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|caption = Sue Landers (Heroes) senses lies from Sylar.
 
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|Row 1 title = Power/Ability to:
 
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|Row 1 info = Sense lies}} The power to '''detect lies'''. Not to be confused with [[Telepathy]] or [[Veritas|Truth Inducement]] .
 
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{{Quote|Contract...I am thou, thou art I...The forbidden wisdom has been released. No mysteries...no illusions shall deceive you any more|Necronomicon (Persona 5)}}
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{{Quote|This taste...Is the taste of liar!! Giorno Giovanna!!|Bruno Bucciarati (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V/5: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)}}
 
The power to '''detect lies'''. Not to be confused with [[Telepathy]] or [[Truth Inducement]]. Opposite to [[Truth Detection]].
   
 
==Also Called==
 
==Also Called==
 
* Intuitive Polygraphy
 
* Intuitive Polygraphy
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* Lie Sensing
 
* Mendacity Detection
 
* Mendacity Detection
   
==Capability==
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==Capabilities==
The user can sense the presence of lies from a person. Can’t distinguish truth as if by mind-reading, users simply are aware of truth.
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The user can sense when they are lied to by various means.
   
==Applications==
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==Associations==
* Can tell how if a person lies by sensing their heart beat or pulse.
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* [[Empathy]] by reading the emotions of another person to try and see if they are telling the truth.
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* [[Enhanced Hearing]] by hearing the heartbeat increase.
* Judge the person's facial expressions to tell they're lying.
 
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* [[Enhanced Smell]] by smelling pheromones.
* May be able start a psychological analysis of the individual.
 
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* [[Enhanced Vision]] by seeing physical body ticks, such as twitching fingers or an increase in blinking.
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* [[Seismic Sense]] by reading the vibration from one's heart.
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* [[Precognition]] by using intuition to know that it is a lie.
   
 
==Limitations==
 
==Limitations==
 
*[[Divided Mind]] would allow a user to defeat this technique, by only allowing one personality to know.
*May not differentiate between a white lie or a secret.
 
*May not be able to differentiate lies if subject/targets have no pulse difference.
 
*Pace makers just beat at one pace so it does not register on a polygraph
 
*[[Dual Mind]] would allow a user to defeat this technique, by only allowing one personality to know.
 
 
*Power can be subconsciously blocked when around someone the person trusts. Say a best friend or a family member.
 
*Power can be subconsciously blocked when around someone the person trusts. Say a best friend or a family member.
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*Versions based on emotions are useless against [[Apathy]].
*Those who are skilled can control their heartbeat or emotions and this does not register on a polygraph.
 
 
*May not differentiate between a white lie or a secret.
 
*Versions based on pulse difference may not be able to differentiate lies if subject/targets have no pulse difference.
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**Pacemakers just beat at one pace.
 
**Those who are skilled can control their heartbeat or emotions.
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*May not work against brainwashed targets.
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*May not be able to sense the reason behind the lie.
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*May be based on what the target believes to be true.
   
 
==Known Users==
 
==Known Users==
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===Anime/Manga===
*[http://heroeswiki.com/Sue_Landers Sue Landers] (''Heroes'')
 
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*Rhya (''Black Clover'')
*[http://heroeswiki.com/Sylar Sylar] (''Heroes'')
 
*Phoebe Halliwell (''Charmed'')
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*Ryuji Maesaka (''Darwin's Game'')
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*Yuri Dreyar (''Fairy Tail Zero''); via Judgment Field
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*[[w:c:goblin-slayer:Inspector|Inspector]] (''Goblin Slayer''); via Sense Lie
 
*Melody/Senritsu (''Hunter x Hunter''); via Enhanced Hearing
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*Telence T. D'arby (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders''); via Atum
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*Tamami Kobayashi (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamonds are Unbreakable''); via The Lock
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*Bruno Buccellati (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo''); via licking someone's sweat
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*Alien Mermaids (''Level E''); but kills the person when detected a lie
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*Naomasa Tsukauchi (''My Hero Academia'')
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*Karin (''Naruto''); via Chakra Sensing
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*Nagato/Pain (''Naruto''); via Jigokudo/Naraka Path
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*[[w:c:no-game-no-life:Sora|Sora]] (''No Game No Life'')
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*Viola (''One Piece'')
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*Crusch Karsten (''Re:Zero'')
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*Galand (''The Seven Deadly Sins'')
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*Asmodeus (''Seven Mortal Sins'')
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*Holo (''Spice and Wolf''); via Enhanced Hearing
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*Zebra (''Toriko''); via Enhanced Hearing
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*[[w:c:bokunoheroacademia:Makoto Tsukauchi|Makoto Tsukauchi]] (''Vigilante - My Hero Academia: Illegals'')
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*Yuma Kuga (''World Trigger'')
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===Cartoons/Comics===
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*Mobian Dragons (''Archie’s Sonic The Hedgehog/Sonic SATAM'')
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**Dulcy The Dragon
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*Toph Beifong (''Avatar: The Last Airbender & Legend of Korra'')
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*Aiwei (''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'')
 
