Reflexes/Enhanced

Enhanced Reflexes
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) sets off a bear trap without getting caught in it.
Power/Ability to:	Possess enhanced reflexes.

The power to have reaction speeds beyond peak human limits. Sub-power of Enhanced Condition.

Also Called

• Augmented Reflexes
• Advanced Reflexes
• Enhanced Reactions
• Enhanced Reaction Speed/Time
• Extreme Reflexes
• Hypermotility
• Heightened Reflexes
• Inhuman Reflexes
• Increased Reflexes
• Incredible Reflexes
• Nigh-Superhuman Reflexes
• Near-Superhuman Reflexes
• Semi-Superhuman Reflexes

Capabilities

User has drastically enhanced reaction speed, allowing them to dodge bullets, catch flies in mid-air, dodge and maneuver around complex attacks, catch falling objects, block detriments and react instantaneously to what others take more time to react to.

Applications

• Aim Dodging
• Attack Prediction
• Enhanced Catch
• Enhanced Quick-Draw

Levels

• Peak Human Reflexes
• Enhanced Reflexes
• Supernatural Reflexes
• Absolute Reflexes

Variations

• Bullet-Time Effect also known as Time Dilation - User perceives time as though it were moving very slowly and speed up in response, allowing them to avoid almost any attack.
• High-Speed Reflexes - User reacts quickly to obstacles while moving at high speeds.

Associations

• Auto-Reflexes
• Close-Distance Action
• Enhanced Condition
  • Enhanced Agility
  • Enhanced Athleticism
  • Enhanced Balance
  • Enhanced Body Part Velocity
  • Enhanced Combat
  • Enhanced Dexterity
  • Enhanced Endurance
  • Enhanced Flexibility
  • Enhanced Initiative
  • Enhanced Recovery
  • Enhanced Speed
• Nerve Manipulation
• Precognition
• Psychic Reflexes
• Sensorimotor Synchrony
• Telekinetic Reflexes

Limitations

• Supernatural Speed users may be too fast to react, while users of Absolute Speed can outspeed them much more effectively.
• Objects moving at tremendously quick speeds may be too difficult to dodge.
• Without Sensorimotor Synchrony or other similar secondary powers, the user's body won't be able to keep up with their reflexes.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Akame (Akame Ga Kill)
• Tokaku Azuma (Akuma no Riddle)
• Azumi (Azumi)
• Train Heartnet (Black Cat)
• Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Nomura Fudo (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism)
• Code Breakers (Code:Breaker)
• Spinzaku (Code Geass)
• Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass)
• Dracula Delacroix II (Code Realize)
• Users of Acceleration Quanx ability (Denma)
  • Abigail
  • Haaken
• Various characters (Dragon Ball series)
• Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
• Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
• Elfman Strauss (Fairy Tail)
• Shiki Granbell (Edens Zero)
• Homura Kōgetsu (Edens Zero)
• Hermit (Edens Zero); Programming
• Sloth (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
• Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); via Star Platinum
• Various Characters (Kengan Ashura)
• Shoko Kamimine (Medaka Box)
• Various Characters (Naruto)
• Various Characters (One Piece)
• Parasites (Parasyte)
  • Migi
• Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte); after fusing with Migi's cells
• Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
• Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
• Gill Bastar (WANTED!)

Cartoons/Comics

• Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Trevor Belmont (Netflix Castlevania)
• Terry McGinnis (Batman Beyond)
• Kinecelerans (Ben 10 series)
• To'Kustars (Ben 10 series)
• Thep Khufans (Ben 10/Omniverse)
• Transylians (Ben 10/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
• Opticoids (Ben 10/Omniverse)
• Methanosians (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
• Orishans (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
• Citrakayahs (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
• Appoplexians (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)
• Kickin Hawk's Species (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Crashhopper's Species (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Kevin 11 (Ben 10)
• Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Catwoman (DC Comics)
• Superman (DC Comics)
• Risk (DC Comics)
• Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)
• Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Abra Kadabra (DC Comics)
• The Flash (DC Comics)
• Buzz (DinoSquad)
• Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)
• Noh-Varr/Marvel Boy (Marvel Comics)
• Akihiro Daken (Marvel Comics)
• Kid Gladiator (Marvel Comics)
• James “Logan” Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• James “Bucky” Barnes/Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
• Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
• Gambit (Marvel Comics)
• Adam Warlock (Marvel Comics)
• Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
• Rogue (Marvel Comics)
• Beast (Marvel Comics)
• Monet St. Croix (Marvel Comics)
• Melati Kusuma/Komodo (Marvel Comics)
• Various incarnation of Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
• Shatterstar (Marvel Comics)
• Super Commando Dhruva (Raj Comics)
• Jack (Samurai Jack)
• Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Vampirella (Vampirella)
• Sakhmet (The Wicked + The Divine)
• Clay Bailey (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Kimiko Tohomiko (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Omi (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Power Players and Villains (Power Players)
• Axel Mulligan/Action Axel (Power Players); via toy form
• Kron Stone/Scorpion 2099 (Marvel Comics)
• Jack (Samurai Jack)

