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Regardless of why, this trope involves a person who can be (or who is) downloaded into a [[RemoteBody remote interface]] to interact with others or another world better (or at all). This other self is otherwise an empty shell that does nothing. Sometimes when the remote version of himself is damaged or killed, [[{{Synchronization}} he is hurt/killed back at home or in 'reality']], but the idea is, while the main body 'sleeps', a different body acts and works remotely by his commands. This is used to play games, interact with computers, or interact with an alien world.

* Done via Astral Projection in ''JohnCarterOfMars'' .

* This is somewhat of a plot point in the film version of Film/JohnCarter: He wasn't actually teleported to Mars, just a carbon copy controlled by his consciousness.

* Happens a lot in PeterFHamilton's ''Literature/TheNightsDawnTrilogy''. Ione Saldana and a couple of other characters download their own personalities into bio-engineered SuperSoldiers to fight wars. Ione lives in a space station which she herself has never left, and the other characters are often [[spoiler: dead]]. Not to mention Edenists' downloading of personality into habitat 'multiplicities', preserving their memories for centuries after their bodies are dead, or the general effect of possession. Okay, fine. The entire yarn wouldn't exist without this trope.

* The titular Avatars in that JamesCameron film [[Film/{{Avatar}} you may have seen]].

* This happens to Tsukasa in ''DotHackSign''. Most of the other characters treat their avatars as just normal gaming devices.

* Tad Willaims ''{{Otherland}}'' books are set in an AI world, so most of the main characters are avatars of assorted real life people. Orlando Gardiner, in particular, has progeria, so sometimes considers his virtual life [[spoiler:more real than his home life. Eventually, his body dies, and he becomes a permenant inhabitant of the virtual world]].

Unrelated to WeAreOurAvatars.

* In DavidWeber's ''{{Safehold}}'' series, Nimue Alban's fabulously wealthy father bought her a fabulously expensive PICA—a robotic body capable of temporarily hosting a human consciousness. Nimue mostly used it for extreme sports, but it was...[[Franchise/StarTrek fully functional]]...If You Know What I Mean. Merlin explores that aspect later, If You Know Wha—you get the idea.

* This is ubiquitous in ''GhostInTheShell''; it's either remote interface or the person's actual brain in the avatar's body.

Maybe it's to explore a new world. Maybe it's to be better and stronger than before. Or maybe it's a mistake and it leaves the person TrappedInAnotherWorld.

Regardless of why, this trope involves a person who can be (or who is) downloaded into a [[RemoteBody remote interface]] to interact with others or another world better (or at all). This other self is otherwise an empty shell that does nothing. Sometimes when the remote version of himself is damaged or killed, [[{{Synchronization}} he is hurt/killed back at home or in 'reality']], but the idea is, while the main body 'sleeps', a different body acts and works remotely by his commands. This is used to play games, interact with computers, or interact with an alien world.

* ''TheMatrix'' does this with the people who plug in.
* This happens to Tsukasa in ''DotHackSign''. Most of the other characters treat their avatars as just normal gaming devices.
* The plot of ''{{Surrogates}}'' has this happen on a global scale in everyday life.
* What [[spoiler:Yuki Nagato and the remote interfaces for the Data Thought Entity and their rival the Canopy Overmind]] are in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''.
* The titular Avatars in that JamesCameron film [[Film/{{Avatar}} you may have seen]].

* Happens a lot in [[PeterFHamilton Peter F. Hamilton's]] ''Literature/TheNightsDawnTrilogy''. Ione Saldana and a couple of other characters download their own personalities into bio-engineered SuperSoldiers to fight wars. Ione lives in a space station which she herself has never left, and the other characters are often [[spoiler: dead]]. Not to mention Edenists' downloading of personality into habitat 'multiplicities', preserving their memories for centuries after their bodies are dead, or the general effect of possession. Okay, fine. The entire yarn wouldn't exist without this trope.

* ''Id_Entity'' is the manwha version of ''.//Hack'', except it comes with a mode where you can actually play as you sleep, through some kind of poorly explained science babble about the subconscious mind.

* The heroes of ''StargateAtlantis'' encounter a good Replicator living on Earth. Although she helps them she is too dangerous to remain free, so they place her in a realistic virtual world where she may live as she pleases.

* In DavidWeber's ''{{Safehold}}'' series, Nimue Alban's fabulously wealthy father bought her a fabulously expensive PICA—a robotic body capable of temporarily hosting a human consciousness. Nimue mostly used it for extreme sports, but it was...[[StarTrek fully functional]]...If You Know What I Mean. Merlin explores that aspect later, If You Know Wha—you get the idea.

* What [[spoiler:Yuki Nagato and the remote interfaces for the Data Thought Entity and their rival the Canopy Overmind]] are in ''HaruhiSuzumiya''.

* Tad Willaims ''Otherland'' books are set in an AI world, so most of the main characters are avatars of assorted real life people. Orlando Gardiner, in particular, has progeria, so sometimes considers his virtual life [[spoiler:more real than his home life. Eventually, his body dies, and he becomes a permenant inhabitant of the virtual world]].

* ''Id_Entity'' is the manwha version of ''.//Hack'', escept it comes with a mode where you can actually play as you sleep, through some kind of poorly explained science babble about the subconscious mind.

Regardless of why, this trope involves a person who can be (or who is) downloaded into a [[RemoteBody remote interface]] to interact with others or another world better (or at all). This other self is otherwise an empty shell that does nothing. Sometimes when the remote version of himself is damaged or killed, he is hurt/killed back at home or in 'reality', but the idea is, while the main body 'sleeps', a different body acts and works remotely by his commands. This is used to play games, interact with computers, or interact with an alien world.

