- "My Stand can look at people's souls. It doesn't matter who they are, their souls don't lie."
- ― Telence T. D'Arby on his Stand, Atum. (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
- "How do you go back to being strangers with someone who has seen your soul?"
- ― Nikita Gill, A Question That Bleeds
The ability to perceive/read/sense souls and soul energy. Sub-power of Soul Manipulation and Psychic Perception.
Also Called[]
- Soul/Spectral/Spirit Diagnostic/Perception/Seeing/Sense/Sight/Vision
- Soul Sensory Perception
- Soul/Spirit Identification
- Spirit/Spectral Reading
- Spiritual Connecting Power
Capabilities[]
The user can perceive and read the souls, whether free (i.e. dead, astral projection, etc.) or in body. They can study and observe the nature of one's soul and find weaknesses based on the nature of the observed souls. By reading souls, the user can see/feel the being's characteristics, personality, feelings, memories, whether they even have a soul, damage others' souls have endured, and whether or not another entity is possessing or influencing the person on a spiritual level.
Applications[]
Associations[]
- Absolute Senses
- Astral Vision
- Aura Reading
- Enhanced Vision
- Evil Sense
- Goodness Sense
- Heart Sight
- Higher Consciousness
- Psychic Perception
- Soul Manipulation
Used By[]
Limitations[]
- May have limited range, including touch only.
- Users of Soullessness are immune.
Known Users[]
- Castiel (Supernatural)
- Archangels (Supernatural)
- Vengeance demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Mok'tagar demons (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Azmaria Hendric (Chrono Crusade); via the Astral Line
- Allen Walker (D.Gray-man)
- Chris Gordon (Demon Accords)
- Hades (Kid Icarus Uprising)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Maka Albarn (Soul Eater)
- Death The Kid (Soul Eater)
- Lord Death/Shinigami-Sama (Soul Eater)
- Dr. Franken Stein (Soul Eater)
- Joe Buttataki (Soul Eater)
- Feodor (Soul Eater)
- Quinella (Sword Art Online); via Synthesis Ritual
- Ro Ryou (The Outcast)
- Relius Clover (BlazBlue); Seen in Makoto Nanaya's 'bad ending'
- Heewon (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Zorin Blitz (Hellsing)
- Bickslow (Fairy Tail)
- The Stitchwraith (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights)
- The Source of All Evil (Charmed)
- Telence T. D'Arby (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
- Mahito (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
- Nagini (Harry Potter)
- Takeru Tenkuji (Kamen Rider Ghost)
- Allen Walker (D.Gray-man)
- Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
- Users of the Sight (Dresden Files)
- Kagome Higurashi (InuYasha)
- Yogthulu (Iron Man: Armored Adventures)
Known Objects[]
- Soul Gem (Marvel Comics)
- Prismatic Blades (Lego Ninjago: Dragons Rising)
- Sword of Hisou (Touhou Project)
Gallery[]
Castiel (Supernatural) reads Sam Winchester's soul.
Harry (Harry Potter) is able to hear Voldemort's soul fragments inside his Horcruxes because the fragment of the Dark Lord's soul inside him makes him a Horcrux as well.
Allen Walker's (D.Gray-man) Cursed Eye enables him to sense the souls trapped within Akuma.
Kagome Higurashi (InuYasha) can see ghost and spirits, as when she encounters Mayu Ikeda, a ghost girl who died in a fire.
Maka Albarn (Soul Eater) perceives Professor Franken Stein's soul.
Death The Kid (Soul Eater)
Yogthulu (Iron Man: Armored Adventures) is an inter-dimensional demon who can read souls of others like the Mandarin and tell if they are pure souls or impure souls.
Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics) reading the souls of his victims to see into their sins or innocence.
Videos[]
A Soul for a Soul, Sam Returns - Supernatural-2
When the World Is Ending but at Least You’re Funny - Supernatural-2
The Lights Are on, but Cas Isn’t Home - Supernatural-2