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==Summary==
[[File:Monado Boi.gif|center|''The Monado giving Shulk a vision into the future.'']]
'''Precognition''' is the ability to see the future. The specifics of the ability, and whether or not they can act on the information they see to change the future, differs depending on the user and verse. The ability may only be useful for the short term; or it may be best for the long term. Precognition can allow characters to react to attacks faster than they'd normally be able to react to. The information it provides may be complex and intricate, or simple and limited, if not inaccurate, while other forms of precognition may be much more accurate.


Precognition may be based on any number of factors; it may be based on reading the minute body movements of an opponent, predicting their actions through observation, mathematical predictions, or through some unspecified magical or astronomical means, among any other number of abilities.
==Background==
'''Precognition''' the power to perceive future events before they occur. Users can foresee possible futures and observe what may happen. As knowledge of the future invariably causes that future to change, visions of the future are subject to frequent shifting. While not being able to select futures or travel through time, these visions may assist in possible courses of action.
==Types==
===Premonitions===
[[File:Phoebe-halliwell-premonition.gif|center]]
The user gets vague feelings about the future allowing them to know that there is some form of danger that will approach.  Examples of this are death sense, where one can tell when one will die, danger intuition where the user senses danger in the immediate future, perceive future in dreams, whether symbolic, direct in meaning or from the perspective of another being, etcetera A major weakness with this type is that the users' premonitions are normally vague or are shown through non-combat applicable means.
*'''Users:''' [[Magus]] [[Chrono (Verse)|(Chrono Trigger)]], [[Force Sensitive (G-Canon)|Force Users]] [[Star Wars|(Star Wars)]]
===Analytical Prediction===
[[File:Tumblr_noe2npOLOE1sfay15o2_500.gif|center|400px]]
The user can interpret and predict enemy attacks and react to the incoming attack, brush off or avoid the incoming attacks even from a dead angle. If they possess defensive powers and the attack is coming from behind, the defense power can activate on its own to block the attack. The user, in this case, can not directly see into the future but rather they are so skilled in combat to the point where they can near-flawlessly predict what the opponent will do next. This is less helpful against more sporadic characters that are harder to be read or characters that don't have forms of muscle movements making it harder to read what they'll do next.
*'''Users:''' [[Joseph Joestar]] [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)]], [[Son Goku]] [[Dragon Ball|(Dragon Ball)]]
===Destiny Perception===
[[File:Tumblr_ntap2mMrR41sdgxj3o8_400.gif|center|400px]]
The user can perceive ones destiny/fate allowing them to know how one's life will carry out it should be noted that users that govern fate shouldn't have this type of precognition as they are the ones deciding one's fate while someone with this ability cannot control fate/destiny but only can see how one's fate/destiny is. A major weakness of this is that in some cases the future might be unavoidable due to it being fate.
*'''Users:'''
===Temporal Precognition===
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The user can view not only the future of one timeline but the future of multiple or all timelines allowing them to see every possible possibility that is held. Though this ability isn't helpful if the user's death is throughout all timelines or the one they're viewing is outside of the timestream.
*'''Users:'''
===Perfect Precognition===
[[File:Elz3JN.gif|thumb|center|400px|Glossaryck was aware of the events that would come with even Toffee trying to change them by getting Glossaryck out of the picture being foreseen]]
The user can foresee the exact futures, observe what will happen, and possess knowledge and insight of the events to come, with no mistakes and 100% certainty. Even if the future is changed by someone, it will mean nothing, as even the change in the future was already predicted by the user.
* '''Users:''' [[Glossaryck]] [[Star Vs. The Forces of Evil|(Star Vs. The Forces of Evil)]]


== Examples ==
As with all example lists, this is not comprehensive.
*Yhwach (Bleach)
*Saber and Gilgamesh (Fate/stay night)
*Terezi Pyrope (Homestuck)
*Diavolo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
*Uzu Sanageyama (Kill la Kill)
*Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
*Sion Eltnam Atlasia and Night of Wallachia (Melty Blood)
*Force Users (Star Wars)
*Kamijou Touma (To Aru Majutsu No Index)
*Psykers (Warhammer 40,000)
==Limitations==
* Some forms of precognition may be limited to certain timeframes (Ex. One may only be able to predict moments 2 minutes before they happen and such).
* Some users may have special senses their precognition is attributed towards, and these senses can be blurred, mislead or taken away.
* While precognition can often amp users' [[reactions]] and help them fight faster opponents, it has very little use against a sufficient enough speed blitz, as even if they know what move will be thrown towards them, they'd be too slow to do anything once it happens.
* Some users may have vague or not entirely accurate predictions, making it harder to foresee what will truly happen.
==Note==
Given that the nature of precognition varies greatly from character to character, its degree, limitations, and range of usage should preferably be clearly defined within the profile pages.
==Credit==
*[[w:c:vsbattles|Vs Battles Wiki]]
[[Category:Powers and Abilities]]
[[Category:Powers and Abilities]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, 17 April 2024

The Monado giving Shulk a vision into the future.
The Monado giving Shulk a vision into the future.

Background

Precognition the power to perceive future events before they occur. Users can foresee possible futures and observe what may happen. As knowledge of the future invariably causes that future to change, visions of the future are subject to frequent shifting. While not being able to select futures or travel through time, these visions may assist in possible courses of action.

Types

Premonitions

The user gets vague feelings about the future allowing them to know that there is some form of danger that will approach. Examples of this are death sense, where one can tell when one will die, danger intuition where the user senses danger in the immediate future, perceive future in dreams, whether symbolic, direct in meaning or from the perspective of another being, etcetera A major weakness with this type is that the users' premonitions are normally vague or are shown through non-combat applicable means.

Analytical Prediction

The user can interpret and predict enemy attacks and react to the incoming attack, brush off or avoid the incoming attacks even from a dead angle. If they possess defensive powers and the attack is coming from behind, the defense power can activate on its own to block the attack. The user, in this case, can not directly see into the future but rather they are so skilled in combat to the point where they can near-flawlessly predict what the opponent will do next. This is less helpful against more sporadic characters that are harder to be read or characters that don't have forms of muscle movements making it harder to read what they'll do next.

Destiny Perception

The user can perceive ones destiny/fate allowing them to know how one's life will carry out it should be noted that users that govern fate shouldn't have this type of precognition as they are the ones deciding one's fate while someone with this ability cannot control fate/destiny but only can see how one's fate/destiny is. A major weakness of this is that in some cases the future might be unavoidable due to it being fate.

  • Users:

Temporal Precognition

The user can view not only the future of one timeline but the future of multiple or all timelines allowing them to see every possible possibility that is held. Though this ability isn't helpful if the user's death is throughout all timelines or the one they're viewing is outside of the timestream.

  • Users:

Perfect Precognition

Glossaryck was aware of the events that would come with even Toffee trying to change them by getting Glossaryck out of the picture being foreseen

The user can foresee the exact futures, observe what will happen, and possess knowledge and insight of the events to come, with no mistakes and 100% certainty. Even if the future is changed by someone, it will mean nothing, as even the change in the future was already predicted by the user.