Power to perceive and communicate with spirits and those who are in the afterlife. Not to be confused with Death Whisper.
Also Called
- Ghost Whispering
- Spiritual Affinity
Capabilities
User can view ghosts/spirits of deceased and communicate with them, even if they have possessed inanimate objects/subjects/people. They are able to repel and run spirits away from an area, compel to employ an armada of ghosts, and may even view a visual conception of a spirit world in a trance if desired.
Applications
Variations
Associations
Limitations
- Ghosts can visit the user against their will; and will always come to them at least expected moments since this power attracts spirits.
- Spirits may be able to occasionally possess the user.
- Making deals with a spirit can be dangerous.
Known Users
Comic/Cartoon
- Wicked (Marvel)
- Chris Luna (The Veil)
- John Constantine (DC Comics/Vertigo Comics)
- Dr. Facilier (The Princes and the Frog)
- Jon "the Skeletan Man" (Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose)
- Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
- The Lich (Adventure Time)
- Deadpool (Marvel)
- Shirley the Medium (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Aradia Megido (Homestuck)
Manga/Anime
- Xiao (Witch Hunter)
- Karin Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Yuzu Kurusaki (Bleach)
- Tatsuki Arisawa (Bleach)
- Keigo Asano (Bleach)
- Mizuiro Kojima (Bleach)
- Mizuho Asano (Bleach)
- Don Kanonji (Bleach)
- Saitou Yakumo (Psychic Detective Yakumo); via his red left eye.
Book
- Valkyrie Cain (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Solomon Wreath (Skulduggery Pleasant)
- Max Doyle (Mostly Ghostly)
- Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson series)
- Bianca di Angelo (Percy Jackson series)
- Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls)
- Holiday Brandon (Shadow Falls)
- Daniel Brighten (Shadow Falls)
- Burnett James (Shadow Falls)
- Francyne (Shadow Falls); can only sense spirits
- Elf Bus Driver (Shadow Falls); can only sense spirits
- Mrs. Galen (Shadow Falls); can only sense spirits
- Della Tsang (Shadow Falls: After Dark); occasionally
- Perenelle Flamel (The Screts of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
- Medicine cats/leaders/some warriors and apprentices (Warriors)
- Shadowhunters (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
Film/Television
- Ida May Walker (Heroes)
- Vanessa Ives (Penny Dreadful)
- Oda Mae Brown (Ghost); can only hear spirits
- Cole Sear (The Sixth Sense)
- Vincent Gray (The Sixth Sense)
- Kat (Suddenly Supernatural series)
- Chloe Sanders (Darkest Powers series)
- Melinda Gordon (Ghost Whisperer)
- Aidan Lucas (Ghost Whisperer)
- Eli James (Ghost Whisperer); can only hear spirits
- Mary Ann Patterson (Ghost Whisperer)
- Gabriel Lawrence (Ghost Whisperer)
- Beth Gordon (Ghost Whisperer)
- Nathan Young (MisFits)
- Allison Dubois (Medium)
- Lafayette Reynolds (True Blood)
- Witches & certain demons (Charmed)
- The Charmed Ones (Charmed)
- Necromancers (Charmed)
- Whitelighters (Charmed)
- Angels of Death (Charmed)
- Claire (Angel)
- Miles Straume (Lost)
- Benjamin "Benjo" Reyes (Kung Fu Kids)
- Pedro Penduko (The Adventures of Pedro Penduko)
- Juan Penduko (The Adventures of Pedro Penduko)
- Corona Rona Catacutan (!OkaTokat)
- Norman Babcock (ParaNorman)
- Mr. Prenderghast (ParaNorman)
- Agatha "Aggie" Prenderghast (ParaNorman)
- Cassandra (Third Eye)
- Heidi Wyrick (The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia)
- Lisa Wyrick (The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia)
- Joyce (The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia)
- Nina Martin (House of Anubis)
- Eddie Miller (House of Anubis)
- Witches (Witches of East End)
- Michelle Hathaway (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Taylor Hathaway (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Frankie Hathaway (The Haunted Hathaways)
Misc
- Toa Mahri Matoro (Bionicle)
- Maya Fey (Ace Attorney series)
- Pearl Fey (Ace Attorney series)
- Auntie Poulet (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City)
- Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat)
- Zappa (Guilty Gear)
- The Player/Ego (Ghost Master)
- Cpt. Xavier Jones (Clive Barker's Jericho)
- Father Paul Rawlings (Clive Barker's Jericho)
- The Sorrow (Metal Gear Solid 3)
- Kallig (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
- Anubis (Egyptian Myths)
- Mictlantecuhtli (Aztec Myths)
- Kat (DmC: Devil May Cry)
- The Sorrow (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
Gallery
Norman Babcock (ParaNorman) communicating with the ghost of his grandmother.
Kat (DmC: Devil May Cry) is able to see, hear, and interact with the Limbo dimension.
Johann Kraus' (Hellboy/BPRD) talent with this ability has increased thanks to his unique condition.
The Sorrow (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
With his Immortality extended, Nathan (Misfits) develops a sub-power of this, as shown he was able to see his half-brother's ghost, but he didn't know it until Jamie told him that he was dead.
Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls)