The power to have an innate understanding of mechanics with little or no study. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude.
Also Called
- Mechanic Skills
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Technological Aptitude
Capabilities
The user can intuitively understand the operation of any mechanical device and subconsciously/effortlessly create a schematic in their mind. Many users are able to make complex devices or weapons out of mere scrap and "garbage".
Applications
- Computer Interaction
- Computer Operation Intuition
- Carpentry Intuition
- Craft Improvisation
- Electronic Communication
- Enhanced Artisan
- Enhanced Crafting
- Enhanced Creativity
- Enhanced Improvisation
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Inventing
- Hacking Intuition
- Mathematical Intuition
- Master Builder
- Mech Piloting Intuition
- Metallurgy Intuition
- Physics Intuition
- Plumbing Intuition
- Robotics Intuition
- Trapping Intuition
- Vehicle Intuition
- Weapon Proficiency
- Instantly know how a device works and how to operate it.
Associations
- Enhanced Intelligence to know how spare parts can be functional if put together.
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Omnifabrication
- Survival Intuition
- Techno-Empathy
- Technology Manipulation
Limitations
- Not enhanced intelligence: the user simply knows, or "feels," how to build devices.
- User is limited to whatever materials they have at their disposal.
- Could get overboard with some materials
- Some users may only be able to understand how devices work, and not how to actually build them.
Known Users
Comics
- Forge (Marvel Comics)
- Anthony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- Madison Jeffries/Box (Marvel Comics)
- Norman Osborn/Green Goblin (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Chase Stein (Marvel Comics)
- Scorn (Marvel Comics)
- Snively Kintobor (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Tekno the Canary (Sonic the Comic)
- Grimer (Sonic the Comic)
- Porker Lewis (Sonic the Comic)
Cartoons
- Cooper Daniels (Ben 10)
- Grey Matter (Ben 10)
- Azmuth (Ben 10)
- Albedo (Ben 10: Alien Force/Ultimate Alien)
- Jury Rigg (Ben 10)
- Kevin Levin (Ben 10)
- KND operatives (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Edd (Ed, Edd n' Eddy)
- Tito (Oliver & Company)
- Lexington (Gargoyles)
- Gear (Static Shock)
- Taotie (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
- Jeremie Belpois (Code Lyoko)
- Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)
- Arthur "Spud" Spudinski (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Chance Furlong/T-Bone (Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron)
- Jake Clawson/Razor (Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron)
- Doctor Viper (Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron)
- Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Panthro (Thundercats)
- Entrapta (She-Ra and Thw Princesses of Power)
- Professor Farnsworth (Futurama)
- Melvin Sneedly (Captain Underpants)
- Tech E. Coyote (Loonatics Unleashed)
- Coop (Megas XLR)
- Tinker-talent fairies (Disney Fairies)
- Mechanicles (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- Dr. Nerdnick (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)
- Pearl (Steven Universe)
- Peridot (Steven Universe)
- Gadget Hackwrench (Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers)
- Fiddleford McGucket (Gravity Falls)
- Isambard (Lavender Castle)
- Ryder (Paw Patrol)
- Rocky (Paw Patrol)
- Romeo (PJ Masks)
- PJ Robot (PJ Masks)
- Ambrose Secord (The Rocketeer tv series)
- GoGo Tomago (Big Hero 6)
Anime/Manga
- Godot (Berserk)
- Rickert (Berserk)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Bulma Briefs (Dragon Ball series)
- Hotaru Imai (Gakuen Alice)
- Constanze Braunschbank Albrechtsberger (Little Witch Academia)
- Kaolla Su (Love Hina)
- Kanna (Needless)
- Franky (One Piece)
- Rin-Rin (Sister Princess)
- Christopher Thorndyke (Sonic X)
- Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
- Aleksandra I. Pokryshkin (World Witches/Strike Witches/Brave Witches)
- Yusei Fudo (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)
Movies
- Black-fingers (Mad Max)
- Ashley "Ash" J. Williams (The Evil Dead franchise)
- Cellforah (Volta)
Live Television
- Wendell Levi (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
- Quantitative Aptitudinal Alphas (Alphas)
- Skylar Adams (Alphas)
- Zoe Adams (Alphas)
- Winifred Burkle (Angel)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Warren Mears (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Kaylee Frye (Firefly/Serenity)
- River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
- Gabriel Gray/Sylar (Heroes)
- Billy Cranston (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
- MacGyver (MacGyver)
- Kelly Bailey (MisFits)
- Antonio Garcia (Power Rangers Samurai)
- Violet Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
- Anubis (Stargate SG-1)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
Literature
- Max Johnson (Ripley's Bureau of Investigation)
- Children of Hephaestus/Vulcan (Heroes of Olympus)
- Leo Valdez (Heroes of Olympus)
- The Grinch (Dr. Seuss)
- Joshua von Arnim (Children of the Rune)
Video Games
- The Mad Hatter (American McGee's Alice/Alice: Madness Returns)
- Rebecca Crane (Assassin's Creed)
- Kazuichi Soda (Danganronpa 2)
- Banjo and Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie) via Magic Wrench
- Gruntilda Winkybunion (Banjo-Kazooie)
- Lucca (Chrono Trigger)
- Coco Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
- Isaac Clarke (Dead Space)
- Jeff Andonuts (EarthBound/Mother 2)
- The Lone Wanderer (Fallout 3)
- Edgar Roni Figaro (Final Fantasy VI)
- Rikku (Final Fantasy X)
- Yuna (Final Fantasy X)
- Paine (Final Fantasy X-2)
- Didact (Halo)
- Zeke Dunbar (Infamous)
- The Dust Men (InFamous)
- Keira Hagai (Jak and Daxter)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Chumbucket (Mad Max 2015 video game)
- Tali'Zorah nar Rayya (Mass Effect)
- Otacon (Metal Gear Solid)
- Torbjörn (Overwatch)
- Professor Hershel Layton (Professor Layton series)
- Lombaxes (Ratchet & Clank)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Drobot (Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure)
- Bentley (Sly Cooper)
- Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Doctor Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Rotor the Walrus (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Wave the Swallow (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- The Professor (Spyro the Dragon)
- Mr. L (Super Paper Mario)
- Professor E. Gadd (Super Mario)
- Wario (Super Mario)
- Julius (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger)
Tabletop Games
- The Jokaero (Warhammer 40k)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
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Without any previous knowledge, Guts (Berserk) possesses an acute understanding of his Cannon Arm's inner workings, routinely keeping it in check with his daily maintenance.
