- "Every attack has an intent and presence, you must learn to sense it."
- ― Silvers Rayleigh to Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- "The ability to read an opponent's moves...Obviously does not belong exclusively to you."
- ― Hou Ken to Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
- "I Can Hear Your Attack."
- ― Erik/Cobra (Fairy Tale)
The power to predict and interpret others' attacks. Variation of Combat Perception, Enhanced Reflexes and Causality Perception.
Also Called
- Battle Prediction
- Combat Clairvoyance
- Kenbunshoku/Mantra/Obvervation Haki (One Piece)
- Preflex
Capabilities
The user can interpret and predict enemy attacks and react to the incoming attack, brush off or avoid the incoming attacks even from a dead angle. If they possess defensive powers and the attack is coming from behind, the defense power can activate on its own to block the attack.
Applications
Variations
- Body Language Analysis: The user reads an opponent's body language to anticipate an attack.
- Telepathic Prediction: The user reads an opponent's mind to anticipate their next move.
Associations
- Accelerated Probability
- Accelerated Vision
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Adrenal Activation
- Ambition Manipulation
- Causality Perception
- Enhanced Condition
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Senses
- Precognition
Limitations
- May not be able to dodge attacks that are too fast.
- May not be able to dodge multiple attacks coming from every direction.
- May not be able to dodge Homing Effect attacks or attacks that cannot be dodged.
- Users are unable to predict movements from opponents with Unpredictability.
- May be dependent on the user's state of mind and concentration.
- Doesn't directly provide defense from the attack.
- May not be able to cope if the predicted attack is perfectly attuned with the actual assault or if the user reacts slower and unable to do so in time.
Known Users
See Also: Combat Clairvoyance.
Comics/Cartoons
- Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)
- Clock King (DC Comics)
- Fantomex (Marvel Comics)
- Rogue (Marvel Comics); via Seventh Sense
- Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Predicto (Sonic the Comic)
- Turtlebot (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2003 TV series)
- Midnighter (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
- Ozymandias (Watchmen)
- Mackiel Roy "Macroy" (ARHicks Series)
Anime/Manga
- Kamijou Touma (A Certain Magical Index)
- Joukkyu Kunotoshi (Aiki)
- Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Washio (Buso Renkin)
- Sakunosuke Oda (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Janemba (Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn)
- Super 17 (Dragon Ball GT)
- Cobra (Fairy Tail)
- Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
- Roah (Fist of the North Star)
- King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Diavolo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo); via Epitaph
- Sharingan Users (Naruto)
- Users of Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki (One Piece)
- Boa Sandersonia
- Enel
- Monkey D. Luffy
- Silvers Rayleigh
- Vinsmoke Sanji
- Charlotte Katakuri
- Tomokui Kanata/Rou (Re:Monster)
- X Robot (Sonic X)
- Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen (Strike Witches); via Foresight ability
- Laura Toth (Strike Witches); via Sense Acceleration ability
- Apollo Genesis (Zatch Bell!)
- Dufort (Zatch Bell!)
- Lugh (Kenichi History's Mightiest Disciple)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Karatenmon (Digimon)
- Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Takeshi Nanase (Mahou Sensou)
- Kakeru Satsuki (11eyes); via Eye of Aeon
- Eiji Nochizawa (Sword Art Online)
Live Television/Movies
- Vanessa Brewer (Angel)
- Ian Archer (Tower Prep)
- CJ Ward (Tower Prep)
- Dr. Cal Lightman (Lie to Me)
- Freya McAllister (Thoughtcrimes)
Literature
- Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes)
- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
- Anyone burning Atium, such as Mistborn and Seers (Mistborn)
- Rezkin (King's Dark Tidings)
Video Games
- Malthael (Diablo)
- Pokemon that can use "Detect" (Pokemon)
- Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (Assassin's Creed)
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)
- Desmond Miles (Assassin's Creed)
- Dark Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Vamp (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)
- Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney Series); via Justice Bracelet
- Yahg (Mass Effect)
- Shadow Broker (Mass Effect 2)
- Shadow Rise (Persona 4)
- King Arthur (TYPE-MOON)
- Archer (TYPE-MOON)
- Emerl (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Known Objects
- Sword of Sanctuary (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Gallery
Comics/Cartoons
Among Midnighter's (DC Comics/Wildstorm) numerous enhancements is a mental "combat computer" that allows him to predict every single possible outcome of a fight before the first punch is even thrown.
Thanks to his spider-sense, Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) can predict incoming attacks and respond accordingly.
Turtlebot (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2003 TV series)
Add a photo to this galleryAnime/Manga
Joukkyu Kunotoshi (Aiki) can predict attacks from every direction.
Washio (Buso Renkin) reading the wind currents with his wings to predict his opponent's next move.
Having been programmed with knowledge of all of Goku's techniques, Super 17 (Dragon Ball GT) is able to predict and see through them.
King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist) can see an opponents attacks, including bullets thanks to his Ultimate Eye.
The Sharingan (Naruto) allows its wielder to read and predict an opponent's attack.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) shows his mastery of Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki by predicting and evading a Pacifista's laser attacks...
...and Hody Jones' Shark Bullets technique.
Vinsmoke Sanji's (One Piece) mastery of Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki allows him to predict unexpected high speed attacks.
Being programmed with the data of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, the X Robot (Sonic X) is able to anticipate and predict their attacks.
Dufort (Zatch Bell!)
Eiji Nochizawa's (Sword Art Online) Augma allows him to predict and evade incoming attacks.
Others
Shadow Rise's (Persona 4) Supreme Insight technique allows her to predict enemy attacks.
Emerl (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Live Television/Movies
Ian Archer (Tower Prep) achieves this through his "Preflex" ability.
