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Poll: Synesthesia

Which of the following characters* with synesthesia** is your favorite?

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*Fictional characters only. Not referring to single-time instances of random synesthesia or drug-induced synesthesia. **"Synesthesia is a phenomenon that causes sensory crossovers, such as tasting colors or feeling sounds. Some people describe it as having “wires crossed” in their brain because it activates two or more senses when there’s only a reason for one sense to activate." Source: Cleveland Clinic

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    Sayu Suzukawa in The Colors Within (2024)

    Totsuko Higurashi from The Colors Within (2024)
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    Canaan (2009)

    Canaan from Canaan (2009): Her synesthesia converts sound to smell and color to sound.
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    Deanne Bray in Heroes (2006)

    Emma Coolidge from Heroes (2006-2010): She suddenly begins to see sounds as waves of color.
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    Azita Ghanizada in Alphas (2011)

    Rachel Pirzad from Alphas (2011): She is a hyperactive synesthete.
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    Terror in Resonance (2014)

    Twelve from Terror in Resonance (2014): He can "see colors in sounds", using the color of her voice as pale yellow, as an example.
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    Shin Se-Kyung in The Girl Who Sees Smells (2015)

    Oh Cho Rim from The Girl Who Sees Smells (2014): After she awakens from a coma with the ability to "see" smells as visible colors and shapes, and can even trace where people have been using their lingering scents as a trail.
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    Lindy Booth in The Librarians (2014)

    Cassandra Cillian from The Librarians (2014): She is a synesthete and utilizes her gifts with each episode to solve crimes.
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    Jack Laskey in X Company (2015)

    Alfred Graves from X Company (2015 - 2017): He has synesthesia as well as an eidetic memory. He uses his unique mind to help in his work as a spy during World War 2.
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    Rudy Mancuso in Música (2024)

    Rudy from Musica (2024)
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    Matthew McConaughey in True Detective (2014)

    Detective Rust Cohle from True Detective (2014): He experiences synesthesia as tastes, smells and visions throughout the investigation of a Louisiana murder.
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    Synesthesia (2005)

    Shinsuke Hayama and/or Mari Michiki from Synesthesia (2005)

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