*Wonder Woman (''DC Comics''); via Lasso of Truth
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*Fibber/Experiment 032 (''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'')
 
*[[w:c:marvel:Matthew_Murdock_(Earth-616)|Daredevil]] (''Marvel Comics''); via Superhearing
 
*Luna Maximoff (''Marvel Comics''); via Empathy
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*Spider-Girl (''Marvel Comics/MC2'')
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*Rachel Summer (''Marvel Comics''); via Telepathy/Empathy
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*Verity Willis (''Marvel Comics'')
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*Wolverine (''Marvel Comics''); via Superhuman Senses
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*Sunset Shimmer (''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls'')
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*April O'Neil (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' 2012 TV series)
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===Literature===
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*Toto (''Gone'')
 
*[[w:c:harrypotter:Severus_Snape|Severus Snape]] (''Harry Potter'')
 
*[[w:c:harrypotter:Tom_Riddle|Voldemort/Tom Riddle]] (''Harry Potter'')
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*Chameleons (''Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark''); via Enhanced Hearing as vampires or Empathy as faes
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**Kylie Galen
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*Vampires (''Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark''); via Enhanced Hearing
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**Della Tsang
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**Burnett James
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**Chase Tallman
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*Faes (''Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark''); via Empathy
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**Derek Lakes
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**Holiday Brandon
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*Maggie (''Twilight Saga'')
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*Charles (''Twilight Saga'')
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*Bene Gesserit Truthsayers (''Dune series'')
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===Live Television/Movies===
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*Rachel Pirzad (''Alphas''); via Enhanced Senses
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*Karl Pilkington (''An Idiot Abroad''); as Bullshit Man
 
*Empaths (''Charmed'')
 
*Empaths (''Charmed'')
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*Phoebe Halliwell (''Charmed''); via Empathy
*Clement MacDonald (''Torchwood: Children of Earth'') via his Supersmelling
 
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*The Doctor (''Doctor Who'')
*[http://aceattorney.wikia.com/wiki/Phoenix_Wright Phoenix Wright] (''Ace Attorney Series'') via Magatama
 
*[http://aceattorney.wikia.com/wiki/Apollo_Justice Apollo Justice] (''Ace Attorney Series'') via Justice Bracelet
 
*[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Toph_Bei_Fong Toph] (''Avatar: the Last Airbender'')
 
*[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Severus_Snape Severus Snape] (''Harry Potter'')
 
*[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Tom_Riddle Voldemort] (''Harry Potter'')
 
*Steve Jinks (''Warehouse 13'')
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil_%28Marvel_Comics%29 Daredevil] (''Marvel Comics'') via his Superhearing
 
*Wolverine (''Marvel Comics'') via his Superhuman Senses
 
*Wonder Woman (''DC Comics'')
 
*Wisdom Thumbs (''Super/Lette'')
 
*CJ Ward (''Tower Prep'')
 
 
*River Tam (''Firefly/Serenity'')
 
*River Tam (''Firefly/Serenity'')
 
*[http://heroeswiki.com/Sue_Landers Sue Landers] (''Heroes'')
*Werewolves (''The Vampire Diaries'')
 
 
*[http://heroeswiki.com/Sylar Sylar] (''Heroes'')
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*Hyde (''Jekyll''); via Enhanced Hearing and Smell
 
*Kyle (''Kyle XY'')
 
*Kyle (''Kyle XY'')
 
*Jessi (''Kyle XY'')
 
*Jessi (''Kyle XY'')
*Call Lightman (''Lie to me'')
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*Confessors (''Legend of the Seeker'')
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**Kahlan Amnell
*Holo (''Spice and wolf'') via Enhanced Hearing}}
 
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*Call Lightman (''Lie to Me'')
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*Vitto Montesino (''Los Unicos'')
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*[http://onceuponatime.wikia.com/wiki/Emma_Swan Emma Swan] (''Once Upon A Time''); not reliable when emotional
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*Geordi LaForge (''Star Trek'')
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*Veritas (''Supernatural'')
 
*Clement MacDonald (''Torchwood: Children of Earth''); via his Supersmelling
 
*CJ Ward (''Tower Prep'')
 
*Werewolves (''The Vampire Diaries/The Originals'')
 
*Rebekah Mikaelson (''The Vampire Diaries/The Originals'')
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*Elijah Mikaelson (''The Vampire Diaries/The Originals'')
 
*Steve Jinks (''Warehouse 13'')
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===Video Games===
 
