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10 | ->''Fuyutsuki, who had this glazed over look in his eyes, nodded and replied like he had been for awhile as he stepped out of the car.\ |
11 | "What did you do to him?" Hikari wondered, watching the man walk to the other side of the car.\ |
12 | Asuka's grin widened. "Why, I took a hypnotic class in college? Who would think the Sub-commander was easy to put under."\ |
13 | Her door opened, thanks to her new servant, and she stepped out with the pride of a queen.'' |
14 | -->-- [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1474579/1/NonNeglecting-Week "NonNeglecting Week"]] (a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' fanfic) |
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16 | Some characters have the ability to read, manipulate, or even control the minds/thoughts of other characters. Most often associated with PsychicPowers, these abilities run the gamut from mundane charisma/authority, to MagicAndPowers, and to the {{paranormal|Tropes}}. Extreme forms of mental manipulation even allow you direct access to the victim's body, turning them into a literal puppet to their will. |
17 | |
18 | See also MemoryTropes. |
19 | ---- |
20 | !!Tropes: |
21 | [[index]] |
22 | [floatboxright: |
23 | '''Categories:''' |
24 | + BodyAndHost |
25 | + DeathOfPersonality |
26 | + FaceMonsterTurn |
27 | ] |
28 | * AlluringFlowers: Flowers whose scent is outright siren-like in its power to cloud minds. |
29 | * ArtifactDomination: An AncientArtifact that controls the wielder's mind. |
30 | * ArtifactOfAttraction: An object that manipulates people to fight each other for it. |
31 | * AssimilationPlot: A plan which revolves around turning everyone into a single entity. |
32 | * TheBeastmaster: Someone who is able to make animals do their bidding, which may be explained as a form of mind control applied to non-human creatures. |
33 | * BedtimeBrainwashing: Someone tries to manipulate someone else's dreams or thoughts when that person is asleep. |
34 | * BehavioralConditioning: A character is trained over time, either knowingly or unknowingly, to react to a particular stimulus. |
35 | * BewareTheMindReader: Mind readers are viewed negatively for how they can use their powers. |
36 | * BodySurf: A character possesses multiple people in succession. |
37 | * {{Brainwashed}}: Someone has used AppliedPhlebotinum to control the mind of another character. |
38 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: A brainwashed character is sent to hurt or kill their friends. |
39 | * BrainwashedBride: Through magic, hypnosis, or chemical means, a character is coerced into participating in a wedding. |
40 | * BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood: Brainwashing for a good cause. |
41 | * BrainwashResidue: A person is no longer brainwashed, but the effects still linger in their body. |
42 | * BrainWithAManualControl: A character's brain has a control center, which allows another person to take direct control of them. |
43 | * BungledHypnotism: Hypnotism backfiring in the most hilarious way possible. |
44 | * CartesianKarma: A person suffers punishment for evil deeds they were not in control of committing. |
45 | * CharmPerson: Someone with the ability to make people do what they want them to do. |
46 | * CloneByConversion: Someone is turned into a clone of someone else, both physically and mentally. |
47 | * CompellingVoice: Someone whose voice can induce mind control. |
48 | * ConditionedToBeWeak: A powerful character is only docile and submissive because they are conditioned to follow orders and/or fear their leader. |
49 | * ConvenientlyCoherentThoughts: A {{telepath|y}} can read thoughts in the form of precise, coherent, relevant sentences. |
50 | * CureYourGays: Attempting to "cure" homosexuality, through either mundane or fantastical means. |
51 | * DemonicPossession: Someone's mind or body gets hijacked by an invasive demon, ghost, or spirit. |
52 | * {{Deprogram}}: Trying to undo brainwashing. |
53 | * DirtyMindReading: Someone reads another person's mind, who's thinking dirty thoughts. |
54 | * DreamWeaver: Someone who is able to manipulate dreams. |
55 | * DyingAsYourself: A person dies shortly after being freed from mind control. |
56 | * ElectricInstantGratification: Electrical stimulation causing pleasure. |
57 | * EmotionBomb: A magic spell or psychological weapon that can force people to feel certain emotions. |
58 | * EmotionControl: A form of mind control that is focused on manipulating someone's emotional state. |
59 | * EmotionSuppression: Someone suppresses their emotions to keep their mind clear. |
60 | * EnslavedTongue: Someone controls what another person says. |
61 | * TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Someone feels that eliminating free will is the only way to achieve utopia. |
