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* Irma in ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' has this as one of her minor powers. Cornelia has a similar power in the comic. Himerish also does this to some guards near the end of the 4th saga. Subverted that it only works to stall them for a little while.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlack'' have the Neuralizer for this purpose. While its stated purpose is to erase memories, the ability to write new ones, seen more in the movies than the show for the most part, could make it quite the MindControl tool in the wrong hands, by making someone "remember" a really good reason to do whatever it is you want them to do and forget you were there in the same stroke.

* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' parodies this while using the [[RealityWarper Reality Gauntlet]] to erase all memories of TheUnmasquedWorld:
-->'''Danny:''' From now on, you're going to leave [[SecretIdentity Danny Fenton]] and his family alone.\\
'''Guys in White:''' Why?\\
'''Danny:''' Because... he's not the ghost you're looking for.\\
'''Guys in White:''' He's not the ghost we're looking for...

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': In "The Muffin King", Dexter's Dad uses a mind trick on Dexter to force him to turn over the muffins he was guarding. Dee Dee slaps Dexter to snap him out of it.

* In ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'' a background, Arcane, is made especially for that. It improves stealth and makes people's memory of you blurry.

** Wazy in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesZeroNoKiseki Trails to Azure]]'' uses his Dominion abilities on a group of guards to send them away from guarding the hospital.

** Wizards have {{Muggle}}[=-=]Repelling Charms on important magical locations; for example, any Muggle who gets too close will suddenly remember an urgent appointment and rush off. They also have [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Memory Charms]] for when that doesn't work.

* Some characters in ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' can manipulate the series's WeirdnessCensor to make things appear differently to [[{{Muggle}} mortals]]. In ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', some children of Aphrodite can "charmspeak," and it's hinted that children of Hermes have similar powers.

* [[Creator/DavidTennant Kilgrave]] from ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' is a dark example of this. He says a command to you and you ''will'' do it, up to and including murder. Lampshaded at one point when Jessica decides to see if she can straighten up Kilgrave by using him to talk down a hostage-taker:

* In ''VideoGame/SecondSight'', one of the powers the protagonist, John Vattic, unlocks is "Charm". This calms people down, allowing him to stop allies panicking (only useful in one mission, where he has to escort an ally from a [[GoAmongMadPeople mental asylum]]) or more usefully to generate a [[BystanderSyndrome Somebody Else's Problem field]]. This makes him essentially invisible (but guards still turn their heads to look at you, they just don't care). Obviously the effect doesn't work on machines, and if it's used on someone who's attacking you then the feedback drains your [[ManaMeter Psi bar]].

* Spoofed in "WebAnimation/SuperHeroBowl": Rey tries to use the trick on Batman in order to strip him of his weapon and body armor... it works, but not on the intended target.

'''Deadpool:''' Done, and done! What else has to happen?\\
'''Rey:''' Ew! You will put your clothes back on immediately!

** [[spoiler:Emma]] in ''VideoGame/TrailsOfColdSteel II'' is capable of using her magic for this.

* One of the Tools in ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'', the aptly-named Pebble Cap, has this effect. In one of {{The Movie}}s, it [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy can even fool]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demons]] (which themselves are SufficientlyAdvancedAliens).

** Wazy in ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Trails to Azure]]'' uses his Dominion abilities on a group of guards to send them away from guarding the hospital.

When characters possess [[MagicAndPowers powers]] or some kind of [[AppliedPhlebotinum phlebotinum]] that allow them to escape the attention of guards, to improve their stealth, to erase their tracks and to help them maintain the {{Masquerade}}. If especially strong, can function as a CompellingVoice that can control minds. If it only affects the WeakWilled, but affects them strongly, it's a form of CharmPerson.

* In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'', Jean Grey (and sometime Xavier) usually uses her mind powers to do this trick. For example, when she first shows up she makes a police officer release Storm from jail, by making him think that she's a higher ranked cop giving such orders.
* ComicBook/WonderWoman--at least in the Golden Age under her original creator--can use "telepathic waves" to order the weak minded to do her bidding. It generally only works on those who are considered "mindless" or those who are already in an altered mental state like Queen Atomia's "Neutron" slaves.

