History Main / HypnoRay

* The Neuralizer from ''Film/MenInBlack''.

** The first villains to appear in the comics were a trinity of MadScientist apes named Professors Ecks, Doublex ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS or Duplex]]), and Triplex who wanted to use one hyptonic beam to TakeOverTheWorld. They appeared in the "Blaggard Castle" storyline of daily strips, published in 1933.

--->'''Fry:''' He must've used a sleep ray on me! Sleep rays exist in the future, right?
--->'''Leela:''' No.
--->'''Fry:''' Oh. Then I must've fallen asleep.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': Shredder uses one to control Casey Jones in one episode, but the control is undone by the Turtles squirting Casey with water.

* Used by the evil Shredder in one of the episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' on Casey "C.J." Jones during a corporate raid of Octopus, Inc. [[spoiler:the episode's name was "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X"]]. C.J. was later rescued by the Turtles when they use a water bottle on him. Unfortunately, the evil Shredder was defeated as the Turtles fought the battle and [[spoiler:later won]] at the end of the episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'': Zurg's Zurgatronic Mega-Ray from the pilot movie, which is powerful enough to ''put the entire populace of a planet under at once''.

These days, this type of device is usually limited to comedic settings.

* ''Young Samson & Goliath'' episode "The Colossal Coral Creature". After the villain Darvo releases the title monster, he uses a "hypnotic ray" to control it.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'', [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2099 SCP-2099 ("Brain in a Jar")]]. SCP-2099 created a hypnotic lens that could be used to hypnotize people.

* The victim hears a suggestion that he must follow (often not what the attacker intended).

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* The Zorglonde (Zorglwave) in the ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' comics. It allows the whole range from paralysing people at lower settings to making them highly suggestible, or completely brainwashing them and turn them into obedient automatons.

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* Used in ''Webcomic/{{Concession}}'' where the sub-plot villains use mind control for villainy, although they state the possible real-life applications, to the chagrin of the mind control wielder.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}}'' episode "Empress of Evil", the title character's serpent-shaped head piece gives off one of these.

** They later try to {{justif|iedTrope}}y it: After Jimmy uses his Hypno-beam to disable the MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter, his partner mentions that he didn't think hypnotism worked like that. Jimmy responds that the weak-willed are easily swayed by flashy special effects.
*** [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Ironically, she hypnotizes Jimmy in a later episode.]]

* Used for laughs in ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'', when Bowler Hat Guy attempts radio control of a frog. And later, a T-Rex. Bowler Hat Guy has trouble picking useful thralls.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}'', Quackpot's "Joy Buzzer" is actually a ray gun with many uses. One of them is this, like when he [[HypnotizeThePrincess hypnotized Sarah]].

* Used at least twice on ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron''. Once used by Beautiful Gorgeous to control SecretAgentMan Jet Fusion, but it failed when hundreds of people said the trigger words at the same time. Jimmy also used one to force his parents to think it was his birthday, but they [[TricksterMentor tricked him]] to [[AnAesop teach him a lesson]].
** They later try to {{justif|iedTrope}}y it: After Jimmy uses his HypnoRay to disable the MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter, his partner mentions that he didn't think hypnotism worked like that. Jimmy responds that the weak-willed are easily swayed by flashy special effects.

* In one episode of "Series/PowerRangersTimeForce", a [[MonsterOfTheWeek]] used a bracelet shaped like a snake to make the male rangers fall in love with her. She later uses it to make them fight each other. The spell was broke when the girl rangers broke the bracelet.

** The first villains to appear in the comics were a trinity of MadScientist apes named Professors Ecks, Doublex ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS or Duplex]]), and Triplex who wanted to use one of these to TakeOverTheWorld. They appeared in the "Blaggard Castle" storyline of daily strips, published in 1933.

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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''
** Featured in "Sphinx for the Memories" as the Egyptians plan to kidnap Donald Duck, hypnotize him and use him to rule the world [[spoiler:or at least, Egypt]], thus turning him into the pharaoh. Unfortunately, he was sent back to the Navy by [[spoiler:Scrooge [=McDuck=] and his nephews]] at the end of the episode.
** Subverted in "Home Sweet Homer" as Scrooge [=McDuck=] is hypnotized by a huge monster with each head resembling a duck. He was later rescued by his nephews.

* The first "super-villains" to appear in the ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse were a trinity of MadScientist apes named Professors Ecks, Doublex ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS or Duplex]]), and Triplex who wanted to use one of these to TakeOverTheWorld. They appeared in the "Blaggard Castle" storyline of daily strips, published in 1933.

* In [[http://superdickery.com/images/stories/sceince/ac362.jpg the cover of Action Comics #362]], Clark Kent is attacked by a hypnotic ray from a device that looks like Superman's head and {{Mind Control}}led into hating his alter ego Superman.

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* Jafar's cobra headed staff in ''{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}}'', which he uses on the Sultan repeatedly until Aladdin breaks it. It was used twice on ''[[ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse Mickey Mouse]]'', tricking him to give up the [[spoiler:House of Mouse]], thus turning the night club into a [[spoiler:House of Villains]]. He was foiled by that exact same protagonist who often defeats him [[spoiler:with assistance from Aladdin and Jasmine]].

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* Jafar's cobra headed staff in ''{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}}'', which he uses on the Sultan repeatedly until Aladdin breaks it. It was used twice on ''[[ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse Mickey Mouse]]'', tricking him to give up the [[spoiler:House of Mouse]], thus turning the night club into a [[spoiler:House of Villains]]. He was foiled by that exact same protagonist who often defeats him [[spoiler:with assistance from Aladdin and Jasmine]].

* ''VideoGmae/Fallout3'' has the Mesmertron, a Pre-War device that confuses and disorients anyone the beams hit. The problem is that it has a 50% to confuse them, a 30% chance to throw them into a berserk rage, and a 20% of causing "[[YourHeadAsplode spontaneous cranial eruption]]".

* Jafar's cobra headed staff in ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'', which he uses on the Sultan repeatedly until Aladdin breaks it. It was used twice on ''[[ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse Mickey Mouse]]'', tricking him to give up the [[spoiler:House of Mouse]], thus turning the night club into a [[spoiler:House of Villains]]. He was foiled by that exact same protagonist who often defeats him [[spoiler:with assistance from Aladdin and Jasmine]].

* Used for laughs in ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons'', when Bowler Hat Guy attempts radio control of a frog. And later, a T-Rex. Bowler Hat Guy has trouble picking useful thralls.