Adoptive Muscle Memory

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

― Monica Dawson, Heroes

Adoptive Muscle Memory
Monica Dawson (Heroes) flawlessly copies a gymnast movement after observing it once from a computer.
Power/Ability to:	Perfectly mimic observed movements effortlessly

The power to replicate movement after observation.

Also called

• Muscle Mimicry
• Photographic Reflexes
• Psychometric Reflexes
• Photographic Muscle Memory
• Mimetic Muscle Memory
• Adomopathy
• Combat Intuition
• Martial Arts Intuition

Capability

The user can copy any human movement after seeing it performed. Can achieve acrobatics, martial arts, and 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.

Fighting against people who move out of an erradic and unpredictable nature is nearly impossible and can not be memorized. Copying movements from say an Olympic gymnasts can allow the person to know what is coming next.

Can copy how a person aims, giving themselves incredible marksmanship, though if he or she wanted to use certain weapons they would have to watch a person fire that weapon 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.

With this ability, users can even improve upon techniques they have learned.

In some cases, the user simply knows how to fight instinctively and can easily hold his/her own against experienced combatants.

Associations

• Mostly accompanied by Enhanced Dexterity.
• This could also be linked to Intuitive Aptitude since the user is learning a new skill.
• Enhanced Combat could also be linked when dealing with fighting skills.
• Could also be linked to Knowledge Replication.

Limitations

• May be able to mimic the moves only over a short time span.
• Cannot mimic superpowers; limited to what the body could actually potentially already achieve.
• Mimicking might not be instantaneous.
• User must be able to sense (usually see) what they want to mimic.

Known Users

• Monica Dawson (Heroes)
• Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
• Finesse (Marvel Comics)
• Echo (Marvel Comics)
• Ryan Tabbot (Gold Digger)
• Zen (Chocolate)
• 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)
• Final Fantasy Mimes
• Butz Klauser (Final Fantasy)
• Suki Sato (Tower Prep)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• James Heller (Prototype 2)
• MechaMew2 (Pokemon Live)
• Copycat (Yu-Gi-Oh)
• Emerl (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Metal Sonic/Neo Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Humandrills (One Piece)
• Hatake Kakashi (Naruto)
• Uchiha Sasuke (Naruto)
• All Sharingan Users (Naruto)
• Saiyans (Dragon Ball)
• The Crow (The Crow)
• Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
• Dawn Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda)
• Eddie Morra (Limitless)
• Drake Sypher (Loonatics Unleashed)
• Kat (Alphas)

Galley

Monica Dawson performing 619 on a would-be robber after seeing on WWE with Rey Mysterio.

Taskmaster (Marvel) Knows all fighting styles.

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

Son Goku (Dragon Ball), like all Saiyans, is a natural born fighter and can easily learn and improve upon fighting techniques after seeing them in action.

Suki Sato (Tower Prep)

Dawn Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

MechaMew2 (Pokemon Live!) can learn any Pokemon's attack by observation.

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