Enhanced Instincts

"Ichigo, what's the difference between a king and his horse? I don't mean kiddy shit like "One's a person and one's an animal" or "One has two legs and one has four." If their form, ability and power were exactly the same, why is it that one becomes the king and controls the battle, while the other becomes the horse and carries the king?! There's only one answer. Instinct! In order for identical beings to get stronger and gain the power they need to become king, they must search for more battles and power! They thirst for battle, and live to mercilessly, crush, shred, and slice their enemies! Deep, deep within our body lies the honed instinct to kill, and slaughter our enemies! But you don't have that! You don't have those pure, base instincts! You fight with your brain. You try to defeat your enemies with logic! And it doesn't work! You're trying to cut them with a sheathed sword! That's why you're weaker than me, Ichigo!"

― Zangetsu to Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)

"I've always operated on instincts."

― Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)

The power to have enhanced instincts. Sub-power of Indomitable Nature, Feral Mind and Enhanced Condition.

Also Called[]

Augmented/Heightened/Increased/Inhuman Instincts
Enhanced Lateral Thinking/Lateral Thinker
Enhanced Primal Instincts
Gut Instincts (Toriko)
Hyper Intuition (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
Near/Nigh/Semi-Supernatural Instincts
Super/Superhuman Instincts

Capabilities[]

The user has stronger instincts than normal, not only of predatory or prey but also battle, sexual, killing, parental, and social instincts. They are able to process the world in the most advanced/efficient manner possible to find the most efficient and practical solutions to any/all kinds of problems that the user faces, using both logical and illogical sense and strategies. They tend to abandon logic and play with pure instinct, generally making illogical but successful moves and decisions.

Applications[]

Variations[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

May be harder to control.
May revert to a state of mind where the users dominated by their instincts.

Known Users[]

Leone (Akame Ga Kill!)
Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
- Yuujiro Hanma
Various Characters (Black Clover)
Zangetsu (Bleach)
Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach)
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (Bleach)
Nnoitra Gilga (Bleach)
Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
Doomsday (DC Comics)
Joker (DC Comics)
Gon Freecss (Hunter X Hunter)
Mahito (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Ryomen Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
Feral-type Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- Old Man Logan
James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
- Akihiro/Hellverine
- Laura Kinney/Wolverine II
- Victor Creed/Sabretooth
- Teon Macik/Primal
- Wildchild
- Wolfsbane
Callisto (Marvel Comics)
Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics)
Grim Hunter (Marvel Comics)
Alyosha Kravinoff (Marvel Comics)
Anastasia Kravinoff (Marvel Comics)
Takhar Orisha/Gregor (Marvel Comics)
Last Son of Kraven (Marvel Comics)
Carnage Kabuto (One-Punch Man)
Sawada Tsunayoshi (Reborn!)
Shōgo Kitsukawa (Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple)
Various Characters (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Demons
Instinctual Types (Kingdom)
- Ri Shin
- Duke Hyou
- Gyou'Un
- Kan Ki
- Kei Sha
- Koku'Ou
Werewolves (Mythology/Folklore)
Werewolves (Shadow Falls); following the phases of the moon
Vampires (Twilight Saga)
Whis (Dragon Ball Super)
Beerus (Dragon Ball Super); in-training
Son Goku (Dragon Ball Super)
Members of the Yato tribe (Gintama)
Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
Guemon (Toriko)
Sunny (Toriko)
Toriko (Toriko)
Ryu Han-Bin (Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World)