- "Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the Matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision."
- ― The Architect to Neo (Matrix Reloaded)
- "Everywhere you go, you're an anomaly! You're the original anomaly! The spider that gave you your powers wasn't from your dimension. It was never supposed to bite you! There's a world out there with no Spider-Man to protect them, because it bit YOU instead! You're not supposed to be Spider-Man!"
- ― Miguel O’Hara to Miles Morales (Spiderman: Across The Spiderverse)
- "I don’t think this has anything to do with the Pillars or Kain’s failure to sacrifice himself. I think you’re simply afraid, because you don’t know what he’s up to. He’s a wild-card, isn’t he, and you don’t want his influence in your game. Which is why you wanted me to eliminate him. Now that he’s survived, you have no idea what’s coming, do you? Maybe for the first time in your entire life, you’re terrified that he may have truly found a third option out of the dilemma you orchestrated for him!"
- ― Raziel to Moebius, about Kain (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2)
The power to escape the rules of reality. Sub-power of Rule Transcendence. Advanced version of Rule Bending. Variation of Reality Warping.
Also Called[]
- Existential Singularity
- System Anomaly
Capabilities[]
The user is a living anomaly, an enigmatic being that exists within a system while escaping its rules. The origin, nature and range of their abilities vary greatly between users, but all demonstrate the same uncanny ability to casually shrug off and even break such rules, from the laws of physics to causality, allowing them to become free from the bonds of fate, and are unbounded to all alterations and restrictions, etc., being capable of imposing their actions upon reality.
Applications[]
Basic Level[]
- Various Supernatural Abilities
- Causality Infringement
- Impossible Movement
- Logic Infringement
- Physics Infringement
- Probability Defiance
- Reality Rejection
- Rule Bending
- Undetermined Existence
- Unpredictability
Advanced Level[]
Variations[]
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Usually limited to specific rules.
- Most users have limited control.
Known Users[]
- Guts (Berserk)
- Timeless Child/The Doctor (Doctor Who)
- Callum (The Dragon Prince)
- Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
- The Angel (Eat-Man)
- Destructicus Con Carne (Evil Con Carne)
- Electric Entity (Sym-Bionic Titan)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII Remake); from the Edge of Creation
- Ginji Amano (GetBackers)
- Sogiita Gunha (Toaru Majutsu no Index/A Certain Magical Index)
- Saitama (One Punch Man)
- The One (Matrix)
- Neo
- Anomaly (Marvel Comics)
- Owen Reece/Molecule Man (Marvel Comics)
- America Chavez (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Unintended Survivors (Final Destination Franchise)
- Death of the Endless (DC Comics)
- Delirium of the Endless (DC Comics)
- Kyouka Amamiya (Not Lives)
- Tenebrous (Planescape)
- Nemesis (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
- End (In Another World With my Smartphone)
- Lyria (Granblue Fantasy)
- Mikitaka Hazekura (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable)
- Toji Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Maki Zenin (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Laplaces Demon (Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara)
- Sakura (Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara)
- Fateless One (Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning)
- John Doe (The Frolic)
- The Cat (Coraline)
- Kain (Legacy of Kain)
- Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
- Dwarves (Lord of the Rings)
- Goldberry (Lord of the Rings)
- Nameless Things (Lord of the Rings)
- The Watcher in the Water
- The Leshay (Planescape)
- Various living SCPs (SCP Foundation)
- Humanity/SCP 001 Arbelict Proposal - You Are The Anomaly, Tumor Of The Worlds (SCP Foundation)
- Entity 1 - "The Humans" Dr Hectopia And Extasis's Proposal (The Backrooms)
- True Fairies (Sekai Maou)
- Jeraal Mordeth (The Wheel of Time)
- Slayer (The Wheel of Time)
- John Egbert (Homestuck)
- Reala (Tales of Destiny II)
- The Transcendent Pig (Young Wizards)
- Kairos Fateweaver (Warhammer 40K)
- Quest (World of Quest)
- Talking Cat (Rick & Morty)
- The G-Man (Hλlf-Life series)
- The Dark Prescence (Alan Wake)
- Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Spider-Verse Trilogy)
- Nimona (Nimona Webcomic/Film)
Gallery[]
As The One, Neo (Matrix) can break the rules of the Matrix when even Upgraded Agents can only marginally bend them.
Despite his lack of supernatural abilities and actual weapons, Nemesis (Anima: Beyond Fantasy) obliterated every enemy that ever appeared before him, mortals and gods alike, without ever taking the slightest damage.
Anomaly (Marvel Comics) is the living embodiment of this concept and can invoke its attributes at will.
After his one-of-a-kind resurrection, the Fateless One (Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning) can shrug off destiny and literally bend fate to multiply his battle prowess.
Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII Remake) from the "Edge of Creation", is a mysterious and transcendent version of him, whose origins and power are unknown/unexplained, and is unlike all other "versions" of Sephiroth encountered.
Due to his mysterious past and him being from "Somewhere else", Quest (World of Quest) is outside the rules of the world of Odyssia and as such is only one who can successfully recover the shattersoul sword and prevent the resurrection of Shadow Seed.
Unlike the Maou's fairy form, True Fairies (Sekai Maou) are considered neither human, demon, nor monster. They seem to occupy a unique place in creation that allows them to exist without the need of magical power which sustains all other living things.
After touching The Treasure, John Egbert (Homestuck) became unstuck from existence, not being fully part of reality or bound by the rules that govern it.
Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) is an anomaly among the Spider-Men in the multiverse, having been bitten by a spider from another universe, leaving it without a Spider-Man and took the place of the Peter Parker from his dimension.










