The power to detect lies. Not to be confused with Telepathy or Truth Inducement. Opposite of 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.
Limitations
- 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
- 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.
- Those who are skilled can control their heartbeat or emotions and this does not register on a polygraph.
- Useless against Apathy.
- May not work against brainwashed targets.
Known Users
- Sue Landers (Heroes)
- Sylar (Heroes)
- Viola (One Piece)
- Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed); via Empathy
- Empaths (Charmed)
- Karl Pilkington (An Idiot Abroad); As Bullshit Man
- Fibber/Experiment 032 (Lilo & Stitch: The Series)
- Clement MacDonald (Torchwood: Children of Earth) via his Supersmelling
- Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney Series) via Magatama
- Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney Series) via Justice Bracelet
- Toph (Avatar: the Last Airbender); via Seismic Sense
- Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
- Voldemort (Harry Potter)
- Steve Jinks (Warehouse 13)
- Rachel Pirzad (Alphas); via her Enhanced Senses
- 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)
- Werewolves (The Vampire Diaries)
- Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries)
- Kyle (Kyle XY)
- Jessi (Kyle XY)
- Call Lightman (Lie to Me)
- Holo (Spice and wolf) via Enhanced Hearing
- Vampires, faes and chameleons (Shadow Falls); via Enhanced Hearing and Empathy
- Kylie Galen; via Enhanced Hearing or Empathy
- Della Tsang; via Enhanced Hearing
- Derek Lakes; via Empathy
- Holiday Brandon; via Empathy
- Burnett James; via Enhanced hearing
- Maggie (Twilight)
- Charles (Twilight)
- Geordi LaForge (Star Trek)
- Vitto Montesino (Los Unicos)
- Hyde (Jekyll); vis Enhanced Hearing and Smell
- Confessor's (Legend of the Seeker)
- Kahlan Amnell
- Emma Swan (Once Upon A Time), not reliable when emotional
- Zebra (Toriko); via Enhanced Hearing
- Sora (No Game No Life)
Gallery
Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney Series)
Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney Series)
Daredevil (Marvel) detecting a lie via his super hearing to sense a change in a person's pulse.
A werewolf (The Vampire Diaries)
CJ Ward (Tower Prep)
River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: The Last Airbender) can use her Seismic Sense to detect lies.
Fibber (Lilo & Stitch:The Series) can sense lies and beeps, forcing them to tell the truth.
Maggie (Twilight) can detect lies verbally or even when their not speaking.
Zebra (Toriko) truly live up to his epithet; Hell Ears, detect lie by hear a change in a person's pulse.
By observing opponent's behaviour and motivations, Sora (No Game No Life) can detect their deception and lie with little or no effort.