Sense of Smell/Enhanced

Enhanced Smell
Sabretooth (Marvel Comics) can smell your blood…
Power/Ability to:	Possess a highly sensitive sense of smell.

"You can't fool THIS nose!"

― Wolverine (X-Men TV series)

The power to have an extremely keen sense of smell. Sub-power of Enhanced Senses.

Also Called

• Enhanced/Increased Olfaction, Olfactory 
• Hyperosmia
• Hyper/Increased Sense of Smell
• Hyper/Increased Smell
• Enhanced Smelling

Capabilities

User can detect specific persons, objects, substances or even places, locate their origin ,and track targets with nothing but their nose. Some may even be able to detect lying, sicknesses, or tumors by which hormones/smells a target excretes.

Applications

• Blindsight
• Empathy: by detecting the pheromones related to emotions
• Enhanced Tracking
• Illusion Awareness - it's amazing how many people forget to add the smell.
• Invisibility Awareness - not being seen doesn't fool other senses.
• Lie Detection - by smelling chemicals released during a lie.
• Pregnancy Perception - by smelling pregnant´s pheromones.
• Shapeshifting Awareness - most shapeshifters keep at least a trace amount of their own scent.
• Supernatural Detection

Levels

• Peak Human Smell
• Enhanced Smell
• Supernatural Smell
• Absolute Smell

Associations

• Animal Imitation/Animal Morphing
• Enhanced Senses
  • Enhanced Taste
• Sense Manipulation
• Telekinetic Smell

Limitations

• Scent Shifting
• Sensory Overload
• Does not work when someone masks their scent.
• Does not work on odorless materials.
• Ability is nullified if the user's nostrils are clogged.
• Hard to find someone if the user doesn't know their scent firsthand often requiring an object touched by the other person to get their scent.
• Other scents from an area that has a large number of people such as a battlefield can make it harder to find a specific scent.
• Inodorosity and Deodorization nullify this ability.
• May be sensitive to stronger smells or foul odors.
  • Both smell and taste work in conjunction with each other so a user may become nauseous after smelling something and tasting it.

Known Users

See Also: The Nose Knows.

Anime/Manga

• Alucard (Hellsing)
• Burami (Naruto Shippuden)
• Darius (Fullmetal Alchemist); via Chimera form
• Dragon Slayers (Fairy Tail)
• Hana (Akame ga Kill)
• Tokaku Azuma (Akuma no Riddle)
• Mike Zacharius (Attack on Titan)
• Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
• Majora (Dragon Ball Super)
• Road Kamelot (D.Gray-man)
• Kamado Tanjirou (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki (Fairy Tail)
  • Natsu Dragneel
  • Gajeel Redfox
  • Wendy Marvell
• Kenshiro Kasumi (Fist of the Blue Sky)
• Ramon Kasumi/Ryuken (Fist of the Blue Sky)
• Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
• Gluttony (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Heinkel (Fullmetal Alchemist); via Chimera form
• Pride (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood); after absorbing Gluttony
• InuYasha (InuYasha)
• Sesshomaru (InuYasha)
• Iggy (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
• Yuya Fungami (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamonds are Unbreakable); via Highway Star
• Warwick (League of Legends)
• Nin-Dogs (Naruto)
• Inuzuka Clan (Naruto)
• Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)
• Vinsmoke Sanji (One Piece)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
• Swinub/Piloswine (Pokémon)
• Slurpuff (Pokémon)
• Sapphire (Pokémon Adventures)
• Kagetora Hyodo (Psyren)
• Hayama Akira (Shokugeki no Soma)
• Zatch Bell (Zatch Bell)
• Gon Freecss (Hunter X Hunter)

Folklore/Mythology

• Werewolves (Folklore/Mythology)
• Vampires (Folklore/Mythology)
• Giants (Folklore/Mythology)
• Witches (Folklore/Mythology)
• Trolls (Folklore/Mythology)

Literature

• Sergeant Angua (Discworld)
• Count Dracula (Dracula)
• Vampires (Shadow Falls)
• Werewolves (Shadow Falls)
• Chameleons (Shadow Falls); via Species-Shifting
• Celia Burrows (Tunnels)
• Akasha (The Vampire Chronicles)
• Zombies (Warm Bodies)

Video Games

• Armadillos (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
• Bats (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
• Rayne (BloodRayne)
• Statesman (City of Heroes)
• Beowulf (Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening)
• Deathclaws (Fallout series)
• Viera (Final Fantasy)
• Antlion Guards (Hλlf-Life 2 series)
• Antlion Guardian (Hλlf-Life 2: Episode Two)
• Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
• Kain (Legacy of Kain)
• Wolf Link (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
• Solid Snake (Metal Gear series)
• Vamp (Metal Gear Solid)
• Crying Wolf (Metal Gear Solid 4: Sons of the Patriots)
• Baraka (Mortal Kombat series)
• Pokémon who can use "Odor Sleuth" (Pokémon)
• Rottweilers (Quake series)
• Demons/Fiends (Quake series)
• Blind Dogs (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series)
• Boars (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series)
• Fleshes (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series)
• Pseudodogs (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series)
• Psy Dogs (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series)
• Rodents (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series)
• Clawgrip (Super Mario Bros. series)
• Mouser (Super Mario Bros. series)

