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* In ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'', when a hunky [[FunnyAnimal cheetah]] steps out of a taxi cab that brought him to Babylon Gardens, [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/09/09/kitty-in-the-city-suburbs/ Grape comments]] that her "hunk sense" is tingling, to which Peanut replies "That's Franchise/SpiderMan's power, actually."

** used to show a boss fight or other big threat is imminent (e.g. in ''VideoGame/SpiderManVsTheKingpin'' entering a boss area will result in the famous squiggly lines around Spidey's head accompanied by a blaring alarm sound, while in the video game adaptation of ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'' Spider-Man only gets the squiggly lines).

* ''Franchise/TheFlash'' villain Brother Grimm can sense the Speed Force, allowing him to anticipate and hit or block Flash no matter how fast he attacks. To bypass this, Flash has to fight him at normal speed.

* Naturally, the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' comic books feature this all the time, and also have villains trying to find ways of stopping/evading it. Green Goblin will occasionally use a gas that deadens it, which is how he learned Peter's secret identity, while Venom's symbiote is immune to it due to the time it spent bonded with Peter, an immunity the symbiote passed on to its many offspring. Ben Reilly and Kaine are immune to it due to being clones of Peter; likewise, Peter is immune to their Spider-Sense. Kaine's Spider-Sense is augmented to the point of giving him premonitions. During the "Back in Black" arc, Sandman questions the wisdom of talking out loud about your ace-in-the-hole sixth sense.

* ''VideoGame/{{ADOM}}'': Though there's no explanation of the PlayerCharacter having such a power, they effectively do -- at least provided the player knows how to interpret the various messages the game gives. If you "sense a certain tension," there's a room full of monsters on the current level. If you "sense taint in your vicinity" or "sense a soul in agony," a monster just stepped into a corruption trap. If you "feel excited" when entering a level for the first time, it has a large vault full of monsters in it. And so on. Clearly, your character has the ability to sense a lot of different things that are going on, but they don't automatically know what they're sensing.

* ''Fanfic/FamilyOfTheShield'': Naofumi Iwatani unlocks the '''Prophecy Shield''' by absorbing ''[[TheGreatBigBookOfEverything The Four Cardinal Weapons]]'' Book he picked up in the library; [[ForWantOfANail a Book he held onto instead of dropping when he was teleported]]. The Shields' ability allows for him to detect hidden dangers that are around him that would affect him in some negative fashion, by spouting a phrase and was able to alert him of [[EvilRedHead Malty]] when she requested to join his Party the following day.

** One of its most important uses in the early days was the ability to detect, essentially, if it was safe to take his mask off or not. It's the reason why his secret identity became one of the best-kept secrets of the MarvelUniverse. In general, it's also very sensitive, to the point that it'll gently guide him out of the way of any other pedestrians he might accidentally crash into. In that sense, he could essentially bury his nose in a book while walking with no fears or worries of collision. And when he's swinging around the city, he doesn't have to consciously aim at targets for his webs.

** used to point out where the player is supposed to go (e.g. ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2000'')
** to warn when a powerful attack will be unleashed (e.g. ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan'') or to signal a dodge or counter chance (e.g. ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'')

* This is hilariously averted in the newspaper ''ComicStrip/SpiderMan'' comics. Spidey's ''stated'' to have Spider-Sense, but in practice, he's extremely prone to [[http://comicsalliance.com/files/2014/02/Spidey03.jpg?zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=630 getting hit in the back of the head by random goons]], [[http://comicsalliance.com/files/2014/02/Spidey04.jpg?w=630&h=196&q=75 hitting his head on obstructions during fights]], [[https://i.imgur.com/I0JLdTw.png smashing his face into walls because of distracted web-slinging]], and [[https://joshreads.com/images/17/11/i171114spidey.jpg walking into stationary, head-height objects]]. Maybe it's been weakened by all the concussions.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', all of the Spider-People share the spider sense and can use it to detect each other. It's never explicitly called out, and instead depicted purely visually; in addition to the wavy lines adopted from the comics, the backdrop usually shifts hue to the trademark ''Spider-Man'' red-and-blue. In one instance, Miles detecting an incoming obstacle is depicted by the words "LOOK OUT" physically appearing behind him.

* In the short-lived [[CelebrityToons Celebrity Toon]] ''Abunai Sisters: Koko & Mika'', Koko and Mika can sense any danger with their breasts. They don't even have to be nearby, as in the final episode they're away at a film festival when they sense the villains breaking into a safe in their mansion.

* The Hair Trigger Neck Hairs gun shtick from ''TabletopGame/FengShui'' is essentially a gunman's Spider-Sense.

* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', the "Mind's Eye" skill does this. There are two versions, a "True" variant that includes [[AwesomenessByAnalysis rational combat planning]] and is gained by hard work and decades of fighting experience, and a "False" variant that is completely unconscious and is an in-born talent but doesn't allow for higher-order planning. Shirou has a talent in the latter (although since he's not a servant it's never said outright): It's about the only thing keeping him alive half the time. In all storylines, Saber decides to train this sixth sense of Shirou's in order to give him a better chance at surviving. [[spoiler:As Archer, he has the true version after honing that talent over the years. Which is how he is able to survive combat with powerhouses like Cu Chulainn and King Arthur.]]

