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== Tabletop Games ==
* The Hivebrood, an ''insanely'' complex [[The Virus|Virus]] monster from the Basic/Expert/etc ''[[Dungeons
** Another DnD monster with this kind of ability: the cadaver golem, which can take bits and pieces of people to absorb their skills. It's a [[Discard and Draw]] situation, though.
** Played straight and subverted with the Illithids (aka Mind Flayers). They reproduce by putting an illithid tadpole into a victim's ear, which consumes their brain and turns them into an illithid. Subverted in that the new mind flayer does not retain any memories or skills from the host. Usually. They might sometimes tap their fingers in a particular way, or hum a tune the original person was familiar with. Doing so is considered a very bad sign, and they avoid it when possible. Played straighter with a [[Prestige Class]] that Mind Flayers can take that allows them to absorb skills and powers from the creature's whose brains they consume.
*** There is also a drug that a host can take that offers a chance (no guarantees) that they will retain their identity and free will after being transformed, allowing them to keep their knowledge and skills as well.
** Formian Dominators are charged with bringing under Formian power anyone who is unwilling to join the Formians peacefully. Each one can [[Charm Person|control]] four or five beings at once.
* The [[Warhammer
* The Phyrexians from [[Magic: The Gathering]].
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* ''[[Resistance]]'' against the Chimera is futile.
* Cervantes in the [[Soul Series]]. Most "hosts" of [[Artifact of Doom|Soul Edge]] too.
* Like the above [[Warhammer
* The Aparoids in ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox: Assault]]''.
* Seth from ''[[Street Fighter]] IV''. His trademark phrase being "Become a part of me."
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