Mind Reading

" Boy...you read my thoughts! You've got the Shinning."

"You mean "Shining."

"Shh! You want to get sued?...But don't be reading my mind between four and five. That's Willy's time!"

― Groundskeeper Willy and Bart Simpson (The Simpsons)

"The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by any invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter. Or at least most minds are... It is true, however, that those who have mastered Legilimency are able, under certain conditions, to delve into the minds of their victims and to interpret their findings correctly."

― Severus Snape (Harry Potter)

The power to sense the thoughts of others. Sub-power of Telepathy.

Also Called[]

Tele Receive
Thought Reading
Telepathic Reading

Capabilities[]

The user can sense the thoughts of other people, usually hearing them like ordinary speech but possibly by other senses such as sight. Usually, users sense the surface thoughts (including other mental communications), but they can also learn to push farther into the subconscious and memories.

Applications[]

Variations[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

Does not work on mindless beings (corpses, animated objects, robots, etc.).
May be limited to a certain range to work, including touch only.
May be limited to one target at a time.
May be unable to "turn off" their power and constantly have to hear thoughts.
- Since the user constantly hears thoughts, this limitation makes mind reading ineffective in large crowds.
- Hearing multiple people's thoughts could cause the user to go insane from their mind trying to process everything.
May be unable to read amnesiacs (people whose lose their memories).
May not be able to read impulsive actions (done without a plan).
Users of Divided Mind may be hard to process due to multiple patterns of thoughts.
Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant), Psychic Immunity (impervious) and Indomitable Will (too stubborn).
Users of Thought Regulation.
May get overwhelmed by too many thoughts, especially the ones which are too complicated (e.g. a genius' mind which is doing calculus and scientific formulas), detailed (e.g. an artist or photographer's mind which have all kind of photographic memories), insane/morally corrupted (e.g. "death is salvation" , "burning folks to death is helpful" , "I just liked to kill, I wanted to kill", "I will create my idea of the perfect world by genocide", "everybody must perished for god's sake" ), and/or ones which don't make any sense (e.g. "2+2=5", "a one-ended line grand plan", "colorless green ideas sleep furiously" , "two or three circle equal four different squares combined" ). Persons possessing Alien Mind might be too dangerous to read.
Depending upon the user's ability, skill, and tolerance, attempting to read certain minds (e.g., genius , too detailed, mentally insane, and/or those who don't make the proper sense) may be challenging, impossible, or self-destructive.
Unless one is multilingual or has the automatic ability to translate and decrypt, ability may not work if the target is thinking in alternate languages (e.g., Ancient Sumerian , Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek, Old Japanese, Old Norse), or encrypted codes (e.g., Morse Code)
The more intense the thought, the louder it sounds to the user

Known Users[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Goddesses (Ah! My Goddess); only when granting wishes
Kanie Seiya (Amagi Brilliant Park)
Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte); via Plunder
Iori Sekiguchi (Charlotte)
Mao (Code Geass)
Utsugi Tsukimiya (A Destructive God Sits Next to Me)
Goku (Dragon Ball)
Lord Slug (Dragon Ball Z)
Hearts (Super Dragon Ball HEROES)
Wisely Kamelot (D.Gray-man Hallow)
Erik/Cobra (Fairy Tail); via Hearing Magic
Aldoron/The Wood Dragon God (Fairy Tail: The 100 Years Quest)
Various Characters (Fire Force)
- Amaterasu
- Haumea
Saki Hanajima (Fruits Basket)
Anna Kushina (K Series)
Kotoura Haruka (Kotoura-San)
Gods (Kubera); via Insight
Taraka (Kubera); via Insight
Yuta (Kubera); via Insight
Suu (Monster Musume)
Kousuke Seto (Kagerou Daze)
Shiyuu Katagiri (Kanojyo to Himitsu to Koimoyou)
Dufaux (Konjiki no Gash Bell!)
Snow White/Koyuki Himekawa (Magical Girl Raising Project)
Kaito and Daichi Shiratori (Mob Psycho 100)
Momozo Takenaka (Mob Psycho 100)
Fairy Clan (Nanatsu no Taizai)
Nagato/Pain (Naruto); via Ningendo/Human Path
Kim Dokja (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)
Unown (Pokémon)
Nuah (Rix Vanus)
Kusuo Saiki (Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan)
Shin (Sakamoto Days)
Users of Reishi (Shaman King)
- Anna Asakura/Kyōyama; formerly
- Hao Asakura
- Opacho
- Ohachiyo
- Tilda
Anya Forger (Spy x Family)
Tomoe (Tsukimichi: Moonlight Fantasy)
Maxmilliion Pegasus (Yu-Gi-Oh!) via Millennium Eye
Great Wind Spirit (Yankee Wa Isekai De Seirei Ni Aisaremasu)
Murota (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Sadao Makihara/Gourmet (Yu Yu Hakusho); after consuming Murota's ability

