History Quotes / MorethanMindControl

-->-- '''Dracula''', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon'', regarding [[StockShonenRival Hugh]].

->'''Minthara:'''The tadpole... the absolute... they work together like a drug. I did not feel I was compelled to act against my will, I felt ecstatic to serve\\
-->''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'',

-->-- '''Chloé Bourgeois''', ''Fanfic/FeralnetteAUBigFatBreak''

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

-->-- '''Chloé Burgeois''', ''Fanfic/FeralnetteAUBigFatBreak''

->"Stand forth, Servant. The Sword you carry has been smelted in the heat of your anger, forged upon your desire, tempered in your hate, quenched in your soul, polished with your loyalty, furnished with your bones and skin, tested in your hand, and borne in my name.\\
You, Slave, are mine, as much as the Blade..."

->[[TheCorrupter He never verbally counselled her to kill her business partner]]. That would have been uncouth, and completely unnecessary. In other words, he only sympathized with her situation, bolstered her sense of outrage, fed her paranoia. Yes, her partner was up to something, and he was worried for her. Had she ever considered to what lengths this man might go to steal her company? Of course, the Huntsman didn't think he'd actually hurt her, but... [[FauxAffablyEvil he worried. That was all. He worried]].

->"I'm so sorry, miss!" said the would-be attacker. His voice had gone softer, smoother. As if he'd been a child playing bad just moments ago. "I'm scared... I just lost my job and it was just at this hole in the wall diner. I've been trying to build up money to buy my girl a ring and..."\\

"Look I know that I attacked you -- I know! And a few moments ago, nothing could have made me stop. But the crazy thing is that I don't want to do it anymore. Not any of this," said the man. "I just want this feeling to stop. Help me! Please!"

->''Here's something most people don't realize. Once you get akumatized once, it's easier to get akumatized again. Especially since it feels'' great. ''It's addictive. You feel superhuman, super-powered. Just keep a promise to a distant voice and he can keep you strong and powerful forever. You just want to'' stay ''feeling like that. Like you're on top of the world. Unstoppable.'' Godlike. ''And if you refuse, he fills your head with pressure and static 'til you feel like a balloon about to burst.''

->''"Stand forth, Servant. The Sword you carry has been smelted in the heat of your anger, forged upon your desire, tempered in your hate, quenched in your soul, polished with your loyalty, furnished with your bones and skin, tested in your hand, and borne in my name.\\
You, Slave, are mine, as much as the Blade..."''

->''[[TheCorrupter He never verbally counselled her to kill her business partner]]. That would have been uncouth, and completely unnecessary. In other words, he only sympathized with her situation, bolstered her sense of outrage, fed her paranoia. Yes, her partner was up to something, and he was worried for her. Had she ever considered to what lengths this man might go to steal her company? Of course, the Huntsman didn't think he'd actually hurt her, but... [[FauxAffablyEvil he worried. That was all. He worried]].''

->''"I'm so sorry, miss!"'' said the would-be attacker. His voice had gone softer, smoother. As if he'd been a child playing bad just moments ago. ''"I'm scared... I just lost my job and it was just at this hole in the wall diner. I've been trying to build up money to buy my girl a ring and..."''\\
''"HEY!"'' said Fantasia, pointing her staff just before the man made to hug her. Her eyes were still narrow slits. ''"You were about to KILL me. Back off! Just because I can't see you doesn't mean I won't whack you."''\\
''"Look I know that I attacked you -- I know! And a few moments ago, nothing could have made me stop. But the crazy thing is that I don't want to do it anymore. Not any of this,"'' said the man. ''"I just want this feeling to stop. Help me! Please!"''

->'''Terra:''' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone What did I do]]? What did YOU do?\\

->''"She doesn't change how you think. Not directly. It's more subliminal, like... like cause and effect. Every time she shows up, she picks a few people, turns them into guided missiles, so they make something horrible happen weeks, months, or years after they ran into her."''
-->-- '''Genesis''' on the [[OmnicidalManiac Simurgh]], ''Literature/{{Worm}}''

-->-- ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton''

'''Naugus:''' ''[EvilLaugh]'' Fear is the mind-killer!\\

->"Turning an asset is a multi-step process. You back them into a corner, you pile on stress, you create tension with the people they trust. If you can cut them off from good influences, so you're the only voice in their ear, they're much more likely to listen. It's a formula that works so well, it even works on [[TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes spies who ought to know better.]]"

-> Stand forth, Servant. The Sword you carry has been smelted in the heat of your anger, forged upon your desire, tempered in your hate, quenched in your soul, polished with your loyalty, furnished with your bones and skin, tested in your hand, and borne in my name.\\
You, Slave, are mine, as much as the Blade...
-->-- '''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'''

->'''Terra''': [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone What did I do?]] What did YOU do?\\
'''Maleficent''': You speak as if I pulled some invisible strings. No, you couldn't be further from the truth, child. I simply whispered to the darkness you already held inside.

