Mind Control

"Dear God, I would do anything to see the look on her face when she realizes she's helpless. I'd make her want me. Then reject her. Devastate her over and over and over until she wants to die... No, I won't give her that, either. She'd wither away like someone dying of thirst or starvation. Be a certain ring of hell, designed specially for her... Or maybe I'll just kill her."

― Kilgrave, (Jessica Jones)

The power to control the minds of others. Sub-power of Mental Manipulation. Variation of Remote Possession.

Also Called

Brainwashing
Compulsion
Concilium
Consciousness/Mental/Mind Domination/Manipulation
Encanto
Manipulative Hypnosis
Master/Lord/Ruler
Psychic Possession
Superpower Contamination (Mighty Med)
Telepathic Influence (The Gifted/Marvel Comics)
Triton App (Lab Rats)

Capabilities

User can control the minds of others with targets being completely subject to their mental control. If the victims were placed into a semi-conscious state, they may not have any recollection of the previous actions that they performed while under its effect.

Applications

Techniques

Convinced Inevitability

Variations

Associations

Limitations

Dispelling their life force or knocking them out can release their control.
Users of Control Immunity are immune.
Users of Indomitable Will are highly resistant.
Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
Can be negated by Control Negation.
May be limited to a certain range to work, including touch only.
May be limited to a certain number of targets at a time.
May be weakened/ineffective against a target which doesn't have a mind.
May not be able to make a person do something against their nature.
May wear off over time if not reinforced.
May not be able to remove implanted information, but can suppress or nullify them by implanting other information instead.
May limit the victim's intelligence and abilities.
Users of Higher Consciousness and Mass Consciousness may be uncontrollable.

Known Users

See Also: Mind Manipulation.

Comics

Enerjak (Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog)
Ixis Naugus (Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog)
Mammoth Mogul (Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog)
Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)
Hector Hammond (DC Comics)
Mad Hatter (DC Comics); via mind control hats
Maxwell Lord (DC Comics)
Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
Miss Martian (DC Comics)
Mento (DC Comics)
Psimon (DC Comics)
Maxima (DC Comics)
Queen Bee (DC Comics); can manipulate males and certain females
Despero (DC Comics)
Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
Nathaniel Grey/X-Man (Marvel Comics)
Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
Gambit (Marvel Comics)
Hypnotia (Marvel Comics)
Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
Franklin Richards (Marvel Comics)
Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
Karma (Marvel Comics)
Luna Maximoff (Marvel Comics)
Zebediah Killgrave/Purple Man (Marvel Comics)
Kara Killgrave/Purple Woman (Marvel Comics)
The Purple Children (Marvel Comics)
Mesmero (Marvel Comics)
The Weapon X Program (Marvel Comics)
Professor Xavier (Marvel Comics)
Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
Kid Omega/Quentin Quire (Marvel Comics)
Caleb Budde (Power Pills)

Cartoons

The Lich (Adventure Time)
Dr. Malocchio (The Awesomes)
Diagon (Ben 10)
Lucubras (Ben 10)
Whampire (Ben 10 Omniverse); via parasites
Toa Onewa (Bionicle)
Makuta Teridax (Bionicle)
Onewa (Bionicle)
M'arrillians (Chaotic)
Mind Control Users (Danny Phantom)
- Undergrowth
The Sorcerer (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja); via Chaos Pearls
Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
Scorpions (Lego: Legends of Chima)
Neuro (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Experiment 029 "Checkers" (Lilo & Stitch)
Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Queen Chrysalis (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Starlight Glimmer (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Mama (Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe)
HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)
Daemon (ReBoot)
Megabyte (ReBoot)
Revolta (Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School)
Goon Doc (Slugterra)
Madelyn Spaulding (Static Shock/DC comics)
Brother Blood (Teen Titans/DC comics)
Mother Mae-Eye (Teen Titans)
Slade/deathstroke (Teen Titans Go! to the Movies/DC Comics); via doomsday device
Mumm-Ra (Thundercats)
Darcy (Winx Club)
Valtor (Winx Club)
Virus (World of Winx)
Nerissa (W.I.T.C.H)
Nick O' Teen (Ozzy and Drix)
Scorpion (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
Pang Ping (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
Jindiao (Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny)
White Bone Demon (Kung Fu Panda Paws of Destiny)
Hector Con Carne (Evil Con Carne)
Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
Princess Fragrance (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Despair Bear (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
Chloé Bourgeois/Miracle Queen (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir); via wasps
Cocky Aliens (Hero: 108)
X.A.N.A (Code Lyoko)
Hypnotoad (Futurama)
Klinko (Stripperella); via Copy Machines
Narti (Voltron Legendary Defender)
Lord Commander (Final Space)
Hugo/Scarlemagne (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts); only primates
Master Cyclonis (Storm Hawks)
Mr. Mental (The Tick: The Animated Series)
White Diamond (Steven Universe); only other Gems
Sirenia (Lloyd in Space); only boys
Threaders (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance)
Gunmar (Tales of Arcadia); via Decimar blade

