Retrocognition

Retrocognition
Blindfold (Marvel) is able to see events of the past
Power/Ability to:	Discern events of the past

The power to discern events of the past. Opposite power of Precognition.

Also Called

• Backward Knowing
• Flashback
• Past Evocation
• Postcognition

Capabilities

The user can discern the past and past events using various means, usually entering a trance while seeing and hearing a noted past event, whether it be concerning themselves or of an unfamiliar lineage in a past occurrence. Occasionally spontaneous.

Applications

• Revealing an intricate past.
• See the events happening in the past.

Techniques

• History Reading: to understand person's history.
• Past Recollection: to intuitively know what has occurred.

Variations

• Retrocognitive Artistry: write, paint or draw the past events through art.
• Retrocognitive Dreaming: perceive the past events through dreaming.

Associations

• Ancestral Evocation
• Astral Manipulation
• Astral Projection
• Magic
• Psychometry
• Spiritual Powers

Limitations

• May be unable to notice present surroundings.
• May need specific concentration.
• May unwilling perceive collective knowledgeable attachments.
• May gain instability from attained knowledge.
• May become infected with information.
• May be unable to tap into history of other universes.
• May be unable to perceive contents from parallel universe.
• May require physical contact.
• May enter into a trance state.

Known Users

• The Giver (The Giver)
• Rosemary (The Giver)
• Jonas (The Giver)
• Gabriel (The Giver)
• Daphne Powell (No Ordinary Family); only via physical contact
• Roxie Torcoletti (Eastwick)
• Angela Petrelli (Heroes); through dreaming
• Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
• Allison DuBois (Medium)
• Blindfold/Destiny (Marvel)
• Ishizu Ishtar (Yu-Gi-Oh); via the Millennium Necklace
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts); via Kairi's heart
• Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Dream Girl (DC Comics)
• Terror Inc. (Marvel Comics)
• Desmond Miles (Assassin's Creed)
• Saturn Girl (DC Comics)
• Tarot (Marvel Comics)
• Talisman (Marvel Comics)
• Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
• The Witchblade (Witchblade)
• Sara Pezzini (Witchblade)
• Doctor Manhattan (Watchmen)
• Cole MacGrath (Infamous); via Psychic Vision
• Captain Comet (DC Comics)
• Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
• Éclair (Fairy Tail)
• Believix Fairies (Winx Club); via Tracix wings
• Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls); via a ghost's memory
• Melinda Gordon (Ghost Whisperer)
• Time Flower (Pokemon: Lucario and the mystery of Mew)
• Alex (Twitches)
• Camryn (Twitches)
• Fake Shiki (Tsukihime)
• Dinah Lance/Black Canary (Birds of Prey)