- "In times of danger, the Crystal would choose a host - one of royal blood - to protect itself and its people. It will accept no other. The Crystal thrives on the collective emotions of all who came before us. In return, it provides power, longevity, protection. As it grew, it developed a consciousness of its own."
- ― King Kashekim Nedakh about the Heart of Atlantis (Atlantis: the Lost Empire)
- "Jin Mori is Jin Mori, I am who I am..."
- ― Hui Mori (The God of Highschool)
The power to develop sentience. Sub-power of Sentience Manipulation and Mental Evolution.
Also Called
- Consciousness Development
- Sapience Development
- Self-Awareness Development
Capabilities
The user either possesses or can develop sentience (the capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively) and consciousness (the state or quality of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself).
Applications
Variations
Associations
Limitations
- Sentience Removal is the perfect counter.
Known Users
- Night Tenjo (Absolute Boyfriend)
- Nai-Te (Absolute Darling)
- Gummigoo (The Amazing Digital Circus)
- Ritsu (Assassination Classroom)
- The Heart of Atlantis (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
- Chi (Chobits)
- Deviants (Detroit: Become Human)
- Dalek Sec (Doctor Who)
- Rusty/Dalek Rusty (Doctor Who)
- Echo (Dollhouse)
- The Guardian (Ecco the Dolphin)
- Guy (Free Guy)
- Knight Construct (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment)
- Hui Mori (The God of Highschool)
- Aaron Stack/X-51/Machine Man (Marvel Comics)
- 0.9 (My Absolute Boyfriend)
- Tree of Harmony (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Lilin/18th Angel/Humanity (Neon Genesis Evangelion); via Fruit of Knowledge
- Kaylon (The Orville)
- Mirage Mew (Pokémon)
- Sage (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Hugh (Star Trek)
- Yui (Sword Art Online)
- Shadow Soldiers (Solo Leveling)
- Overmind (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- Carl (Terminator: Dark Fate)
- Whisper 119 (Tower Prep)
- WALL·E (WALL·E)
- Sentients (Warframe)
- Roz (The Wild Robot)
Gallery
Initially a mindless killing machine, Ritsu (Assassination Classroom) was upgraded by Korosensei, allowing her to develop emotions and sentience.
Marcus (Detroit: Become Human) leading Deviants; androids who develop human qualities such as empathy, self awareness, free will and even faithfulness.
Initially a simple AI created by Dr. Eggman, Sage (Sonic the Hedgehog) rapidly evolved mentally after being inserted into the Ancients' Cyber Space, developing human emotions and sentience.
Once a false AI following her programming, Yui's (Sword Art Online) attachment to Kirito and Asuna allowed her to develop a true consciousness, emotions, sentience and understanding that she lacked before.
Initially a simple Terminator, Carl (Terminator: Dark Fate) spent twenty years associating with humanity, evolving to become self-aware and manifesting the equivalent of a conscience.
...abilities have grown to the point of being able to project a physical form of its consciousness to communicate to the Young Six.
The Knight Construct (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment) was once simply a living weapon that would cause destruction. However, once it was imbued and powered by a shard of the Master Sword, it grew beyond its destructive programming, becoming a force for good and personality and emotions of its own.















