Divided Mind

"A divided mind is an unfocused mind. A divided mind fractures walls and weakens stone. Many divided minds may destroy a city"

- Dak'kon (Planescape: Torment)

The power to contain multiple sentient personalities within their mind. Not to be confused with Gestalt Mind.

Also Called

 * Adaptive Personality
 * Alter Ego
 * Alternate Ego/Personality
 * Dissociative Identity/Split Personality Disorder
 * Double Life/Personality
 * Dual Mind
 * Multiple Egos/Mind/Personalities/Personality Disorder/Souls
 * Split Personality Manifestation
 * Sub-Personalities

Capabilities
The user is subjected to these personalities, which can be evoked at variable times. Some personas may be passive or aggressive, some may have different powers.

The separate identity inhabiting the user's hosting body is attributed as a specific symbiote. In most cases this identity can exist for an extensive period of time in which the user may have no prior knowledge of the identity's existence.

It is apparent that while these personas all look out for the original, a factor may present to have intents of over-writing and taking over as the original identity.

Applications

 * Multiple personae may each have special talents.
 * Hypercompetence
 * May have different superpowers.
 * Split Personality Combat

Associations

 * Consciousness Shattering
 * Gestalt Form
 * Gestalt Mind
 * Hive Mind
 * Inner Beast
 * Berserker Physiology
 * Feral Mind
 * Mind Hive
 * Symbiosis

Limitations

 * Personas may be removed by Mental Release.
 * Other personality may take over the entire body permanently.
 * May be hard to control.
 * User may not remember the other personality having taken over.
 * Personas may battle for control of the body.
 * Personas may takeover when there's a certain event or if the user is under extreme stress or emotion.
 * If the user is unconscious or asleep, the personas may show up to claim their body.

Known Users
See Also: Split Personality.

Comics
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 * Firestorm (DC Comics)
 * Byron Shelley/The Fog (DC Comics)
 * Kay Challis/Crazy Jane (DC Comics)
 * Albert Desmond/Doctor Alchemy (DC Comics)
 * Laura De Mille/Madame Rouge (DC Comics)
 * Rhosyn Forest/Thorn (DC Comics)
 * Harvey Dent/Two-Face (DC Comics)
 * Arnold 'Ventriloquist' Wesker/Scarface (DC Comics)
 * Yang Kei-Ying/Seven Deadly Brothers (DC Comics)
 * Jackie Hyde (Casper's Scare School comic); only when he gets frightened or angered
 * David Haller/Legion (Marvel Comics)
 * Jean Grey/Phoenix/Dark Phoenix (Marvel Comics)
 * Curt Conners/Lizard (Marvel Comics)
 * Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
 * Typhoid Mary (Marvel Comics)
 * Klyntar/Symbiote Hosts (Marvel Comics)
 * Spider-Man/Symbiote Spider-Man
 * Eddie Brock/Venom
 * Cletus Kasady/Carnage
 * Patrick Mulligan/Toxin
 * The Living Tribunal (Marvel Comics)
 * Bi-Beast (Marvel Comics)
 * Bruce Banner/Hulk (Marvel Comics)
 * Rogue (Marvel Comics); when absorbing too many personalities all at once
 * Martin Li/Mister Negative (Marvel Comics)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
 * Vampirella (Vampirella); temporarily

Cartoons

 * Roger Smith/Sidney Huffman (American Dad)
 * Celestialsapiens (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
 * Alien X (Ben/Bellicus/Serena)
 * Margaret Sorrow/Cassie/Magpie (Beware the Batman)
 * Boboi Boy (BoBoiBoy)
 * Coldstone (Gargoyles)
 * Flippy (Happy Tree Friends)
 * Nurp-Naut (Mixels)
 * Jackson Jekyll/Holt Hyde (Monster High)
 * Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony series)
 * Cheese Sandwich (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * AIs (Red vs Blue)
 * Spongebob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants); in "The Abrasive Side"
 * Raven (Teen Titans)
 * Otto Von Furth/Plasmus (Teen Titans)
 * Metalhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 1987 TV series)
 * Mike, Chester, Svetlana, Vito, Manitoba Smith and Mal (Total Drama)
 * Blitzwing (Transformers Animated)
 * Professor Steven Boxleitner/Dr. Two-Brains (WordGirl); via laboratory experiment gone wrong}}

