Social Mastery

"I know people. And I know our enemies hate each other almost as much as they hate us."

― Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones)

"What I'm about to say may contradict God's teachings, but I'd like you to listen carefully. If the most important thing in this world is trust, the most despicable thing you can do is insult someone. Listen well... To insult or betray someone's trust not only hurts someone's reputation but puts them in a very sticky situation. We will not fight others or risk our lives over money, power, or having our seats taken at a theater or on the bus. Fighting is truly foolish. Only idiots bother with it. But... I will risk my life over being insulted. I believe that God forgives even murder. Don't forget that."

― Polpo to Giorno Giovanna (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)

The ability to be a master of societal mechanicals, either innately or through training. Sub-power of Social Cloaking and Social Interplay Manipulation. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude and Complete Mastery.

Also Called[]

Civil Understanding
Common Touch
Familiarity Instinct
Organization Establishing
Social Influencing/Intuition

Capabilities[]

Users, either innately or through training, is a master in regards social cues, i.e., group mind, teamwork, sales pitch, understanding/inner knowing of individual characteristics and interests. Being able to act on using such forethought and taking the initiative in getting them to work together, a user can accomplish the impossible and cobble together a selection who are prone to conflict and infighting yet have them function like a well-oiled machine.

They can take and change societal as well as cultural views by unifying vastly differing personas in order to bring about something spectacular through their union. This also allows the user to dominate any and every social-based competition on any and every competition level at any time in all aspects easily. Such a feature can be geared towards binding and tithing or destabilizing and unmaking those same special bonds that enable such opposing opinions to properly unify under one goal in the first place. With such an immediate grasp of communal questioning stemming to ethics, desires, quirks, proclivities, etc., they can act upon and utilize such in-depth understanding of both the singular (individual) as well as the whole (collective) to initiate the most impressive, united front any setting has ever seen.

With such an impressive comprehension of mob rule, wielders can easily coax a large cloister of people into acting upon whatever it is they wish. Even going so far as to bring in scores of secular hearts and minds over to their side of thinking; they can just as easily sow discord amongst disparate clicks or gangs, however, in order to affect widespread chaos in a greater society for the sake of reaping the rewards of effective misdirection. This results in inciting tremendous amounts of unrest by exploiting all the worst qualities users can find in others, mainly underlying conceits, insecurities or petty grudges the mob may possess towards others within the pack as much at themselves. Individuals have a natural keen for leadership (as much as anarchy) for they can just as easily facilitate true interconnection between even with the most boisterous of sects and the sum of their parts, practically utilizing their adverse ideals and goals in order to bring them closer together, putting a sort of distaff fusionism that makes them more successful in a team because of it.

Applications[]

Techniques[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

Apathetic individuals may not be moved by the user.
Can be disrupted by Bond Manipulation.
May require a degree of training or exposure.
May take time to achieve such mastery.

Known Users[]

See also The Social Expert

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Belldandy (Ah! My Goddess)
Ladd Russo (Baccano)
Griffith (Berserk)
Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
Shunsui Kyōraku (Bleach)
Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
Aion (Chrono Crusade)
Light Yagami (Death Note)
Marcus Octavius (Highlander: The Search for Vengeance)
All for One (My Hero Academia)
Toshinori Yagi/All Might (My Hero Academia)
Koku Hanabata/Trumpet (My Hero Academia)
Rikya Yotsubashi/Re-Destro (My Hero Academia)
Schneizel el Britannia (Code Geass)
Light Yagami (Death Note)
Ubuyashiki Family (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Kagaya Ubuyashiki
Junta Momonari/Mega-Playboy (DNA2); via Mega-Playboy DCM Bullet
Mr. Satan (Dragon Ball series)
Izaya Orihara (Durarara!)
Integra Hellsing (Hellsing)
Kazuya Souma (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom)
DIO Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Funny Valentine (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run)
Various Characters (Kingdom)
Ragyō Kiryūin (Kill la Kill)
Ryuoko Matoi (Kill la Kill)
Satsuki Kiryūin (Kill la Kill)
Osana Najimi (Komi-san Can't Communicate)
Gash Bell/Zatch Bell (Konjiki no Gash Bell!/Zatch Bell!)
Maguro Kurokami (Medaka Box)
Johan Liebert (Monster)
Four Emperors (One Piece)
Renner Theiere Chardelon Ryle Vaiself (Overlord)
Itsuki Iba (Rental Magica)
Loid Forger/Twilight (Spy x Family)
Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
Solomon (TYPE-MOON); via Revelation

Cartoons/Comics[]

Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
Clark Kent/Superman (DC Comics)
Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
Lex Luthor (DC Comics)
Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
Tactically Augmented Organism/TAO (Image Comics/WildStorm Comics)
Contrary (Malibu Comics)
Hardcase (Malibu Comics)
Rex Mundi (Malibu Comics)
Callisto (Marvel Comics)
Eddie Gunnam/The Swell (Marvel Comics)
Honest John (Marvel Comics)
Norman Osborn/Green Goblin (Marvel Comics)
Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
Rose Quartz (Steven Universe)
Steven Quartz Universe (Steven Universe)
Lord Emp (Wildstorm Comics)
Spartan/Hadrian (Wildstorm Comics)

Live Television/Movies[]

Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious (Star Wars)
River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
Various Characters (Game of Thrones)
- Tywin Lannister
- Tyrion Lannister
- Petyr Baelish/Littlefinger
- Olenna Tyrell
Joker (The Dark Knight Saga)
Hiccup Haddock (How to Train your Dragon)
Mulgrarth (Spiderwhick Chronicles)
Emperor Sheev Palpatine (Star Wars)
Tarzan (Tarzan Franchise)

Literature[]

The Women of Herland (The Herland Trilogy)
Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock Holmes novels)
Professor James Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes novels)
Roboute Guilliman (Warhammer 40,000)

Video Games[]

Keyblade Wielders (Kingdom Hearts)
- Mickey Mouse
- Sora
Most protagonists (Persona)
- Yu Narukami
- Joker
- Makoto Yuki
Arcturus Mengsk (Starcraft)

Folklore/Mythology[]

Aphrodite (Greek Mythology)

Web Animation/Comics/Original/Series[]

Felix (Red vs Blue)
A█████ H████ C███/Francis Wojciechoski/Agent Ukulele/SCP-4231-B/Dr. Alto Clef (SCP Foundation)
SCP-106 - The Old Man (SCP Foundation)
SCP-3999 - I Am At The Center of Everything That Happens To Me (SCP Foundation)
SCP-4455 - The Streamliner (SCP Foundation)
SCP-10101-J - Not A Self-Insert At All (SCP Foundation)

Known Powers[]

Glam Eye (Rental Magica)

Known Objects[]

Mega-Playboy DCM Bullet (DNA2)
NZT-48 drug (Limitless)
Swell's Stick (Marvel Comics)
SCP-035 - Possessive Mask (SCP Foundation)

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Dr. Clef - SCP Foundation Researcher (SCP Animation)-2

The Possessive Mask (Animation)-2

SCP-035 Possessive Mask (SCP Animation)