The power to be a master of translating and/or speaking different languages, either innately or through training. Real-world version of Omnilingualism and Intuitive Multilingualism. Variation of Complete Mastery.
Also Called[]
- Linguistics Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition
- Bilingualism/Multilingualism
Capabilities[]
The user, either innately or through training, is a master of speaking, writing, understanding, and/or communicating in different languages.
Applications[]
- Body Language Analysis
- Lip Reading Mastery
- Mathematics Mastery
- Morse Code Mastery
- Musical Mastery
- Programming Mastery
- Rhetoric Mastery
- Sign Language Mastery
Associations[]
- Complete Mastery
- Enhanced Social Skills
- Intuitive Bilingualism
- Intuitive Multilingualism
- Linguistic Manipulation
- Fantasylingualism - Fantasy equivalent.
- Omnilingualism
- Xenolingualism - Alien and sci-fi equivalent.
- Zoolingualism - Animal equivalent.
Limitations[]
- May depend on how many languages a user can learn.
- May specialize in certain languages over others.
- May take time to achieve such mastery.
- May require a certain amount of training or exposure.
Known Users[]
See also: Cunning Linguist.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua[]
- Misaka Mikoto (A Certain Magical Index)
- Itsuomi (A Sign of Affection)
- Irina Jelavic (Assassination Classroom)
- Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Rokuro Okajima/Rock (Black Lagoon)
- Yataro Araki (Catenaccio)
- Risa Naguri (Cahe Detective Club)
- Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- L (Death Note)
- Heiji Hattori (Detective Conan/Case Closed)
- Shuu Tskiyama (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Various Characters (Giant Killing)
- Han Jihan (The Gamer)
- Asirpa (Golden Kamuy)
- Various Characters (The Esper's Game/Superhuman Battlefield)
- Kenshirō Kasumi (Fist of the Blue Sky)
- Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star)
- Momiji Sohma (Fruits Basket)
- Golgo 13/Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
- Team Rocket's Meowth (Pokémon Anime series)
- Rin Matsuoka (Free!)
- Engen/Smiling Man (Hero Killer)
- Arsène Lupin the III (Lupin the III)
- Chika Fujiwara (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War)
- Bajio (Kingdom)
- Yo Tan Wa (Kingdom)
- Chouga Elders (Kingdom)
- Ordo (Kingdom)
- Yuki (Kingdom)
- Shun Sui Ju (Kingdom)
- Rozo (Kingdom)
- Katari (Kingdom)
- Ponan (Kingdom)
- Geeli (Kingdom)
- Heki (Kingdom)
- Iarya (Kingdom)
- Johan Liebert (Monster)
- Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim); via Video Game Physics
- Various Characters (Jormungand)
- Loid Forger/Twilight (Spy x Family)
- Go Gunhee (Solo Leveling)
- Haru Tennōji (Trillion Game)
- Askeladd (Vinland Saga)
- Einar (Vinland Saga)
- Andy (Undead Unluck)
- Language (Undead Unluck)
- Victor (Undead Unluck)
Cartoons
- Malory Archer (Archer)
- Sterling Archer (Archer)
- Lana Kane (Archer)
- Cyril Figgis (Archer)
- Algernop Krieger (Archer)
- Pamela "Pam" Poovey (Archer)
- Milo Thatch (Atlantis the Lost Empire)
- Bubbles (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Cow (Cow and Chicken); as Supercow
- Ichiro Yaso (Star of Beethoven)
Comics
- Antoine D'Coolette (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Bane (DC Comics)
- Diana/Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- Michael Holt/Mister Terrific (DC Comics)
- Ra's Al Ghul (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Talia Al Ghul (DC Comics)
- Geoforce (DC Comics)
- Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics)
- Katana (DC Comics)
- Lady Blackhawk (DC Comics)
- Savant (DC Comics)
- Henri Ducard (DC Comics)
- Cheshire (DC Comics)
- David Cain (DC Comics)
- Selina Kyle/Catwoman (DC Comics)
- Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
- Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics)
- Damian Wayne/Robin (DC Comics)
- Tim Drake/Red Robin (DC Comics)
- King Snake (DC Comics)
- Joker (DC Comics)
- Roy Harper/Red Arrow (DC Comics)
- Cole Cash/The Grifter (WildStorm/DC Comics)
- Midnighter (DC Comics/WildStorm)
- John Constantine (Vertigo/DC Comics)
- Hellboy (Hellboy/B.P.R.D.)
