Archetype:Seer

Seer
Although Sybill Trelawney (Harry Potter) was generally thought of as a charlatan, almost every prediction she made throughout the series (including the ones not made under the influence of Second Sight) came true.
Archetype of:	Seer.

"I'd ask you to sit down, but, you're not going to anyway. And don't worry about the vase.

"What vase?"

(Neo turns to look for a vase, and as he does, he knocks over a vase of flowers, which shatters on the floor)

"That vase."

"I'm sorry..."

"I said don't worry about it. I'll get one of my kids to fix it."

"How did you know?"

"Ohh, what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?"

― The Oracle and Neo (The Matrix)

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."

― Sybil Trelawny's first prophecy (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

The archetype of a character who has psychic abilities to see/have visions of the future and to speak prophecies. Sub-Power of Psionics. Variation of Psychic.

Also Called

• Augur
• Clairvoyant
• Seeress (Women only)
• Vǫlva/Völva/Völfa (Women only)

Properties

The archetype is a seer, an individual who can see things hidden from others and also has the ability to predict the future or speak for the gods. There are also a small variation of seers known as clairvoyants,prophets, oracles, or diviners

A seer usually acts as a guide, whether it be for good or evil depends on the user in question. Seers also have special knowledge of the divine or supernatural realms and some receive special wisdom, power or understanding from deities or spirits. Seers are individuals closest to what one would call the "absolute truth" of the world. The abilities of each seer will vary as well as the cost, if there is any, for their gift.

Associated Powers

• Extrasensory Perception
  • Akashic Plane Connection
  • Clairvoyance
  • Divination
    • Destiny Perception
      • Death Sense
  • Dream Scrying
  • Empathic Precognition
  • Flash Precognition
  • Inner Sight
  • Numerology
    • Accelerated Probability
      • Precognition
  • Oneiromancy
    • Precognitive Dreaming
  • Precognitive Artistry
  • Precognitive Crafting
  • Precognitive Speech
  • Prescience
  • Psychic Plane Connection
  • Spiritual Plane Connection
    • Afterlife Connection
  • Syncognition
  • Retrocognition
  • Retrocogitive Artistry
  • Retrocognitive Dreaming
  • Retrocognitive Speech
  • Retroscience
  • Time-Space Synesthesia
    • Danger Intuition
  • Xeno-Accelerated Probability

Variations/Relationships

• Astrologer
• Diviner
• Fortune Teller
• Oracular Deity
• Prophecy
• Prophet
  • Oracle
• Transcendent Connection; User likely have a connection to a higher Being.
  • Divine Conduit
    • Divine Communication
  • Flawless Clairvoyance
  • Nigh-Omniscience/Omniscience
  • Omni-Perception
  • Prophecy Construction
• The Magician: Seers are often Magic Users.

Flaws/Weaknesses

• Seers connected to the gods may be limited to what god shows them.
• Seers' limitation will depend on the user, but they can run the gamut.
  • Seeing things but unable to change them.
  • Seeing things but they are murky or unclear.
  • Seeing only possibilities.
  • The visions may take a toll on the mind and the body.

Example Characters

See also Seers.

• Prophets (Abrahamic Religions)
  • Daniel
  • Elijah
  • Samuel
  • Jesus Christ
• Seers & Mages (Homestuck)
  • Rose Lalonde
  • Terezi Pyrope
  • Kankri Vantas
  • Sollux Captor
  • Meulin Leijon
• Users of the Senrigan (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
• Users of the Ten Directions (Boruto: Two Blue Vortex)
• Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
• Cisco Ramon (Arrowverse); Formerly
• Gypsy (Arrowverse)
• Verdona (Ben 10)
• Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
• Leonardo Watch (Blood Blockade Battlefront)
• Diviners (The Caster Chronicles)
  • Arelia Valentin
• Seers (The Caster Chronicles)
  • Amma
  • Mr. Gates
  • Lennox Gates; through heritage from his father
  • The Greats
    • Abner
    • Delilah
    • Ivy
    • Sulla the Prophet
• Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
• Kyra (Charmed)
• The Seer (Charmed)
• Melinda Warren (Charmed)
• The Crone (Charmed)
• Madame Xanadu (DC Comics)
• Dominic Deegan (Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire)
• Greenseers (Game of Thrones)
  • Bran Stark
  • Three-Eyed Raven
• Users of the Almighty (Bleach)
  • Soul King
  • Yhwach
  • Jugram Haschwalth; while Yhwach is asleep
• Kairos Fateweaver (Warhammer 40K)
• Tiresias (Greek Mythology)
• Seers (Harry Potter)
  • Sybill Trelawney
  • Gellert Grindelwald
• Moonwatcher (Wings of Fire)
• Clearsight (Wings of Fire)
• Raven Baxter (That's So Raven)
• Living Tribunal (Marvel Comics)
• Destiny/Irene Adler (Marvel Comics)
• Madame Web/Cassandra Webb (Marvel Comics)
• The Oracle (Matrix Trilogy)
• Morgana Pendragon (Merlin)
• Ethan Morgan (My Babysitter’s a Vampire)
• Diviners/Oracles/Seers (Mythology)
• Freyja (Norse Mythology)
• Mimir (Norse Mythology)
• Oracle of Delphi (Percy Jackson)
• Greenseers (A Song of Ice and Fire)
  • Brynden Rivers
  • Bran Stark
• Users of Force vision (Star Wars)
• Multiple Eye (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Alien Id (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Wise Oracle (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Foretellers (The Wheel of Time)
• Alvis (Xenoblade Chronicles)
• Shulk (Xenoblade Chronicles)
• Raven (DC Comics)
• Volga the Soothsayer (Le Grand Pouvoir du Chninkel) via sex magic
• Hen Wen (The Black Cauldron)

Example Objects

• All Seeing Eyes of God (Blood Blockade Battlefront)

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Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)

Morgana (Merlin) has the magical gift of prophecy.

Alien Id (Valkyrie Crusade) is a alien seer who can exorcise evil spirits with her eyes.

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Multiple Eye (Valkyrie Crusade) is an all-seeing seer.

Wise Oracle (Valkyrie Crusade) has vast wisdom.

Brandon Stark (Game of Thrones) is a Greenseer and the new Three-Eyed Raven.

Bran meets the Three-Eyed Raven (Game of Thrones) in his real form.

The Living Tribunal (Marvel Comics) is as over seer of the multiverse.

Madame Web/Cassandra Webb (Marvel Comics)

Destiny/Irene Adler (Marvel Comics)

Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)

Because she has the power to see the future, The Seer (Charmed) she is a top adviser to the Source of all Evil.

Kyra (Charmed) another Demonic Seer.

Although not using the title, The Crone (Charmed) is considered a Seer. She was a well respected advisor to powerful evil demons and a powerful demon herself.

Melinda Warren (Charmed) ancestor of the Charmed Ones made the prophecy of them.

Verdona (Ben 10)

Raven Baxter (That's So Raven)

Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)

Oracle of Delphi (Percy Jackson)

Cisco Ramon (The Flash) also known as Vibe has metahuman abilities that allow him to "vibe" the future.

Volga the Soothsayer (Le Grand Pouvoir du Chninkel) is able to see the future through sex

Theresa (Class of the Titans)

Hen Wen (The Black Cauldron)

Leonardo Watch (Blood Blockade Battlefront) was given the artifact the All Seeing Eyes of God to watch and record major events. They also give him the ability to see anything including past, present and future events.