Possession

The power to inhabit the bodies of other beings/entities. Opposite to Exorcism. Not to be confused with Self-Sealing.

Also Called[]

• Body Hijacking/Take-Over/Possession
• Take-Over Magic
• Bodyjacking
• Overshadowing (Danny Phantom)
• Spiritual/Spirit/Soul Possession

Capabilities[]

Users of this ability can inhabit the bodies of other beings, whether sentient or not, by stealing their motor functions and senses while keeping their own mind/soul intact. A user would have to leave their own body by consciously ejecting their mind/soul for this to take place. Users who are disembodied due to the destruction of their original form, such as spirits, may use the possessed body as their own either permanently or temporarily depending on their ability/whim. A powerful enough user may not even be limited to inhabiting other entities, additionally being able to inhabit inanimate objects, structures or environments at will.

Applications[]

• Astral Projection; required due to this being the mechanism behind how users are able to leave their own body at will in order to possess other bodies.
• Body Occupation Possession
• Can possess a body discreetly which can be useful for espionage. The mind/soul of the user can lie inside the host's body without taking control while still being aware and conscious.
• Immortality; if a user is able to continuously inhabit new bodies upon the death of their previous one without any negative impact to themselves.
• Mind Melding
• Mind Reading
  • Memory Reading
• Mind Walking
  • Dream Walking
  • Subconscious Walking
• Possession Attacks
  • Possession Slash
• Sensory Scrying
• Skilled users can possess multiple host bodies while retaining their own original body or even while occupying another vessel, ultimately leading to a Hive Mind.
• Take complete control of a target's body, even using it as one’s own body (the target is then known as a vessel).
• Temporarily/permanently inhabit the body of the target.
• The overshadowed being might be able to fuse with the user, creating a new being.
• When the user possesses a body, they can potentially gain the skills and powers of the body.
• In some cases, the victim would gain the powers of the possessor when they are overshadowed.

Techniques[]

• Acting Mastery
• Possession Combat
• Possession Defense

Variations[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

Known Users[]

See Also: Body and Host, Body Snatcher, Body Surf, Demonic Possession and Grand Theft Me.

Comics/Cartoons[]

Live Television/Movies[]

Literature[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Video Games[]

Web Series[]

• Uncle Samsonite (Uncle Samsonite series)
• Diamanda Hagan (Channel Awesome)
• The Entity/Missing No. (Channel Awesome)
• Stolas (Helluva Boss)
• Rolando (Helluva Boss)
• Alpha/Leonard L. Church (Red vs. Blue)
• Omega/O'Malley (Red vs. Blue)
• Geist Grimm (RWBY)
• The Curious Cat (RWBY); via targeting the victim by breaking them down and leaving them with no purpose
• The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
• Nox Decious (Stupid Mario Brothers)
• Absolute Solver (Murder Drones)

Other[]

Known Objects[]

• Kowaina's Mask (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
• Hoshina's Ball (Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!)
• Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (The Evil Dead series)
• RPC-173 - Racing Dice (RPC Authority)
• RPC-061 - The Black Knight's Gauntlet (RPC Authority)
• SCP-035 - Possessive Mask (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-826 - Draws You into the Book (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1510 - The Tarnished Legionnaire (SCP Foundation)
• Anubis (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Gikon (Bleach)
• Armor of Darkness (Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger)
• Armored Darkness (Ultraman series)

Gallery[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) under Hollow Ichigo's control during his final showdown with Ulquiorra Cifer.

One of Szayelaporro Granz's (Bleach) many parasitic powers is the ability to take full control of whatever creature tries to devour him.

The Sword (Cardcaptor Sakura) possessing Rika Sasaki.

Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)

As a Tuffle Machine Mutant, Baby (Dragon Ball GT) can possess beings like Vegeta.

Master of Hell (Hell Girl)

Fraudrin (The Seven Deadly Sins) possessing Dreyfes.

Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses (Jujutsu Kaisen) possessing the body of Yuji Itadori.

