Originally posted by GalacticStorm
So the spores are ways to extend his range of influence but he doesn't depend on them for his mind control or telepathic communication. Its just that with them he can reach more minds than he could without their use. Cool 👆
POTENTIALLY. I mean, I showed him linking with tenS of thousandS of worlds, casually, without his spores. Granted, he was in the same room as them, but he also later shields all their minds when they get brought back into 'normal' size.
And whilst not explicit, heavily implied that all those worlds are inhabited with sentient beings (that's what Brainiac does, anyway). Assuming an easy billion per planet, and multiplied by 20,000 (as a low figure), and we get 20 trillion minds, which he casually does there.