- "A true teacher misses no opportunity to learn."
- ― Koro-Sensei (Assassination Classroom)
- "The Wuxi Finger Hold!"
"Oh, you know this hold?"
"You're bluffing... You're bluffing! Shifu never taught you that!"
"Nope. I figured it out." - ― Po to Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)
The ability to copy a power/technique by learning how to use it. Variation of Claircognizance and Superpower Replication. Opposite to Ability Teaching.
Also Called
- Ability Training
- Ability Understanding/Comprehension/Sensibility/Discernment/Sagacity/Percipience/Cognizance
- Mimicry (Dragon Ball series)
- Power Learning/Training
Capabilities
Users can copy other superpowers simply by learning how to use them. By observing the desired ability and focusing upon it, the user will be able to copy it.
Applications
Variations
Levels
- Ability Learning
- Enhanced Ability Learning
- Absolute Learning
Associations
- Adoptive Muscle Memory
- Attribute Learning
- Claircognizance
- Enhanced Ability Learning
- Instant Learning
- Superpower Manipulation
- Training Regimen
Limitations
- Learning a new ability may take a long time, be extremely difficult, and/or require observation/study.
- May be limited to a certain number of powers:
- Soft limit: acquiring too many abilities, or the wrong ability, can make the user stressed or unstable.
- Hard limit: user must discard an old ability to learn a new one, or else can't learn new powers at all.
- May be able to learn but unable to use due to Abilities conditions to use like Verse/Bloodline/Energy
- May be restricted to certain powers/types of power and is unable to learn others.
Known Users
- Jin Woon-Hwi (Absolute Sword Sense)
- Ludger (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Dr. Animo (Ben 10)
- Jasmine (Aladdin)
- Hyuk Woon Sung (Chronicles of Heavenly Demon/Heavenly Demon Reborn)
- Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Momo Ayase (Dandadan)
- Ken "Okaran" Takakura (Dandadan)
- Aira Shiratori (Dandadan)
- Jin "Jiji" Enjoji (Dandadan)
- Amazo (DC Comics)
- Jay Garrick/The Flash I (DC Comics)
- Mukyou Reiko (Denpa Kyoushi)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
- Vegeta (Dragon Ball series)
- Frieza (Dragon Ball series)
- Master Roshi (Dragon Ball series)
- Krillin (Dragon Ball series)
- Yamcha (Dragon Ball series)
- Videl (Dragon Ball series)
- Piccolo (Dragon Ball series)
- Tienshinhan (Dragon Ball series)
- Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Future Warrior (Dragon Ball Xenoverse)
- Kim Jinwoo (Dungeon Odyssey)
- Various Heroes (Pick Me Up!)
- Ein (Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest)
- August (Fairy Tail)
- Rufus Lore (Fairy Tail)
- Blue Magicians (Final Fantas series)
- Guy (Free Guy)
- Strategists (Glitch); via Greater Study Up
- Chomp Kitty (Glitch Techs); via Power Ups
- Ihwa, the Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
- Gabriel Gray/Sylar (Heroes); via Intuitive Aptitude
- Monica Dawson (Heroes)
- Killua Zoldyck (Hunter X Hunter)
- Gon Freecs (Hunter X Hunter)
- Touya Mochizuki (In Another World with My Smartphane)
- Masaru Saiga (Karakuri Circus)
- Nanami Yasuri (Katangatari)
- Kazane Aoba (Keijo!!!!!!!!)
- King Dedede (Kirby)
- Enkrid (The Knight Who Only Lives Today)
- Po (Kung Fu Panda)
- Ryota Kise (Kuroko no Basket)
- Copy Technique Users (Lookism/PTJ Universe)
- Johan Seong
- Daniel Park
- Haru Seong (QUESTISM)
- Alpha Stigma bearers (The Legend of the Legendary Heroes)
- Skylor (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Number Four (The Lorien Legacies)
- Black Swan (Marvel Comics)
- Protégé (Marvel Comics); Sight
- Tony Masters/Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
- Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box)
- Various Unicorn Ponies (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Neito Monoma (My Hero Academia)
- Jin Taekyung (Murim Login)
- Neji Hyūga (Naruto)
- Sharingan Users (Naruto)
- Carol Kincaid/Silver Spark (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece); via Foxfire Style
- Garou (One-Punch Man)
- Saitama (One-Punch Man)
- Detective Pikachu (Pokémon)
- Team Rocket's Meowth (Pokémon anime series)
- Remy (Ratatouille)
- Keyaru/Keyarga (Redo of Healer)
- Edajima Heihachi (Sakigake Otokojuku)
- Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?/Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?)
