The power to transfer one's consciousness into another body. Sub-power of Telepathy. Not to be confused with Mind Exchange.
Also Called
- Consciousness Projection
- Mind Transferal
Capabilities
The user can transfer their mind and memories into a another body while retaining all of their powers and skills, which grants them a variation of immortality. Depending on the user, they may have lifeless, empty bodies for their minds to possess, possessing a comatose/brain-dead person or just possessing someone else.
Applications
- Immortal Cloning if possessing a clone body of the user.
- Possession
Variations
- Chronoskimming - Transfer the consciousness through the Space-Time.
- Dimensioskimming - Transfer the consciousness through alternate dimensions or realities.
Associations
Limitations
- May be either irreversible or only temporal.
- Users of Indomitable Will/Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
- May have a limited range of transfer.
- Divided Mind may complicate things.
- Original body may be destroyed upon transfer.
Known Users
- Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty - The Rickshank Rickdemption)
- Amon (Starcraft)
- Delilah Copperspoon (Dishonored)
- Ferdinand (Ni no Kuni 2)
- Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
- Rintaro Okabe (Steins;Gate)
- Humanoid Cylons (Battlestar Galactica)
- Puck (Captain Earth)
- Ichinomiya Shingo (Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou!); became Wendelin Von Benno Baumeister
- Bai Jin (Karakuri Circus)
- Arnim Zola (Marvel Comics)
- Ultron (Marvel Comics)
- Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Charles Xavier (Marvel Comics)
- Neosaurus (Marvel Comics)
- Nathaniel Essex/Mister Sinister (Marvel Comics); via Hive Mind of Sinister Species
- Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (Marvel Comics); became "Peter Parker"/Superior Spider-Man
- Alistair Smythe/Spider Slayer (Marvel Comics)
- Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Palpatine (Star Wars)
- Valkorion (Star Wars)
- Darth Andeddu (Star Wars)
- Darth Zash (Star Wars)
- Darth Bane (Star Wars)
- Set Harth (Star Wars)
- Ledina (Doraemon)
- Rinichirō Hagire (Deadman Wonderland)
- Yamanaka Clan (Naruto)
- Ino Yamanaka
- Inoichi Yamanaka
- Fū Yamanaka
- Inojin Yamanaka
- Kaguya Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Orochimaru (Naruto)
- Rao Vantika (Star Trek)
- Dr Ira Graves (Star Trek)
- Dr Noonien Soong (Star Trek)
- Sargon & Sargon's race (Star Trek)
- V'Ger (Star Trek)
- Vulcans (Star Trek)
- Spock (Star Trek)
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed); season 9
- Some telepaths (Dungeons & Dragons)
- Carmilla (Vampire Hunter D)
- Alex Wesker (Resident Evil: Revelation 2); as Nadia Korda (Bad Ending)
- Travelers (The Vampire Diaries)
- Markos
- Julian
- Katherine Pierce
- Witches (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Esther
- Finn
- Kol
- Travelers
- Markos
- Julian
- Katherine Pierce
- Gentooans (Space Dandy)
- Adelie
- Steven (Steven Universe)
- En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse (X-Men: Apocalypse)
- C'drall (Battle Chasers Nightwar)
- Kami-sama (Dragon Ball)
- Dragons (Inheritance Cycle) into Eldunarí
- Brady Hartsfield (End of Watch)
- Simon Jarrett, PATHOS-II personnel (SOMA); via Pilot Seat
- Max (dog) (Denma); via Artificial Neuro-sensor cell chip
- Dummies (Denma); via Neuro-scanning socket
- Dike Heubing (Denma)
- Edel (Arcel)
- God
- Clifford DeVoe/The Thinker (Arrowverse); via his chair.
- Connor (Detroit: Become Human); into other RK800 models
- TOM (Toonami)
- Dr. Eggman (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Known Devices
- Cortical Stack (Altered Carbon)
- Neuro-scanning socket (Denma)
- Artificial Neuro-sensor cell chip (Denma)
Gallery
Charles Xavier (Marvel Comics) survived his death by Jean Grey/Phoenix by transferring his consciousness into a brain-dead man.
Ultron (Marvel Comics) can transfer his consciousness to another body should his previous one be destroyed.
Rinichirō Hagire (Deadman Wonderland) utilized Chan and En's ability to transcribe his memories into another body, effectively taking over and extending his life, with Toto Sakigami being his third and last generation.
Ino Yamanaka (Naruto) uses the Mind Body Switch Technique to temporarily transfer her mind into Sakura's body.
Orochimaru (Naruto) using the Living Corpse Reincarnation to permanently transfer his mind to another body, completely taking over it.
Exploiting Babbo's ability to hold human consciousness, Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance) corrupted him by transferring the evil minds of the Orb into him.
TOM (Toonami) has repeatedly transferred his consciousness into different bodies after the previous ones have been destroyed.
In his original robotic form, Dr. Eggman (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) created several replacement robot bodies to transfer his mind into.
Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Palpatine (Star Wars)
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