Mindlink

Mindlink (マインドリンク) is a concept in Digimon Seekers. It also appears in the  as a trait, allowing the Digimon Seekers Tamers to be placed under specific Digimon as a digivolution source to give those Digimon extra effects. At the end of the turn, the Tamer can be moved out of the sources, ending the Mind Link, which is similar to the time limit within Digimon Seekers itself.

It is a technology that converts the human mind into digital data and transfers that human consciousness into a Digimon’s DigiCore.

As the amount of data needed to do this is high, a Digimon Linker is required and it samples their biometric data, brain waves, and level of consciousness for 24 hours a day to allow them to Mindlink.

Upon activating a Mindlink, the Tamer will fall unconscious in the real World with their mind transferred into their Digimon. If they cancel the Mindlink, it will return to their body.

Mindlink allows a Tamer to view the actions of their Digimon as though they are the Digimon themselves, though they cannot control their actions.

When linked with their Digimon they can hear each other's thoughts, allowing them to communicate. Whilst mindlinked, the Tamer shares all of their Digimon's senses. For example, they can smell what their Digimon can smell.

Though they cannot control their Digimon's actions, the Tamer still has access to a virtual monitor, which gives them various options. One of them is the ability to Hololize. Straying too far way from their Digimon whilst Hololized is dangerous. Hololizing allows the Tamer to interact with the World around them, including touching their Digimon partner.

Another function allows a Tamer to scan another Tamer that is Mindlinking to get information about them.

When a Digimon takes damages whilst Mindlinked, the Tamer's mental data takes and feels damage as well and it is possible for the Tamer to die whilst Mindlinked to their Digimon if it takes enough damage.

If a Tamer Mindlinks for too long, they will be unable to undo it and will become permanently trapped within their partner's DigiCore. For this reason, the DigiPolice set a time limit and Mindlinking for longer than this limit is against their rules. Becoming trapped like that also has the chance of killing the Tamer. The higher level the Digimon, the shorter the time limit is. A such, digivolving will lower the limit.