- "I HAVE A UNIQUE MEMORY."
"But I haven't even been CONCEIVED yet."
"I DID SAY UNIQUE." - ― Death and Susan (Discworld)
The power to perceive the past. Sub-power of Chrono Vision and Retrocognition Manipulation. Variation of Clairvoyance and Extrasensory Perception. Past counterpart of Syncognition and Precognition.
Also Called[]
- Backward/Invert/Reverse/Knowing
- Flashback
- Past Evocation/Vision/Sight/Perceiving
- Postcognition
- Post Seeing
- Psychic Flashback/Flashbacking
- Yestersight
- Preseeing
Capabilities[]
Users can discern the past and past events using various means, usually entering a trance while seeing and hearing a noted past event, whether it be concerning themselves or of an unfamiliar lineage in a past occurrence. The user can recall any event that happened in the past, even obscure, intricate events. Occasionally spontaneous. This ability shows who did what at that particular time; similar to the psionic/extrasensory ability of Clairvoyance but only seeing anything from the past, despite not being there.
Applications[]
- Extrasensory Perception
- Hyper Experience
- Knowledge Replication
- Past Life Awareness
- Psychometry
- Retrospective Intelligence
- Supernatural Investigation
Techniques[]
Variations[]
- Empathic Retrocognition: see into the past using emotions and sentiments.
- Flash Retrocognition: see into short-term past.
- Retrocognitive Artistry: write, paint or draw the past events through art.
- Retrocognitive Dreaming: perceive the past events through dreaming.
- Retrocognitive Power Replication: To replicate the powers and abilities of others while looking into the past.
- Retrocognitive Speech: To discern the past by speech.
- Retroscience: To be instinctive knowledgeability about the past.
Associations[]
- Ancestral Evocation
- Astral Manipulation
- Astral Projection
- Chrono Vision
- History Absorption
- History Recording
- Hindsight
- Magic
- Psychometry
- Retrocognition Manipulation
- Seer
- Spiritual Powers
- Superior Human Physiology
- Syncognition
Used By[]
Limitations[]
- May be unable to notice present surroundings.
- May need specific concentration.
- May unwillingly perceive collective knowledgeable attachments.
- May gain instability from attained knowledge.
- May become infected with information.
- May be unable to tap into history of other universes.
- May be unable to perceive contents from parallel universe.
- May require physical contact.
- May have to enter a state of trance.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Titan Shifters (Attack on Titan); via memories of past users
- Senrigan Users (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Users of Memory Reading Quanx ability (Denma)
- Watchmon (Digimon)
- Éclair (Fairy Tail)
- Hari Koo (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Chaos (Hero Killer)
- Gods (Kubera); via Insight
- Leone Abbacchio (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via Moody Blues
- Donatello Versus (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); via Under World
- Masamune Tōya (Norn9 Norn+Nonette)
- Ishizu Ishtar (Yu-Gi-Oh); via the Millennium Necklace
- Fake Shiki (Tsukihime)
- Ralph Niaflem (Black Clover)
- Leonardo Watch (Kekkai Sensen); via All Seeing Eyes of God
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Chronosapien (Ben 10 Series)
- Clockwork
- Clairvoyance Users (Danny Phantom)
- Clockwork
- Saturn Girl (DC Comics)
- Dream Girl (DC Comics)
- Captain Comet (DC Comics)
- Various Metahumans (DC Comics)
- Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)
- Blindfold/Destiny (Marvel Comics)
- Doctor Manhattan (Watchmen)
- Terror Inc. (Marvel Comics)
- Tarot (Marvel Comics)
- Talisman (Marvel Comics)
- Nate Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
- Padparadscha Sapphire (Steven Universe)
- Believix Fairies (Winx Club); via Tracix wings
- Stella (World of Winx)
- Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls- Legend of Everfree)
- Mister Invincible (Imbattable)
- Tuna Sandwich (Kid Cosmic)
- Flashback (The Boys: Diabolical)
Literature[]
- Ghost-whisperers (Shadow Falls); via a ghost's memory
- Kylie Galen
- Holiday Brandon
- Della Tsang
- Dusty Everhart (Arkwell Academy series); via Dream Walking
- The Stitchwraith (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights); via Memory Manipulation
- Everette Larson (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights); via Memory Transferal
- Lirael (Old Kingdom series)
- Alexander Fodder (The Ok Team); as Yesterday/Tomorrow Girl
- Quinlan Vos (Star Wars); via Psychometry
- Time mages/adepts (Alex Verus series)
- Sonder
- Abeyance
- Xiaofan; via Psychometry
Television/Movies[]
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
- Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- The Giver (The Giver)
- Rosemary (The Giver)
- Jonas (The Giver)
- Gabriel (The Giver)
- Daphne Powell (No Ordinary Family); only via physical contact
- Cisco Ramon/Vibe (Arrowverse/The Flash)
- Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash (Arrowverse/The Flash)
- Mary “Zed” Martin (Arrowverse/Constantine)
- Eve (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
- Roxie Torcoletti (Eastwick)
- Angela Petrelli (Heroes); via Precognitive Dreaming
- Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
- Maggie Vera (Charmed 2018)
- Allison DuBois (Medium)
- Flashback (Mighty Med)
- Sara Pezzini (Witchblade); via the Witchblade
- Doctor Manhattan (Watchmen)
- Melinda Gordon (Ghost Whisperer)
- Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Alex (Twitches)
- Camryn (Twitches)
- Dinah Lance/Black Canary (Birds of Prey)
- Cordelia Foxx (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Mercedes Kelly "Misty" Knight (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Anna Mikami (Nemesis)
- Past (Scrooge: A Christmas Carol)
- Maya (Spirits)
- Maya Azanza (Sprits Reawaken)
Video Games[]
- Desmond Miles (Assassin's Creed)
- Lilia Vanrouge (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland); via Far Cry Cradle
- Herrscher of the Void (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Cole MacGrath (Infamous); via Psychic Vision
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts); via Kairi's heart to her memory
- Charles Reed (The Sinking City)
- Harrier Du Bois (Disco Elysium); via Visual Calculus
Known Objects[]
- Time TV (Doraemon)
- Eye of Agamotto (Marvel Comics)
- Time Gem (Marvel Comics)
- Zecora's Potion (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)
- Time Flower (Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew)
- Suiguutou (Twelve Kingdoms)
- The Witchblade (The Witchblade)
- The Mask of Uroboros (Witcher 3 Wild Hunt)
- Millennium Necklace (Yu-Gi-Oh)
- Animus (Assassin's Creed)
- Horace Westlake Frink's Bronzed Baby Shoes (Warehouse 13)
- Red Stone of Power (Kid Cosmic)