Adoptive Muscle Memory

Adoptive Muscle Memory
Monica Dawson (Heroes) sees a wrestling move on TV and then flawlessly demonstrates it.
Power/Ability to:	Perfectly mimic observed movements.

"I shouldn't be able to do this. I saw it on TV."

― Monica Dawson, Heroes

The power to replicate movements after observation. Not to be confused with Instructive Muscle Memory.

Also Called

• Adaptive Muscle Memory
• Adomopathy
• Body Movement Copying
• Eidetic Kinesthesia
• Mimetic Muscle Memory
• Photographic Muscle Memory/Reflexes
• Psychometric Reflexes
• Reproductive Muscle Memory

Capabilities

The user can copy any/all movements/actions after seeing it performed once, including acrobatics, martial arts, and other physical stunts. With these skills, they can become masters and incredible at what they do, by combining what several forms and movements in rhythmic motions instead of using the same thing over.

User can copy how a person aims, giving themselves incredible marksmanship; however, if they wanted to use certain weapons, they would have to watch a person fire that weapon in order to be able to copy it (such as how to fire a rifle, as opposed to how to fire a bow, or how to throw knives or darts).

Associations

• Action Replication
• Body Language Analysis
• Combat Perception
• Enhanced Combat
• Enhanced Dexterity
• Enhanced Memory
• Flawless Coordination
• Group Mimicry
• Instructive Muscle Memory
• Intuitive Aptitude
• Knowledge Replication
• Memory Manipulation
• Motion Mimicry

Limitations

• Cannot mimic superpowers; limited to what the body could already achieve.
• Mimicking might not be instantaneous.
• Must be able to sense (usually see) what they want to mimic.
  • Won't have access to any skills/abilities they don't sense, so they could miss vital abilities. For example, gaining skill to high-dive without the skill to swim.
• May be able to mimic the moves only over a short time span.

Known Users

Live Television

• Kat (Alphas)
• Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
• Monica Dawson (Heroes)
• Suki Sato (Tower Prep)

Comics

• Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)
• The Human Target (DC Comics)
• Tony Masters/Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
• Jeanne Foucault/Finesse (Marvel Comics)
• Maya Lopez/Echo (Marvel Comics)
• Ryan Tabbot (Gold Digger)

Anime/Manga

• Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
• Goku Black (Dragon Ball Super)
• Kazane Aoba (Keijo!!!!!!!!); via Scanning Hand Ability
• Humandrills (One Piece)
• Sharingan Users (Naruto)
• Ryōta Kise (Kuroko no Basuke)
• Velvet Scarlatina (RWBY)
• Shin (Kingdom)
• Garo/Garou (One Punch Man)
• Ikki Kurogane (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyutan)

Cartoons

• Drake Sypher (Loonatics Unleashed)
• Jammerhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)

Movies

• Zen (Chocolate)
• The Crow (The Crow)
• Edward Morra (Limitless)
• Yang Lu Chan (Tai Chi 0 & Tai Chi Hero)
• Po (Kung Fu Panda)

Video Games

• Cycloids (Street Fighter EX)
• Ace (Street Fighter EX)
• Shinnok (Mortal Kombat 4)
• Mokujin (Tekken)
• Tetsujin (Tekken)
• Combot (Tekken)
• Edge Master (Soul Calibur 1 & 5)
• Inferno (Soul Calibur 1 & 2)
• Charade (Soul Calibur 2 & 3)
• Olcadan (Soul Calibur 3)
• Kilik (Soul Calibur 5)
• Elysium (Soul Calibur 5)
• Dural (Virtua Fighter)
• Mimes (Final Fantasy)
• Butz Klauser (Final Fantasy)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• MechaMew2 (Pokemon Live)
• Emerl (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Metal Sonic/Neo Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda)

Other

• Matt (The Subject No. 1)

Gallery

Tony Masters/Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)

As a result of her cheerleader training, Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) only needs to be shown a move once before being able to mimic it.

Suki Sato (Tower Prep)

Kat (Alphas) is an Adomopathic, which allows her to copy any physical action perfectly through observation.

MechaMew2 (Pokémon Live!)

Ryōta Kise (Kuroko no Basuke) is a fearful basketball opponent, because he has copycat that allow him to copy any his opponent's skill and technique, but plays it with more power and speed than the original.

Living up to his nickname The Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake (Naruto) with his implanted Sharingan can simultaneously replicate Zabuza Momochi's movements instantly.

Sasuke (Naruto) copy's Rock Lee's Taijutsu.

Emerl (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Neo Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Using her Semblance, Velvet Scarlatina (RWBY) can mimic the moves and fighting styles of others; in this case, the fighting style of Yang Xiao Long.

Goku Black (Dragon Ball Super) mimicking Goku's stance and fighting style after their fight.

Jammerhead (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)

Humandrills (One Piece) are intelligent and powerful primates who self-taught themselves various fighting skills solely from observation...

...for example Zoro's Santoryu (Three Swords Style).

Ikki Kurogane (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyutan) can analyze and copy the fighting techniques of Blazers through his Blade Steal technique.

After witnessing General Ou Ki's Slash, Shin of the Hi Shin Unit (Kingdom)...

...was able to replicate it, instantly splitting a grown man apart.