Thermoreception

Infrared Perception
Alex Mercer (Prototype) using infrared vision.
Power/Ability to:	Sense heat signatures

The power to perceive heat signatures. Sub-power of Thermal Manipulation and Heat Manipulation. Variation of Enhanced Senses.

Also Called

• Body Heat Sense
• Enhanced Thermoception/Thermoreception
• Heat Sense
• Infrared Vision/Sensory
• Thermal Sense/Vision

Capabilities

The user is able to perceive the infrared spectrum (i.e. temperature), allowing them to see temperature variations in objects and environment. This ability is incredibly useful for observation purposes, as the user is able to see the heat presences of any living targets.

Applications

• Illusion Awareness
• Invisibility Awareness
• Radio Frequency Detection

Techniques

• Disease Detection by reading body temperature.
• Empathy/Emotion Detection by reading body temperature.
• Enhanced Tracking by detecting lingering body heat form physical contact.
• Lie Detection by reading changes in body temperature.
• Pregnancy Perception By sensing the baby's body temperature

Associations

• 360-Degree Senses
• Aura Reading
• Blindsight
• Blood Flow Vision
• Darkness Adaptation
• Enhanced Senses
• Night Vision
• Penetration Vision
• Thermal Manipulation

Limitations

• Body Heat Camouflage renders the ability useless.
• Too much heat can blind a user from sensing the target, if the target hides near or within a major heat source. (Such as setting the surrounding area on fire).
• May be limited to sensing temperatures in one sense (usually sight).

Known Users

Comics/Cartoons

• Kraab (Ben 10)
• Wildmutt (Ben 10)
• King Koil (Ben 10 Reboot)
• Hot Spot (DC Comics)
• Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
• Miss Martian (DC Comics)
• Superboy (DC Comics)
• Superman (DC Comics)
• Iceman (Marvel Comics)
• The Falcon (Marvel Comics)
• Werewolf by Night (Marvel Comics)
• Wolfsbane (Marvel Comics)
• Commander Brutus (Sonic the Comic)
• Taranee Cook (W.I.T.C.H.)
• Snow Wraith (How to Train your Dragon)
• Mystique Sonia (Hero: 108); via Yaksha

Live Television/Movies

• Predators (Aliens vs. Predator)
• Silurians/Homo Reptilia (Doctor Who); via third eye
• Shalimar Fox (Mutant X)
• Gamera (Gamera)
• Aleera (Van Helsing)
• Mr. Hyde (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
• Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
• Chiss (Star Wars)
  • Thrawn
• Primitives (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Real Life

• Pit vipers

Video Games

• Users of Eagle Vision (Assassin's Creed)
• Gekkos (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
• Samus Aran (Metroid Prime); via Thermal Visor
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)

Anime/Manga

• All for One (My Hero Academia)
• Ao Thurston (Eureka Seven AO)
• Yoshikage Kira (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV Diamonds are Unbreakable); via Deadly/Killer Queen: Sheer Heart Attack
• Byakugan users (Naruto)
• Tomokui Kanata/Rou (Re:Monster)
• Lamias (Monster Musume)
  • Miia
  • Miia's Mother

Known Items

• Thermal Visor (Metroid Prime)

Gallery

Primitives (Agents of Shield) are blind but can see heat signatures of their prey.

Using Eagle Vision, Desmond Miles (Assassin's Creed) sees the heat signature of fingerprints left on a keypad.

Superman (DC Comics) can track a person's or vehicle's heat signatures even while their invisible.

Samus Aran (Metroid) using the Thermal Visor.

A Predator (Predator/Aliens vs. Predator) eyes its prey.

Using his infrared scanners, Commander Brutus (Sonic the Comic) detects the heat signature of Sonic's footprints.

Superboy (Young Justice) using infrared vision.

Chase Davenport (Lab Rats) Bionic Eyes can also preserve heat signatures inside a bionic or a normal human, but Taylor/S-1 has the ability to Camouflage from his heat detection.