Literature

• Dingo (Kulipari)
• Tigrevrumud Vorn (Madan no Ou to Vanadis)
• Demigods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus)
• Alek Filipov (Ripley's Bureau of Investigation)
• Matt (The Subject No. 1)
• Geralt of Rivia (Witcher)

Live Television/Movies

• Xenomorphs (Aliens vs. Predator franchise)
• Yautja (Alien vs Predator franchise)
• Cameron Hicks (​Alphas)
• Connor (Angel)
• Drake (Blade: Trinity)
• Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slater)
• Atlanta (Class of the Titans)
• Max Guevara (Dark Angel)
• X5-Series (Dark Angel)
• Megaguirus (Godzilla)
• John Smith (Hitman Agent 47)
• Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)
• James "Jim" Powell, Sr. (No Ordinary Family)
• Power Rangers and villains (Power Rangers series)
• Dillon (Power Rangers RPM)
• Tyler Burns (Skyrunners)
• Harry Osborn (Spider-Man 3)
• Augments (Star Trek)
• Lt Cmdr. Data (Star Trek)
• Force Sensitives (Star Wars)
• Werewolves (Teen Wolf)
• Terminators (Terminator)
• Ian Archer (Tower Prep)
• Mike Fukunaga (Supah Ninjas)

Video Games

• Kuroyukihime (Accel World); via Physical Full Burst
• Asura (Asura's Wrath)
• All past & present SOLDIERs (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
• Zack Fair (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
• Sir Alonne (Dark Souls 2)
• Kratos (God of War)
• Michael De Santa (Grand Theft Auto 5)
• Franklin Clinton (Grand Theft Auto 5); within vehicles
• Cole MacGrath (inFamous)
• Nix (inFamous 2)
• Lucy Kuo (inFamous 2)
• Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda)
• Max Payne (Max Payne)
• Big Boss (Metal Gear)
• Grey Fox (Metal Gear)
• Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
• Samus Aran (Metroid)
• Faith Connors (Mirror's Edge)
• Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat)
• Ratchet (Ratchet and Clank)
• John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
• Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)
• Pokémon who can learn "Agility" (Pokémon)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• Street Samurai (Shadowrun)
• Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Kojō Akatsuki (Strike the Blood)
• Dimitrie Vatler (Strike the Blood)
• The Scout (Team Fortress 2) when under the effects of "Bonk! Atomic Punch"
• Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
• Derek Stiles (Trauma Center series); via Healing Touch
• Markus Vaughn (Trauma Center series); via Healing Touch
• Robert Hoffman (Trauma Center series); via Healing Touch
• Adel Tulba (Trauma Center series); via Healing Touch
• Geralt of Rivia (Witcher series)

Web Animation

• Agent Carolina (Red vs. Blue)
• User of Aura (RWBY)
  • Roman Torchwick
  • Neopolitan
  • Maria Calavera

Gallery

Comics/Cartoons

Superman (DC Comics)

Abra Kadabra (DC Comics)

Trevor Belmont (Netlifx's Castlevania) has peak human reflexes being able dodge attacks from supernatural creatures, even Dracula

Buzz (Dino Squad)

Steve Rogers/Captain America's reflexes (Marvel Comics) is enhanced to border on superhuman level, resulting his reaction speed ten times more faster than finest human athletes.

Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)

Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)

Reptil (Marvel Comics)

Sauron (Marvel Comics)

Thanks to his Spider-Sense and spider-like reflexes, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) is able to automatically respond to incoming threats, allowing him to perform feats such as…

…dodge machine gun fire in mid-air...

