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{{Quote|Even though I was born blind, I've never had a problem seeing. I see with earthbending. It's kind of like seeing with my feet.|Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)}}
The power to '''possess supernatural abilities to compensate for disabilities'''. Not to be confused with [[Handicapability]].
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The circumstance in which the user '''possesses/develops supernatural abilities to compensate for disabilities'''.
   
 
==Also Called==
 
==Also Called==
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==Capabilities==
 
==Capabilities==
 
The user possesses or can develop supernatural powers as a compensation for a disability; for example, if the user is blind, their other senses are enhanced.
 
The user possesses or can develop supernatural powers as a compensation for a disability; for example, if the user is blind, their other senses are enhanced.
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==Applications==
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* [[Enhanced Senses]] as a result of losing one
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* [[Psychic Shield]]/[[Psychic Immunity]] as a result of mental disability
   
 
==Variations==
 
==Variations==
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==Associations==
 
==Associations==
* [[Handicapability]]
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* [[Adaptive Learning]]
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* [[Compensation Inducement]]
 
* [[Unimpaired Activity]]
 
* [[Unimpaired Activity]]
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==Limitations==
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* The user may lose the ability if their disability is corrected/cured, such as regaining a lost sense.
   
 
==Known Users==
 
==Known Users==
 
''See also: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisabilitySuperpower Disability Superpower]''.
 
''See also: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisabilitySuperpower Disability Superpower]''.
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* Gordon (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'')
* Shuu Sakurada (''Castle-Town Dandelion'')
 
 
* Latifah Fleuranza (''Amagi Brilliant Park'')
 
* Latifah Fleuranza (''Amagi Brilliant Park'')
 
* Vanessa Brewer (''Angel'')
 
* Vanessa Brewer (''Angel'')
* Gordon (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'')
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* Alice Fuji (''Arachnid'')
 
* Toph Beifong (''Avatar: The Last Airbender'')
 
* Toph Beifong (''Avatar: The Last Airbender'')
* Wonderweiss Margela (''Bleach'')
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* Guts (''Berserk'')
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* Wonderweiss Margela (''Bleach'')
 
* Shuu Sakurada (''Castle-Town Dandelion'')
 
* Peyton Westlake (''Darkman'')
 
* Peyton Westlake (''Darkman'')
* Cassandra Cain (''DC Comics'')
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* Cassandra Cain (''DC Comics''); formerly via [[Body Language Analysis]]
 
* Majora (''Dragon Ball Super'')
 
* Majora (''Dragon Ball Super'')
 
* Erza Scarlet (''Fairy Tail'')
 
* Erza Scarlet (''Fairy Tail'')
* Fujitora (''One Piece'')
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* Shu (''Fist of the North Star'')
* Philip J. Fry (''Futurama'')
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* Phillip J. Fry (''Futurama'')
 
* Jeffrey Robbins (''Gargoyles'')
 
* Jeffrey Robbins (''Gargoyles'')
 
* Owen Burnett (''Gargoyles'')
 
* Owen Burnett (''Gargoyles'')
 
* Suzu Mukai (''Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'')
 
* Suzu Mukai (''Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere'')
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* Kotoko Iwanaga (''In/Spectre'')
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* Bloaters (''The Last of Us'')
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* Clickers (''The Last of Us'')
 
* Turel (''Legacy of Kain'')
 
* Turel (''Legacy of Kain'')
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*Yamada Asaemon Shion (''Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku'')
* Daredevil (''Marvel Comics'')
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* Matthew Murdock/Daredevil (''Marvel Comics'')
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* Maya Lopez/Echo (''Marvel Comics'')
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* Peter Parker/Spider-Man (''Marvel Comics'')
 
* Neo (''The Matrix'')
 
* Neo (''The Matrix'')
 
* Kenshi Takahashi (''Mortal Kombat'')
 
* Kenshi Takahashi (''Mortal Kombat'')
* Licker (''Resident Evil'')
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* Issho/Fujitora (''One Piece'')
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* Lickers (''Resident Evil'')
 
* Usui Uonuma (''Rurouni Kenshin'')
 
