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
• Dead Eye (Red Dead Redemption)
• Dilated Perception
• Enhanced Time Perception
• Flurry Rush (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
• High-Speed Perception
• Reflex Mode (Metal Gear series)
• 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
  • Hyper Evasion

Associations

• Accelerated Activity
• Accelerated Probability
• Acceleration
• Adrenal Activation
• Chipmunk Physiology
• 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)
• Frieza (Dragon Ball series)
• Coco (Toriko)
• Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
• Sharingan users (Naruto)
• Hyuga Clan (Naruto)
• Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto/Boruto)
• 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)
• Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Batman (DC Comics)
• Red Rush (Invincible)
• 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)
• Miyagi-Do Users (The Karate Kid Series)
• 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)
• Big Boss (Metal Gear)
• Venom Snake (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)
• Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts series)

Web Original

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

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Joe Shimamura/Cyborg 009 (Cyborg 009)

Raditz (Dragon Ball Z)

Goku and Frieza (Dragon Ball series) possess a vastly accelerated perception of time, enabling them to have an extensive fight in the five minutes it took Planet Namek to explode.

By focusing, Gohan (Dragon Ball series) perceives a high speed fight between Yamcha and a Saibaman.

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.

Cartoons/Comics

Batman's (DC Comics) extensive training and experience enables him to perceive bullets in slow motion.

Even with one eye, Deathstroke's (DC Comics) Enhanced Mind enables him to see faster than others, allowing him to dodge bullets.

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.

As a speedster, Red Rush (Invincible) perceives everything in slow motion, allowing him to react to Omni-Man's attacks...

...though this backfires when Omni-Man crushes his skull and he perceives the event incredibly slowly.

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.

Peter Parker/Spider-Man's (Marvel Comics) speed and spider-sense allows him to perceive danger, such as a collapsing building, in slow motion, allowing him to react to save a child.

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

Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)

Tommy Shepherd/Speed (Marvel Comics)

Griffin Turner (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)

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)

Video Games

Through Flurry Rush, 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.

Big Boss (Metal Gear) can use Reflex Mode to slow down his perception of time, allowing him to react and defeat opponents before they alert their allies...

...an ability shared by Venom Snake.

Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption II) uses Deadeye to slow down his time perception, allowing him to make incredibly precise shots.

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.

Spider-Man 2099 (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions) activating his accelerated vision.

Using Shotlock, Sora (Kingdom Hearts) slows down his perception of time to rapidly lock onto and attack multiple enemies.

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) possesses time perception to match his speed, allowing such feats as fighting and defeating Emerl in a ten-round fight in less than 30 seconds.

Albert Wesker's (Resident Evil) speed and time perception enables him to casually dodge bullets.

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.