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The power to control memories. Sub-power of Mental Manipulation. Not to be confused with Past Manipulation.

Also Called

  • Memory Control
  • Mnemokinesis

Capabilities

User can control memories of oneself and others, allowing them to modify, fabricate, suppress, influence, repair, restore, erase, detect, and view them. They can change memories to confuse, wipe away certain memories to cause amnesia, discern and provoke nostalgia, and enter the victim into a psychic vision, replaying their memory.

Applications

Techniques

Variations

Associations

Limitations

  • Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
  • Users of Retrocognition can perceive the difference between history and memory.
  • Ineffective against those who are all-knowing.
  • Panmnesia
  • May lose control in times of stress or if rushed.
  • May get overwhelmed with memories of others.
    • May confuse your memories with someone else's.
  • May be an accidental side effect of Life-Force Absorption.
  • May have limited range, including touch only.
  • May only be able to create/manipulate certain types of memories.
  • May be temporary.
  • Overuse and/or memories inconsistent with the environment, other memories, and/or other key elements may cause the target to suffer a nervous breakdown.
  • May be difficult in discerning manipulated memories with normal ones.
  • Memories must be well defined/convincing or the target may suspect that it's not their own.
  • May be ineffective/have a weakened effect on a target who has memory problems (e.g. short-term memory loss).

Known Users

Cartoons

  • Anodites (Ben 10 series)
    • Gwen Tennyson
  • Cerebrocrustaceans (Ben 10 series)
    • Brainstorm
    • Proctor Servantis
  • Kevin Levin (Ben 10 series); limited
  • The Scyphozoa (Code Lyoko)
  • Wooldoor Sockbat (Drawn Together)
  • Alien Parasites (Rick and Morty)
  • Kenny McCormick (South Park); involuntarily
  • Lil' Pequena (The Adventures Of Puss In Boots)

Comics

  • Betta George (Angel: After the Fall)
  • Eric Draven/The Crow (Caliber Comics)
  • Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
  • Miss Martian (DC Comics)
  • Raven (DC Comics)
  • Forget-Me-Not (Marvel Comics); involuntarily
  • Quentin Quire/Kid Omega (Marvel Comics)
  • Mastermind (Marvel Comics)
  • Professor X (Marvel Comics)
  • Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
  • Rachel Summers/Marvel Girl/Phoenix (Marvel Comics)
  • Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
  • Nate Grey/X-Man (Marvel Comics)
  • Ebony (Sonic the Comic)
  • Laura Wilson/Persephone (The Wicked + The Divine)

Movies

  • Dr. Daniel Schreber (Dark City)
  • The Strangers (Dark City)
  • Grand Pabbie (Frozen)
  • The Matrix (The Matrix)
  • Wipers (Push)
  • Etelgar (Ultraman Ginga S Movie Showdown! The 10 Ultra Brothers!)

Literature

  • Witches and Warlocks (Beauchamp Family and Summer on East End series); via spell casting.
    • Bran Gardiner/Loki, God of Mischief
    • Jean-Baptiste Mésomier/Muninn God of Memory
    • Mardi Overbrook/Magdi, Goddess of Rage
  • Blue Bloods/Vampires (Blue Bloods series)
    • Jack Force
  • Minoo (Engelsfors)
  • Wizards (Harry Potter); via Memory Charms
  • Magnus Bane (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
  • Catarina Loss (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
  • Rezkin (King's Dark Tidings)

Live Television

  • Vampires (Being Human)
    • Mitchell
  • Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Cleaners (Charmed)
  • Elders (Charmed)
  • The Tribunal (Charmed)
  • Time Lords (Doctor Who)
    • The Doctor
  • Damian (Heroes)
  • Ship (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
  • Vulcans (Star Trek); via the Vulcan Mind Meld
  • Adam (Torchwood)
  • Space Cats (Ultraman series)

Manga/Anime

  • Users of the Founding Titan's power (Attack on Titan)
  • Aleksandra I. Pokryshkin (Strike Witches/Brave Witches)
  • Takuto Tatsunagi (Cardfight!! Vanguard)
  • Pierrot (Cheeky Angel)
  • Charles zi Britannia (Code Geass)
  • Phantom (Date A Live)
  • Mest Gryder/Doranbolt (Fairy Tail)
  • Hatori Sohma (Fruits Basket)
  • Nanami Tomitsu (Gokukoku No Brynhildr)
  • Sarue Mitsuki (Hataraku Maou-sama)
  • Rohan Kishibe (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable)
  • Warp/Kaiba (Kaiba)
  • Regula (Karakuri Dôji Ultimo)
  • Aladdin (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
  • Gowther (Nanatsu No Taizai)
  • Charlotte Pudding (One Piece); via the Memo Memo no Mi
  • Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica); as Homucifer, unknowingly when trapped in the Soul Gem Labyrinth.
  • Misaki Shokuhou (To Aru Majutsu No Index)
  • Vetrix (Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal)
  • Zofis (Zatch Bell!)

Video Games

  • Naminé (Kingdom Hearts)
  • George Weissman (The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky)
  • Mewtwo (Pokémon)
  • Nilin (Remember Me)
  • Mnemosyne (Valkyrie Crusade)

Web Original

Known Objects

  • The Animus (Assassin's Creed)
  • Fairy Godmother's Wand (Cinderella)
  • Doraemon's tools (Doraemon)
  • The Cosmic Cube (Marvel Comics)
  • Neuralyzer (Men in Black)
  • Eidolon (Vampirella)
  • The Amnesulet (Yin Yang Yo!)
  • Millennium Rod (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

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