* Usui Uonuma (''Rurouni Kenshin'')
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* Freddy Freeman/Captain Marvel Jr/CM3/Blue Shazam (''Shazam'')
 
* Clark Kent (''Smallville'')
 
* Clark Kent (''Smallville'')
* Miraluka (''Star Wars'')
 
 
* Dark Side Users (''Star Wars'')
 
* Dark Side Users (''Star Wars'')
 
* Miraluka (''Star Wars'')
 
* Dezel (''Tales of Zestiria'')
 
* Dezel (''Tales of Zestiria'')
 
* Rat King (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012'')
 
* Rat King (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012'')
* Clickers (''The Last of Us'')}}
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* Raymond Connor/Daredevil (''Ultimate Marvel'')}}
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
 
Gordon blind.jpg|Gordon (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) lost his eyes as a result of undergoing Terrigenesis to activate his powers.
 
Gordon blind.jpg|Gordon (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) lost his eyes as a result of undergoing Terrigenesis to activate his powers.
 
Vanessa_Brewer.jpg|Vanessa Brewer (Angel) blinded herself as part of her training with the Order of the Nanjin, which granted her the power to sense energy sources and motion in a manner far more accurate than ordinary sight.
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Alice Fuji using Spider's Thread.png|Alice Fuji (Arachnid) has trained to use her mental disorder, ''Congenital Excessive Concentration'', as a way to [[Hyper Awareness|be aware of every detail and threat around her]].
 
Toph metalbending.gif|Despite being blind, Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender) is capable of "seeing" by sensing vibrations.
 
Toph metalbending.gif|Despite being blind, Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender) is capable of "seeing" by sensing vibrations.
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V38-Guts-Manga.png|After losing his left forearm during the Eclipse, Guts (Berserk) replaced it with a metallic device known as the ''Cannon Arm''.
 
Wonderweiss Exintinguir.gif|Wonderweiss Margela (Bleach) has sacrificed all his intelligence and mental capacity in exchange for being able to seal the immense fire-based powers of Ryūjin Jakka.
 
Shuu-anime.png|Due to his injured leg, Shuu Sakurada (Castle Town Dandelion) compensates via his ability to teleport, allowing him to continue living a normal life.
 
Darkman_2.jpg|After losing his sense of touch, Peyton Westlake's (Darkman) body overproduces adrenaline, granting him superhuman strength and immunity to pain.
 
Darkman_2.jpg|After losing his sense of touch, Peyton Westlake's (Darkman) body overproduces adrenaline, granting him superhuman strength and immunity to pain.
 
Cassandra_Cain.jpg|Having been deliberately raised to interpret body language as a first language, Cassandra Cain (DC Comics) is illiterate and barely able to speak, but as a trade-off, she can intuitively read body language and predict her opponents' attacks.
 
Cassandra_Cain.jpg|Having been deliberately raised to interpret body language as a first language, Cassandra Cain (DC Comics) is illiterate and barely able to speak, but as a trade-off, she can intuitively read body language and predict her opponents' attacks.
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Robbins.png|Due to his blindness and the fact that magic has to be seen ''and'' heard for spells to affect people, Jeffrey Robbins (Gargoyles) is immune to magic.
 
Robbins.png|Due to his blindness and the fact that magic has to be seen ''and'' heard for spells to affect people, Jeffrey Robbins (Gargoyles) is immune to magic.
 
Owen_Stone-Hand.PNG|After having his left hand petrified in the shape of a clenched fist, Owen Burnett (Gargoyles) uses it to his advantage to deliver powerful punches.
 
Owen_Stone-Hand.PNG|After having his left hand petrified in the shape of a clenched fist, Owen Burnett (Gargoyles) uses it to his advantage to deliver powerful punches.
Suzu_sensing_the_area.jpg|Suzu Mukai (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere) is able to use all her other senses in a 360 degree area around her to compensate for her lack of sight.
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Suzu_sensing_the_area.jpg|Suzu Mukai (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere) is able to use all her other senses in a 360-degree area around her to compensate for her lack of sight.
 