Literature

Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods and Beauchamp Family Series)
Some Gods and Nibelungs (Beauchamp Family and Summer on East End Series)
- Jean-Baptiste Mésomier; Muninn, God of Memory
- Bran Gardiner; Loki, the Trickster God
- Mardi Overbrook
- Molly Overbrook
- Alberich
Ruby Daly (The Darkest Minds)
Clancy Gray (The Darkest Minds)
Martin (The Darkest Minds)
Serena (Daughters of the Moon)
Hervoken (Doctor Who: Forever Autumn)
Anna-Karin (Engelsfors)
Max Rosenqvist (Engelsfors)
Invisible Dragon (Invisible Dragon)
Witches/Wizards (Harry Potter); via the Imperius Curse
Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle)
Confessors (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth)
- Kahlan Amnell (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth)
Angel (Maximum Ride)
Evil children (The Midwich Cuckoos/Village of the Damned)
Morgarath (Rangers Apprentice)
Jax Asturias (RWBY: Before the Dawn)
Vega (Star Darlings)
Andrew McGee (Stephen King's Firestarter)

Live Television/Movies

Graham Holt (The 4400)
Tess Doerner (The 4400)
Hive (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Nina Theroux (Alphas)
Oranges (The Darkest Minds)
Ernesto Morez (Alphas)
Witches (American Horror Story: Coven, American Horror Story: Apocalypse)
- Cordelia Foxx
- Fiona Goode
- Madison Montgomery
- Marie Laveau
- Misty Day
- Nan
- Queenie
- Zoe Benson
Evelyn Deavor (The Incredibles 2) via technology
Jasmine (Angel)
Betta George (Angel: After the Fall)
Psy-cop Bester (Babylon 5)
Dracula (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
The Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Moloch the Corruptor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Amy Madison (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Lorelei Circe/The Siren (Batman 60s TV Series)
The Source (Charmed)
Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
Silurians/Homo Reptilia (Doctor Who); via third eye
The Master (Doctor Who)
The Great Intelligence (Doctor Who)
Parish (Dream Warrior)
Bran Stark (Game of Thrones)
Wargs (Game of Thrones)
Viras (Gamera vs Viras)
The Children's (Village of the Damned)
Marnie Piper (Halloweentown); via the Gift
Aggie Cromwell (Halloweentown); via the Gift
Orcus (Happy!)
Matt Parkman (Heroes)
Maury Parkman (Heroes)
Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
Dominick "Dom" Cobb (Inception); via Dreamsharing
Martians (Invaders From Mars); via mind control devices
Neil Gunzenhauser/The Annihilator (Mighty Med); with the Superpower Contamination Serum
Sadie (MisFits)
Leah (MisFits); via technological devices
Henry Voight (Mutant X)
Daphne Powell (No Ordinary Family)
Many villains (Power Rangers series)
- Madimot (Power Rangers Samurai)
- Spellbinder (Power Rangers Dino Charge)
- Controlatron (Power Rangers Beast Morphers)
Kira Hudson (Push)
The Ancient Lights (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
Eve (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
Jeggorabax Energy Entity (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
Jonah and Seth Trimble (Seconds Apart)
Force users (Star Wars); can use the Force to manipulate weak-minded people
Brain Bugs (Starship Troopers)
Andrew Gallagher (Supernatural)
Ansen Weems (Supernatural)
Jake Talley (Supernatural)
Evil (Time Bandits)
Vampires (True Blood)
Immortals (The Vampire Diaries)
Original Vampires (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
Vampires (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
Psychics (The Vampire Diaries)
Sirens (The Vampire Diaries)
Mummy (Wizards of Waverly Place)
Linda Bowman (The X-Files)
Phyllis Paddock (The X-Files)
Robert Patrick Modell (The X-Files)
Fish Mooney (Gotham)
Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Stephen King)
Pied Piper (Sarah Jane Adventures); via balloons
Lady of the Depths (Popeye)
Decoy Queen (Ben 10: Alien Swarm)
Tuma ("Secret Society of Second-Born Royals")
Cameron Vale (Scanners)
Darryl Revok (Scanners)
Kim Obrist (Scanners)
Pang (The Gifted – Nakrian phalang kif)
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (X-Men Movies)
- Death
Frost Sisters (The Gifted)
- Esme Frost
- Phoebe Frost
- Sophie Frost
- Mindee Frost; Deceased
- Celeste Frost; Deceased

Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua

Daniel Friedkin (Alive: The Final Evolution)
Shigeki Katsumata (Alive: The Final Evolution)
Yukie Tezuka (Alive: The Final Evolution)
Users of the Founding Titan's power (Attack on Titan)
- Eren Yaeger
- Karl Fritz
Reika Kitami (Bible Black series)
Jody Crowley (Bible Black: New Testaments)
Hitoshi Shinsou (Boku no Hero Academia)
Hitomi (Code: Breaker)
Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass); via the Geass
Sister Jill (Cutey Honey)
Ebemon (Digimon)
Olegmon (Digimon)
Babidi (Dragon Ball Z)
Zash Caine (Fairy Tail)
Faris (Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest)
Wisely Kamelot (D.Gray-man)
Alucard (Hellsing/Hellsing Ultimate)
DIO Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Enrico Pucci (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI Stone Ocean); via Whitesnake
Dolomite (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VIII JoJolion); via Blue Hawaii
Yushiro (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Muzan Kibutsuji (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Belial (Magi the Labyrinth of Magic)
Hakuryuu Ren (Magi the Labyrinth of Magic)
Kamui Caim (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun)
Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance); via the Zombie Tattoo
Venus (Marchen Awakens Romance)
Goddesses (Nanatsu no Taizai)
Yamanaka Clan (Naruto)
Shisui Uchiha (Naruto); via unique Sharingan technique, Kotoamatsukami
Kurumi (Needless)
Mewtwo (Pokémon)
Kanade Kamiya (Rosario + Vampire)
Cele Cele (Sailor Moon)
Gemini Saga (Saint Seiya)
Asuka Tachibana (S-CRY-ed); via Eternity Eight & Eternity Twin.
Aravis Vadamus (Scorpius: Treachery)
Iblis (Sidekicks)
Phantom (Sidekicks)
Aoi Sakurada (Castle-Town Dandelion)
Shokuhou Misaki (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun/Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Ruka Souen (Vampire Knight)
Kusuo Saiki (Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan)
Marik Ishtar (Yu-Gi-Oh!); via the Millennium Rod
Zofis (Zatch Bell!)
Clear Note (Zatch Bell!)
Giant Tentacruel (Pokémon)
Emilia (Re:Zero); via Pyroxene Crystal
Nijimi Anazawa (Magical Girl Site)
Wisteria Allgood (Witch and Wizard)
Natsume Kengo/Hugo Baint von Renxandt (Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?); via 「Lust」
Do-S (One Punch Man)
Kintoki Sakata (Gintama)