- Sir Edward Grey (Hellboy/BRPD/Witchfinder)
- En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse (Marvel Comics)
- Selene (Marvel Comics)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
- Nick Fury (Marvel Comics)
- Dum Dum Dugan (Marvel Comics)
- Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Marvel Comics)
- Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin (Marvel Comics)
- Tony Masters/Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
- Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)
- Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
- Ton Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- Elektra (Marvel Comics)
- Shatterstar (Marvel Comics)
- Nathan Summers/Cable (Marvel Comics)
- Dr.Victor von Doom (Marvel Comics)
- Henry McCoy/Beast (Marvel Comics)
- Master Izo (Marvel Comics)
- Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
- The Foreigner (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Akihiro Daken (Marvel Comics)
- Laura Kinney/Wolverine II (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Sable (Marvel Comics)
- Namor (Marvel Comics)
- T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
- Douglas Ramsey/Cypher (Marvel Comics)
- Marc Spector/Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
- Sage/Tessa (Marvel Comics)
- Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)
- Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)
- Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
- Lady Bullseye (Marvel Comics)
- Anne Marie LeBeau/Rogue (Marvel Comics)
- Remy LeBeau/Gambit (Marvel Comics)
- Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- Bruce Banner/Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Ulysses Bloodstone (Marvel Comics)
- Elsa Bloodstone (Marvel Comics)
- Colleen Wing (Marvel Comics)
- Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics)
- Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
- Zannah/Zealot (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
- Virgil Hawkins/Static (Milestone/DC Comics)
- Michelangelo (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Literature[]
- Conan (Conan the Barbarian)
- Edmond Dantès (The Count of Monte Cristo)
- Lizzy (Domina")
- Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock Holmes novels)
- Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes novels)
- Professor Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes novels)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Translator Alphas (Alphas)
- Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Dawn Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Charles Gunn (Angel); via legal upgrade
- Various Characters (Firefly)
- River Tam
- Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)
- Protocol droids (Star Wars)
- C-3PO
- Dr. Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG-1)
- Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
- Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones series)
- Chomper (The Land Before Time)
- Doctor Robotnik (Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Robin Buckley (Stranger Things)
Music[]
- Noodle (Gorillaz)
Video Games[]
- Sypha Belnades (Castlevania)
- Atreus (God of War)
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
- Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear)
- Liquid Snake (Metal Gear)
- Mitsuru Kirijo (Persona 3)
- Jake Muller (Resident Evil 6)
- Ayame Fujieda (Sakura Wars)
- Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
Web Animation/Comic/Series/Original[]
- Various SCPs (SCP Foundation)
- Dexter Grif (Red Vs. Blue)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua[]
Due to his frequent traveling as a former Salaryman, Rock (Black Lagoon) is able to speak various languages such as Japanese (his native language), English, Spanish, some Russian, including some French and other Romance languages.
Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura) is fluent in Cantonese, Japanese, English, and French.
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Through his ambitions to one day becoming a pro football player, Yataro Araki (Catenaccio) studied and learned Italian, speaking it so fluently it became his second language.
Bajio (Kingdom) can flawlessly speak the common language of central China.
Like Bajio, Yo Tan Wa (Kingdom) can flawlessly speak the common language of central China...
...and her own native language as she roasts her dying soldiers to new heights of morale.
Due to his history with them, Shun Sui Ju (Kingdom) can flawlessly speak the language of the Quanrong.
Having spent so much time with them, Heki (Kingdom) learned how to speak the language of the Mountain Tribes.
Momiji Sohma (Fruits Basket), being half-German, can speak both Japanese and German.
Team Rocket's Meowth (Pokémon Anime series) speaks all human and Pokémon languages except Ultra Beast.
Thanks to his video game-like body, Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim) can instantly and fluently speak foreign languages like...
...Japanese with ease.
Go Gunhee (Solo Leveling)
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Ichiro Yaso (Star of Beethoven) can speak German as fluently as he speaks Japanese.
Cartoons[]
Milo Thatch (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
Bubbles (The Powerpuff Girls) can speak fluent Spanish as well as squirrel languages.
Chomper (The Land Before Time) is fluent in both the herbivore and carnivore languages.
After regaining her lost memories, Noodle (Gorillaz) could speak fluent English and every other known language in the world.
Comics[]
Antoine D'Coolette (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) speaks both English and French.
Along with his excellent speaking skills in street talk and smack, Virgil Hawkins/Static (Milestone/DC Comics) is also fluent in German that he can carry on a simple conversation.
Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD) can speak and read Old Lemurian.
Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics) is fluent in English, Portuguese, Dhari, Latin, Mandarin, Turkish, Indonesian, Greek, Icelandic, French, Korean, Shanghainese, Spanish, Gaelic, Polish, Kryptonese, American Sign Language, Morse Code, and Argot of the Ancient Sea People.
Due to spending decades in the country, James “Logan” Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics) is so fluent in Japanese to the point he can read hiragana, kanji, katakana...