Clicker.jpg|After being rendered blind by the growth of fungal plates over their eyes, Clickers (The Last of Us) developed echolocation capabilities to compensate.
 
Defiance-BonusMaterial-CharacterArt-Renders-11-Turel.png|As he evolved over the centuries, Turel (Legacy of Kain) developed enhanced hearing at the cost of his sight.
 
Defiance-BonusMaterial-CharacterArt-Renders-11-Turel.png|As he evolved over the centuries, Turel (Legacy of Kain) developed enhanced hearing at the cost of his sight.
 
Daredevil Enchanced Senses.jpg|After being blinded by radioactive waste, Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics) developed superhuman senses and a [[Echolocation|radar sense]] to compensate.
Neo Blind.jpg|Neo's (The Matrix) eyes were damaged during a fight with Smith, but...
 
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Spider-Man's_Spideylocation.jpg|After being blinded by acidic spit, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) uses his [[Danger Intuition|spider-sense]] to detect and fight the Vulture.
 
Neo Blind.jpg|Neo's (The Matrix) eyes were damaged during a fight with Agent Smith, but...
 
Agent Smith 5.jpg|...he developed a new perception of sight.
 
Agent Smith 5.jpg|...he developed a new perception of sight.
Daredevil_65.jpg|After being blinded by radioactive waste, Daredevil (Marvel Comics) developed superhuman senses and a [[Echolocation|radar sense]] to compensate.
 
 
Kenshi_MKX_Render_2.png|After being blinded by Shang Tsung, Kenshi Takahashi (Mortal Kombat) developed telekinetic powers and enhanced senses.
 
Kenshi_MKX_Render_2.png|After being blinded by Shang Tsung, Kenshi Takahashi (Mortal Kombat) developed telekinetic powers and enhanced senses.
 
Fujitora's Senses (One Piece).gif|Admiral Issho/Fujitora's (One Piece) extraordinary mastery of ''Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki'', which can easily compensate for his blindness.
 
Licker_Resident_Evil.jpg|Lickers (Resident Evil) have lost their eyes as a consequence of their mutation, but have superhuman hearing to compensate.
 
Licker_Resident_Evil.jpg|Lickers (Resident Evil) have lost their eyes as a consequence of their mutation, but have superhuman hearing to compensate.
 
Uonumausui.jpg|After being blinded by Shishio, Usui Uonuma (Rurouni Kenshin) learned how to compensate using his hearing and spiritual senses.
 
Uonumausui.jpg|After being blinded by Shishio, Usui Uonuma (Rurouni Kenshin) learned how to compensate using his hearing and spiritual senses.
 
Clark Superhearing.jpg|Clark Kent's (Smallville) super-hearing initially manifested to compensate after he was temporarily blinded.
 
Clark Superhearing.jpg|Clark Kent's (Smallville) super-hearing initially manifested to compensate after he was temporarily blinded.
 
Darth Vader.JPG|After his mutilation on Mustafar, Darth Vader (Star Wars) became heavily dependent on the Dark Side of the Force to marginalize his wounds, allowing him to be self-sufficient again.
 
Miraluka_UAA.jpg|Having lost their eyes, the Miraluka (Star Wars) have learned to "see" through the Force.
 
Miraluka_UAA.jpg|Having lost their eyes, the Miraluka (Star Wars) have learned to "see" through the Force.
Darth_Vader.jpg|After his mutilation on Mustafar, Darth Vader (Star Wars) became heavily dependent on the Dark Side of the Force to marginalize his wounds, allowing him to be self-sufficient again.
 
 
Dezel.jpg|Dezel (Tales of Zestiria) compensated for his blindness by learning to [[Air Current Sense|read the wind]].
 
Dezel.jpg|Dezel (Tales of Zestiria) compensated for his blindness by learning to [[Air Current Sense|read the wind]].
Clicker.jpg|After being rendered blind by the growth of fungal plates over their eyes, Clickers (The Last of Us) developed echolocation capabilities to compensate.
 
Fujitora Kenbunshoku Haki.png|Fujitora (One Piece) has extraordinary mastery of Kenbunshoku Haki, which can easily compensate for his blindness.
 