Irene Belserion (Fairy Tail) possessing Wendy Marvell, even naming herself Wendy Belserion.

Dimple (Mob Psycho 100) possessing Mob to defend the child's body and do some sick flips.

King of Pokélantis (Pokémon) possessing Ash.

Hoopa Unbound (Pokémon) possessing Ash.

Ash possessed by a Spiritomb. (Pokémon)

Amy possessed by a Boom ghost. (Sonic X)

Experiment 610 "Witch" (Stitch!)

Jyaki (Yu Yu Hakusho) is a demonic imp capable of possessing humans.

Cartoons[]

The Lich (Adventure Time)

Zs'Skayr (Ben 10)

Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Ghostfreak's possession.

Alpha (Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United)

In either ghost or human form, Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom) overshadowing his friend Tucker.

World (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) has the ability to possess objects.

Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures) possessing Valmont.

Snake Jailbird (The Simpsons) possessing Homer via a toupee transplant, allowing Snake to exact his revenge on the witnesses who testified for his execution.

Sibini (Xiaolin Showdown)

Kenny McCormick (South Park) while possessing Rob Schneider.

Jammerhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)

Alien rice weevils (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)

Mastodon (Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight)

Queen La (Disney's The Legend of Tarzan) possessing Jane.

Simon (Trollz) possessing Topaz.

Comics[]

The Spirit King (DC Comics) is infamous for his possessing ability...

...as he delights in making them do his evil bidding.

Agamotto (Marvel Comics) possessing powerful super-powered beings like the New Avengers...

...and skilled Mages like Daimon Hellstorm with ease.

Movies[]

Gor (The Brain from Planet Arous) possessing Steve March.

Ash Williams (The Evil Dead) being possessed by the spirit of the Necronomicon, turning him into a Deadite.

Kayako Saeki (The Grudge)

Agents (The Matrix Trilogy) have the power to Possess a person and turn them into a replica.

Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

Hugh Kane (Scary Movie 2) possessed multiple characters in the film.

Literature[]

Wanderer (The Host), an alien "Soul" is put into the human body of Melanie Styrider for information on the where about of other humans who haven't be inseminated by the "souls".

Live Television[]

A demonic hyena (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) possesses a group of students.

The Beast (Doctor Who) possessed Toby Zed so he could escape Krop Tor ...

... and possessed Sanctuary Base's Ood as well to act as his Legion.

An Eight leg (Doctor Who) possesses Sarah Jane.

The Mara (Doctor Who) has possessed Tegan on various occasions.

Louie Preston (The Haunted Hathaways)

Miles Preston (The Haunted Hathaways)

The Shadow Ghost (Knight Squad) possessing The King.

Luke and Emma (Jessie) being possessed by evil spirits.

Erick (Los Protegidos) can possess any body.

Androvax (Sarah Jane Adventures) possessing Sarah Jane Smith.

Countess Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (Smallville) possessing the body of her descendant Lana Lang.

Anubis (Stargate SG-1) has no body and uses a human-shaped force-field to keep his energy form intact. Without it, he can possess any human and use their body as his own, but the body will decay as a result of holding him.

Azazel (Supernatural) possessing John Winchester.

Lucifer (Supernatural) possessed Nick, his plan b vessel...

....but because Nick is not his true vessel, his body decayed from Lucifer's sheer power...

The Leviathans (Supernatural) possessing Castiel and his vessel, Jimmy Novak.

...later possessing Castiel's vessel.

Gaisoulg (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger)

Kuroari (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger) is a Dark Ninja capable of taking over the bodies of other like a parasite and control like a puppet to do his bidding.

Armored Darkness (Ultraman series) is a sentient suit of armor capable of possessing other beings and imprisoning them.

Revengeance (Mighty Med) was a villain whose soul was expelled from his body during a battle with Tecton, and is now a disembodied black cloud with hopes of returning to human form to take over the world.

Kat's ancestors Obeah witches Hyacinth and Winston (Domino Day) possess Domino to gain information about her.

