Category:Possession

"I got a new game, sport. It's called "Hide the Soul", and guess what...you're It!"

- Chucky attempting to possesses Andy Barclay's body

Possession is the power to inhabit the body of an individual.

It is also referred to as "Body Possession", "Animal Possession", "Angelic Possession", "Demonic Possession", "Ghostly Possession", "Overshadowing", "Psionic Possession", "Spirit Possession", and even "Take-Over Magic".

Capabilities
Users may take the body of another, by stealing their motor functions and senses. Users may or may not have to leave their own body for this to take place. Disembodied users such as spirits may use the body as their own.

Applications

 * Temporarily/permanently inhabit the body of the target.
 * Take complete control of a target's body, even using it as your own (the target is then known as a vessel).
 * Control a person's actions.
 * The user's mind/spirit/soul can leave their body freely.
 * Skilled users can possess multiple host bodies while retaining their own or even while occupying another vessel.
 * When the user possesses a body, they gain the skills and powers of the body.
 * Can possess a body which can be useful for espionage and can lie dormant inside the person's mind and body.
 * Utilize as a last resort to escape a dying body and to achieve immortality.

Variations

 * Animal Possession
 * Empathic Possession
 * Infestation/Orifice Invasion - Biological possession by entering the targets body.
 * Partial Possession
 * Possessive Teleportation - Warping from host to host.

Associations

 * Consciousness Transferal
 * Astral Manipulation
 * Astral Projection
 * Forced Ingestion
 * Meta-Possession
 * Mind Manipulation
 * Possession Slash
 * Telepathy

Limitations

 * Overtaken targets may be able to fight back for their bodies.
 * May need to focus to return to original body.
 * May be overpowered by the host, placing the inhabitant in a sleep-like state.
 * May have to touch the target for transfer to be made.
 * May only work with one body at a time for new users.
 * May only be able to use another's body with the victim's permission.
 * Can be exorcised.
 * May be banished through Purification.
 * May need to switch bodies often in order to preserve their life.
 * May kill the host in the process by "crushing" them from the inside.
 * May die if the host is killed.
 * The inhabitant's actual body may be vulnerable to attack and the inhabitant may die or become trapped in the host if the possessor's body is damaged/destroyed beyond repair.
 * Users of Indomitable Will are either resistant or immune.
 * May not have control over the body, but simply influence the host with Mind Control.
 * May cause damage to the host (sheer power, physiology rejection, etc.).
 * Cannot possess those with Possession Immunity.