* Happens a lot in [[PeterFHamilton Peter F. Hamilton's]] ''[[{{Literature/ptitleeiku6qu3}} Night's Dawn Trilogy]]''. Ione Saldana and a couple of other characters download their own personalities into bio-engineered SuperSoldiers to fight wars. Ione lives in a space station which she herself has never left, and the other characters are often [[spoiler: dead]]. Not to mention Edenists' downloading of personality into habitat 'multiplicities', preserving their memories for centuries after their bodies are dead, or the general effect of possession. Okay, fine. The entire yarn wouldn't exist without this trope.

* In David Weber's ''{{Safehold}}'' series, Nimue Alban's fabulously wealthy father bought her a fabulously expensive PICA—a robotic body capable of temporarily hosting a human consciousness. Nimue mostly used it for extreme sports, but it was...[[StarTrek fully functional]]...If You Know What I Mean. Merlin explores that aspect later, If You Know Wha—you get the idea.

Regardless of why, this trope involves a person who can be (or who is) downloaded into a remote interface to interact with others or another world better (or at all). This other self is otherwise an empty shell that does nothing. Sometimes when the remote version of himself is damaged or killed, he is hurt/killed back at home or in 'reality', but the idea is, while the main body 'sleeps', a different body acts and works remotely by his commands. This is used to play games, interact with computers, or interact with an alien world.

* [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E5TheRebelFlesh Test]]

* What the [[spoiler:Yuki Nagato and the remote interfaces for the Data Thought Entity and their rival in the Canopy Overmind]] are in ''HaruhiSuzumiya''.

Regardless of why, this trope involves a person who can be (or who is) downloaded into a remote interface to interact with others or another world better (or at all). This other self is otherwise a blank slate that does nothing. Sometimes when the remote version of himself is damaged or killed, he is hurt/killed back at home or in 'reality', but the idea is, while the main body 'sleeps', a different body acts and works remotely by his commands. This is used to play games, interact with computers, or interact with an alien world.

* What the [[spoiler:Yuki Nagato and the remote interfaces for the Data Thought Entity and their rival in the Canopy Overmind]] are in SuzumiyaHaruhi.

* Happens a lot in [[PeterFHamilton Peter F. Hamilton's]] ''NightsDawn'' trilogy. Ione Saldana and a couple of other characters download their own personalities into bio-engineered SuperSoldiers to fight wars. Ione lives in a space station which she herself has never left, and the other characters are often [[spoiler: dead]]. Not to mention Edenists' downloading of personality into habitat 'multiplicities', preserving their memories for centuries after their bodies are dead, or the general effect of possession. Okay, fine. The entire yarn wouldn't exist without this trope.

Regardless of why, this trope involves a person who can be (or who is) downloaded into a remote interface to interact with others or another world better (or at all). Sometimes when the remote version of himself is damaged or killed, he is hurt/killed back at home or in 'reality', but the idea is, while the main body 'sleeps', a different body acts and works remotely by his commands. This is used to play games, interact with computers, or interact with an alien world.

* ''RedDwarf'' does it by swapping Lister's mind with another crewmate to avert a disaster. Then Rimmer and Lister swap bodies. Rimmer had promised to get Lister's body fit for him ("a 5,000-mile service for your body"), but he just wanted to eat food, drink, smoke and generally slob around.

Maybe its to explore a new world. Maybe it's to be better and stronger than before. Or maybe it's a mistake and it leaves the person TrappedInAnotherWorld.

Regardless of why, this trope involves a person who can (or who is) downloaded into a remote interface to interact with others or another world better (or at all). Sometimes when the remote version of themselves is damaged or killed, they are hurt/killed back at home or in 'reality' but the idea is, while the main body 'sleeps', a different body acts and works by their commands by remote control. This is used to play games, interact with computers, or interact with an alien world.

* This happens to Tsukasa in ''DotHackSign''. Most of the other characters treat their avatars are just normal gaming devices.
* The plot of ''{{Surrogates}}'' has this happen on a global scale in every day life.

* The titular Avatars in that James Cameron film [[Film/{{Avatar}} you may have heard of.]]
* Done via Astral Projection in ''JohnCarterofMars''
* Happens a lot in [[PeterFHamilton Peter F. Hamilton's]] ''NightsDawn'' trilogy. Ione Saldana and a couple of other characters download their own personalitis into Bio-engineered SuperSoldiers to fight wars. Ione lives in a space station which she herself has never left, and the other characters are often [[spoiler: dead]]. Not to mention Edenists' downloading of personality into habitat 'multiplicities', preserving their memories for centuries after their bodies are dead, or the general effect of possession. Okay, fine. The entire yarn wouldn't exist without this trope.
* ''RedDwarf'' do it by swapping Lister's mind with another crewmate to avert a disaster. Then Rimmer and Lister swap bodies. Rimmer had promised to get Lister's body fit for him ("a 5,000-mile service for your body"), but he just wanted to eat food, drink, smoke and generally slob around.
* Tad Willaims ''Otherland'' books are set in an AI world, so most of the main characters are avatars of assorted real life people. Orlando Gardiner, in particular, has progeria, so sometimes considers his virtual life [[spoiler: more real than his home life. Eventually, his body dies, and he becomes a permenant inhabitant of the virtual world.]]

* In David Weber's ''{{Safehold}}'' series, Nimue Alban's fabulously wealthy father bought her a fabulously expensive PICA--a robotic body capable of temporarily hosting a human consciousness. Nimue mostly used it for extreme sports, but it was...[[StarTrek fully-functional]]...If You Know What I Mean. Merlin explores that aspect later, If You Know Wha--you get the idea.