History Main / TelepathicSpacemen

* In ''Webcomic/TryingHuman'', both TheReptilians and TheGreys, but the Greys are much, much stronger with it, also having loads of MindOverMatter.

* Tony the alien [[RoswellThatEndsWell from Area 51]] in ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' at one point seems to transfer his thoughts full of [[ClusterFBomb offensive language]] to England when America introduces them to each other. America, since he did not hear it, thinks they are getting along fine.

* ComicBook/MartianManhunter and [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Saturn Girl]], among others, in Franchise/TheDCU.
* While humanoid Kryptonians like ComicBook/{{Superman}} are not telepathic several wild animals from Kryton are/were, most notably the Kryptonian Thought Beasts, which use their prey's fears to attempt to distract and disable them.
* Xtar's telepathy is not wholy compatible with human biology, but allows him to communicate clearly with UpliftedAnimal ComicBook/RexTheWonderDog.
* ComicBook/GreenLantern R'amey Holl develops a form of telepathy after her metamorphosis.
* Tamaranians like ComicBook/{{Starfire}} possess a mild form of touch telepathy.

** All [SpaceElves Eldar]] are psykers by nature, but the Dark variety are wary of psykers for fear of attracting the attention of [[MyGreatestFailure Slaanesh]] and hence their psyker potential has atrophied over the millennia. The Craftworld Eldar do not share this compunction, although most of them have their psyker potential blocked at birth and slowly regain it by following the Path of the Seer, for the same reasons mentioned above. Many of the most powerful psykers in the whole galaxy are Eldar: during the 13th Black Crusade, the noted Cadian general Ursakar Creed took a contingent of the above mentioned sanctioned psykers to a meeting with the High Farseer of Ulthwe, Eldrad Ulthran, only for each and every one of them to be incapacitated by Eldrad's mere presence.

** All [[OurElvesAreBetter Eldar]] are psykers by nature, but the Dark variety are wary of psykers for fear of attracting the attention of [[MyGreatestFailure Slaanesh]] and hence their psyker potential has atrophied over the millennia. The Craftworld Eldar do not share this compunction, although most of them have their psyker potential blocked at birth and slowly regain it by following the Path of the Seer, for the same reasons mentioned above. Many of the most powerful psykers in the whole galaxy are Eldar: during the 13th Black Crusade, the noted Cadian general Ursakar Creed took a contingent of the above mentioned sanctioned psykers to a meeting with the High Farseer of Ulthwe, Eldrad Ulthran, only for each and every one of them to be incapacitated by Eldrad's mere presence.

* In ''Series/DoctorWho''. The Doctor can do what seems to all intents and purposes a Vulcan mindmeld and [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands other]] telepathic feats, [[spoiler:such as memory-wiping]] also by touching the subject's temples... [[DependingOnTheWriter sometimes.]] It's annoying.
** And, in emergencies, giving people an instant infodump by means of a Glasgow kiss. (Banging foreheads.)

* In ''Series/StargateSG1'', the Ancients gained this as one of their powers when nearing the [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Ascension]] threshold. A number of humans (not all of them from Earth) have also gained telepathic powers by various means. Nirrti used an Ancient DNA manipulator to experiment on humans of one planet, some of whom became telepathic. Khalek, genetically-engineered by Anubis, is also able to read minds, as well as MindOverMatter abilities. In an episode of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'', [=McKay=] can also read minds when nearing the threashold and is even able to impart knowledge on someone else.
* In ''Series/LoisAndClark'', Superman finds out that he is a member of a Telepathic Spacemen species when he encounters a group of survivors from Krypton. The only reason he never knew he was telepathic was that he had no one to "talk" to before.

* ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheStars'' gives us two races: the dolphin-like Liir and the generically-engineered marsupial Zuul.

** The [[VoluntaryShaleshifting Metamorphs]] can communicate telepathically, even across light years, and also have limited teleportation.

* [[PunnyName Elgyem and Beheeyem]] from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' are Psychic-type aliens.

* The ''[[Literature/TowerAndTheHive Rowan]]'' series by Creator/AnneMcCaffrey has psychics as not only the means of communication between colonized star systems, but also the means of transportation (via psychokinetic {{teleport|ersAndTransporters}}) that makes such colonies possible to begin with. From the point of view of the Mrdini, who have no psychics of their own, ''humans'' are the telepathic spacemen.

* Film/AIArtificialIntelligence: Aliens that communicate in this manner reveal their intentions to David as said.

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* In the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', there aren't any inherently telepathic alien species; that said, the Tautiq and the Pelkons are both more likely to acquire PsychicPowers than humans are, and are less likely to be driven mad by those powers. Xorn and Delethai, on the other hand, are even less likely than humans to gain such powers.
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* ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople'': The Galactic Federation, a space collective of telepathic species, sends communications to the human Tomorrow People via telepathy. Due to the distances involved, the messages are usually received by a telepathic ''computer'' instead of directly, except in desperate cases.

* WordOfGod for ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' states that powers like Silver's telekinesis and Blaze's pyrokinesis are a common occurrence two-hundred years into the series' future. Although it was [[CanonDiscontinuity ''2006'']] that promoted the concept, it might still hold true for the ''Sonic Rivals'' series. (And although space travel hasn't become a common occurrence yet, humans of the series have quite advanced space technology as it is.)

* Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'' universe:
** The would-be GalacticConqueror known as the Mule.
** The Second Foundation.
** Gaia.
** In ''Literature/FoundationAndEarth'', [[spoiler:R. Daneel Olivaw is a telepathic space ''robot'']].
** As is [[spoiler: R. Giskard Reventlov, the original telepathic robot who gives Daneel his ability in ''Literature/RobotsAndEmpire''.]]

** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' also uses this trope with the Innovators, a group of {{Artificial Human}}s who were created to [[spoiler:lead mankind to the stars. They don't seem to be very good at this, considering so far all they've used their powers for are killing.]]
** Then we have the appearance of [[spoiler:the "true" Innovators, evolved humans rather than engineered clones. Their telepathy is more powerful, and with the presence of large amounts of GN Particles, can telepathically connect everyone within the field. One of them ([[TheHero Setsuna]]) even uses these powers to communicate and broker a treaty with a group of StarfishAliens called the ELS. The epilogue implies that the entire human race is slowly transforming into Innovators.]]

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' regularly uses telepathic species. Vulcans are [[TouchTelepathy touch-telepaths]] (or at least, most of them are; [[Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier Spock's half-brother Sybok]] is an example of a Vulcan who doesn't require physical contact); they can't communicate over distances, but Spock has used a mind-meld to communicate with aliens on occasion. And then there's the ''katra'' business, using a mind-meld to cheat death.

* Early episodes of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' gave TheEmpath Deanna Troi the ability to communicate telepathically with Riker. This was dropped later on, though. Betazoids can telepathically communicate with each other; Lwaxana prefers this but Deanna considers it rude to do when among species that can't pick up on it.

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* The ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' Universal Century continuity has Newtypes who can, [[PsychicPowers among other things]], communicate with each other telepathically. It's initially assumed that this is the result of humans [[EvolutionaryLevels evolving]] to adapt to living in space, and in the UC continuity the specific mechanism is understood well enough that a) weapons exist to take advantage of this without having to rely on electromagnetic signals, and b) surgically altering otherwise normal 'Oldtypes' into Artificial Newtypes (typically with the added cost of mental instability) is an option.

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* ComicBook/MartianManhunter and [[ComicBook/{{LegionOfSuper-Heroes}} Saturn Girl]], among others, in Franchise/TheDCU.

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* In ''{{Literature/Adaptation}}'' by Malinda Lo, [[spoiler: the Imria have a form of telepathy/ empathy that allows them to sense emotions.]]

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* in ''VideoGame/TimeCruise,'' the inventor Eric gets instructions for TimeTravel from an unnamed race of telepathic extraterrestrials.

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* Astropaths in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' are the Imperium's only method of [[SubspaceAnsible communicating over stellar distances]]. Unfortunately, since the transmission medium is essentially [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace a cross between Hyperspace and Hell]], they tend to live unhappy (and short) existences. The Astronomican beacon they use to navigate is PoweredByAForsakenChild, it burns through the lives of ten thousand psykers ''every month''. Psykers have to undergo a process called [[MindRape soul-binding]] which causes them hours of agony at the hands of their PhysicalGod, invariably destroys their sight, and often other sense, and sends large numbers of candidates insane; all in order to be able to pass messages safely without getting dragged into [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace the Warp]] when they send messages. Or, for that matter, that if you're found by the psyker-hunting Black Ships, you have around a 90% chance of being 'selected' to undergo this honour. ''[[DarkerAndEdgier Grim]][[CrapsackWorld Dark]]'' indeed...

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* Both the Ethereals from ''VideoGame/XCOMUFODefense'' (who aren't REALLY ethereal) and the ''Re'Lu'' from Deadlock are telepathic aliens - whose access privilege to your brain includes both read and [[MindControl write]], incidentally.

* The Martian Xeno Teleptaths in ''VideoGame/JeffWaynesWarOfTheWorlds'', who actually ''weaponise'' this through both a [[MindOverMatter short range psychic attack]] and several flavours of MindRape.

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