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== Anime and Manga ==
* This is Tobi's main goal in ''[[Naruto]]''. He plans to cast a permanent genjutsu on the moon that will make everyone live without hatred
** [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Possibly.]] It's just as likely that he's lying about doing it for anyone else's benefit, and that all he cares about is dominating everyone.
* In the world of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', it is possible to brainwash EVA pilots into fighting, but this is never actually used (presumably the results would not be pretty).
** The franchise does suggest one good reason given what we do see: The state of borderline insanity is essentially needed to pilot an EVA at peak efficiency. Brainwashing presumably may render them TOO stable to otherwise take advantage of this.
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== [[Film]] ==
* The use of the eponymous ark in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' movie ''The Ark of Truth'' to convince the Ori's followers of the error of their ways could be viewed this way. While it is justified in that A) the Ori are dead anyway, B) the Ark can only make people believe what is true, and C) the Ori's followers are on the verge of overrunning the Milky Way, it's still brainwashing. Even Daniel, who found the ark and
** It's only ''programmed'' to brainwash the truth. While the Ark itself is hardwired to never be used for anything else, the technology could be adapted to make anyone believe anything. There's a reason the Ancients didn't use it in the first place.
* ''[[Doc Savage]]: The Man of Bronze''. At the end Doc performs one of his personality-altering operations on Captain Seas, who ends up as a member of the Salvation Army.
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