--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-carrying-bodies type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-carrying-bodies lang: en title: Carrying bodies summary: >- The hero lifts a body and carries it elsewhere. Occupied hands and changed speed create a distinct movement state. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-carrying-bodies/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-carrying-bodies.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-carrying-bodies.md aliases: - Carry bodies tags: - Game design techniques - Stealth sourceIds: - source-b2048ba6c133e276 - source-33947b4a6d1af4ae - source-71080c306b3b7d9f - source-3954be62dc5b9ed3 sources: - id: source-b2048ba6c133e276 title: 'Game Mechanics: Carrying bodies' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies' verifiedAt: null - id: source-33947b4a6d1af4ae title: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies/game/tom-clancys-splinter-cell verifiedAt: null - id: source-71080c306b3b7d9f title: Sons of the Forest (2023) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies/game/sons-of-the-forest' verifiedAt: null - id: source-3954be62dc5b9ed3 title: Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019) url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies/game/red-dead-redemption-2 verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-carrying-bodies title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-carrying-bodies' categoryIds: - gm-category-stealth supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Carry bodies description: >- The hero lifts a body and carries it elsewhere. Occupied hands and changed speed create a distinct movement state. image: src: images/mechanics/interaction-carrying-bodies.webp width: 600 height: 356 game: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/splinter_cell_carry_body.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 3.22 credit: Ubisoft Montréal; frame from clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. Visible source watermarks preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Sam carries a guard over his shoulder alt: >- Sam carries a guard through a doorway in Splinter Cell, with the body slung over his shoulder. markers: - x: 46 'y': 36 label: Body on the hero’s shoulder - x: 49 'y': 78 label: Hero moving with the extra load tips: - Match available actions to the character’s occupied hands. - 'Distinguish carrying, dropping and setting a body down.' examples: - title: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Carrying bodies id: game-mechanics--gm-carrying-bodies type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-carrying-bodies lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-carrying-bodies/ The hero lifts a body and carries it elsewhere. Occupied hands and changed speed create a distinct movement state. ## At a glance ![Sam carries a guard through a doorway in Splinter Cell, with the body slung over his shoulder.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/interaction-carrying-bodies.webp) [Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. Visible source watermarks preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/splinter_cell_carry_body.webm), 3.22 s 1. Body on the hero’s shoulder 2. Hero moving with the extra load - Match available actions to the character’s occupied hands. - Distinguish carrying, dropping and setting a body down. - [Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies) ## How it works The character lifts a body and carries it elsewhere. ## Variants ### How the technique works - The character lifts a body and carries it elsewhere. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Carrying bodies](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies) (id: source-b2048ba6c133e276) - [Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies/game/tom-clancys-splinter-cell) (id: source-33947b4a6d1af4ae) - [Sons of the Forest (2023)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies/game/sons-of-the-forest) (id: source-71080c306b3b7d9f) - [Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/carrying-bodies/game/red-dead-redemption-2) (id: source-3954be62dc5b9ed3) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors