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* Creator/GrantMorrison introduced the villain Prometheus during his run on ''ComicBook/JLA1997''. Among his talents was the ability to introduce "neural chaff" into the minds of his opponents, making it difficult for them to concentrate. This didn't work on ComicBook/CaptainAmerica during a brief encounter in Book 4 of ComicBook/JLAAvengers. As Cap observed, "Try fighting [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the Wehrmacht]]. Teaches you focus."
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* Creator/GrantMorrison introduced the villain Prometheus during his their run on ''ComicBook/JLA1997''. Among his talents was the ability to introduce "neural chaff" into the minds of his opponents, making it difficult for them to concentrate. This concentrate; he used it primarily to prevent Green Lantern from using his powers. However, it didn't work on ComicBook/CaptainAmerica during a brief encounter in Book 4 of ComicBook/JLAAvengers. As Cap observed, "Try ComicBook/JLAAvengers.
-->'''Captain America:''' Try fighting [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the Wehrmacht]]. Teaches you focus."
-->'''Captain America:''' Try fighting [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the Wehrmacht]]. Teaches you focus.
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** As of the Krakoan Age, most of the X-Men have been taught Professor X's "Red Triangle" psychic defense protocol, which allows them to actively resist most hostile telepathic intrusions.
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* The VillainProtagonist of ''Literature/TheDemolishedMan'' uses this technique to avoid being found out for the murder he committed. This may be the UrExample (it's from 1953). However, this works only on 3rd and 2nd Class Espers. For the protection from the strongest, 1st Class Espers (one of which is a Police Prefect), the protagonist has to bribe and employ a 1st Class Esper of his own.
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* The VillainProtagonist of ''Literature/TheDemolishedMan'' uses this technique to avoid being found out for the murder he committed. committed: he asks a friend who works in advertising for the most catchy EarWorm he'd ever designed, and then deliberately repeats it in his mind to cover up his murderous intentions. This may be the UrExample (it's UrExample, as it's from 1953).1953. However, this works only on 3rd and 2nd Class Espers. For the protection from the strongest, 1st Class Espers (one of which whom is a Police Prefect), the protagonist has to bribe and employ a 1st Class Esper of his own.
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** In a sidestory/prequel issue to ''ComicBook/JLATowerOfBabel'', Franchise/{{Batman}} is shown developing his counter-measures against the other members of the League. In order to work on his counter-measure for [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn]], he has to bury his memory from J'onn's telepathy. He restores the memory with a series of mnemonic triggers when he wants to work on his plans, and instructs the computer to track J'onn and "activate the burial key" should the Martian come within 100 miles.
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** In a sidestory/prequel issue to ''ComicBook/JLATowerOfBabel'', Franchise/{{Batman}} is shown developing his counter-measures against the other members of the League. In order to work on his counter-measure for [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn]], he has to [[MemoryGambit bury his memory knowledge of the plan from J'onn's telepathy. He telepathy]]. The bat-computer restores the Batman's memory with a series of mnemonic triggers trigger at set intervals so he can work on the plan, and when he wants to work on his plans, and does, he instructs the computer to track J'onn and "activate the burial key" should the Martian come within 100 miles.
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** It was revealed after the "Tower of Babel" arc that Franchise/{{Batman}} developed his counter-measures against the League, and [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn]] in particular, by actually burying his memory and restoring it with a series of mnemonic triggers when he wants to work on his plans, and instructs the computer to track J'onn and "activate the burial key" should the Martian come within 100 miles.
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** It was revealed after the "Tower of Babel" arc that In a sidestory/prequel issue to ''ComicBook/JLATowerOfBabel'', Franchise/{{Batman}} developed is shown developing his counter-measures against the League, and other members of the League. In order to work on his counter-measure for [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter J'onn]] in particular, by actually burying J'onn]], he has to bury his memory and restoring it from J'onn's telepathy. He restores the memory with a series of mnemonic triggers when he wants to work on his plans, and instructs the computer to track J'onn and "activate the burial key" should the Martian come within 100 miles.
