Species Detection

Species Detection
Tobias Rice (Smallville) identifying people infected by Kryptonite.
Power/Ability to:	Sense the type of species of others.

The ability to identify the type of species of another individual.

Also Called

• Species Identification/Scanning

Capabilities

The user can find out what type of species or being the another individual belongs to without their consent or revelation.

Associations

• Energy Detection
• Enhanced Vision
• Enhanced Smell
• Supernatural Detection
• X-Ray Vision

Limitations

• Users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
• May be tricked by Illusion Manipulation, Species-Shifting and similar powers.
• Requires close range for the subject to be detected.
• Darkness, cover or long distance may render this power useless.

Known Users

Film/Television

• Vampires (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and Angel); via Enhanced Smell
• Sun Wukong (Journey to the West); via X-Ray vision to see one's true self
• Juliet van Heusen (Wizards of Waverly Place); via Enhanced Smell
• Tobias Rice (Smallville); could identify Kryptonite-infected people with vision
• Melinda Gordon (Ghost Whisperer); via Empathy to identify ghosts
• Aiden Lucas (Ghost Whisperer); via Empathy to identify ghosts
• Becca (Ghost Whisperer); via Empathy to identify ghosts
• Beth Gordon (Ghost Whisperer); via Empathy to identify ghosts
• Mary Anne (Ghost Whisperer); via Empathy to identify ghosts
• Gabriel Lawrence (Ghost Whisperer); via Empathy to identify ghosts
• Witches (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals); identify vampires through touch
• Christy Jenkins (Charmed); via Telepathy to identify demons
• Witches (Witches of East End); via a spell to identify magical people
• Grimms (Grimm); identify Wesen
• Wesen (Grimm); identify Grimms
• M'yrnn J'onzz (Supergirl)

Literature

• All supernaturals (Shadow Falls); via X-Ray Vision to see someone's brain pattern
  • Vampires; also via Enhanced Smell
  • Chameleons; also via Enhanced Smell
  • Werewolves; also via Enhanced Smell
  • Faes
  • Witches
  • Warlocks
  • Shape-shifters
• Vampires (Twilight Saga); via Enhanced Vision and Enhanced Smell
• Quileute werewolves (Twilight Saga); via Enhanced Vision and Enhanced Smell
• Vampire hybrids (Twilight Saga); via Enhanced Vision and Enhanced Smell
• Fahai (The White Snake)
• Moroi (Vampire Academy series)
• Strigoi (Vampire Academy series)

Anime/Manga

• Sonar Clione (Yumekui Merry)

Known Objects

• Enchanted mirrors (Journey to the West)
• Omnitrix (Ben 10); limited to alien DNA
• Ultimatrix (Ben 10); limited to alien DNA
• Judoon Scanners (Doctor Who)