In Science Fiction
- An interstellar Hive Mind in the Arthur C. Clark novel Childhood's End
- The Zerg Overmind, one of the antagonists in the StarCraft series.
- Overmind (comics), a supervillain in the world of Marvel Comics
- A group of three powerful aliens in the Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood video game
- A villainous artificial intelligence in the GURPS Reign of Steel roleplaying setting.
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