Momotaros (Kamen Rider Den-O) possessing Ryotaro Nogami.

When reduced into a right arm, Ankh (Kamen Rider OOO) needs to possess Shingo Izumi in order to keep both of them alive. After getting his complete form, he still retains the ability to possess hosts.

It was possible that Ultraman (Ultraman series) possessed Shin Hayata all the time when he was his host.

Video Games[]

Furons (Destroy all Humans) are infamous of possessing other organisms in order to blend in and gather information.

Shuyin (Final Fantasy X-2)

The Chaos Kin (Kid Icarus: Uprising) possessing Palutena.

The Hylden Lord (Legacy of Kain)

Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda) possessing Zelda.

The Grouchy Possessor (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon)

Abe (Oddworld) possessing a Slig.

Diablo (Diablo) possessing Aidan

Baal (Diablo) possessing Tal Rasha

Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts) can possess others by overcoming the darkness in their hearts. This has created multiple versions of himself.

Dormin (Shadow of the Colossus) Gradually, Wander is being possessed by the spirit of Dormin, as the dead colossi turn the demon that reigned in the forbidden lands stronger.

Yin (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang) has been possessed by evil god,Lieh...

...After Yin being possessed by Lieh, he being to powerful and can't control by himself

Dark Gaia's Minions (Sonic the Hedgehog) possessing townspeople.

Jenova (Final Fantasy VII series) can possess and manipulate any carrier of Jenova cells.

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII series) also has the power to possess and manipulate those with Jenova cells and even used Jenova as a puppet for his goals.

Bellum (The Legend of Zelda) has possessed the Ghost Ship and Linebeck

Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original[]

Rolando (Helluva Boss) possessing Blitzo.

True to its name, SCP-035 - Possessive Mask (SCP Foundation) can possess its wearer.

The Curious Cat (RWBY) can possess someone as long as their target has no purpose by either wearing them down so they no longer have a purpose or if the target already has no purpose.

Other[]

Legion (Judeo-Christianity) possessing a human.

Videos[]

A New Body for the Master - The Keeper of Traken - Doctor Who - BBC-2

ジョジョ- Jotaro vs. Anubis (1)『HD』-2

Legion (1-10) Movie CLIP - Arresting an Angel (2010) HD-2

Legion (2-10) Movie CLIP - Granny's Got Teeth (2010) HD-2

The Boondocks - Stinkmeaner Strikes Back

As a ghost, Colonel H. Stinkmeaner possessed Tom DuBois.

A Flight Haunted by Demons - Supernatural-2

Supernatural- Sam’s Possessed by a Demon - Season 2 -CLIP- - TNT-2

Demon Sam - Supernatural - TNT-2

Supernatural - The leviathans made Cas kill a room full of people - S7E01 - Logoless-2

8.12 - As Time Goes By - Abaddon-2

Sonic X Moments - Amy Rose is Possessed by Ghosts!-2

도한 편 (3) - 신비아파트 - 고스트볼X의 탄생 12화 본편-2

Khan (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)

-Shinbi House- Remember Hari- 기억하리8화 (Ep.08) 빙의된 가은｜신비아파트 외전 웹드라마-2

-Shinbi House- Remember Hari- 기억하리9화 (Ep.09) 못 믿어, 둘 다.｜신비아파트 외전 웹드라마-2

-고스트스타2- - SP 동생을 지키는 주민누나 박수연-2

Sublo and Tangy Mustard -7 - Halloween

EP 1- Origin - METROGENERIC-2

MURDER DRONES - Episode 4- Cabin Fever-2

MURDER DRONES - Episode 7- Mass Destruction-2

The Possessive Mask (Animation)-2

SCP-035 Possessive Mask (SCP Animation)

SCP-1510 The Tarnished Legionnaire-2

Ghostbusters (2016) - Abby's Possessed Scene (8-10) - Movieclips-2

Knight Squad - Possessed Royal - Nickelodeon UK-2

Music[]

Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official Video)

Naruto Shippuden Opening 7 - Toumei Datta Sekai (HD)