- Claude C. Kenni (Star Ocean Ex)
- Force Sensitives (Star Wars)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Blanka (Street Fighter)
- Sakura Kasugano (Street Fighter)
- Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- Marisa Kirisame (Touhou Project)
- Watatsuki no Yorihime (Touhou Project)
- Twenty-Fifth Baam/Jyu Viole Grace (Tower of God)
- John Doe (unORDINARY)
- Marivel Armitage (Wild Arms 2)
- Grunge (WildStorm Universe)
- The Learnerer (WordGirl)
- Hyuk Musang (World’s Greatest Senior Disciple)
- Cheon Ma (Wolyaverse)
- Cheon Yeo Woon (Wolyaverse)
- Rando (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Himari Azuma (Mato Seihei no Slave/Chain Soldier)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
Since his childhood, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) has learned how to use most of his abilities and techniques, such as his signature Kamehameha Wave, from others...
Vegeta (Dragon Ball series) learned how to raise and lower his power level at will after fighting the Z-Fighters on Earth.
Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z) learned the Kamehameha Wave after seeing Goku perform it.
August (Fairy Tail) is capable of learning any caster type magic with his copy abilities.
While a member of his clan's branch family, Neji Hyūga (Naruto) was able to master their special techniques reserved only for the main household, such as the Eight Trigram Rotation through observation only...
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Thanks to his Sharingan, Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) was able to copy Rock Lee's Taijutsu after their brief fight.
Team Rocket's Meowth (Pokémon) learned how to walk upright and speak the human language by extensive training and observation.
Rando (Yu Yu Hakusho) learned how to use the Spirit Gun after seeing Yusuke Urameshi perform it once.
Cartoons/Comics
During his time in the Negative 10, Dr. Animo (Ben 10) was taught how to telepathically control animals by Clancy.
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Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom) has quickly learned a lot of techniques by first look and without even having training on his part, as he first learned to create a Ghost Shield seconds after his nemesis Vlad created one.
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Po (Kung Fu Panda) mastered every technique in kung fu history with only seeing it once.
Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Strlight Glimmer (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series) learned the Healing Hands technique from Splinter.
Remy (Ratatouille)
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Jay Garrick/The Flash I (DC Comics)
Grunge (WildStorm Universe) learned to mimic skills along with powers, matter, & energy.
Live Action TV/Movies
Guy (Free Guy)
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Sylar (Heroes) typically uses his Intuitive Aptitude to learn how to copy others' powers.
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Like Team Rocket's Meowth, Detective Pikachu (Pokémon) learned how to speak the human language by training and observation.
Video Games
The Future Warrior (Dragon Ball Xenoverse) can learn a wide variety of abilities and techniques used by the Z-Fighters and their enemies.
Marisa Kirisame (Touhou Project) can learn other people's techniques, such as Love Sign "Non-directional Laser" copied from one of Patchouli's regular attacks, and Love Sign "Master Spark" copied from Yuuka's original version of Master Spark.
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Blanka (Street Fighter) learned how to generate electricity by observing electric eels.
Sakura Kasugano (Street Fighter) learned how to use such techniques as the Hadoken by witnessing Ryu and Ken do so.
Videos
Guy level Up From 1 to 100 Very Fast - Free Guy-2
Sasuke vs Orochimaru - Naruto-2
Furious Five vs Tai Lung -KUNG FU PANDA - HD--2
Justice League Vs Amazo Full Fight
Justice League vs AMAZO and Lex Luthor
Why I Hate the Gym - Ultimate Spider-Man S1 E6 - Full Episode
Captain America vs Taskmaster -Movie Clip- - Iron Man and Captain America- Heroes United (2014 - HD)-2
Spider-Man PS4- Taskmaster Secret Boss Fight
The Origin of Taskmaster-2
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO JOHN'S POWERS - unOrdinary - WEBTOON-2
Pikachu VS Blanka (Pokémon VS Street Fighter) - DEATH BATTLE!