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The head is where the brain is, and the brain controls all conscious and unconscious functions. So when there's some external, intangible assault on the brain, cranium or ears, it's only natural to seek to protect the head.
If a mind control power is used, the character(s) attempting to resist it will clutch their heads.
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== [[Anime]] ==
* Vegeta does this in ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' when Babidi is taking over his mind and amplifying the lingering evil within him.
* Same goes for Asuka from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' when she gets [[Mind Rape
* In ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'', Joshua often clutches his head and screams when the power of the horns on his head overwhelms him. (The picture above is just one example of many.)
** Also, the manga shows Aion clutching his head {{spoiler|after discovering horrible secrets about his society, including that Pandaemonium was once a human woman, pregnant with him and Chrono, before she was turned into the [[Hive Queen]] of the demons.}}
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** And any with psi-based powers hit with psychic backlash. Also happens to anyone attempting to use Cerebro to scan world-wide, from Professor Xavier to the mildest psychic, so often that you wonder why they still trust the thing.
* [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Susan Storm-Richards]] tends to do this when she's pushing her force field power to its upper limit.
* The first villain in ''[[X Wing Series|Requiem for a Rogue]]'' is confronted by a more powerful villain, who uses his blaster to burn off his own hand, telekinetically uses it to choke the first guy, then makes the first guy's head explode. Because [[Complexity Addiction|just shooting, choking, or head-exploding him would be too simple, apparently]], and [[Death Trap
* In ''[[Cry for Justice]]'' when the heroes seek [[You Keep Using That Word|justice]]. ''[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/571164.html?#cutid1 Welcome to pain!]''
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' chapter 19,
* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', Tedd and Ellen both clutch at their heads after being subject to having their emotions magically amplified by Magus because of the headache that ensues after a successful use of the ability.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]: Back To The Sewer''
* ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]''
** In "The Fantastic Frump", Doom unleashes a sonic attack that not only causes the clutching of the head and doubling over, but drives Firestar to her knees.
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