Danger Detection

"Calhoun had always had something of a sixth sense for danger. ... He'd even been tested for it at Starfleet Academy, and researchers had found nothing in particular. Calhoun's contention was that there was nothing to find because, during the research, no danger was present."

― Star Trek: New Frontier: Martyr

"I get these chills up and down my spine, and all of the sudden, it's as clear as day. That if I stay put, I'm dead."

― Kabuto Kirisaki (Psyren)

"No one-including my own wife-can sneak up on me, or ambush me from behind!"

― Peter Parker/Spider-Man to Mary Jane (Marvel Comics)

The power to detect impending threats.

Also Called

Dairokkan (Japanese)
Danger Detection/Reacting/Sense/Sensing
Gut Feeling
Hazard Detection/Intuition/Reacting/Sense/Sensing
Instincts
Intent Detection/Intuition/Reacting/Sense/Sensing
Mantra/Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki (One Piece)
Sixth Sense
Spider/Spidey-Sense (Marvel Comics)
Threat Detection/Intuition/Reacting/Sense/Sensing
Thundersense (The Thundermans)
The Gitchy Feelin' (Bone Comics)
The Willies

Capabilities

The user can sense nearing danger, acute danger, potential immediate danger, or impending danger and sense unwanted or hectic threats to their well-being and evade it. The intuition usually regards themselves but may include their surroundings (like a distant car-wreck).

Variations

Adrenaline Rush: to see time at a slower speed, like watching a movie in slow motion.
Aim Dodging: to avoid linear attacks.
Body Language Prediction: to read body language and correctly predict an opponent's next move.
Death Sense: to sense impending death so as to avoid it.
Evasion: to evade anything.
Flash Precognition: to perceive a few seconds or minutes into the future.
Radar Sense: to utilize a form of radar sense that allows them to see.

Associations

Limitations

Usually unable to shut off ability.
Could be fooled by someone you trust, (i.e. best friend literally stabs you in the back).
May be unable to sense distant dangers.
May be unable to divert oneself from assaults.
May become paranoid after continuous attacks.
Reflexes may be hindered due to the user's normal capabilities.
May be hard to decipher the impending danger until it happens.

Known Users

See Also: Spider-Sense.

Cartoons

Airbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
Tohru (Jackie Chan Adventures); Oni only
Uncle Chan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony Series); via Pinkie Sense
SheZow (SheZow)
Blossom (Powerpuff Girls)
April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2012 series)

Comics

Rose Harverstar (Bone); via the "Gitchy Feeling"
Aquaman (DC Comics)
Martians (DC Comics)
Rex the Wonder Dog (DC Comics)
Vixen (DC Comics)
Rose Wilson (DC Comics)
Zealot (DC Comics)
Captain Mar-vell (Marvel Comics)
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
Deathlok (Marvel Comics)
Lifeguard (Marvel Comics)
Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
Ricochet (Marvel Comics)
Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)
Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
Users of Spider-Sense (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man
- Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider
- Miles Morales/Spider-Man
- Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen
James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
The Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)

Movies

Godzilla (Godzilla)
Morpheus (The Matrix)
Neo (The Matrix)
Thomas (Maze Runner Trilogy)
Force Users (Star Wars)
Toxic Avenger (The Toxic Avenger)

Literature

Lucia (Andaluins)
Tabitha Evans (Shadow Falls)
Miranda Kane (Shadow Falls)
David White (ONSET); via Flash Precognition
Alice Cullen (Twilight); via Objective Precognition
Edward Cullen (Twilight); via Telepathy
Victoria (Twilight); via Supernatural Self-Preservation

Live Television

Purlec (Alphas)
Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Paul Metcalfe/Captain Scarlet (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons/Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet); Mysterons only
Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
Kyra (Charmed)
Zankou (Charmed)
Dexter Morgan (Dexter)
Time Lords (Doctor Who)
Evan Davis (Heroes)
Angela Petrelli (Heroes)
Shalimar Fox (Mutant X)
Saru (Star Trek: Discovery)
Lorenzo Espinosa (The Promise Of Forever)
Lydia Martin (Teen Wolf)
Meredith Walker (Teen Wolf)
Users of Thundersense (The Thundermans)
Ian Archer (Tower Prep)

Anime/Manga

Kakeru Satsuki (11eyes); via Eye of Aeon
Koichi Kamiya (Babel II: Beyond Infinity)
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
Tomori Yamanashi (DDD)
Pochi (Death March to The Parallel World Rhapsody)
Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
Vegeta (Dragon Ball)
Ramiel (Evangelion)
King Bradley/Wrath (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Choppy (Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star)
Flappy (Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star)
Rushuna Tendo (Grenadier)
Alucard (Hellsing)
Muhammad Abdul (JoJo's Bizarre Adventures Part III Stardust: Crusaders); via Life Detector
Jean Pierre Polnareff (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
Souta Hatate (Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara)
All Vongola Bosses (Katekyou Hitman Reborn!)
Tigrevrumud Vorn (Madan no Ou to Vanadis)
Takeshi Nanase (Mahou Sensou)
Newtypes (Mobile Suit Gundam)
Byakugan Users (Naruto)
Senjutsu Users (Naruto)
Sharingan Users (Naruto)
Users of Kenbunshoku Haki (One Piece)
Sixth Sense users (Saint Seiya)
Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen (Strike Witches); via Foresight ability
Laura Toth (Strike Witches); via Sense Acceleration ability