Spider-Woman (Marvel Comics)

Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics)

Sakhmet (The Wicked + The Divine)

Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)

Transylians (Ben 10/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)

April O’Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)

Kinecelerans (Ben 10 series)

To'Kustars (Ben 10 series)

Thep Khufans (Ben 10/Omniverse)

Transylians (Ben 10/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)

Opticoids (Ben 10/Omniverse)

Methanosians (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)

Orishans (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)

Citrakayahs (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)

Appoplexians (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Omniverse)

Kickin Hawk's Species (Ben 10: Omniverse)

Crashhopper's Species (Ben 10: Omniverse)

Kevin 11 (Ben 10)

Jack (Samurai Jack)

Kron Stone/Scorpion 2099 (Marvel Comics)

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) possesses great reflexes, dodging a strike with no wasted effort and immediately counterattacking...

...his Bankai, Tensa Zangetsu's further increasing his ability.

Komamura (Bleach) has very keen reflexes in contrast to his large frame.

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (Bleach)

As a martial artist, Nomura Fudo (Busou Shoujo no Macheviallienism) has extremely sharp reflexes.

Rei Ogami (Code; Breaker)

Having trained and honed them since his youth, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) has incredibly refined and sharp reflexes,...

...which has only grown further in his teenage years...

...and as an adult, demonstrating as he effortlessly dodges Nappa's strikes...

...and the Ginyu Squad's combo attack.

As a Half-Saiyan and a trained martial artist, Son Gohan (Dragon Ball Z) possess incredible reflexes as he catches machine gun fired bullets with one hand.

Raditz (Dragon Ball Z)

Jotaro Kujo's (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Stand, Star Platinum can catch a bullet at point-blank range...

...and catch a minuscule Stand, the Lovers.

As his Sharingan began to awaken, Sasuke Uchiha's (Naruto) reflexes started to improve to the point of reading and deflecting Haku's high speed thrown senbon needles...

...counter Orochimaru's Taijutsu skills...

...and dodge Naruto's Kyubei-enhance taijutsu during their fight.

Fourth Raikage Ay/A (Naruto) coating himself with electricity to drastically increase his reflexes.

Madara Uchiha (Naruto)

Saitama (One-Punch Man) catching Speed-o'-sound Sonic's blade thrust.

Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece) dodges Law's high speed Mes technique.

Sanji (One Piece) dodging Katakuri's high speed thrown jellybean bullet...

...and point blank gunfire.

Migi (Parasyte)

Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte) gained enhanced reflexes after merging with Migi's cells, allowing him to dodge attacks from a Parasite…

…and Mitsuo, a skilled street fighter.

Gill Bastar (WANTED!) shows off his quick draw on a wannabe bounty hunter.

Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)

Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Tokita Ohma (Kengan Ashura)

Mugen (Samurai Champloo)

Live Television/Movies

Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) catches a crossbow bolt in mid-flight.

The Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) catches a bolt before it could reach his body.

James Buchanan Barnes/Winter Soldier (Marvel Cinematic Universe) effortlessly dodging bullets at very close range from Falcon's guns.

Trish Walker/Hellcat (Marvel Cinematic Universe) uses her reflexes to catch her cellphone.

Neo (The Matrix) dodges bullets.

Despite his lack of speed, Jim (No Ordinary Family) has displayed to catch or block bullets and to catch a 100 mph fastball with his bare hands.

Stephanie Powell (No Ordinary Family)

Scott McCall (Teen Wolf) catches an arrow right before it hits him.

Video Games

Sly Cooper(Sly Cooper)

Viewtiful Joe (Capcom) keeps a close a eye on the competition.

Alex Mercer (Prototype)

James Heller (Prototype 2)

Cole Macgrath (InFamous 1 & 2)

Nix (InFamous 2)

SOLDIERs (Final Fantasy 7) can deflect or evade bullets with relative ease thanks to their enhanced reflexes.

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Big Boss (Metal Gear) dodges bullets fired at his back with ease.

Web Animation/Originals/Series

Roman Torchwick (RWBY) possesses excellent reflexes to hold his own against Blake Belladonna...

...parry every shotgun blast at point-blank from Sun Wukong...

...and is capable of catching his weapon's own shots to overpower Ruby Rose, who's semblance gives her excellent speed in combat.