- "All warfare is based on deception."
- ― Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War
- "And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light."
- ― 2 Corinthians 11:14
- "Can't help it. I always lie to policemen -- it's the way I was brought up."
- ― John Constantine (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- "But, you know, that old Grinch was so smart and so slick. He thought up a lie, and he thought it up quick!"
- ― How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- "What does that make me? Am I a friend or foe? What is my purpose and my position? Where do I go? Where can I go? I'm well aware that my entire life has been one giant lie."
- ― Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto)
- "About what? That I could so easily overturn the assumption that there was only one method of producing the lance? Or that my subordinates and your comrades could be so easily deceived? Did you know this? The Norse god from whom I took the name Othinus is known as the god of war, magic, art…and also betrayal. He would deceive people to spread chaos and cause unnecessary disputes all to more efficiently gain the souls of dead warriors. …All of your information about that lance was spread by me. Gremlin and its enemies were manipulated by the information they found where I had conveniently left it for them. No matter what anyone says, that is the truth. Even Ollerus was deceived."
- ― Othinus revealing her true intentions (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- "I'm a good liar. I'm a very good liar. But you, you're better. You fooled her. Hell, you fooled all of us for what, 20 years?"
- ― Cecil Stedman to Omni-Man (Invincible)
The power to be a master of deceiving others, either innately or through training. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude and Complete Mastery. Not to be confused with Manipulation Mastery.
Also Called[]
- Con Artist
- Deception Expertise/Intuition/Proficiency/Specialist
- Fraud/Trickery Mastery
- Expert/Master/Skilled/Dangerous Deceiver
Capabilities[]
The user, either innately or through training, is a master of how to deceive, influence and manipulate others. They can deceive by any means and in the most effective ways possible, use anything at hand to do so and, have no mental/emotional issues or moral dilemmas either before, during or after the deed. Users also have a mastery of the associated deception skills, speech and body language, expertly sending all the right signals, granting them major leverage in any social situation and allowing them to easily wrap anyone around their finger in a matter of moments.
This is the ultimate deception mechanism, since the user will automatically deceive with perfect skill, technique, and timing. The users full and complete mastery in deception and anything related to deception makes the user the ultimate deceiver.
The user can utilize their skills of deception, either through words, or actions, with enough precision and skill to even deceive those who are perceptive or with Lie Detection.
Applications[]
- Acting Mastery
- Convinced Inevitability
- Crime Mastery
- Criminology Mastery
- Desire Intuition
- Lie Proficiency
- Manipulation Mastery
- Magicians Mastery
- Persuasion
- Psychological Mastery
- Psychological Combat
- Scam Artistry
- Seduction Mastery
- Sleight of Hand Mastery
- Sociability Mastery
- Social Cloaking
- Storytelling Mastery
- Subliminal Messaging
- Trading Mastery
- Trickster
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Users with Lie Detection may not be affected.
- Users with Truth Detection, Sin Detection or Reality Perception will not fall for it.
Known Users[]
See also: Consummate Liar.
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- Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Jafar (Aladdin)
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