Divided Mind

Divided Mind
David Haller/Legion (Marvel Comics) possesses thousands of sub-personalities.
Power/Ability to:	Possess two or more personas, each capable of separate powers, physical and mental attributes or skills.

"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)

"Utsuro. Yoshida Shouyo. I’m both of those and neither at the same time. One that has lived within this body for so long, I’ve forgotten my very name. No, maybe I never had a name to begin with. I was only showered with endless insults and hostility. And the only name I remember is… Devil."

― Utsuro (Gintama)

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

• Having both a good and an evil side can result in the user being unreliable to everyone.
• Personas may be removed by Mental Release.
• Clear Mind may restore the original mentality, curing the mental disorder.
• Other personality may take over the entire body permanently.
• May be hard to control.
• User may not remember the other personality has 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

• 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)
• Buttercream (Littlest Pet Shop)
• Nurp-Naut (Mixels)
• Jackson Jekyll/Holt Hyde (Monster High)
• Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony series)
• KO (Ok Ko Let's Be Heroes); in TKO form
• 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

Anime/Manga

• Mahiru/Shinya Banba (Akuma no Riddle)
• Alice Gehabich/Masquerade (Bakugan)
• Ichigo Kurosaki/Zangetsu/Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)
• Gillians (Bleach)
• Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Motoko Gettou/Hibiki/Fujiko/Mikiri (Change 123)
• Touko Fukawa/Genocider Syo (Dangan Ronpa)
• Shiro/Wretched Egg (Deadman Wonderland)
• Ai/Kaiman/Aikawa/Kai (Dorohedoro)
• Launch (Dragon Ball)
• Lucy/Nyu (Elfen Lied)
• Brain/Zero (Fairy Tail)
• Utsuro (Gintama)
• Kotonoha Nanase (Gun x Clover)
• Suikotsu (Inuyasha)
• Diavolo/Vinager Doppio (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V/5: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)
• Cerberus (Todays Cerberus)
• Seijuro Akashi (Kuroko no Basket)
• Kozue Aoba (Mahoraba)
• Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Marie Parfacy/Soma Peries (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
• Anew Returner (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
• Allelujah/Hallelujah Haptism (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
• Rosamia Badam/Rosammy (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)
• Ren Homura (Monster Strike)
• Sakura Haruno/Inner Sakura (Naruto)
• Cavendish/Hakuba (One Piece)
• Mahiru Hiragi (Owari no Seraph)
• Clockwork (Paradox Saga)
• Harumi Chōno/Maria (Paranoia Agent)
• Moka Akashiya (Rosario + Vampire)
• Kyoshiro Mibu (Samurai Deeper Kyo)
• Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Moon); having the spirits and souls of Mistress Nine and Sailor Saturn
• 88 Musubi (Sekirei); merged with 08 Yume
• Class Rep/Last Amazoness (Seto no Hanayome)
• Kaneki Ken (Tokyo Ghoul)
• The Hundred-Faced Hassan (TYPE-MOON)
• Shiki Ryougi (TYPE-MOON)
• Sayo Yasuda (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
• Eva Ushiromiya/Eva-Beatrice (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
• Kamyu/Mutsumi (Utawarerumono)
• Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Ryo Bakura/Yami Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Thief King Bakura/Yami Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Marik Ishtar/Yami Marik (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Shinobu Sensui/Minoru/Kazuya/Naru (Yu Yu Hakusho)
• Kolulu (Zatch Bell!)
• Koko (Zatch Bell!)

Movies

• 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)
• Audrey Parker/Lucy/Mara (Haven)
• Beatrice Mitchell (Haven)
• Helena (Haven)
• Sylar (Heroes)
• Matt Parkman (Heroes); via absorbing Sylar's consciousness
• 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

• 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)
• Patrick Sprigs (Mega Man: Star Force series)
• Raiden/Jack the Ripper (Metal Gear)
• Liquid Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid 4: Sons of the Patriots)
• Elisa/Ursula (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops)
• 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

• Captain Underpants/Mr. Krupp (Captain Underpants)
• Eldunari users (The Inheritance Cycle)
• Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)

Web Series

• Calliope/Caliborn (Homestuck)

See Also

For fan-fictional to non-canon characters, see here.

Gallery

Comics/Cartoons

Celestialsapiens such as Alien X (Ben 10) all possess three distinct personalities who must agree on anything in a two-thirds majority vote for them to do anything.

The different aspects of Raven's (DC Comics) personality are represented by "Emoticlones" that reside within her mind.

Azrael (DC Comics) has a split personality that actually believes that it is the Biblical Angel of Vengeance.

Firestorm (DC Comics) possesses multiple minds and personalities via the "Firestorm Matrix."