*[http://aceattorney.wikia.com/wiki/Phoenix_Wright Phoenix Wright] (''Ace Attorney series''); via Magatama
 
*[http://aceattorney.wikia.com/wiki/Apollo_Justice Apollo Justice] (''Ace Attorney series''); via Justice Bracelet
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*Yu Narukami (''Persona 4'')
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*Soul Dowser (''Valkyrie Crusade'')
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===Web Series===
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*Robyn Hill (''RWBY'')}}
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==Known Objects==
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*Lasso of Truth (''DC Comics'')
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*Judgement Field (''Fairy Tail Zero'')
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*Shining Lie Detector (''Nanana's Buried Treasure'')
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*Box of Truth (''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'')
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
<gallery captionalign="left" widths="170" orientation="none" columns="3">
 
AA4Apollo_Justice_Trucy_psd_jpgcopy.jpg|Apollo Justice (''Ace Attorney Series'')
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AA4Apollo_Justice_Trucy_psd_jpgcopy.jpg|Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney Series)
Hobophoenix_body.jpg|Phoenix Wright (''Ace Attorney Series'')
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Hobophoenix_body.jpg|Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney Series)
Murdock-LieDetector.jpg|Daredevil (''Marvel'') detecting a lie via his super hearing to sense a change in a person's pulse.
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Murdock-LieDetector.jpg|Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics) can detect a lie via his super hearing and ''radar'' to sense a change in a person's pulse.
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File:Luna_Maximoff_(Earth-616)_from_All-New_Inhumans_Vol_1_11_001.png|Luna Maximoff (Marvel Comics)
Werewolf VD.png|A werewolf (''The Vampire Diaries'')
 
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Werewolf VD.png|A werewolf (The Vampire Diaries)
CJ Ward.jpg|CJ Ward (''Tower Prep'')
 
River Tam.jpg|River Tam (''Firefly/Serenity'')
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CJ Ward.jpg|CJ Ward (Tower Prep)
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River Tam.jpg|River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
Lord Voldemort.jpg|Lord Voldemort (''Harry Potter'')
 
Thoph Metal-Seeing.jpg|Toph Bei Fong (''Avatar: The Last Airbender'') can use her [[Seismic Sense]] to detect lies.
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Lie Detection by Toph.jpg|Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: The Last Airbender) can use her [[Seismic Sense]] to detect lies.
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032_Fibber.jpg|Fibber/Experiment 032 (Lilo & Stitch) can sense lies and beeps, forcing them to tell the truth.
</gallery>}}
 
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Maggie (Twilight).jpg|Maggie (Twilight) can detect lies verbally or even when their not speaking.
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Zebra (Toriko).jpg|Zebra (Toriko) truly lives up to his epithet - ''Hell Ears'', can detect a lie by hearing a change in a person's pulse.
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Sora No Game No Life.jpg|By observing opponent's behavior and motivations, Sora (No Game No Life) can detect their deception and lie with little or no effort.
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Judgment field.PNG|Yuri Dreyar (Fairy Tail Zero) holding Judgment Field cube form, when...
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Judgment field activation.PNG|...activated forms a several meters wide spherical barrier where one cannot lie.
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Galan.png|Galand's (Nanatsu no Taizai) Decree "''Truth''" turns all who tell lies into stone.
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Soul_Dowser_H.png|Soul Dowser (Valkyrie Crusade) can detect lies, and if she discovers lies in a person's heart, she steals their soul.
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Spider-Girl_MC2.jpg|Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics/MC2) can use her spider-sense to sense deception.
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Yutransparent.png|After acquiring the Orb of Sight, Yu Narukami (Persona 4) gained the power to discern truth from lies.
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Emma Swan OUTA.jpg|Emma Swan (Once Upon A Time)
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File:Robyn_Hill_(RWBY)_lie_detection.png|Robyn Hill's (RWBY) Semblance allows her to see if others are telling the truth or a lie.
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Asmodeus.jpg|Asmodeus (Seven Mortal Sins) is able to smell the pheromones of a person to tell whether or not they are lying.
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</gallery>
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Revision as of 01:12, 24 May 2020

"Contract...I am thou, thou art I...The forbidden wisdom has been released. No mysteries...no illusions shall deceive you any more"
― Necronomicon (Persona 5)
"This taste...Is the taste of liar!! Giorno Giovanna!!"
― Bruno Bucciarati (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V/5: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)

The power to detect lies. Not to be confused with Telepathy or Truth Inducement. Opposite to Truth Detection.

Also Called

  • Intuitive Polygraphy
  • Lie Sensing
  • Mendacity Detection

Capabilities

The user can sense when they are lied to by various means.

Associations

  • Empathy by reading the emotions of another person to try and see if they are telling the truth.
  • Enhanced Hearing by hearing the heartbeat increase.
  • Enhanced Smell by smelling pheromones.
  • Enhanced Vision by seeing physical body ticks, such as twitching fingers or an increase in blinking.
  • Seismic Sense by reading the vibration from one's heart.
  • Precognition by using intuition to know that it is a lie.

Limitations

  • Divided Mind would allow a user to defeat this technique, by only allowing one personality to know.
  • Power can be subconsciously blocked when around someone the person trusts. Say a best friend or a family member.
  • Versions based on emotions are useless against Apathy.
  • May not differentiate between a white lie or a secret.
  • Versions based on pulse difference may not be able to differentiate lies if subject/targets have no pulse difference.
    • Pacemakers just beat at one pace.
    • Those who are skilled can control their heartbeat or emotions.
  • May not work against brainwashed targets.
  • May not be able to sense the reason behind the lie.
  • May be based on what the target believes to be true.

Known Users

Anime/Manga

  • Rhya (Black Clover)
  • Ryuji Maesaka (Darwin's Game)
  • Yuri Dreyar (Fairy Tail Zero); via Judgment Field
  • Inspector (Goblin Slayer); via Sense Lie
  • Melody/Senritsu (Hunter x Hunter); via Enhanced Hearing
  • Telence T. D'arby (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Atum
  • Tamami Kobayashi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamonds are Unbreakable); via The Lock
  • Bruno Buccellati (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via licking someone's sweat
  • Alien Mermaids (Level E); but kills the person when detected a lie
  • Naomasa Tsukauchi (My Hero Academia)
  • Karin (Naruto); via Chakra Sensing
  • Nagato/Pain (Naruto); via Jigokudo/Naraka Path
  • Sora (No Game No Life)
  • Viola (One Piece)
  • Crusch Karsten (Re:Zero)
  • Galand (The Seven Deadly Sins)
  • Asmodeus (Seven Mortal Sins)
  • Holo (Spice and Wolf); via Enhanced Hearing
  • Zebra (Toriko); via Enhanced Hearing
  • Makoto Tsukauchi (Vigilante - My Hero Academia: Illegals)
  • Yuma Kuga (World Trigger)

Cartoons/Comics

  • Mobian Dragons (Archie’s Sonic The Hedgehog/Sonic SATAM)
    • Dulcy The Dragon
  • Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender & Legend of Korra)
  • Aiwei (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
  • Wonder Woman (DC Comics); via Lasso of Truth
  • Fibber/Experiment 032 (Lilo & Stitch: The Series)
  • Daredevil (Marvel Comics); via Superhearing
  • Luna Maximoff (Marvel Comics); via Empathy
  • Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics/MC2)
  • Rachel Summer (Marvel Comics); via Telepathy/Empathy
  • Verity Willis (Marvel Comics)
  • Wolverine (Marvel Comics); via Superhuman Senses
  • Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls)
  • April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)

Literature

  • Toto (Gone)
  • Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
  • Voldemort/Tom Riddle (Harry Potter)
  • Chameleons (Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark); via Enhanced Hearing as vampires or Empathy as faes
    • Kylie Galen
  • Vampires (Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark); via Enhanced Hearing
    • Della Tsang
    • Burnett James
    • Chase Tallman
  • Faes (Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark); via Empathy
    • Derek Lakes
    • Holiday Brandon
  • Maggie (Twilight Saga)
  • Charles (Twilight Saga)
  • Bene Gesserit Truthsayers (Dune series)

Live Television/Movies

  • Rachel Pirzad (Alphas); via Enhanced Senses
  • Karl Pilkington (An Idiot Abroad); as Bullshit Man
  • Empaths (Charmed)
  • Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed); via Empathy
  • The Doctor (Doctor Who)
  • River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
  • Sue Landers (Heroes)
  • Sylar (Heroes)
  • Hyde (Jekyll); via Enhanced Hearing and Smell
  • Kyle (Kyle XY)
  • Jessi (Kyle XY)
  • Confessors (Legend of the Seeker)
    • Kahlan Amnell
  • Call Lightman (Lie to Me)
  • Vitto Montesino (Los Unicos)
  • Emma Swan (Once Upon A Time); not reliable when emotional
  • Geordi LaForge (Star Trek)
  • Veritas (Supernatural)
  • Clement MacDonald (Torchwood: Children of Earth); via his Supersmelling
  • CJ Ward (Tower Prep)
  • Werewolves (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
  • Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
  • Elijah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
  • Steve Jinks (Warehouse 13)

Video Games

  • Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney series); via Magatama
  • Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney series); via Justice Bracelet
  • Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
  • Soul Dowser (Valkyrie Crusade)

Web Series

  • Robyn Hill (RWBY)

Known Objects

  • Lasso of Truth (DC Comics)
  • Judgement Field (Fairy Tail Zero)
  • Shining Lie Detector (Nanana's Buried Treasure)
  • Box of Truth (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)

Gallery