History Main / PsychicLink

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', the protagonist has a psychic link with the BigBad of the series, causing him to feel Voldemort's emotions.

* The MISAKA network of ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', which is a telepathic link between the 10,000 [[spoiler:Misaka clones]], allowing them to share information and experiences. In the ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' spinoff, a similar network is created through [[spoiler:the Level Upper program]], which let one person link to and use the capabilities of thousands of espers at once (while said espers were all in a coma).

* Played with in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD''. Issei and Ddraig nominally share a psychich link, since the latter takes the form of an EmpathicWeapon occupying (and later replacing) the former's right hand. However, Issei's complete lack of magical talent means this requires his full concentration. It's much more practical for them to both speak out loud. This is an effort on Ddraig's part, but as a Divine Dragon, not a significant one.

!!Examples:

* Needy and Jennifer's apparent link is discussed in the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''/''Film/JennifersBody'' fic; while unsure how it happened, Sam soon affirms that Needy is linked to Jennifer rather than the demon possessing her, as Needy feels it when Jennifer is stabbed but had no reaction to the demon being hit by holy water.

* ''Fanfic/TrustDoesntRust'' explores the idea that Needy and Jennifer have a psychic connection. While even the Winchesters aren't able to explain how it happened, Sam soon confirms that Needy is linked to Jennifer rather than the demon as Needy felt it when Jennifer was stabbed but had no reaction to the demon being hit with holy water.

* The titular couple of ''Webcomic/BailinAndLiYun'' form a telepathic link after their first kiss.

* In the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZelda manga adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' by Akira Himekawa, Link and Zelda are first brought together by her psychic distress call, and continue to maintain the bond throughout the rest of the story. It's hinted, though not outright declared, that they retain the connection throughout their lives. (PsychicLink indeed...)

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'':

* ComicBook/TheFalcon has this with birds.

* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} villain Psi had a telepathic link with her mentor Pendergast which allowed him to guide her or command her [[ComicBook/Supergirl1982 when she fought the Girl of Steel]].

* In ''Webcomic/BailinAndLiYun'', [[CuteMute Bailin]] forms a telepathic link with Li Yun after their first kiss.

-->-- '''Sonic''', ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie''

** The pilot features a temporary, technologically-based link between Agent Dunham and [[spoiler:John Scott]] in order to find a missing, unidentified suspect. The drug cocktail used to "open her consciousness" involves ketamine and lysergic acid, also known as LSD. Yeah.
** In "Bad Dreams", Olivia finds herself psychically linked to a man who is [[TheEmpath causing people to kill themselves with his thoughts.]] It is later revealed that the psychic link exists because [[spoiler:Olivia and the murderer were both treated with the experimental drug Cortexiphan when they were children.]]

* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In "The Other Side", Dr. Neal Eberhardt has invented the Neural Intercortex Stimulation Array (NISA) which he uses to study brain damaged and comatose patients. When he connects two of these patients, Adam and Lisa Dobkins, to NISA, their brainwaves match up perfectly and they form a psychic link. They are able to interact with each other in another reality. It takes on the appearance of familiar and comforting locations from their real lives: Lisa's dance studio and Adam's garden. Neal learns of the psychic link when Adam says Lisa's name, which he had no way of knowing. He later connects two other comatose patients: a restaurateur named Warner Oland, who is able to walk in the other reality when he had been wheelchair bound for 20 years in the real world, and Roger Bowden, who doesn't want to be there and whose negativity destroys Adam's plants and Warner's soufflé. Neal is able to enter the other reality by slowing his brain functions with an injection of fentanyl. His attempt to help Roger emerge from his coma and re-enter the real world results in Roger's death because of his congenital heart defect. Although Neal manages to save Adam, Lisa and Warner, he remains trapped in the other reality. However, he is convinced that there is another way out.
* ''Series/StargateSG1'' showed this in an eighth season episode "Citizen Joe", when a man inadvertently linked into Colonel/General O'Neill's mind when O'Neill was writing his mission reports. O'Neill [[spoiler:revealed that he had had the reverse visions, but had ignored them for seven years since he found them relaxing]].
* The ''Franchise/StarTrek'' shows:
** It started in ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries The Original Series]]'' with the Vulcan mind meld. This shows up in later series as well, especially ''TNG'' and ''Voyager''.
** This occurred between Captain Picard and Doctor Crusher in an episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.

** In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' a group of Borg drones accidentally got themselves linked to each other. Apparently, only having three voices in your head is more distressing than [[HiveMind billions]].
--->"It's like having three voices whispering in one ear" "...and a crowd screaming in the other."
** In ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', Trip Tucker and Vulcan science officer T'Pol find they're appearing in each others daydreams as a result of them having had an InterspeciesRomance. As they've broken up at the time, neither is too pleased about it.

* A more straightforward example occurs in ''Series/TheXFiles'' fifth season episode "Mind's Eye", in which a blind woman covers up for her SerialKiller absentee father because she can only see through his eyes.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' : [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2091 SCP-2091 ("A Bear and His Granddaughter")]]: Abigael and her grandfather talk to each other through telepathy, but no-one else can communicate verbally to him except her.

* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'':
** The Gelflings exchange their backstories through a touch-enabled mindlink that Kira calls Dreamfasting.
** There is also one between the Skeksis and Mystics as they are the same being, as if one dies or is injured, the other dies or is similarly injured. This is also likely the reason the Mystics are able to keep the Garthims quiet in the climax, and also why the Skeksis never even tried to get rid of them.