62 | * EyeDentityGiveaway: Eyes indicate the mind controlling a body, and being mind controlled might show this trope is in use. |
63 | * FakeMemories: Someone's mind is implanted with memories of events that never happened. |
64 | * FightingFromTheInside: Someone under brainwashing tries to resist whatever's controlling them. |
65 | * ForcedSleep: The power to cause someone to fall asleep. |
66 | * ForcedToFeelEmpathy: A character is forced to feel sorry for all of the awful things they did. |
67 | * ForgotAboutTheMindReader: Someone has embarrassing thoughts about someone else, only to remember that they can read their mind. |
68 | * GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul: Someone is mind-controlled to be happy all the time. |
69 | * {{Glamour}}: Illusionary magic that makes the user attractive and enthralling to others. |
70 | * HappinessInMindControl: Someone who's actually quite content with having their own free will overrode by someone else. |
71 | * HatePlague: Something that forces people to feel enraged, hateful, and even violently aggressive towards other people. |
72 | * HeelFaceBrainwashing: Turning someone good by mind control. |
73 | * HiveMind: An entire species (or a large group of organisms) all share the same mind and consciousness, behaving like a single entity. |
74 | * HypnoFool: A person is hypnotized and HilarityEnsues before it can be undone. |
75 | * HypnoPendulum: Swinging a watch (or round object in general) in front of someone to hypnotize them. |
76 | * HypnoRay: A gadget that allows the user to hypnotize people. |
77 | * HypnosisProofDogs: Your animal companion is unaffected by the mind control. |
78 | * HypnoticEyes: Looking into this person's eyes will make you hypnotized. |
79 | * HypnoticCreature: A mind-controlling creature. |
80 | * HypnoticHead: A stock visual effect that is usually used to indicate someone is being hypnotized (or trying to hypnotize someone). |
81 | * HypnotismReversal: The hypnotizer is HoistByTheirOwnPetard. |
82 | * HypnotizeTheCaptive: The DamselInDistress or DistressedDude gets brainwashed by their kidnapper. |
83 | * HypnoTrinket: A character wears an item that has the power to hypnotize. |
84 | * IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Someone tries to get through to their brainwashed friend while fighting them. |
85 | * ImmuneToMindControl: You cannot be hypnotized no matter what. |
86 | * IncapableOfDisobeying: A character is unable to disobey any order given to them, no matter how much they want to. |
87 | * IndividualityIsIllegal: Someone who is different must be conformed to be like everyone else. |
88 | * IntrinsicVow: A character is made to believe in something that they will not stray from. |
89 | * InvoluntaryDance: Someone is compelled to dance against their will. |
90 | * JediMindTrick: Manipulating someone's mind to maintain the masquerade. |
91 | * JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: A character enters the physical manifestation of someone's mind. |
92 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: When someone is forced to forget very specific memories. |
93 | * LieToTheBeholder: A spell or other supernatural effect makes a character look and sound like a completely different person, to select people. |
94 | * LivingAphrodisiac: A character that can manipulate hormones and pheromones to seduce and manipulate others. |
95 | * {{Lobotomy}}: The medical procedure of cutting into part of the brain to change a person's behavior. |
96 | * LotusEaterMachine: Someone is trapped in a dream-like fantasy where everything's the way it should be to make the person happy and content. |
97 | * LoveIsInTheAir: A far-reaching effect, usually airborne, that induces romantic affection or sexual attraction between people. |
98 | * LovePotion: Something that forces people to feel romantic affection or sexual attraction towards other people they would normally not be interested in. |
99 | * TheLudovicoTechnique: Drugging someone and forcing him (sometimes up to strapping the eyelids so he can't close them) to watch something related to his bad habits to "cure" him from them. |
100 | * ManchurianAgent: A brainwashed person is awakened by a certain trigger. |
101 | * ManipulativeBastard: Someone who manipulates others through elaborate schemes and/or persuasive speaking. |
102 | * MassHypnosis: Mind-controlling a large amount of victims. |
103 | * MasterOfIllusion: Someone who fools people by creating fake images. |
104 | * MeatPuppet: A body or bodies made into a mindless automaton fully controlled by another entity. |
105 | * MeditationPowerup: A character powers up their abilities by meditating. |
106 | * MindControlConspiracy: Blaming life's problems on the belief that the government is trying to mind control people. |
