History Main / SuperSenses

* It's common for autistic peoplc to have an increased sensitivity to sensory input, i.e. a low-key version of this trope. It's a brain thing, though, not a case of having better sensory organs: a neurotypical brain ignores or strips out a lot of the sensory data it receives, so you won't be overwhelmed by the vast amount of things your senses are picking up at any given moment. If your brain doesn't filter that data as much as is typical, your senses will be better but you'll be more susceptible to SensoryOverload. There's also related hazards like perceiving totally ordinary sensations as unpleasantly intense (and perhaps intensely unpleasant), or being unable to concentrate on the important stuff when you're receiving both important and unimportant sensory input.\\\

* Desserians in ''Series/{{Tracker}}'' have evolved on a [[SingleBiomePlanet desert world]] and have adapted their tongues to be able to taste poisons. Apparently, this ability also works when they're possessing a human body.

The less well-known human senses, of body position (proprioception) and orientation, are generally not addressed by this trope, but may be subsumed into SuperReflexes and other agility-related powers (which they're RequiredSecondaryPowers for, probably).

* {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}''. The Plutonian's hearing is so great he can hear almost everything at once. This means he can hear the cries of people he is unable to help and feels that he must be active in saving people twenty-four hours a day. It also lets him hear every criticism and snide comment, slowly driving him insane. It gets so bad he flies to the moon for ten minutes just to get away from it all. A flashback also shows that, unlike Superman and his ilk, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he can't hear things from far away in real time]]. Thus, when he hears his foster mother about to commit suicide from a few miles away, even though he's able to cross the distance in a heartbeat, he was already too late to stop her.

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Due to his eight ExtraEyes, Bailey has virtually 360 degrees of vision. He boasts that this makes it impossible for anyone to sneak up on him. But this is only useful if [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he's paying attention]], as he fails to notice the truck driving up behind him while arguing with Peter over the phone.

* '''Touch''': This can be the most [[EvilIsSexy sensual]] of the super sense powers, bordering on the clairvoyant. It lets supers notice intricate details of whatever they touch, including reading words from print through touch alone.

** Since Mimic has half of Wolverine's usual powers, this includes his enhanced senses.

-->'''Father Jack:''' ''[being startled awake by the sound of Father Ted failing to stealth-pack a wine bottle]'' [[{{Catchphrase}} DRINK!]]\\

* Being a parody of Wolverine that he is, Franchise/{{Lobo}} has what has to be the most absurdly powerful sense of smell ''ever'', allowing him to track targets ''across interstellar distances''.

* Mai Natsume from ''VideoGame/{{Blazblue}}'' has a bizarre super taste. She can detect even the most subtle of flavours, and can even somehow use it to see the thoughts and memories of the chef. She can also use her taste to determine the properties of supernatural objects. The downside is that normal food makes her sick, though on the other hand it lets her stomach [[LethalChef Noel's atrocious cooking]], as she can taste nothing but Noel's kindness and innocence.

-->"You use Evyan skin cream and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps, but not today."

** The main character from "Literature/TheTellTaleHeart" suffers from an "over-acuteness of the senses," which may or may not be why he killed the old man.

* Literature/HonorHarrington's artificial eye gives her both telescopic, and microscopic vision. And when she activates the pulser built into her artificial hand, a targeting reticule.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'':

* [[spoiler:Philuffy]] in ''LightNovel/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'' has enhanced senses due to being part-Abyss. She can hear the sound of a horn flute (an artifact which controls Abyss) from such a distance that a normal person couldn't hear anything. Her sense of smell is strong enough to determine if an antique is the real thing or a fake. It's also possible (though not confirmed) that this is why she is a good judge of people's character, as she can detect subtle cues that others would miss.

-->''"The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clearer days.\\

-->''"The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clearer days.

* "Pinball Wizard" by Music/TheWho can play pinball so well because he us deaf, dumb, and blind, and thus can concentrate on feeling the vibrations of the ball without any distractions.