Memory Reading

The power to read a person's memories. Sub-power of Telepathy and Memory Manipulation.

Also Called[]

Memory Scanning

Fiction-Specific Terms[]

Dreamfasting (The Dark Crystal)

Capabilities[]

The user can read the target's memory to learn their history, discover lost memories and help the person remember, learn a memory that the target is unaware of, but could be useful. etc.

Applications[]

Variations[]

Visual Memory Reading

Associations[]

Limitations[]

May require physical contact with the target.
The user cannot read someone's mind, just their memory.
Memories of past events may be overwhelming to the user, such as traumatizing scenes and past sorrows.
Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
May cause intense headache and brain pain.

Known Users[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Anyone bitten by a vampire (Black Blood Brothers)
Hana Mutou (Captain Earth)
Planetary Gears (Captain Earth)
Users of Memory Reading Quanx ability (Denma)
- Korah
- White hair
- Jiro
- White Police Guards
  - Gaya
  - Lot
  - Federick
  - Old Boys
- Mori
- Gongja
- Gauss
- Nong
Lulu Bell (D.Gray-man)
Wisely Kamelot (D.Gray-man)
Duskmon (Digimon)
Momoa Rukel (Gachiakuta); via Asyl
Pakunoda (Hunter x Hunter)
Alucard (Hellsing/Hellsing Ultimate); via blood consumption
Rohan Kishibe (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable); via Heaven's Door
Verossa Acous (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha); via Thought Investigation
Sonica Lilian (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
Gowther (Nanatsu No Taizai)
Viola (One Piece), via Giro Giro no Mi
Charlotte Pudding (One Piece); via the Memo Memo no Mi
Tomoe (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy)
Noa Takigawa (Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches); via kiss
Lord Slug (Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug)
Shiki Granbell (Edens Zero); via Overdrive
Momoa Rukel (Gachiakuta); via Asyl

Comics/Cartoons[]

Charles Xavier/Professor X (Marvel Comics); via Telepathy
Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
Miss Martian (DC Comics/Young Justice)
Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony series)
Horde Prime (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
Hay Lin (W.I.T.C.H.)

Literature[]

Schuyler Van Alen (Blue Bloods Series); via Blood Consumption
The Gelfling (The Dark Crystal); via hand-to-hand contact
Ruby Daly (The Darkest Minds)
Clancy Gray (The Darkest Minds)
Nika (Demon Accords)
Aro (Twilight); via Tactile Telepathy

Live Television/Movie[]

Agnes Walker (Alphas)
Mitchell Morgan (Alphas)
Mesmer (The Boys)
Litvack (Charmed); via Visual Mind Reading
Farah Dowling (Fate: The Winx Saga)
Third (The Gifted Graduation)
Lee Ahn (He is Psychometric)
Matt Parkman (Heroes)
Min-joon Do (My Love from Another Star)
Cassandra Nova (Marvel Cinematic Universe) via body phasing.
Rafkonians (Power Rangers Dino Fury)
Jane "Eleven" Hopper (Stranger Things)
Abaddon (Supernatural); via Partial Possession
Werewolves (Teen Wolf)
Frederick Beauchamp (Witches of East End)
The Crow (The Crow)
Professor Kang (Magic to Win)
Macy Cheng (Magic to Win)
Vampires (Queen of the Damned); via Blood Consumption
- Lestat
- Marius
- Akasha
- Jesse
Vampires and Lycans (Underworld franchise), via Blood Consumption
Do Ha-na (Uncanny Counter)
Alien Zamu II (Ultraman Neos)
Nina (Ultraman Max)
Sweed (Ultraman Arc)
John Coffey ("The Green Mile")

Video Games[]

Protagonists (God Eater Burst and God Eater 2)
Kiana Kaslana (Honkai Impact 3rd); limited to Fu Hua
Black Swan (Honkai Star Rail)
Delsin Rowe (InFamous Second Son); can only use this on other Conduits.
Ahri (League of Legends)
Sleepwalker Patients (Madness: Project Nexus); via their masks
- Sleepwalker Experiments/G03LM Sleepwalkers
Kinesis (MapleStory)
Javik (Mass Effect)
Ultra V (War Of The Monsters)