Senses

Peak Human

Enhanced

Supernatural

Absolute

Peak Human Senses
Robin's (Teen Titans) senses are at the peak of human potential; to the point where he was able to hear a silent snake in the darkness.
Power/Ability to:	To have the senses at the best of human capability.

"Wait a minute. Something's not right here, we're short one vagina in this room."

― Quagmire (Family Guy)

"Think yer something special, don't ya? Think yer the only one in the world with built in radar? Punk, we all radar. It's sense, just like smellin' or hearin'. Men have let decay cuz they got eyes. You got lucky, yours was mutated. You got a free ride."

― Stick to Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

"Somebody's in my car."

― Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.)

The ability to have the senses at the peak of human capability. Sub-power of Peak Human Condition.

Also Called

• Peak Human Perception
• Peak Human Sensory System
• Superior Human Senses
• Immense Human Senses
• Maximum Human Senses
• Nigh/Near-Enhanced Senses
• Heighten Awareness
• Acute/Keen/Honed/Sharp/Tuned Senses

Capabilities

User's five senses (hearing, smell, taste, touch, and vision) are pushed to the highest limits of human perfection. Individuals with this ability are capable of seeing further and in darkness better, acutely touching ink on a page, hearing small sounds, having a smell capability similar to an animal's and tasting more accurately than normal members of their species.

Applications

• Peak Human Hearing
• Peak Human Smell
• Peak Human Taste
• Peak Human Touch
• Peak Human Vision

Levels

• Peak Human Senses: User's senses are at the peak human limit.
• Enhanced Senses: User's senses are beyond peak human limits, but below high superhuman levels.
• Supernatural Senses: User's senses are supernaturally acute, at a high superhuman level.
• Absolute Senses: User's senses are at an infinite scale.

Associations

• Peak Human Condition
  • Peak Human Reflexes

Limitations

• Sensory Overload
• Senses are not to be superhuman.

Known Users

• Ellie (Last of Us)
• Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics)
• Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Stick (Marvel Comics)
• Conan (Conan the Barbarian)
• Various incarnations of Batman (DC Comics)
• Various incarnations of Robin (DC Comics)
• The Blind Man (Don't Breath)
• Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)
• Nick Burkhardt (Grimm)
• Red Skull (Marvel Comics)
• Elijah Bradley/Patriot (Marvel Comics)
• Ka-Zar (Marvel Comics)
• Various incarnations of Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
• Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (Arrow)
• John Diggle (Arrow)
• Joel (Last of Us)
• Jason Todd/Robin (Titans)
• Thea Queen (Arrow)
• Laurel Lance/Black Canary (Arrow)
• Sara Lance/White Canary (Arrow)
• Black Siren (Arrow)
• Riccardo Diaz (Arrow)
• Thomas (Maze Runner; Trilogy)
• Jack (Samurai Jack)

Gallery

Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)

Jason Todd/Robin (Titans series) trains while wearing a blindfold

Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics) had his natural senses pushed to the peak of human potential

T’Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics) due to the powers of the heart-shaped herb; the Black Panther was granted heighten human senses

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (DC Comics) spent years training to the peak human potential that it honed his natural senses

Stick (Marvel Comics) claimed that he developed his senses to their heightened levels through training and practice.

Elektra Natchios (Marvel Comics) demonstrated the ability of heighten awareness to detect a threat to her well-being in the immediate vicinity before they commit the action.

Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics) demonstrating the ability to detect a threat to his well-being in his immediate vicinity before they commit the action,...

... and unusually has keen eyesight along with focusing his hearing so intensely that he can hear sweat rolling down someones face.