* ''FanFic/NightsFavoredChild'': [[EnigmaticMinion The Inquisitor]] has a spell that keeps anyone--even ''Nightmare Moon herself''--from acknowledging the fact that he [[spoiler: hasn't aged in centuries]].

** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': When Stryker's soldiers search for more mutants and pass where Jean Grey, Scott Summers and Kurt Wagner are hiding, Jean uses her powers to conceal them from sight. She keeps using it to board the helicopter and to go around the military base, staying undetected.

** Death has this power. Not only is he [[BystanderSyndrome unnoticeable]], he also can make people around him susceptible to suggestion. Susan inherits all his abilities, and finds them very useful in her career as a schoolteacher. Though not even this power is enough to get her boss to sign off on a raise.

* Roman in ''Literature/HemlockGrove'' seems to have this ability. He changes people's mind and influences their decisions.

* In ''[[Literature/{{Ravenor}} Ravenor Rogue]]'', the daemonically-possessed [[spoiler:Carl Thonius]] discovers that he can make people ignore the things he says or does. At one point he murders an innocent man and compels Maud Plyton to put a gun to her own head, doing both things right in front of Ravenor, a powerful psyker. Neither Maud nor Ravenor notice anything amiss.

** Also done on Xander, for whom it was so effective he turned into TheRenfield after a few seconds of hypnotizing. In the continuation comics Dracula picks Xander up as a thrall again, though the two eventually become sort-of friends.

** Parodied a season later in [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E4Flooded "Flooded"]]. A demon seeking Buffy's death demands magical help from the three loser friends Warren, Andrew and Jonathan, but with no powers to offer, Warren instead gives the demon Buffy's address and phone number, which he accepts. His friends are impressed anyway.

** TheMaster is an accomplished hypnotist, and during the classic series he'd slip past guards by simply asking them to step aside (and give him the gun). Much like the mind trick from ''Star Wars'', it does not work on those with strong wills.

** The psychic paper has a very similar effect, even down to not working on the strong minded (i.e. Shakespeare); for the first few seasons of the New Series it seemed to be used every other episode. When the Doctor tries to use the paper to make a kid believe he (the Doctor) is a responsible adult, the paper shorts out because it couldn't tell such a big lie.

* [[Creator/DavidTennant Kilgrave]] from ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' is a dark example of this. He says a command to you and you ''will'' do it, up to and including murder. Lampshaded at one point when Jessica decides to see if she can straighten up Kilgrave by using him to talk down a hostage taker:

* In ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'' a background, Arcane, is made especially for that. It improves stealth, and makes people's memory of you blurry.

* In ''VideoGame/SecondSight'', one of the powers the protagonist, John Vattic, unlocks is "Charm". This calms people down, allowing him to stop allies panicking (only useful in one mission, where he has to escort an ally from a [[GoAmongMadPeople mental asylum]]) or more usefully to generate a [[BystanderSyndrome Somebody Else's Problem field]]. This makes him essentially invisible (but guards still turn their heads to look at you, they just don't care). Obviously the effect doesn't work on machines, and if its used on someone who's attacking you then the feedback drains your [[ManaMeter Psi bar]].

* In ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive//20090811c18p015.jpg This turns out to be how]] [[spoiler:Ash'waren]] has been convincing everyone that she's actually a drow for the better part of a millennium, when in truth she's a dark elf. Being one of the most powerful [[TheEmpath empaths]] in TheVerse probably helps.

** Actually entering someone else's mind to alter what they're perceiving is considered BlackMagic, no matter what your reasoning. One can create veils, which simply hide objects or people from view, which is perfectly kosher, but actually altering what the individual's mind perceives is ''bad'' mojo.

* In ''[[FanFic/SovereignGFCOrigins Origins]]'', a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''Franchise/StarWars''[[spoiler:/''Borderlands''/''Halo'']] MassiveMultiplayerCrossover, clone assault troopers on Coruscant use this against some random cops, though said cops realize what happened afterward.

'''Franchise/TheFlash:''' I don't wanna fight you. I wanna... Hey, this is like the Jedi mind trick!\\

'''Flash:''' [[RepeatAfterMe This is not like the Jedi mind trick.]]