Movies
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 * Katrina/Bree (Crank)
 * Goku/Oozaru (Dragonball Evolution)
 * The Narrator/Tyler Durden (Fight Club)
 * Melanie/Wanderer (The Host)
 * Pet/Wanderer (The Host)
 * Humans/"Souls" (The Host)
 * Bad Cop/Good Cop (The Lego Movie)
 * Smeagol/Gollum (The Lord of the Rings)
 * Fred Michaelson (Midnight Runner)
 * Professor Julius Kelp/Buddy Love (The Nutty Professor; 1963/2008 film); via serum
 * Professor Sherman Klump/Buddy Love (The Nutty Professor/Nutty Professor II: The Klumps); via serum
 * Harold Kelp/Jack (The Nutty Professor; 2008 film); via the Secrets of Love
 * Matt Addison/Nemesis (Resident Evil: Apocalypse)
 * Glen Ray/Glenda Ray (Seed Of Chucky)
 * Suki/Lustful Suki/Saint Suki/The Screaming Yang (The Scribbler)
 * Alice/The Pusher (The Scribbler)
 * Hogan/Pure Hogan (The Scribbler)
 * Kevin W. Crumb (Split)

Live Television

 * Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost (Arrowverse)
 * Frankie Kane/Magenta (Arrowverse)
 * Angel/Angelus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
 * Ben Wilkinson/Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * Ian Price/Jason Cole (Do No Harm)
 * Josephine as Dyosa Cielo, Dyosa Tierra, and Dyosa Agua (Dyosa)
 * Sylar (Heroes)
 * Matt Parkman (Heroes); via absorbing Sylar's consciousness
 * Audrey Parker/Lucy/Mara (Haven)
 * Beatrice Mitchell (Haven)
 * Helena (Haven)
 * Niki Sanders/Jessica Sanders/Gina (Heroes)
 * Tom Jackman/Hyde (Jekyll)
 * Robert Jekyll/Hyde (Jekyll and Hyde)
 * Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
 * Hikaru/Nova (Magic Knight Rayearth)
 * Rudy Wade (Misfits)
 * Edward Albright/Henry Spivey (My Own Worst Enemy)
 * Jessica/Tess Buchanan (One Life to Live)
 * Kalagua/Salupa/Dr. Eva Tabinas (Pedro Penduko at and mga Engkantao)
 * Heckyl/Snide (Power Rangers Dino Charge)
 * Anton Mercer/Mesogog (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
 * Deker (Power Rangers Samurai)
 * Clark Kent/Kal (Smallville)
 * Davis Bloome/Doomsday (Smallville)
 * Conner Kent/Alexander Luthor (Smallville)
 * Lex Luthor/Louis Leery (Smallville); formerly
 * Sam Winchester (Supernatural); after remembering his time in Lucifer's Cage, he begins hallucinate Lucifer and talk with him
 * Alaric Saltzman/The Darkness (The Vampire Diaries)}}

Video Games
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 * Batman (Batman: Arkham); as one of the Joker Infected
 * Quincy Sharp (Batman: Arkham)
 * Gods (Black and White series)
 * Platinum The Trinity (BlazBlue)
 * Alyssa Hale/Bates (Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within)
 * Noire (Fire Emblem Awakening)
 * Cortana (Halo)
 * Neptune/Purple Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
 * Plutia/Iris Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
 * Legion (MARDEK); via having 4 individual souls Video Game
 * Brigade (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
 * Legion (Mass Effect)
 * Raiden/Jack the Ripper (Metal Gear)
 * Liquid Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid 4: Sons of the Patriots)
 * Elisa/Ursula (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops)
 * Patrick Sprigs (Mega Man: Star Force series)
 * Chou-Chou (Mugen Souls)
 * Prince of Persia/Dark Prince (Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones)
 * Alfred Ashford (Resident Evil Code: Veronica)
 * Caligula Vadamus VII (Scorpius: Treachery)
 * Penelope/The Black Baron/Black Knight (Sly Cooper)
 * Tira (Soulcalibur)
 * Ryu/Evil Ryu (Street Fighter)
 * Torque (The Suffering)
 * Hyde (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Fei Fong Wong (Xenogears); originally

Literature

 * Eldunari users (The Inheritance Cycle)
 * Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
 * Cynthia Andrews (The Young Guardians)

Web Series

 * Calliope/Caliborn (Homestuck)

Web Animation

 * Edo Soldier (TF2 Freak)}}