- "You two are still thinking before you move rather than just moving. I'm afraid this habit is especially strong with you, Vegeta. This overthinking is limiting your fighting speed. Messages can only travel through your nervous system so fast. When you rely on thoughts for physical action, you lose precious fighting time. (...) Your end goal should be to master the ability to have each part of your body move independently of the other parts. But I admit this is exceedingly difficult; In fact, not even Lord Beerus has mastered it, and he's a god."
- ― Whis to Son Goku and Vegeta (Dragon Ball Super)
The ability to possess extraordinary automatic reflexes. Combination of Autopilot and Reflexes.
Also Called[]
- Adaptive Superhuman Reflexes
- Automatic Reflexes
- Instinctive Reaction
- Ultra Instinct (Dragon Ball Super)
- Auto Battle (Reality Quest)
Capabilities[]
The user possesses extraordinary reflexes that are entirely involuntary. Due to this, they can be used to attack and counter instead of for just defensive purposes. They can flawlessly coordinate their movements, automatically achieving maximum efficiency in any action.
This power effectively allows for each and every part of the user's body to think and move independently of all the other parts, as opposed to how a person normally has to think about their movements beforehand and let the command travel from the brain and through the nervous system. Because the body moves without the use of the brain, they automatically act and react to any situation or threat with the perfect move and with flawless timing. They don’t even need to acknowledge the threat; meaning the user can still move and fight effectively, even if they are focusing on something else. This allows them to dodge a wider variety of attacks even in a weakened state. The reflexes enhance the user's physical speed and agility beyond their norm.
Applications[]
- Automatic Attack
- Automatic Defense
- Automatic Mobility
- Automatic Self-Preservation
- Automatic Tasking
- Effective Activity
- Enhanced Balance
- Enhanced Mobility
- Enhanced Motor Skills
- Enhanced Proprioception
- Enhanced Repositioning
- Fighting Instinct
- Flawless Coordination
- High-Speed Agility
- High-Speed Athletics
- High-Speed Reflexes
- Lagless Activity
- Life Floating
- Non-Memorized Activity
- Precise Activity
- Pure Activity
- Thoughtless Activity
Associations[]
- Automatic Regulation
- Danger Detection
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Reflexes
- Extrasensory Combat
- Intuitive Aptitude
- Prescient Reflexes
Limitations[]
- May be tricked into hurting themselves because they're acting on reflex.
- Being involuntary actions, user can be "led" by any opponent capable of learning and predicting their reflexes.
- Still vulnerable to feints and illusions as these reflexes still rely on users perception. May in fact be more vulnerable due to said involuntary movement reacting to any perceived threat.
- Users of Enhanced/Supernatural Speed may be too quick for the user to evade.
- Like Speed Combat/Accelerated Combatant and Speed Strike is much more difficult.
- May require more stamina than normal reflex.
Known Users[]
- Hyperkinetic Alphas (Alphas)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
- Claire Stanfield (Baccano!)
- Baki Hanma (Baki the Grappler); via Endorphin Activation
- Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Midnighter (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Master Muten Rōshi (Dragon Ball Super); Manga only
- Ultra Instinct Users (Dragon Ball Super)
- King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood); via Ultimate Eye
- Killua (Hunter x Hunter) via Godspeed
- Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
- Heavenly Restricted Body (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Maki Zenin
- Toji Fushiguro
- Keill Randor (Last Legionary)
- Ultra Instinct Users (Lookism)
- Daniel Park
- Gun Park
- Goo Kim
- Dowan Ha (Reality Quest); via Auto Battle
- Iruma Suzuki (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun)
- Crossbones (Marvel Comics)
- Neena Thurman/Domino (Marvel Comics)
- Noh Varr (Marvel Comics)
- "Spidey Sense" Users (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man
- Mayday "May" Parker/Spider-Girl
- Miles Morales/Spider-Man
- Tony Masters/Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
- Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box)
- Shigusa Takachiho (Medaka Box)
- Rock Lee (Naruto); while Intoxicated
- Ichi-kun Ichinohei (Ninja High School)
- Mink Tribe (One Piece)
- Users of Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki (One Piece)
- Saitama (One-Punch Man)
- Kuraudo Kurashiki (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan)
- Sophia/Olympia/Subject/Zero/Olympia Zero/The Original/Europa (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3805 - The Birth Of The World (SCP Foundation)
- Samsara (SCP Foundation)
- Cris (The Golden Man)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Claus (The Useless Skill [Auto Mode] Has Been Awakened ~Huh, Guild's Scout, Didn't You Say I Wasn't Needed Anymore?); via Auto Mode
- Kamijou Touma (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Soundwave (Transformers: Prime)
- Ian Archer (Tower Prep)
- Sans (Undertale)
- En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse (X-Men Movies)
- Brick Baxter/Cyber Shadow (The Young Guardians)
- Garou ("OPM")
Known Powers[]
- Ultra Instinct (Dragon Ball series)
- Non Self (Fire Force)
- Spider-Sense (Marvel Comics)
- Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki (One Piece)
- Gut Instincts (Toriko)
Known Objects[]
- Processor Suit (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Gallery[]
Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) fighting and evading Swatbots on autopilot...
...while his thoughts are preoccupied with non-combative issues.
Despite giving up and resigning herself to death, Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan) automatically responds to a Titan's attack, cutting its hand and dodging its attacks.
Using Ultra Instinct, Whis (Dragon Ball) can automatically respond to attacks and threats without having to acknowledge them.
After his willpower collided with the Spirit Bomb during the Tournament of Power, Son Goku (Dragon Ball Super) pushed through his barrier and into the deepest part of his potential, allowing him to access Ultra Instinct....
...effortlessly dodging all of Kefla's...
...and Jiren's attacks.
While he hasn't mastered the ability yet, Beerus (Dragon Ball Super) is able to access Ultra Instinct.
Due to his centuries of combat experience, Master Muten Rōshi (Dragon Ball Super) is able to access a state similar to Ultra Instinct.
After absorbing Merus' power, Moro (Dragon Ball Super) gained the power of Ultra Instinct...
...allowing him to face Goku's perfected Ultra Instinct form on even footing.
Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) trained his Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki to dodge any and all incoming attacks simply by reflex.
Saitama (One-Punch Man) is able to dodge any and all threats that come at him even if unaware of it or are moving at incredible speed.
Thanks to his Spidey-Sense, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) is able to automatically respond to incoming threats.
Using her Spidey-Sense, Mayday Parker/Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics) reacts instinctively, easily fighting and dodging attacks while blindfolded.
Crossbones (Marvel Comics)
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Even when separated from his body, Peter Parker/Spider-Man’s (Marvel Cinematic Universe) spider-sense enables him to move automatically.