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** Death has this power. Not only is he [[BystanderSyndrome unnoticeable]], he also can make people around him susceptible to suggestion. Susan inherits all his abilities, and finds them very useful in her career as a schoolteacher.[[note]]Though not even this power is enough to get her boss to sign off on a raise.[[/note]]

* The fairy ''mesmer'' in ''Literature/ArtemisFowl''.

* Booth from ''Series/{{Bones}}'' quotes this trope word for word when describing how he thinks Sweets will fire Daisy.

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E12TheSoundOfDrums "The Sound of Drums"]], the Doctor uses the same technology in order to allow himself, Martha and Jack to slip past the Master's guards. It works on them, but the Master sees literally straight through.
** Prisoner Zero also uses a perception filter in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E1TheEleventhHour "The Eleventh Hour"]]. The Doctor refers to the space it covers as being the bit "at the corner of your eye" that you don't want to look at — although it turns out you can if you try.
** The Silence. You lose memory of them as soon as you look away.
*** [[SelfDemonstratingArticle ...sorry, what were we talking about?]]

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* There's a ''Franchise/StarTrek''-related comedy bit in which Ben Kenobi beats out Mr. Spock and the HAL-9000 computer on ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', by invoking this trope on Alex Trebek.
* One of Music/TheGreatLukeSki's dialogue pieces, "You Might Be A Trekkie", contains the following sequence:
--> "If you've ever attempted the Jedi Mind Trick at the drive-through window...'
--> '''Fast food clerk:''' That'll be $13.27, sir.
--> '''Customer:''' You won't be charging me for this food.
--> '''Clerk:''' I... won't be charging you for this food.
--> '''Customer:''' And don't skimp on the french fries.
--> '''Clerk:''' And I won't skimp on the french fries.
--> '''Customer:''' And you'll throw in some extra Beanie Babies. Thank you, drive through.
--> '''Clerk:''' Thank you, drive through!
--> "...you might be a Trekkie."
** After the release of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', he added this corollary:
--->"If you've ever had the Jedi Mind Trick attempted on ''you'' at the drive-through window!"\\
'''Another clerk (Watto's voice parody):''' That'll be $14.51, sir.\\
'''Customer:''' These gift certificates will be fine.\\
'''Clerk:''' No, they won't.\\
'''Customer:''' These gift certificates will be fine.\\
'''Clerk:''' No, they ''won't''! What are you, waving your hands like you're Ronald [=McDonald=], get out of here!
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-->'''Rexus:''' You don't need to see our papers.
-->'''Guards:''' ...We don't need to see your papers.
-->'''Rexus:''' Good. Now, you... uh...
-->'''Guards:''' We... uh...
-->'''Rexus:''' Uh... uh... quick, what should I say to them? I'm running out of power!
-->'''Guards:''' Quick, what should he say to us? He's running out of power!

-->'''Fred:''' ''You will find Raritanium for me.''\\
'''Ratchet:''' ''(deadpan)'' No I will not.
* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings'' features the Axii magic sign, usable in combat to temporarily mind-control a foe to your side, or in dialog situations where a CompellingVoice is handy. Geralt gives a straightforward order, and does a subtle hand signal to trigger the effect... and then it's up to how strong you've made the sign and how frequently you use it in that manner as to whether or not it's successful.

-->'''GM:''' This is EXACTLY the contract you're looking for. You won't be able to find a better deal with any other team.
-->'''Player:''' You are 100% correct. This is EXACTLY the contract I'm looking for and I accept your contract offer.

-->[[spoiler:'''Emma''']]: We're just common travelers and we aren't on that list of yours. Which means we can pass, right?
-->'''Provincial Army Soldier''': ...Hmph. Why're you still standing there? Go along inside. Just don't go causing any trouble unless you want to find yourselves arrested.

* {{Parodied}} in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''.
-->'''Mai:''' You don't need to see their identification.\\
'''Kemo:''' I don't need to see their identification.\\
'''Mai:''' These aren't the breasts you're looking for.\\
'''Kemo:''' These aren't the breasts I'm looking for.
* One of the powers of Vanessa Jackson, codename Vox, in the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. Also used by supervillainess Obsession in "Ayla and the Birthday Brawl" to lead several [=SWAT=] teams to their death.