'''Grodd:''' What made you do it? Too little sleep? Low blood sugar? Maybe you were just in 'one of those moods' you get into every so often. [...] This blessed organ of mine can send out thought waves that affect those moods. They open the door that most people keep locked.
-->- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''

'''Varric:''' I always thought [Bartrand] was more prone to puppy-kicking than...mutilation and torture. Whatever that idol did to him, it found something inside I don't think even HE knew was there.
-->- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''

->''She doesn’t change how you think. Not directly. It’s more subliminal, like… like cause and effect. Every time she shows up, she picks a few people, turns them into guided missiles, so they make something horrible happen weeks, months, or years after they ran into her.''

->But I'm no puppeteer, Kevin. I don't make things happen; doesn't work like that (...) Free will. It's like butterfly wings: once touched, they never get off the ground. No, I only set the stage. You pull your own strings.
-->-- '''[[LouisCypher John Milton]] aka {{Satan}}''', ''Film/TheDevilsAdvocate''

->It's so easy for me to whisper to other gods, especially when I am only confirming their own deepest fears.
-->-- '''Khione''', Literature/{{The Heroes of Olympus}}

->'''Aria Blaze:''' But the Rainblossoms, or whatever they're called, aren't under our spell. (...)\\

->[''Spellbinder has just been revealed to Commissioner Gordon and the GCPD'']\\
'''Batman''': Didn't know you had a shadow, did you, Commissioner?\\
'''Barbara''': Spellbinder?\\
'''Batman''': He was there at the garage with us. He used [[MasterOfIllusion his powers]] to create an illusion.\\
'''Barbara''': [''realizing''] That's why I saw you kill [[BombThrowingAnarchist Mad Stan]].\\
'''Batman''': But I didn't. [[ThouShaltNotKill I wouldn't]].\\
'''Spellbinder''': [''to Barbara''] [[InspectorJavert You were]] ''[[InspectorJavert so]]'' [[InspectorJavert ready to believe the worst]], [[EvilGloating it was]] ''[[EvilGloating easy]]''.
-->--''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', "[[Recap/BatmanBeyondS2E14Eyewitness Eyewitness]]"

->'''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}:''' Honestly...? I'm... torn. I remember what Darkseid turned me into —\\
'''Franchise/{{Superman}}:''' ... We've been over this, Kara. Darkseid lives for manipulation. He has magics at his disposal. Hypnotists. Scientists whose only function is to break your spirit. Ask Barda if you want to hear the horror stories she and Scott suffered through. Darkseid IS evil.\\

-->-- ''Comicbook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton''

->[[TheCorrupter He never verbally counselled her to kill her business partner]]. That would have been uncouth, and completely unnecessary. In other words, he only sympathized with her situation, bolstered her sense of outrage, fed her paranoia. Yes, her partner was up to something, and he was worried for her. Had she ever considered to what lengths this man might go to steal her company? Of course, the Huntsman didn't think he'd actually hurt her, but... [[FauxAffablyEvil he worried. That was all. He worried]].
-->--''Hounded,'' by Kelley Armstrong

->''“I’m so sorry, miss!”'' said the would-be attacker. His voice had gone softer, smoother. As if he’d been a child playing bad just moments ago. ''“I’m scared…I just lost my job and it was just at this hole in the wall diner. I’ve been trying to build up money to buy my girl a ring and…”''\\
''“HEY!”'' said Fantasia, pointing her staff just before the man made to hug her. Her eyes were still narrow slits. ''“You were about to KILL me. Back off! Just because I can’t see you doesn’t mean I won’t whack you.”''\\
''“Look I know that I attacked you - I know! And a few moments ago, nothing could have made me stop. But the crazy thing is that I don’t want to do it anymore. Not any of this,”'' said the man. ''“I just want this feeling to stop. Help me! Please!”''

->'''Geoffrey''': Crikey. I knew there was some concern about the [[{{Nanomachines}} nanites]] and [[ArtificialIntelligence Nicole]], but I didn't realize it was this bad.\\
'''Naugus''': It was-- and it ''wasn't''.\\
'''Geoffrey''': Regardless, this will play directly into our-- wait, what?\\
'''Naugus''': [''EvilLaugh''] Fear is the mind-killer!\\
'''Geoffrey''': You... you're doing this. You're using [[HatePlague your magic]] to blow their feelings out of proportion.\\
'''Naugus''': Just as in the Great War... they will do more than call for reform... they will be baying for blood!
-->--'''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''

->"We don't have to reprogram him. Just accentuate his [[TheLancer natural instincts]]: More rebellious, more stubborn, more suspicious of his fellow officers. Then all we have to do if give him a nudge in the right direction from time to time, and let nature take its course."
-->--'''Alfred Bester''', ''Series/BabylonFive'' ([[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS04E17TheFaceOfTheEnemy}} "The Face of the Enemy"]])

-->--'''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog''