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** In ''ComicBook/BatmanDamned'', ComicBook/{{Deadman}} possesses multiple people and even a few animals in order to properly communicate with Batman. Because of the physical strain it causes them, they are brief and frequent. [[spoiler:It is implied that [[DealWithTheDevil the Enchantress rid Bruce of his fear in exchange for possession of his body]].]]

*** When Steve Trevor first "dies" in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'', Eros possesses his body and tries having a romance with Wonder Woman while wearing Steve. Despite Steve's "death", elements of him remain (including some memories and personality traits), but they're overridden and used by Eros, who considers himself to be helping Diana rather than horrifically taking advantage of the situation
*** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Mars' minions -- the Duke of Deception, the Earl of Greed, and the Count of Conquest -- can possess humans.

* In ''ComicBook/LoriLovecraft: The Dark Lady'', Sir Andrew Parke-Jones was possessed by a demon he unintentionally summoned. However, the shock and strain of being possessed caused him to suffer a fatal heart attack at the moment of possession. The demon remains in control of Sir Andrew's body but is unable to leave Voodoo mansion until he succeeds in possessing a new, living host.

** A BadFuture seen in ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' [[spoiler:features the Breaker-Apart, the result of the Hulk being possessed by The-One-Below-All. Having had any trace of humanity consumed by The-One-Below-All, this Hulk is a CosmicEntity driven by The-One-Below-All's rage and hatred over its imprisonment. And since the Hulk gets bigger and stronger the angrier he gets, this makes the Breaker-Apart big and strong enough to smash entire planets and stars with a single punch]].

** In ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'', ComicBook/DoctorStrange allows a tiny fragment of the demonic entity Zom to possess him. He quickly discovers that [[EvilIsNotAToy this was probably not the wisest choice]].

* During a story arc of ''ComicBook/{{Sturmtruppen}}'', Private Fritz is possessed by the demon infesting Outpost [[NumberOfTheBeast 666]] and starts behaving like the one from ''Film/TheExorcist''. He's eventually defeated and cured when he's slammed on the head with a giant wooden cross.

* In ''Literature/AscendanceOfABookworm'', Lutz basically accuses Myne of being a demon possessing his friend and is not, strictly speaking, actually wrong. To his surprise, she agrees to get out of the body, but suggests they go home first. After all, the original Myne was already dead when she got here, so "getting out" would leave Lutz with a corpse to explain, not the little girl who once was. He calms down when he realizes the Myne he knows is the same one he's always known and that she didn't even want to be here.
* In the last book of ''Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy'' [[spoiler: an ill-advised magical experiment leads to a number of powerful demons inhabiting most of the higher members of the government. The demons have no ability to possess people, but the magicians summoned them into their own bodies, believing they could control them. Instead they obliterated their minds and set up shop. In order to fight them, Nathaniel and Bartimaeus have to truly trust each other and share a body -- this has the added benefit of being temporary. Nathaniel can dismiss Bartimaeus, while the other demons are trapped in their new bodies, permanently cut off from home.]]
* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': As mentioned above, the Doom exerts that on three caged humans in order to see, hear and speak through them.
* In ''Literature/BlackLegion'', when Falkion's ship's [[DeflectorShield Gellar Field]] goes down in the middle of a Warp storm, him and his people are possessed by daemons and spend big part of the book trying to take them under control. In the end they succeed, getting a rudimentary HiveMind as a bonus.

** In ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', an eidolon, a Greek possessing spirit, possesses [[spoiler: Leo into firing on Camp Jupiter]], as part of Gaea's plan to raise hostilities between the two camps. Later, eidolons possess [[spoiler: Percy and Jason]] to [[LetsYouAndHimFight fight each other.]]

* In ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', the demon Coronzon has possessed [[spoiler:Lola Zaza Crowley, more commonly known as Lola Stuart]], since the start of the series. It has also modified several people, including [[spoiler:Index]] and [[spoiler:Fran]], to be easier for it to possess. It later creates an artificial demon, Qliphah Puzzle 545, who specialises in controlling multiple people at once.

* In ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber'', ty'igas are bodiless demons who can possess people.

* From ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'', the Ravers are a trio of powerful demons who collectively act as TheDragon to BigBad [[GodOfEvil Lord Foul]]. They don't have true bodies of their own, but possess a variety of mortals across the series (they can possess humans without help, but require a power boost before they can possess [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Haruchai]] or [[OurGiantsAreBigger Giants]]). Some main characters get possessed at different points and are able to describe the experience.

* In ''Literature/TheSpiritThief'', all demonseeds eventually become puppets of the Master of the Dead Mountain.
* The Voidbringers in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' are actually Parshendi possessed by Voidspren, tiny fragments of the Cosmic Essence Of Hatred. Depending on which kind of Voidspren did the possessing, Voidbringers can manifest a wide variety of supernatural powers.

* In ''Literature/ThreeDaysToNever'', the protagonist's family is haunted by a malevolent supernatural creature (referred to by the Jewish term "dybbuk") with a grudge over the actions of one of his ancestors. Part of the plot hinges on its attempt to possess his daughter and use her to destroy the family from within.
* In ''Literature/TheTraitorSonCycle'', [[spoiler:Harmodius]] possesses [[spoiler:Red Knight's]] body after the former dies. While he's usually little more than a voice in his host's head, he sometimes takes over, whenever a difficult spell has to be cast, his host loses consciousness, or something catches the "demon's" (as one of the doctors calls him) fancy.

Oh, don't worry. I assure you, Shelvek the Seducer is the only one here. If my ten brothers were with me, we would be ManySpiritsInsideOfOne. But then it would be cramped in this body and I don't like cramped spaces. And don't think about trying to get chummy with me; some may like a SymbioticPossession, where the host and the guest are on good terms with each other, but I'm not a very sociable person. That said, you can rest assured I take good care of my meat-dresses, no sense taking over a body [[PossessionBurnout only to burn it out like a lightbulb]]. The only thing Shelvek the Seducer has to watch out for is not overstaying my welcome, otherwise I [[TrappedInTheHost might be trapped in the host body]]; it's ''sooo'' embarassing to get stuck after [[YourSoulIsMine binge-eating souls]]! [-They're just [[EvilTastesGood so yummy!]]-]

And did I also forget to remind you that a CompleteMonster is completely out of my league? Since they choose to be evil themselves, with or without being possessed? That's not to say there's anything stopping ''me'' from being one...

Hmm, you aren't bad looking yourself. Would you mind terribly if I "[[TroubleEntendre change clothes]]"...? Don't worry, you [[AlternateIdentityAmnesia won't remember a thing afterwards]]. [-More's the pity.-]