Linking is the ability to form a symbiotic and metaphysical connection between two beings. If one of the connected party (usually the master) dies, those who are tied to them will die as well. The symbiotic connection is usually one-sided, though there have been circumstances where everyone involved can be affected. In certain cases, injuries can also be shared.
Beings with the power of Genesis generally have this power.
Examples
- Phoebe Halliwell was once linked to Bo Lightfeather, who was cursed into a time loop in an abandoned town. All injuries he suffered in the time loop were transferred to her, including a gun wound. The connection was severed when the time loop ended.[1]
- Vampires are connected to their queen. If the vampire queen is vanquished, all of her children will be vanquished as well. However, the queen remains unharmed if her vampires were destroyed. Only newly-transformed vampires who have not yet fed on blood are excluded from this rule: they revert to their original form once the queen is dead.[2]
- When a Tracer Demon sprinkled the Charmed Ones with an overdose of Dream Dust, their dream manifestations; Chainsaw Killer, Ryder, and Slappy were brought to life. Phoebe stabbed her chainsaw killer with a broken piece of chair leg, but immediately suffered the same injury. When Leo Wyatt healed her, he was healed as well.[3]
- Kazi Demons are connected to their king since they are born from him. When the king is vanquished, all his minions are killed with him. The King also feels the pain of all his minions.[4]
- Swarm Demons are connected to their king since they were born from him. When the king is vanquished, all the drones are vanquished as well.[5]
- Captain Black Jack Cutting's pirate crew were all loyal to him. As long as he lived, they would live forever because of the curse placed on him. In the end, they realized his greed and self-interest was too much for them and turned against him. When they killed the captain, the rest of the crew reduced to dust.[6]
- The Female Possessor Demon resurrected the Source of All Evil. Since she was the one who cast the spell, when she was vanquished, he followed along.[7]
- Billie Jenkins vanquished the Imp Master with a potion, which in turn vanquished all of his imps.[8]
- During the Advent, the Old Ones were returning to Earth through Tyler Michaels's fire portals. Tyler's boyfriend Kareem managed to break their connection by destroying the seeds planted on the infected students of Knox Academy, which were what tied them to the realm.[9]
List of Users
- Original
- Vampire Queen (her vampire minions)
- Creeper Leader (his clan)
- Swarm King (his minions)
- Kazi King (his minions)
- Captain Black Jack Cutting (his pirates)
- Imp Masters (their Imps)
- Jondar (his tentacle)
- The Slave King (his warriors)
- Through spell, potion, magical occurrences, etc...
- Bo Lightfeather (to Phoebe Halliwell)
- Ryder (to Piper Halliwell)
- Slappy (to Paige Matthews)
- Chainsaw Killer (to Phoebe Halliwell)
- Female Possessor Demon (to the Source of All Evil)
Notes and Trivia
- Qalmor and the Master in Samhain were connected to each other through this. When the Master killed Qalmor, the Master died as well.[10]
- While many spells and curses are long-lasting, a large multitude of them are also designed to last only for as long as the person who cast them is alive. If the caster is dead, the magic will lift and the spells will be reversed.
- Penny Halliwell bound her granddaughters' powers when they were young, which only resurfaced six months after she passed away.[11]
- A Spirit Killer once went after Prue Halliwell after she cast a good luck spell on his target in hopes of making her commit suicide to break the spell.[12]
- The Evil Witch from the Magic Mirror used fairy tale artifacts to attack the sisters. The items' magic were reversed when Piper vanquished her.[13]
- After becoming an Avatar, Cole Turner cast an exceedingly powerful spell to alter reality to be with Phoebe again. The spell was reversed when Phoebe vanquished him.[14]
- The Wicked Witch of the Enchanted Forest cursed several magical beings into unrecognizable forms that disabled their powers and kept them from following through their purposes. Once Paige vanquished her, the magic was reversed.[15]
- The Sorcerer acquired Drake dè Mon's powers through the latter's 'breach of contract' and sent him to Purgatory. The Charmed Ones vanquished him and Drake recovered his powers and freedom, but the spell that made him human remained intact, including the deathly end result.[16]
- The same applies to the Female Possessor Demon who resurrected the Source of All Evil.[7]
- People in the Parallel World and their alternate counterparts are linked in many ways, including their lives.[17]
- When Good Leo killed Gideon, his evil counterpart died as well.
- Prue Halliwell briefly had this connection when the two clones she created through a spell were killed on separate occasions. While the connection did not kill her, she felt their pain as they died.[18]
- Phoebe Halliwell once had an empathic connection to the succubus through a heatwave that allowed her to experience her body temperature, feelings and see her victims as she killed them. She was able to use the connection make the demon speak her words and make Prue resist her magic. The connection broke after the demon died.[19]
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