- "It's over 9,000!"
- ― Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
- "I know your strength just by looking at you. You're a Pillar, right?"
- ― Akaza to Kyojuro Rengoku (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- "I need a midi-chlorian count. The reading's off the chart. Over 20,000. Even Master Yoda doesn't have a midi-chlorian count that high. No Jedi has."
- ― Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)
The power to measure the power levels of their targets. Sub-power of Power Detection, Power Level Manipulation, and Scanning. Variation of Power Perception. Opposite of Power Level Disguising.
Also Called[]
- Power Analysis/Evaluation/Measuring/Perception/Ranking/Scanning
- Power Level Analysis/Evaluation/Measuring/Perception/Ranking/Scanning
Capabilities[]
Users can detect/measure someone's power levels/level of strength through various means, whether it'd be Extrasensory Perception, Advanced Technology, or simply Power Omniscience. This gives the user an edge in battles since they would be able to ascertain how well they would do against their opponents and act accordingly.
Associations[]
- Power Detection
- Power Level Manipulation
- Power Level Disguising
- Power Perception
- Scanning
- Status Reading
Limitations[]
- May only account for physical strength and not other abilities.
- Suppression of power may lead to miscalculations.
- May only be able to read to a certain limit before overloading.
- May have limited range, including touch only.
- Weak to Power Level Disguising.
- Useless against Numerical Transcendence.
Known Users[]
See also: Sensing You Are Outmatched and https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne.
- Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Possessors of Spiritual Awareness (Bleach)
- Five Regents (Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter)
- Captain Comet (DC Comics)
- Users of Ki Sense (Dragon Ball series)
- Diana Ladris (Gone)
- Experienced Nen Users (Hunter X Hunter)
- Akaza (Kimetsu no Yaiba); via Compass Needle
- Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
- Ri Shin (Kingdom)
- Celestial Beasts (The Law of Ueki)
- Tenko
- Sensors (Naruto)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto); via Sage Mode
- Users of Observation Haki (One Piece)
- Fukuro (One Piece)
- Boros (One-Punch Man)
- Fuuka Yamagishi (Persona 3)
- Rise Kujikawa (Persona 4)
- Gyokuro Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire)
- Gowther (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Merlin (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Nymph (Sora No Otoshimono)
- Chaos (Sora No Otoshimono)
- Force Users (Star Wars)
- Satsuki (Starbiter Satsuki)
- Various Characters (Nano Machine)
- Milim (Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken)
- Ability Gauging Vendor (UnOrdinary)
- Callisto (X-Men film series)
Known Objects[]
- Scouters (Dragon Ball series)
- Energy Meter (Dragon Ball Z)
- Scout-Scope (Dragon Ball Super)
- Magic Power Finder (Fairy Tail)
- Simiu's glasses (Gachiakuta)
- Boosted Gear (High School DxD)
- Ranking Scrolls (Moon-led Journey Across Another World)
- Balor's Magical Eye (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Magic Scrolls (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy)
- Magical Detectors (Solo Leveling)
- Okame-chan (One-Punch Man)
- Scrolls (RWBY)
- Crystal Spheres (Villainess Level 99)
Known Powers/Techniques[]
- Compass Needle (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Doriki (One Piece)