Board Thread:Versus Battles/@comment-28510017-20171231055212/@comment-26134263-20171231221506

Actually yes, Willpower Defense in-lore has been shown to be able to resist being controlled on a conceptual level. Example is when Zaunig attempted that very thing on Linx.

Furthermore, on the Gyrohem verse page itself, two of the things Willpower Defense can resist are Conceptual Manipulation and Mind Manipulation.