Telepathy: Difference between revisions

* A group of telepaths may create a [[Mental Fusion]].

* A telepath or empath is frequently also a [[Living Lie Detector]].

* Some telepaths can [[The Beast Master|control]] and [[Speaks Fluent Animal|communicate]] with animals, and even [[Animal Eye Spy|see through them]].

* Many telepaths are portrayed as being able to sense the presence of each other or other people and animals, simply by being able to sense the presence of another mind. This may have a very limited range, or it may have a planetary scale; if suitably amplified. This tends to turn them into [[Psychic Radar]].

 

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* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has a number of examples; Negi displays very limited mind reading ability in the first chapter (he puts his hand on the target's head and gets maybe 2 words out of it). Later on, the Pactio cards are introduced, which allows Negi and his partners to [[Psychic Link|communicate telepathically]]. In addition, Nodoka gets a book that allows her to read people's thoughts as her artifact; after an upgrade she can essentially listen to the thoughts of anyone whose name she knows...while another upgrade lets her find out anybody's name.

** Nodoka can also use her artifact on herself, which sometimes [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v18/c165/8.html has hilarious results].

** Actually, one ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' episode featuring Jynx had a Lapras who spoke to Ash through telepathy.

* Some of the Espers of ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' have forms of telepathy. There are only two note worthy cases though; Harune in ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'', and The Queen, who hasn't been introduced properly yet in the anime. All we know of the Queen is that her powers (Mental Out) allow her to control others, mess with their memories and read their minds, etc.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[Aquaman]], famously, has the ability [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|to talk to fish]]. Or, at least [[Never Live It Down|that's what conventional wisdom holds.]] In reality, Aquaman has a mental command over ''any'' [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|creatures even vestigially connected to the sea:]] aquatic reptiles, crustaceans, squid, seabirds, mosquitoes, and...for those of you who believe in evolution, this includes ''humans''. Or, if you like to speculate, that also includes [[Eldritch Abomination|friggin CTHULHU!]]

** Retooled after [[Flashpoint]]. Taking a page from some '90s stories and the early origins of the character, Aquaman's telepathy is now greatly toned down, as he can't truly commune with fish or fish-derived life, but just implant compulsions and desires: such as the will to help him.

 

== [[Fan Works]] ==

* Voldemort in ''[[My Immortal]]'' can read minds, because he "[[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe|hath]] [[Rouge Angles of Satin|tele]]''[[Mind Over Matter|kinesis]]''"

* In ''[[Light and Dark - The Adventures of Dark Yagami]]'', Night Yagami can use her Shinigami Ears to hear people's thoughts.

* The ''[[Daria]]/[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' [[Fanfic]] series ''Legion of Lawndale Heroes'' has a lot of telepaths, and deals with the problems of being a telepath. There are so many telepaths in society (albeit not revealed to the [[Muggles|general public]], they operate in government, the [[Super Soldier|military forces]] of many countries, and in [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check|the corporate sectors]]) that the nations of the world have laws enacted and adhered to by even the rogue nations that police people with not just psi-powers, but powers in general. You can actually get a legitimate job with [[Psychic Powers]], with the understanding that if you misuse them in your work, [[Hoist by His Own Petard|it's your fault]], not the fault of [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|the people who hired you.]]

* In ''[[With Strings Attached]]'', the Kansael gives John the ability to communicate telepathically through water. Mostly this means he has to touch the others to “connect their water-strings,” but he can also connect them via a puddle, and he has much longer range in a body of water like the ocean, though just how long is not known. Nor is it known whether he can do more than just talk. He can, however, tap into Ringo's mindsight.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* All the Martian races in [[John Carter of Mars]] are mildly telepathic- mostly this is used to control domestic animals, but can also be used to determine if someone is telling the truth during conversation. The First Born (aka Black Martians) largely do ''not'' have this ability, but their leader [[God Save Us From the Queen|Issus]] does, which helps her cement her position as a living goddess. Certain groups have more advanced telepathic powers, such as the Lotharians (an isolated sect of White Martians who have developed tremendous powers of illusion, but become detached from reality as a result) and the kaldanes (crab-like creatures that are almost all brain and can seize control of anyone who makes eye contact with them). Earth humans, for whatever reason, can [[Won't Work On Me]] telepathic probing, something that comes in handy for Earth-born hero Carter during his adventures.

