Detection

Detection
Sidney Leach (Hellboy) has the ability to detect the presence of metal at a distance of several yards.
Power/Ability to:	Sense the presence of matter/energy.

The ability to sense the presence of matter/energy in one's vicinity.

Also Called

• Matter/Energy Detection/Sensing

Capabilities

User can sense the presence of matter/energy and possibly gain detailed understanding about the matter/energy they are sensing, including the amount/size of matter/energy they are sensing and whether it is hidden.

Applications

• Psychometry
• Sensory Tracking

Variations

• Aura Detection
• Card Detection
• Digital Detection
• Disease Detection
• Elemental Detection
• Emotion Detection
• Energy Detection
• Existence Sense
• Ki Sense
• Life-Force Detection
• Magic Detection
• Matter Detection
• Metal Detection
• Problem Detection
• Rarity Detection
• Replication Sense
• Sin Detection
• Sound Detection
• Virtue Detection

Associations

• Dowsing
• Elemental Manipulation
• Energy Manipulation
• Enhanced Senses
• Matter Manipulation
• Organic Manipulation
• Power Detection
• Scanning
• Species Detection

Limitations

• May be dependent on natural senses.
• User may need to concentrate to determine the location of a specific form of matter/energy.

Known Users

• Magic Users (Various franchise)
• Firebenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra); can sense fire
• Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
• Sidney Leach (Hellboy)
• Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Marvel Comics)
• Zombies (Marvel Zombies); can sense meat
• Karin (Naruto)
• Naruto (Naruto); via Sage mode, Kyuubi mode, or Six-Path mode
• Sensers (Naruto)
• Magnemite (Pokémon); Electricity/Magnetism
• Taranee Cook (W.I.T.C.H); can sense fire
• Halinor (W.I.T.C.H.); can sense fire
• Ember (W.I.T.C.H.); can sense fire

Gallery

As a zombie, Spider-Man (Marvel Zombies) possesses "zombie-senses" that allow him to detect the presence of flesh, allowing him to see through Mysterio's illusions.