Editing Body hopping

'''Body hopping''' is the fictional ability and desire to [[Spirit possession|possess]] people in quick succession. A body hopper can transfer quickly from one physical body to another physical body with little or no resistance and few conditions on moving on to a new body, and usually without getting stuck in said body for a long period of time. Although this idea is very unlikely, scientific studies suggest that this process would result in significant trauma.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/apr/02/body-swapping-the-science-behind-the-switch|title=Body swapping: the science behind the switch {{!}} Dean Burnett|last=Burnett|first=Dean|date=2014-04-02|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref>

==Origin in fiction==
This fictional occurrence can be seen in some media.  This popular scheme has been portrayed in a multitude of fantasy films and novels.  One of the earliest known examples of body swapping in literature is seen in the 1882 book ''[[Vice Versa (novel)|Vice Versa]]'' by [[Thomas Anstey Guthrie|Thomas Antsey Guthrie]], who wrote under the pseudonym F. Antsey in the 19th century.<ref name=":0" /> 

==Types==

* Same-sex or same body type: people of the same biological sex and typically the same build swap bodies. (e.g., ''The Change-Up'' – both white males above the age of 30)
* Different sex: people of different biological sexes that in turn swap bodies. (e.g., ''It's a Boy Girl Thing'' – two teenagers, one male and one female have to live in each other's bodies for a short period of time)
* Child-to-adult/adult-to-child: a child transforms into an adult body, vice versa. (e.g., ''Big'' – 12-year-old boy turns into 30 year old man and must live an adult life with a real life job)
* Human to animal: humans turn into animal form. (e.g., ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' – their cat Salem was really once a boy who was cursed into living the rest of his life as a cat)

==Examples  ==

* ''[[The Exorcist III]]'' <ref name="nightsandweekends.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nightsandweekends.com/articles/05/NW0500286.php|title=Nights And Weekends - Politics as Horror, Horror as Art: Part 5|work=nightsandweekends.com}}</ref>
* ''[[Fallen (1998 film)|Fallen]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videosift.com/video/Time-is-on-my-sideyes-it-is-from-Fallen|title="Time is on my side....yes, it is." - from Fallen|work=VideoSift}}</ref>
* ''[[The Hidden (1987 film)|The Hidden]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies/hidden.htm|title=eccentric-cinema.com|author=|date=|accessdate=2 March 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://chud.com/articles/articles/18119/1/10-DAYS-OF-13-REDUX-JASON-GOES-TO-HELL/Page1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215000629/http://chud.com/articles/articles/18119/1/10-DAYS-OF-13-REDUX-JASON-GOES-TO-HELL/Page1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2009|title=10 DAYS OF 13 REDUX: JASON GOES TO HELL|date=15 February 2009|accessdate=2 March 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Shocker (film)|Shocker]]''<ref name="nightsandweekends.com" />
* ''[[The First Power]]''<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.moria.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1452Itemid%3D1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017225556/http://www.moria.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1452Itemid%3D1 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2008-10-17 |title = Moria - the science fiction, horror and fantasy movie review site - First Power, the}}</ref>
* ''[[Bone Dance]]''<ref>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?2329 Bone Dance], Isfdb.org</ref>
* ''[[Driver: San Francisco]]''

==See also==
* [[Demonic possession]]
* [[Spirit possession]]
* [[Exorcism]]
* [[Paranormal]]
* [[Walk-in (concept)]]

==References==
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