![]() ![]() The main villains of Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express, the Yadori aliens, are microscopic alien parasites which can infect and possess humans or humanoid victims.Miria has a bit of in-universe Fridge Horror when she realizes this means that the Claymores have been killing unfortunate human victims all along. The whole story of yoma killing and replacing people is just a cover story. The only thing that can ease the pain of their affliction is human flesh. These parasites infest humans and drive them insane by horrifically mutating them. They are parasites spawned from the flesh of a pair of captive dragon people. In Claymore, this is what the yoma really are.In Azumanga Daioh, Osaka believes Chiyo's Girlish Pigtails are these.Compare & contrast Marionette Master, someone who uses actual puppets, and People Puppets for less "autonomous" human puppetry. Contrast They Look Like Us Now, where the Masquerade is limited to posing as human without being able to replace/control specific individuals. Can overlap with And I Must Scream.Ĭompare with Living Doll Collector. One of the most self-aware film examples is The Faculty. Very popular in films during the Cold War era, as it made such a handy parallel for communism. ![]() A controlling alien that doesn't invade the body is a Hypnotic Creature.Īlso, for some reason, possessed bodies often melt when killed. This trope may also be used as a metaphor for venereal disease. Crawling in through the mouth or ears is also very popular. The method by which the parasite enters the host body varies it might be injected, it may latch on to the host's skull or spine, or it may enter as some kind of Energy Being. No matter what the case is, it generally takes a Deus ex Machina to remove the parasite without killing the host. If the host is left alive then they may or may not remain aware while possessed. Sometimes, the possession process actually kills the host, turning them into a Parasite Zombie with Marionette Motion. This will fool everyone until the critical moment, even though a possessed host usually starts exhibiting really strange symptoms such as a lack of emotion, a surplus of emotion, violent rampages, festering sores, a flue gill, or a penchant for ketchup. They may also be able to affect a Voice of Evil or glowing eyes, to let the audience know what's up. A possessed host typically gains increased strength, and sometimes additional wacky powers. They may have limited or total access to the host's memory, but can generally fool casual observers. They generally do this because their natural form is some kind of grub or other not-very-formidable state. ![]() Aliens, rather than invading in their own form, insert themselves into (usually unwilling or unaware) humans, whereupon they completely take over the host's body, suppress their will, and generally make them not themselves. A form of Parasitic Horror common in alien invasion plots. ![]()
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