The Batman of Zur-En-Arrh (DC Comics) is a backup persona stored within Bruce Wayne's mind in the event he is overwhelmed by psychological trauma.

Two-Face (DC Comics) truly lives up to his name.

Two-Face (DC Animated Universe) truly lives up to his name with having two sides of himself, one being a lawyer, the other being a killer.

Coldstone (Gargoyles) possesses the souls and personalities of the three gargoyles whose remains compose his cybernetic body: Othello, Desdemona, and Iago.

Several different incarnations of the Hulk (Marvel Comics)

Typhoid Mary (Marvel Comics)

Moon Knight (Marvel Comics) has several split personalities, which also render him resistant to psychic powers.

Robert Reynolds/Sentry and The Void (Marvel Comics)

Mister Negative (Marvel Comics) possesses two personalities: the kindhearted philanthropist Martin Li, and the criminal mastermind, Mister Negative.

Unlike other Sonic continuities, this Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic) is the psychotic, murderous alter ego of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Mike (Total Drama: Revenge of the Island) has multiple egos…

…Chester a grumpy old man when Mike gets frustrated…

…Svetlana the Russian Olympic queen of gymnastics when needed for athletic challenges…

…Vito a tough and aggressive Italian when Mike's shirt is off…

…Manitoba Smith an Australian adventurer when Mike puts on a hat…

…Mal is Mike's evil personality sealed within his mind who can shift between his and Mike's minds at his own will.

D.A.V.E. (The Batman) is a computer AI created from the combined brainwaves of several of Batman's enemies.

Every time Roger (American Dad) puts on a disguise, he develops multiple personas.

Metalhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 1987 TV series)

Bad Cop/Good Cop (The LEGO Movie) has a Bad Cop Side

Good Cop/Bad Cop(The LEGO Movie) has a Good Cop Side

After eating the heart of her half-brother Lord Drago, Vampirella (Vampirella) temporarily housed his mind in her subconscious.

Anime/Manga

As the result of the merger of numerous Hollows, Gillians (Bleach) are mostly mindless as the numerous personalities inside of them constantly fight for control.

After nearly becoming a Hollow himself, Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) nonetheless developed an "inner Hollow" alter ego.

Yue's (Cardcaptor Sakura) false form, Yukito Tsukishiro, has his own identity and personality.

Aoi Fukasaku (Coppelion) awakening her other personality, Izanami.

Launch (Dragon Ball) constantly shifts between a kind-hearted, naive persona and a short-tempered, trigger-happy one whenever she sneezes.

Kaede (Elfen Lied) possesses two distinct personalities: the murderous and sadistic "Lucy" and the childish and innocent "Nyu."

Utsuro (Gintama) developed countless multiple personalities to overcome the endless pain of immortality, one such is Yoshida Shoyo, though he ultimately killed the rest of them and resurfaced.

Suikotsu (InuYasha) has two personalities: a kind, philanthropist doctor and a sadistic, murderous mercenary.

The gentle Vinegar Doppio and fearsome mob boss Diavolo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V/5: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo) share a body as two personalities, Diavolo acting as a guide and mentor for Doppio and Doppio acting as a cover and protection of Diavolo's identity as Passione's mob boss.

Sakura Haruno's (Naruto) hidden thoughts are frequently expressed by her "Inner Sakura," who is at times shown to be a second personality.

Cavendish (One Piece) possesses a dual personality, Hakuba, who is ruthless in slashing down everyone in range whenever Cavendish falls asleep.

Moka Akashiya (Rosario + Vampire) has two different personalities; her original haughty one (Inner Moka), and an artificial one created from her mother's rosary (Outer Moka).

Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon) possesses both the souls of herself and Mistress Nine.

Aoi Kuchiba (The Qwaser of Stigmata) was cursed with her twin brother, Yū's personality when he accidentally killed him.

Harumi Chono (Paranoia Agent) has two very different personalities.

Maria (Paranoia Agent) a prostitute, Harumi's alternate ego.

Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin) struggles with his assassin alter ego Battousai the Manslayer...

...who's dominance of Kenshin's mind is signified by Kenshin's eyes turning golden.

Sensui (YuYu Hakusho) has seven personalities, one counting his own and six others.

Alice (Bakugan) with her mask can take on her altered ego, Masquerade. Not only her looks and voice (and probably gender) has changed but Masquerade's personality is the complete opposite of Alice's.

Touko Fukawa (Dangan Ronpa) mostly unwillingly switches to her murderous alternate personality, Genocider Syo, and back through fainting or sneezing.

Zofis implanted a strong darkness inside Koko’s (Zatch Bell!) heart in order to make an ideal partner. By infusing the darkness with Koko’s hidden pain and jealousy, Zofis created a separate personality who enjoyed hurting others as much as he did. Zofis used this evil Koko as a partner while keeping her true, kindhearted side locked away.

