- "It's... the...
- Great Big Book of Everything with everything inside!
- See the world around us! This book's the perfect guide!"
- ― Harry and Elsie, Stanley
The ability to have encyclopedic knowledge of all recorded material in existence (even ideas for plays, novels or manuscripts, etc.). Sub-power of Literary Manipulation. Variation of Nigh Omniscience.
Capabilities
User has an encyclopedic knowledge of all written, scribbled, typed or otherwise recorded material in existence, including computers and the internet (possibly including visual forms of material/media as well), so as humanity's knowledge grows, so does the user's. They have access to knowledge written down thousands of years ago and in a different languages simply by their connection to the written and typed word, including the ability to understand idioms, symbolic words and phrases.
Applications
- Encyclopedic Knowledge
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence
- Enhanced Memory/Panmnesia
- Existent Information Manipulation
- History Recording
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Omnilingualism
Associations
- Knowledge Manipulation
- Literary Manipulation
- Living Database
- Nigh Omniscience
- Psionic Manipulation
- Reading Empowerment
- Science Manipulation
Limitations
- This ability may be mistaken for Omniscience, but is not nearly as powerful.
Known Users
See also: Great Big Book of Everything.
- Golden Grimoire (AD&D)
- Nia Honjou (Date A Live)
- Kurumi Tokisaki (Date A Live); after extracting Nia's Qlipha Crystal from her body
- Library of Limbo (DC)
- The Archive (Dresden Files)
- Carolinus (Flight of Dragons)
- Deneir (Forgotten Realms)
- Metatext (Forgotten Realms)
- Freakazoid (Freakazoid!)
- John (John Doe)
- Philip (Kamen Rider W)
- Stellar Memory (Rave Master)
- Meteora Österreich (Re:Creators)
- Aqualord Ragradia (Slayers)
- Clair Bible (Slayers)
- Mujiba the Responder (The 99)
- The Akashic Records (Theosophy)
Known Objects
- Nether Scrolls (Forgotten Realms)
- The Book of Sand (The Book of Sand)
Gallery
Dexter Douglass/Freakazoid (Freakazoid!) gained all the information on the internet after accidentally entering the pinnacle chip bug key code and being sucked inside his computer.
Mujiba the Responder (The 99) can access the collective wisdom of mankind.
The True Clair Bible (Slayers) contains all the information from the mazoku, the shinzoku and the four worlds.
Nia Honjou (Date A Live) is able to use her angel <Rasiel> book that allows her to access all the information and knowledge in the world around her no matter where and when.
After Kurumi extracted Nia's Qlipha Crystal from Isaac Westcott (Date a Live) Kurumi Tokisaki gained the ability to search for information and knowledge using the angel <Rasiel>.