- "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)
- Melody (Hunter X Hunter)
Cartoons/Comics
- Mobian Dragons (Archie’s Sonic The Hedgehog/Sonic SATAM)
- Dulcy The Dragon
- Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- 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)