History Main / StatOVision

* Being a TV incarnation of the ''Terminator'' franchise, ''Series/TheSarahConnorChronicles'' has frequent Stat-O-Vision scenes from the PoV of Cameron, Cromartie, and other Terminators.

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Whether it's thanks to a RoboCam, a mystical talisman, or a [[ElectronicEyes cyborg eye]], the character is privy to an EnemyScan that shows their opponents height, weight, age, fighting style, [[PersonalityBloodTypes blood type]] and [[{{ArsonMurderAndJaywalking}} preferred brand of chewing gum]]. Expect any readings to be a RandomPowerRanking; if the opponent is weaker, expect {{Trash Talk}}ing (and eating of crow once it turns out they're [[IAmNotLeftHanded Not Left Handed]]) and if they're much, much stronger cries of "[[ReadingsAreOffTheScale It's Over Nine Thousand!!!]]" with the prompt [[ExplosiveInstrumentation overloading]] of the device.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}'', wizards and warlords can see unit stats natively, except for the TrappedInAnotherWorld Parson, who needs special help to do so. No-one can see Parson's stats, however...

* French comic ''ComicBook/LesBlondes'' briefly used this as a sight gag, with the DumbBlonde heroine explaining to a friend how she keeps seeing black splocthes in front of her eyes ("Have you seen an optician?" "No just the splotches.") Besides the splotches '[[POVCam Vanessa Vision]]' helpfully has arrows pointing up and down in case she mixes the two up.

See also EnemyScan.

** Superimposed over Denton's vision. It even increases weapon damage.

* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Simpsons}}'' where Homer is searching for a husband for [[MaidenAunt Aunt Selma]]. He sees co-workers Lenny and Carl, and Principal Skinner, in green-tinged Terminator-style Stat-O-Vision.

* In Series/{{Sherlock}}, the viewer is occasionally treated to a first-person SherlockScan from [[SherlockHolmes the man himself]]. The conclusions Sherlock draws are usually displayed as white-fonted labels floating in the air next to whatever he's scanning. Charles Augustus Magnussen's memorised personal details of people are represented using a less chaotic, more computer-y version of the same thing.

* Done somewhat in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. Players can see their allies' health, the health of allied buildings, and the charge level of allied Medics. Medics always see the health of their healing target, and charge level if they're a Medic. Disguised Spies can see the health of enemy players and buildings, and show a fake health level when enemies look at them. A medic with the Solemn Vow equipped can also see enemy health. Players can see the health level of friendly buildings, such as sentries as well. When you're killed, the killcam shows the health of whoever killed you. Unlike most of these examples, the game [[RuleOfFun doesn't even attempt to explain away any of these abilities]].

* ''ComicBook/IronMan'' typically invokes this trope by scanning opponents. One issue includes a scan of [[MarySue The Sentry]] which concludes he has no weaknesses. No "I-shoot-him-just-right-and-the-problem-is-solved-weaknesses" that is. Tony is mentioned as having a few plans for this type of thing (specifically asked by Bob, nonetheless). In the end, he hacks Sentry's robot, which informs him of disasters he could be stopping, so that it puts out hundreds of fake messages. Unable to deal with deciding what to do first, Sentry collapses.

* In the ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "Recap/CommunityS2E07AerodynamicsOfGender Aerodynamics of Gender", we see the world as Abed sees it. In addition to scans for weak points in people, he has a memo screen, a list of the upcoming dates of his female friends' "cycles", and a synopsis of the current episode, updated as the show progresses. His memos have all been referenced in subsequent episodes, and his tracking of the "cycles" became a plot point in a later show.

* In the "Aerodynamics of Gender" ep. of ''Series/{{Community}}'', we see the world as Abed sees it. In addition to scans for weak points in people, he has a memo screen, a list of the upcoming dates of his female friend's "cycles", and a synopsis of the current episode, updated as the show progresses. His memos have all been referenced in subsequent episodes, and his tracking of the "cycles" became a plot point in a later show.

* Done somewhat in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. Players can see their allies' health, the health of allied buildings, and the charge level of allied Medics. Medics always see the health of their healing target, and charge level if they're a Medic. Disguised Spies can see the health of enemy players and buildings, and show a fake health level when enemies look at them. A medic with the Solemn Vow equipped can also see enemy health. Players can see the health level of friendly buildings, such as sentries as well. When you're killed, the killcam shows the health of whoever killed you. It doesn't happen if they only "finished you off" (i.e. they damaged you but you blew yourself up with a rocket launcher).

Whether it's thanks to a RoboCam, a mystical talisman, or a [[ElectronicEyes cyborg eye]], the character is privy to an EnemyScan that shows their opponents height, weight, age, fighting style, [[PersonalityBloodTypes blood type]] and preferred brand of chewing gum. Expect any readings to be a RandomPowerRanking; if the opponent is weaker, expect {{Trash Talk}}ing (and eating of crow once it turns out they're [[IAmNotLeftHanded Not Left Handed]]) and if they're much, much stronger cries of "[[ReadingsAreOffTheScale It's Over Nine Thousand!!!]]" with the prompt [[ExplosiveInstrumentation overloading]] of the device.

* The various Terminators, including the T-800 from ''[[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Terminator 2]]''. In the "Minigun vs. Policeforce" scene, particularly, it seems to measure the total combat-strength of the entire platoon. The only model never given a point-of-view shot being the liquid metal T-1000.

* In ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'', having the Eclipse infection go unstable leaves the infectee only able to see the world in this, [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_senki_lyrical_nanoha_force/v03/c010/4.html which is bad enough since it partly obscures one's sight]], [[SuperPoweredEvilSide but the infection also automatically classifies anyone that this mode reveals as a potential threat, including friends and allies]]. [[spoiler:With Lily serving her role as his [[FusionDance Reactor]], she could turn this on and off for him as needed, making it much more useful]].

* In ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'', having the Eclipse infection go unstable leaves the infectee only able to see the world in this, [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_senki_lyrical_nanoha_force/v03/c010/4.html which is bad enough since it partly obscures one's sight]], [[SuperPoweredEvilSide but the infection also automatically classifies anyone that this mode reveals as a potential threat, including friends and allies]].

** The ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' Mod gives you a version fitting the trope more closely with the ability to scan targets and display stats like Awareness, Threat level, and combat type, as well as health, both in stat form and showing how damaged various body parts are. It takes a moment to work, so it's awesome but impractical for most purposes.

* Later ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' games, notably ''Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin and Order of Ecclesia,'' feature either an item, a soul or a glyph that allows the player to see the stats of whatever enemy they're attacking at the moment. They're displayed on the top screen of the DS, while the game is on the touch screen.

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