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1	->''"I'm trapped in this body and can't... get... out..."''
2	-->-- '''Music/{{Radiohead}}''', "Bodysnatchers"
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4	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.
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6	For information on specific types of hosts, look to BodyAndHost.
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8	Not to be confused with the people who [[GraveRobbing steal corpses]], or the {{Deathcore}} band of the same name.
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10	This can come in several flavors:
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12	[[index]]
13	* BodySurf: The Body Snatcher leaps from host to host over the course of the story.
14	* BrainTheft: Sometimes involves stealing someone's body or stealing them away from their own body by taking the brain.
15	* CloneByConversion: The Body Snatcher not only takes control of the host body, but transforms it into a copy of his original one.
16	* DemonicPossession: A spirit or energy being who puts the host's mind in a straitjacket.
17	* FamilialBodySnatcher: An entity that takes over the bodies of their own family/descendants.
18	* FreakyFridayFlip: Body swapping for fun and [[AnAesop learning]]. HilarityEnsues.
19	* FreakyFridaySabotage: Body swapping that backfires.
20	* GrandTheftMe: The Snatcher has a body, but they want a new one. Yours.
21	* MediaTransmigration: The person takes over the body and life of a pre-existing character from the ShowWithinAShow.
22	* ParasiticImmortality: A person prolongs their life by jumping from one body to another.
23	* PeoplePuppets: Directly controlling another's body -- no mucking about with souls.
24	* PossessingADeadBody: An entity takes possession of someone's corpse.
25	* PuppeteerParasite: Body Snatchers who are physical parasites. BodyHorror ensues.
26	* RaisedAsAHost: A person is specifically raised for their possessor.
27	* ReplicantSnatching: A person's skin is stolen by the Body Snatcher to use as a disguise.
28	* TheyLookLikeUsNow: The creatures discover a way to appear human, without possessing or controlling actual humans in the process.
29	* VillainPossessedBystander: A person is explicitly Snatched in order to antagonize a protagonist.
30	[[/index]]
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