Hindsight

Hindsight
Captain Hindsight (South Park) knows how something could have been prevented.
Power/Ability to:	Know how a situation or dilemma could have been prevented after it's happened.

"In retrospect, it was a poor choice."

― Indian Guide (The Simpsons)

"Not a good time to be carrying this cake."

― Moe Szyslak after realizing he is on Amber Alert (The Simpsons)

"And that's when I remembered....Quagmire doesn't have a swimming pool."

― Brian Griffin after jumping and landing onto Quagmires patio (Family Guy)

"Well, this was to be expected."

― Goblin Slayer and Lizard Priest (Goblin Slayer)

The ability to instantly understand/know how a situation could/should/would have been prevented after it's happened. Opposite to Accelerated Probability.

Also Called

• Enhanced Hindsight
• Possibility Sense
• Should'a/Would'a/Could'a Sense

Capabilities

Users of this power can always know how something could not have happened after it already happened.

Associations

• 4th Wall Awareness
• Omnicompetence
• Retrocognition

Limitations

• Useless without Temporal Rewind or some other time-related power.

Known Users

• Epimetheus (Greek Mythology)
• Captain Hindsight (South Park)
• Carlton LaFroyge/Hindsight (Marvel Comics)
• Certain Characters (Kingdom)
• Padparadscha (Steven Universe)
• Roy Greenhilt (The Order of the Stick)

Gallery

Carlton LaFroyge/Hindsight (Marvel Comics)