Live Television/Movies[]

Gary Navarro (The 4400)
Mind Readers (Angel)
Trained Magickinds (Arkwell Academy trilogy)
Maggie Vera (Charmed 2018)
Telepathic Demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel); temporarily
Matt Parkman (Heroes)
Maury Parkman (Heroes)
Peter Petrelli (Heroes); temporarily and via Power Replication
Siu May (Mermaid Got Married)
The Night Man (Night Man); he could only hear evil thoughts
Clark Kent (Smallville); temporarily
Ryan James (Smallville); due to a tumor
Abaddon (Supernatural); via Partial Possession
Renn (Legend of the Seeker)
Han (The X-Family); via Spell Casting
Angels (Midnight, Texas)
- Bowie
- Joe Strong
Memorella (Power Rangers Dino Charge)
Aiyon (Power Rangers Dino Fury)
Zayto (Power Rangers Dino Fury)
Amelia Jones (Power Rangers Dino Fury)
Linda Twist (Round the Twist); one off via hairdressing
Kromags (Sliders)
Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious (Star Wars); via Sith Rituals
Mind Probe Users (Star Wars)
- Ben Solo/Kylo Ren
- Darth Maul
- The Grand Inquisitor
- Reva Sevander/Third Sister
- Seventh Sister
Do Ha-na (Uncanny Counter)
The Children's (Village of the Damned)
Mason Tarkoff (Witches of East End)
Killian Gardiner (Witches of East End)
Zack Greenburg (The Zack Files); one off via the headset

Cartoons/Comics[]

Masikura (All Hail King Julien)
Charles Zenith (Ben 10)
Ultimate Aggregor (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
Bunsen (Bunsen is a Beast)
Telepathy Users (Danny Phantom)
- Desiree
Ashley Rayburn/Primer (DC Comics)
Martian (DC Comics)
Phillip J. Fry (Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder)
Hutch Waterfall (Futurama)
Nine (Futurama)
Legion of Madfellows (Futurama)
Magic Myc (Inside Job)
Neuro (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Francine Nebulon (Lloyd in Space)
Professor Xavier (Marvel Comics)
Franklin Richards (Marvel Comics)
Jean Grey/Phoenix (Marvel Comics)
Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
Elizabeth Braddock/Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
Nate Grey (Marvel Comics)
Kid Omega/Quentin Quire (Marvel Comics)
Ruth Aldine/Blindfold (Marvel Comics)
Monet St. Croix (Marvel Comics)
Elton (Monster Buster Club)
Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony series)
Horde Prime (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)

Literature[]

Azul (Geronimo Stilton: The Kingdom of Fantasy)
Legilimens (Harry Potter)
Certain Magicians (Inheritance Cycle)
Dragons and their Riders (Inheritance Cycle)
Jealousy (Karakuri Dôji Ultimo)
Edythe Cullen (Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined)
Sulpicia (Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined)
Magnus Chase (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)
Caleb Budde (Power Pills)
Sookie Stackhouse (The Southern Vampire Mysteries)
Wil McBride (Sparkstone)
Tommyknockers (Tommyknockers)
Aro (Twilight Saga)
Edward Cullen (Twilight Saga)
Jayfeather (Warriors)
Sascha Starfin (Wild Cards); surface thoughts only
Nightwings (Wings of Fire); only while born under one, two, or three full moons
Darkstalker (Wings of Fire)
Moonwatcher (Wings of Fire)

Video Games[]

Anita (Darkstalkers)
Mint Blancmanche (Galaxy Angel)
Akira Tadokoro (LIVE A LIVE)
Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear)
Espeon (Pokémon)
KLBR - Kolibri (Signalis)
Dreamcatcher (Skylanders); only while subject is sleeping
Masker Mind (Skylanders)
Brain (Skylanders)
Krystal (Star Fox)
Satori Komeiji (Touhou Project)
Espy (Yo-kai Watch)

Web Animation[]

Fox Alistair (RWBY)

Known Objects[]

Helmet of Truth (American Dragon: Jake Long)
Ear Pods (Doctor Who)
Cerebral Inhibitor (The Flash)
Mind Peering Peppermints (Just Add Magic)
Gan Xiang Sapphire (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
Mind Gem (Marvel Comics)
The Playing Mind-Reading Cards (Sam & Max)
Experimental Neuroheadset (Some Assembly Required)
Mind Phone (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron)
Millennium Eye (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Mind Reader Conch (Xiaolin Showdown)
Player Pin (The World Ends with You)