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* [[Everyone Has Standards]]: She takes care of people under her control. She also refuses to read Touma's mind.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[The Faceless]]: Despite first being mentioned in the very first volume of Index, she never makes an official appearance until chapter 41 of ''Railgun'', where she shows herself to Mikoto. Justifed, as she apparentlyoften uses her power to communicate through others.
* [[Fandom Rivalry]]: In-universe, there's a rivalry between her and Mikoto's fans.
* [[Foil]]:
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* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: {{spoiler|Though she loves Touma, she can never be with him since he'll never be able to remember her. She stays out of his life (except when he ends up encountering her by chance), as trying to be with him would only hurt them both.}}
* [[I Will Wait for You]]: {{spoiler|While she knows there's little chance of it happening, she's hopeful that Touma will someday be able to remember her.}}
* [[Irony]]: The most powerful telepath, {{spoiler|and she's unable to be with the person she loves because he can never remember her. On a similar note, she's the only one of his love interests who's aware of his [[Cool Big Sis]] fetish and actually fits this archetype, but (again) can never be with him.}}
* [[I Work Alone]]: Due to her paranoia, she is extremely reluctant to work with people not under her control. She only agrees to work with Mikoto {{spoiler|to save the Sisters or to help Touma, or to work with Touma.}}
* [[Magic Feather]]: She uses various kinds of remotes to focus her power. Each kind is assigned to a specific function, such as reading memories. This is because her power is so versatile that she wouldn't be able to do anything without limiting herself in this way.
* [[Memory Gambit]]: {{spoiler|Defeats Gensei Kihara this way. He also has access to Mental Out, along with many other esper abilities. She has the code that he needs to release Exterior's limiter, but she can only stop him from reading her mind as long as she remains conscious. Since Gensei has many other abilities, she wouldn't be able to hold him off for long. So she deliberately rewrites her own mind to switch her memories of the limiter release code and the self-destruct code, and removes her memory of doing so. When Gensei knocks her out and reads her mind, he accidentally inputs the self-destruct code, incapacitating himself.}}
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*** [[Psychic Surgery]]: She can transplant emotions and thoughts.
** [[Superpower Lottery]]: She’s like [[Bleach|Aizen]] [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|on steroids]].
* [[Unknown Rival]]: Has no interest in any conflict with Mikoto, and the feeling’s mutual; it's their followers who are rivals, not them personally. This changes later on, when {{spoiler|
* [[Verbal Tic]]: She often appends "power" or "ability" to the end of words.
* [[The Voiceless]]: Uses [[Brainwashing|mind-controlled]] proxies and her own followers whenever she needs to communicate.
* [[Wingding Eyes]]: She has stars in her eyes, possiblyand contactclaims lenses.that Butshe consideringwas born this isway. aThey Japanesealso authorappear who'sin writingthe thiseyes seriesof people she controls, itthough couldthis beis natural..presumably a visual aid for the audience.
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: A middle-schooler who could pass for a high-schooler or even a young adult. This is lampshaded in her first appearance by Mikoto.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: With [[Fetish Fuel|lace]].
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The mysterious sixth Level 5 Esper. Not much is known about this person, not even their gender. They are a mystery even in-universe, with their actual appearance and ability being unknown to most. Their real name is only confirmed in New Testament Volume 12, which marks the first time they actually appear for more than the space of a single line.
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* [[The Ghost]]: Completely offscreen until NT Volume 10, where they're mentioned toying with their phone. Their first major appearance is in NT Volume 12. Even here, their appearance isn't described and they don't actually have any lines - the reader is only indirectly told what Etsu says, via the reactions of a second person.
* [[Helping Would Be Killstealing]]: {{spoiler|Rather than using their power to help people directly, they lend their identity to others so that they can help themselves. It's unclear whether this is the truth or an excuse for laziness or wanting to stay hidden.}}
* [[No Name Given]]: Their name was only confirmed in NT Volume 12. It was actually first mentioned in NT Volume 7 by an imposter, but it wasn't clear at the time whether it was the real person's name.
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* [[Badass]]: Despite getting [[The Worf Effect|Worf'd]], he's still undeniably badass.
* [[Beyond the Impossible]]: Even in comparison to other espers. His powers are literally considered incomprehensible according to the current understanding of esper abilities. One of his more normal feats is redirecting lightning by punching it.
* [[Blood Knight]]: He wants to fight strong opponents. {{spoiler|After seeing the dragon(s) inside Touma, he says that he'd like to fight him some day. Note that the dragon(s) in question were capable of eating the power of an esper close to Level 6.}}
* [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]: Happens with Yabumi Haratani. Whenever Gunha gives out an explanation for his powers, Haratani ends up calling him on it, followed by Gunha responding with a dumbfounded variation of "Then what did I just do?" Gets [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Mikoto.
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* [[The Paladin]]: Although without the religious implications.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In his first appearance in SS Volume 2 ([[Running Gag|and in the Railgun manga and in the Fanfare side story]]) he makes a dramatic speech that is immediately followed by [[Sentai|explosions of colored smoke behind him]].
* [[Unskilled But Strong]]: Compared to every other Level 5. He has a wide variety of powerful abilities, but doesn't usinguse any more strategy than "charge".
* [[Verbal Tic]]: He believes in being gutsy over everything else to such a degree that he tries to insert something about 'guts' in as many of his sentences as he possibly can.
* [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head]]: He wears a shirt emblazoned with the Rising Sun.