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* There's a variant in "Literature/ItsAGoodLife", which features people constantly mumbling songs -- not in order to keep the omnipotent child from looking into their thoughts, but so they won't ''think'' of anything unbecoming.
* In ''Literature/{{Jago}}'', the villain has powerful mind control abilities that affect everyone within a few miles' radius of him. One of the protagonists has a certain amount of resistance because he has a toothache and the pain interferes with the mind control. He eventually figures this out, and for the climactic confrontation seeks a way to [[TheToothHurts aggravate his tooth to the point that he's in continual agony and completely immune to control]].
* The ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'' side-story ''Masters of the Vortex'' has mathematical savant Neal Cloud in a situation where he needs to block out a powerful telepath. He doesn't have a mechanical thought-screen with him, but he's familiar with the waveform it transmits and visualizing that in his head proves just as effective as the real thing.
* In ''Literature/TheLuckOfBrinsFive'', Narneen sings in her head to block psychic questioning.
* A ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' book has a character envision a large mental fortress that the invading psychic had to break into.
* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety and the Riddle of Ages'', a sequel book that takes place several years after the [[TrilogyCreep original trilogy]] finished, Reynie, Kate and Sticky have all become adept at filling their minds with things like thoughts of S.Q. Pedalian's big feet in order to prevent Constance from reading their thoughts. Constance, in turn, has been working hard herself to avoid accidentally reading their thoughts. She also employs the technique against the Listener, a mysterious new psychic opponent.
* In ''Literature/{{Jago}}'', the villain has powerful mind control abilities that affect everyone within a few miles' radius of him. One of the protagonists has a certain amount of resistance because he has a toothache and the pain interferes with the mind control. He eventually figures this out, and for the climactic confrontation seeks a way to [[TheToothHurts aggravate his tooth to the point that he's in continual agony and completely immune to control]].
* The ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'' side-story ''Masters of the Vortex'' has mathematical savant Neal Cloud in a situation where he needs to block out a powerful telepath. He doesn't have a mechanical thought-screen with him, but he's familiar with the waveform it transmits and visualizing that in his head proves just as effective as the real thing.
* In ''Literature/TheLuckOfBrinsFive'', Narneen sings in her head to block psychic questioning.
* A ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' book has a character envision a large mental fortress that the invading psychic had to break into.
* In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety and the Riddle of Ages'', a sequel book that takes place several years after the [[TrilogyCreep original trilogy]] finished, Reynie, Kate and Sticky have all become adept at filling their minds with things like thoughts of S.Q. Pedalian's big feet in order to prevent Constance from reading their thoughts. Constance, in turn, has been working hard herself to avoid accidentally reading their thoughts. She also employs the technique against the Listener, a mysterious new psychic opponent.
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* "Literature/ItsAGoodLife": There's a variant in "Literature/ItsAGoodLife", which that features people constantly mumbling songs -- not in order to keep the omnipotent child from looking into their thoughts, but so they won't ''think'' of anything unbecoming.
*In ''Literature/{{Jago}}'', the ''Literature/{{Jago}}'': The villain has powerful mind control abilities that affect everyone within a few miles' radius of him. One of the protagonists has a certain amount of resistance because he has a toothache and the pain interferes with the mind control. He eventually figures this out, and for the climactic confrontation seeks a way to [[TheToothHurts aggravate his tooth to the point that he's in continual agony and completely immune to control]].
* ''Literature/KnownSpace'': Kzinti often use telepaths to inspect and interrogate prisoners. They are also carnivores who find herbivory morally and conceptually repugnant. In "The Soft Weapon", while being scanned by a telepath, the main character concentrates on the taste and texture of eating a raw carrot, "just to be difficult".
* ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'': The''Literature/{{Lensman}}'' side-story ''Masters of the Vortex'' has mathematical savant Neal Cloud in a situation where he needs to block out a powerful telepath. He doesn't have a mechanical thought-screen with him, but he's familiar with the waveform it transmits and visualizing that in his head proves just as effective as the real thing.
*In ''Literature/TheLuckOfBrinsFive'', ''Literature/TheLuckOfBrinsFive'': Narneen sings in her head to block psychic questioning.
*A ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': One book has a character envision a large mental fortress that the invading psychic had to break into.
*In ''Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety and the Riddle of Ages'', a sequel book that takes place several years after the [[TrilogyCreep original trilogy]] finished, Reynie, Kate and Sticky have all become adept at filling their minds with things like thoughts of S.Q. Pedalian's big feet in order to prevent Constance from reading their thoughts. Constance, in turn, has been working hard herself to avoid accidentally reading their thoughts. She also employs the technique against the Listener, a mysterious new psychic opponent.
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* ''Literature/KnownSpace'': Kzinti often use telepaths to inspect and interrogate prisoners. They are also carnivores who find herbivory morally and conceptually repugnant. In "The Soft Weapon", while being scanned by a telepath, the main character concentrates on the taste and texture of eating a raw carrot, "just to be difficult".
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*** In the sequel, it's revealed that they ''intentionally'' destroyed their own mind, because they had discovered something so dangerous that mind-wiping wouldn't be enough; they needed to make sure that the organization of trained psychics that they specifically worked for didn't accidentally retrieve it from their subconscious: a ritual to ''resurrect the nemesis they had just destroyed''.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', Goliad attempts to read Finn's mind to reveal their plan to stop her. Finn wills himself to not reveal it by screwing with the memory of Princess Bubblegum giving the plan, doing things like turning her head into a dolphin, then making her head explode.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', Goliad attempts to read Finn's mind to reveal their Princess Bubblegum's plan to stop her. Finn wills himself to not reveal it by screwing with the memory of Princess Bubblegum giving the plan, doing things like turning her head into a dolphin, then making her head explode.explode and changing the multiple Bubblegum copies that appear from the remains into baby Finns doing [[CallBack the Buff Baby dance]], before ultimately tearing up the turf of his own mindscape to bury the memory of Princess Bubblegum altogether.
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** Inverted in "My Big Fat Spy Wedding". Super spy Jet Fusion is planning to marry [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Beautiful Gorgeous]], and asks Jimmy to be his best man. This turns out to be a plot on Beautiful Gorgeous's part: she hypnotizes Jet to attack and kill whoever says "I have the ring" at the wedding, then hypnotizes Jimmy to say that exact phrase. Carl and Sheen find out about the plan and arrive just in time to stop Jimmy from saying the trigger words, and Jimmy calls for everyone in the church to start repeating them. After he, the minister, and Cindy recite the phrase, Libby improvises a song called "I Have the Ring" on the organ, and [[CrowdSong the entire town joins in]], overloading Jet's mind control with the phrase and setting him free.
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** Inverted in "My Big Fat Spy Wedding". Super spy Jet Fusion is planning to marry [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Beautiful Gorgeous]], and asks Jimmy to be his best man. This turns out to be a plot on Beautiful Gorgeous's part: she hypnotizes Jet to attack and kill whoever the [[ExactWords next person]] who says "I have the ring" at the wedding, the best man's role, then hypnotizes Jimmy to say that exact phrase. [[LaserGuidedAmnesia forget his discovery of her plan]]. Carl and Sheen find out about the plan as well and arrive just in time to stop Jimmy from saying the trigger words, and Sheen inadvertently saying them instead. Noticing that Jet focuses on any one person that says the trigger phrase, Jimmy calls for everyone in the church to start repeating them.it. After he, the minister, and Cindy recite the phrase, Libby improvises a song called "I Have the Ring" on the organ, and [[CrowdSong the entire town joins in]], overloading Jet's mind control with the phrase and setting him free.
