Psychometry

Psychometry
Abe Sapien (Hellboy) is adept at the use of this ability.
Power/Ability to:	Read anyone/anything's memories/sensations.

The power to perceive the residual information of an object and/or person. Variation of Extrasensory Perception.

Also Called

• Clairsentience
• Psychometrics
• Trace Scrying

Capabilities

The user obtains historical memories or sensations concerning beings and objects they can observe. With objects they gain the knowledge including the makers, users, and even those who have on passing used the object, and what has been done with it. With living beings or parts of the body the user learns their general life-history, but doesn't gain anything of what they were thinking or feeling.

Applications

• Retrocognition: To discern events of the targets past.

Techniques

• Ability Learning: To learn skills and abilities from objects or people either temporarily or permanently.
• Intuitive Aptitude: Instantly learn and understand the workings and mechanics of anything.
  • Weapon Proficiency: To have full mastery and knowledge on any weapon.
• Knowledge Replication: To replicate the learned knowledge and skills of others.
• Omnilingualism: Ascertaining the languages of other ethnicities.
• Marking: To voluntarily leave an imprint.
• Photographic Deduction: To figure out connections in whatever the user is investigating and process them extraordinarily fast.
• Talent Theft: To perfectly replicate all the physical and mental capabilities and special skills of another being.

Variations

Aura Reading (Kirlian Scanning)

• Learn and understand everything about a person, place or thing by remotely studying the aura said individual or multitudinous abstracts may possess.

Biographic Aptitude (Existence Osmosis)

• Learn and understand everything about a person by touching them without the need of special education or long-term relationship. The user’s power works as if they have been with their touched subject all their life. Doesn’t understand thoughts or minds.

Consumption Psychometry

• Learn and understand the history of whatever user consumes.

Neuro-Residual Recollection (Psychic Navigation)

• Learn and understand everything or the last moments of a dead person through touch. This allows the user to see the cause of death of the person they are touching and/or sometimes retrace the path they took. One may also retrace the residual path taken by a murderer if they were the cause of death of the person.

Psychometric Ability Replication

• Learn and understand abilities by reading and intuitively mapping out superhuman powers and abilities through clairsentient contact.

Psychometric Telepathy

• To create a telepathic link with anyone by holding an object that's connected to them.

Sonic Psychometry

• Learn the history of an object by listening to the sound it makes.

Associations

• Clairvoyance
• Dowsing
• Extrasensory Perception
• Instant Learning

Limitations

• May be based on physical senses.
  • May be limited to certain senses, like touch or sight only.
• Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).

Known Users

• Judge Anderson (2000 AD)
• Valeria (Ángel o Demonio)
• Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Toa Helryx (Bionicle); via mask
• Shukuro Tsukishima (Bleach)
• Gabriel Silk (Charlie Bone)
• Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed); via Precognition
• Theresa (Class of the Titans)
• The Crow (The Crow)
• John Smith (The Dead Zone)
• Korah (Denma); via Psychometry Quanx ability
• Bun Waverly (Eastwick)
• Melinda Gordon (Ghost Whisperer)
• Kim Joon (The Gifted Hands)
• Abe Sapien (Hellboy)
• Sylar (Heroes)
• Bridget Bailey (Heroes)
• Ignatius Perrish (Horns)
• Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
• Adrienne Frost (Marvel Comics)
• Nate Grey/X-Man (Marvel Comics)
• Longshot (Marvel Comics)
• Pip The Troll (Marvel Comics)
• Protheans (Mass Effect)
• Nudge (Maximum Ride)
• Jefferson Reed (The Meteor Man)
• Asuna Kisaki (Occultic;Nine)
• Bridge Carson (Power Rangers SPD)
• Sniffers (Push)
• Calla Lily Johnson (The Raven Cycle)
• Kobe Shakur (Ripley's Bureau of Investigation)
• Pam Asbury (Rose Red)
• Sabrina Spellman (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
• Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon)
• Cloud Breather Dragon (Skylanders)
• Kylie Galen (Shadow Falls); in her sleep
• Left Hand (Vampire Hunter D Series)
• Maya (Spirits)
• Quinlan Vos (Star Wars)
• Boc Aseca (Star Wars)
• Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
• Mimori Akatsuki (Strike the Blood)
• Nagisa Akatsuki (Strike the Blood)
• Missouri Moseley (Supernatural)
• Murasaki Edoyama (Tokyo ESP)
• Aro (The Twilight Saga)
• David Dunn (Unbreakable)
• Miho Karasuma (Witch Hunter Robin)
• Jana Vilkas (Wolfblood)
• Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Shiho Sannomiya (Zettai Karen Children)
• Tsubomi Fujiko (Zettai Karen Children)
• Shuji Sakaki (Zettai Karen Children)
• Hyoubu Kyousuke (Zettai Karen Children/The Unlimited)

Gallery

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Pam Asbury (Rose Red) getting a read on a haunted house.

Sylar (Heroes) discovers Nathan Petrelli's secrets by touching his jacket.

Bridget Bailey (Heroes)

Tsukishima (Bleach) can learn about other people's history by cutting them with his Fullbring - Book of the End.

Quinlan Vos (Star Wars) displays his Psychmetry....

...reveling his lost memories.

Judge Anderson (Judge Dredd) is obviously capable of psychic abilities.

Shiho Sannomiya (Zettai Karen Children) using Psychometer to aim accurately.

Reading the Chair (The Unlimited: Hyoubu Kyousuke)

Aro (Twilight Series) has the ability of Tactile Telepathy.

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Sniffers like Emily Wu (Push) are able to monitor and track someone's movements by "sniffing" objects.

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Ignatius Perrish (Horns) can learn a person's identity and their most gruesome actions simply by touch.