Lie Proficiency

Lie Proficiency
Azako Utsuho (Itsuwaribito) is a skilled Liar, able to trick other liars, and able to tell when others are lying
Power/Ability to:	Be a master of lying.

"He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies."

― John 8:44

"Lying is a skill like any other, and if you want to maintain a level of excellence, you have to practice constantly."

― Elim Garak (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

"Tell me, Light. From the moment you were born, has there ever been a point in your life where you've actually told the truth?"

― L to Light Yagumi (Death Note)

Ha, fool. I don't need you anymore, so I might as well enjoy finally telling you the truth. I only ever had a way to temporarily keep your transformations at bay. There is no full cure. There never was. Why would I waste the resources to develop a cure for someone as disposable as you? - Norman Osborn/Dark Goblin to Curt Connors/The Lizard (Marvel's Spider-Man)

The ability to be a master of lying, either innately or through training. Sub-power of Lie Manipulation.

Also Called

• Lie Aptitiude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery
• Master Liar
• Expert Bullsh*ter
• Indomitable Lier

Capabilities

The user, either innately or through training, is a master of lying, either through words, or actions. As a result of the proficiency, the user can tell a person a false statement and make them believe the false statement as if it was true. The user, with enough precision and skill, can even deceive those who are perceptive or with Lie Detection.

Applications

• Deception Mastery
• Strategy Adaptation
• Misdirection

Associations

• Acting Mastery
• Lie Manipulation
• Psychological Mastery
• Espionage Mastery

Limitations

• May require a degree of training or exposure.
• May take time to achieve mastery.
• May be countered by Lie Detection.
• Those with high intelligence can see through their lies by assuming the holes in their stories.
• Might get caught up in their lies where the user might have to do something they lied about to be convincing.
• The user might need to keep track of how many lies they told, telling the same story with a different variant will lead them to figure out the truth.
• The user might find it hard to make others believe or earn their trust even if they are telling the truth once their lies are exposed.
• Can be countered by Truth Inducement/Confession Inducement.

Known Users

See also: Consummate Liar

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Jin Woon-Hwi (Absolute Sword Sense)
• Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
• Contractors (Darker than Black)
• Light Yagami (Death Note)
• Asagiri Gen (DR. STONE)
• Kwon Ohjin (I’m not a Regressor)
• Various Characters (Itsuwaribito)
• Hisoka Morow (Hunter X Hunter)
• Kotoko Iwanaga (In/Spectre)
• Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
• Yuu Akiyama/Hikyou Bancho (Kongo Bancho)
• Aruka Schild (Needless)
• Usopp (One Piece)
• Charlotte Pudding (One Piece)
• Kurozumi Kanjuro (One Piece)
• Tobi (Naruto)
• Loid Forger/Twilight (Spy x Family)
• Kazama Genba (The Elusive Samurai)
• Kim Suho/Lloyd Frontera (The Greatest Estate Developer)
• Hideyoshi Soya (The Law of Ueki)
• Zig (The Witch and the Mercenary)

Cartoons

• Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Vlad Masters/Plasmius (Danny Phantom)
• Hans (Frozen)
• Scar (The Lion King)
• Norman Osborn/Dark Goblin (Marvel's Spider-Man)
• Lila Rossi (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Applejack (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic); only when she was temporarily corrupted by Discord
• Artificial fake Applejack (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Governor Ratcliffe (Pocahontas)
• Ramjet (Transformers Animated)

Comics

• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• John Constantine (DC/Vertigo Comics)
• Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)

Literature

• Petyr Baelish/Littlefinger (Game of Thrones)
• Ail/Liabird (The Ok Team)
• Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
• Lyra Silvertongue (His Dark Materials)
• Marisa Coulter (His Dark Materials)

Live Television/Films

• Cayetana "Caye" (Elite Netflix)
• Adam Munroe (Heroes)
• Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)
• Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)
• Mark (The Invention of Lying)
• Various Characters (Star Trek)
  • Q
  • Elim Garak
• Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious (Star Wars)
• Various Characters (Supernatural)

Video Games

• Celestia Ludenburg/Taeko Yasuhiro (Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc)
• Kokichi Ouma (Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony)
• Braig/Xigbar (Kingdom Hearts)
• Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear)

Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original

• Haley Starshine (The Order of the Stick)

Gallery

Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender) is a supremely skilled liar as she was able to fool Toph's lie detecting ability.

Sosuke Aizen (Bleach) is an expert and master in lying, easily tricking everyone in the Soul Society into thinking he was a kind, mild-mannered Captain for over a century.

Celestia Ludenberg/Taeko Yasuhiro (Danganronpa) is a pathological liar, to the point where even her closest friends don't know how much of her origins are true or part of the false narrative, she's concocted for herself. This lying skill helps her in her main passion, gambling.

Light Yagami (Death Note) was a master liar, easily managing to trick virtually everyone into thinking he isn't Kira.

Adam Monroe (Heroes) is a talented liar, easily tricking the telepathic Peter Petrelli into blindly falling in step with his plans to unleash the Shanti Virus on the world, all while Peter believed Adam's goal is the opposite.

Kwon Ohjin (I’m not a Regressor) is a skilled conman and liar, even successfully conning a constellation.

Lila Rossi (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) is a very crafty and sneaky liar. She can use her lies to manipulate people into doing what she wants. When this doesn't work, she tries to make others feel pity for her and manipulate them emotionally. Even Tikki, a being who has existed since the universe's creation, thinks that Lila has lied better than anyone she met before.

Usopp (One Piece) is an adept liar, which can be useful in certain situations. Although many of his lies are outrageous, they've been shown to be a useful distraction at times, especially against incredibly gullible opponents.

Ramjet (Transformers Animated)

Loid Forger/Twilight (Spy x Family)

Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious (Star Wars)

Jafar (Aladdin)

Scar (The Lion King)

Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Vlad Masters/Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom)

Norman Osborn/Dark Goblin (Marvel's Spider-Man) is a master manipulator and liar as shown when he lied to Curt Connors that he had a cure for his Lizard Transformations to make him loyal to him and turn him into the Dark Goblin.

Applejack (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), was a lier when she was corrupted by Discord

Artificial fake Applejack (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Haley Starshine (The Order of the Stick)

Videos

DS9 Garak lies to Worf (In Purgatory's Shadow)

(HD 1080p) Mace Windu vs. Darth Sidious & Anakin Skywalker-2

Castiel Learns How to Be an FBI Agent - Supernatural-2

Key & Peele - Pizza Order-2

Dr. Clef - SCP Foundation Researcher (SCP Animation)-2