Could this be considered a subtrope of Real Life Superpowers?
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Video Game: Fallout 3 (genre: post-nuclear apocalypse sci-fi) has a quest, "The Replicated Man", where the subject (an android with AI) has gone through a procedure to completely erase his memories, and now you have to either turn him in to or save him from the person looking for him.
This isn't really [more than mind control], since it's only done -after- the android has decided to seek his freedom, and go under the knife to destroy his memories and upload new ones. It's also got overtones of [Dollhouse] and [Total Recall].
I haven't any idea how this is supposed to be categorized. [The Sacrifice], [Mind Wipe], [Willing Victim]... what else? [Seeking Freedom]? [AI Slavery] (since it can only run on things that other people own, regardless of its sapience)?
A ton of these just seem like manipulation except done by someone who might have some powers, but isn't using them
None of the examples in the Buffy section for example are in anyway more than mind control, they're just supernatural being conning people