- "Hell, I can still move and I'm not in pain. Despite just losing... no, exactly because I just lost, my fighting instinct is roused up... I feel like I'm exploding with violence!!"
- ― Garou (One-Punch Man)
- "Suited to real combat. In other words, those who are capable of bringing out more power the stronger their opponent is. well, it's true that everyone possesses some amount of this trait but the difference it produces in this boy is simply ridiculous."
- ― Rin Ko of the Four Heavenly Kings on Ri Shin (Kingdom)
The ability to possess an automatic response mechanism to win in combat. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude. Not to be confused with Combat Adaptation.
Also Called
- Conqueror’s/Haoshoku Haki (One Piece)
- Combat Intuition
- Combat Sense
- Fighting Spirit
- Force Sense (Star Wars)
- Instinct (TYPE-MOON)
- Ultra Instinct (Dragon Ball Super)
Capabilities
User possesses an automatic response mechanism to win in any combat by overcoming limitations and adapt techniques or methods to ensure victory. They adapt perfectly to all factors, achieving maximum efficiency in an offense, defense, evasion, and countering, ensuring optimal success as long as there is the slightest chance. This enables a user to resist fear and pain, maximize and surpass physical boundaries, utilize all of their skills in the most efficient manner, and continuously fight while unconscious. The user's instinct for battle allows them to pick out strongest opponent, letting them who exactly they need to fight.
Applications
- Auto-Reflexes
- Automatic Mobility
- Battlefield Adaptation
- Boxing Intuition
- Combat Adaptation
- Combat Specialist
- Counter
- Countering Intuition
- Danger Intuition
- Deflection
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Combat
- Enhanced/Supernatural Endurance
- Enhanced/Supernatural Senses
- Enhanced/Supernatural Stamina
- Evasion
- Fear Masking
- Martial Arts Intuition
- Maximum Concentration Capacity
- Optimal Finesse
- Pain Suppression
- Sleep Combat
- Strategy Adaptation
- Weapon Improvisation
- Weapon Proficiency
- Wrestling Intuition
Associations
- Accelerated Muscle Development
- Accelerated Thought Process
- Automatic Tasking
- Body Language Analysis
- Combat Empowerment
- Combat Perception
- Combat Specialist
- Killing Instinct
- Martial Arts Intuition
Limitations
- May be temporary.
- May not have free use of this instinct and can only be activated when absolutely needed to.
- May have a constant 'attack and expect victory' mindset, charging in and ignoring the consequences.
- May overestimate themselves or underestimate their opponents.
- Useless against assassination or kill-insured attacks.
- May prioritize winning the fight, rather than survival or strategy.
Known Users
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Oki Megumi (Arachnid)
- Claire Stanfield (Baccano!)
- Yujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Baki Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Denji (Chainsaw Man)
- Omnimon (Digimon series)
- Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
- Aza Chōbē (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
- Kenichi Shirahama (History's Strongest Disciple)
- Natsu Tanimoto (History's Strongest Disciple)
- Yuu Kamishiro (Holyland)
- Stand Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Garo/Garou (One-Punch Man)
- Metal Bat (One-Punch Man)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Shigusa Takachiho (Medaka Box)
- Shinobi/Ninja (Naruto)
- Sharingan Users (Naruto)
- Makunouchi Ippo (Hajime no Ippo)
- Asta (Black Clover)
- Midoriya Izuku(My Hero Academia)
- Haki Users (One Piece)
- Mink Tribe (One Piece)
- Gon Freecs (Hunter X Hunter)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Kuki Urie (Tokyo Ghoul:re)
- Arturia (TYPE-MOON); via Instinct
- Ryu Narushima (Shamo)
- Subaru Nakajima (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
- Maka (Soul Eater)
- Vega (Street Fighter II)
- Himura Kenshin (Ruroni Kenshin)
- Kageyama Shigeo/Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
- Yuji Itadori (JUJUTSU KAISEN)
- Demon Slayers (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Kumoko (So I'm a Spider, So What/Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?)
- Various Characters (Vinland Saga)
- Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
Cartoons/Comics
- Sterling Archer (Archer)
- Paul Cassidy/Apollo Gauntlet (Apollo Gauntlet)
- Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- James "Bucky" Barnes (Marvel Comics)
- Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Primal (Marvel Comics)
- Neena Thurman/Domino (Marvel Comics)
- Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
- Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
- Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics)
- Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
- Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
- Black Panthers (Marvel Comics)
- James Proudstar/Warpath (Marvel Comics)
- April O’Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- The Batman Family (DC Comics)
- Bane (DC Comics)
- Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (DC Comics)
- Doomsday (DC Comics)
- Diana/Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
- Po (Kung Fu Panda)
- Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW)
- Hercules Method Practitioners (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Cain
- The Librarian
- The Binder
- Jack the Ripper
- Luther Strode
Live Television/Movies
- Force Users (Star Wars)
- Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
- Kyle Katarn (Star Wars)
- Rey (Star Wars)
- Kenshi (Mortal Kombat)
- Neo (Matrix)
- Tien (Ong Bak)
- Chen Zhen (Fist of Fury)
- Jake Tyler (Never Back Down)
- Adonis Creed (Creed series)
- Yuri Boyka (Undisputed Series)
- Xiao Mei (House of Flying Daggers)
- Hit Girl (Kick-Ass)
- John Wick (John Wick)
- Rocky Balboa (Rocky)
- Envoys (Altered Carbon)
- Takeshi Kovacs
- Power Rangers (Power Rangers)
Literature
- Demigods (Percy Jackson series)
Known Powers
- Ultra Instinct (Dragon Ball Super)
- Haki Users (One Piece)
- Force Users (Star Wars)
- Instinct (TYPE-MOON)
Known Objects
- Calypso Serum (Marvel Comics)
- Heart-Shaped Herb (Marvel Comics)
- Super-Soldier Serum (Marvel Comics)
- The Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
Guts (Berserk)
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Omnimon (Digimon series) possesses the power of the Omega inForce, an ultimate force that allows him to instantaneously read ahead in battle and respond accordingly, making it theoretically impossible to defeat.
In his Ultra Instinct -Sign- form, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) yields augmented mental parameters that allow him to quickly and noticeably imprint on the battle without having to think.
Even while unconscious, Rock Lee (Naruto) persists to fight.
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An expert at overcoming his limits, Ri Shin (Kingdom) has surpass his opponents with nothing but his pure fighting ability and martial prowess...
...demonstrating when he fought Rin Ko of the Four Heavenly Kings, a master swordsman and, a veteran of numerous battlefields...
...fought unconscious for four days straight without rise, pushing his skills to their peak during the Battle of Sai...
Possessing Haoshoku/Conqueror Haki, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) can overwhelm those with a weak will and render them unconscious...
...withstand Donquixote Doflamingo's Haoshoku/Conqueror's Haki.
Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
Cartoons/Comics
Po (Kung Fu Panda)
April O’Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
Literature
With relatively little to no Lightsaber training, Kyle Katarn (Star Wars Legends) was able to overcome and defeat 7 highly trained Dark Jedi warriors...
As a Demigod, Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson series) has a natural aptitude for combat, which manifests itself as ADHD in his mortal life.
Live Television/Movies
Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) deflecting blaster bolts while blindfolded.
Bane (The Dark Knight Rises) is able to counter Batman in the darkness.
Captain America's (Captain America: Civil War) raw fighting skills and instinct overwhelms Iron Man in battle.