Line #13 PlayingWith/PuppeteerParasite


1	'''Basic Trope''': An organism that controls other organisms, usually for malevolent reasons.
2	* '''Straight''': The [[CoolStarship St. Troper]] is infiltrated by an alien who parasitises Bob. This results in Bob becoming [[TheStoic devoid of emotion]] and a direct extension of the alien’s will (which is usually to kill off the rest of the crew).
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** The parasite ends up ''killing'' Bob, and he becomes a ParasiteZombie.
5	** The parasite fuses its victims together into one horrifying BodyOfBodies, tied together by mycelium or some equivalent.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Bob isn’t being explicitly controlled by the alien, but it uses suggestion to make Bob distrustful of his crewmates and more willing to do things that go against the crew’s ultimate goals.
7	* '''Justified''': The alien has a very weak or even [[EnergyBeings nonexistent]] physical form, so parasitisation is really the only way it can actually do things.
8	* '''Inverted''': Bob has an ability that allows him to control things that parasitize him.
9	* '''Subverted''': When the doctors test Bob for the parasite, he shows up negative, and it turns out Bob was evil.
10	* '''Double Subverted''': ...But it turns out that the alien is a master of disguise by nature, and Bob was being [[TheMole controlled the whole time.]]
11	* '''Parodied''': No-one suspects that Bob is being controlled, despite him [[OutOfCharacterAlert explicitly acting out of character]] and even attempting to kill them in plain view for everyone to see.
12	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob seems to be fine in front of everyone, but Alice later catches him sabotaging the ship’s food supply. The crew believes that Bob is being controlled by an alien, but it turns out that Bob killed the alien earlier and was EvilAllAlong. Except Alice actually did have the parasite, but she seems fine, except for the fact that she was seen spinning a knife randomly in the background. As it turns out, the alien isn’t hostile, and just wants [[TokenHeroicOrc to join the crew]].
13	* '''Averted''':
14	** There are no parasites in the work.
15	** All the parasites leave their victims' minds intact.
16	* '''Enforced''': ???
17	* '''Lampshaded''': “Hm. Bob seems quite invested in his new goo hat, and didn’t really care when we found Louie’s mutilated corpse...must be having a bad day.”
18	* '''Invoked''': Bob deliberately lets himself be controlled in a HeroicSacrifice, and Alice has to [[MercyKill put him out of his misery.]]
19	* '''Exploited''': Charlie, who never really liked Bob due to his [[LoveTriangle relationship with Grace]], takes this as an opportunity to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill off Bob without scrutiny]] so he can have Grace all to himself.
20	* '''Defied''': Bob [[JustShootHim kills the alien]] the minute he’s alerted to its presence on board.
21	* '''Deconstructed''':
22	** Bob is freed from the alien’s control, but has been traumatised after [[AndIMustScream watching himself do despicable things without being able to stop it]]. It takes him years of therapy to recover, and he feels as if he can never be trusted again.
23	** The crew is forced by their superiors to cover up Bob’s death in order to keep up morale back on Earth. His family is never informed of the true circumstances behind his demise, and later sue when the truth comes out.
24	** [[AndIMustScream The parasite leaves the victim's minds intact.]]
25	* '''Discussed''': ???
26	* '''Conversed''': ???
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28	Back to PuppeteerParasite, [[CallAHumanAMeatbag meatbag.]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou Want some goo?]]
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30	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
31	%% * '''Implied''': ???
32	%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
33	%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
34	%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???

Context PlayingWith / PuppeteerParasite