body swap theme

A process by which the consciousness inhabiting one body is swapped with that inhabiting another body. Each consciousness thus ends up in another body than where it began. Normally only two bodies are involved but the theme does not preclude the possibility that there are three or more bodies that each end up with a different consciousness than it began with.

14 total · 7 choice · 6 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
as1985e2x03 choice Mark and his grandfather, Norman, swapped bodies by using a magical spell from the Orient.
rd1988e3x04 choice Antics ensue when Lister swaps bodies with the Rimmer hologram.
talesfromtheloop1x02 choice The story explored what might happen if two people were able to swap bodies at will.
tftc1989e2x02 choice Through a series of radical surgeries, the elderly gentleman Carlton ended up effectively switching bodies with a much younger man, named Hans.
tftc1989e2x11 choice A witch swapping her own decrepit old body, as alluded to in the title, for that of a pretty young housewife with few brains constitutes a main novelty of the story.
tz2002e1x07 choice Zack swapped bodies back and forth with a comatose police officer.
tz2019e2x03 choice Harry found he was able to change bodies with people by making eye contact.
futurama6x10 major The Planet Express people were switching bodies left, right, and center.
movie: The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936) major Dr. Laurience swapped the minds of Clayton and philanthropist Lord Haslewood
nightgallery2x03a major Aunt Ada plotted to transfer her consciousness into Joanna's body, and presumably Joanna's consciousness would transfer into Ada's body.