* In ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings'', Sonic mentioned that his spikes can sense danger.
** Early Japanese material back in the 90s has stated that Sonic can sense danger by sneezing of all things. This ability was briefly showcased in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'''s into where he sneezes for a brief second prior to the rocks crumbling down on him (You can see the animation [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/16ceadea151a8e87aea94501f11073cb/tumblr_o21ppaaHGx1uydhsqo1_400.gif here]]) and there are [[DummiedOut unused sprites]] which showcased him [[https://tcrf.net/images/5/5d/SonicCD_Sneeze.gif sneezing]], implying that it was also possibly [[WhatCouldHaveBeen gonna be in the game itself]]. This ability however was [[{{Retcon}} quietly dropped]] starting with ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''.

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', it is postulated that Touma can subconsciously sense AIM (psychic energy), mana (magic), and telesma (divine energy). This explains why Touma can react to supernatural attacks no matter how fast they are. Note that this does not help him with mundane attacks, and this does not allow him to detect supernatural beings. WordOfGod confirms this but explains that Touma is ''not aware'' he has this ability himself and just thinks he has [[SuperReflexes incredible reaction time.]]

* Sousuke from ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' has an uncanny, sixth sense-like ability to sense "killing intent". He could actually feel other people's malice and intentions to kill him, which allowed him to determine that assassins were nearby. This, of course, helps to allow him to set traps for them ahead of time. This was also used to torment him. [[spoiler: One of Mithril's agents would observe him via the scope of a rifle, and was amused to discover that Sousuke became visually agitated when she did this. It's implied that much of Sousuke's misbehavior in school is caused by the agent remotely triggering Sousuke's danger sense, causing him to lash out against people near him.]]

* In the ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' books, this turns up a lot; Kyon refers to his "danger sense tingling". You develop this pretty quickly around Haruhi. It's a survival trait.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts' brand of sacrifice starts bleeding when Apostles are nearby, but also attracts Apostles to him.

* Part of Madison's powerset in ''Fanfic/{{Atonement}}'' is a red 'danger line' that connects her to people who are about to be hurt. The worse the potential injury, the darker and more 'solid' the line gets. It does not, however, work for Madison herself.
* In ''Fanfic/TheLionKingAdventures'', the Hermit of Hekima can sense presences. [[spoiler: He senses Virusi's presence in ''The Message'', just before his death.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Virusi:''' You thought you could hide all the way out here, huh, hermit?]]\\
[[spoiler:'''The Hermit of Hekima:''' I knew you were coming. I sensed your presence hours ago. Such strong evil is very easy to detect.]]
* In ''Fanfic/MassEffectHumanRevolution'', the electromagnetic signature given off by nearby cloak-users causes the element zero nodes implanted in Bryce Lawson and the line of clones he belongs to to tingle.

* Nova Shine of ''Fanfic/TheApprenticeTheStudentAndTheCharlatan'' has an ability to sense energy (something almost anyone can learn as long as they put their mind to it in-universe), which allows him to detect magic and energy in all forms around him, be it within a pony, a trap laid in the ground, a spell flying at him, or the chemical change in someone's body caused by lying. Multiple times, this allows him to detect oncoming magic attacks before they come.
* In the ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' story series, the resident Smurf bartender Tapper, although not a psychic like his friend Empath, can somehow sense in his own spirit whenever there is a danger approaching his fellow Smurfs.
* Izuku's quirk in ''Fanfic/TheCurseOfTheAnimeProtagonist'' is essentially this -- it alerts him to dangerous situations that are or will happen nearby, and people he needs to save. When he was younger this amounted to rescuing cats from trees, but it gradually worked up to more dangerous scenarios like people about to be hit by a car, to muggings and violent assaults, and so on. Everyone acknowledges it'd be a great quirk for any hero. Pity this version of Izuku wants to be anything ''but'' a hero.

* Aura enables this in ''Fanfic/TheGirlFromMistral'', when a person is particularly sensitive, warning the user of danger they're unaware of.
* Like in [[Franchise/StarWars their canon]], Force users can sense too fast or invisible things in ''Fanfic/StormwolfAdventures'', or the presence of someone far away. This allows them to fight back against the physically faster vampires.

** Grace claims to have [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2014-07-28 relationship senses]]. Instead of tingling, they [[{{Gainaxing}} jiggle]].

* [[ActionGirl Lieutenant Alice Malvin]], of ''Anime/PumpkinScissors'', gets tingles on the back of her neck when something important is going to happen, whether good or bad. It's low-key, but it's never been wrong yet.

* The Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' novel ''Literature/DeathStar'' had Nova Stihl and 'blinking', a spider-sense of his own that allowed him to excel as a martial artist and stormtrooper. [[spoiler:But it's actually the Force.]]