The power to predict and interpret others' attacks. Variation of Combat Perception, Enhanced Reflexes and Causality Perception.
Also Called
- Battle Prediction
- Combat Clairvoyance
- Preflex
Capabilities
The user can interpret and predict enemy attacks and react to the incoming attack, brush off or avoid the incoming attacks even from dead angle. If they possess defensive powers and the attack is coming from behind, the defense power can activate on its own to block the attack.
Applications
- Aim Dodging
- Attack Reversal
- Auto-Reflexes
- Combat Perception
- Combat Specialist
- Danger Intuition
- Defense Mode
- Divine Sight
Variations
- Body Language Analysis: The user reads an opponent's body language to anticipate an attack.
- Telepathic Prediction: The user reads an opponent's mind to anticipate their next move.
Associations
- Accelerated Probability
- Accelerated Vision
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Adrenal Activation
- Ambition Manipulation
- Causality Perception
- Enhanced Condition
- Enhanced Senses/Supernatural Senses/Omni-Senses
- Precognition
Limitations
- May not be able to dodge multiple attacks coming from every direction.
- Users are unable to predict movements from opponents with Unpredictability.
- May be dependent on the user's state of mind and concentration.
- Doesn't directly provide defense from the attack.
- May not be able to cope if the predicted attack is perfectly attuned with the actual assault or if the user reacts slower and unable to do so in time.
Known Users
- Malthael (Diablo)
- Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes)
- Aizen (Bleach)
- Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
- Roah (Fist of the North Star)
- Diavolo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo); via Epitaph
- Cobra (Fairy Tail)
- Lugh (Kenichi History's Mightiest Disciple)
- King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Joukkyu Kunotoshi (Aiki)
- Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)
- Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Fantomex (Marvel Comics)
- Turtlebot (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2003 TV series)
- Ian Archer (Tower Prep)
- CJ Ward (Tower Prep)
- Vanessa Brewer (Angel)
- Users of Kenbunshoku Haki (One Piece)
- Boa Sandersonia (One Piece)
- Enel (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Midnighter (Wildstorm)
- Emerl (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Predicto (Sonic the Comic)
- Apolo (Zatch Bell!)
- Dufort (Zatch Bell!)
- Washio (Buso Renkin)
- Sharingan users (Naruto)
- Pokemon that can use "Detect" (Pokemon)
- Karatenmon (Digimon)
- King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
- Janemba (Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn)
- Super 17 (Dragon Ball GT)
- Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Clock King (DC Comics)
- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (Assassin's Creed)
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)
- Desmond Miles (Assassin's Creed)
- Dr. Cal Lightman (Lie to Me)
- Ozymandias (Watchmen)
- Dark Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Vamp (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)
- Apollo Justice via Justice Bracelet (Ace Attorney Series)
- Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Yahg (Mass Effect)
- Shadow Broker (Mass Effect 2)
- Takeshi Nanase (Mahou Sensou)
- Kakeru Satsuki (11eyes); via Eye of Aeon
- Tomokui Kanata/Rou (Re:Monster)
- King Arthur (TYPE-MOON)
- Archer (TYPE-MOON)
- Freya McAllister (Thoughtcrimes)
- Kamijou Touma (A Certain Magical Index)
- Shadow Rise (Persona 4)
- X Robot (Sonic X)
- Anyone burning Atium, such as Mistborn and Seers (Mistborn)
- Mackiel Roy "Macroy" (ARHicks Series)
Known Objects
- Sword of Sanctuary (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Gallery
Joukkyu Kunotoshi (Aiki) can predict attacks from every direction.
Shadow Rise's (Persona 4) Supreme Insight technique allows her to predict enemy attacks.
Having been programmed with knowledge of all of Goku's techniques, Super 17 (Dragon Ball GT) is able to predict and see through them.
Being programmed with the data of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, the X Robot (Sonic X) is able to anticipate and predict their attacks.
Among Midnighter's (Wildstorm/DC Comics) numerous enhancements is a mental "combat computer" that allows him to predict every single possible outcome of a fight before the first punch is even thrown.
Ian Archer (Tower Prep) achieves this through his "Preflex" ability.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) uses Kenbunshoku Haki to predict and evade numerous projectile attacks.
Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist) can see an opponents attacks, including air attacks.
Washio (Buso Renkin) reading the wind currents with his wings to predict his opponent's next move.
Emerl (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Thanks to his spider-sense, Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) can predict incoming attacks and respond accordingly.
Turtlebot (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2003 TV series)
