- "Why don't you take my mind? 'Cause you already own my life."
- ― The Browning - Sick Minds
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/Transference
- Essence Transference/Transferal/Projection
- Mind Transferal/Transference/Projection
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
- Possessive Power Absorption
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)
- The Batman Who Laughs/The Darkest Knight (DC Comics); had his brain transplanted into the body of the Final Bruce Wayne
- 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)
- Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious (Star Wars)
- Valkorion (Star Wars)
- Darth Andeddu (Star Wars Legends)
- Darth Zash (Star Wars Legends)
- Darth Bane (Star Wars)
- Set Harth (Star Wars)
- Ōko Yushima (Bleach)
- Ledina (Doraemon)
- Rinichirō Hagire (Deadman Wonderland)
- Ryūzan Hayashi (Gintama)
- Yamanaka Clan (Naruto)
- Ino Yamanaka
- Inoichi Yamanaka
- Fū Yamanaka
- Inojin Yamanaka
- Kaguya Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Orochimaru (Naruto)
- Fūka (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
- SCP-035-Possessive Mask (SCP Foundation)
- 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/The Flash 2014); via his Hoverchair and essence transference ring.
- Connor (Detroit: Become Human); into other RK800 models
- TOM (Toonami)
- Dr. Eggman (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Myrrah (Gears of War)
Known Devices
- Cortical Stack (Altered Carbon)
- Link unit (Avatar)
- Neuro-scanning socket (Denma)
- Artificial Neuro-sensor cell chip (Denma)
- Orb of Drakaron (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
Known Locations
- Tree of Souls (Avatar); via Consciousness Transfer