History Main / ImmuneToMindControl

* ''/Film/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkle'': During the climax Bullwinkle is seemingly hypnotised by the mind numbing broadcasts RBTV ([[FunWithAcronyms Really Bad Tele-Vision]]) but when he casually comments on the quality of ths show, reveals he's not effected by it.
--> '''Narrator:''' Yes, as cheap as it may seem ([[SelfDeprecation and it certainly does seem cheap]]) Bullwiknle's head was so thick that RBTV had no effect on him whatsoever.

--> '''Narrator:''' Yes, as cheap as it may seem ([[SelfDepreciation and it certainly does seem cheap]]) Bullwiknle's head was so thick that RBTV had no effect on him whatsoever.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Certain people are immune to {{Jedi mind trick}}s. They don't work on the strong-willed (this likely includes properly-trained Jedi and other Force-users), the extremely intelligent, or the [[TooDumbToFool extremely stupid]]. In addition, certain species, including the Hutts, Toydarians and Geonosians, are naturally immune.

-->-- ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKainBloodOmen2''

-->-- ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain: Blood Omen 2''

* Pacifica Casull a.k.a. the ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'', someone also known as the Providence Breaker is the only human being in the world that is unaffected by Providence, the mind-control of the Peacemakers. Additionally, she can also spread this immunity to others around her further crippling the Peacemakers grip on humanity. This is one of the main reasons that they are so intent on seeing her dead.

* In ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'', there are several ways to avoid becoming a victim of MindControl.
** Anyone who has an [[SuperpowerLottery Ultimate Skill]] gets passive immunity by default since, in most cases, lower-tier Skills and artifacts just ''don't work'' on someone who has one. [[spoiler:[[WorldsStrongestWoman Milim Nava]] completely NoSells the Orb of Domination (an artifact containing the most potent of mind-control {{curse}}s courtesy of his master Kazaream) [[TheChessmaster Clayman]] prepared, and in fact had to ''intentionally weaken'' her own mental defenses when she put it on just to [[PretendToBeBrainwashed convincingly fake it]].]] The only exceptions would be [[TakesOneToKillOne other Ultimate Skill-level effects]] [[spoiler:such as how [[LightIsNotGood "Justice King Michael"]] can Dominate any Angel-Series Ultimate Skill holder alongside its general mind-controlling ability]].
** Shion [[spoiler:after she CameBackStrong]] obtains the Intrinsic Skill "Perfect Memory", one of the effects of which make any mind manipulation ability fail against her, as proven when Clayman tries to brainwash her during their fight and she just nonchalantly tears her way out of her restraints to punch him.
** Mariabell's Unique Skill [Greed/Avarice] allows her to control others through manipulating their inner "desires", but there needs to be a minimum level of desire present for her power to take effect, though she can help it along by "encouraging" its growth through close contact. [[spoiler:Also, someone whose desires are greater than hers can throw off her control. She finds that to be ludicrous...until it turns out her "minion" Yuuki is one such person who strung her along for his own benefit before killing her and taking the Skill for himself.]]

* Marvin the Paranoid Android in the ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' movie isn't attacked by the spade-shaped things on Vogsphere that rise from the ground and smack the other characters in the face whenever they have ideas. WordOfGod explains that this is a psychic creature that feeds on original thought, which is why the Vogons have evolved to be exceptionally dull, and thus become the bureaucrats of the galaxy. Presumably Marvin isn't affected because of his inorganic brain.

* Beings from the Slug race in ''Videogame/FTLFasterThanLight'' are telepathic, which -on top of being able to influence minds themselves- renders them immune to mind control.
* ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain: Blood Omen 2'': In Kain's first meeting with Marcus, the latter tries to [[BrainwashedAndCrazy charm]] the former to do his bidding, but Kain simply shrugs it off, telling Marcus that his mind is too strong for him to charm.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Cyborg apparently can't be controlled by Brother Blood because half of his brain is electronic. As a result, Brother Blood becomes obsessed with him, even making himself a cyborg in order to amplify his powers. [[spoiler:It still doesn't work, which makes Cyborg realize ([[AesopAmnesia yet again]]) that his true [[HeroicWillpower strength]] comes from his humanity, not his robotic additions.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', [[LegionOfDoom the Light]] create "Starro-tech", which combines [[StarfishAlien Starro]]'s biology with {{Magitek}} to completely MindControl anyone from magical beings to robots. Thankfully, the Team is able to reverse-engineer "Cure-tech," which can be used not only to free anybody affected, but make people immune to Starro-tech, thus making any attempt to infect them pointless.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' your character and a few other major players like Minfilia and Krile possess the Echo, the blessing of the goddess Hydaelyn. This gift protects the player character from being "tempered" by other godlike beings such as the Primals. Some characters (notably Garuda) have suggested a more sinister explanation: [[spoiler:There's a OneCurseLimit on tempering, and gods can't steal each other's thralls. Your actions throughout the game have been relentlessly pro-Hydaelyn. [[AmbiguousSituation What, then, is the difference]] between "having the Echo" and "being tempered by Hydaelyn"? As far as anyone can tell, you've retained your own free will, but nobody truly ''knows for sure''... [[spoiler:at least until meeting Venat in ''Endwalker,'' when it's revealed that it really was just a blessing and that Hydaelyn is a transformed and fully benevolent Venat, who's more powerful and ancient than Primals. The hero really is acting of their own accord.]]

