The power to perceive thermal signatures. Sub-power of Infrared Radiation Manipulation, Thermal Manipulation. Variation of Enhanced Senses. Opposite of Inverted Thermoreceptor.
Also Called[]
- Body Heat Sense
- Enhanced Thermoception
- Heat/Cold Sense
- Infrared Vision/Sensory/Perception/Thermal Vision
- Thermal Sense/Vision
- Thermal Scanning (Lab Rats)
Capabilities[]
The user is able to perceive the far infrared spectrum (i.e. temperature signatures), allowing them to perceive temperature variations in objects and environment. This ability is incredibly useful for observation purposes, as the user is able to perceive the heat presences of any living targets. This power is capability of seeing biological or artificial systems to detect infrared radiation. The terms thermal vision and thermal imaging are also commonly used in this context since infrared emissions from a body are directly related to their temperature: hotter objects emit more energy in the infrared spectrum than colder ones.
Cold temperatures appear as green or blue while warmer ones appear yellow to dark pink or even red-orange-yellow.
Applications[]
- 360-Degree Senses
- Blood Flow Vision
- Blindsight
- Darkness Adaptation
- Hyper Awareness
- Illusion Awareness
- Invisibility Awareness
- Radio Frequency Detection
- Penetrative Vision/X-Ray Vision
Techniques[]
- Disease Detection by reading body temperature.
- Empathy/Emotion Detection by reading body temperature.
- Enhanced Tracking by detecting lingering body heat form physical contact.
- Lie Detection by reading changes in body temperature.
- Pregnancy Detection by sensing the baby's body temperature.
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Body Heat Camouflage renders the ability useless.
- Too much heat can blind a user from sensing the target, if the target hides near or within a major heat source. (Such as setting the surrounding area on fire).
- May be limited to sensing temperatures in one sense (usually sight).
Known Users[]
See Also: Innate Night Vision.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Ao Thurston (Eureka Seven AO)
- Amon Hajiki (Fire Force)
- Inca Kasugatani (Fire Force)
- All for One (My Hero Academia)
- Muhammad Avdol (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); via Magician's Red: Life Detector
- Yoshikage Kira (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure); via Killer Queen: Sheer Heart Attack
- Saphentite Neikes (Monster Girl Doctor)
- Lamias (Monster Musume)
- Byakugan Users (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generation)
- Tomokui Kanata/Rou (Re:Monster)
- Debonair Diamond (The Hunter's Guild: Red Hood)
- Stiyl Magnus (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Menvil (Zero no Tsukaima)
Comics/Cartoons
- Dragons (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Jake Long
- Kraab (Ben 10)
- Wildmutt (Ben 10)
- King Koil (Ben 10 Reboot)
- Hot Spot (DC Comics)
- Martians (DC Comics)
- Martian Manhunter
- Miss Martian
- Kryptonians (DC Comics); via yellow sun radiation
- Superboy
- Superman
- Snow Wraiths (How To Train Your Dragon)
- Mystique Sonia (Hero: 108); via Yaksha
- Werewolf by Night (Marvel Comics)
- Wolfsbane (Marvel Comics)
- Bobby Drake/Iceman (Marvel Comic/X-Men)
- E-113 Xi (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Commander Brutus (Sonic the Comic)
- Taranee Cook (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Scorpius rex (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous)
- Cetus (Sinbad: Legends of the Seven Seas)
Live Television/Movies
- Predators (Aliens vs. Predator)
- Silurians/Homo Reptilia (Doctor Who); via third eye
- Shalimar Fox (Mutant X)
- Gamera (Gamera)
- Aleera (Van Helsing)
- Mr. Hyde (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
- Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
- Chiss (Star Wars)
- Thrawn
- Primitives (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Shriekers (Tremors)
Video Games
- Users of Eagle Vision (Assassin's Creed)
- Gekkos (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
- Samus Aran (Metroid Prime); via Thermal Visor
- Alex Mercer (Prototype)
- Roxanne Wolf (Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach)
Known Powers[]
- Curse of Heat (The Hunters Guild: Red Hood)
Known Objects[]
- Ghost Detectors (Danny Phantom)
- Pig Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- The Falcon’s Goggles (Marvel Comics)
- Thermal Visor (Metroid Prime)
- Heat Sensor 6000 Infrared Motion Detector Sunglasses (Totally Spies!)
- Bruce Wayne's Contact Lenses (Telltale's Batman: The Enemy Within)