mind reading ability theme
A character is able to telepathically read the minds of other people.
Notes
This theme is used when one person can merely "hear the thoughts" of another. If a person transmits their thoughts or otherwise affects people's minds at a distance, the more general theme "telepathy" is used.
71 total · 2 choice · 15 major · 54 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bbf1x06 | choice | Talia Winters, Jason Ironheart, and the Psi Cops ability to read minds telepathically was featured at length. |
| tz2002e1x11 | choice | After being struck by lightning Tyler became able to hear thoughts of nearby people, which he used to enrich himself. |
| as1985e1x06 | major | Falsworth had an genuine innate ability to see into the minds of anyone with whom he made physical contact. When he touched the strangler, he saw a scene of the man killing a young woman in the alleyway. By touching a chair, he was able to see things about a person who had recently sat in it. |
| bbf1x01 | major | Winters was a telepath and experienced telepathic visions. |
| columbo1971e8x01 | major | The villain of the story Elliot Blake feigned to be able to hear the thoughts of other people, under certain circumstances and with a certain percentage of success. |
| futurama5x13141516 | major | Fry acquired this ability to read minds with mixed reactions. |
| movie: Dark Phoenix (2019) | major | Jean had the ability to read other people's thoughts from an early age. |
| movie: Dreamcatcher (2003) | major | The four friends had all acquired the power to read minds after having saved a mentally disabled boy from bullies back when they were children. Their using of this special power was explored throughout the story. |
| movie: Scanners (1981) | major | Cameron, and the other scanners, could probe other people's conscious thoughts. |
| movie: Serenity (2005) | major | Central to the plot was River having learned of government secrets by reading minds. |