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' your character possesses the Echo, the blessing of the goddess Hydaelyn. This gift protects the player character from being "tempered" by other godlike beings such as the Primals. Some characters (notably Garuda) have suggested a more sinister explanation: [[spoiler:There's a OneCurseLimit on tempering, and gods can't steal each other's thralls. Your actions throughout the game have been relentlessly pro-Hydaelyn. [[AmbiguousSituation What, then, is the difference]] between "having the Echo" and "being tempered by Hydaelyn"? As far as anyone can tell, you've retained your own free will, but nobody truly ''knows for sure''...]]

* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': Jessica is the only person 100% incapable of being directly controlled by Kilgrave, so he has to resort to controlling those around her to manipulate her.

* WebAnimation/SpookyMonth: Anyone who looks at the Eyes Of the Universe become a teal-eyed, slack-jawed shivering husk. Skid, however, is the one exception to this rule, for some reason. Especially weird since his best bud Pump is also affected, at least for a time.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
** The Brainspawn are a species of floating brains that travel around the universe, making every other species stupid and eventually destroying it. Fry, it turns out, is TheChosenOne because he doesn't have any delta brain waves, instead cobbling together a ''mostly''-working mind from other kinds. A later episode does some ArcWelding, revealing that this is a result of him [[spoiler:[[MyOwnGrandpa becoming his own grandfather]]]].
** Similarly, when the world's cats hypnotize everyone with CutenessProximity, Amy is immune due to her allergies making her dislike cats, while [[spoiler:Nibbler]] has enough experience using this trick to see right through it.

* ''Series/GetSmart''. In "The Groovy Guru", Max claims to be immune to the Guru's MindControlMusic because he can make his mind [[TooDumbToFool go blank whenever he wants]].

* On ''Series/ForeverKnight'' Nick and other vamps use a JediMindTrick to keep up TheMasquerade, but some people are naturally immune, unrelated to any other character quality (intelligence, strong-mindedness, etc.). Those are the ones who become {{Secret Keeper}}s, get turned, or are killed.

** Some people are partial resisters, too. Nick fails at hypnotizing Natalie and she becomes a SecretKeeper, but she is later hypnotized by the older, stronger [=LaCroix=]

* ''Manga/DragonBallZ'': Vegeta showcases a mix of this and FightingFromTheInside. When Babidi tries to enslave Vegeta's mind and turn him into a brainwashed warrior, to his surprise Vegeta manages to defy Babidi. Turns out Vegeta's overwhelming pride ensures that he refuses to be made into someone else's slave, even when they have ahold of his mind.

* ''VIDEOGAME/SpongeBobSquarePantsRevengeOfTheFlyingDutchman'': Patrick is immune to the Dutchman's hypnosis, likely due to his stupidity, though he willingly goes with him. Spongebob becomes immune to the Dutchman's hypnosis after collecting enough treasures.

* In ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' fic “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4353281/1/ Across the Worlds]]", at one point the heroes, including Susan, Peter, Caspian, the talking Leopard Zaru and Susan's allies Jason, Inara and Elias, arrive on a world where a Djinn has corrupted the population into war between the two native species, claiming that it will grant the wish of one side when the other is totally destroyed. The Djinn briefly takes control of the travellers with promises that their hearts' desires will be fulfilled if they kill at least one of their allies, but Zaru is able to ignore the attack as the Djinn promised him Aslan's love, which as a Narnian Zaru already has faith that he will possess.

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* [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk The Hulk]] normally can't be mind-controlled due to the abundance of rage within him. The multiple personality disorder he suffers from has also helped. For this reason, his "Professor" incarnation, originally touted as a "merger" of all the other minds and lacking the others' rage, was vulnerable to mind control for these very reasons. In its quest to codify the Hulk's alternate personality system, ComicBook/ImmortalHulk has implied that the Savage Hulk -- the raging brute who speaks in broken sentences -- is the only alter that's fully immune to mind control.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode where Eddy tries hypnotizing everyone in the cul-de-sac, his attempts to hypnotize Lee Kanker don't work. Why? Eddy thinks it's because [[BlindingBangs her hair is blocking her view]], but she says it's because "[[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum I eat my roughage!]]". In the same episode, Eddy tries to hypnotize Johnny, but fails at first. However, it instantly works on [[CompanionCube Plank]].

* The fae in ''{{Fanfic/Spellbound}}'' are quite resistant to magical mind control effects, since they're naturally magical beings. This has interesting effects when Adrien, a half-fae, is hit by mind-controlling akumas; his human side basically shuts down, leaving him cold, cruel, and capricious - but not actually controlled by the akuma. Upon being hit by Dark Cupid's arrow, he beats Dark Cupid to a pulp and nearly kills him before Ladybug intervenes and breaks the effect.

* In the ''VideoGame/SamAndMax'' games by Telltale Games, Max can't be hypnotized due to a metal plate in his head, and Sam has a hypnosis-blocking device built into his hat from Episode 2 on.