galen]] generate a sort of remote hologram of himself to discover who had been kidnapping and vivisecting crewmembers who got seperated from the others while on the planet. His BadBadActing as the Homonculus makes this scene a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', [[spoiler:Agahnim]] is an artificial body that [[SealedEvilInACan Ganon]] can use to interact with the Light World.

* The FantasticFour villain called the Mad Thinker was able to operate out of prisonin this way for years. One wonders if he ever wanted to taste some real food, though.

''(Iron Man's visor opens to reveal an empty helmet, as the camera cuts to Tony controlling his armor from the other side of the world)''

Perhaps they are robots, cloned cyborgs, hard light, zombies, whatever. For story purposes what matters most is whether or not YourMindMakesItReal, to what degree they are [[SynChronization synchronized]], and [[KeystoneArmy if the connection can be sabotaged]].

* ''{{Videogame/Warframe}}'': [[spoiler: the titular Warframes themselves are actually remote bodies controlled by the player character (known as the Tenno or Operator) using the Somatic Link and a process known as Transference. The Tenno themselves are actually held in cryosleep and control the Warframes from within a dreamlike state known as "The Second Dream"; players can awaken from the Second Dream by completing the quest of the same name.]]

* In {{Videogame/Warframe}},[[spoiler: the titular Warframes themselves are actually remote bodies controlled by the player character (known as the Tenno or Operator) using the Somatic Link and a process known as Transference. The Tenno themselves are actually held in cryosleep and control the Warframes from within a dreamlike state known as "The Second Dream"; players can awaken from the Second Dream by completing the quest of the same name.]]

* IronMan could remote control his suits at a distance, even used a remote controlled armor while he was crippled.

* (Big spoilers ahead) In {{Videogame/Warframe}},[[spoiler: the titular Warframes themselves are actually remote bodies controlled by the player character (known as the Tenno or Operator) using the Somatic Link and a process known as Transference. The Tenno themselves are actually held in cryosleep and control the Warframes from within a dreamlike state known as "The Second Dream"; players can awaken from the Second Dream by completing the quest of the same name.]]

* Donquixote Doflamingo in ''Manga/OnePiece'' can generate puppet clones of himself to fight other people without having to move from his palace. He also uses this technique in close proximity to himself to confuse opponents on which one is real and which one is fake. Gekko Moriah can do this too to an extent, combining it with FightingAShadow in that the shadow can manifest itself as a full physical copy of himself with all of his fighting skill and powers.

* (Big spoilers ahead) In {{Videogame/Warframe}},[[spoiler: the titular Warframes themselves are actually remote bodies controlled by the player character (known as the Tenno or Operator) using the Somatic Link and a process known as Transference.]]

* [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Multiple Man]] was presumed this before Jamie Madrox got any CharacterDevelopment. DependingOnTheWriter and plot, his dupes may function as Remote Bodies or he may have to explain why any of them may operate independent of his will.

* In ''Manga/BusouRenkin'', one of the power's of Captain Baravo's Silver skin is that he can move it and use it as a second body (which he often does while wearing another one with his second kakugane). [[spoiler: However, it can't be too remote, as he has to have line-of-sight to the action to make it work.]]

* In ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', [[WhamEpisode it's revealed that]] becoming a Magical Girl means [[spoiler: having your soul removed and placed inside a gem, which becomes your ''real'' body. Your original becomes this, little more than a corpse that you can sense through and remotely control from a distance of up to 100 meters]].

* In the episode "I, Robot, You, Jane" of ''Series/{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}'', a demon creates a mechanical robot self he operates via the internet. [[spoiler: Eventually he gets stuck in that body.]]

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', [[spoiler: Agahnim]] is an artificial body that [[SealedEvilInACan Ganon]] can use to interact with the Light World.

* In the "Railway Children" arc of ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', it is revealed that [[spoiler: Violet Bee]] is a gynoid body being remotely operated by a male human.

* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', this is revealed to be the true nature of [[spoiler:Oasis and Kusari's supposed "immortality". They are actually artificially intelligent super computers that are controlling human clone bodies form a distance. Oasis can only control one at a time, but Kusari can control multiple at once.]]