...and speak the language with such fluidity that a native speaker complimented him.
Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
Shatterstar (Marvel Comics) learned how to speak fluent Spanish by simply watching television.
Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Marvel Comics) is fluent in American sign language.
Aside from his native English, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) is fluent in street and Mandarin Chinese.
Laura Kinney/X-23 (Marvel Comics) is fluent in English, French, and Japanese.
Apart from his native English, Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics) can speak different languages even without his armor translating which includes Japanese,...
...French...
...and Russian.
Michelangelo (IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is able to speak and read fluent Japanese in addition to English.
Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics) is fluent in English, Cantonese, Ancient/Traditional Mandarin. He also has some knowledge of French.
Zheng Esme/Sister Dagger (Marvel Comics) is fluent is English, Ancient Mandarin, French, and has some knowledge of Japanese.
Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics) is fluent in English, French, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Krakoan and his native German.
Michael Holt/Mister Terrific (DC Comics) being an intellectual, knows multiple amount of languages, including the language of Khandaq.
Live Action TV/Films[]
Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones) is fluent in Latin, Greek, Japanese, German, Mayan, Egyptian, French, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Irish, Vietnamese, Hungarian, Hindi, Dutch, Old English, Quechua, and American Sign Language.
Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) is fluent in English, Korean, Tibetan, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, Belarusian, Romanian, and German.
Dawn Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is fluent in English and skilled at translating foreign languages like Sumerian and Turkish.
Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is fluent in Latin, ancient Greek, Sumerian, Japanese, and Gaelic.
Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) can speak the language of Fyarl demons...
...and read/translate Latin.
Everyone in the Firefly universe speaks both English and Mandarin Chinese, a byproduct of the Union of Allied Planets being the combination of the United States and China.
Robin Buckley (Stranger Things) is fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Pig Latin, along with learning enough Russian to figure out a top-secret Soviet transmission within a day.
Jack Reacher (Reacher)
Protocol droids such as C-3PO (Star Wars) are fluent in millions of different forms of communication.
Video Games[]
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Sypha Belnades (Castlevania) is fluent in various olden languages, including Enochian and Adamic, the original human language used by Adam and Eve.
Atreus (God of War) is fluent in a variety of languages across the Nine Realms, including Old Norse, Niflheim, Muspelheim, Greek, the native languages of the Dwarves and Dark Elves, and even the long-dead language of Jörmungandr.
Solid Snake (Metal Gear) is fluent in six languages, including English and French.
Big Boss (Metal Gear) is fluent in English, Russian, French...
...and Cat/Felyne.
Liquid Snake (Metal Gear) is fluent in seven languages, including English, French, Spanish, Malay, Kikongo, and Arabic.
Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear) is fluent in English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
In addition to speaking fluent English, Jake Muller (Resident Evil 6) learned to fluently read and speak Chinese easily by merely listening to Neo-Umbrella officers speak it.
Mitsuru Kirijo (Persona 3) is fluent in Japanese, French, and English.
Ayame Fujieda (Sakura Wars) is fluent in English, Chinese, Japanese, and French.
Nathan Drake (Uncharted) is fluent in English, Spanish, Latin, and Indonesian, and has some ability in Arabic and Tibetan.
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) can speak in Japanese, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, Spanish, German, Arabic, Greek, Mongolian, Mam, Quechua, Yucatec, Latin, and Maori.
Videos[]
Western Cartoons[]
Love is a Battlefield IN RUSSIAN - Meg Griffin-2
Family Guy Quagmire's Thai girls
Family Guy - Quagmire Goes Kamikaze
Family Guy - Peter Tells Chris in Spanish to Lose the Game!-2
Stewie speaks spanish-2
Family Guy - Chris Speaks Korean-2
Garrison-san sabuchii da naa-2
Cartman speaks German-2
Futurama - Amy Threatens Bender-2
Wine Tasting - Metalocalypse - Adult Swim-2
Archer - Colonel Lando Calrissiano-2
Gorillaz x G-Shock - In Conversation
Atlantis - Milo meets kida HD-2
Live TV[]
Indiana Jones, "I speak many languages."-2
Supernatural - Bobby speaks japanese-2
Sam and Dean Find They’re Stuck in a Japanese Game Show - Supernatural
Castle 3x09 - Firefly Reference-2
Chuck Speaks Thai-2
Web Series/Original[]
Season 15, Episode 15 - Objects in Space - Red vs. Blue-2
SCP-049 - the Plague Doctor Captured (SCP Animation & Story)-2
SCP-076 ABLE (SCP Animation)
SCP-682 Indestructible Creature (SCP Animated)
Analysis and Discussion[]
The First Appearances and Origin of Mister Negative