Wonderweiss Exintinguir.gif|Wonderweiss Margela (Bleach) has sacrificed all his intelligence and mental capacity in exchange for being able to seal the immense fire based powers of Ryūjin Jakka.
 
Shuu-anime.png|Due to his injured leg, Shuu Sakurada (Castle Town Dandelion) compensates via his ability to teleport, allowing him to continue living a normal life.
 
Vanessa_Brewer.jpg|Vanessa Brewer (Angel) blinded herself as part of her training with the Order of the Nanjin, which granted her the power to sense energy sources and motion in a manner far more accurate than ordinary sight.
 
 
TMNT_2012_The_Rat_King-10-.jpg|Though blind, the Rat King (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012) compensates by being able to control rats and [[Animal Scrying|see through their eyes]].
 
TMNT_2012_The_Rat_King-10-.jpg|Though blind, the Rat King (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012) compensates by being able to control rats and [[Animal Scrying|see through their eyes]].
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Raymond Connor (Earth-1610).png|Raymond Connor/Daredevil (Ultimate Marvel) developed enhanced senses on par with his predecessor Matt Murdock's after being blinded in an accident.
 
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[[Category:Supernatural Powers]]
 
[[Category:Supernatural Powers]]
 
[[Category:Personal Physical Powers]]
 
[[Category:Personal Physical Powers]]
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[[Category:Non-Fighting Power]]
 
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[[Category:Fighting Power]]
 
 
[[Category:Support Powers]]
 
[[Category:Support Powers]]
 
[[Category:Enhancements]]
 
[[Category:Enhancements]]
 
[[Category:Sensory Powers]]
 
[[Category:Sensory Powers]]
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[[Category:Common Powers]]
 
 
[[Category:Galleries]]
 
[[Category:Galleries]]
 
[[Category:Power Sources]]
 
[[Category:Power Sustainment]]

Revision as of 21:00, 15 June 2020

"Even though I was born blind, I've never had a problem seeing. I see with earthbending. It's kind of like seeing with my feet."
― Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

The circumstance in which the user possesses/develops supernatural abilities to compensate for disabilities.

Also Called

  • Disability Superpower

Capabilities

The user possesses or can develop supernatural powers as a compensation for a disability; for example, if the user is blind, their other senses are enhanced.

Applications

Variations

Associations

Limitations

  • The user may lose the ability if their disability is corrected/cured, such as regaining a lost sense.

Known Users

See also: Disability Superpower.

  • Gordon (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
  • Latifah Fleuranza (Amagi Brilliant Park)
  • Vanessa Brewer (Angel)
  • Alice Fuji (Arachnid)
  • Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
  • Guts (Berserk)
  • Wonderweiss Margela (Bleach)
  • Shuu Sakurada (Castle-Town Dandelion)
  • Peyton Westlake (Darkman)
  • Cassandra Cain (DC Comics); formerly via Body Language Analysis
  • Majora (Dragon Ball Super)
  • Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
  • Shu (Fist of the North Star)
  • Phillip J. Fry (Futurama)
  • Jeffrey Robbins (Gargoyles)
  • Owen Burnett (Gargoyles)
  • Suzu Mukai (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere)
  • Kotoko Iwanaga (In/Spectre)
  • Bloaters (The Last of Us)
  • Clickers (The Last of Us)
  • Turel (Legacy of Kain)
  • Yamada Asaemon Shion (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
  • Matthew Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
  • Maya Lopez/Echo (Marvel Comics)
  • Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
  • Neo (The Matrix)
  • Kenshi Takahashi (Mortal Kombat)
  • Issho/Fujitora (One Piece)
  • Lickers (Resident Evil)
  • Usui Uonuma (Rurouni Kenshin)
  • Freddy Freeman/Captain Marvel Jr/CM3/Blue Shazam (Shazam)
  • Clark Kent (Smallville)
  • Dark Side Users (Star Wars)
  • Miraluka (Star Wars)
  • Dezel (Tales of Zestiria)
  • Rat King (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
  • Raymond Connor/Daredevil (Ultimate Marvel)

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