Cartoons/Comics

• Rolly (101 Dalmatians)
• Durham Red (2000 AD)
• Dark Claw (Amalgam Comics)
• Goblins (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Appoplexians (Ben 10: Reboot)
  • Rath
• Vulpimancers (Ben 10 series)
  • Wildmutt (Ben 10)
  • Ultimate Wildmutt (Ben 10)
  • Kevin 11
• Loboans (Ben 10 series)
  • Blitzwolfer
  • Yenaldooshi
• Incursions (Ben 10 series)
  • Bullfrag
  • Attea
• Sir Horace (The Big Knights)
• Numbah 3/Kuki Sunbun (Codename: Kids Next Door)
• Kryptonians (DC Comics); via yellow sun radiation
• Daxamites (DC Comics); via yellow sun radiation
• Martians (DC Comics)
• Lobo (DC Comics)
• King Shark (DC Comics)
• Wayland Jones/Killer Croc (DC Comics)
• Timber Wolf (DC Comics)
• Arthur Curry/Aquaman (DC Comics)
• Crimson Fox (DC Comics)
• B'wana Beast (DC Comics)
• Ferret (Static Shock)
• Bubba the Caveduck (Ducktales)
• Kipo Oak (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
• Ming (Legend of the Dragon)
• Captain Chantel DuBois (Madagascar 3)
• Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Laura Kinney/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Akihiro Daken (Marvel Comics)
• Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
• Blade (Marvel Comics)
• One-Above-All (Marvel Comics)
• Tigra (Marvel Comics)
• Werewolf by Night (Marvel Comics)
• Robert Reynolds/Sentry (Marvel Comics)
• T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
• Hulk 2099 (Marvel Comics)
• Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Marvel Comics)
• Wolfsbane (Marvel Comics)
• Rocket Raccoon (Marvel Comics)
• Dormammu (Marvel Comics)
• Doreen Allene Green/Squirrel Girl (Marvel Comics)
• Puma (Marvel Comics)
• Chase (PAW Patrol)
• Marshall (PAW Patrol)
• Wolfy Kids (PJ Masks)
• Trolls (Tales of Arcadia)
  • AAARRRGGHH!
  • Jim Lake Jr. via as a troll
• Sticks the Badger (Sonic Boom)
• Raymond Connor/Daredevil (Ultimate Marvel)
• Blunk (W.I.T.C.H)

Live Television/Movies

• Dirty Rat (Ace Lightning)
• Rachel Pirzad (Alphas)
• Illyria (Angel)
• Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
  • Angel
  • Spike
• Werewolves (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
  • Nina Ash
  • Oz Osbourne
• Demonic Healer (Charmed)
• Time Lords (Doctor Who)
  • The Doctor
• Raxacoricofallapatorians (Doctor Who)
  • Slitheen
• Werewolf (Doctor Who)
• Bella Bailey (Evermoor Chronicles)
• Godzilla (Godzilla)
• Blutbads (Grimm)
• Mary Sanderson (Hocus Pocus)
• Rat Esmeralda (Hotel Transylvania)
• Winnie (Hotel Transylvania)
• Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
• Experiment 158/Finder (Lilo and Stitch)
• The Cat (Red Dwarf)
• Skinwalkers (Supernatural)
• Werewolves (Supernatural)
• Angels (Supernatural)
• Vulcans (Star Trek)
• Wampas (Star Wars)
• David (The Upside Down Show)
• Lycans (Underworld)
• Michael Corvin (Underworld)
• Vampirella (Vampirella)
• Various animals (Zootopia)
  • Nick Wilde
  • Wolves

Known Objects

• Taho Snout (Xiaolin Chronicles)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Since childhood, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) has possessed a powerful sense of smell.

As a dog demon, InuYasha (InuYasha) has a very capable nose.

Due to his gluttony, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) can pinpoint the scent of delicious food from far distances.

As a chef of the highest caliber, Sanji (One Piece) can accurately analyze food solely from fragrance.

Yuya Fungami (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamonds are Unbreakable) gained a strengthened sense of smell by absorbing the nutrients from other people thanks to his Stand, Highway Star.

Kenshirō Kasumi (Fist of the Blue Sky) has an excellent sense of smell...

..., sniffing out a prankster just by smelling a piece of chalk.

Cartoons/Comics

Kevin 11 (Ben 10) possesses Wildmutt's senses.

Lobo (DC Comics)

Doreen Allene Green/Squirrel Girl (Marvel Comics)

James Logan Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics) is famous for his keen sense of smell...

Tigra (Marvel Comics)

Werewolf by Night (Marvel Comics)

Hulk 2099 (Marvel Comics)

Winnie's (Hotel Transylvania) sense of smell is sharper than an average werewolf, with one sniff she can tell everything that happened.

Sticks the Badger (Sonic Boom)

Chantel Dubois (Madagascar)

Experiment 158 "Finder" (Lilo & Stitch)

Live Television/Movies

Mari McCabe/Vixen (Arrowverse)

Slitheen (Doctor Who) can smell their victim's "sweat and fear".

Mary Sanderson's (Hocus Pocus) sense of smell that allows her to track down children, and tell things like their age and gender.

Video Games

Crying Wolf (Metal Gear Solid 4: Sons of the Patriots)