The power to be immune against psychic attacks. A psychic equivalent to Invulnerability. Opposite to Mental Shield Penetration. Not to be confused with Psychic Shadow.
Also Called
- Mental Block/Blocking/Invulnerability/Immunity/Shield/Shielding
- Mind Block/Blocking/Invulnerability/Immunity/Shield/Shielding
- Occlumency
- Perspicuity
- Psionic Block/Blocking/Invulnerability/Immunity/Shield/Shielding
- Psychic Block/Blocking/Invulnerability/Immunity/Shielding
- Telepathic Block/Blocking/Invulnerability/Immunity/Shield/Shielding
Capabilities
The user is immune or highly resistant to any/all mental intrusion, including psychic or empathic powers, hypnosis, illusions, deception, etc. Mind readers only “hear” static, while mind controllers are incapable of manipulating those shielded.
Applications
- Immunity to mental intrusion.
- Illusion Awareness
Techniques
- "Anamnesis": to resist or withstand Memory Manipulation.
- "Compulsion Immunity": to withstand abilities that compel the user to perform an action
- "Empathic Shield": to resist or withstand Emotion Manipulation.
- "Psionic Shield": to protect oneself or others from psychic penetration.
- "Seduction Immunity": to withstand seductive love, lust and sex-based abilities.
Associations
- Control Negation
- Imperceptibility
- Mental Manipulation
- Psychic Shadow
- Reflective Immutability
- Psychic version of Tracking Evasion
Limitations
- Powerful opponents may still be able to affect user to some extend.
- Shield may have to be consciously activated.
- Mental Shield Penetration may be able to penetrate the shield.
- Doesn't work against physical abilities and/or actual attacks.
Known Users
Cartoon/Comic
- Gene (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops)
- Misaka Mikoto (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
- Fanoxean (The Young Guardians)
- Unknown wielder (The Young Guardians)
- Phillip J. Fry (Futurama)
- Cipher (Marvel)
- Deadpool (Marvel)
- Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Marvel)
- Gambit (Marvel)
- Psylocke (Marvel)
- Juggernaut (Marvel); when wearing his helmet
- Magneto (Marvel)
- Emma Frost (Marvel); in her diamond form
- Wolverine (Marvel)
- Fantomex (Marvel); when wearing his mask
- Bane (DC Comics)
- Crimson Commando (Marvel)
- Plastic Man (DC Comics)
- Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- Helryx (BIONICLE)
- Order of Mata Nui members (BIONICLE)
- Ce-Matoran (BIONICLE)
- Toa Orde (BIONICLE)
- Toa Varian (BIONICLE)
- Superman (DC Comics); via a mental martial art called "Torquasam-Vo"
- Inuyasha (InuYasha); via Feral Mind
Literature
- Isabella "Bella" Swan-Cullen (The Twilight Saga)
- Charlie Swan (The Twilight Saga)
- Jeb Batchelder (Maximum Ride book series)
- Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)
- Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
- Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter)
- Draco Malfoy (Harry Potter)
- Horace Slughorn (Harry Potter)
- Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
- Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
- Barty Crouch Jr. (Harry Potter)
- Ghost-whispering supernaturals (Shadow Falls)
Film/Television
- Maury Parkman (Heroes)
- Joshua (No Ordinary Family)
- Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
- Changelings (Star Trek)
- Cardassians (Star Trek)
- Yuuzhan Vong (Star Wars)
- Foster (The Medusa Project)
- Eli's Clones (Heroes)
Videogame
- Blaire Vherestorm (Stupid Mario Brothers)
- Static (DC)
- Batman (DC)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
- Sakamaki Izayoi (Problem Children are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?)
- Kaoru Akashi (Zettai Karen Children)
Gallery
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) unsuccessfully attempts to read Angel's mind.
Due to his split personality, Moon Knight (Marvel Comics) is resistant to psychic powers and attacks.
Gene's (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops) mental shielding is so powerful that not even his psychic henchman, Ursula, can read his mind.
The darkness in Fanoxean's (The Young Guardians) mind is so great that it renders him immune to all forms of telepathic assault.
Daphne Powell (No Ordinary Family)
JJ Powell (No Ordinary Family) can resist his sister's "Telepathic Push" due to his brain functioning more powerful.
Magneto (Marvel) has trained himself extensively to resist telepathy, and the effect is enhanced by his helmet.
Thanks to his strong will, Batman (DC) is resistant to mind control.
Solid Snake (Metal Gear) was able to block out Psycho Mantis' mind-reading ability.
Bella Cullen (Twilight Saga) projects her psychic shield to block psychic attacks.
Severus Snape, Occlumens (Harry Potter).
Preus's (DC Comics) breastplate both protects him from telepathic penetration and allows him to eavesdrop on telepathic conversations.
Due to what he describes as an "elastic consciousness," mind control is rarely effective on Mister Fantastic (Marvel Comics) and even when it is, it wears off more quickly than on a normal person.
Superman (DC Comics) is protected from telepathic penetration by a series of psychic blocks.
Blaire Vherestorm (Stupid Mario Brothers) is able to block Ness' telepathy.
Thanks in part due to his suit of armor, Sir George (Ben 10) is immune to mind control.
In his full demon form, Inuyasha's (InuYasha) mind is consumed with nothing but anger and primitive bloodlust, rendering him immune to telepathic probing.
Kalimba of the Tiki Tak Tribe (Donkey Kong Country Returns) fails to hypnotize Donkey Kong.