Bulma Briefs (Dragon Ball Series) has such skill with mechanics that many experts and scientists are unable to understand the machines she creates.
Kaolla Su (Love Hina) is a mechanical prodigy.
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Franky (One Piece) is an outstanding engineer with a vast knowledge of machinery.
Add a photo to this galleryCartoons/Comics
Azmuth (Ben 10)
Kevin Levin (Ben 10) is skilled at mechanics, able to invent alien weaponry, and rebuild entire cars.
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Forge (Marvel Comics) possesses the ability to visually perceive "mechanical energy" and instinctively know and understand the potential and functional operations of any machine or technological device in his visual range.
With his incredible intelligence, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) designed most of his own equipment and weapons, most notably his Web-Shooters and Spider-Tracers.
Anthony "Tony" Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics) is always years ahead of the top inventors in his field.
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Madison Jeffries/Box (Marvel Comics)
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Chase Stein (Marvel Comics)
Mechanicles (Aladdin TV series)
Taotie (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
Gadget Hackwrench (Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers)
Rotor the Walrus (Sonic SatAM/Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
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Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
Tech E. Coyote (Loonatics Unleashed)
Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)
Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender) has an almost natural aptitude for mechanics and technology.
Edd (Ed, Edd, n' Eddy) can invent some useful devices from junk, despite being a kid.
Tinker fairies (Disney Fairies), possess a natural mechanical intuition.
Live Television/Movies
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Ash Williams (The Evil Dead series) is an incredible inventor, able to create a fully-functional cybernetic hand from a metal gauntlet and gunpowder from referencing its elemental makeup in a chemistry book.
An accomplished mechanic, Dean Winchester (Supernatural) maintains his Impala, Baby in top condition once rebuilding the vehicle entirely from being severely disfigured and has maintained an intimate knowledge of automobiles and engines since childhood.
River Tam (Firefly/Serenity') is well-known as a child prodigy with extensive mechanical knowledge, among other talents.
Anthony "Tony" Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
In addition to her magical powers, Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has enough knowledge of computers and robotics to repair and reprogram humanoid robots.
Antonio Garcia (Power Rangers Samurai) has sufficient knowledge of mechanics to repair Zords and reverse-engineer the Samurai Rangers' technology to create his own Morpher.
Skylar Adams (Alphas) is a Quantitative Aptitudinal capable to intuitively invent devices years ahead of their time.
Kelly (Misfits) disables an alarm after merely glancing at its workings for a few seconds...
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...and displayed this at an advanced level, as shown being able to create rocket designs.
Video Games
Link (The Legend of Zelda) often understands how advanced technological devices work, no matter how foreign they may seem to him.
Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog), a mechanical prodigy.
Doctor Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Wave the Swallow (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Otacon (Metal Gear Solid)
Professor E. Gadd (Super Mario)
Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank), like all other Lombaxes, is a natural with gadgets and technology, even building his own spaceship from scratch.
Bently (Sly Cooper) is extremely skilled with technology, upgrading his wheelchair with various weapons and gadgets.
Because of Sir Raleigh's evil and mad machines, he was able to build a storm machine and an entirely artificial island to loot ships of their valuables.
Arpeggio (Sly Cooper) studies led him to the works of the Italian Renaissance masters, whose notes and machinery designs served as a springboard for the sinister young genius. Eventually, he constructed a large blimp, which served as his home and base of operations.
Penelope (Sly Cooper) has multiple fields in technology, including piloting, using remote-controlled devices, and machinery.
Dr. M (Sly Cooper) is highly skilled in creating powerful machines.
Torbjörn (Overwatch) is a master mechanic and inventor.
Videos
Meet the Engineer
Name: Engineer. Role: Defense. Weapons: Shotgun / Pistol/ Wrench. Contraptions: Turret / Dispenser / Teleporter. This amiable, soft-spoken good ol' boy from tiny Bee Cave, Texas loves barbeque, guns, and higher education. Natural curiosity, ten years as a roughneck in the west Texas oilfields, and eleven hard science PhDs have trained him to design, build and repair a variety of deadly contraptions.
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