* ''[[Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil The Stronger Evil]]'': In this ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' fanfiction, Valerie and Shendu appear to have such a link after their binding ceremony as Others, enabling them to communicate with each other to an extent across distances. Hsi Wu similarly uses his and [[spoiler:Jade]]'s spiritual connection as non-bound Others to torment her from the Netherworld.

** The Kanohi Suletu, [[MaskOfPower Mask of Telepathy]], allows users to read others' minds and project their own thoughts into them

-->''[Sesshomaru has been entangled in [[CanisMajor dog-form]] by the [[UltimateEvil bad guy's]] tentacles and his response is to... [[HilarityEnsues shake like a wet dog]]]''\\

* Takua and Gali in ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''. It becomes a plot point when [[spoiler: a corrupted Takanuva is mistaken for an enemy by Pohatu; the PsychicLink with Gali is the only way to prove his identity.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The Palismans can communicate telepathicaly with their masters, once their are bonded. However, seems that happens only when master and palisman are together. In "Eclipse Lake", a Coven mook takes Ghost from Amity, but just tosses it down, before throwing Amity in the abiss. It is obvious she can't summon Ghost telepatically to save her, like it happens in other fictions.

** The protagonist Akira is a DifferentlyPoweredIndividual known as an Old World Domain Connector, with a genetically engineered wireless BrainComputerInterface he uses for telepathy (as well as transmitting videos and once an ImagineSpot) with his VirtualSidekick Alpha. It seems in Akira’s dreams he links with her too as he sees Alpha’s interactions with others in a WhiteVoidRoom. Akira can also form a link with other connectors such as the PlayfulHacker Shirou, who Akira allows to [[SeeingThroughAnothersEyes see through his eyes]], as well as transmit computer files (which he needs Alpha to process for him as code is just gibberish to his mind).

* Needy and Jennifer’s apparent link is discussed in the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''/''Film/JennifersBody'' fic; while unsure how it happened, Sam soon affirms that Needy is linked to Jennifer rather than the demon possessing her, as Needy feels it when Jennifer is stabbed but had no reaction to the demon being hit by holy water.

** A more minor example, but people with similar magics can also sometimes communicate telepathically, especially if they’re close (e.g. [[GreenThumb Briar with Rosethorn]] and [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower Sandry with Lark]], as student-teacher pairs).

* In ''Literature/TheMazeRunner'', Thomas and Teresa can communicate with each other in their heads, even when Teresa is in a coma or unconscious. ''The Scorch Trials'' introduces Aris, [[spoiler:Teresa’s Group B Counterpart]] who could do the same with a girl called Rachel, and even with Thomas, which makes the latter feel uncomfortable. [[spoiler:Brenda momentarily does the same thing to Thomas, warning him that things are gonna get worse. It's revealed in ''The Death Cure'' that this is the effect of technology implanted within their heads that can also be hacked into, cut off, or removed entirely]].

* ''VideoGame/ScarletNexus'': It’s a central game mechanic for the player to be able to borrow the PsychicPowers any of several members of TheSquad via SAS to help deal with the enemy, which after upgrades, allows the player to use up to four borrowed ComboPlatterPowers at once, their strength and duration being influenced by the RelationshipValues with said party member. It’s also used frequently for calling and texting. Prone to PhlebotinumBreakdown (usually just the communications part, but the powers borrowing sometimes goes down as well).

* ''Literature/LieHuoJiaoChou'': Shen Lingyuan shares one with Xuan Ji, allowing the two to communicate to each other directly in their minds if they don't want to be overheard.

** There is TheReveal [[spoiler:that all old world connectors unconsciously broadcast their self-image and feelings into everyone around them. This has different effects for different people:]]
*** [[spoiler:For Akira, it resulted in everyone he met growing up on the WrongSideOfTheTracks thinking he was weak, as well as his distrust combining with their own, resulting in a TraumaCongaLine and CynicismCatalyst of endless betrayals.]]
*** [[spoiler:For Katsuya, this resulted in many women falling in love with him and most people believing he is strong due to believing himself to be strong. This, combined with his naïvete and ChronicHeroSyndrome results in Katsuya leading a BattleHarem as part of a KeystoneArmy that somewhat share his emotions and all become NotHerself after the link is strong enough, with the benefit of super human coordination. It also manifests as MoreThanMindControl that Sheryl can resist.]]

* The protagonist of ''Webcomic/ABeginnersGuideToTheEndOfTheUniverse'' is able to communicate telepathically with both of his [[NonHumanSidekick pets]]; the bigger their [[RPGMechanicsVerse RAPPORT]], the more advanced the link is, starting at simple detection of when the pet is in danger and ending with a full-fledged two-way telepathic conversation.

* Zimmy and Gamma from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' can only speak with each other telepathically, since neither knows the other's language. Additionally, Gamma's presence has some unspecified therapeutic effect on Zimmy's mind. It's implied that their psychic link was simply ''there'' the very first time they met. It has been explained since that Gamma's powers work as a sort of white noise generator that covers up Zimmy's uncontrollable psychic bursts with calming stream of consciousness.
* Thorn and his cat Tiernan from ''Webcomic/LeifAndThorn''. She can [[http://leifandthorn.com/comic/family-dinner-1414/ stop him from having dragon flashbacks]].