* This trope comes up in ''Theatre/{{Ani}}'', naturally. Obi-Wan Kenobi stumbles into a bar...
-->'''Bartender:''' Whoa, buddy, you just came in here, but I think you've had enough!\\
'''Obi-Wan:''' IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough\\
'''Bartender:''' You'll tell me when you've had enough!
* Predictably, this shows up in the ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' episode, ''Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi]]'', with Obi-Wan attempting this on Kakashi. As for the results? Well, to put it bluntly, it doesn't work, and this is how the fight starts proper:
-->'''Obi-Wan''': You want to go home and keep reading your book.\\
'''Kakashi''': I want to go home and keep reading my book... after I '''KICK YOUR ASS!'''

--->'''Judge:''': And the winner is... [[AC:The Hypno-Toad.]]\\
'''Hypno-Toad:''' ''[Angry Turbine sound]''\\

'''Judge:''' [[AC:All glory to the Hypno-Toad.]]

-->'''Model Citizen:''' You don't want to fight me, you want to help me.
-->'''Franchise/TheFlash:''' [[AC:I don't want to fight you, I want to]]-- wait a minute, this is like the Jedi Mind Trick!
-->'''Model Citizen:''' This is not like the Jedi Mind Trick.
-->'''The Flash:''' [[AC:This is not like the Jedi Mind Trick.]]

-->'''Danny:''' From now on, you're going to leave [[SecretIdentity Danny Fenton]] and his family alone.
-->'''Guys In White:''' Why?
-->'''Danny:''' Because... he's not the ghost you're looking for.
-->'''Guys In White:''' [[AC:He's not the ghost we're looking for...]]
* Hilariously parodied in ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''.
--> '''President's Advisor:''' Hello Mr. President, people are still wondering if we found weapons of mass destruction.
--> '''President Bush:''' ''[while doing the hand motion]'' You have found weapons of mass destruction.
--> '''President's Advisor:''' Uh, no sir, we haven't.
--> '''Bush:''' You have! ''[Bush waves]''
--> '''Advisor:''' Hello there sir. ''[waves back]''
--> '''Bush:''' You will bring me a taco.
--> '''Advisor:''' Yes, sir!
--> '''Bush:''' Heheh, tacos rule.

-->'''Obi-Wan:''' These aren't the droids you're looking for.\\

'''Jessica:''' ''(cries)''

[[NoSell Hang on...]][[Series/DoctorWho this paper's blank!]]

* In ''Film/WitchWayLove'', HotWitch Morgane tricks a shop owner this way to let her go with a free bill. Justified as her baby magically colored her banknotes, making them useless.

* In ''Un amour de sorcière'' (''Witch Way Love''), Morgane (Vanessa Paradis) tricks a shop owner this way to let her go with a free bill. Justified as her baby magically colored her banknotes, making them useless.

* In ''[[Literature/NightWatch The Day Watch]]'', Vitaly uses a simple Other trick to get a bag full of American dollars past customs. The scene plays out very similarly to the TropeNamer.

* Alucard in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' does this on the Rio Hotel clerk to allow his coffin to be taken to his room.

* [[spoiler:Emma]] of the ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' games is capable of using [[spoiler:her magic]] for this.

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-->'''Danny Phantom:''' From now on, you're going to leave [[SecretIdentity Danny Fenton]] and his family alone.

'''Flash:''' This is not like the Jedi mind trick.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ly-DoG8Wb0 In a scene cut from the original US version]], but present in the international ones, Film/AustinPowers hypnotizes a mook played by Christian Slater. First with "Everything seems to be in order!", then with "I am going to go across the street and get you some orange sherbet!" and "Here, have a piece of gum!" Turning this into a BrickJoke, as Austin and Vanessa are escaping from the CollapsingLair, the mook returns with the sherbet.

* Predictably, this shows up in the Death Battle episode, ''Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi]], with Obi-Wan attempting this on Kakashi. As for the results? Well, to put it bluntly, it doesn't work, and this is how the fight starts proper:

* Predictably, this shows up in the Death Battle episode, ''Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi]], with Obi-Wan attempting this in Kakashi. As for the results? Well, to put it bluntly, it doesn't work, and this is how the fight starts proper: