Parabolic Hearing

Parabolic Hearing
Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics) focusing on the JSA's conversation.
Power/Ability to:	Focus hearing to certain area and/or filter out everything around the area.

"You're not listening. You're only hearing what you want to hear..."

― Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)

The power to focus hearing on certain areas and/or filter out unwanted noise around an area. Sub-power of Enhanced Hearing and Sense Focusing.

Also Called

• Selective Hearing

Capabilities

The user can focus their hearing on certain areas and/or filter out everything but the wanted sound.

Associations

• Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Hearing
• Sense Focusing
• Sound Discernment
• Sound Tracking

Limitations

• The user may need to focus.

Known Users

• Augustus Freeman IV/Icon (Milestone/DC Comics)
• Martians (DC Comics)
  • Miss Martian
  • Martian Manhunter
• Kryptonians (DC Comics)
  • Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman
  • Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
• Judoon (Doctor Who)
• Dyspo (Dragon Ball Super)
• Titan/Arion Zimmerman (The Guardians Saga)
• Suzu Mukai (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere)
• Agatsuma Zenitsu (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Kyle (Kyle XY)
• Wina Lightning (Last Exile)
• Sean Cassidy/Banshee (Marvel Comics)
• Viktor Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy)
• Kirito (Sword Art Online); via Distinguish skill
• Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000); via Lyman's Ear implant

Gallery

With her special hearing aid, Suzu Mukai (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere) can use her incredible sense of hearing to discern sounds within a 30-kilometer radius with little distortion.

Sean Cassidy/Banshee (Marvel Comics)