107 | * MindControlDevice: A device used for mind control. |
108 | * MindControlEyes: When under hypnosis or mind control, your eyes look weird. |
109 | * MindControlMusic: Musical hypnosis. |
110 | * AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Mind readers get repulsed from reading the thoughts of an unpleasant individual. |
111 | * MindPrison: A character is imprisoned inside an illusion. |
112 | * MindProbe: A mind reading device. |
113 | * MindRape: Attacking someone's mind. |
114 | * MindScrew: Something is so surreal/symbolic that it makes no sense. |
115 | * MindVirus: A contagious, mind-altering infection. |
116 | * MoreHypnotizableThanHeThinks: You claim you can't be hypnotized; guess you thought wrong. |
117 | * MoreThanMindControl: Instead of controlling someone by will, you change their will by convincing them they want to do what you want. |
118 | * TheMusicMeister: A character who causes others to break out into spontaneous dancing or singing. |
119 | * NeuroVault: A person subconsciously holding vital data in their minds. |
120 | * NightmareOfNormality: A supernatural character is deluded into thinking that they're ordinary and must find a way to awaken from the illusion. |
121 | * NotBrainwashed: In a world of {{Brainwashed}} victims, this character's FaceHeelTurn was of their own volition. |
122 | * OurSirensAreDifferent: Creatures whose voice can lure people to their doom. |
123 | * PeoplePuppets: Controlling someone's body so that the victim is a "puppet" who either moves or remains immobile solely at the will of the "puppeteer." |
124 | * PerceptionFilter: Looking unusual enough to go beneath notice by everyone. |
125 | * PestController: Someone with an ability to mass-mind control bugs, rats, and many other types of pests to do their bidding. |
126 | * PlayingWithPuppets: Controlling someone ForTheEvulz. |
127 | * PowersViaPossession: Possession by the guest grants the host "powers" or "abilities". |
128 | * PrefersTheIllusion: Character chooses to keep living in an illusion or dream. |
129 | * PretendToBeBrainwashed: Someone fakes being under mind control. |
130 | * PropagandaPiece: Publications geared to brainwash the public. |
131 | * PsychicAssistedSuicide: Mind-controlling someone to commit suicide. |
132 | * PsychicGlimpseOfDeath: Reading a dying person's mind causes you to experience their death. |
133 | * PuppeteerParasite: An alien parasite mind controls someone. |
134 | * RestorationOfSanity: An insane character has their sanity suddenly restored. |
135 | * SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: A character uses a psychic link that allows them to see what another character is seeing. |
136 | * SirenSong: A beautiful song from a siren or otherworldly creature lures someone to their doom. |
137 | * SlaveMooks: Using mind control to force people to serve you as minions. |
138 | * SnakeCharmer: Someone who can hypnotize snakes with flute music. |
139 | * SpeakInUnison: Two or more people under mind control speak in unison. |
140 | * StupidityInducingAttack: A combat technique that actively reduces the victim's intelligence. |
141 | * SubliminalAdvertising: Mind-controlling someone with ads that contain hidden messages. |
142 | * SummonBinding: Techniques used in or alongside SummonMagic to ensure the summoned being's compliance, sometimes by overriding their free will. |
143 | * SupernaturalFearInducer: Something that forces people to feel frightened, often by making them hallucinate their own worst nightmares. |
144 | * TheSvengali: A mentor that manipulates and controls his students for his own gain. |
145 | * SymbioticPossession: Something possesses a person's body, but doesn't control the host. |
146 | * {{Telepathy}}: Mind reading and mental communication, that can be used to affect others' minds. |
147 | * ThisIsNotAFloor: Using mind control and illusions to trick someone to their doom. |
148 | * TongueTied: Something controls a character to prevent them from saying something important that they want to say. |
149 | * TreacherousSpiritChase: A malign entity poses as a dead loved one to lead the hero into peril. |
150 | * TriggerPhrase: A specific phrase that puts someone under mind control when they hear it. |
151 | * UnhappyMedium: A person is unhappy having psychic powers. |
152 | * VillainOverride: The BigBad mind controls their less successful subordinates in order to take down the heroes. |
153 | * WeakWilled: Someone who is easy to manipulate or brainwash. |
154 | * YourWorstMemory: Someone is forced to relive the worst moment of their life. |
155 | [[/index]] |
156 | |
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158 | ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} "All glory to the hypnotrope..."]]'' |
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