History Recap / BatmanBeyondS2E10MindGames

* AdultFear: Your child being kidnapped from right under your nose. What's more, Terry sees that a sizable of Gotham's children have gone missing, disturbed by the implication that they were probably abducted like Tamara was.

* LetsGetDangerous[=/=]LittleMissBadass: While Tamara initially acts as a DamselInDistress and her only skill seems to be mentally contacting Terry, she later comes to the aid of Batman in the climactic fight and displays a wide array of PsychicPowers. Had she actually joined them, she would have become one scary member of the Brain Trust.

* EarlyBirdCameo: The telekinetic Albino that Terry fights is in fact Edgar Mandragora, the son of crime boss Steven Mandragora from the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode "Double Date."

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Tamara

'''Batman:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, that's encouraging]].

* AdultFear: Your child being kidnapped from right under your nose.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Not only is Tamara reuinted with her loving parents, but according to Terry, she's now going to a real school that will help her control her psychic powers and protect her.

* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: The ([[CriticalResearchFailure scientifically inaccurate]]) explanation of how the Brain Trust uses their powers.

* EarlyBirdCameo: WordOfGod states that the telekinetic Albino that Terry fights is in fact Edgar Mandragora, the son of crime boss Steven Mandragora from the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode "Double Date."

* EarlyBirdCameo: WordOfGod states that the telekinetic Albino that Terry fights is in fact Edgar Mandragora, the son of crime boss Steven Mandragora from the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' episode "Double Date."

* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: When the Brain Trust kidnapped Tamara, she left her favorite stuffed toy, Poogley, behind. When Batman rescues her, he brings Poogley with her, and she's overjoyed to be reunited with her favorite toy. At the end of the episode, Tamara sends Terry an image of her waving goodbye, Poogley in her arms.

* LetsGetDangerous / LittleMissBadass: While Tamara initially acts as a DamselInDistress and her only skill seems to be mentally contacting Terry, she later comes to the aid of Batman in the climactic fight and displays a wide array of PsychicPowers. Had she actually joined them, she would have become one scary member of the Brain Trust.

One night while Terry is out on patrol, he witnesses a car careening out of control and stabilizes it, saving the passengers, apparently a family of three. Over the next few days, however, he begins to receive premonitions of the young girl in the car, who pleads with him to come rescue her. He soon learns that the girl, Tamara, is [[PsychicChildren gifted with telepathic powers]] and is actually a kidnapping victim. Her "parents" are in fact members of an elite secret society known as the Brain Trust, who plan to initiate her as their newest recruit. Batman must now try to locate and save Tamara while facing off against some of his deadliest opponents yet: those that possess both physical and mental superpowers.

* ActorAllusion: Tamara is voiced by Creator/MaraWilson, who played a similar {{psychic child|ren}} role in the film adaption of ''Film/{{Matilda}}''.

* EarlyBirdCameo: WordOfGod states that the telekinetic Albino that Terry fights is in fact Edgar Mandragora, the son of crime boss Steven Mandragora from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''.

** Surprisingly, the original meaning of the term is actually used, with Bruce explaining that the Invulnerable Man achieves his NighInvulnerability purely by ''convincing himself that he is.''

* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: The ([[CriticalResearchFailure scientifically inaccurate]]) explanation of how the Brain Trust uses their powers.
* PsychicPowers: Tamara as well as all of the members of the Brain Trust.

!!Tropes found in this episode include:
* ActorAllusion: Tamara is voiced by Creator/MaraWilson, who played a similar [[PsychicChildren psychic child]] role in the film adaption of ''Film/{{Matilda}}''.

-->'''Max:''' I love it! Ghost Girl ends up saving your butt!
-->'''Terry:''' I'd call it a ''mutual'' butt-saving situation.
-->'''Max:''' Whatever.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Tamara.

* LetsGetDangerous[=/=]LittleMissBadass: While Tamara initially acts as a DamselInDistress and her only skill seems to be mentally contacting Terry, [[spoiler:she later comes to the aid of Batman in the climactic fight and displays a wide array of PsychicPowers. Had she actually joined them, she would have become one scary member of the Brain Trust.]]
* MadeOfIron: The aptly named Invulnerable Man. At one point, he gets knocked at least 50 stories out of a high-rise hotel building and manages to walk away without a scratch.
* MindOverMatter: Surprisingly, the original meaning of the term is actually used, with Bruce explaining that the Invulnerable Man achieves his NighInvulnerability purely by ''convincing himself that he is.''
** An example of the more typical definition of the term (telekinesis) is the Albino that Batman fights in the middle of the episode.

-->'''Batman:''' What's the creepy lady's power?
-->'''Tamara:''' I don't know, but they call her [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Bombshell]].
-->'''Batman:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, that's encouraging]].