- "Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."
- ― George Bernard Shaw
- "This taste...Is the taste of liar!! Giorno Giovanna!!"
- ― Bruno Bucciarati (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)
- "Wonderful. I have great respect for those who brew wonderful coffee. So much so, I'd like to steal you for my own business. There's just one small problem... The despicable lie you're telling."
- ― Saigiku Jono (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- "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)
- "All you guys...make up the stupidest lies."
- ― Yuma Kuga (World Trigger)
The power to detect lies. Sub-power of Lie Manipulation. Variation of Detection. Not to be confused with Telepathy or Truth Inducement. Opposite to Truth Detection.
Also Called[]
- Intuitive Polygraphy
- Lie Sensing/Perceiving
- Mendacity Detection
Capabilities[]
Users can sense when they are lied to by various means, thus knowing when a false statement is being transmitted. Unlike regular humans who can merely discern when they are lied to with limited accuracy and consistency, the user can detect any and all lies being told at any moment, even if the one spewing lies is doing so through supernatural or abnormal means.
Associations[]
- Empathy by reading the emotions of another person to try and see if they are telling the truth.
- Enhanced Senses
- 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.
- Illusion Awareness by detecting the falsehoods that are illusions.
- Precognition/Retrocognition by using intuition to know that it is a lie.
- Telepathy by reading the thoughts of others
- Truth Detection by figuring out whether something is really true.
- Vibration/Heartbeat Detection by reading the vibration from one's heart.
Limitations[]
- Divided Mind would allow a user to defeat this technique, by only allowing one personality to know.
- May not work on users of Indomitable Will.
- 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 and Soullessness.
- 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.
- May only be able to sense lies, not half-truths or omissions.
Known Users[]
Also See: Lie Detector, Living Living Detector.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Rhya (Black Clover)
- All For One (Boku no Hero Academia); via Unnamed Lie Detector Quirk
- Shin Nemoto (Boku no Hero Academia); via Confession
- Makoto Tsukauchi (Boku no Hero Academia/Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals); via Polygraph
- Saigiku Jono (Bungo Stray Dogs); via his superhuman senses.
- Ranpo Edogawa (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Gods/Goddesses (Danmachi)
- Ryuji Maesaka (Darwin's Game)
- Yuri Dreyar (Fairy Tail Zero); via Judgment Field
- Inspector (Goblin Slayer); via Sense Lie
- Melody/Senritsu (Hunter x Hunter)
- Terence 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
- Anna Kushina (K Series)
- Various Characters (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Alien Mermaids (Level E); but kills the person when detected a lie
- Ichi (Madan no Ichi/Ichi the Witch)
- Kang Jinhyuk (Max Level Newbie)
- Shichirou Balam (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun)
- Karin (Naruto); via Chakra Sensing
- Nagato/Pain (Naruto); via Jigokudo/Naraka Path
- Aruka Schild (Needless')
- Sora (No Game No Life)
- Various Characters (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)
- Kim Dokja
- Yoo Joonghyuk
- Han Sooyoung
- Viola (One Piece)
- Crusch Karsten (Re:Zero ~Starting Life in Another World~)
- Galand (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Anghalhad (Four Knights of the Apocalypse)
- Asmodeus (Seven Mortal Sins)
- Holo (Spice and Wolf)
- Zebra (Toriko)
- Yuma Kuga (World Trigger)
- Aqua (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Milady (44 Cats)
- Seismic Sense Users (Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra)
- Toph Beifong
- Aiwei
- Baymax (Big Hero 6: The Series)
- Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (DC Comics); via Lasso of Truth
- Rachel Roth/Raven (DC Comics)
- Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
- Experiment 032 "Fibber" (Lilo & Stitch)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Akihiro/Hellverine (Marvel Comics)
- Laura Kinney/Wolverine II (Marvel Comics)
- David Alleyne/Prodigy (Marvel Comics)
- Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
- Trevor Hawkins/Eye-Boy (Marvel Comics)
- Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
- Luna Maximoff (Marvel Comics)
- May "Mayday" Parker/Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics/MC2)
- Rachel Summer (Marvel Comics)
- Sage/Tessa (Marvel Comics)
- Verity Willis (Marvel Comics)
- Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony series)
- Erotica Jones/Stripperella (Stripperella)
- April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV Series)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
Literature[]
- Toto (Gone)
- Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)
- 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[]
- Cognitive Interpreter (Alphas)
- Rachel Pirzad (Alphas); via Enhanced Senses
- Karl Pilkington (An Idiot Abroad); as Bullshit Man
- Baron Reiter (Arrowverse); via Magic
- 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)
- Mok Sol-hee (My Lovely Liar)
- Emma Swan (Once Upon A Time); not reliable when emotional
- Geordi LaForge (Star Trek)
- Odo (Star Trek)
- Veritas (Supernatural)
- Soundwave (Transformers One)
- Clement MacDonald (Torchwood: Children of Earth); via his Supersmelling
- CJ Ward (Tower Prep)
- Brian Finch via NZT-48 (Limitless)
- Edward Morra via NZT-48 (Limitless)
- Werewolves (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Elijah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Tilda Weber (The Imperfects); via super hearing
- Steve Jinks (Warehouse 13)
Video Games[]
- Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney series); via Magatama
- Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney series); via Justice Bracelet
- Kokichi Oma (Danganronpa V3)
- Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
- Karna (TYPE-MOON); via Discernment of the Poor
- Soul Dowser (Valkyrie Crusade)
Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original[]
- Lauren Sinclair (Purple Hyacinth)
- Robyn Hill (RWBY)
- Vitor Santos (Metaforando)
Known Objects[]
- Magatama (Ace Attorney)
- Justice Bracelet (Ace Attorney)
- Kanohi Rode, the Mask of Truth (Bionicle)
- Lasso of Truth (DC Comics)
- Nano Machine (Nano Machine)
- Judgement Field (Fairy Tail Zero)
- NZT-48 (Limitless)
- Shining Lie Detector (Nanana's Buried Treasure)
- Box of Truth (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
- Pinocchio's nose (The Adventures of Pinocchio); only himself
- Lie Detectors (Various media)