The power to sense and identify supernatural phenomena. Sub-power of Supernatural Manipulation. Variation of Detection.
Contents
Also Called
- Ghost Sense (Danny Phantom)
- Insight
- Magical Awareness/Detection/Sensation/Sense/Sensitivity
- Paranormal Awareness/Detection/Sensation/Sense/Sensitivity
- Supernatural Awareness/Detection/Sensation/Sense/Sensitivity
Capabilities
The user can sense the presence of supernatural beings or forces and identify them as such on sight.
Applications
- Divine Sense
- Enhanced Senses
- Paranormal Expertise
- Power Detection
- Species Detection
- Spiritual Awareness
Associations
Limitations
- May only be able to detect particular supernatural activity/beings.
- May be limited in range.
- Detection may come in the form of a physical pain sensation.
Known Users
Cartoons/Comic
- Monasterenser Magnaserms (Angel: After the Fall)
- Polyphemus (Angel: After the Fall)
- Users of Ghost Sense (Danny Phantom)
- Dani Fenton/Phantom
- Danny Fenton/Phantom
- Dark Danny/Dan Phantom
- Madame Xanadu (DC Comics)
- Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
- Danny Ketch/Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
- N'Kantu the Living Mummy (Marvel Comics)
- Will Vandom (W.I.T.C.H.)
Live Television/Movies
- Illyria (Angel)
- Vampire Detectors (Angel)
- Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Ghosts (Being Human)
- Vampires (Being Human)
- Werewolves (Being Human)
- Grimms (Grimm)
- Lukas Bahn (Heroes)
- Alice (Resident Evil films)
- Brad Alcerro (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch); sensed a witch's magic
- Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (Smallville)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural); formerly
- Banshees (Teen Wolf)
- Lydia Martin
- Meredith Walker
- Witches (The Vampire Diaries); could detect vampires by touch
- Zack Greenburg (The Zack Files)
Anime/Manga
- Guts (Berserk); via Brand of Sacrifice
- Casca (Berserk); via Brand of Sacrifice
- Luck Voltia (Black Clover)
- Cerberus/Kero (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Eriol Hiiragizawa/Clow Reed (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Toya Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Yue (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Various Madougu (Garo)
- Reiko Mikami (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Inuyasha (Inuyasha); via smell
- Madarao (Kekkaishi)
- Hakubi (Kekkaishi)
- Shigeo Kageyama/Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
- D (Vampire Hunter D)
- Kazuma Kuwabara (YuYu Hakusho)
- Shizuru Kuwabara (YuYu Hakusho)
- Isshiki Ōtsutsuki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
Video Games
- Cole MacGrath (Infamous 2: Festival of Blood)
- Gooigi (Luigi's Mansion)
- Shepherds (Tales of Zestiria)
- Squires (Tales of Zestiria)
- Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
Literature
- Gods (Beauchamp Family series)
- Maccon "Malcolm" (Blue Bloods series)
- Isabelle Lightwood (The Mortal Instruments series); with her necklace.
- All supernaturals (Shadow Falls); scan another's brain pattern to recognize its species identity
- Descendants of gifted Native Americans (Shadow Falls); physically drawn to supernaturals
- Mrs. Galen
- Ghost-whispering individuals (Shadow Falls); sense and see spirits
- Kylie Galen
- Francyne
- Holiday Brandon
- Burnett James
- Elf Bus Driver
- Della Tsang
Known Objects
- P.K.E. Meter (Ghostbusters)
Gallery
As a vampire himself, Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) detects on sight that one of Helen Brucker's aides is a vampire.
Danny's and his clone Dani (Danny Phantom) Ghost Sense alerts them to the presence of ghosts other than themselves, usually manifesting as a blue mist.
Unlike other Ghost Sense users, Dark Danny's (Danny Phantom) ghost sense is red rather than blue after his fusion with Vlad's ghost half.
Lydia Martin and Meredith Walker (Teen Wolf) are able to sense every supernatural creature in Beacon Hills; Meredith put these beings on the Deadpool hit-list, whereas Lydia made a list for her mother to help protect her.
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