Kolulu (Zatch Bell!) has a separate personality inside her spellbook. Whenever Kolulu’s bookkeeper Lori reads the spell Zeruku Kolulu’s sadistic side is released.

Diana (Marchen Awakens Romance) acquired a sinister and heartless personality because of the Chess Pieces’ king’s mind control. Unknown to everyone, even herself, Diana’s true kindhearted self is still locked away.

Kyoshiro Mibu (Samurai Deeper Kyo)

Video Games

Under the effects of the Joker infection and Scarecrow's fear toxin, Batman (Batman: Arkham Knight) developed a split personality based on the Joker.

Quincy Sharp (Batman: Arkham) has a murderous split personality that believes itself to be the spirit of Amadeus Arkham.

Brigade (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects) constantly struggles with the minds of the one hundred Iraq War soldiers whose corpses make up his body.

Raiden (Metal Gear) has been overtaken by his "Jack the Ripper" persona.

Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear) used hypnosis, psychotherapy, drugs, and nanomachines to transplant the deceased Liquid Snake's thoughts, memories, and mannerisms onto himself, creating a split personality dubbed Liquid Ocelot.

Elisa and Ursula (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops) are split personalities who believe themselves to be the other's twin sister.

The Prince of Persia (Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones) developed a second personality, the Dark Prince, when he was corrupted by the Sands of Time.

Legion (Mass Effect) possesses the combined minds of over 1000 geth programs.

Alfred Ashford (Resident Evil) developed a split personality based on his twin sister Alexia after going insane from loneliness.

Evil Ryu (Street Fighter), Ryu's persona when he has been overtaken by the Satsui no Hado.

When to pass strict age limits, Penelope (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time) invented a disguise, giving herself under the alias, Black Baron, a pilot who wins the ACES Flying Competition each year.

The Black Knight (Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time) is another persona Penelope took under while working for Cyrille Le Paradox.

Hyde (Valkyrie Crusade) has a split personality.

Noire (Fire Emblem Awakening) developed a more brash and violent split personality as a result of being used as a test subject for her mother Tharja's curses.

Live Television/Movies

Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) often struggles with his murderous alter ego, Angelus.

Angel and Angelus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) confront one another within Angel's mind.

Glorificus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) shares a body with Ben, a human doctor.

Oozaru (Dragonball Evolution)

Goku (Dragonball Evolution) the human form/alter-ego of Oozaru.

Nemesis (Resident Evil: Apocalypse) has two distinct personalities: Matt Addison, his former human self, and Nemesis.

Mesogog (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)

Anton Mercer (Power Rangers Dino Thunder), the human alter ego of Mesogog.

Dr. Jekyll (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) used a potion to manifest his evil impulses into a second personality, Mr. Hyde.

Niki Sanders (Heroes) sees her alter ego, Jessica in her reflection.

Gina (Heroes) is another one of Niki Sanders' alter egos.

Kalagua/Salupa/Dr. Eva Tabinas (Pedro Petuko) a great example of divided mind power.

Josephine's (Dyosa) three inner goddess each have different powers and personalities.

Clark Kent (Smallville) has alternate personalities that surface when exposed to certain kinds of Kryptonite.

Kal (Smallville), Clark's personality that surfaces when exposed to red Kryptonite, represents Clark when he is free of his morals, inhibitions, and social conscience.

Kal-El (Smallville) is a persona of Clark's created when he was brainwashed by Jor-El, which struggled for dominance until Clark emerged victorious.

Conner Kent (Smallville) has a unique reaction to red kryptonite, assuming the normally repressed genes and thought process of "Alexander Luthor".

Alexander Luthor (Smallville) is Conner Kent's darker personality brought out by red kryptonite.

Lex Luthor (Smallville), while stranded on an island, spoke with a man named Louis Leery, who he discovered was just a figment of his imagination.

When Heckyl (Power Rangers Dino Charge) runs out of energy, he transforms into Snide.

Niki Sanders (Heroes) possesses multiple personalities, most notably "Jessica," due to child abuse as a kid.

Crazy Jane (Doom Patrol/DC Comics) becoming Sun Daddy one of her 64 personality

Others

Spoony One and Dr. Insano (Spoony Experiment)

Jackson Jekyll and Holt Hyde (Monster High) are the sons of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. When quiet and nerdy Jackson hears loud music, he transforms into Holt, a fun-loving DJ.

Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants) is the hypnotized alter-ego of Benjamin Krupp, surfacing when he hears someone snap their fingers...

...and reverting to Mr. Krupp when he is splashed with water or otherwise wet.

Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)

Videos

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