* One of the [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Hitchhiker's Guide]] entries references an entire planet of beings who were [[Blessed with Suck|cursed]] with telepathy. Everyone on there entire planet could hear every thought in every other mind on the planet, whether they wanted to or not—which quickly threatened to drive them bonkers from information overload and/or sheer boredom. They solved this by adopting the habit of constantly talking loud enough to drown out the constant, unwanted incoming mental transmissions.

 

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

** And of course, there's Maldis, the vampiric [[Evil Sorcerer]], who knew all the details of John Crichton's life without being told. As he said once "Your mind is an open book. Big print and lots of pictures!"

* In ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', River possesses one-way telepathic abilities, being able to read minds. However, she has [[Power Incontinence|the inability to control this]], the thoughts she picks up are far from coherent or clear, and [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read|they are not conducive to sanity.]] It doesn't help that she's a [[Sanity Slippage|traumatized]] [[Training from Hell|wreck]] thanks to [[Mind Rape|her experiences]] at [[School for Scheming|the Academy]].

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* Telepathy is a standard blue ability in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. The [http://magiccards.info/m10/en/74.html Telepathy] card allows you to see your opponent's hand. There are many variants on the ability, usually involving revealing hidden information in some way.

* The current page image is that of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' card, 'Mind Haxorz'.<ref>[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Mind_Haxorz Yes, that is how it's spelled.]</ref> Its effects is functionally equivalent to reading your opponent's mind, too: by paying 500 Life Points, you get to see the opponent's hand and all their face-down cards on the field.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

** A lot of Pokémon (usually Psychic types, though sometimes Ghost or legendary or just special) can communicate telepathically, and some can read thoughts and [[The Empath|emotions]].

* The Komeiji sisters of ''[[Touhou]]'', being satori, can do this. Though Koishi blocked it by closing her third eye, which somehow gives her control of the subconscious.

 

* {{spoiler|Kotori Shirakawa}} in the ''[[Da Capo]]'' [[Dating Sim]] and [[Anime]]. It stems from {{spoiler|a childhood wish to be able to understand the people around her after her sudden adoption. She is ''devastated'' when depowered near the end and retreats back into the [[Stepford Smiler]] mask she wore before she got her powers}}.

* In the [[Murder Mystery]] [[Visual Novel]] ''[[Jisei]]'', a voice that only the protagonist can hear tries to help the main character with his investigation. She is able to transmit her thoughts into his mind and read his thoughts.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* The [[Space Elves|Loroi]] of [[Outsider]] have a variety of psychic abilities, mind talking being among them.

* In ''[[Think Before You Think]]'', Brian has the ability to read minds.

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* Though [[Psychic Powers]] in general are the rarest of all superpowers in the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'', Telepathy is definitely the most common [[Psychic Powers|mental power]]. The most powerful telepath in the setting is Oracle, a former member of the Global Guardians, though the supervillain Cerebellum contests this point. Other notable telepaths are Headcase, Iron Angel, A Espada, Halazgo, and Mikula.

** The Scions are a group of four telepathic siblings. They've been pursuing a private war against their father, Cerebellum, in addition to their normal super-villainy.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Aqualad of the ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' animated series claims to have telepathy, but he has yet to use it on anyone who isn't a <s>fish</s> [[You Fail Biology Forever|sea creature]].

* Ribbon from the original ''[[My Little Pony]]'' was telepathic, and also capable of sending [[Talking in Your Dreams|dream messages]].

* Twilight Sparkle from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' has limited telepathy, as she can alter the minds of Parasprites to not eat food and force her memories of friendship onto her friends.

 

== [[Real Life]] ==

 

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