Accelerated Perception

Accelerated Perception
Neo (The Matrix) is able to see bullets being shot at him and avoid them.
Power/Ability to:	Perceive everything at accelerated rate.

The power to perceive everything at an accelerated rate. Sub-power of Time Reduction and Enhanced Senses. Advanced version of Speed Perception.

Also Called

• Accelerated Vision
• Blade Mode (Metal Gear series)
• Bullet Time
• Bullet Time Effect/Motion
• Dilated Perception
• Enhanced Time Perception
• High-Speed Perception
• Speed/Accelerated Thinking
• Time Perception

Capabilities

The user's mind and senses process information at such speeds that time appears to have slowed down, allowing them to perceive what would normally be moving too fast to see and respond accordingly.

Applications

• Accelerated Eyesight
• Accelerated Hearing
• Aim Dodging
• Body Language Analysis
• Causality Perception
• Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Reflexes
• Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Senses
• Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Speed

Techniques

• Slow-Motion
  • Evasion

Associations

• Accelerated Activity
• Accelerated Probability
• Acceleration
• Adrenal Activation
• Danger Intuition
• Time Perception Manipulation
• Telekinetic Reflexes

Limitations

• May only last for a limited period of time.
• While the senses and mind can follow the attacks, the body may not be able to act in time to do anything about it.
• May be constantly active, making rest of the world look extremely slow.
• May cause overwhelmness in the user

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Joe Shimamura/Cyborg 009 (Cyborg 009)
• Users of Acceleration Quanx ability (Acceleration Mode) (Denma)
  • Abigail
  • Haaken
• Armada (B-Daman)
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
• Coco (Toriko)
• Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
• Sharingan users (Naruto)
• Hyuga Clan (Naruto)
• Tigrevrumud Vorn (Madan no Ou to Vanadis)
• Alibaba Saluja (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
• Dracule Mihawk Mihawk (One Piece)
• Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki Users (One Piece)
  • Rebecca
  • Sanji
• Saitama (One-Punch Man)
• Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte); after fusing with Migi's cells
• Migi (Parasyte)
• Various Parasies (Parasyte)
• Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
• Number 6 (Vigilante - My Hero Academia: Illegals)

Cartoons

• Roger (American Dad!)
• XLR8 (Ben 10)
• Phillip J. Fry (Futurama); after 100 cups of coffee
• Dingo (Kulipari)

Comics

• Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics)
• Wally West/The Flash (DC Comics)
• Lastikman (Lastikman)
• Kato (The Green Hornet)
• Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics/Marvel 2099)
• T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
• Various incarnations of Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
• Tommy Shepherd/Speed (Marvel Comics)
• Griffin Turner (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via Superhuman Speed

Live Television/Movies

• A-Train (The Boys)
• Neo (The Matrix)
• Agents (The Matrix)
• Conner McKnight (Power Ranger: Dino Thunder)
• Force-Users (Star Wars); via Force Speed
  • Saesee Tiin
• Terminators (Terminator); via Electric Eyes
• Clark Kent and most users of (Smallville) super speed
• Daphne Millbrook (Heroes)
• Edward (Heroes)
• Santiago (Heroes)
• Selene (Underworld)
• Pop ("Scoob and Shag")

Video Games

• Rayne (BloodRayne)
• Connor (Detroit: Become Human)
• Protagonist characters (Fallout series); via Perception Skill and various perks
• The Stranger (The Outer Worlds); via Tactical Time Dilation
• Gene (God Hand)
• Michael De Santa (Grand Theft Auto V)
• Franklin Clinton (Grand Theft Auto V); when in a vehicle
• Garnet (Steven Universe)
• Alopex (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Cole McGrath (Infamous); via precision
• Spyro (The Legend of Spyro); via Dragon Time
• Link (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
• Soldiers (Mass Effect); via Adrenaline Rush
• Max Payne (Max Payne)
• Mona Sax (Max Payne)
• Aiden Pearce (Watchdogs)
• Wei Shen (Sleeping Dogs)
• Raiden (Metal Gear)
• John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
• Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)
• Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
• Akiho Senomiya (Robotic Notes)
• Kaito Yashio (Robotic Notes)
• Tennessee Kid Cooper (Sly Cooper); via Crackshot
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
• Zone Speed users (Mario Tennis Aces)

Web Original

• SCP-239 - The Witch Child (SCP Foundation)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Raditz (Dragon Ball Z)

Neji Hyuga (Naruto) using his Byakugan.

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) using his Sharingan to see through Naruto Uzumaki's Nine-Tails chakra enhanced Taijutsu.

Living to his nickname, Dracule "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk (One Piece) managed to track down Monkey D. Luffy's Gear Second enhanced speed due to his accelerated vision.

Rebecca (One Piece) using her Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki to see through Hakuba's movements despite his extremely blinding speed, and managed to barely survive his attack that took out everyone else.

After fusing with Migi's cells, Shinichi Izumi's (Parasyte) brain is able to process visual stimulation to the point where a normal human appears to be standing still, even when they're actually attacking him.

Tigervrumud Vorn's (Madan no Ou to Vanadis) eye processing is so quick, it allows him to land an arrow on small fast moving animals like a rabbit or catch fast objects like an arrow.

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Cartoons/Comics

Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics) can see bullets fired by high speed machine gun.

Phillip J. Fry (Futurama), when he drinks 100 cups of coffee.

After pushing his powers to the limit to stop two missiles, Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Comic) found himself moving so fast, even when just walking, that time appeared to have stopped.

Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man's (Marvel Comics/Marvel 2099) accelerated vision...

...allows him to see a figure up on a rooftop.

Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics) can dodge bullets because he sees faster than them, as if time itself is standing still.

Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)

Tommy Shepherd/Speed (Marvel Comics)

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Live Television/Movies

A-Train (The Boys)

Clark Kent's (Smallville) accelerated perception allows him to deflect projectiles.

Bizarro (Smallville) can move so fast the world freezes around him.

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog Movie) is so fast that he perceives a slew of missiles and bullets fired at him as completely frozen.

Jedi Master, Saesee Tiin (Star Wars) was able to focus while traveling at high speeds.

Quicksilver (X-Men: Days Of Future Past/Apocalypse/Dark Phoenix)

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Video Games

Link's (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) reflexes are heightened during various parts of combat, like dodging attack and retaliating with sword strikes…

… or nocking and shooting with bow faster than normal while in air.

Raiden (Metal Gear) uses "Blade Mode" to slow down his perception of time, enabling him to make extremely precise cuts and strikes.

Tennessee Kid Cooper (Sly Cooper) achieves this ability by using his Crackshot technique, allowing him to make precise shots and fire up to six bullets at once.

Using Zone Speed, Mario (Mario Tennis Aces) perceives time as slowing down, allowing him to reach any balls hit to the other side of the court he couldn't normally reach.

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Videos

X Men Days Of the Future Past QuickSilver Scene

Quicksilver's mind 'moves' as fast as his body, making it seem like everything is in slow-motion.

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