History Main / PsychicLink

** It's a little unclear whether the ELS have this or a HiveMind in TheMovie. It is stated that they maintain contact with each other via quantum brainwaves, in much the same way advanced humans can. Handily, this allows Innovators to contact them... not so handily, [[spoiler:the ELS are capable of processing several orders of magnitude more information, and bringing a human into that link places the brain cells under so much strain that they actually begin dying from overexertion.]]

* In the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' book The Other, Mertil and Galfinlin share a link that allows them to hear each other's thought-speech even over long distances. It's not clear, or as easy to decipher as if they were near each other, but they can still pick it up.

--->"It was like having three people whispering in one ear" "...and a crowd" "...screaming in the other." ''"We couldn't cope"''.

** In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' a group of Borg drones accidentally got themselves linked to each other. Apparently, only having four voices in your head is more distressing than [[HiveMind billions]].

** In ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'', Xavier and Magneto. They used to talk constantly via telepathy when they were still friends. To the ruin of both their marriages. Talk about FoeYay.

** A relatively downplayed case of this seems to be how the connection between a [[OurElvesAreBetter Marat]] and their ''[[BondCreatures chala]]'' works. Marat are able to sense the presence and emotions of their ''chala'' without any form of verbal communication or body language, and the ''chala'' can in return follow the instructions of their Marat through no visible or verbal means. Additionally, a Marat gains "aspects" of their ''chala'' given enough time as the bond matures, and the ''chala'' also seems to gain [[IntellectualAnimal a certain degree of self-awareness]]. For example, Doroga, who is bonded with the huge gargant Walker, has SuperStrength even for a Marat while Walker is able to [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple non-verbally argue]] with Doroga whenever he's being [[{{Troll}} needlessly obtuse]]. Similarly, Kitai, who is [[spoiler:bonded with Tavi, eventually gains access to his [[ElementalPowers furycraft]] [[TheCallPutMeOnHold once it finally awakens]], while he in turn gains limited SuperSenses and a MadeOfIron constitution from her]].

* Though [[ShrinkingViolet one of the characters]] can already speak [[{{Telepathy}} telepathically]] in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' (plus a minor ability by the lead), the pactio cards allow the [[BattleCouple two partners]] to communicate to each other and only each other; this is done with the mage's power (these pairs make up most of the cast). The partners of the mage don't seem to able to communicate with eachother, emphasizing the autonomous nature of the pact. This effectively subverts the [[HaremSeries nature of the series]].

* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic ''FanFic/{{Insontis}}'', Spock mind melds with [=McCoy=], who then pretends to be willing to help the Klingons. This enables Spock to change authorizations without getting out of the brig.

* A mix between this and a HiveMind with the [[EnergyBeing Taelons]] Commonality in ''Series/EarthFinalConflict''. All Taelons are joined in it, although they are still separate individuals who don't share thoughts. The primary purpose of the Commonality is to keep the Taelons civilized. Without it, they would quickly revert to their atavian ancestors.

* Appears in the visual novel ''VisualNovel/SongsOfAraiah''. Magicians form "blood links" with other people allowing them to cast "internal" spells (e.g. mind-reading, manipulating senses, immortality)

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* In ''Literature/SixChances'', the web novel, six individuals from six different warring countries end up linked together psychically. Needless to say, when a war breaks out between some of these countries, things get awkward quick.

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00:''

-->''[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]].]''\\
'''Jaken:''' ''Thinking to himself:'' 'He's not escaping?! Even though he wields his true power in his dog-youkai form, isn't it also true that he has no use of his arms or legs? Well, he's a dog. Doesn't seem like he's that bright. It looks like if he broke the transformation and became smaller, he could just slip through, but... does he not realise this?! He is a dog, after all!'\\
''[Sesshomaru escapes in the exact manner Jaken was just thinking about.]''\\
'''Jaken:''' '[[FlowerMotifs Sesshomaru-sama]]!' ''[Cringes at [[DeathGlare Sesshomaru's glare]]]'' '[[RunningGag I wasn't thinking anything!]]'\\
'''Rin:''' '[[RunningGag Jaken-sama, yes you were.]]'\\
'''Miroku:''' 'Oh? I get the feeling their minds are connected.'

* Comicbook/TheFalcon has this with birds.

* One ''Comicbook/WhatIf'' issue had Bruce too late to save Rick from from the explosion so instead he shielded him with his body. Although Rick still had radiation poisoning the exposure gave them a telepathic link. Unfortunately Ross figures this out and exploits it to lure the Hulk back. In the process he neglects to get Rick's poisoning treated and he dies. The trauma drives Hulk into a homicidal rage.

* In ''FanFic/KeepersOfTheElements'', the Keepers all share a telepathic link within their own generation and with their individual predecessor.
* In ''FanFic/{{Revelations}}'', Túrante (the female vampire) feels a "connection" to Legolas (the male elf from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''). Túrante enjoys the feeling of peace when Legolas is nearby. The connection is why Túrante chooses to reveal herself and save the life of Legolas at the beginning of the story. By chapter 25/26, Túrante can use the connection to see what Legolas is doing. Legolas also feels the connection, which causes both of them to continue falling in love even as they avoid each other through most of the story.

[[folder:Film — Live-Action]]

** Time Lords, being telepathic, can do this with both other Time Lords and species such as humans, as demonstrated in episodes like [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E4TheGirlInTheFireplace "The Girl in the Fireplace"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E13LastOfTheTimeLords "Last of the Time Lords"]]. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E11TheLodger "The Lodger"]] spoofs it by having the Doctor deliver an ExpositionBeam via psychic ''headbutt''.
** The Doctor has a permanent psychic link set up with the TARDIS, though it's not the transfer of words, but rather emotions and feelings. Companions can tap into the link, too. In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife "The Doctor's Wife"]] it's used by Amy to open locked doors in the TARDIS, and it's how they can [[TranslatorMicrobes understand aliens]], no matter where or when they are.

[[folder:Webcomics]]

* ''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.
* In ''Literature/Six Chances'', the web novel, six individuals from six different warring countries end up linked together psychically. Needless to say, when a war breaks out between some of these countries, things get awkward quick.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': The four Diamonds have some sort of psychic connection. It turns out that [[spoiler:''[[TomatoInTheMirror this]]'' is the reason why Steven has dreams of what Blue Diamond is seeing and crying her tears when she visits Earth in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream "Steven's Dream"]], and he later uses it to get Yellow and Blue to realize he's telling the truth about ([[{{Reincarnation}} technically]]) being Pink Diamond in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E23Reunited "Reunited"]].]] This psychic link is also one possible explanation for how White Diamond knew about [[spoiler:Pink Diamond [[FakingTheDead faking her death]], as well as extensive knowledge of Steven's life on Earth, despite not having left Homeworld in ''eons''.]]

[[folder:Fanfiction]]

* In ''Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse'', the Crain siblings seem to have at least a mild version of this; when Nell dies they all [[CatapaultNightmare bolt straight out of bed]]. Nell and Luke in particular have TwinTelepathy and can sense what the other is feeling.

* In [[https://sixchances.home.blog/ Six Chances]], the web novel, six individuals from six different warring countries end up linked together psychically. Needless to say, when a war breaks out between some of these countries, things get awkward quick.