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|caption = As a potent telepath, Emma Frost (Marvel Comics) can project painful psychic attacks that can either cripple or render her opponents unconscious.
 
|caption = As a potent telepath, Emma Frost (Marvel Comics) can project painful psychic attacks that can either cripple or render her opponents unconscious.
 
|Row 1 title = Power/Ability to:
 
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|Row 1 info = Project harmful psionic attacks.}}The ability to '''overload another's mind, causing various effects.'''
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|Row 1 info = Project harmful psionic attacks.}}
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{{Quote|You're going to make my head hurt again, aren't you?"
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:''"Up to '''you'''.|Brainiac 5 and Saturn Girl (Legionnaires 47#)}}
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The ability to '''overload another's mind, causing various effects'''. Variation of [[Overloading]].
   
 
==Also Called==
 
==Also Called==
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==Applications==
 
==Applications==
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*[[Catatonia Inducement]]
 
*[[Death Inducement]]
 
*[[Death Inducement]]
 
*[[Memory Erasure]]
 
*[[Memory Erasure]]
*[[Neurocognitive Deficit]]
 
 
*[[Pain Inducement]]
 
*[[Pain Inducement]]
*[[Sensory Overload]]
 
 
*[[Psychic Torture]]
 
*[[Psychic Torture]]
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*[[Unconsciousness Inducement]]
   
 
==Variations==
 
==Variations==
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*''[[Audible Inundation]]'' - project voices.
 
 
*''[[Empathic Inundation]]'' - project vast amounts of emotions.
 
*''[[Empathic Inundation]]'' - project vast amounts of emotions.
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*''[[Memory Overload]]'' - project vast amounts of memories.
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*[[Sensory Overload|''Sensory Overload'']] - project vast amounts of sensory effects.
 
**[[Audible Inundation]]
 
*''[[Telepathic Static]]'' - project telepathic static.
 
*''[[Telepathic Static]]'' - project telepathic static.
   
 
==Associations==
 
==Associations==
*[[Mental Manipulation]]
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*[[Mind Manipulation]]
 
*[[Telepathy]]
 
*[[Telepathy]]
   
 
==Limitations==
 
==Limitations==
*Does not work on mindless beings (corpses, animated objects, robots, etc.).
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*Does not work on mindless beings ([[Zombie Physiology|corpses]], [[Animation|animated objects]], [[Bionic Physiology|robots]], etc.).
*Users of [[Psychic Shield]] (highly resistant) and [[Psychic Immunity]] (impervious).
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*Users of [[Psychic Shield]] (highly resistant), [[Psychic Immunity]] (impervious) and [[Indomitable Will]].
 
*May be limited to a certain range to work, including touch only.
 
*May be limited to a certain range to work, including touch only.
*May be limited to certain number of targets at a time.
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*May be limited to a certain number of targets at a time.
   
 
==Known Users==
 
==Known Users==
 
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*Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)
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*Gorilla Grodd (''DC Comics'')
*Martians (DC Comics)
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*Martians (''DC Comics'')
 
*Emperor Calus (''Destiny'')
 
*Emperor Calus (''Destiny'')
 
*Akhlut the Orca (''Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog'')
 
*Akhlut the Orca (''Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog'')
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*Onslaught (''Marvel Comics'')
 
*Onslaught (''Marvel Comics'')
 
*The Stepford Cuckoos (''Marvel Comics'')
 
*The Stepford Cuckoos (''Marvel Comics'')
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**Celeste
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**Esme
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**Mindee
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**Phoebe
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**Sophie
 
*Saturn Girl (''DC Comics'')
 
*Saturn Girl (''DC Comics'')
 
*Quentin Quire (''Marvel Comics'')
 
*Quentin Quire (''Marvel Comics'')
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*Maxima (''DC Comics'')
 
*Maxima (''DC Comics'')
 
*Eric Draven (''The Crow'')
 
*Eric Draven (''The Crow'')
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*John Lynch (''Image/WildStorm/DC Comics'')
 
*Venom (''Ultimate Marvel'')}}
 
*Venom (''Ultimate Marvel'')}}
   

Revision as of 02:40, 23 July 2021

"You're going to make my head hurt again, aren't you?"
"Up to you."
― Brainiac 5 and Saturn Girl (Legionnaires 47#)

The ability to overload another's mind, causing various effects. Variation of Overloading.

Also Called

  • Brain Blast
  • Mental Overload
  • Mind Blast
  • Psionic Blast
  • Telepathic Torture
  • Psychic Attack

Capabilities

The user can project harmful psionic volleys, which may result in brain damage, memory loss, unconsciousness, vegetative state and/or death. The victim is not physically harmed, but damages the internal mentality of a target.

Applications

Variations

Associations

Limitations

Known Users

  • Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics)
  • Martians (DC Comics)
  • Emperor Calus (Destiny)
  • Akhlut the Orca (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Pandaemonium (Chrono Crusade)
  • April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2012 series)
  • Professor Charles Xavier (Marvel Comics)
  • Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
  • Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
  • Nate Grey/X-Man (Marvel Comics)
  • Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
  • Franklin Richards (Marvel Comics)
  • Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
  • Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
  • Onslaught (Marvel Comics)
  • The Stepford Cuckoos (Marvel Comics)
    • Celeste
    • Esme
    • Mindee
    • Phoebe
    • Sophie
  • Saturn Girl (DC Comics)
  • Quentin Quire (Marvel Comics)
  • Burning Martians (DC Comics)
  • White Martians (DC Comics)
  • Matt and Maury Parkman (Heroes)
  • Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
  • Saturn Girl (Legion of Superheroes)
  • Esper (Legion of Superheroes)
  • DoppleGanger Dark Rashi (Ninjutsu series)
  • Mesogog (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
  • Psycwave (The Incredibles)
  • Maxima (DC Comics)
  • Eric Draven (The Crow)
  • John Lynch (Image/WildStorm/DC Comics)
  • Venom (Ultimate Marvel)

Known Objects

  • Mind Gem (Marvel Comics)

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