History Main / EmotionControl

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* SlaveWorld: Used through social conditioning throughout the series. Also in the form of supertech, but for the first few books this is limited to GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul.

* In a late ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode Data's "brother" Lore did this to Data by using Data's stolen emotion chip to beam emotions into Data's brain, which caused Data feel pleasure from causing pain and temporarily causing him to turn on the Federation.

Controlling emotions is quite different from regular mind control. It lets you toy with people, brainwash them, and in some cases get a lot of result from much less effort than actual mind control demands.

The SuperTrope of EmotionBomb and GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul, a character who can do EmotionControl often has one or both of these powers in his toolbox.

However, actual EmotionControl generally demands far more subtlety then simply [[EmotionBomb flooding someone with emotions]] or [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul stimulating someone]]. While these later are mostly combat and incapacitation super powers, EmotionControl is more about social effects and long-term brainwashing.

* Brain Boy, who appeared in ''Four Color'' and a self-titled comic series, has the power to alter people's emotional states.

* In the ''{{Firefly}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'', this is what the "Inducer" class of psychics are capable of, coupled with more outright MindManipulation and the periodic EmotionBomb. One of them uses these abilities to [[spoiler: take over an entire village and turn them into a killer mob]], and later [[spoiler: causes an entire space station of hundreds of people to turn on each other in a murderous fury]]. The same Inducer also uses these powers to [[spoiler: MindRape River and turn her into an effective bodyguard/human shield.]]

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* ''TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' movie version included the "Point of View" gun, which makes whoever you shoot it at see things from your point of view.

* In IsaacAsimov's {{Foundation}} trilogy, the mutant known as the Mule could permanently change people's emotions, such as making them loyal to him. He explained it as like being able to see and adjust a dial in people's minds. Notable that this is a rather hard sci-fi setting and his mysterious powers (unlike the straightforward psychic abilities of the Second Foundation) weren't explained until several books later in the series (he himself seemed to imply that he was just a phenomenal random mutation of humanity, another side effect of which was his [[spoiler: sterility (hence the nickname), leaving his empire with no heir capable of maintaining control. In truth, he was an overly aggressive outcast from an entire planet of people with such abilities (the result of guided evolution under an immortal guardian)]].

* In MutantUA, there are several mind-altering psychic powers. "Påverka" (affect) for EmotionControl, "Skräck" (terror) for EmotionBomb, "Dominera" (dominate) for MindControl.

* ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'' has the Great Courts of changeling society, with seasonal motifs and a corresponding emotion (Spring = Desire, Summer = Wrath, Autumn = Fear, Winter = Sorrow). Each Court also has a corresponding [[FunctionalMagic Contract]] chain titled "Fleeting [Season]" which involves manipulating said emotion.

* {{Megatokyo}}: Miho's character could do this within the Endgames world. It's a matter of much [[EpilepticTrees debate]]of whether she has the ability to do this out of game or not.

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* Magus from ''ElGoonishShive'' has the ability to strongly amplify existing emotions in his targets. Afterward, his targets have splitting headaches and short term amnesia.

* In IsaacAsimov's Foundation trilogy, the mutant known as the Mule could permanently change people's emotions, such as making them loyal to him. He explained it as like being able to see and adjust a dial in people's minds. Notable that this is a rather hard sci-fi setting and his mysterious powers (unlike the straightforward psychic abilities of the Second Foundation) weren't explained until several books later in the series (he himself seemed to imply that he was just a phenomenal random mutation of humanity, another side effect of which was his [[spoiler: sterility (hence the nickname), leaving his empire with no heir capable of maintaining control. In truth, he was an overly aggressive outcast from an entire planet of people with such abilities (the result of guided evolution under an immortal guardian)]].

* Emotion workers in Holly Black's ''Curse Workers'' trilogy can manipulate emotions through touch, and the effects can last for several months. One emotion worker got in serious legal trouble for [[GoldDigger making several wealthy men]] [[LovePotion fall in love with her.]] However, people with this ability become emotionally unstable themselves for a time whenever they use their power. The more often they use it, the more unstable their own emotions become.

* ''ChangelingTheLost'' has the Great Courts of changeling society, with seasonal motifs and a corresponding emotion (Spring = Desire, Summer = Wrath, Autumn = Fear, Winter = Sorrow). Each Court also has a corresponding [[FunctionalMagic Contract]] chain titled "Fleeting [Season]" which involves manipulating said emotion.

* Emotion workers in Holly Black's ''Curse Workers'' trilogy can manipulate emotions through touch, and the effects can last for several months. One emotion worker got in serious legal trouble for [[LovePotion making several wealthy men fall in love with her.]] However, people with this ability become emotionally unstable themselves for a time whenever they use their power. The more often they use it, the more unstable their own emotions become.

* Emotion workers in Holly Black's ''Curse Workers'' trilogy can manipulate emotions through touch, and the effects can last for several months. One emotion worker got in serious legal trouble for [[LovePotion making several wealthy men fall in love with her.]] However, people with this ability become emotionally unstable themselves for a time whenever they use their power.

* In IsaacAsimov's Foundation trilogy, the mutant known as the Mule could permanently change people's emotions, such as making them loyal to him. He explained it as like being able to see and adjust a dial in people's minds. Notable that this is a rather hard sci-fi setting and his mysterious powers (unlike the straightforward psychic abilities of the Second Foundation) weren't explained until several books later in the series.

[[AC:{{Film}}]]* Jasper from ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' has this as his vampire power. The implication is that he could do this to ''non''-supernatural levels pre-vamping.

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* Jasper from ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' has this as his vampire power. The implication is that he could do this to ''non''-supernatural levels pre-vamping.

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* In a late ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode Data's "brother" Lore did this to Data by using Data's stolen emotion chip to beam emotions into Data's brain, which casued Data to turn on the Federation and join with his brother and a band of roge Borg to try to destroy the Fed.

Unlike the subtropes, EmotionControl does not necessarily require magic, superpowers or supertech. It can also be done by an [[ManipulativeBastard extremely manipulative character]] or by mundane brainwashing techniques, making it MoreThanMindControl. Most {{EmotionEater}}s and higher-end versions of TheEmpath have this as a RequiredSecondaryPower.

* In a late ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode Data's "brother" Lore did this to Data by somehow beaming emotions into Data's brain, which casued Data to turn on the Federation and join with his brother and a band of roge Borg to try to destroy the Fed.

Unlike the subtropes, EmotionControl does not necessarily require magic, superpowers or supertech. It can also be done by an [[ManipulativeBastard extremely manipulative character]] or by mundane brainwashing techniques, making it MoreThanMindControl. Most {{EmotionEater}}s have this as a RequiredSecondaryPower.

* In IsaacAsimov's Foundation trilogy, the mutant known as the Mule could permanently change people's emotions, such as making them loyal to him. Notable that this is a rather hard sci-fi setting.

* The ''{{Wolverine}}'' origin movie included a character who could control people's minds. A major plot point was whether the character [[spoiler: used her powers to influence Wolverine's emotions.]]

* Jasper from ''{{Twilight}}'' has this as his vampire power. The implication is that he could do this to ''non''-supernatural levels pre-vamping.

Unlike the subtropes, EmotionControl does not necessarily require magic, superpowers or supertech. It can also be done by an [[ManipulativeBastard extremely manipulative character]] or by mundane brainwashing techniques, making it MoreThanMindControl.